We are still alive!

I know it has been such a long time since I posted last but well my life is just quite busy. I've been working a lot of extra hours and when I get home honestly I just want to play with my sweet baby because I miss him so much. Corey still doesn't have a job but he is working his way up on the out of work list. He works Pizza Hut at least 3 nights a week sometimes more and well he is such a good Dad. Corey has become the best Mr. Mom that I could ever ask for. He is doing the laundry trying to cook dinner and even sometimes does the dishes (those are his least favorite.) He has been so great and honestly I've been a little jealous because Derek is really deciding that he wants his Daddy more than his Mommy and well it has never been that way before. We feel so blessed though, we have been able to meet all of our bills so far.
Last week we took Derek to a specialist for his vomiting problem. Yes Derek is still eating well however, he has still has the bouts of vomiting, and well it is hard to gain weight if you don't keep your food down. This new doctor is way awesome and we both feel so comfortable and know that this doctor will work until we get this problem solved. She also made us feel comfortable about the steps that we had already taken.
Also this weekend we went to Wyoming to go and see Corey's parents we had a fun time even though it was a lot of driving. Derek did so well and we were so lucky that he was very happy and handled the long drive very well. Anyways this is a little update I still have pictures to edit and lots more to do but here is at least an update.

Derek is gaining weight!!!!!

Last Monday we took Derek to his 12 month appointment. Of course with Derek's recent health issues and the fact that we have made more visits to the doctor this year. We have had several extra appointments that were just weight checks so needless to say we have gotten to know the doctor's office quite well. So on Monday Derek had gained a whole pound within the last month. This is a huge weight gain for him, and of course we were so excited. He has finally entered the 8Th percentile which you might be laughing but hey we were so excited because we had been down to the 1st percentile and had stayed below 5 for the last 5 months so we were quite excited. Derek has gotten so big lately, now he is in an front facing car seat and I'm so excited except for the fact that I'm realizing that my sweet baby is not quite so much of a baby anymore. I have just loved being a mom. I'm just so happy to see Derek doing so well there is nothing worse than thinking there is something wrong with your baby and now to know that everything is just fine.
Corey is still out of work but we have been so blessed by his part-time job that we already had as well as my job. We have been able to get more hours and we have been able to make the bills so far. We definitely feel so blessed. Otherwise this is all that is different for us. We really just haven't had much going on just plugging along one day at a time. Thanks again to all our friends and family who have been so supportive during these hard times.