Six years ago today, I said "I Do" to my best friend. I seriously can't believe it's been 6 years because that sounds like a long time (at least to me), but it has really flown by so quickly! In the time we've been married, we been through alot... not to say that's it all been easy, but I wouldn't change any of it for a second. When I look back to the people we were when we first married.... MAN, have we grown up! But I'm so proud of the couple we've become and the family we've created together. I'm so grateful for God's plan and that he brought us together when He did.
So to celebrate the big day, Jamie planned a trip to Huntsville for us. We left on Saturday mid-afternoon and did some tax-free shopping at Bridge Street. As surprising as it may be, Jamie is my favorite person to go shopping with (and he enjoys it too)... it's always been our thing, to go out of town and shop, and I always have so much fun shopping with him. He had made reservations at The Melting Pot, which I was SOO looking forward to. We ordered "The Big Night Out" which is 4 courses... first was cheese fondue with breads, veggies, and apples. Next was the salad (we had the Caprese salad), then the entrees... lobster, filet, chicken, shrimp, pork tenderloin, and sirloin that you fondue in a seasoned broth, and lastly, chocolate fondue with marshmellows, strawberries, bananas, etc! We chose the Chocolate S'mores, which was milk chocolate with marshmellow topping mixed in and crushed graham crackers... one word: AWESOME. It was quite an experience but afterwards, we hurt we were so full. We both decided next time, we would just do cheese and chocolate fondue. But MAN was it good! We stayed at the Westin Saturday night and then did a little more shopping on Sunday before we headed home. It was really nice to be able to spend time together, just the two of us!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
All the toddlers who INDEPENDENT, throw ya' hands up at me...
So Noah's still going strong with the crawling and has even pulled up a couple of times on furniture. He tends to pull up on my parent's ottoman. I keep hoping I'll catch it on camera, but no such luck yet. I LOVE IT... I love that he's able to go where he wants and move all over the place. It's so cool watching him discover his new found independence. He's gone 2 years relying on me (or Jamie or whoever) to carry him to where he wants to go so it's that much more incredible to be able to witness him figure out that he can now go where he wants on his own! I feel like we are really about to see a whole new side of his personality. In the past, he freaked out if I left his side and this past week, he would just take off on his own to go explore... have I said I LOVE IT, because I do! :)
Now, along with the crawling, we have a bit of a predicament... once we moved, we converted Noah's crib to a bed and bought side rails to put on it. Yesterday, during his nap at my parent's house, he woke up and sat up, and apprently, crawled OFF the bed. So last night, we heard him crying, and found him sitting up in bed. I'm afraid he's going to begin crawling off the bed, or pull up on those rails and fall over them head first. So we ended up putting him on a blow-up mattress on the floor last night. I think we are going to have to convert his bed back to the crib to keep him from falling out of it!
Also, this past Thursday, we had the evaluation for the "spider suit" physical therapy program at Children's Hosp. and the therapist definitely thinks Noah will benefit from the program. He's been added to the waiting list. He'll probably begin in the fall/winter and it will be for 3 weeks, 3 days each week, 3 -4 hours a day... it's intense so I hope he's able to tolerate it. I'll tell ya what, God really was looking after us when it came to this program... in the past, the wait has been up to 2 years to get in the program... plus the wait just to get an evaluation is normally up to 6 months long! We were able to get an evaluation within 6 weeks, and will begin the program in less than 6 months! Not only that, but now that Noah has begun crawling and is becoming more independent, I think it will allow him to tolerate working with the therapist much better than if he wasn't crawling. I'm amazed at God's timing in this... things are truly falling into place perfectly.
Now, along with the crawling, we have a bit of a predicament... once we moved, we converted Noah's crib to a bed and bought side rails to put on it. Yesterday, during his nap at my parent's house, he woke up and sat up, and apprently, crawled OFF the bed. So last night, we heard him crying, and found him sitting up in bed. I'm afraid he's going to begin crawling off the bed, or pull up on those rails and fall over them head first. So we ended up putting him on a blow-up mattress on the floor last night. I think we are going to have to convert his bed back to the crib to keep him from falling out of it!
Also, this past Thursday, we had the evaluation for the "spider suit" physical therapy program at Children's Hosp. and the therapist definitely thinks Noah will benefit from the program. He's been added to the waiting list. He'll probably begin in the fall/winter and it will be for 3 weeks, 3 days each week, 3 -4 hours a day... it's intense so I hope he's able to tolerate it. I'll tell ya what, God really was looking after us when it came to this program... in the past, the wait has been up to 2 years to get in the program... plus the wait just to get an evaluation is normally up to 6 months long! We were able to get an evaluation within 6 weeks, and will begin the program in less than 6 months! Not only that, but now that Noah has begun crawling and is becoming more independent, I think it will allow him to tolerate working with the therapist much better than if he wasn't crawling. I'm amazed at God's timing in this... things are truly falling into place perfectly.
Monday, July 27, 2009
He's A-Movin'...
Noah began crawling on his own yesterday! He did it several times, going a few feet each time, but I didn't want to get myself too excited because you never know... it could be something that he does once and then doesn't do for another month... however, today he crawled AGAIN and this time, he did even better than yesterday AND I got it on video. In fact, as I type this, he has crawled over to our fireplace and keeps opening the screen to try to get into it... looks like its time to baby-proof!!! As silly as it sounds, I pass the baby-proof gear at stores and have prayed for the day when I can buy them for our house. I don't know if I've ever been SO HAPPY, SO PROUD and SO GRATEFUL! It makes EVERYTHING that we have done SOOO worth it! I just keep thanking God over and over and over...
This is SO HUGE because all of his Physical Therapists have said the only way to get him walking independently is to strengthen the trunk muscles by crawling! Speech delays are also correlated with weak muscles/trunk so hopefully, this is what he needs to really get him taking off!
We'll here's the video... ENJOY!
This is SO HUGE because all of his Physical Therapists have said the only way to get him walking independently is to strengthen the trunk muscles by crawling! Speech delays are also correlated with weak muscles/trunk so hopefully, this is what he needs to really get him taking off!
We'll here's the video... ENJOY!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
The Good News Just Keeps On Coming...
Dr. Valero's nurse called yesterday to inform me that the bloodwork that they did on July 7 came back NORMAL... they were testing for thyroid problems and muscular dystrophy. YAY!!! Anyways, God continues to bless us with answered prayers and normal results through ALL of these tests.
I think it would be a nice reminder for me to look back at all of our praises and blessings from God through the past 2 years. So, here goes... hopefully I can remember it all! :)
--my pediatrician (and my mom's employer at the time) in the delivery room with me, immediately realized that Noah needed oxygen and gave him immediate care
--a husband (and his parent's/employer) that enabled me to stay home with Noah
--CT scan and EEG came back normal when Noah was in NICU
--MRI at 6 weeks old came back normal
--Appt. with Genetics Physician (Dr. Loose) revealed Noah didn't appear to have Genetic disorder
--GREAT surgeons and a successful procedure for Noah's craniosynostosis surgery at 5 months
--An awesome support system at the UCP Center: great therapists and a precious teacher (Mrs. Becki)that keeps Noah and treats him as one of her own!
--the opportunity to take Noah to Huntsville weekly to receive additional therapy
--Fragile X test, chromosome study, urine organic acids, etc that came back normal (Oct. '08)
--Another MRI that came back normal (Sept. '08)
--Mitochondrial Disease bloodwork came back normal (April '09)
--Good visit with Noah's eye doctor, don't have to go back for 2 years (May '09)
--Insurance approved Noah to receive an Up-n-Go Walker and the Ankle Braces (May'09)
--Muscle Biopsy came back normal (June '09)
--MRI came back normal with progress from last one (July '09)
--Thyroid & Muscular Dystrophy bloodwork came back normal (July'09)
--were able to get in quickly for evaluation in Physical Therapy in B'ham for their "spider suit" program (July '09)
--my parents who support us and help us with Noah. My mom rides with me to H'ville weekly to keep me company and sits in on the sessions so that she knows how to work with Noah at home; they babysit and allow us to have some "couple" time; they've helped us out with some of Noah's therapy expenses (which are QUITE costly, despite insurance)
--my sister who loves keeping Noah and can't go but a few days at a time without seeing him. She also rides with me to H'ville when Mom can't... and she loves Noah with every bit of her heart.
--Jamie's parents that allow him to take off work frequently to go with me and Noah to B'ham for his (monthly) doctor's appointments. They also have helped us with some of the medical procedure costs (which are also very costly)... FYI, BCBS doesn't cover Genetic related procedures!
--my friends that listen and encourage me when I get down. they continually pray for Noah and are just as excited as we are when we get good reports from the doctors. They also help me get my mind off of things even when they don't even know it! :)
--church family that continually prays for Noah
So ... it looks like God has been pretty dang good to me and my family!
I think it would be a nice reminder for me to look back at all of our praises and blessings from God through the past 2 years. So, here goes... hopefully I can remember it all! :)
--my pediatrician (and my mom's employer at the time) in the delivery room with me, immediately realized that Noah needed oxygen and gave him immediate care
--a husband (and his parent's/employer) that enabled me to stay home with Noah
--CT scan and EEG came back normal when Noah was in NICU
--MRI at 6 weeks old came back normal
--Appt. with Genetics Physician (Dr. Loose) revealed Noah didn't appear to have Genetic disorder
--GREAT surgeons and a successful procedure for Noah's craniosynostosis surgery at 5 months
--An awesome support system at the UCP Center: great therapists and a precious teacher (Mrs. Becki)that keeps Noah and treats him as one of her own!
--the opportunity to take Noah to Huntsville weekly to receive additional therapy
--Fragile X test, chromosome study, urine organic acids, etc that came back normal (Oct. '08)
--Another MRI that came back normal (Sept. '08)
--Mitochondrial Disease bloodwork came back normal (April '09)
--Good visit with Noah's eye doctor, don't have to go back for 2 years (May '09)
--Insurance approved Noah to receive an Up-n-Go Walker and the Ankle Braces (May'09)
--Muscle Biopsy came back normal (June '09)
--MRI came back normal with progress from last one (July '09)
--Thyroid & Muscular Dystrophy bloodwork came back normal (July'09)
--were able to get in quickly for evaluation in Physical Therapy in B'ham for their "spider suit" program (July '09)
--my parents who support us and help us with Noah. My mom rides with me to H'ville weekly to keep me company and sits in on the sessions so that she knows how to work with Noah at home; they babysit and allow us to have some "couple" time; they've helped us out with some of Noah's therapy expenses (which are QUITE costly, despite insurance)
--my sister who loves keeping Noah and can't go but a few days at a time without seeing him. She also rides with me to H'ville when Mom can't... and she loves Noah with every bit of her heart.
--Jamie's parents that allow him to take off work frequently to go with me and Noah to B'ham for his (monthly) doctor's appointments. They also have helped us with some of the medical procedure costs (which are also very costly)... FYI, BCBS doesn't cover Genetic related procedures!
--my friends that listen and encourage me when I get down. they continually pray for Noah and are just as excited as we are when we get good reports from the doctors. They also help me get my mind off of things even when they don't even know it! :)
--church family that continually prays for Noah
So ... it looks like God has been pretty dang good to me and my family!
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