Tomorrow Daniel has an evaluation with his new physical therapist (we were so sad to have to switch, but that’s the way it goes sometimes). Please pray that he will be well rested (she’s coming after his nap instead of the morning), that he will do his best for the evaluation, and that he will “click” with his new therapist. Comfort level and personality matches are SO important in this kind of therapy situation with a child.
Also, I must brag on my sweet husband. Jack’s bouncy seat was making a funny noise so he took it apart, examined, and repaired it without even knowing what it was supposed to do! It’s so wonderful to have a handy man around:)
WOO HOO!! Snow (and sleet) have fallen in Rocky Mount and Daniel is having a blast! His first snow was last January but at only 10 months old, the only contact he had with it was 5 minutes on the deck with Brian while I took a few pictures. Then…he cried. But not this year!! Brian has been pulling him around on his sled (purchased for $1 at a yard sale last summer- hooray for Mommy!) for quite some time now (they’re still out there) and Daniel is one happy camper! Now they’re walking over the Grandma’s house, which is less than 1/2 mile away. Here are a few pictures. Notice that they aren’t even breaking through the snow-that’s because of the sleet.
By the way, Daniel is wearing: thermal pajamas, a long sleeve t-shirt (with guitars on it), a sweater, a pair of sweatpants, a pair of windbreaker pants (for water resistance), two pair of socks, boots, a coat, a scarf, mittens, and a hat. I also had 4 pair of mittens on the back step so that Brian could switch them out when they got wet and cold. Maybe I am a little crazy but I don’t want my baby to get cold!
Daniel had an appointment with his nutritionist today, during which he gets weighed, and he weighed 22 lbs!! That’s still tiny but the big deal is that he gained a whole pound this month and last month too (average for his age is 1/4-1/2 lb.) so if he keeps it up he might actually be on the weight scale in a few months. He hasn’t been on the curve at all since he was about 9 months old. God is so good!
That’s how these past weeks have gone by.
I know that the title of our blog says “years” but wow, the weeks are short too! I couldn’t believe how much Jack has grown when I compared these two pictures.
Daniel has been getting OT and PT since the summer to help him learn to use his right side more effectively. God has blessed us with wonderful, caring therapists who have helped him progress so much in the past 6 months. Today his OT brought a new toy that she purchased because she thought he’d love it and boy, oh boy, was she right! It’s called a Saxoflute, and it is a whistle that you piece together so it can be different every time. Here’s a video from OT time today; it was a blast!
Reminder: Go down to “Just for the Taste of It…” and turn off the Rubber Duckie Song so that you can hear the video. Just click on the speaker in the top left-hand corner of the slide show!
Hi friends! Sarah Robbins posted about a great deal on a nursing cover–FREE except for S&H!! I just ordered mine; I’d been wanting one but wasn’t willing to dish out the $40!
Daniel’s grandma bought him a basketball goal for Christmas, and although he has loved it from the beginning, he hasn’t been able to make a shot from the floor UNTIL TODAY! He did it a few times this morning but I didn’t tell Brian because it’s a lot more exciting to see it than to hear about it. This evening (which actually was Wed.-it takes me a couple of days to finish a post right now!) Brian came home and was playing with Daniel in his room while I nursed Jack in our bedroom, and as I was listening to them playing through the monitor (one of my favorite things to do), I heard Brian say, “GOOD JOB, DANIEL!” with more enthusiasm than usual. I just smiled because I knew what was happening in the next room. Before long, Brian was in our room with the biggest smile on his face to tell me the happy news and just a few minutes after that, he had run after the camera for some video footage; hope you enjoy Daniel and Coach Daddy!
viewing tip: Go down to the last slide show, which is probably playing the Rubber Duckie song by now, and in the top, left-hand corner click on the speaker to turn off the music so that you can hear the video.
Diet Coke! You may know that I hate diet drinks but our friends Mike and Sarah were recently here (Sarah LOVES Diet Coke) and when they left I put the Diet Cokes by the door to take to my mother-in-law. And, well, they’re still there but this the result of leaving them by the door.
No, it’s not open! Daniel has quite an imagination though!
On the Jack front, on Sunday he smiled for the first time (at Brian which I thought was very unfair because he smiled at about 9 am and I had been up with him since 5:15 am!) and got his first “real” bath. Here are a few pictures of the bath and a little video with a few smiles-the video is best at the beginning because Jack was getting tired and by the end of the video, he was pretty much done with smiling.
Here are just a few pictures from the last few weeks in the Thompson house! Hope you enjoy looking at them-if you haven’t seen the little one in person yet, feel free to give us a call and hopefully we’ll be available soon if not immediately.
I fully antipicate being a blog-slacker for the next few weeks (at least) because OUR LITTLE JACK HAS ARRIVED! I went into labor on Saturday morning and Jack arrived at 6:06 pm. He weighed 8 lbs. 14.8 oz. and measured in at 20.5 inches long! When I have time that I don’t feel like spending on a nap, I’ll give you the delivery run-down but for now, here are a few pictures to hold you over!
Sorry-pictures are gone. The slide show was interfering with another slide show on the blog.
K
