Pajamas!

Greetings!

This week we had two appointments with doctors. Elsa had a swallow study done with mixed results. She was not very into eating at the time and performed all of about 10 swallows in a half an hour. She did aspirate some on the thin liquids (breathed it into her lungs while eating) which is not so good. But, it means that we need to continue to thicken her formula just like we have been doing for the time being. The second appointment was with Elsa and the eye doctor. Elsa was getting her cataracts checked (the little white dots; one on each pupil) to make sure they were not getting larger. She can see just fine with them but the doctor does want to monitor just in case they are the small percentage (under 1%) that do get bigger. The doctor liked what he saw and he just told us to continue to watch at home and call if we were concerned. We will see him again for an annual check up with Elsa and Jonas in April. On a side note at the eye doctor's office we were able to settle a long standing question--what color are Jonas's eyes? Many family members had differing opinions about this. Answers ranged from brown to hazel to green to "Norwegian hazel" (Dan's answer). The verdict from the eye doctor's office: olive.

It is nice to be at a stage where we are talking months instead of days or hours for next check-ups.

In other news...Elsa laughs hysterically whenever either one of us says "pajamas" to her. She can't control the giggles and I actually saw tears one night as she was laughing so hard. Jonas, meanwhile, caught on that Elsa was getting a lot of attention for this. He has now started laughing whenever "pajamas" is said to Elsa with the goal of getting some attention for him. I have been assured by many coworkers that this attention seeking behavior between siblings most likely will continue and hit a high water mark in high school:).

Pictures: Elsa, Jonas, and Dan enjoying some books; E & J striking a pose in outfits that were huge three months ago and now fit just right; E & J demonstrating what happens whenever they are put on the floor near each other; Video of Elsa and Pajamas--this is just a hint at how she responds...she really really gets into it.

God Bless,

Mari & Elsa & Dan & Jonas