Friday, January 31, 2014
Special treat
Both Keillor and I got to relax on Mom and Dad's bed before bedtime the other night. My cast works well on soft blankets and a cuddly dog!
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
1 year, 3 months
Monthly pictures with the pup!
Dad said it was ok for me to stay in my pajamas and that Keillor and I could relax on Mom and Dad's bed while having my beverage this morning. It was his ploy to get us both to sit still for some pictures. It was only semi-successful...
Summary of the month: I am getting really good at communicating what I'd like. My pointing and grunting has become incredibly specific and I'll even use a few words when asked. I say "dada" all the time, but it doesn't always refer to Dad. It's just fun to say! And over the weekend I learned to roar like a grizzly bear!
Meal time is always fun for me, of course. Mom was on some sort of cleanse diet the past two weeks and she cooked all sorts of good stuff for me. My favorite was the different fish dishes and the broccoli soup.
My mobility has taken a bit of a hit with the cast, of course, but there's nothing that I can't do really. I still take Keillor for one or two walks each day, I still help Dad at Home Depot, and Mom and I have been shopping once or twice in the past week. I've been traveling in the backpack carrier a bit more than the stroller because my cast is the perfect shape for the backpack sling.
Aunt Jill and Uncle Jeff sent a little scooter board for Christmas (like you used in elementary school gym class) and I'm learning how to push myself around on it. In fact, I'm so good that Dad is going to need to rig a harness up to keep me from pushing myself off of it! Don't worry, we'll share a video at some point.
Dad said it was ok for me to stay in my pajamas and that Keillor and I could relax on Mom and Dad's bed while having my beverage this morning. It was his ploy to get us both to sit still for some pictures. It was only semi-successful...
Clearly Keillor loves being on the human bed!
Pointing to my bottle.
Petting Keillor nicely.
It typically takes about 15 shots before Keillor and I both look nicely at the camera at the same time.
Notice the lady propping me up in the background!
Summary of the month: I am getting really good at communicating what I'd like. My pointing and grunting has become incredibly specific and I'll even use a few words when asked. I say "dada" all the time, but it doesn't always refer to Dad. It's just fun to say! And over the weekend I learned to roar like a grizzly bear!
Meal time is always fun for me, of course. Mom was on some sort of cleanse diet the past two weeks and she cooked all sorts of good stuff for me. My favorite was the different fish dishes and the broccoli soup.
My mobility has taken a bit of a hit with the cast, of course, but there's nothing that I can't do really. I still take Keillor for one or two walks each day, I still help Dad at Home Depot, and Mom and I have been shopping once or twice in the past week. I've been traveling in the backpack carrier a bit more than the stroller because my cast is the perfect shape for the backpack sling.
Aunt Jill and Uncle Jeff sent a little scooter board for Christmas (like you used in elementary school gym class) and I'm learning how to push myself around on it. In fact, I'm so good that Dad is going to need to rig a harness up to keep me from pushing myself off of it! Don't worry, we'll share a video at some point.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
New chair
A package arrived in the mail last Friday. It was from a lady in Wisconsin that makes special chairs for kids in spica casts like me. It took Dad about 5 minutes to assemble and it took me about 15 seconds to figure out that it is awesome!
And for a special treat, Keillor got a new dog bed for the basement room where my new chair is located. Speaking of that basement room, Mom and Dad have been working to turn it into a play room for me and my friends. It's almost complete and we'll post pictures soon.
For those of you that want to know more about the "jelly bean" chair: The orange tray is removable and that's how I'm placed inside. There's a little padded bench that accommodates the shape of my cast. Dad installed a little lap belt to keep me from sliding off the bench. My feet are about 8 inches off the ground, but I can still get it to rock by shaking my upper body forward and back. The other side of the orange tray is a chalkboard, so that will be super fun once I learn that chalk isn't a snack.
Immediately after being placed inside.
Warming up to it...
I love it. High five!
We got to pick the colors and it came personalized!
For those of you that want to know more about the "jelly bean" chair: The orange tray is removable and that's how I'm placed inside. There's a little padded bench that accommodates the shape of my cast. Dad installed a little lap belt to keep me from sliding off the bench. My feet are about 8 inches off the ground, but I can still get it to rock by shaking my upper body forward and back. The other side of the orange tray is a chalkboard, so that will be super fun once I learn that chalk isn't a snack.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Bean bag chair
Relaxing in the living room on my bean bag chair...
Being sweet and cute.
Ok, you've had your nice picture, now lift me up!
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Back to normal
Sure, I can't crawl around like I could last week, but things aren't much different with my cast. I still go on walks with Keillor, I still get to read books with Mom and Dad and I still get to play with all my toys. It's just that now I depend on Mom and Dad to bring me what I want. And I'm good at pointing and grunting!
And I still get to eat one of my favorite foods...cottage cheese!
And I still get to eat one of my favorite foods...cottage cheese!
Carefully watching the spoon approach!
More, please!
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Home
We're home! Tess and Denise arrived home at about 3:00 pm and Tess went straight down for a nap. She was flat out exhausted. Denise successfully lifted her into the crib by herself since I was out getting Tess' prescriptions filled. This was a huge victory since Denise has been quite worried about how heavy Tess will be in her cast. Really, it's not that much extra weight. It's the bulk that will take some getting used to.
We had an enjoyable evening and Tess seems to be getting used to her cast and the diaper changes. She dozed off on her changing table at about 7:50 when we were trying to get her ready for bed!
Thank you again for all the thoughts and prayers.
We had an enjoyable evening and Tess seems to be getting used to her cast and the diaper changes. She dozed off on her changing table at about 7:50 when we were trying to get her ready for bed!
Thank you again for all the thoughts and prayers.
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