Tube free

Hey! We took out Roxanne's feeding tube last Saturday night!

Dan and I were thinking: hey, it's been over two months since we used the tube, she's eating and drinking like crazy, and heck, we're ready.

The surgeon who put in the tube told us to take it out at home, bandage the area, sit back, and wait for her to heal. If the opening doesn't close up well, then it might need a couple of stiches, but most of the time, kids don't need them. So far, everything looks good!

So Roxanne is tubeless. Boy, has she come a long way.

My mom is trying to trick you, I still have my tube in this photo. (Play along, k?) And check out how well I'm standing. Whooo, me!

Wheeeee

Roxanne's new favorite thing? Her new tree swing in the backyard. As soon as she wakes up in the morning, she says,

"Out-tide? Wheee?"

She can't say "swing," so "whee" encompasses the noun, verb, and exclamation of joy all in one word. If you come to our house, she's gonna talk you into pushing her for a while. Wheeee!

Hey, Mr. DJ

At the ripe old age of 20 months, Roxanne has a favorite song and requests it regularly. It's Nora Jones' Sunrise.

Roxanne particularly likes the "oooo, ooos" in the chorus, so when she wants to hear the song, she points to the iPod dock and says, "ooooooo!" When we play it, she sways and sings along with the chorus. It's totally cute.

Why Nora Jones? Could be the "oooos," or maybe because she saw Nora sing with Elmo.

Nom nom nom

Oreos. Food of the gods.