therapist change over

so i mentioned that the pt from eci either quit or got fired. now henry's speech therapist from baylor is leaving and going somewhere else. i really liked both therapist and am a lot more upset about this than i thought i would be. i suppose because i know how hard it is to find a good therapist. the new pt from eci came out and well we'll see. i don't get that all "warm and fuzzy feeling." i have yet to see who will be henry's new speech therapist at baylor. i know who'd i'd like but the scheduling will have more to do with who his new one is.

i'm just so ready to the holidays and going back to stl. the past two weeks i've felt poorly. last night henry woke up screaming in the middle of the night and wouldn't go back to bed. so he ended up in our bed and none of us got any sleep. plus my coffee machine quit working this morning and i burnt my thumb. nothing major but just one of those days.

BUT i am looking forward to thanksgiving and christmas...and all the PIE!!! i love christmas. the decorations, music, family, food, cold weather, EVERYTHING. i just love this time.

new awareness buddie - puppy

coming soon....awareness buddie - horse. i should have the horse done by this week!

and blanket ready to go....

walking around

a little better

i'm feeling a little better. still sneezing and i have a running nose, but no more headache pressure! thanks for all the well wishes. i didn't mention this because, well i don't like to advertise when justin is not in town. but yah, he wasn't in town this week so yesterday really stunk because i got no relief when feeling poorly. he gets home this evening, so i can get a little me time to feel better! a little update- henry is climbing onto couches/chairs now. and i forgot to mention the other day that when i had him outside with his push toy he took about five steps backwards! i was pretty impressed with that. in speech therapy he made the cow sound. and in case you were wandering he is still just down right mean ;)

shipped and ready to go....

the pressure

my sinuses are going insane today. i feel like crap. sneezing nonstop, sinus pressure, running nose. it hurts! blah!!!

all about henry

life is always all about henry ;), but yesterday i made a point to make it all about him. it just seems that we've been so busy lately and especially after the full weekend we just had we needed some down time. well not really down time, but time for henry to have my undivided attention. so yesterday we took a walk and ended up at the local playground. he loves going there. he likes to swing, play in the mulch, and climb around. we stayed there for quite a bit and then came home for lunch and a bath. afterwards he took a nap and we did have therapy to go to.

after therapy we came home and spent the rest of the day outside, him and me. i brought out one of his balls and his musical walker toy. he had a blast pushing the walker all around the sidewalk and the street. kids were outside playing and they'd come over and talk to him. he was watching all of them zoom around him. our street is not at all a busy street so there are kids always playing in the street and i had him out there walking around, too. you could just tell he loved the freedom of walking with nothing in his way. he was so excited.

there were also a couple boys playing basketball at the end of their driveway and henry wanted to get right in the middle of them. he was getting really mad at me when i would redirect him. we eventually winded down and sat outside for awhile at the end of our driveway watching to kids play. we both had a great time just hanging out. no running around, no busy work, chores, errands, etc.

we then came in and had dinner and played on the floor together with ellie before bedtime. with the holidays right around the corner, and cold weather to come soon. i plan on making the most of this nice weather with henry. the holidays are always so hectic for everyone. for us, it is a little more crazy because we usually travel back to stl. and everytime we go back to stl it is nonstop go, go, go. can you believe that thanksgiving is only a little over two weeks away? i think the older you get, the quicker time goes by. i don't even know what happened to october.

and i'm seeing all the christmas commercials and merchandise. it is no way feels like holiday time. but i know it will be here in the blink of an eye. and the idea of henry and a christmas tree just makes me cringe. anybody have any good ideas how to keep your child from terrorizing the christmas tree?

some updates: his walking has come a long way in the past two weeks. he's not taking steps, he's walking. we no longer count steps. i've been making him walk a lot more when we are out and about the past few weeks and i think it's made a big difference. when we go to a store or therapy, he holds my hand and we walk from the car to the door. sometimes he won't do the whole way, but at least he's doing part of the way. for one thing, he's just getting too heavy. henry is a solid kid. in therapy he said "ca" for car. and made the vroom, vroom noise.

also, when justin's parents were in town. g-pa b. had some soda. henry was trying desperately to get it and we were all telling him no. so henry all of the sudden says, "no, no, no" and shakes his head no. it was so cute!

2009 buddy walk photos

yesterday was our local buddy walk. it was a beautiful day and we had a great time. justin's parents came down to be with us as well! our team was one of the top three fundraising teams. we got our names announced and got to come up on stage to receive ribbons. it was pretty neat. we also had our own little sign along the walking path. only the sponsers and top teams got a sign. we were pretty pumped and beaming. it's about the little things in life :) and it was all possible because of our donors' support and generosity. we are so blessed and lucky to have so many wonderful people in our lives!!! here are some pics from the day.

the star of the day!!!

come on, right now?

justin noticed today that i need new front tires. the tread had worn all the way down to the metal wires in areas. super. does anyone else hate spending money on crap like this. yes i know it's a cost that happens once in a great while, but right now...come on. so he took my car to the tire place and got two new front tires. the guy said that i really need new backs ones, too, but they aren't as bad as the front so i could wait a month or two. four tires, nice little $500 dollar surprise before the holidays- yeah!!!

the bright side, glad he noticed because they were really bad and i would have never noticed. safety first! lol

busy day

today...

- woke up - that's always a good sign
- made breakfast for henry and i.
- paid bills - yuck
- quarantine henry in the family room with toys
- clean bathrooms
- play with henry.
- put henry down for a nap - wish i could take one, too
- fold clothes
- iron pillow cases for upstairs, and make bed - i love ironed pillow cases
- dust, clean all bedrooms upstairs
- get henry out of bed, make both of us lunch - cereal (don't judge me, i need to go to the grocery store)
- start to vacuum upstairs and steps - something is wrong with my vacuum
- take vacuum apart and get out instruction manual. find out that vacuum has a filter under the main filter that should be cleaned at least every six months. have had vacuum for almost three years - yikes!
- finish vacumming as henry chases it around
- justin comes home from work a little early. get ready to go to dinner
- take ellie to the groomers in petsmart, look around at cats and fish with henry (sorry justin but we will have a cat one day...you forget that you admitted to me after a few drinks that you are not allergic to them, you just dislike them) - check
- go to chick-fil-a because friend is having fundraising event there for buddy walk. i love chick-fil-a.
- take henry to get haircut. always interesting. takes three people to get the job done.
- go grocery shopping to kill time before picking up ellie
- pick-up ellie, justin gets into the car with her and she looks bizarre. can't understand why groomers always cut her weird. why would i want a shaved down dog except her ears and tail?
- pick-up prescriptions on way home. talk to mom as driving home.
- get home, unload groceries. trim ellie's ears and tail to look right, while justin gives henry a bath.
- play with henry (video to come later)
- put henry in bed - ahhhhhh.
- check emails, surf the net a little, write this post
- change out laundry, take a shower, and go to bed!!!! did i get the mail in today?

d'oh!

i'm really saddened that i have had to take the ribbon tags off my blankets. apparently the idea of having ribbons around a blanket is patented. i received an email from the company yesterday. I would have never of guessed that in a million years, but I guess anything can have a patent. crazy. the patent is specific about how the ribbons are sewn in so maybe i'll find a different way to put them on or leave the blankets without the ribbons. The company actually rewards people for finding anyone who is in violation of the patent and "turning them in." oh well, live and learn. i still love my blankets and think they are beautiful, ribbons or no ribbons.