Look Out Naps... Here we Come

Yes, it is true. This past weekend, we made a breakthrough. Jocelyn is now taking naps in her own bed. I've been waiting for this for a long time. She has always been good about going to bed at night and sleeping in her own bed. But she would never stay asleep in her bed during the day. She now goes to sleep on her own and falls asleep usually within 5-10 minutes. And the best part, is that she sleeps for at least an hour. Morning and afternoon. Up until this weekend, she is on a great schedule at Sarah's but has never got the whole nap thing down at our house. Plus, she goes to sleep at night that easily as well. It is really nice.

Not much else is going on here. Jocelyn is all over the house now army crawling. She gets up in all fours to crawl and starts to go but then just goes down and army crawls. She is pretty fast. We definitely can't leave her on her own anymore. We've been having some play dates with our friends' Rob and Cat's daughter Elodie. Other than that, we are just starting to get all of our stuff ready for the big camp out next week. It is going to be a blast. I'm glad we've taken Joce out before so I know that she will do just fine.

Girls Camp Out Weekend

This past weekend, just the girls went camping. Grandma Vicki, Aunt Malindi, Cousin Maddy and Olive, Jocelyn and I, along with some friends, went camping at Wilson Lake. It was a blast. The weather was perfect. Not too hot and just enough clouds to give a little bit of shade during the day. We stayed in my mom's camper so Jocelyn and Olive were able to get some good sleep. On Saturday, Jocelyn was able to experience her first adventure into the lake. I thought it would be too cold for her, but boy was I wrong. She loved it! She was all about the water. We had a little baby floaty that she used. She loved just floating around in the water. She even sat on the beach and let the sand rush between her toes. Oh, and Jocelyn and Olive had matching swimming suits. We didn't even know it until we got ready to dress the kiddos. After about 30 minutes, she was ready for a nap. We had a little baby tent that we sat up on the beach. It was a perfect little cave for Jocey to take a quick little cat nap. The rest of the weekend she was just as sweet and easy going. She played and laughed. She even went to bed on time and took naps. But I could tell that she was ready to go home on Sunday. Once we got home that night, we took bathes and she was definitely ready for bed. It was a good warm up the big lake camp out we have in August.

9 Month Check Up

Today we went to Jocelyn's 9 month well child check. Of course she flashed her cheese ball smile to all the nurses. Jocelyn is doing great; right on track. (As if we would expect anything less) She weighs 22lbs. which on a typical growth chart is in the 90th percentile. She is 29 inches tall and it is 88th percentile for height. Of course, this is completely off the Down syndrome growth chart. She is following her growth chart to a T. She had to have one shot today which she didn't even shed a tear. She was too busy playing with the tongue depressor. So we are good to go for another 3 months. We will go back at her first birthday. We have a busy week still ahead of us. This weekend, Jocelyn and I are going camping. It is a girls only weekend. Jocelyn's aunt Malindi, cousin Olive and her Grandma Vicki are all getting together, along with some other friends. We are very much looking forward to it. Hopefully the weather cooperates this weekend so Jocelyn can enjoy her first trip to the beach and swim in the lake.

9 Months Old

Yes, it is true. Jocelyn is now 9 months old. She is growing like a weed. We haven't been doing quite as much lately; just hanging out with friends and family. We went to my brother's house this weekend. Jocelyn and Olive played all day Saturday. I can already tell they will cause us trouble once they are both running around getting into stuff. Joce is very close to crawling on all fours. She is getting pretty fast though at her army crawl. All she wants to do now is play with her toys. She does not want to be carried much anymore. She is now starting to eat more table food. We have discovered that she will only eat real meat, especially chicken; no more baby food meat. She is also drinking out of a straw now completely on her own which is a really big feat. She can almost drink solely out of a cup without much spillage. It is amazing to see how much she changes every month.

Hopefully, most of you have received an email recently about our Down syndrome walk in October. We have formed the team and people can now sign up to walk or donate if they are unable to attend. You can check it out a http://www.stepupfordownsyndromekc.org/ . Look for our team under Jocey's Jaywalkers for all the info.

On July 14, Jocelyn has her 9 month well child check up. I will let everyone know how that goes later on this week.

In Jocelyn's 9 month pictures, she is wearing at hat that her Aunt Malindi made. Malindi has a store on etsy.com where she sells these hand made hats for babies. You should check it out. They are a great gift for a little one. http://www.malindi.etsy.com/

Fourth of July

Well, I know it has been awhile since my last post. We have just been very busy lately. Jocelyn is always on the go. It is a good thing she is a very flexible little girl. We went back to the ENT last week and got the okay from the doctor that the tubes are working and we don't need to come back for 4 months. This past week, we have had a lot of family from Alex's side come to town. First off, Alex's cousin Nick was in town. He is in the Army and is currently scheduled to leave for Afghanistan on July 10. He will be gone for 8 months but will be doing more office type work rather than actual fighting. We still wish him the best and hope that he returns home as fast as he can. Then, later on in the week, Alex's Aunt Kathleen and Uncle Bob and their kids Caitlin and Mary, along with Caitlin's boyfriend Jeff came to visit us from California. It was great seeing them again. Last time we saw them was at our wedding. This was also their first meeting with Jocelyn. Of course, she was just as cute as she could be and charmed them all. We went over to Alex's Aunt Roseanne and Uncle Don's house for the 4th of July festivities. Jocelyn got to play with her cousin Hayden who is 18 months old. When it was time for bed, Jocelyn went to sleep in her pack-n-play and managed to sleep through all the fireworks noise. Since we were in Bonner Springs, fire works are legal and so we had a lot of fun setting off some great fire works. On Sunday afternoon, the whole Green clan decided to go to the Royals game. And since Jocelyn is now a veteran there, she had a good time. She slept through half of the game. It was a really good game; even better that the Royals won. It wasn't too hot and shady part of the day. We went over to Alex's cousin Chris and his wife Angela's house to hang out and play. Finally, Jocelyn crashed that night. I think all the excitement caught up with her. She slept very well that night. The Green's of California will be in town the rest of the week so we can continue spending as much time with them as we can. Hopefully, we will be able to go to California soon ourselves.