Ethan update

Sorry it took so long to post again but our internet was down and we have been very busy. Here are some fun pictures.




Ethan is doing well. As you can see he has his nasal canula back. That is because he does periodic breathing. They are treating him for it and he is working hard to breathe. He got his last IV out and so that means that he is now able to wear cloths. We have only two things that he can wear. And he is wearing both in these pictures. His is gaining weight and is digesting all his food. So far that is all that has been happing I will post more often and work at getting a lot of good pictures.

Fist Shaking

Here is a fun video of Ethan shaking his fist.

Random cuteness

Here are some pictures of Ethan.

I have no idea why this is vertical and I don't know how to fix it. So just tilt your head.

Allen Family Ramblings: Far World Book Contest

This is a book contest that I saw because of becky and I am all for a free book. I hope this works
Allen Family Ramblings: Far World Book Contest

Some Video of Ethan

Here are some fun video that I took of him.

Holding Ethan

Here is Rene' Holding Ethan. Her shirt had a big neck so the nurse just put Ethan in the neck and I think that is was very cute.

He is being treated for Jondas right now so he always has on a mask to protect his eyes, So when he has it off then he will just keep his eyes wide open and look at everything there is to see.
He is always very content when Rene' is holding him.

Like Mother like Son

After we got to hold him he had worn himself out so badly that right when the nurse put him back he fell asleep and this is how he was sleeping.

I woke up in the middle of the night and I saw Rene' sleeping like this. I thought it was perfect because we had seen him sleep this exact same way 2 hours earlier.

Family Portrait

Here is our first family portrait. This is the first time that Rene' or I got to hold him and the first time that Rene' got to see him. He really does not like to be bundled up. He constantly fought the blanket and after much struggle and work he got his hand free.
I think Rene' and Ethan were having a competition on who could have the most wires and cords attached to them. The problem is I don't know who won.

Blowing Bubbles

One of his favorite things to do is to blow bubbles. His nurse came and told me that she has to constantly come wipe up his bubbles.
Another thing that he loved to do is to stick one foot out side of their bundle. He refused to let them keep his foot in, he was determined to lay claim to the area outside of the bundle. I didn't get a picture but I will get one we I can.

Our new Mother

Here is Rene' doing very well. She is tired and she still has a hard time sleeping. She kindly consented to these pictures so that everybody will be able to she how well she is doing.

She has been working very hard to see and to get better. Her greatest wish right now is to see Ethan, she has been able to see a picture but it has hard to see and she still was unable to see it that well. One hard part of the day is everytime that Rene' would wake up then she would ask about Ethan and when the were going to bring him to breast feed, Then she would worry about buying everything because we will need it tomorrow. I would then have to explain that he is in the NICU and that she couldn't see her own son at the moment. A great part of the day is when she started to remember some of what I told her.

Introducing Ethan Christopher Barlow

Here are some pictures. I will update when I can. This is right after they took him of the respirator. He his breathing really well on his own. What he has on right now is a mask that just makes it a little easier to breath but it does not actually breath for him. Mom and dad have some pictures with him on a respirator.
For those of you who don't know or haven't heard the whole story I will post it later. Right now I am in a hurry.
Rene' is doing a lot better. Her vision is returning and she was finally able to see a picture of him.
Please notice the cleft chin he gets this from Rene', if you look at me all you see is fat.


My hand in not right next to him. I was far away and I did not notice until I was gone. My had goes from his neck to his knees.