Networking

In Wisconsin, there is a group called Spina Bifida Family Network. They organize various social gatherings to allow families to connect and hang out together. We went to our first event, a weekend away at a hotel in Oshkosh (about 100 miles from us). It was really nice to meet other families and see kids of all ages. Jaxon and Jaeger had fun swimming, but Maverick was not a fan of the echoes in the pool area. Instead we hung out in the main room meeting new friends.



Quite a few of the events are just dinner meet ups so we are looking forward to attending more!

Faces of Fetal Surgery

A fellow fetal surgery mom put together a video with 150+ fellow fetal surgery moms and kiddos.  Maverick and I appear around the 6:30 mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYyT2IBBLQ4

While this is not a journey anyone asks to go on, it helps to have great support structures once you're on it.  These families make up a facebook group that is a fantastic place to ping and get understanding and help from!

Getting so big!

Time flies by, as evidenced by Maverick turning 6 months old a couple weeks ago. He's definitely gone past the premie little boy and become the chunkiest kiddo out of all 3 boys. His doctor suggested we start solids and get him eating in a high chair (hopefully to help him work on his core muscles some more). We started with oatmeal and the response was initially excited and then "meh" on the actual food.



Apples was next on the menu and those ones were gobbled up :)

Spina Bifida Awareness Month

October is Spina Bifida awareness month and so in honor of this cutie, I ask that you wear yellow on Oct 25!!

Family of 5

We had family pictures taken over the weekend and I may be biased but my kiddos are pretty stinking cute :)

Tiger Scout!

Jaxon joined Cub Scouts this year and is officially a tiger scout 😀



It's only just started but he seems to enjoy it. The only fundraiser they do is selling popcorn which began yesterday. We spent some time at the local grocery store yesterday and even in that 90 minutes, it's great to see his confidence go up in talking to people.

Best Season

I just love football season, in particular Iowa Hawkeyes and the Vikings. I like to pass on that love to the boys and start with appropriate clothes on game day and teaching them to cheer!!