Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Happy Birthday Alex!

IMG_2497

 

Our sweet Brother is one!  Hard to believe!

He is such a sweet little boy!  We love him so!

 

 

 

 

Becca bought him some balloons.  He loved hitting them!

IMG_2495IMG_2496IMG_2498IMG_2494

Poor planning on my part – he went to the doctor and got all of his shots and his Synagsis shot on his birthday.  So he wasn’t in the best mood.  He wanted Becca to hold him, but no big Alex grins today.

IMG_2504IMG_2505

IMG_2506

 

 

Grandma and Grandpa Turpin, Grandma Ball, Nathan, and Mandy all came over and had dinner with us.  then we had cake and ice cream, followed by opening presents.

 

 

 

 

Alex’s cake                                          He’s thinking about whether or not he likes it!IMG_2507IMG_2509

Trying ice cream:                                     Hmm…I’m not sureIMG_2510IMG_2511

Joy got to open his presents.  He wasn’t all that interested.  He just wanted to make sure he got his bottle! :)

IMG_2514IMG_2518

Grandma got him a cute church outfit and some band instruments that fit into his hands.  Bella thinks they are wonderful!

IMG_2517IMG_2519

We got him some toys and more braille books.

IMG_2520IMG_2524

Grandma Turpin got him a card that played music and this fun horse.

IMG_2521IMG_2523

Brother’s stats today:

weight 19 lb. 3 oz. (5%)

length 27 1/2 inches long.  (<5%)

head circumference 17 5/7 inches (10%)

At birth:

weight 2.6 lb. (95%)

length 14.7 inches long. (85%)

head circumference 10.4 inches (85%)

I don’t have a picture of him at birth.  I can’t imagine how teeny he must have been!

Today he is a sweet, happy little boy.  He is doing so well!  His pediatrician is blown away. 

He is trying so hard to sit up.  His record so far is 1 minute and 37 seconds.  He is trying to crawl.  He gets up on his knees with one hand extended.  It’s all progress!  It’s so exciting!

On the vision front, he is able to tolerate a full half hour of vision therapy now.  Before he would tire so easily when asked to look at things.  When I hold him and walk around, he faces his head the direction we are going.  We will see where CVI takes us.

He LOVES to jump.  It is his absolute favorite thing to do!  He is such a sweet little boy. He is ticklish!  It’s so fun.  He laughs when you change his clothes.  He is just a delight!

We all just adore him!  We are so grateful he is in our family!

Happy 1st Birthday to you Alex!

Brother! Didi!

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Thanksgiving Week

No school, only one therapy, Thanksgiving, Family, a good week

Monday I finished cleaning out Bella’s room, making more room for the kids to play.

IMG_2319 - CopyIMG_2320

Eating rice rusks – so proud of both of them!

IMG_2321 - CopyIMG_2324

Playing with the light box

IMG_2325IMG_2326

Bath time

IMG_2328IMG_2332

Speech was our only therapy this week – re-evals for both girls

IMG_2333IMG_2336

Cuteness

IMG_2334IMG_2339

Grandpa and Grandma came into town.  Grandma made us this advent calendar.

IMG_2343IMG_2344IMG_2350IMG_2353

Beautiful leaves and girls

IMG_2345IMG_2346

Working on Alex’s quilt                       

IMG_2355

Dinner – Jason and his parents

IMG_2359

Working on a puzzle

IMG_2360IMG_2365

M&M’s for our game

IMG_2361IMG_2362

Decorating for Christmas – Joy got so excited this year!

IMG_2366IMG_2367IMG_2368

Thanksgiving at Grandma’s House

IMG_2373IMG_2375IMG_2380IMG_2383IMG_2384IMG_2385IMG_2386IMG_2377IMG_2387IMG_2388IMG_2390IMG_2404IMG_2395IMG_2398IMG_2399IMG_2392IMG_2401IMG_2402IMG_2403IMG_2405IMG_2400IMG_2396IMG_2406IMG_2408IMG_2410IMG_2415IMG_2421

Checking out a lollipop

IMG_2426IMG_2430

Thanksgiving Night Jason and the big girls went over to the Marissa's house to share in the fun.

Friday we had wings with Grandma and Grandpa.  Bella and her interesting way to use headphones.

IMG_2433IMG_2432

Out of my kitchen window, in my neighbor’s yard is a beautiful crepe myrtle tree.  As the sun comes up, it strikes this tree.  It’s beautiful!photo 1 (2)

IMG_2435

Saturday morning Sammi was able to go and shadow an OT at a rehab hospital.  This was such a great opportunity for her as she explores what she wants to do when she grows up! :)

 

 

We did a little shopping on Friday, but the stores we hit weren’t that crowded!

photo 4 (2)

Saturday was Aiden’s baptism.  Afterwards the family enjoyed dinner at the Sutherlands.

The girls playing around Sunday morning.

IMG_2436IMG_2438

Alex is still fighting the croup at night, but doing great during the day.  He is starting to make some sounds that seem like he is trying to “talk'” to us.  He’s taking turns.  It’s really fun to watch him develop. 

Becca finished her Government course this week.  Graduation is approaching faster than I want to admit!