surgery #2

Jack is having his 2nd cochlear implant surgery this upcoming Monday morning. This time they will implant in his right ear. I can't say I'm looking forward to going through the surgery process again, but I am looking forward to putting this behind us. Jack did well with the first surgery, so I'm anticipating him doing well the second time around. We would appreciate any prayers on Jack's behalf! I know they make a difference- thanks for thinking of us!

A big kid trapped in a toddler's body

Sorry about the video being sideways. I tried to reshoot it horizontally, but Jack refused to climb and perform for me again, the little rascal. Anyways, a few days prior to this video, Jack was climbing the same ladder, and as he reached the top of the ladder, an older boy probably about 4 years old hung his head over the side and said "Hey, little dude! You're not allowed to climb that. That's for big kids. I'm not even allowed to climb that." The boy then turned to me for some kind of back-up, which I failed to give, instead saying that it was okay and Jack was fine on the ladder, but thank-you very much for your concern! It was too funny; he was seriously offended by Jack being on the big kid ladder. Oh well. They just replaced the old wooden playground in our neighborhood with a new plastic one, so we've gone several times this week and Jack loves it. Below he's swinging, being funny with his cap pulled over his face. This boy loves his hats; we went shopping last Saturday for spring/summer wear, and he loved putting on the hats and holding the clothes up to his body. He is certainly an entertaining one.

29 Weeks

I'm in my 3rd trimester, and am now 29 weeks pregnant. This pregnancy is flying by and I feel great. Below is my obligatory belly shot: I went in for my glucose test and sonogram *finally* last Friday and everything looks perfect. I passed the glucose test, yea! And the drink wasn't as bad as I was expecting, so bonus points for that. I somehow lost a half pound in the last month, despite the baby weighing in at 3.4 lbs, which puts the baby ahead of schedule weight-wise. Turns out his weight put me at being nearly 30 weeks preggers, when the sonogram was done when I was nearly 29 weeks....so he is a good size! Heart-rate was good (can't remember the #), he's developing beautifully, and he is definitely a boy. The sonographer put any of our doubts as to his gender to rest by highlighting his manhood; it was so apparent, that it was borderline obscene! Then I talked with my doctor, and I'm now at the point when I go in every 2 weeks. I can feel the due date fast approaching.

What do ya think?

So I have a question for you:

On a scale of 1-10, how disturbed would you be if your neighbors hadn't set out their trash for 3 weeks in a row? And by the way, they are definitely home.

Just wondering.

Free at last!

The snow and ice are melted away, and we're free to leave our house once again, hallelujah! From Tuesday thru Saturday morning we were house-bound due to the icy road conditions. The weather never stays below freezing here for more than a day or two, so when it does ice over, it usually melts the next day. However, this time around the sub-freezing temps stuck for four days, virtually unheard of here. Plus, they don't salt the roads or plow them, and our driveway happens to be at a near 45 degree incline, so death was imminent if we tried to go out. Thankfully the weather is much warmer and sunnier and life is back to normal.

We thought we were going to be able to go out on Friday, but imagine our surprise when we woke up to several inches of snowfall. My OB appt was canceled a second time. I was so frustrated because I was scheduled to do my glucose test (1st on Wed, and then on Fri) and was eating light and healthy throughout the week- even though I was majorly craving ice cream- and then I didn't even take the stupid test! Well, once Saturday's sun came out and melted enough of the ice, Jon and I seriously binged on take out food. It was like we hadn't eaten in a week! It sure was yummy though. We also stopped by Babies-r-us and traded in our old stroller, for 25% off a new pack-and-play; a good deal I thought, since we wanted to dump the stroller off anyways. Ya'll should check out their website if you need any new baby gear; they're doing the trade-in for big items like cribs, car seats, strollers, high chairs, playyards, etc. I was hoping to have sonogram/prego belly pics to post by this time, but should have them up this weekend (that is if the weather doesn't ice me in my house again).

The BIG freeze

Wintry weather blew into town Tuesday morning and refuses to let us leave our house!! It's been *freezing* outside and there's a solid sheet of ice beneath all the snow, making us captives in our own home. But, it has been nice to have Jon home from work- today we lit a fire and enjoyed it all day long. Forgive me for all the pictures, but here in Texas, we HAVE to document when we get snow; it's a wonder to behold-Poor Jon shoveling snow, so he could get to work. He only went in for a few hours, and earned an extra day's vacation for it, yea! Hmm, maybe we shouldn't have left our shoes outsideburied tee-ball stand

We went out for about 20 minutes to play in the snow; Jack loved it! Though he did not want any of that white stuff on his mittens.

Jon & Jack (that would be Jon behind the scary ski mask)

Jack kicked the tee ball thru the snow, watching the snow spray with each kick. He was consumed with this activity, and protested when it was time to go inside. Mommy and Daddy are wimps when it comes to cold, I think Jack would have played another hour if we let him; he's impervious to such weather conditions, especially when distracted by a ball.

It's supposed to get above freezing by 5 degrees on Friday, so hopefully the ice will melt soon! I had to reschedule my OB visit from today for Friday, so it'd be nice to be able to make it- then I could post sono pics this weekend. Hope everyone out there is surviving the cold weather.