Braska Bear

On Friday, we went to see Miss Brandi again. She put me in this thing with lots of things that were holding me up in the air. First she put me on the walking thing like Mommy and Daddy use sometimes in the house, but then we decided to walk in the hallway. It was kind of weird to be hanging up there like that, but it was ok. Miss Brandi was moving my feet for me and making me bend my legs. I just wanted to stand up tall or pick up my feet and swing. We went for a long way, I think. But then I got tired. Right after this picture I got sad face and told Mommy I wanted to be done...and I told her really loud, too.

First, let me just say that for those of you interested in Baby 2, that info will be on the Mommy blog , as Braska's territorial about her space here. She's gonna milk this only child stuff for as long as she can, I'm sure. So if you want updates on that stuff, go there. On to the stuff most of you prefer....Braska, of course! I looked up the other day and she was missing...gone from where she just had been. So we went a'hunting for her. Here's the journey... Make an on-line slideshow at www.OneTrueMedia.com And finally, just because it's fun.... more delightful giggles for those of you who can't get enough. If you haven't seen Grandma C's special giggle video, be sure to check it out . And just because it makes any day better....enjoy! Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

On Wednesday, Mommy and I had a busy day for sure. We met Miss Jessie for some lunch since she came to our town for a quick visit. We went to a new place that has food like our favorite Toro from home. It had some good salsa for sure. Mommy gave me a taste and I liked it. She didn't even try it first because she was busy. Then she gave me some more, and I thought it was good. While Mommy was looking at the menu and we were waiting for Miss Jessie to come, I had a little more. Then Mommy tasted it too, and she said "Wooooo! That's hot!" She looked at me all surprised that I liked the spicy food, and she saw that I looked a little funny. My mouth was feeling all tingly and my eyes were leaking a little water. See? See the water coming out from my eye? And my mouth was all moving around trying to stop the tingly? Mommy gave me some cold waters, and it was nice in my mouth. She said she was sorry that she gave me the hot stuff, but I liked it alot, so it was ok. I even h...

Thursday night while we were telling Grandma C and Grandpa J about our news, I wore my special shirt again. You can see how Grandma and Grandpa got excited on Grandma C's blog . While the big ones were playing games, I found a new fun thing to play with. There's big things hanging in front of the back door and they are fun to make noise with and shake. On Friday, I went to see Miss Brandi again. She helped me practice sit down and stand up and sit down and stand up and sit down and stand up. It was alot of work. She wants me to sit down different than I like to do it. She wants me to bend my legs in the middle, but I like to keep them straight and just fall back on my diaper. We did get to play with some fun toys though. She had a super fun swing there! I sat in there and played. It was so much fun! She said I did good with staying up while she moved it around. She has this crawly thing that they hooked me into. I tried to move my hands, but I don't like to move my legs lik...

Little Miss Braska Bear decided to spring something on her daddy. Take a look. Make video montages at www.OneTrueMedia.com

It's hard to believe that Braska is coming up on 19 months in just a couple days. Just doesn't seem like that's possible. But what do I know... I've never done this before. I thought I'd kind of summarize where we are, partly for my use later, as the blog is my electronic baby book, and partly because there are a few of you out there who actually are occasionally interested in more info than just cute pics and giggles. Shocking, maybe. Feeding : She's not. Period. That's the short version. The longer version is that she does sometimes accept food in small amounts and very particular situations, but it's very rare. She's still fed about 99.8% by her g-tube. She does accept drops of "milk" (Pediasure) off my finger, and sometimes dripped from a straw, while she's getting her feedings, but that's about the only consistent element of her oral feeds. We're working to get started with new OTs through First Steps and privately, and the...

We've been trying to take some movies of me doing some of my tricks, but sometimes I don't want to do them for Mommy right then. Here's a little bit for you to watch. But there's lots more. We'll practice more and then maybe I'll do all my tricks for you. Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

It was a nice sunny weekend here, and we got to see almost our whole entire family in two days! First, I played in the tiny pool with Daddy on Saturday morning. He's usually at work when I play in it, so it was fun to have him there. Then Saturday we went to dinner at Uncle Jody and Auntie Skye's house, and all the rest of Mommy's side of the family was there too. We're kind of a big crowd. This is Mommy, Papa Beagle, Daddy and me, Uncle Ryan, Auntie Joy, Grammy, Auntie Julia, Uncle Jody, Auntie Skye, Auntie Rachel, and Mr. Patrick. After dinner, the boys went to watch TV and the girls were in the kitchen talking. Grammy had some ice cream and cake, and she gave me a little bit. I decided I would taste a little, and it was pretty good. All the girls were doing "Yay Braska" and clapping for me when I took bites, so I took some more. I think this is a funny one. Mommy and Grammy are making faces like mine. They're silly. Here's a little movie of me tas...

Today me and Mommy went to a new place where I'm going to get to play with new therapists. I'm gonna have so many appointments to go to!! But Mommy will tell you about all that in a few days. We went to meet Miss Stephanie and Miss Brandi. They're gonna help me learn to eat and learn to walk. This is Miss Stephanie. Her letters are OT. She's going to help me use my hands better and learn how to eat. I'm not sure about that eating part, but I'll give it a try. She did some fun stuff with me today while she was seeing what I can do. She put me on this big bouncy ball, and that was fun. I love to bounce! Then she put me on my back and started moving the ball! It was weird and felt funny, but I kind of liked it after a few times. Then she put me on my belly. It didn't even hurt my second belly button, and it was fun! I was giggling and everything. She gave me a thing that makes color on the end, called a marker. I haven't ever played wit...