Random July Updates

July has thus far has been rainy almost every day, so here are some of the things we do to keep an almost two-year-old entertained:
Helping Grandma wash his slide.

Then he decided he would rather wash himself. Notice how Grandma is smirking in the background.

Jackson also got a new sandbox, but he's been in it exactly twice since we filled it up due to the weather.

Jackson and Daddy enjoy some Wheel of Fortune.

Jackson insisted on eating a plum the other day (Mommy had one and he wanted his own) so I put a paper towel bib on him because I bet plum juice stains are a little difficult to get out. He kept biting in the same spot all the way to the pit and I tried to show him how to turn it so he could start a new section but of course he didn't want to touch the juicy side of the plum. So I got up to throw away my plum pit and get another paper towel.....

and he figured this out on his own!

Medical update:

As of right now, Jackson still weighs only 20 lbs, which is what he weighed 3 months ago when we went to the doctor. They prescribed an appetite stimulant which worked out very well for about a week before Jackson's tummy became so upset that he was vomiting. However, we are unsure at this point whether the medicine itself made him vomit or because he was so much hungrier, he was overstuffing himself and it was coming back up, like acid reflux. They have recommended a procedure called an upper endoscopy in which they put a probe down his throat to see what possible causes they can see for his unwillingness to eat and therefore inability to gain weight. This procedure would involve anesthesia, and while we have not ruled it out as a possibility, Sean and I have decided not to do this yet until we feel there are no more options. At the very least, we will wait until he weighs 22 lbs, at which point the procedure would be out-patient rather than in the operating room. (Apparently there is a minimum weight requirement for outpatient procedures).

Despite all of this, he remains a happy, smart, funny, sweet, well-adjusted boy about to turn two. What more could a mother ask for?