My Little Mini-Me

Yesterday my little man turned 2!  2!  It doesn't seem like it was that long ago that I finally saw him for the first time.  Colton was about 6 months old when I thought I had something wrong with me.  Little did we know when we went to the doctor there would be a little someone waving at us, saying hi mom and dad, when we had the ultrasound.  I think we rode the whole way home stunned and excited at the same time.  All of my kids were baldies when they were babies.  Then Cade came along - lots of dark hair and dark eyes - my little mini me.  Most parents count fingers and toes, I couldn't get past all the hair.  He is stubborn and hard-headed but he is the sweetest little boy anyone could ask for AND he is completely spoiled - he is the baby of the family.   



After we brought him home I remember thinking he had a weird smell to him.  I don't know what the smell was.  I told my mom and she said I had said the same thing about Colton, which I don't remember.  I think I may have know there was something different about Cade from the very beginning, I just didn't know at the time what it was.  Of course we now know it's the CF salty smell.   
 
We were told from day one of his diagnosis that he would have hospital stays.  We are almost 2 years into life with CF and have tried (and succeeded - so far) to keep him out of the hospital.  Cade knows exactly where we are when we pull into the parking garage at his doctor's office.  He becomes a completely different kid when we're there.  He is quiet and reserved and you can tell he is not happy to be there.


Sitting here with him while he does his vest and nebulizer treatments, I think about what all I would do to keep him healthy.  Some days are easier, having him do his treatments, than others.  The other kids are good about hanging out with him when he's "hooked-up" too.  He is so smart and I hope he has the opportunity to use his knowledge when he gets older.   


We take life day by day, but here's to many more years (hopefully most of them hospital free).  Happy Birthday Cade!