Ethan's Page

Ethan was such a busy boy today. This morning he decided he didn't want to get up till 10:30 which has been happening lately since his molars started breaking through. It's not uncommon for him to sleep a little extra when he has new teeth coming in. I got his breakfast all fixed & right as I sat down to feed him Grandpa Frank came over completely unexpectedly. It was a nice surprise. Ethan got to show off his skills of climbing, running, & just being plain cute. We went out for lunch where Ethan showed off how well he doesn't sit. He was not happy to sit at the table he wanted to run all over the place. I took Ethan out after his nap this afternoon to Toys R Us to get a few more things to finish baby proofing the house. All we needed was a bath mat for the tub & a cover for the fawcett. I also couldn't resist getting this really cute stuffed blue polar bear. He is starting to get into the "security blanket" stage except his isn't a blanket it's a stuffed lamb named Lambie. The polar bear is just like the lamb. Today Ethan was all about his Lambie. He wouldn't leave the house this afternoon w/o it, then we had to take it into the store. When I gave him the polar bear he refused to give it to the cashier. He has been carrying it all over the house since we got home. There are pictures to come soon.

The results of Ethan's PKU tests have come back. Unfortunately his levels have gone up to 6.9. He had eaten 35-40g of protein 3 days prior to the test. The last test he was getting 25-32g & his levels came back in the 4 range. This means that most likely Ethan will not be allowed more than 30g of protein but as of right now nothing has been confirmed by the dr. He sees Dr. Horner next week on Monday so we will have more to say about it then. For now I think we will most likely be limiting his intake to no more than 30g just to be on the safe side.