Antigravity

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So last week Sam asked me to help her with her new place. Finish painting and decorating and stuff. So since she works 2 jobs it worked out best for her to come and get me and the children (we are a one car family and Jon needs the car for work so she picked us up and dropped us off) early Wednesday morning for a couple of days of house work.

Tuesday morning Jon told me that his parents were coming. I was way excited (normal response. I have AWESOME in-law’s), and then later on way bummed. They changed their plans and wouldn’t be coming in the day, but rather LATE that night. They were coming to help us finish the garden planting (like I said AWESOME). We stayed up late visiting with them. They were at our house ALL day Wednesday working (while Jon was at work and the children and I were gone to Sam’s). My garden has NEVER (photos coming soon) looked so good. Plus while Dad was in the garden Mom was in the house cleaning!

I know I am SO SO SO spoiled!!! Oh, and Kaylee got Grandma’s toy kitchen. Grandma thought she’d like it, and it would be better to use it than to keep it in their storage unit. So Kaylee has been “cooking” up a storm. And LOVES her kitchen. Ya, my Mother-in-law (and FIL) totally rocks!

Anyway….. Sam’ house.

When we arrived the children needed food, and we needed to make a few supply runs. Sam also had made plans with Shan’s (pronounced Sean/Shaun. he/it’s Irish…) siblings to go to Antigravity. So we met up with my Dad (who was there to take photos. we will have to make him play next time.) and Akasha, Patrick, and Conner and went crazy jumping on giant trampolines and bounce house stuff.

So Akasha is 17. She’s a young high school grad. She’s pretty freaking awesome. She’s currently bummed that she wasn’t able to deploy with her Dad and Brother (Army National Gard). She Worked SO hard to get all the paperwork singed and join up and all her basic training done only to be told that since she won’t be 18 until a week or so after they are to arrive in Afghanistan she couldn’t go.

I am sure you all already do, but please keep your thoughts and prayers with all our troops and their families. They need (and deserve) all our love and support.





We had SO much fun!

And then we all went and had frozen yogurt (not Regan. he got fruit snacks.), before becoming slaves to home improvement needs.

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Regan James 18 months

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On the 5th we had another check up with Dr. K. (Regan’s G.I. doc.) It was a VERY good check up! Regan gained in two months about a pound! Which is huge for him. Dr. K. also said to go ahead and stop his meds. Which we were SO happy about. The pill Regan was fine with (kid is a pro at swallowing pills it’s pretty awesome), but his anti-inflammatory he HATED! (I mean we’d have to pin him down and force feed him the 4mls 2 times a day.) Dr. K also got rid of most of Regan’s medical labels! No more Failure to thrive, Malnourished, Malabsorption, Diarrhea, or Dermatitis (still has non food allergy related skin issues though)! He is down to just allergies, and lack of growth. So this last visit was AWESOME!!!!

He just got done with his 18 month well child check, and shots. Here are his newest Stats:

Weight: 19 lbs 4 oz 0%
Height: 31 inches 14%
Head: 18 1/4 14%

Dr. M (his pediatrician) was very pleased with his progress. Couldn’t ask for more out of her former mystery patient that to see him maintaining his weight, happy (although not so much during the visit. He screamed most of the time.) and healthier.

Regan is such a joy in our home. He loves to terrorize Kaylee, cuddle with Mama, and is ALL about Daddy time.

Regan’s vocabulary:
uh (up working on the “ph” part)
go go
bye-bye
lub oo (love you)
uh dun (all done)
no
weee
Mama
Daddy
Papa
Wesus (Jesus)
Bab (working on the “ushka” it’s hit and miss)
wub wub (rub rub for a wash cloth when done eating)
poop (let’s me know, as if I couldn’t smell it! haha)
iper (diaper when he wants a new one. so nice.)
Why? (screems this while being shot up at the docs. or calmly asks when I tell him to get off the table)
uh oh
yes
ba ba (bottle for a sippy of formula)
nuh nigh (night night)
mmm mmm (when requesting food/complimenting the chef)
Dry
tusy (tushie)
yea
ink (drink)
mo (more)
Linus (any of his blankets that he drags around)

There is more. I’ll have to add them as I think of/hear them. He is such a chatty little man.

This kid LOVES LOVES to eat. He will eat ANYTHING! Which can at times be a challenge.
He is a monkey climbing fool. Loves his bath time (We hear “bath bath” tons). Is all about the outdoors. Is fearless (mostly). Super chatty, and an amazing napper/sleeper (compared to Kaylee). Regan is getting so good at saying prayers. And recently did his first solo prayer the other night at dinner (SO SO awesome), and has been a praying fool since (we LOVE it!). He is just so much fun, and we cannot believe that he is a year and a half old and had his first time (he did SO awesome!) at nursery in church! We just LOVE our Regan SO much!

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