Fun with "Hey"

A couple of weekends ago, Zach and I decided to have a little get away with "Hey" (this is what Zach calls my mom).  Prior to this weekend all the boys in the family came up with the great idea to buy Utah at Utah State tickets for the whole family and make a trip up to Logan for the game.  We had a blast, but of course it was too crazy busy for me to even remember I had my camera with me.  Oh well!!  The boys drove up separate and Zach, my mom, and I made a very quick stop in Brigham City to see some cousins at Peach Days.  We got to Logan, enjoyed the football game (despite the Utes losing, even though I have to cheer for both teams since Utah State is near and dear to my heart), and then the three of us headed the rest of the way to Paris, Idaho for a weekend away.  David was more than happy to let us go (besides we didn't want to be around him after his team lost).  We had a fun weekend watching movies, going to a play, and mostly just lounging around doing nothing.

I also decided that weekend that I wanted to start trying out a blenderized diet with Zach.  He continues to vomit on a nightly basis and as of his last nephrology appointment wasn't gaining weight anyway so I figured no harm could come from this.  We started out by blending up his boost drink with baby food and some olive oil and feeding it through his tube.  He tolerated this really well, but it was difficult for me to make sure he got a well-balanced high calorie diet with baby food.  The following week I researched all kinds of blenderized diet recipes and the best ways to ensure good nutrition while boosting calorie intake.  I'm still in the fine tuning process and trying to get a discounted fancy blender (our blender doesn't smooth it out enough to go through the pump).  So far in the past 2 weeks of doing this diet, Zach has only vomited 1-2 times.  He sleeps much better at night and we also are able to change his diaper less since he's not drinking quite so much.  Even though it's a lot more work than pouring milk from a can, it's worth it to avoid vomit at 4 o'clock in the morning.  Hopefully we will really see the benefits of this diet the next time we have a weight check in the office.