Sunday, December 28, 2008
Trying to get Christmas pictures...
Trying to get Christmas pictures this year was real fun. The last picture is the one we used. I think it turned out pretty well.
Happy 1st adoption day!!!
On Dec. 5th, was Libby and Jon's 1st adoption day. I feel so bad because it was such a busy day we didn't have much time to celebrate. We did take them to
Chik fil a on the 4th. We can't believe it has been a year since they became permanent members of our family, we love them so much. The evening of their adoption day, we got our Christmas tree and then Libby went to sleep at my sister's house, which she loves to do. Here are some pictures from that day.
Chik fil a on the 4th. We can't believe it has been a year since they became permanent members of our family, we love them so much. The evening of their adoption day, we got our Christmas tree and then Libby went to sleep at my sister's house, which she loves to do. Here are some pictures from that day.
Catching Up
I know it has been awhile since I have posted. Things around here really keep me hopping. I will probably have several posts to catch up on everything that we missed.
Jon's eval. didn't go quite as badly as I expected. I was really apprehensive. He will be getting occupational therapy once every other week and speech therapy once a week. Both of our therapists are really nice and I think we will have a good time with them.
Jon's eval. didn't go quite as badly as I expected. I was really apprehensive. He will be getting occupational therapy once every other week and speech therapy once a week. Both of our therapists are really nice and I think we will have a good time with them.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Delays...
Tomorrow is Jon's eval for Early Intervention. I am a little scared, but also ready to find out what help he needs and if they recommend any other tests to see if there is anything further going on. I asked our pediatrician about it during his last visit and she recommended it considering some things in the birthfamily history. Her biggest concern is his speech or the lack thereof. He certainly knows how to get his point across when he wants something but he doesn't really talk. He has been saying a lot more sounds lately, but nothing that we really understand. He does say dada, nana, and mama (of course, only when he is really upset.) He knows what you are saying to him or what you tell him to do, because he does it. If you ask him who someone is, he will point to them. He does cute little things like picking up the dogs dishes when they are finished eating and putting them away. Whenever I empty a laundry basket, he will grab it and take it to the laundry room.
He also has a thing going on with his hands. He tends to hold them closed, not clenched tight, but closed. More his left hand than his right, but he is starting to use his left hand more.
He is also very unsteady, sometimes the girls just brush past him or bump him a little and he is down. But, he walks well and he even runs after the girls just fine.
On his birthday, we were in Chik-fil-a and this other mother said to her son to say hi to the baby. Well, later on, she asked me how old he was and I said that it was his birthday and he was 2. She then said to her son, oh, he's not a baby, he's older than you. Now, I'm sure she didn't mean anything by it, but I still felt bad for Jon. That little boy was so much more agile and was talking so much more than Jon does. Then we just started attending a new church a couple weeks ago. The first Sunday we were there the lady took us back to where the 2 year olds should be. The lady there was saying that he was too young to be in there until I told her that he was 2 and then she said oh, this is where he belongs. I felt bad because people don't assume he is 2 because of his delays. I did talk to an aquaintance that was in the class with him this past Sunday and she said he did fine, except when Libby went potty, he cried a little but otherwise he was fine. She said we could move him down if we want to but she didn't think it was necessary. She is one of the people in charge of the children, so I think I will take her word for it.
So, tomorrow is the day we find out. I am excited to get him help, but also dreading finding out how delayed he is. I love my little guy so much.
He also has a thing going on with his hands. He tends to hold them closed, not clenched tight, but closed. More his left hand than his right, but he is starting to use his left hand more.
He is also very unsteady, sometimes the girls just brush past him or bump him a little and he is down. But, he walks well and he even runs after the girls just fine.
On his birthday, we were in Chik-fil-a and this other mother said to her son to say hi to the baby. Well, later on, she asked me how old he was and I said that it was his birthday and he was 2. She then said to her son, oh, he's not a baby, he's older than you. Now, I'm sure she didn't mean anything by it, but I still felt bad for Jon. That little boy was so much more agile and was talking so much more than Jon does. Then we just started attending a new church a couple weeks ago. The first Sunday we were there the lady took us back to where the 2 year olds should be. The lady there was saying that he was too young to be in there until I told her that he was 2 and then she said oh, this is where he belongs. I felt bad because people don't assume he is 2 because of his delays. I did talk to an aquaintance that was in the class with him this past Sunday and she said he did fine, except when Libby went potty, he cried a little but otherwise he was fine. She said we could move him down if we want to but she didn't think it was necessary. She is one of the people in charge of the children, so I think I will take her word for it.
So, tomorrow is the day we find out. I am excited to get him help, but also dreading finding out how delayed he is. I love my little guy so much.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
We had a wonderful day. We started out by watching a parade on TV and then we headed to my oldest sisters house for dinner and then visited at my mother-in-law's house after that.
I am first and foremost thankful for my Lord and Savior.
I am thankful for my wonderful and loving husband, Brad, who puts up with a lot.
I am thankful for my 3 beautiful children, Ally, Libby, and Jon.
I am thankful for my mom.
I am thankful for my 2 sisters and my brother and their spouses and children. My oldest sister has 2 children, my next sister has 4 children (her youngest is deployed to a bad part of the world right now, if you could pray for him) and 6 grandchildren, and my brother has 3 children.
I am thankful for my mother and father-in-law. If you could pray for my mother-in-law right now, she is really sick. She has been to the Dr. twice for this cold she has and will be going back tomorrow. She also has the added stress of caring for my father-in-law. He is in a nursing home with advancing Alzheimer's. She will not miss a day of going to see him. She has to feed him and she will not miss that. She has a lot going on and does not take care of herself too well.
I am also thankful for my husbands 2 brothers and sister-in-law.
I am thankful for our country.
I am thankful for our home.
I am thankful for our jobs.
There is so much to be thankful for and we really focus on it on this day every year, but I am trying to make an effort to remember this everyday of the year.
I hope everyone had as wonderful a day as we did.
We had a wonderful day. We started out by watching a parade on TV and then we headed to my oldest sisters house for dinner and then visited at my mother-in-law's house after that.
I am first and foremost thankful for my Lord and Savior.
I am thankful for my wonderful and loving husband, Brad, who puts up with a lot.
I am thankful for my 3 beautiful children, Ally, Libby, and Jon.
I am thankful for my mom.
I am thankful for my 2 sisters and my brother and their spouses and children. My oldest sister has 2 children, my next sister has 4 children (her youngest is deployed to a bad part of the world right now, if you could pray for him) and 6 grandchildren, and my brother has 3 children.
I am thankful for my mother and father-in-law. If you could pray for my mother-in-law right now, she is really sick. She has been to the Dr. twice for this cold she has and will be going back tomorrow. She also has the added stress of caring for my father-in-law. He is in a nursing home with advancing Alzheimer's. She will not miss a day of going to see him. She has to feed him and she will not miss that. She has a lot going on and does not take care of herself too well.
I am also thankful for my husbands 2 brothers and sister-in-law.
I am thankful for our country.
I am thankful for our home.
I am thankful for our jobs.
There is so much to be thankful for and we really focus on it on this day every year, but I am trying to make an effort to remember this everyday of the year.
I hope everyone had as wonderful a day as we did.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Ally's Thanksgiving Party
Today was Ally's Thanksgiving party at school. She decided to go as a Pilgrim. Now, I absolutely dislike trying to figure out how to dress her up as certain things. I am NOT good at it. So, I was looking online yesterday to get ideas. I came up with one. Thank you very much to my mom who spent her whole afternoon and evening making Ally a long skirt. Ally loves it. She didn't even change when she got home from school and she asked me if she can wear the skirt to church. This is the child that fights with me EVERY Sunday about wearing a dress or skirt to church.
The first two pictures are great. They were taken before she went to school this morning and I made her put on the hat. She hated it and was mad at me, thus the pictures. I didn't make her wear it to school.
The other pictures I took when I visited for a little while during the party. The picture of the flags, she took, I have no idea why.
The first two pictures are great. They were taken before she went to school this morning and I made her put on the hat. She hated it and was mad at me, thus the pictures. I didn't make her wear it to school.
The other pictures I took when I visited for a little while during the party. The picture of the flags, she took, I have no idea why.
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