Field Trip

As you can tell from the previous picture (it was posted here so my pawpaw could help diagnose the problem for dad) we had some plumbing problems at our house. We had up to 4 inches of water in our basement today and our whole house smells. So we are spending the night at nanaw and pawpaws house and every future night until daddy fixes the plumbing and gets rid of the awful smell in our house.

plumbing problems

 

Sorry...

Sorry it has taken me so long to put up a post on my trip to Children's Hospital last week. It went really well! The doctor said I am doing really good and even said, "Wow!" after I did a few things she wasn't expecting me to be doing just yet. She did say it is time for me to start occupational therapy and speech therapy and to double my physical therapy. That means I'll be going to each twice a month when I've only been going to physical therapy once a month to this point. Mommy and daddy are a little overwhelmed by it all, but I'm excited to get to play with more new people!

I'm a half

I turned six months old yesterday and I'm learning to sit up by myself. I'm begining to not like these birthday things cause all I usually get is more shots. Since i'm six months old I get to go to the down syndrome clinic at Children's hospital for the first time this Thursday at 10:45 AM and every six months after that until I'm five. Mom and dad don't know what to expect from this appointment except that we will see a doctor who specialized in down syndrome. Say a prayer for us cause mom and dad are a bit nervous as always. 

Good friends...

My good friend Steve stopped by this morning to visit. I always love when good friends come over. He told us that his family prays for me all the time and especially when we put prayer requests on this site. He said that they get so excited whenever I tell about how I'm doing something new. Mom and dad are so thankful that we have so many people out there supporting us in this way. So thank you Steve and family and everyone else out there who does the same. 

On The Road

Well, my docotor's apt. went very well. They said that everything looks ok. I probably just had a virus. I'm on the road to recovery. Thanks for your prayers. The doctor also reasured my mom and dad that I'm eating just fine. It's ok if I'm not eating 32 oz a day. Since I'm growing just fine he said they could trust me to let them know when I'm hungry and when I'm done.

The runs...

I've had a bad case of the runs lately. Sunday morning in church it even got out of my diaper and dad had to hold me nearly naked, I had a diaper on, in a blanket while mom ran home to get me a new outfit. It wouldn't be so bad if it also didn't give me a diaper rash that doesn't always feel too good. The doctor said I should come in for a visit today to see if we can fix this problem. So I go into today at 3:20 and I would appreciate it if you would say a prayer for me and also for my parents, they get nervous every times something little like this happens.

Last night I went to the church where my mommy grew up. We had such a wonderful time. My pawpaw sure can sing. I was so proud to be his granddaughter. I just wanted to thank all the wonderful people who made me and my mom feel so loved. My mommy knows how blessed she is to have grown up in such a loving church. It was so good to meet all of you. I hope to vist again. You are always welcome to come and visit me.

My dad has too much time on his hands. 

Good Friends

This is mommy and daddy holding me and my next door neighbor Ella. I think we are going to be good friends. 

Christmas is coming...

Mommy started decorating for Christmas and I was the first thing decorated. I'm just glad she didn't try to paint my nose red! 

Mommy likes dressing me up in pretty dresses.

Go Bucks!

Daddy has a slight problem with his emotions during buckeyes games, especially when they play that team up North. Today I taught him how to keep everything in perspective. I did it by falling asleep on his chest during the fourth quarter of today's game. When things weren't going to well he had to stay calm so he wouldn't wake me up. When they won he had to stay calm as well. I think he realized my sleep was more impotant that a football game, even if it was the game against the team up North. Though he still has a slight problem cause he won't even let me mention the team's name the we wooped up on today. Go Bucks!

This picture speaks for itself!!! 

5 months old

For those of you keeping track at home I turned five months old last Saturday! I figure since I’m that old there are some new things I should be doing, so I just started doing them much to the surprise and joy of my parents.

On Sunday I rolled from back to my stomach for the first time. So now I can role both ways!

I’m also able to stand up while daddy just holds my hands. Daddy says no one will believe us, so he said he’ll post a picture here in the next couple of days to prove it to the world.

Mommy and daddy say I’m beginning to make a liar out of a whole bunch of people which I don’t think is very nice, but they say it is perfectly acceptable in this situation. They say it makes God smile. Thanks for smiling on me God!

Mommy and daddy tend to get pretty excited when I do stuff now days. I just picked this block up with both hands cause it was sitting on my lap and mom had to go get the camera and started taking all sorts of pictures. They just keep telling me how amazing I am. 

PT

I had my monthly physical therapy apt. on Monday and once again they were quite impressed by me. Sometimes we're not quite sure what they are looking for but they do something with me and then I do something back and they say "Wow, look at that!" They said I'm ready to start practicing sitting up. (Sitting up already, can you believe it?)

Happy All Saints Day!

Today is All Saints Day! Daddy found a good blog that explains it and gives some ways to help celebrate the day. Daddy says we should pick a saint who has gone before us to remember on this day and he chose Oscar Romero. He said he's been thinking all week which one I should have and he finally decided on C.S. Lewis this morning. In part because he created "Lucy" for the Chronicles of Narnia (ie. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe). And in a larger part because when he reads those books he dreams beautiful dreams. He told me that he used to only dream those dreams while reading those books, but now he says he dreams those same dreams, as well as better ones, when he holds me.

My first All Hallow's Eve and mom dressed me up like a frog to help dad pass out candy to all the other kids in the neighborhood. 

Doctor Visit

I went to the doctor this week and they told me I'm now 13 lbs 4 ounces and I'm over 24 inches long. They also told me I needed some shots and I ended up with four of them that day. Dad said he never heard me scream like that before and I told him I never had to go through pain like that before. So as punishment for daddy and mommy making me go through that, one time a day I won't stop crying unless one of them holds me while standing up and while bouncing me for at least twenty to thirty minutes. Slowly their learning I'm in charge.