American Heart Association Heart Walk

Hi everyone!! I want to start this blog with a thank you. Thank you so much for your love, support, kind words, thoughts, and prayers for David and our family. You are all truly appreciated and we would not be doing as well as we are without you. ♥

Here is the fundraising section of today's blog:

This year’s Kentuckiana Heart Walk is on Saturday, September 24 @ 9AM.  We are creating a team of walkers and raising funds for the American Heart Association and we need your support!

If you’d like to join our team and walk with us (it’s a 3-mile walk starting @ the Waterfront and crossing the 2nd Street bridge):

1) Click on the link below and you will be taken to our team web page.

2) Click the “My Team Page” link.

3) Click the “Join our Team” link and follow the prompts to register.

You can also just let me know and I can add you to our team.

Everyone who joins the team and registers to walk will get an envelope to gather their donations. The money has to be turned in on the 22nd, so you have a little over a month to gather the funds.

Together, we can make a difference. You don’t have to join alone.  Please feel free to forward this (or let me know and I'll send it them an email) to anyone else who may want to raise funds and make a difference in our community. 

If you can’t walk, but still want to help raise funds for the AHA, check out the website below for donation information.

Thank you, in advance, for your support!

Let me know if you have any questions!

http://heartwalk.kintera.org/kentuckianaky/teamdavid

Now for the update portion!

David is doing great! Well, except for right now. It is 2 1/2 hours past bedtime and guess who's still up yelling?!? We've tried to let him cry (which we HATE doing). We've tried cuddling (which we LOVE doing). We've tried the swing (which he usually loves). He's just not having any of it tonight!

We went to see the surgeon last week. He said he didn't want to see us again until it was time for the next surgery! Such great news! We have an appointment with the pediatrician tomorrow to get his 6 month shots. David's gonna be very mad at us when we leave.

Our neonatal visit was last month. They went through their worksheet of the milestones a typical 6 month old should have hit / should be hitting. He rocked out most of them (grabbing toys with both hands, bringing EVERYTHING to his mouth, tracking you across the room, responding to a voice, etc). The ones he wasn't to hot on were the sitting up on his own (she said his muscles were working, they just weren't strong enough yet), the preparing to crawl (typical with ♥babies, and some babies never do), and the rolling over (just not there yet). The very next day - I kid you not - he sat up on his own, rolled from back to front, and pushed up on his arms while on his belly. Seriously, kid!?! He's working on 7 teeth now! He's got 3 on the bottom all the way through. One is working it's way up. And the 3 on the top that are starting to peek through. And we thought 2 teeth were painful!

Big news on the home-front: I got a job! It's data-entry at a employment agency. I'll be inputting the application and form information for the applicants into their database. It's a great opportunity. I'm still in the sad phase, though, of not being able to stay home with David. I've gotten so addicted to being able to love on him whenever I want. That part sucks. Monday's gonna be rough. But it's all for him (and insurance for Drew!) so I can do it. I just don't want to leave him. I guess it'll make our mornings and evenings that much more special. Hopefully it'll get easier as time goes by. Now we just need to find someone to watch him during the day. We've been looking around and Drew and I both agree that we would rather him go to someone's home (with other kiddos) than a daycare (nothing against them or the kiddos that go there!). I went to daycare from the time I was 6 weeks old through elementary school. And I have only fond memories of it. But it's not what we want for David. It's weird how the things that were great for us growing up don't measure up with what we envision for our son. As Drew just said: from a kid perspective, it was all fun and great. From a parent perspective, it's a little more stressful. Maybe I spoil him. Okay, okay. I spoil him rotten. But isn't that what I'm supposed to do? :-)

Picture time!

David loves bathtime! After the neonatal appointment, we turned his little tub around so he can sit up on his own. He's has a great time kicking and splashing and playing with his toys.

We started working on drinking from a sippy cup. So far, it's just water - which turned out to be a good thing! He's getting the sipping part down. Not so much the swallowing. He'll pull the water in his mouth and then just open his mouth, stick out his tongue and the whole lot rolls out onto his shirt. Silly boy!

He sure loves his Auntie JayJay! Check out those teeth!

I may have posted this before, but I just love this picture!

We got a little pop-up swimming pool for the back yard (or patio, as the case may be). This is David's first swimming experience. He was pretty cool with it. He just kind of sat there and took it all in. It wasn't as warm as his bath water, but I think he enjoyed it just the same.

VICTORY!! He's asleep! That's my cue to hit the hay. Thanks for reading my ramblings!