Reed's Two!

This year I decided to have a little less low key birthday party for Reed as opposed to the birthday extravaganza that we had last year. We took him to GhattiTown and decided to only invite the grandparents, aunts & uncles, cousins and close friends. It was perfect! He ran crazy, played games, opened presents, ate tons of pizza and yummy cupcakes from our favorite cake lady!

Testitoxicosis

A few months back I posted about Reed's continuous growth and that he might be following in his daddy's footsteps. This seems to be the case and he has what is called Testitoxicosis. Long story short...He has a major increase in his testosterone levels. A normal testosterone level for a 2 year old is 1, Reed's are at 105. Can you imagine how he must be feeling??? Since testitoxicosis is extremely uncommon, there isn't a ton of research out there for it. When it comes to your children you want to make sure they are getting the best care possible. We visited a couple different specialist and had a bunch of test done to ensure he gets the correct treatment for this. There are so many different outcomes it's difficult to decide what to do.

For now, we have chosen to put Reed on a medication that should help slow things down and allow him to grow at a normal rate. The medication is actually FDA approved for women with breast cancer but has been proven to work in cases like Reed's. We have to go every couple of months and have a bone age done to make sure he hasn't slowed down too much or even stopped growing. Jason really struggled with this decision because he turned out just fine without having to take medication. If we don't put Reed on medication, there is a possibility that he will do just what Jason did which is...grow at an extremely fast rate at a very young age and never grow again. Jason hasn't grown since he was in the 3rd grade. Reed seems to be tolerating the medicine well but it will take some time to see if it is doing the trick!

1 Month

This is not the best picture but I am having to use my iphone since my camera is broken. We have made it through the first month and we are surviving. Life is not the same anymore with a newborn an almost 2 year old. I definitely think I took it for granted how easy it was with just one. Reed is doing great having a baby brother around but it seems he only needs my attention when it's time for me to sit down and feed Colton, how convenient! Colton is such a sweet and easy baby. I feel way more laid back this time around than I did with Reed. He hates being swaddled but is still sleeping like a champ only getting up once to feed and then he is back to sleeping. I love him so much and couldn't imagine life without him!

Ft Worth Zoo

I have been feeling a little claustrophobic lately. Since Colton has been born I haven't been able to get out and do much. I have made a couple of trips to target and doctors appointments but that's really been it. I am so used to getting out of the house and being on the go with Reed. I had the bright idea of going to the Ft Worth Zoo for our first family of 4 outing. Jason has never been to the Ft Worth Zoo so I thought it might be something different for us to do. The weather was great, the kiddos were awesome, all of the animals were out to play, it was just insanely packed. Katie let me borrow her Baby Katan and it was a life saver. Colton slept the entire time we were there. I didn't get many pictures because my camera stopped working while we were there:(

Checking out the Gorilla

Touching a baby Alligator