Head Ultrasound

Just letting everyone know that Jaris' head ultrasound is booked for August 6th at 12:30 pm. We are hoping that this will give us some more answers, and yet we know it may not.

In other news our little girl is crawling! How crazy is that!!!!!! She is such a bright and active little girl!

Jeral and I sure are blessed to be daddy and mommy to two such amazing and special children!

Pediatrician Visit

We took Jaris to see the Pediatrician today. She definitely feels that something is not the way it would normally be with Jaris. I am thankful for her professional opinion, and that she saw what I see every day - the cutest little boy who has a rather large head and muscle control issues, yet still the cutest boy ever!!!! :)

We had some blood work done which is being sent off to BC Children's to do a broad genetic test and then to also test for 2 specific syndromes. Prader-Willi Syndrome and Angelman Syndrome. Jaris does not exactly fit either syndrome yet he has similarities to both so both are being tested for. Prader-Willi is a spectrum syndrome so he could have it. We simply will not know for a while. He was such a trooper when they took his blood. The last time he screamed and cried because they had to dig around. This time not to much digging. The crying and the screaming came later when he thought I had given him to much tummy time!

We are waiting for an ultrasound to be done on his head, as his head growth is off the charts. His height and weight are both at the 97th percentile, however his head is much beyond that. The ultrasound will show if there is fluid on the brain, or if something else is going on.

As of now we are just waiting in limbo a bit. Not sure what to feel one moment and then totally overwhelmed with what if fears the next moment. Yet covering that is an overwhelming love for our little guy. We are so blessed to be his mommy and daddy, therefore we will try and stay in that feeling as we wait for the results.

In Their Own Room!

Both of them not happy with mommy and daddy. However since we were adjusting the height of Kenzie's crib we thought we would stick both in Jaris' for a few minutes. That did not go over so well. Yet for once instead of stressing out I just laughed and decided to take a picture! Even when mad they are cute!

Kenzie in her crib. She was half asleep, and yet I knew she was about to freak, so after I took the picture I picked her up and cuddled for a few minutes and then put her back down and now she is sound asleep!

Jaris in his crib, and yes that is a pink soother in his mouth. Some times I just do not care about the color of the soother, as long as it makes him happy and sleepy, I am okay with him sucking on a pink one! Plus one day this will make great wedding slide show stuff!

Well I think we finally have things set up that our miracles will be sleeping in their own room from here on in. Well at least they will start in their own room. We broke down today and bought a portable air conditioner! Not that i do not love having our babes in our room, it is just I have realized that while they may be sleeping I am hyper sensitive to every little more and noise they make thus I jump to get them when really they are sleeping still. the only reason they were in our room was because we have A.C. in our room, and well now they do also!

Both Jaris and Kenzie had their shots yesterday and well that made for an interesting night last night! Luckily Jaris slept, because Kenzie decided to play, play, play, and cuddle, cuddle, cuddle! She was definitely out of sorts, which I would be too if I had to get poked and then got a fever from it! I seriously hate having to take my babeis for shots.

We got finally have an appointment to see a pediatrician for Jaris, July 28th in the morning. I am looking forward to finally getting some expert advice and action in regards to Jaris' floppy body. We are hoping it is a muscle issue and that in time with therapy it will correct itself, however we also know it could be something more. Therefore we are erring on the side of caution and getting everything checked out!

Well both babes are sleeping so I think I need to go to bed also! Driving to Kamloops tomorrow to hang out with Grandma J.!

A Year Ago

This morning I was once again stuck by the hilariousness of the reality that the two smallest in the house take up the most room in our king sized bed. Kenzie was fussing yet she was not hungry, she wanted to cuddle so into bed I brought her. Then Jaris woke up and he wanted to cuddle so into bed I brought him. at one point Jeral was rest comfortably on his side of the bed with Kenzie and Jaris in between us and I was on the edge! Alas that is life for a while I guess. The upside was the Kenzie slept with me until after 9 am this morning, and now daddy has them both!

Anyways it was about a year ago the we found out we were pregnant! I remember sitting in the room with my therapist and she went straight to handing me a sheet on healthy relationships and just kept talking. I was hoping she would stop because I was bursting to tell her I was pregnant. Eventually I got to talk! And now a year later I have a 4 month old, well almost 4 month old, and a 7 month old!

It was also about a year ago that we gave our profile to the adoption agency and told them that I was pregnant. A year ago we thought we would end up not adopting. Boy oh boy or should I say girl we were wrong! In the time frame of a year we had three possible babies that we thought at one point may be ours. However in the end they all ended up somewhere else, and we ended up with our daughter MacKenzie Joy. What a joy (her middle name) she has been! She is so full of life and wants to do things all the time, and yet when she is tired all she wants is to cuddle with mommy, and I love being her mommy.


What a year it has been, and wow the blesssings of this year! I love and adore both my babies and I am so thankful that they are my babies and not someone elses kids that I just get the blessing of baby sitting and then have to give them back. Nope Kenzie and Jaris are mine children and I am the worlds luckiest mom - even when they are crying or awake in the middle of the night wanting to play!

Just a Little Up Date

Swimming in the new little pool. Mommy has to hold they as they would fall over face first into the pool . Both my babes love the water!

Kenzie with her usual open mouth ready to give big smiles.

Life is busy with 2 little ones! For the past few weeks they both have been sleeping in our room since we have air conditioning in our room. However we are moving them soon back in to their own room, and we are going to attempt to have them share a room since it has worked for them to be together in our room. I am looking forward to finally getting the nursery finished and decorated the way I would like to.

Jeral has been recovering well. We are still trying to figure everything out with the insurance as it is going to cost way more to fix the bike than originally thought.

We are still waiting on a referal to the pediatrician for Jaris. I called the Dr.'s office on Wednesday and asked about it and they said they think it has been done yet they are not sure now. So we wait some more I guess. We just want to know what is going on and how do we help our little boy with meeting his developmental mile stones and so on.

Safety Gear For a Reason

So imagine you are driving home from visiting your mom with your babies and you get a phone call from your sister-in-law and all you hear is "Your husband is okay - "and then your cell goes out of reception. That was me this evening. I was driving home from visiting my mom and sister for the day when my sister in law called me. Luckily I was able to get back into cell reception quick enough and my sister in law was able to tell me that Jeral was okay, however a deer jumped out in front of him while he was riding his motor bike and Jeral hit the deer. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance just to be sure. When I got there I walked into the "room "to see him laying flat out with a neck brace on. Not a sight any wife desires to see I think. We are glad that there are no broken bones, just lots of bruising and some road rash/burn. I am so happy that Jeral wears all the protective gear when he is riding otherwise his injuries would be much worse.

I think it is every wife's worst fear to get a phone call saying your husband has been in an accident, at least for me it is. Jeral is a great on the roads and cautious and yet at times things happen that are out of one's control. I am just glad that he is alive, and it goes to show that all the safety gear is for a reason. I used to be annoyed that he made me wear all that stuff, until today. He will never ever have to ask or tell me to wear all the gear no matter how hot it is.

Well with this update I am praying both babies sleep through the night so I can sleep and be up and at it tomorrow to take care of them and my hubby! Oiy!

My tired little boy sleeping! So not the purpose of the jump-a-roo Oh well at least I know he can sleep almost anywhere!

Both babes chilling with daddy on the couch! Diapers seems to be the wardrobe of choice these days since it is so hot!

Getting into mommy's yarn!

As of today we are still waiting for our referral to a pediatrician for Jaris. He is showing signs of growth every day. He is definitely talking more and smile more. He even responds to his name and often with a smile. Especially if I (his mama) talks to him. Jaris was in his own room for a week or so, however with it being so hot we moved him back to our room since we have ac in it. Kenzie seems to be ok in her room and it does not seem to get as hot as Jaris'.

Kenzie is teething without any teeth popping through as of yet. She like to take the handles of her sippy cup and rub them on her gums. It makes a rather cool squeaky sound! She has also taken to not wanting to nap, well that is unless mama cuddles with her, which I love and yet find hard to do sometimes for the length of time required to put her to sleep as her brother starts squawking without mama holding him. Seriously I think that Kenzie knows what she is doing as she is a smart little girl. She also reaches up for me when she sees me holding her brother and if I do not pick her up right away she cries. I must admit that when it is bed time and daddy is in the house I enjoy Kenzie's desire to cuddle, especially since she normally has not been a snuggle bug.

Well I have some dishes to do and a little boy to feed and try to transfer upstairs without waking him up. Here is hoping he sleeps through the night again!

Perspective

Well I definitely think my blogging has slowed down in the past month or so. As much as I love writing about the journey we are on, I am finding I need to take my down time and sleep whenever I can. Sleep is a priceless commodity in our house these days.

This morning as I was amused by the fact that the two smallest people in the house take up most of our big bed and push mommy and daddy to the edges of the bed, I also started to tear up. I guess it is because I read my friend's blog about missing his son. After reading his gut wrenching words I was thankful for all the days that Kenzie and Jaris are both crying at the top of their lungs at the same time. I was thankful for the 2 am, 4 am, and 5 am wake up call. Better the wake up call and the lack of sleep than the deafening silence of one who used to be there, yet no longer is.

It is strange and yet also part of the mystery of life how one moment I am so tired and wanting to complain, and in the next moment humbled and realize how blessed I am to get the privilege of being sleep deprived, and getting to holding my babies and tell them I love them as they cry, sometimes both at the same time. I would way rather feel inadequate when they are both crying, and be completely exhausted, yet know they both are safe in our home and in our arms than face a day of silence without them. Perspective - it changes everything!

Quick Update

Just hanging out! I think we were watching the Bachelorette when I took this! I know I let my kids watch the Bachelorette only because we find all the drama so entertaining!

Jaris just before we were going to go swimming at the hotel!

Kenzie just before we went swimming as a family!

Just a quick update and then off to bed for me.

On Tuesday of this past week we met with the lawyer and signed the papers that we need too, to have Kenzie's adoption finalized, and now we wait for the courts to sign off and it will all be done. We were hoping for this week, however since we are in rural Vernon it could take up to 2 months, seeing that we do not always have a judge. Thus the big party we were hoping to throw, will have to wait until we know that the papers have been officially signed. We are looking forward to that day.

We took a short trip as a family to Abbotsford and we took the kids swimming for the first time. Kenzie loved it, and well Jaris' face in the above picture sums it up. He was a tired little boy when we went swimming and only wanted to be held by mama! Gotta love the snuggles, well at least I do!

Tonight is Jaris' first night in his own room. He is probably fine and it is mommy who has will miss hearing his every little move, and noise! Well that is all for now!