Summer Part 2

Well it has been awhile. Let's see, Joshua had his MRI and it was tough on him but also Dave, Jared and I. Dave stayed home with Jared and I had Joshua at duPont. He was stuck for his IV but then when he was thrashing around it pulled out. In order to get another one in they had to give a shot that basicly knocked him out. The MRI went off without a problem, it was after that was tough. Joshua is 2.5 but I brought home a little boy who had no more control over his body than a 3 month old. He could not sit, crawl, stand or even hold his head up without help. It was very tough since he wanted to get up and play. Jared was wonderful, he sat with us on the floor and watched TV. He went and got Joshua toys and blankets to keep him happy. This went on for about 2-3 days before we had our Joshua back. The test showed nothing out of the ordinary but it still was a sucky day for us. Because of the hearing loss in his right ear he qualified for Early Intervention. He sees a Speech Therapist 1x month just to make sure he stays on track with his speech.

We have been quite the party hosts this summer. We started with my mom's birthday in June and that ended with us taking Thunder to an Animal ER because he put his foot through our bedroom window. Thanks to my Aunts and Cousin we didn't have to clean up when we came home.. My mom took care of the boys, another thing we didn't have to worry about.

July brought a trip to NY for the boys and I so we could spend 4th of July with Grandpa and also for a Baby Shower for my cousin Traci (who as I write this has less than 6 days until her DUE date). The boys were wonderful watching fireworks. They fell asleep about 10-15 minutes into them. Oh well. They were also such good boys on the 6 hour drive home. Mommy had to drive and couldn't pick up toys every 5 minutes. Thank goodness for DVD players.
July was also another family picnic, this time for Dave's mom's birthday. This weekend ended with Dave pulling something in his groin when he picked up a table. He found out later that week he needed to have surgery to repair a hernia. He is doing well now, just taking it easy.

All and all we are having a good summer. We have had our ups and downs but we are enjoying it. We have been to the Zoo to see all the animals. Each visit is just as exciting as the last.

The boys start school (1 day a week for 3 hours) in September. I think it will be good for them to play with other kids their age and also to realize that they can have fun without Mommy and Daddy having to be right there. We signed them up for Tumbling again so that will make 2 days a week that they have scheduled activites.

Hope all is well with you and we will write again soon.