Big Blue Eyes

Everyone who sees Timothy comments on his huge blue eyes -- he can get those eyes so wide! We love how he talks with them too -- you always seem to know what he's thinking when he looks at you with those big eyes of his... (These pictures are from October 13 & 14).

Timothy & Daddy

Timothy has certainly been able to develop a close bond with his daddy with all the time Jared has been able to spend with him at the hospital so far -- they are such a cute pair! (These pictures are from October 10, 14, & 16)...

Timothy and his Boppy Pillow

Well, we are closing in on 4 weeks now of the no-eating trial with Timothy (6 1/2 weeks that he has been in the hospital), and so the days for him are just spent trying to keep him happy and distracted with an empty tummy. (He does get a few ounces of Pedialyte in a bottle every day -- which is the thing he is forever looking forward to -- to let him keep his eating skills somewhat and to keep his tummy not feeling quite so hungry and miserable)... What a sweetheart he is about the whole thing, though -- we can't believe how calm and good-natured he is so much of the time, despite being so starved! All the nurses and doctors in the NICU constantly say how they can't believe what a good boy he is without getting to eat -- he's such a good sport about the whole thing!Well, one of his favorite things to do is get down on a mat on the floor and sit in his boppy pillow -- he loves being able to look around and have a new view of his very restricted little world... :) He also likes this little swing they got out for him there at the NICU. (These pictures are from October 9, 11, & 12)...

Balloon Fiesta

Every October, Albuquerque holds the huge Balloon Fiesta, with hot air balloons from around the world -- and we were actually able to go for a few hours one of the mornings this year! (Brielle's dance class got to do a little show at one of the stands there, so we all decided to go that morning and see her -- it was really neat that Jared's Mom & Grandma Brown were able to be there too!) These are from the morning of October 9...The morning we went happened to be the morning of the "Special Shapes" balloons -- and the kids absolutley loved it!! They could not keep their eyes off the air... It was pretty neat! Early morning & crazy traffic, but we all ended up having a lot of fun!

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Brielle's little dance show was really cute too. She was very excited to get to be up on the stage! (We have some really cute shots of her thanks to Grandma Ray's awesome camera!!)

It was a pretty fun experience for our family -- our morning at the Balloon Fiesta! (Despite the way Colette might be portraying it in this picture here)... :)