Adam played flag football with the guys Sunday afternoon. It was a beautiful day so Jacob and I went out to watch.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Just had to share . . .
At 8am this morning, in Arvada, Colorado (just next to Denver) it was 33 degrees.
Juli and Thomas are going to freeze and it is still the beginning of December!
Juli and Thomas are going to freeze and it is still the beginning of December!
Monday, October 06, 2008
Random
I put Jacob down to sleep last night and after I laid him down, I looked in his crib and there was a Canadian dime in there! Random! Don't know how on earth it got in there. I told God that if He was dropping money down on us to please use bigger bills. =)
Saturday, October 04, 2008
And I Though I had a Crazy Dog!
This is too funny! It makes me want to video what Garnet does while we are gone.
Standing
Jacob is becoming a pro at standing now (which I learned at his developemental Dr's appointment is a 10-month milestone!). He pulls up on everything that he cans and then proceeds to climb on top of it! We went shopping Sunday and got him a play table (pictured below) and he loves it. Today was the first day he stood at it without being helped. After he stands and plays a little, he stretches his arms out and tried to climb on top of it - he even lifts his leg as if he is going to actually climb it. Oh my, I am going to have to watch this one.
He is doing better about standing in his crib during nap time (pictured is the first time he stood in his crib since we lowered it). He normally stands and cries soon after I put him down (he cry sounds different when he stands so I can normally tell when he does it) and I go in and pick him up and tell him that he is not allowed to stand in his crib during nap time and that I love him and it is time to go to sleep. I have done it several times and he has not stood up again during that nap (that is until he wakes up), so hopefully it will continue to work.
He is doing better about standing in his crib during nap time (pictured is the first time he stood in his crib since we lowered it). He normally stands and cries soon after I put him down (he cry sounds different when he stands so I can normally tell when he does it) and I go in and pick him up and tell him that he is not allowed to stand in his crib during nap time and that I love him and it is time to go to sleep. I have done it several times and he has not stood up again during that nap (that is until he wakes up), so hopefully it will continue to work.
Friday, October 03, 2008
We are moving!
We got our closing date set. We close October 17th! I cannot wait. We are going to paint that Saturday and Sunday (we are painting the whole house before we move in). We have our walk-through on the 14th, but we have been emailing our builder little things throughout the process that we notice. Our moving date is October 25th (want to help?!?) and I am excited and nervous (I like to stress over moving). So many guys are going to not be able to help us so hopefully we can get enough muscle and it will go quickly.
The house looks so good. Here are some pictures - I'll give you a quick tour!
Our crocked doorbell. That will have to get fixed as it annoys me every time we visit the house (which they keep locked now that everything is almost done so we can only go see it when the Ryland office is open and can give us the key).
Our entryway. That is the dining room (with the ugly light fixture that we are going to replace asap) on the left and the living room is behind the front door on the right.
My closet . . . wait for it . . .
Kid's bathroom.
The house looks so good. Here are some pictures - I'll give you a quick tour!
Our crocked doorbell. That will have to get fixed as it annoys me every time we visit the house (which they keep locked now that everything is almost done so we can only go see it when the Ryland office is open and can give us the key).
Our entryway. That is the dining room (with the ugly light fixture that we are going to replace asap) on the left and the living room is behind the front door on the right.
My kitchen window. To the left is where the stove is and to the right is the breakfast nook.
My island! I am so excited about this. The empty place towards the right is where the stove is going to go and to the back left, just outside the picture is where the fridge is going.
Breakfast nook. Another light fixture that we hate and want to replace asap.
My closet . . . wait for it . . .
. . . and the rest of my HUGE closet!
Master bathroom.
Kid's bathroom.
Adam standing in the hallway just out of the kitchen looking at the living room.
My wonderful digital thermostat that we can program differently for every day of the week!
My pretty crate myrtle that we didn't know we were getting.
Jacob's Appointment
I took Jacob to his follow-up appointment with the developmental Doctor on Thursday. I was really looking forward to the appointment and excited to see how far he has come. We had to wait 45min before they took us back to meet with the doctor. Thankfully I brought Jacob’s lunch and a book so the time went quickly.
The doctor asked me several questions at first. I felt like an unobservant mom as I didn’t know if he did certain things (like passing a toy from one hand to the other – we have watched him now and he does do that). At first I thought that was going to be all it was and I was feeling like I should not have come, but then she pulled out her bag and started trying to get him to do things. She watched how he responded to a bell ringing, had him pick up several different items (my money son is trying to climb up my leg right now!), had him try and pick up a small pill-like thing, asked him to pull a string to get an attached ring (he was just fascinated by the fraying string and didn’t want anything to do with the ring) and she tried to get him to pull a peg out of a hole. He did pretty good. I think he would have done better if I was trying to get him to do those things.
He showed her how he crawls (commando crawls) and how he can pull up to standing. He didn’t talk that much. He is so vocal when he is playing – he says da-da and his version of momma (he says it with an “n”). He gurgles and growls and makes a hissing sound, but he did none of that for the doctor. He just made raspberries for her. He did show her how he can wave (which he is starting to understand that you wave at people when you see them).
The doctor said he did really well. He needed to test at a 6.5-month level and he tested at 8-months for verbal (which would have been higher if he would have showed off) and 7.3-months on motor skills (picking up the various toys). The doctor was very impressed.
She was concerned about one thing – she noticed that his muscles (especially his left leg) seemed tight when she tried to work with them. She wasn’t overly concerned, but wants to keep an eye on it. I have another follow-up appointment in December and if it isn’t better then than he will need physical therapy (which the State has a program for preemies from birth to 3 years that is not based on financial need and they will send a therapist out to your house to evaluate your child. Hopefully if he does need physical therapy, through the State program, the therapist will always come to our house. The doctor said that it takes about 2-months for someone to get in the system so I’m going to get that started even though we don’t know yet if he needs it). Adam is going to start working with him now and has a friend from school that does pediatric physical therapy so we are going to get together with her when we get in the new house and have her look at him and help us work with him.
I’m not worried. I don’t like that he might have some residual effects of the prematurity, but I know he is going to be OK. Adam isn’t worried at all. He keeps trying to stretch Jacob, but the little man doesn’t like it. This is going to be interesting. The doctor did throw out the idea of him possibly having braces on his legs to help with the tightness. Oh goodness. It doesn’t matter now. We don’t go back for awhile and from now until then we will pray and stretch our favorite little boy.
I love him so much. I had no idea how much I would love him and enjoy spending time with him. I just have the best time with him. I love his smiles, his laughs, his noises – everything about him!
Oh, I uploaded more pictures if you grammas want to download some good copies of some. Here is the latest photo album with a few cute ones: http://picasaweb.google.com/AdamAndAngela/PicturesUploadedOct3rd#
Maggie update: After Jacob’s doctor’s appointment Thursday, we went over to visit Maggie since we were just next door to the hospital. She looks really good. She is breathing well on her own and should be weaned off the morphine by the end of today. Carrie tried breastfeeding her Thursday and it went ok (she only ate for 5min, but it was the first time). They have upgraded her to level 2, the final level before she is sent home. John and Carrie seem to be doing well, but look tired. I know that they are really ready for this to be over and just to have their little girl home. Good news is that they are closer to that than further away!
The doctor asked me several questions at first. I felt like an unobservant mom as I didn’t know if he did certain things (like passing a toy from one hand to the other – we have watched him now and he does do that). At first I thought that was going to be all it was and I was feeling like I should not have come, but then she pulled out her bag and started trying to get him to do things. She watched how he responded to a bell ringing, had him pick up several different items (my money son is trying to climb up my leg right now!), had him try and pick up a small pill-like thing, asked him to pull a string to get an attached ring (he was just fascinated by the fraying string and didn’t want anything to do with the ring) and she tried to get him to pull a peg out of a hole. He did pretty good. I think he would have done better if I was trying to get him to do those things.
He showed her how he crawls (commando crawls) and how he can pull up to standing. He didn’t talk that much. He is so vocal when he is playing – he says da-da and his version of momma (he says it with an “n”). He gurgles and growls and makes a hissing sound, but he did none of that for the doctor. He just made raspberries for her. He did show her how he can wave (which he is starting to understand that you wave at people when you see them).
The doctor said he did really well. He needed to test at a 6.5-month level and he tested at 8-months for verbal (which would have been higher if he would have showed off) and 7.3-months on motor skills (picking up the various toys). The doctor was very impressed.
She was concerned about one thing – she noticed that his muscles (especially his left leg) seemed tight when she tried to work with them. She wasn’t overly concerned, but wants to keep an eye on it. I have another follow-up appointment in December and if it isn’t better then than he will need physical therapy (which the State has a program for preemies from birth to 3 years that is not based on financial need and they will send a therapist out to your house to evaluate your child. Hopefully if he does need physical therapy, through the State program, the therapist will always come to our house. The doctor said that it takes about 2-months for someone to get in the system so I’m going to get that started even though we don’t know yet if he needs it). Adam is going to start working with him now and has a friend from school that does pediatric physical therapy so we are going to get together with her when we get in the new house and have her look at him and help us work with him.
I’m not worried. I don’t like that he might have some residual effects of the prematurity, but I know he is going to be OK. Adam isn’t worried at all. He keeps trying to stretch Jacob, but the little man doesn’t like it. This is going to be interesting. The doctor did throw out the idea of him possibly having braces on his legs to help with the tightness. Oh goodness. It doesn’t matter now. We don’t go back for awhile and from now until then we will pray and stretch our favorite little boy.
I love him so much. I had no idea how much I would love him and enjoy spending time with him. I just have the best time with him. I love his smiles, his laughs, his noises – everything about him!
Oh, I uploaded more pictures if you grammas want to download some good copies of some. Here is the latest photo album with a few cute ones: http://picasaweb.google.com/AdamAndAngela/PicturesUploadedOct3rd#
Maggie update: After Jacob’s doctor’s appointment Thursday, we went over to visit Maggie since we were just next door to the hospital. She looks really good. She is breathing well on her own and should be weaned off the morphine by the end of today. Carrie tried breastfeeding her Thursday and it went ok (she only ate for 5min, but it was the first time). They have upgraded her to level 2, the final level before she is sent home. John and Carrie seem to be doing well, but look tired. I know that they are really ready for this to be over and just to have their little girl home. Good news is that they are closer to that than further away!
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