Memorial Day

We had a great Memorial Day! We hung our POW flag on friday and Sam got all of the yard work done on fri, sat, and sun. We had a great long weekend together and Sam really enjoyed spending extra time with Glen. So much in fact that he was going through withdrawals when he went back to work. Monday was our friend Stacey's birthday, so we had a Memorial Day/birthday cookout. We had a lot of people here and really had a good time cooking out on the charcol grill, despite the massive quantities of flies and the rain we got. Glen is doing so well! There is not much update since the last time I wrote. I am posting a new video and new pics so you can see how big he is getting.

~Amanda

Something New!!

Glen did something new this morning! We were getting ready to have breakfast and I asked Glen if he was ready for breakfast and he walked over to his high chair and started pulling it out of the corner where we keep it when he is not eating. I thought that was awesome! He has never done that before. So I guess Glen is starting to understand more of what we say. He is doing so well. He loves his books. His favorite book right now is "Go Dog Go!" He carries it around with him most of the time. After breakfast, he brought me the book and we read it. Then he brought me a picture book and we read it too. When I asked him where the dog was, he put his hand on the picture of the dog. And when I asked him where the cat was he just looked at the book. So then I asked him where the gidget was and he put his hand on the cat. Meme' and Pepe' have a cat named gidget and I think that is why he calls all cats gidget. Isn't that cute?! Then he brought me goodnight moon and we read that. Then I asked him to bring me the blue book. And you know what? He brought me the blue picture book! The one I was asking for! I am so proud of him. (incase you can't tell). I thought I was done with this post and then Glen amazed me again. There is an off/on switch on his ball popper and he figured out how to turn it on all by himself. Usually when it is off, the big red button on it that he pushes to make it work won't work. So he'll scream to let me know that he wants to play with one of his favorite toys and then I go and flip the off/on switch. I think he has been watching me flip it and he tried it on his own this morning. Boy oh boy! Is he growing up quick!

~Amanda

Great Day!

Well Glen and I had a great day today! When daddy left to go to work Glen said bye. I am not sure if he knew what he said but he said it at the right time. We went to the mall today to play at the little play area they have there, so Glen could interact with other kids. There were a couple of kids that were rude and one of them stepped on Glen's hand while she was trying to go around him at the slide. She didn't want to wait for him to slowly try and climb up the steps. I had to physically pick her foot up to get her off of Glen's hand 'cause she wasn't gonna move it. Finally her mom said something to her but I don't think she really cared. Glen also got to see Meme' and Pepe' at the mall. We went to dinner at Ruby Tuesday's and had a very good time.

Glen went to the Dr's yesterday for his 15 month check up and shots. Yes I know he is a little behind. That happened when we got wrong info on the flu shot last year. He is 21 lbs 3 oz and 31 1/2 in tall. He is growing very well. We just need to put a little more weight on. His taste buds are changing and he is starting to eat more things now. He likes pizza, spagetti, lasagne, and he still likes his old faves hot dogs, chicken nuggets, fish sticks and ham.


~Amanda

Happy Mother's Day!

We hope everyone enjoyed their Mother's Day. Ours was kinda hectic. I had my tonsils removed and deviated septum fixed on thurs, so needless to say I was layed up on Mother's Day. But I got to watch Glen run around and that was the best part. I made it through the surgery and got the stints taken out of my nose today. It didn't really hurt but it felt really weird. I am still batteling with the pain in my throat but I am now on my own with Glen (Thank you everyone who helped out we really appreciate it) so I have to buck up and take resposibilty back by the reigns.

Glen is really starting to get the hang of running, and walking up and down hills. He will be a pro soon I'm sure.

Sam has been a really big help while I've been down and out. He picked up a lot of the responsibilities and took care of me. I don't know where I'd be without him.

Mandie

What a Month!

Glen is such a little walker now! Last I checked he was 21 lbs. He has caught back up to the 5th percentile curve! Yeah Glen! Now we just need to get him with his height which is around the 25th percentile curve. I'm sure he will get there eventually. We are really happy he has gotten back up to his birth curve! He loves bath time, playing in the dog water bowls and trying to put his shoes on. He can say dog, ball, book, bannana, and gidget. Well not articulately but you know how baby's talk. He is also very good at listening and communicating what he wants. He will occasionally point to a picture when I ask him "which one is the boy?". In his picture book, there is a picture of a girl and a boy. We are working on pointing bannana, shoes, dog, and cat. He loves to throw balls and climb on things. Today I was unloading the dishwasher and he climbed onto the open door and held onto the top rack and tried to pull things out. He has climbed onto the coffee table in the living room also.

Sam is doing well. He was on call this week and had a couple of computer rooms go down and he had to go and take care of them. One was in atlanta at 11:30pm on sat night. He got home around 3:30am. Unfortunatly, there was nothing he could do. Their fan motor was out and they did not have spare parts on site so they had to wait 'till today to get it fixed.

I am having my tonsils removed, and deviated septum fixed on thurs. It's gonna be a rough few days but definitly worth it if i can start getting some sleep. Not much else is happening here.

Take care everyone!