Jimmy D's First Christmas

Getting ready for Christmas

Jimmy's Favorite Things

Jimmy has developed a few favorite things to do the past month. He still loves outside-so much he actually enjoys raking!



He loves bath time, strawberry yogurt, and Mexican cookies.

His favorite activities include dancing (which he will do anytime music comes on: tv, radio, whatever)



and COLORING! Jimmy D colors everyday...every chance he gets. We have a junk drawer in the kitchen for him to play in. He will pull out his paper, markers, and crayons then go to work. He can hold a crayon correctly and everything. He has gotten pretty good at making solid consistent marks of a pattern-like way. Here's a cute video of him trying to color with a marker. (We only do that outside for obvious reasons) But crayons are his first choice.



We miss everyone and are looking forward to Daddy coming home on the 23rd and Grandma and Grandpa Bartholomew coming down soon!!

Random

My amazing husband sent a gift from Chicago




What happens when Jay gets the wipes and Mom's not looking




"What'd I do?"

Holy Moly

Bedtime

I went to check on Jimmy D the other night and he was asleep with his bum at least 6 inches in the air. It was so cute I had to capture the moment.

Meal Time

It's no secret Jimmy is a good eater. He's strong and healthy because of his appetite. Sometimes he doesn't even wait for meal time.




But when it comes down to business he is quickly learning how to feed himself

Keeping Busy

Without Lee here we are trying to keep busy to keep from missing him too much. Today was a big day at the park






Followed by lunch together

We had a good time, but we miss Daddy. We love you!

Bye Bye Love

Today Lee left for Chicago until Dec 23. He is there on a mission for the secret service. We miss him very much and are counting the days until he comes home. We love you!

Slow Down Jimmy!

Our little boy is so close to walking




He is standing all by himself now and is working on his balance moving.

We're Back!

Well our computer was down for about a month, but now that everything is up and running again lets catch up on what you missed.

Jimmy D has adjusted very well to not having a doc band attached to him. The only catch is his very dry scalp from the change. (Our poor little white boy has very sensitive skin). But other than that, life has finally started to become normal.

He has started on solid foods




He loves Moose A. Moose on Noggin



He goes to church every Sunday






And still finds time to clown around

Fun with Flour

We were making cookies the other day and decided to let Jimmy D. explore what flour was. We started out with just plain flour, but when the fun slowed down we added a little bit of water to create a new experience! Jimmy had a lot of fun making such a mess.

Jimmy-O-Lantern

With two pumpkins in the house we decided to carve Jimmy's tonight. (It was going bad anyway) Jimmy had fun with the insides and I had lot of fun eating the seeds!

The Pumpkin Patch

Today we went out to Temecula to a pumpkin patch. We had a lot of fun and bought a HUGE pumkin for the family and a baby pumpkin for Jay. Jay Boy also became a baby model for a day.

For No Reason.....

...Other than it's too cute not to share.

Oh-No

Not only is Jimmy D crawling now...EVERYWHERE, but look!

Appointment Today

Jimmy D. had an appointment today with his nurse. The last appointment we went to she said we had 4 to 6 weeks left. The final word is 4 more weeks. But after that, he will defiantly be finished. The usual time span for a DOC band wearer his age is 3 to 4 months. Jimmy will have worn it a total of 2 1/2 months. So even though we have an extra 2 weeks, he has had so many growth spurts that he has flown through the treatment. His head looks so much better than before the treatment. His ears and eyes are even and his forehead is completely round. The back of his head will never be perfect, but it has improved drastically. We are so happy with the results of the band, but we are also looking forward to the end. After the long day of unwanted news, Jimmy decided to relax on Dad with a nice episode of Blue's Clue's to end his day.

Cousins?

This is Jimmy and his older cousin Josiah. Too cute.

Our Day at the Park