Memorial Day Weekend

This past weekend, the family went to Hays to visit everyone. My grandmother, Jocelyn's great grandma, Gwen was in town visiting my parents. It was great seeing her since the last time we saw her was in January. They had a great time playing with each other. We also got to see Jocelyn's other great grandparents, Mike and Mickey; as well as her great uncle Tim. We were also able to hang out my brother Chris and his girlfriend Bridget. I was glad that we got to see all of our family. Alex and I had a chance to sneak away for a few hours and play frisbee golf. It was nice getting out there again especially since it was a beautiful weekend. We haven't played since before I became pregnant. The only down side of the weekend was that Jocelyn's allergies flared up. Every time we go to Hays, she instantly become congested with watery eyes, runny nose, and sneezing. She is a trooper though and still continues with her happy smile. Sunday evening, we went over to a family friend's house and spend time with their family including kids and grand kids. Jocelyn got to ride in her first outdoor swing. She really loved it. If it wasn't so close to bed time, I think she could have stayed in that for hours. Mom and Dad now know what the next toy we are going to get for Joce. Overall, it was a great weekend and a really nice way to kick off the summer.

Occupational Therapy

We are now working with Deirdre, our occupational therapist, once a week now. Jocelyn is doing so well. She is making progress every week. She is sitting up on her own now. We still need to keep an eye on her so she doesn't fall backwards but sits so nicely now like a big girl. Within the past week, she has started doing her version of the army crawl. It definitely changes everything now that she is beginning to become mobile. I suspect in the next few weeks, she will be up crawling.

Baby Aubrey Has Arrived

Our dearest friends, Chuck and Emily, just welcomed a new little addition to their family this week. Aubrey Leeanna was born on 5/19/09. She is just the most precious little baby. Her big sister, Makayla was very excited to meet her. We went up to the hospital to visit them. It was crazy being back on the maternity ward. Looking at Jocelyn, she seems so big now. It is hard to believe that only 7 months ago we were in the same situation. It is amazing how things change so quickly. Jocelyn really enjoyed meeting her new friend.

New Car Seats

So we finally found Jocelyn her new car seats. At first, I think she was sort of confused as to what she was doing in it but now I think she really likes it. She can now look out the window and her shoulders are so scrunched in. Although the days of taking her places while she sleeps is over. We no longer have a seat for her to sit in when we go out. Things as we know it are now changed. But its okay, she is becoming such a big girl now. She will do just fine. I think it is more of a change for mom and dad than anything.

Day at The K

Jocelyn went to her first Royals game this weekend. We were planning on taking her Friday evening but my parents came into town for the weekend for my brother's graduation. Thankfully they volunteered to babysit for us that evening. In case you didn't know, a huge storm came into town late afternoon on Friday. There were high winds and rain. Alex and I, along with some friends, went out early to tail gate and ended up sitting in our car for 2 hours while it rained. The game didn't start until 9 p.m. We decided to go to the game Saturday evening though. We took my parents and Jocelyn. It was a great night. The weather was nice and we had great seats as well. Of course she was decked out in her Royals gear. Jocelyn got a certificate for her first game that had her name and date on it. She also got her picture taken with Slugger, the mascot. She was such a good little girl. (Although I would be surprise if she wasn't anything but good) I carried her in a baby carrier so she could see all the sites and enjoy the game. She appeared to enjoy it. Once we got to our seats, she slept for the first 4 or 5 innings. Then she was up smiling and laughing; having a good time. Then she crashed on the way home and slept like well for the rest of the night. Then on Sunday, we went to my brother's house in Baldwin. He graduated from KU with his Master's degree. It was fun hanging out with our family and Jocelyn really enjoyed playing with her cousins.

7 Months Old

Jocelyn turned 7 months old on Sunday. It seems like I was typing her 6 month post. There are a few new things that have happened this month. We have been looking at new car seats and will be ordering them soon. Jocelyn has out grown it not only in weight but now her little feet dangle out of it. We started letting Jocelyn sit in the high chairs at restaurants. She does so well. She truly looks like a big girl now. We are now starting to drink out of our sippy cup. She does okay. Definitely have to give it to her without a shirt on. She also started eating more solid foods like puffs. At first, she wasn't quite sure what was going on but soon got the hang of it. We are also going to start going to OT every week. There is just so much going on that we need more time together. Here in the next couple of weeks, we will start speech too. Jocelyn use to sleep through the night without even so much as a squirm but ever since she was last sick, she has been getting up in the night for an hour or two. I think she spoiled us too much before. She is starting to get back to sleeping through the night. Hopefully this will happen sooner rather than later. Other than that, Jocelyn is just her happy little self. We are going to the Royals game later this week. We will surely post pictures from that.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Jocelyn just wanted me to add a post today to tell everyone Happy Mother's Day. She especially wanted to say Happy Mother's Day to her Grandma Colene, Grandma Vicki, Great grandma Mickey and Great grandma Gwen. We had a pretty laid back day. We went for a walk in the morning. It wasn't too sunny or cool. It was just right. We played all day long. We also got to hang out with Grandma Colene. It was a pretty good day.

New Pics

Last Friday, Jocelyn had new pictures taken. We tried a new photo study called Portraits Today. The photographer did a great job. He works very well with kiddos. His prices were very reasonable plus we got our pics that same day. I posted a slide show of her new pics. His website is http://www.portraitstodaystudios.com/.Enjoy!

Very Busy Week

Sorry it has been some time since I last posted. It has been a hectic last week. Last week, Sarah, our day care provider, went on vacation to Mexico. Grandma Vicki came into town to hang out with Miss Jocelyn. She and grandma have been having such a great time together. Well, at the end of the week, we had very many appointments and things to do. Last Thursday, we met with Bev, our family service coordinator. She is the person that makes sure that we get all the support we need including therapy. Jocelyn did a great job showing off all of her new tricks. She was very surprised at how big Jocelyn has gotten. We are going to continue working with Dierdre, our OT, but move it to once a week now since there are so many new activities that Jocelyn is learning. We are also going to start working with a Speech therapist once a month so we can learn some new skills. We will meet again with Bev in 6 months. We went shopping that day and Jocelyn was a happy shopper like always. Then we stopped by my office for all of the ladies to love all over her. Last, Jocelyn had her ENT appointment. We saw Dr. Robert Thompson. He has worked a lot with kiddos with Down syndrome which was good to know. He thinks that the congestion isn't anything to worry about and she will out grow. Mostly due to her small anatomy. He then used his microscope to look in her ears. Unfortunately, Jocelyn did not enjoy this and many tears were shed. The doctor then used a tympanogram to see how her ear drums responded to pressure. It showed that Jocelyn has fluid in both ears. Neither looked infected but none the less the fluid was present. This means that we are going to be rechecking her ears in 6 weeks and see what happens. If the fluid remains there for over 3 months, we may need to consider tubes at that time. So we will have to keep an eye on that. After that day, Jocelyn definitely slept well.