Isaac’s Accomplishments

Isaac had a Speech Therapy Evaluation yesterday.  He has these every 6 months.  Since the last eval, he has doubled his speech "score" and has advanced in his understanding his surroundings by 3 months!

This is a really huge accomplishment!

If you think back to when your baby was 18 months old, and think about what they could understand, and then think about your 2-year-old's understanding, you will get an idea of how he is advancing.

We have noticed, in the past several weeks, a marked absense of seizures, except when he was sick with a cold. 

We have also noticed that he is looking to his left – on purpose.  Now, we've been told that he has limited left-field vision in both eyes.  Meaning that he doesn't see to the left with either eye.  But now, he is looking to the left to see things, to look at things.  Obviously, his vision to the left is there to some extent, and he is using it now, when he didn't use it much before.

He is also "telling" us every time he goes potty.  Every time.  Even when he's asleep, he wakes up to tell us when he needs dry pants.

So, my boy is growing, not just physically, but also mentally, socially and developementally.

It is very exciting to experience life with Isaac!

Oh, and on February 22nd, we celebrated his 9th "Gotcha Day".

What a wonderful, amazing adventure it has been!

God is good!

 

Thankful on Tuesday

Sitting outside in the swing,

Feeling the warm breeze,

Basking in the sunshine,

Listening to my fourth load of laundry tumbling in my new dryer,

Being visited by pretty friends…

  Ladybug1

So much to be thankful for!

Big Friday

Well.  The day itself was no bigger than the usual 24 hours, of course.

However, I went to the doctor, who diagnosed me with bronchitis.  Whoo-woo…

So…subtract from my pocket the following:

  • office visit
  • antibiotic
  • golden seal
  • vitamin C
  • echinacea
  • acidophilus 

Yep…it was a big day!

Aaaaaand it got even bigger.

I stopped at Lowe's to purchase this:

Dryer

It's a Maytag.  It was on sale – 10% off.  The only one left was the floor model, and so they gave me another 5% off!!!  With tax, I still paid $37 less than the regular price.  I was really pleased with that.  They deliver it – for free($65 value) – on Monday, and my dad will install it with the chord we already have (saving another $20 or so). 

Whew – that big day finished out even bigger, didn't it?

And now…I honestly cannot wait to start that antibiotic!

Happy weekend!

Alesha

Thoughtful Thursday

I am thoughtful about a few things today:

  1. I'm SO happy to have my husband home!
  2. I'm praying for Doug's uncle (brother to his mom and his grandma's only other child) who was put into the hospital yesterday with blood clots in his lungs.  Very serious, indeed! 
  3. I'm surprised that Doug's mom is going home from the hospital today.  Yay!  She is doing really well.
  4. I'm mulling over a little story I listened to last night: The Light Princess by George MacDonald.
  5. I'm planning for mine and Isaac's doctor appointments tomorrow.  I am still running fever, just low grade since last night, and figured I should be seen.  Isaac has a patch of ezcema that is "itching" him out of his mind, and we need to get a cream to clear it up.
  6. I'm thankful for online friends who don't mind sharing their expertise when I am in need of advice.
  7. I'm pleased to be exchanging letters with an "old" friend, who I feared might be estranged from me forever.
  8. I'm admiring the incredible weather we are having this week (with the exception of Monday, when it reached 87* – I KNOW!)
  9. I'm praising the Lord for a wise, Godly pastor who preaches exactly what we need to hear at just the right time, as he follows the Lord's leading.
  10. I'm bummed that I feel a fever blister coming on.  It's inevitable, I know, after my running fever for over a week, but I'm still disappointed to deal with it.

So…what's on YOUR mind today???

Symptoms of Sinusitis

Also titled

"Things You Find Yourself Asking…Yourself…When You Are Dealing With

The After-Effects Of The Stinking Flu."

(Pun totally intended!)

  • is the diaper just wet?
  • is it time for a new bath towel?(same question about the dish towel/dish cloth)
  • is the milk/juice still good?
  • do i have coffee breath?
  • do i have bad breath? (not the same as coffee breath!)
  • is it time to clean the bird cage?
  • that gas was silent, but was it deadly?
  • are isaac's clothes wet because of his slobbery toy, or is it something more? (same question about his bed pads)
  • should i use the Lysol before I leave the bathroom?
  • do my shoes/feet stink?
  • does the garbage need to go out?
  • Is the "cheater" plug between the water distiller and the extension chord melting? (don't EVEN let my dad know that is a legitimate question – Yikes!)
  • do Isaac's feet stink?
  • is it time to wash the dog's rug?
  • did I brush Isaac's teeth this morning?
  • does the house smell like last night's supper?

I know I take my ability to smell for granted. 

I also know that a good house-keeping schedule and proper grooming habits take care of most of these issues. 

However, when you are stopped dead in your tracks by the nasty flu, and the ability to smell is taken from you suddenly, it can really throw a kink into your day.

Laura, you have my sincerest sympathies (despite the humorous post)! 

And if this doesn't clear up soon for me, I might need you to give me a few pointers. πŸ˜‰

Well, that's it for me…

Smell ya later…

I can only hope!!!

Alesha