Things have Gone CRAZY!!!

I know what you're thinking.. yea I'm a crazy mom. No I'm not going crazy, though I confess to going out of my mind now and then.
I wish it wasn't so long since I posted. Here are some pictures to give you updates on what cute things Jamie has done.

First, some updates.
Jamie's still seeing a developmental pediatrician to diagnose him, since he has completely stopped talking, and has some sensory issues too. The appointments to get the diagnosis have been crazy, but that keeps us busy. We are going to a 'playdate' tommorrow (Oct 16) where we need to let one other child interact with Jamie for 20 minutes.. and it needs to be tape recorded. This is to see how he interacts with someone his age. But we're getting things done. We have another appointment with the school district (one to assess him.. one to get the results) and we'll have a couple more appointments and then a parent conference to see what the diagnosis is. Although frustrating he still is a happy boy and a pleasure to be around. We have also learned since he has a significant 'language delay' and the sensory issues, he can attend a special preschool at the public elementary school every school day for 3 hours a day.
He can start going to the preschool on his birthday if he wants, but we'll see.

Trey's still doing good and spending time with Jamie whenever he can. He is working on his masters still.. not too much to say about that.

I'm the crazy one in the family.. I guess. I've gotten a calling for a VT coordinator.. which is basically who you call to turn in the VT reports of who people you have visited. I also run the house and keep everyone organized. I also make sure that Jamie isn't making messes left and right.. which he tends to do at least once a day. It doesn't help matters that I tend to misplace things almost daily.. and 'hide' things a little too well from Jamie (and myself). We are excited for Jamie's third birthday, We plan on having a duck themed party.. (that's his thing now.. rubber ducks, he has 9!)
I can't believe that Halloween is coming so fast.

Anyhow.. here are some pictures that Jamie's been up to.



Jamie's really into imitating me lately. He knows that I put on the oven mitt to work in the oven. Don't worry, the oven is off.. :D



Examining the cold oven.. :D


While I was doing something, Jamie had figured out how to open a little take out container full of BBQ sauce. Here he is eating it straight out of the packet..
I know.. totally gross right? He seems to love it!


Here is another picture of him!


Here's Jamie in his PJs. See his new haircut.. Cute right? I thought so.



Jamie had gone to sleep very early the other night (Oct 14) and was 'reading' Chicken Little. Cute!



There's Jamie conked out and Daddy 'napping' for the picture. Jamie likes to go to sleep with Daddy close by.

Well, I know this was a long post, but a lot has happened.

MIA... EKKKK!

I am surprised it's been so long since I posted.. I've been MIA for about a month or so..
Lots of things have been happening as always at the Brady household.. I've got a few pictures to show you what we've been up to.


My mom needed boxes to pack up stuff .. Jamie's checking out the boxes! LOL



Jamie now loves to play with the vaccumn hose.. what a kid!


I'm not quite sure why he would want to put it on his mouth.. oh well.



He's probably thinking something like.. 'Wow.. look what I built!"
These 'blocks' or Nesting blocks..have become one of his favorite toys.
He'll even carry his blocks down to the car to go to Grandma and Grandpa's house :D


What's with the tongue..?? Hmm.. He's been doing this lately...


Trying on Dad's Valero flip-flops. What's funny is I actually let him take a walk outside in them once. :D
I think he'd say if he could talk would be 'Outside, now mommy?' or something.

Lots of Things happening

Things are pretty busy as always. This weekend was not any different, but let me back up.
Jamie's occupational therapist suggested he play with shaving cream to let him feel the texture..and get the 'sensory imput' that he needs. I had sprayed it on his body before, but thought it would be fun to write on the bathtub wall too.. Here is what it looked like when we were done!



I took another picture of it.. te he he



This past Saturday, the 12th was my birthday.. We dropped Jamie off at Grandma's and went to the Library..and went mini golfing. We also had to go get Trey a haircut..so we did that..then went bowling. We ate dinner there.. but had dinner early..lol.
We then went to my mom's house, stayed a little bit, and picked our son up.
Happy Birthday To ME!!! Yay!

Here are some pictures of Jamie and I ..Just relaxing on the couch..Ugh..My hair doesn't look too good..:-P..

Happy Birthday America!

July 4th Our Nation's Birthday!

Trey had the day off.. and our ward had a 4th of July breakfast at our Stake President's house. On our way there, Jamie fussed a little bit. We think it's because either the way we drove was unfamiliar to him, or because he recognized it's not something he does normally at that time in the morning :) . We think it was a little bit of both.

So we go to the breakfast, and boy was it good! They had sausage, eggs, and pancakes. Yum! Jamie just was running all over the place, consistantly pointing to the pool, and the outdoor seperate jacuzzi. He wanted to go in lol, but we wouldn't let him.

After that we pretty much hung out at home. He was so active this morning.. He took a 3 hour nap!! that was sooo nice!! We kept busy during his nap too..

That's what our day was like. We generally cleaned up the house, and everything else.

Happy Anniversary

July 3rd..Happy Anniversary to us! We've been married for 4 years now!

I am thankful for my husband and my son. I love my husband very much.
You do so much for us and we love you.

Busy, Busy Busy

It's been pretty busy so I haven't posted in a while. Here are some updates as to what's going on.

First, Jamie's still doing well and jabbering, making noises.

My FIL is doing better, however, in order to save his life, he had to have an above the knee amputation of one of his legs. But he's in Rehab now, and will be finally coming home soon. He is still in good spirits.

My Mom and dad have been having marital problems for a long time, but they might be separating in the next little while for good. As you can imagine, this is a really hard time for my family and also for my brother and sisters.

Oh one story about Jamie, We were trying out this new casserole dish, and I had put the casserole dish on the table (for dinner) and he must have touched it. I had seen him holding his other hand. I got him to the sink and was running water over his hands. I asked him, "Does that feel better?" and I swear I heard Jamie say, "NNNNOOOOOO!" We both cracked up laughing.
Hopefully this will start a language spurt.. but we're not sure. We think Jamie's taking his sweet time talking.
Trey is still going to school and is doing well.

I will need to post a LOT of pictures to make up for not posting them..

More updates coming soon.

Family Updates

There has been a lot of news lately so I'll fill you in.

Me and Trey got our own car back after being repaired. That was this past weekend. Woohoo! :D

Trey's father has been in the hospital fighting a bad infection. He is doing well and will come home soon. That is encouraging. He seems to be in good spirits which is great!

Jamie has had another couple sessions, both with the Occupational Therapist (OT) and the Speech Therapist (ST). The Speech therapist was trying to scare us into thinking Jamie had autism.. but me and Trey have done extensive research on it, and I believe he doesn't have it. The speech therapist has not said a thing since. Jamie and I both like the therapists that are working with Jamie.

It's frustrating sometimes to not know what he needs sometimes, but he's a fun kid. He does a lot of jabbering and babbling, so I know he's close. He also knows how to make his needs known through his actions, which help a lot.

I don't have any pictures to post, but I will soon. :D

I will post more soon..