Bo had his 18-month checkup on Tuesday. He fought every single bit of it. From the temper tantrum in the waiting room, to refusing to cooperate with the nurse on height and weight checks to the doctor listening to his lungs and checking his ears. He is 23lbs 3oz, and 32 3/4inches long. We did find out that Bo does have an inguinal hernia that will require surgery. It's not bad yet, but it will be - because his passageway is still open...something that should have closed by 1 year of age. The passageway is so big, the doctor was able to stick his pinkie finger through it. If left untreated, his small intestine could make its way into the opening/passageway and its blood supply would get cut off. We are scheduling the surgery for the beginning of the year, unless its an emergency situation before then. I am switching to low deductible insurance for him and I, and the surgical place is ok with waiting until then. I am ok with it now, probably because its a couple months off still. I might be a nervous wreck on surgery day.
Keep him in your prayers!
- Pray that he won't develop a serious hernia between now and the 1st of the year
- Pray that surgery goes well. The doctors would have steady hands with such a small body.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
How Sweet is This?
Sorry for the lack of posts...I don't even have a lame excuse for my absence. Bo is almost 17 months, and just as fun as can be! He now has 6 teeth, and still has all his curls! They can be a little unruly, especially if he has bedhead, but nothing that a little squirt of the bottle won't fix! And I think I can officially say that after about 5 or 6 months, he now has no problems going to other girls..er, women. Granma Deb is very relieved at this.
Likes: "Shooting" hoops, anything to has to do with being outside, Dadda, graham crackers, milk, his blankie, brushing his teeth and his bath.
Dislikes: getting dressed, diaper changes, and having to go inside if he's having too much fun outside.
He is understanding more what we say. If I say something he knows and likes, he will give a little laugh. Now if we tell him it's bath time, he will walk to the bathroom -- even if he's outside!
We have been working on a few signs. Now that he knows the sign for Please, the sign for More went out the window. I am trying to teach him "Thank You" which is similar to blowing a kiss, and on Monday night after doing the sign for Thank you, he kissed his hand like he was blowing me a kiss. I had to get a video of it.
Likes: "Shooting" hoops, anything to has to do with being outside, Dadda, graham crackers, milk, his blankie, brushing his teeth and his bath.
Dislikes: getting dressed, diaper changes, and having to go inside if he's having too much fun outside.
He is understanding more what we say. If I say something he knows and likes, he will give a little laugh. Now if we tell him it's bath time, he will walk to the bathroom -- even if he's outside!
We have been working on a few signs. Now that he knows the sign for Please, the sign for More went out the window. I am trying to teach him "Thank You" which is similar to blowing a kiss, and on Monday night after doing the sign for Thank you, he kissed his hand like he was blowing me a kiss. I had to get a video of it.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Vacation
Had a great time with my family in Idaho the past week. The Sawtooth Mountains are beautiful and Bo did great on the plane rides and camping. He loves to be outdoors so it was perfect for him. On the plane he would stand on our laps, and say "Hi!" over and over to the people behind us. Anyone who sat behind us loved it. He also thought take-off was funny.
Every day we did something different. One day was a scenic drive, another was a beach day at the glacier-lake (Bo loved it anyway!) another was a hike, one day we went on a 1/2 day horseback ride. And of course fishing. Here are a few pics:
Every day we did something different. One day was a scenic drive, another was a beach day at the glacier-lake (Bo loved it anyway!) another was a hike, one day we went on a 1/2 day horseback ride. And of course fishing. Here are a few pics:
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| From Sawtooth Vacation 09 |
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| From Sawtooth Vacation 09 |
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| From Sawtooth Vacation 09 |
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| From Sawtooth Vacation 09 |
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| From Sawtooth Vacation 09 |
Monday, July 6, 2009
Happy 4th!
We had a fun-filled weekend complete with the Omaha Zoo, Branched Oak lake, Larry the Cable Guy, plenty of fireworks and hanging with family.
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| From Summer 09 |
Thursday, May 28, 2009
New Words
Last week I stayed home with Bo because he had a fever. He was acting perfectly fine but temp = no daycare. After lunch, I took him outside to our porch swing glider-bench. We have been working on signing for months, and his favorite sign is light. It does not matter if the light is on or off, he raises his arm in the air, and moves his hand. He loves to sign it and now that we taught him how to turn the light on and off, he is tickled pink err blue? Anyway, back to the bench. I asked him what a dog says, and he says "Ruff! Ruff!" Then I asked him what a kitty says, and he says "Meow! Meow!" My boy is smart, what can I say?
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
1 year old!
What a week! The day before his birthday, he started taking steps!! He loved it, and laughed each time we had him walk to one of us. We don't think it will be much longer before he will officially be walking on his own! Wednesday (his b-day) we had Kyle's family over for dinner and I made him a cake. He likes frosting, but never really got into the cake. Thursday we had his doctor's appointment. The doctor showed me his front four top teeth all ready to come through...but haven't...darn teeth! Friday Bo had pictures done, complete with cake and balloons. He is such the little poser. And Sunday was the big party! 50 people came to help celebrate! Here are some pics:
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