Our Family

2011-10-01T14:18:00.000-07:00

We are celebrating today. Matthew has successfully tolerated a full week on 24 hr/day J feeds. We had a slight bump in the road on day three. His J tube started to pour out fluid and formula. It lasted about 12 hours and finally slowed back down. Both Terry and myself were beyond frustrated. He is allowed to take very small sips of water about two ounces total each day. He is also allowed to eat lollipops, small bites of maple sugar candy and gum. He isn't really hungry and for the most part just sucks on an ice cube and chews gum most of the day. We are keeping his belly vented all of the time . He is getting 1200ml of formula/day which equal 1200 calories. He is also still losing about 500-600 ml/ day through his g-tube. He also hasn't gained any weight yet, but we are hoping that we start seeing some weight gain soon. He looks so very thin. He is going to his very first sleepover tonight at our friend's house tonight. I will also be sleeping over . :) He is very excited and has been talking about it all day.

2011-07-06T19:20:00.000-07:00

A few recent family pictures :)

2010-12-27T12:33:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas! 2010

2010-10-09T19:35:00.000-07:00

My Boys!!

Bradley(14)

Steven(almost 12)
Matthew (almost 6)

2010-07-07T07:39:00.000-07:00

4th of July weekend and trip to NJ

2010-04-06T19:09:00.000-07:00

Easter 2010

2010-03-14T18:35:00.000-07:00

The 2010 Make-A Wish Gala in Saratoga, NY

Matthew thought that Terry had stinky Wine breath.

Me and my boys!

2009-12-20T20:52:00.000-08:00

Just a few Holiday family pictures from the past few weeks.

2009-12-13T15:59:00.000-08:00

Bradley, Steven and Matthew with gifts from the Hugs and Hope program.

Matthew decorating our tree with lollipops!
All of us celebrating and early Christmas at our friend's house.

2009-10-25T17:41:00.000-07:00

2009 MDA Monster Stride-N-Ride walk.

2009-09-14T19:46:00.000-07:00

2009 Mito Walk in Boston.
Matthew at the walk!

Terry near the beautiful Charles River.

Our Team! Mighty Matthew!

All of us at the walk. It was such a beautiful day.

2009-09-06T09:11:00.000-07:00

Enjoying the last days of Summer....

2009-08-24T18:32:00.000-07:00

Here are some more Family Camping pictures from this past weekend. Enjoy!

Bradley by the river.

Terry jumping off of a very high cliff!

Our Cabin

Steven and Harry

Me and Terry

Bradley, Steven and Harry sleeping.

Strawberry Picking!!!!

2009-07-01T17:20:00.000-07:00

Strawberry Picking!!!

Bradley (13) with his strawberries

Bradley(13) Steven(10 1/2) and Matthew(4 1/2) picking strawberries

Steven with his strawberries

2009-04-12T10:28:00.000-07:00

All of us on Easter 2009.

2009-03-14T18:51:00.000-07:00

We had a small Make A wish party for Matthew tonight. Even Harry the puppy joined in on the fun.

2009-02-19T09:05:00.000-08:00

My Boys!!

2009-02-11T16:18:00.000-08:00

A wonderful lady who knows Terry made these beautiful blankets for the boys. She even made Harry the puppy one. The kids love them.

2009-01-18T08:11:00.000-08:00

Steven and his friend Dominick after their basketball game. They were on opposite teams. Steven is the tallest player on his team.

2009-01-11T15:14:00.000-08:00

Bradley and Steven having fun in the snow!!

2008-12-28T16:04:00.000-08:00

Matthew walking in the snow! He usually refuses to walk outside. We were very proud of him.

2008-12-26T07:29:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas!

Bradley, Steven and Matthew on Christmas morning 2008!

Here we are on Christmas!

The whole family at my parents house on Christmas!

2008-12-06T06:57:00.000-08:00

Our family picture taken on Thanksgiving.

Terry and myself on Thanksgiving.

2008-10-26T17:57:00.000-07:00

The kids went Trick-or-Treating at the mall tonight. They also participated in the costume contest. Bradley won for scariest costume in his age category. Matthew was exhausted but they all had a good time.

Bradley's fang marks!

Scary Steven Devil!

Ninja Matthew!

Bradley with his prize.

2008-10-12T08:18:00.000-07:00

We went to the Applefest in Vermont yesterday. Everyone had a good time. The trees were beautiful and the weather was great.

Some of the pretty leaves.
Bradley, Steven and Matthew on a tractor.
Terry, Bradley and Matthew under a very pretty maple tree.

2008-10-06T18:56:00.000-07:00

We went to Six Flags on Sunday. Everyone had a good time. Matthew was a little frightened of some of the scary monsters walking around the park. He did like the tall pumpkin head monster and had his picture taken with him.

All of the Boys!
The pumpkin man, Matthew and Terry
Matthew and Papa on the swing ride.
Terry, Matthew and myself

2008-09-20T17:24:00.000-07:00

All three boys were very well behaved at Matthew's benefit dinner at the Elks Club. Bradley didn't stay the entire time. He went to a local high school football game with his cousins. Steven had a good time talking and playing with his cousin Courtney and his friend Megan. Matthew was just having a blast visiting with all of his friends and family. He was so surprised to see so many people he knew. Thanks to everyone who has helped us out. It means a lot to us.

2008-09-14T17:47:00.000-07:00

I took some pictures of the boys tonight in our back yard. We didn't stay out there for very long. The bugs we all over us. With all of the rain that we have had this summer the mosquitoes are horrible! I can't believe that they are still out. I'll try to take some more pictures later this week. Hopefully the bugs won't be as bad.

2008-09-06T18:22:00.000-07:00

We had a pretty big visitor in our back yard last night. This cute deer was just having a snack. The picture isn't the best because I didn't want to get too close and scare it away.

First day of School

2008-09-03T13:57:00.001-07:00

It was "Back to School Day" for the Cech boys! Bradley started 7th grade, Steven is in 4th grade and Matthew started preschool. Everyone had a good first day. Steven also got braces yesterday. His mouth is a bit sore.

Bradley(12 years old)
Matthew(almost 4 yrs. old)
Steven (9 1/2 years old)

Steven with his new braces on.

MDA Telethon

2008-09-01T19:54:00.000-07:00

We went to Vermont today for the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Terry, Bradley and Matthew appeared live for an interview. The interview wasn't as long as we expected it to be because the emcee didn't have a copy of the interview questions. It still went very well and the kids had a fun time . Steven and I didn't appear on TV. We were a bit too nervous with the whole "LIVE" thing.

Matthew singing his "You Are My Sunshine" song
MDA balloons All of us at the Telethon.
Terry, Matthew and Champ at the Telethon.

2008-08-25T09:45:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Terry's 39 th Birthday! We had a small party for him . Matthew enjoyed helping Terry blow out his candles.

2008-08-18T07:10:00.000-07:00

Matthew had several appointments in Boston last week. Bradley and Steven were very well behaved even though they had to sit through two full days of appointments. We managed to fit some fun things in while we were there. We went to the Children's Museum on Friday evening. It's only $1 admission on Friday's . We also went to Six Flags New England for a little while. We had free passes to the park.

Matthew wanted to ride in the big red car with his brothers. Steven wasn't too thrilled to be on it as you can tell from the look on his face.
The boys with Scooby hats on at Six Flags New England.
Another picture of the boys at Six Flags.
Bradley and Steven climbing at the Children's Museum in Boston.

Terry and Matthew with Scooby Doo!

2008-08-09T13:37:00.001-07:00

We went blueberry picking today at a local orchard. The boys enjoyed picking the blueberries . I think that I found an outdoor activity that Matthew enjoys. His sugar was pretty high when we got back home. I think that he ate more than he picked. Bradley and Steven each pick a quart and Matthew picked about a pint or so.

Matthew(3 yrs 9 mos) with some blueberries!
Bradley(12 yrs old)

Steven (9 1/2 yrs old)

2008-08-02T15:48:00.000-07:00

Our friend Mandi came over today with her kids. We had a little break in the weather so they all went in the pool. Starting from the left is Matthew, Nate, Ben, Jorden, Steven and Dominick. Bradley didn't want to be in the picture but you can see his legs in the background. It started to rain about an hour later and it's been raining the rest of the day.

2008-07-28T19:45:00.001-07:00

2008-07-28T06:00:00.000-07:00

Bradley, Matthew and Steven in our front yard. (7-08)
Matthew( 3 yrs. 8 mos.) in our front yard. 7-08
Bardley(12) and Murray ( 7-08)
Steven(9 1/2) having fun an the slip and slide. 7-08

2008-07-28T05:58:00.000-07:00

Getting ready to walk in the MDA Stride and Ride walk in Burlington Vermont.
(June 2008)