Update

It's been so busy around here that I just put the blog on hold.

We are slowly getting into a new routine. Slowly. Very Slowly.

So here's what I want you to know.

Jake's heart is still looking great. We went to the heart doctor this week for the first time in six months. The actual story is that I didn't write the appointment down, knew it was in September, and got a surprise on our way back into town Monday night. My answering machine had a message for the appointment Tuesday morning! The good news, I didn't have time to get worrisome over it.

Jake's heart looked fantastic and we go back in March. If we get the OK sign then... we'll start going yearly. Yearly. Did you read that. YEARLY!! oooohhh! That would be sweet.

I'll get pictures on soon. We've got football and testing and sickness and heat to talk about.

For now, wanted to spread the good news. Thank you Lord!

Plans...what plans?

So real quick... we didn't get to go through with the evaluations in Louisville after all.

Oh we went to Louisville...

And. Came. Right. Back. Home.

Dave's brother lives there and we'd just got to their house and not 10 minutes later, Jake was making puking noise, crying and running a fever.

Do we make great entrances or what?

We got up the next morning and came right back home.

Soooo, Louisville is rescheduled and school evaluations are in the morning.

Thanks for all your prayers.

Let the Test Begin

I wanted to let everyone know that Jake will be undergoing a lot of evaluations over the next few weeks. We are visiting a specialist in Kentucky first and then the week after that he'll get evaluated by the school system as we prepared for his IEP.

These evaluations are nothing medical but more developmental.

Please pray for this little boy who at 2 and half has had more then his fair share of people checking him out.

Pray that Jake does well and shows what he can do.

Pray that Dave and I are wise, and patient and strong and kind through it all.

Pray Romans 15:13 for my entire family.

May the God of hope fill you

with all joy and peace as you trust in him,

so that you may overflow with

hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Rhyme for Feeding Time.

There once was a boy name Jake,

Who sat at the table and ate.

With his foot in the air,

We just didn't care!

For at least he cleaned his plate!

Just A Bunch of Bull

Toldya it was a bunch of bull. I think my favorite is that last one.

I mean look at the cowboy's booty.

OUCH! that's gonna hurt.

Dave got tickets at work for the PBR event that came to town. I knew I'd see bull but I didn't expect to see this guy pop a wheelie on his lawnmower.

Oh yes. He did. Several times.

Jake did pretty good.

Beside throwing his buzz lightyear and hitting the old man in front of us he behave decently. The old man didn't mind being hit, he told us he was just glad it wasn't beer.

Yeah, that Jake, he looks sweet. But he's developed quite an arm.

Too Much To Look At !

Let's recap... last weekend we went from retirement party to baseball game to the 6 hours of the 127 yard sale (that's a entirely different post) to baseball in the back yard. Sooo how was Sunday gonna to live up to the rest of the weekend?

The aquarium of course.

This was Jake's 2nd visit. But, this time he was mobile and halfway through the first building I wondered why I even brought the stroller.

He looked.....

and looked....

sO

and looked.....

and looked some more.

And when my little looker was done.

He sat.

In water.

Jakey see... Jakey do

Jakey see baseball.

Jakey play baseball.

And notice.... mr. hat.

Suhhhh-WING!

WARNING: The tongue is out so serious work is underway.

I know I'm his mom...but folks, seriously.... isn't he just the cutest darn thing you've ever seen.