Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Some Spring Updates
Spring time is finally here and the weather has allowed me to get back outdoors to some sunshine and fresh air. What a relief! Walking around the house gets kind of old after a while. Things are going good in our family. I'm approaching the 2 1/2 year mark and getting bigger every day. I continue to strengthen and refine my motor skills and am becoming quite good at walking. I have been getting off of my vent most of the day starting when I wake up. Usually I go back on my vent at nap time but am back off again in the afternoon and evening. It gives me a lot more freedom to roam about and be a normal kid. See picture coments for further updates.
I still like to draw with my crayons and markers. I just can't resist putting the marker caps on my fingers, and look how I am standing with no hands. When I get tired I usually get cranky, but sometimes I just get goofy as shown in picture 2 and 4. When I'm tired I usually lean to whatever is closest. Sometimes it's mommy or daddy but in these cases it was the crack in my high chair and my leg. Yes I said my leg. I can sit on my butt with my leg straight out and rest my head on my calf. It's actually quite comfortable. I was simply relaxing and playing with some puzzle pieces. Picture 3- Daddy decided to finally put me in my flinstones car one day and man did I have a blast. I didn't want to get out.
What else can I say about picture 5 except tha I was doing some research on the laptop and taking some notes while wearing my sunglasses. Picture 6 shows me hanging out with a couple of my buddies. These are the two sons (D & G) of one of my former nurses. We have a lot of fun together. Picture 7 shows some of my Easter gifts. Picture 8 is our Easter celebraion with the Kemler family at uncle Scott and aunt Brooke's house. I got to play with a lot of my cousins and play with a puppy as well.
Picture 9 is of me and another one of my buddies. Daddy's cousin Tommy and wife Lee brought over their son Luke to play with me. We had a grand old time. I think I learned a lot about walking from him. 10 & 11 are jus a couple of cute pictures of me. Picture 13 is grandpa showing me how to drive his convertible. Picture 14 is of me playing with a walker that our neighbor gave to me. I can sure get around with that thing and I get to play at the same time.
Picture 15 is another thing that has been helping me to get my balance. It is called my "Walking Wings". It velcros around my chest and has a couple of straps on the back for someone to hang on to for my support. After I lost my balance and fell a couple of times hitting my head mommy and daddy thought this was a good idea. Now instead of holding on to someones hands, my arms are free to use for balancing. I can walk circles around the entire house with very minimal support. Once in a while I still loose my balance and the Walking Wings have saved me many bumps and bruises. The last picture just shows me starting to drink like a big girl...sitting up. Next I need to learn how to drink from a normal cup. I still like to eat my sweet potatoes and nothing else. I don't know what else to tell you all so if you have any questions feel free to ask. Talk to you all later!
I still like to draw with my crayons and markers. I just can't resist putting the marker caps on my fingers, and look how I am standing with no hands. When I get tired I usually get cranky, but sometimes I just get goofy as shown in picture 2 and 4. When I'm tired I usually lean to whatever is closest. Sometimes it's mommy or daddy but in these cases it was the crack in my high chair and my leg. Yes I said my leg. I can sit on my butt with my leg straight out and rest my head on my calf. It's actually quite comfortable. I was simply relaxing and playing with some puzzle pieces. Picture 3- Daddy decided to finally put me in my flinstones car one day and man did I have a blast. I didn't want to get out.
What else can I say about picture 5 except tha I was doing some research on the laptop and taking some notes while wearing my sunglasses. Picture 6 shows me hanging out with a couple of my buddies. These are the two sons (D & G) of one of my former nurses. We have a lot of fun together. Picture 7 shows some of my Easter gifts. Picture 8 is our Easter celebraion with the Kemler family at uncle Scott and aunt Brooke's house. I got to play with a lot of my cousins and play with a puppy as well.
Picture 9 is of me and another one of my buddies. Daddy's cousin Tommy and wife Lee brought over their son Luke to play with me. We had a grand old time. I think I learned a lot about walking from him. 10 & 11 are jus a couple of cute pictures of me. Picture 13 is grandpa showing me how to drive his convertible. Picture 14 is of me playing with a walker that our neighbor gave to me. I can sure get around with that thing and I get to play at the same time.
Picture 15 is another thing that has been helping me to get my balance. It is called my "Walking Wings". It velcros around my chest and has a couple of straps on the back for someone to hang on to for my support. After I lost my balance and fell a couple of times hitting my head mommy and daddy thought this was a good idea. Now instead of holding on to someones hands, my arms are free to use for balancing. I can walk circles around the entire house with very minimal support. Once in a while I still loose my balance and the Walking Wings have saved me many bumps and bruises. The last picture just shows me starting to drink like a big girl...sitting up. Next I need to learn how to drink from a normal cup. I still like to eat my sweet potatoes and nothing else. I don't know what else to tell you all so if you have any questions feel free to ask. Talk to you all later!
