Bye Bye NG tube! and other things.

Well it's actually been a few weeks, but Hannah is officially done with her NG tube.  She had a weight check at the pediatrician's about 2 weeks ago and she was 10lbs 11 oz, over a pound of weight gain in a month.  Thanks to tips from her physical therapist and with some time and patience she now finishes a whopping 4 ounces at a time.  She has decided she will eat carrots, and so far only carrots, but it's a start.

Not having to drag around all her feeding tube stuff made our trip to Omaha this last weekend so much easier.

My Grandmother (Big G) turned 90 last week and my Aunt Kate and cousin MaryAnn planned a surprise party for her.  They pulled it off wonderfully, she was truly surprised and so excited.  My parents and husband and our kids came in after the party had started, she was so surprised.

My Grandma has met Hannah before, but this was the first time the rest of the family got to see her.  She did not disappoint.  She was bubbly and smiley and was very busy blowing raspberries and chewing on her toes.

Showing Big G her giraffe. 

After the party we had an Easter Egg hunt for all the Grandkids, it was a big hit.  

This is the best we could do.  There is a stupid sunspot on my Mom's face and Eli wouldn't look at the camera because it was too bright (he has freakishly sensitive eyes.)
 

We also took Hannah swimming for the first time.  This happens to be the same hotel we stayed in with Abby when she was about 4 months old and took her swimming for the first time.  Hannah is actually 8 months old, but about the same size, and she took to swimming a lot better than Abby did.  She was smiling and kicking and splashing in the cold water.  I think we are going to have so much fun this summer as the pool!  She just needs to learn to sit up. 

Hannah did really well on the trip.  It helped that we broke up the driving into two days each way.  I wish we could have spent more time seeing all our family, but I guess for now Facebook will just have to do.  Thanks to my Aunt and Cousin for some of the pictures.