Easter, The Feeding Issues Continue, and Another Lost Tooth

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Easter

We normally go to Lake Lawn for Easter with my mom’s side of the family, but we had a change of plans this year. It was just too hard to coordinate my cousins’ kids’ college schedules, so instead we are planning on spending a weekend up there with them over the summer. Without our annual Easter weekend at Lake Lawn, we didn’t do our fancy Easter pictures, but here is a collage of years past that Stacy put together.

Collage of five family photos from 2010 to 2014, showing Jeff, Stacy and James together across different settings — from a swimming pool scene to cozy indoor portraits — capturing how the family grows and stays connected over the years.
Easter 2010 – 2014

 

It was probably better that we didn’t go away for Easter. He started the double breathing / distended stomach thing again on that Saturday morning. He’s still struggling with his feeds, and we wouldn’t want to wind up in a hospital out of town like we did last year. I feel like we’re taking two steps forward and then one step backwards. We’ve been trying to slowly increase his feeds to get him back to where he was, but sometimes we hit that point where his digestive system says “no more” and then we need to back off a bit and try again. So that’s what we did. We switched over to Pedialyte to keep him hydrated while his digestive system got back to normal and then started to introduce formula again.

Although we don’t have a family pic this year, here’s a pic of James with bunny ears:

 

James lying on a patterned pillow under a dark green blanket, resting with his mouth open, while a playful digital filter adds cartoon bunny ears; a red couch and green cushion sit in the background.
Sleepy bunny

 

Another Lost Tooth

I really don’t understand why they say, “So-and-So lost another tooth.” If a tooth falls out and you can’t find it, then yes, you’ve lost a tooth. But if a tooth falls out and you still have it, is it really lost?  James “lost” another tooth at school this week, but his nurse saw it and sent it home with him.

 

Small white baby tooth with a bit of dried blood resting on a brown paper napkin.
“Lost” a tooth at school

 

This poor kid is “losing” teeth left and right. At this rate, he’ll be all gums by the end of the year. He’s not going to just want his two front teeth for Christmas, he’s going to want a mouth full of teeth.

 

Close‑up of a James' open mouth with a hand gently pulling down the lower lip to show small gaps where baby teeth are missing.
Running out of teeth to “lose”

 

Anybody know how the Tooth Fairy know where to go to retrieve lost teeth? James’ tooth fell out at school, but we put it under his pillow at home for the Tooth Fairy. How does she (or he) know to pick it up at our house and not at school where it fell out? Is there some sort of tracking device in it, or does the Tooth Fairy always go to your house? What if you lose a tooth on vacation? Will the Tooth Fair pick it up there, or wait until you come home? These are the silly thoughts you have when you’re a bit tired and should probably be in bed. On that note, I am going to post this and try to get some sleep. Hope you all have a good week ahead.