So grandma worked hard trimming the rose bushes and pulling the darn St. Augustine grass invading my beautiful Bermuda while Tau supervised and kept very close track of her water breaks.

Grandma Hard At Work

I chose to relax on the couch with Cutler and catch some football.  What a great day indeed.  Aside from the weather, it was also a great day as it was the first that Cutler did not have any trouble keeping his milk and cereal down.  We even accomplished this while weaning him off his nausea medicine.  So all things are going good and you could definitely see a difference in Cutler today.  He was full of energy and desire to play.  So much so that he fought every effort for a nap.

This weekend was the first time in a while that we actually worked like a full family.  It was so nice to have Cutler home and wake up on Saturday morning to both boys.  We got a bit daring and took Cutler to Mason’s soccer game where we were very careful to keep any interlopers away so that it would be just like the daily walks he takes with his mom.  This morning was even better considering there was no vomit and the boys actually played together quite a bit, including the previously mentioned moment from my earlier post. 

This afternoon they swung together out back as we watched grandma finish up her work and then they proceeded to lay down together for some play time inside.  This is where we got our first taste of a multi child family…Cutler made Mason cry!  I knew it was going to happen some time, but not just seven months in.  As they were playing on the floor Cutler decided to pull one of his favorite moves and started to pull Mason’s hair.  At first it was all fun and games, but then as it continued on and I continued to laugh, it quickly became less funny to Mason which quickly lead to tears and hurt feelings.  I suppose some of it can be blamed on me and my laughter, but I will forget about that portion for now.  However, have no fear, the boys quickly made up and Mason was back to entertaining him and the house is overflowing with love.

Tomorrow morning is Cutler’s appointment for his first blood test since leaving the hospital and so we hope to learn a lot more about next steps as well as the path to a cord blood transplant.  Will post sometime tomorrow once we learn more.  In the interim, here are a few pictures and a video from the family fun of today.

Swingin away

Loving kisses

Even Mason thought it was funny at first

The Bros

The picture above is from July, but I witnessed something this morning that made me think this was a perfect picture…aside from Cutler not smiling.  While having breakfast with Melanie I looked over and watched as Mason was playing with Cutler.  It tugged at my heart-strings to watch Mason just sit there for a few minutes and tickle, make funny faces, make noises, and so on in order to entertain his baby brother.  The ultimate was when he leaned in and gave him a big hug and then a kiss on the cheek.  Just to watch Mason do this without him knowing we were watching was really moving, but then to watch Cutler just look deep into Mason’s eyes with the biggest smile on his face was absolutely amazing.  Sometimes I wondered if Mason gave his Cutler yell when he entered into the room just because he enjoyed our reactions, but this just further proved to me that true love he has for Cutler.  If only I had a camera constantly rolling.  Perhaps it is time to install 24 hour surveillance.  🙂