Monday, February 28, 2011
a revival is coming
We sold the house and should be (for real) moving into the new one this week! Expect lots more updates after that!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Mischief Maker
That's Asher's new official title. I'm sure he would prefer we call him Sir Mischief Maker, but I have to draw the line somewhere.
The boy knows how to get around and about. As with everything in his life, he has his own unique way of doing that, but it most certainly gets the job done. Life as we know it from three feet and under has changed dramatically. He's constantly scooting over to the entertainment center and rearranging the DVDs. By "rearranging" I mean he's grabbing them and flinging them onto the floor, which is inevitably followed by a burst of giggles. Most of the time the giggles make the mess worth it. Most of the time. I won't lie - it occasionally gives me an eye twitch.
Lately he has moved on to broader horizons. The other day he managed to make it all the way to the dining room! It looked something like this:
The boy knows how to get around and about. As with everything in his life, he has his own unique way of doing that, but it most certainly gets the job done. Life as we know it from three feet and under has changed dramatically. He's constantly scooting over to the entertainment center and rearranging the DVDs. By "rearranging" I mean he's grabbing them and flinging them onto the floor, which is inevitably followed by a burst of giggles. Most of the time the giggles make the mess worth it. Most of the time. I won't lie - it occasionally gives me an eye twitch.
Lately he has moved on to broader horizons. The other day he managed to make it all the way to the dining room! It looked something like this:
He was thrilled when he finally made it to the chair. He played with that thing for a good 15 minutes before I finally decided that the Parenting Police would surely lock me away for the travesty of allowing my child to deprive himself of his own toys, so I relocated him back to the Kid Zone. He still insists there aren't enough toys.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
this n that
So it seems I haven't updated in ages. Yikes.
You see, I THOUGHT we would be moving and I would pick the blog back up after we moved, but the contract we had on the house fell through, so that won't be happening. Might as well give an update then, right?
As far as house stuff goes, our listing expires in March. If the house sells by then... hooray! We'll move into a larger place and settle in there. If it doesn't sell by then... hooray! We'll be making some fun updates to this house and enjoying our stay for a few more years. I'm honestly okay with whatever direction the Lord has for us at this juncture. Each avenue has its pros and cons, and He ultimately knows what is best. Chad might not have such peace about it right now - and not that I blame him, as he is the handyman when things go wrong in our little 1950s cottage - but he'll come around.
Asher is doing great. He's been practicing in the walker at PT and is doing quite well. Still settling in, but definitely taking some legit steps. The other therapies are kinda at a standstill. Or maybe I should say the progress isn't as consistent. He has good days and bad. He is getting quite a bit better about accepting different textures and flavors in his mouth without gagging, which is huge. Eating is still a long way off, I think, but getting that gag under control is a big step. He uses a few signs intentionally - "more," "play/music," and "all done" are some that we've seen. He also waves bye-bye when he's in the mood (sometimes with prompting, and sometimes without).
He's also slowly learning to use his chair. One thing that gives him trouble is that when he's sitting on the floor, he uses his core to scoot across the floor, and he tries to use that same technique in the chair vs. using his arms to propel the wheels. He does the same thing in the walker (using his core instead of his legs). He'll figure it out.
One thing he's figured out lately is how to sit up on his own! He's been able to sit for awhile, of course, but if he was lying down he couldn't get into the sitting position. Now he can roll to his belly, push up on "big arms," and swing his legs around into a sitting position. Not technically the way he's supposed to sit up, but it works for him. I'm really proud of him for figuring it out all on his own.
Anyway, there you have it. If you don't hear from me again before then, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
You see, I THOUGHT we would be moving and I would pick the blog back up after we moved, but the contract we had on the house fell through, so that won't be happening. Might as well give an update then, right?
As far as house stuff goes, our listing expires in March. If the house sells by then... hooray! We'll move into a larger place and settle in there. If it doesn't sell by then... hooray! We'll be making some fun updates to this house and enjoying our stay for a few more years. I'm honestly okay with whatever direction the Lord has for us at this juncture. Each avenue has its pros and cons, and He ultimately knows what is best. Chad might not have such peace about it right now - and not that I blame him, as he is the handyman when things go wrong in our little 1950s cottage - but he'll come around.
Asher is doing great. He's been practicing in the walker at PT and is doing quite well. Still settling in, but definitely taking some legit steps. The other therapies are kinda at a standstill. Or maybe I should say the progress isn't as consistent. He has good days and bad. He is getting quite a bit better about accepting different textures and flavors in his mouth without gagging, which is huge. Eating is still a long way off, I think, but getting that gag under control is a big step. He uses a few signs intentionally - "more," "play/music," and "all done" are some that we've seen. He also waves bye-bye when he's in the mood (sometimes with prompting, and sometimes without).
He's also slowly learning to use his chair. One thing that gives him trouble is that when he's sitting on the floor, he uses his core to scoot across the floor, and he tries to use that same technique in the chair vs. using his arms to propel the wheels. He does the same thing in the walker (using his core instead of his legs). He'll figure it out.
One thing he's figured out lately is how to sit up on his own! He's been able to sit for awhile, of course, but if he was lying down he couldn't get into the sitting position. Now he can roll to his belly, push up on "big arms," and swing his legs around into a sitting position. Not technically the way he's supposed to sit up, but it works for him. I'm really proud of him for figuring it out all on his own.
Anyway, there you have it. If you don't hear from me again before then, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Friday, October 29, 2010
busy times
The blog is now hosted by Blogger. Some of the images went missing on posts, but other than that everything is intact. :)
Asher has been doing all kinds of fun things in therapy: getting covered in pudding, practicing identification, trying out a new walker... he's a busy little man. As I said a few posts back, we condensed a couple of therapies so that Fridays would be open once again. The five day a week schedule was grueling with all of this house stuff going on. It's really nice to have a weekday to just focus on things at home.
The house process is going well. We're under contract and should be closing in less than 3 weeks! The only hurdle that's left is the FHA appraisal on the house we're selling, which is a big hurdle in such an old house. Please pray it would go well and that we can close here and settle into the new place. Did you know it has a handicap-accessible bathroom? I KNOW! Too awesome, and definitely meant to be.
Halloween is coming up this weekend... we have a special costume in mind for Asher. I hope it comes to fruition and we have time to make it! You'll love it.
I will try to be a better blogger once we get settled in. :)
Asher has been doing all kinds of fun things in therapy: getting covered in pudding, practicing identification, trying out a new walker... he's a busy little man. As I said a few posts back, we condensed a couple of therapies so that Fridays would be open once again. The five day a week schedule was grueling with all of this house stuff going on. It's really nice to have a weekday to just focus on things at home.
The house process is going well. We're under contract and should be closing in less than 3 weeks! The only hurdle that's left is the FHA appraisal on the house we're selling, which is a big hurdle in such an old house. Please pray it would go well and that we can close here and settle into the new place. Did you know it has a handicap-accessible bathroom? I KNOW! Too awesome, and definitely meant to be.
Halloween is coming up this weekend... we have a special costume in mind for Asher. I hope it comes to fruition and we have time to make it! You'll love it.
I will try to be a better blogger once we get settled in. :)
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Moving platforms
I'm moving everything from Typepad to Blogger this evening (for a handful of rather boring reasons). Pardon the dust!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
MIA
I've been missing in action for quite awhile. Sorry about that. It's just gogogo around here.
Next week we pick up Asher's wheelchair at Vanderbilt. I'm really excited! It will be soooo awesome for him to be able to get where he wants to be on his own and explore the house in a totally new way.
Speaking of houses, that is all still on. Ours is on the market (less than a week in), and we've already put in one offer on another. It was rejected, but that's quite alright. God has a plan. We've looked at several others and just haven't found the right one yet. There are four more on the list, three of which we haven't been inside of yet. It's nice to not be in a hurry during this process.
As of next week, we're back down to four days a week of therapy. The 5-day schedule, with everything else we have going on, was just grueling. It will be nice to have that day "off" again.
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