Catching up....

I didn't think I had much to blog about but when it gets down to it, there has been a lot going on around here. So time for some pictures and catching up. First of all, Joey's visit to the Children's Developmental Clinic went well. This is a clinic we go to at Children's Hospital in Omaha once a year and get to sit in a small room for 5 or 6 hours while different doctors and therapists come in and tell us what they think. I was smart enough this time around to take Shawn along for reinforcements so keeping Joey entertained wasn't entirely left up to me. All in all clinic went pretty well. They check his progress and make any recommendations they may have. I am happy to report that they were all very pleased with his progress (I knew they would be!). Everyone was delighted with his walking skills he has developed and he gained 4 pounds since he was there last. A couple of them do think his braces are a little short and recommended a different pair of shoes (possibly Sketchers) but all in all very happy with his walking. When the pediatrician examined him, he thought he noticed that one of his tonsils is enlarged. So this means we get to make an appointment with an ENT doc for follow up to see if anything needs to be done. And when we spoke with the geneticist, she finally convinced us to have blood drawn from Joey for CdLS testing. We will have this done in September when we go back for a GI appointment. Joey kept himself busy trying to escape out the door (as you will see from the pictures) and taking off down the hallway. He also discovered the chair makes a pretty good drum. I will keep you updated on any future appointments he has. The next one is August 12 with our family doctor for his physical for kindergarten.

Let's see...what else...Abbie got her hands on a pair of scissors the other day when no one was looking. I guess she was trying her luck at being a beautician and cut a big chunk of hair right off the front. This prompted two haircut appointments for the girls on Friday. Neither one of them had ever had a haircut before so this was a new experience. They did pretty well.

John turned 16 this past week too. Gosh - I can hardly believe it! We celebrated by spending about 3 hours at the DVM getting his driver's license. Everybody and their dog must have been there that day with license issues. It took forever! But it was worth it cause he passed on the first try. Way to go John! It's really hard for me to let him take off in a car all by himself. It just feels so weird! Some days I feel like I should still be 16 instead of a mom of a 16 year old! When did I become the grown up?

That's all I've got for now. I'm trying to get geared up for school which will start here in about 2 1/2 weeks. For the record, we will have 2 preschoolers, a kindergartener, an 8th grader and a sophomore. Hopefully everything will go smoothly. I will let the following pictures do the rest of my talking! Have a great week!

John on the Columbus Reds...Season record 21-7! Way to go guys!

Joey spent most of his time trying to escape out the door at clinic...


We would bring him back in and he would get the door open again and again...


Playing drums on the chair....very entertaining!


John by his hand me down car with his new floormats!!

Sweet sixteen! With his Oreo ice cream cake and 16 candles...

Getting some help blowing out the candles...

This is what prompted the haircut appointments...

Probably about 4 inches right off the top!

Abbie before haircut...

Abbie getting hair cut...

Abbie after haircut....

Emma before haircut...

Emma getting haircut....

Emma after haircut...


Aren't they adorable!!