Summer Fun!!

Wow!! Summer is flying by so fast...I can't believe that July is almost here. I would usually be dreading going back to school at this point because I would only have a month of vacation left....but not this summer. I have really enjoyed staying at home with Jeremiah, but we have been really busy. I have included some cute photos of him having fun and I hope that you enjoy them!

We're leaving Sunday afternoon to go to Biloxi with Robert for a few days. It is a work trip for him, but a fun trip for us. We get back on Wednesday and then we leave for our annual Moak fishing trip on Friday morning. I hope to have more photos to post when we get back. Oh, don't forget Father's day is Sunday, so I will have to make sure to get a picture of Jeremiah with his dad.

We were suppose to go to physical therapy on Tuesday, but had to change it since he had strep throat at the beginning of the week. Well, Jeremiah decided to show his tail at therapy on Wednesday, so we did not get a lot accomplished. He did do well for the first 10 minutes walking with this special car that she has that he uses like a walker. We are ordering him a special walker that we hope to get in soon that he can start using and hopefully mastering the art of walking. This walker will come with a harness to hold him up and instead of pushing it, he will be pulling it as he takes steps. We have tried walking toys that he pushes, but they run away from him and he ends up falling.

Jeremiah loves bath time!



A Movie Star!!

Jeremiah in his favorite shirt with a new haircut!!

(Don't think daddy will like this one!)

Wagon ride and Babbling

Hi! I was going to try something new and post a video of Jeremiah babbling. I hope that it works and if it does I will start putting more video footage of him on the blog. I can only use my camera to video him, so it might not be real clear.

Yeah!! It worked, so now you will get to see some footage of Jeremiah in action. I'm also putting a picture of his first wagon ride with Amy and Bryce. They had some much fun riding around with Jeremiah. Grandma Susan was the brave one pulling them around the house.

Standing Tall!

I have really enjoyed my first day at home with Jeremiah. I finished up my school duties yesterday and look forward to being a full time mom. I will not be returning to school in August and am excited about focusing all my time on my family. Jeremiah and I were able to go eat lunch with Aunt Cindy today because she came to Jackson for a meeting. I have posted some pictures below that I took this morning while working with him on his therapy exercises. Mrs. Kim has him working on standing against a wall and reaching for things. This is helping him to learn to balance and build the necessary muscles for balancing.

Standing tall!!

Being silly!!

We have a busy month in June, so I am looking forward to July when it slows down and we can spend some time at home. We have the annual Moak fishing trip, going to Biloxi with Robert for a work conference, and lots of church meetings. Hopefully, I will be able to post more often, so you'll be able to see all the things going on in Jeremiah's life.

We're on the move

Wow! Therapy has done wonders for my little boy. Just check out the pictures below....he is pulling up on anything that will stay still. It is nothing for us to walk into a room and find him trying to pull up on top of something like a box or the couch. I am just so proud of him and the growth that he has made in these last couple of months.

Thankfully, Jeremiah has done pretty well with all this pollen flying in the air. We've had to keep him on breathing treatments just to keep him well, but we're thankful we have not had to visit Baptist hospital this year.

Look at me!! Standing up like a big boy!

I just love standing up!!

Smiling at the camera!

Trying to pull up on the stool!

Easter Pictures

I know he is not smiling in this one, but I see that little smirk all the time. This picture shows his personality.


I do not know where he picked up the whole stick out your tongue thing, but this is the way we celebrate every time he sits up for us.

I love how she incorporated his book and rattle in this picture.

This is my sweet, innocent, and lovable Jeremiah.

We were able to take Jeremiah today to have Easter pictures made and I was looking forward to it since he could sit up on his own. I will post my favorites and a link to the rest of them. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Sitting Up Pictures

He's starting on his belly and trying to push up.

He's halfway there and watching television as he does it.

He's all the way up, balanced and smiling at the camera.

Sitting Up is So Cool!!

Wow! I never thought this day would get here, but Jeremiah is finally able to sit up unassisted. He can push himself up from the floor into an upright position and balance himself. I just love seeing the smile on his face as he accomplishes this goal and hears his mommy and daddy cheer for him. We have to thank Ms. Kim for helping us get to this point. Jeremiah has been going to therapy for a couple of weeks now and she is teaching us techniques to work with him at home to build upper body strength.

Now that we have accomplished sitting up unassisted, we are working on crawling on his hands and knees. He crawls now, but just by scooting around on his belly. We go back to therapy and look forward to showing Ms. Kim the progress we have made this week. He likes holding himself up with his hands, but doesn't like putting those knees under him. I hope to be able to post some pictures this week of him sitting up like a big boy. We are going Saturday to take Easter pictures made and this will be his first photo session that he will not have to be propped up.

I can't believe he is 19 months old now. We have done away with the pacifier and he has done fine without it. I think Robert and I liked it more than he did...it sure did keep him quiet. Without the pacifier, there is much more babbling and words forming daily. Here's his word list: dada, momma, bye, hi, thank you, papa, and uh-oh. He also has learned how to move his hands to resemble leading a song in church like his daddy. You can start singing him a song and he will move his hands like he is the song leader. It's cute and something that he just picked up on his own one day.