Skyler's Car

Thank You Mi Mi and PaPa

I Love my

new ride!

I finally opened up Skyler's car and put it together all by myself. He was not happy having to wait and was whining and crying while i was trying to get it together. The boys are doing ok, Skyler has a pretty horrid diaper rash right now as he has the stomach bug. Kaden is feeling a lot better and is ready to go back to school. Since he was sick before the break he has been out longer than the other kids so he is getting bored. Would you believe he is already making a Christmas list for next year and has already made Santa pictures.

Christmas

Silly Elmo

Kaden got his talking Parrot

Mommy took a picture after Santa left

Christmas Eve night


The boys had a wonderful Christmas. Skyler was tired and fussy but Kaden done really well all day. We still have one more Christmas to do on Saturday and then i plan on relaxing on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday we have a total of five doctor's appts. One is for the boys to get their flu shots and see if the Pneumonia vaccine took which we know did not work as he has Pneumonia.

Santa

Christmas 2007

Christmas 2008

As you can tell this year Skyler wanted nothing to do with Santa at all. Kaden has never been afraid his whole life but Skyler sure is.

Snow and Sickness

I like this stuff

Mom what is this?

Well although he enjoyed being home from school and playing in all the snow. Kaden is sick and has been since he came inside yesterday. So although there is school today Kaden is staying home. I figured why send him when they would end up calling me to get him anyways. Skyler was running a fever last night but he kinda has been the last few days as he has three teeth coming in. He has no other symptoms so hopefully he does not catch what Kaden has. While Skyler has not even touched the presents, Kaden can not leave them alone is dying to open just one he says. He told me mommy i was good at school and home can i open one now? Well i have to go Skyler just woke up.

Skyler's Injury

Skyler tripped and fell right into the handle on the drawer in the kitchen. Unfortunately his head hit it pretty hard and left a nasty spot right in the middle of his forehead. We are lucky though as this is really his first major injury so he is doing better than his brother.

Pictures

Skyler doing a puzzle while Kaden was in with Andrea.

Kaden in O.T therapy with Mrs.Wendy

Skyler fell asleep on me.

Do not really have any update to give right now but i thought i should post some pics for everyone.

Happy Thanksgiving

Update

We took this picture for Daddy when he was in Nebraska and sent it to his phone. He loved it

He always closes his eyes

Kaden loves to dress up in costumes and play. This one i got on clearance at Wal-Mart for $1.25

Skyler and Tommy are both sick. Kaden and I as of now feel fine. Kaden started on a new medicine and he is doing alot better, especially at school. His teacher said he is not having as many problems the major one right now is getting him to stop talking non stop and too fast. He was almost suspended off the bus but he is doing better there as well. Let's home things are going in the right direction for him. He is so smart and his teacher said he has scored super high on them. He loves to build with blocks and doing arts and crafts is his favorite as well. He spends hours in the basement making stuff. He recently made a book for his teacher and he done really well. He even made a front and back cover that matched and lots of pages in the middle. He made sure to draw or write on each page. I know that some family and friends question if we are doing the right thing with Kaden as they think that everything is fine and he is a normal 5 year old boy. As his parents we too did not want to have to go down this route, but you also have to understand that not everyone sees what we and the teacher's go through everyday with him. I know plenty have seen him act out but try multiplying what you see by about 5 and that is what we see alot of. He is super sweet and loving but can have a complete the world is ending meltdown fast. We love both our boys equally and try to keep things equal between them. That is not always easy as Skyler has to sometimes wait so that we can tend to Kaden. I am still planning on returning to work hopefully still this school year but i may wait until next school year. It depends on how things go. At the beginning of the school year they were talking about either taking Kaden to half days or pulling him out till next year, and i have had to go pick him up several times. So we will see how things keep going and go from there.

TGIF

Skyler is now a pretty much mastered walker. He still falls but can walk all over now. Kaden had his appointment with the Occupational Therapist last Wednesday and he was diagnosed with the Sensory Disorder he will be starting 12 weeks of therapy 1x a week with a reevaluation in 4 weeks to see how he is doing.

We have a Walker

I know that it is blurry but it is the only one i have been able to get so far. Skyler is 14 months old now and is finally walking. He has not mastered it yet but he is walking quite a few steps before he falls and he is able to turn a little when he is walking.

Halloween

The cutest Puppy you will ever see

The Dragon

The boy's did pretty well last night considering we visited 5 family members houses before we went out to go trick or treating. Skyler really did not care about going from house to house. And of course his brother had to be the first at every house. They are both extremely tired today and very very cranky children. And of course Halloween Eve i had to take Kaden to the ER with a Ear Infection. He goes on Wednesday to see the OT so once we have the results of that i will let everyone know.

Sick

Hi everybody,
I see you...
But unfortunately...
I don't feel good!

Well Skyler is sick and i am too. Kaden just has a cough nothing else right now we hope. Mine started with a sore throat yesterday but hopefully it does not get any worse. We have parent teacher conferences tonight so hopefully things will be fine with that.

Dollhouse

Guess What?
My daddy finally caved
And i am now the owner of my very own Dollhouse.
Mom, don't you see me? Your not going to stop me.

Yes it is true after much pleading Kaden now owns his own BLUE Doll house. He is home from school sick today. So far Skyler is not showing any signs of getting sick so we will just hope it stays that way.

Kaden's Picture's

Kaden 3 year's old first year pre-k
Kaden 4 year's old second year pre-k
Kaden 4 year's old pre-k graduation
Kaden 5 year's old Kindergarten

Opposite Sleeping Boy's

Kaden prefers to sleep under a million blankets including a 15 pound weighted blanket and the KU pillow Uncle Justin gave him on top of him. Most times his head is covered as well.
Skyler prefers to sleep with nothing but his taggie there under his arm. He usually sleeps in the empty corner or throws everything on the floor.

Skyler

Shortly after we came home
Last winter
2 days ago
yesterday after shopping

Not much new going on here Skyler is talking lots he says doggie and it is so cute.Yesterday we went to Kohl's and a lady said Hi to him and he said Hi back to her, she then replied you can talk you look to small to be talking. He is still not walking but i know he will when he is ready.

Kaden

Almost 3 in this picture and oh so adorable.

Well i have been hesitant to write anything about Kaden seeing this new world renowned doctor. But we did go and learned alot about Kaden and how is body and mind works a little better. We are already decreasing his 3 medications. This new doctor is having him seen by the O.T. Department at Children's Mercy for a complete evaluation as he thinks Kaden has been somewhat misdiagnosed and that he has Sensory Integration Disorder. Here is the definition for anyone that is not familiar with it-

Sensory integration disorder or dysfunction (SID) is a neurological disorder that results from the brain's inability to integrate certain information received from the body's five basic sensory systems. These sensory systems are responsible for detecting sights, sounds, smell, tastes, temperatures, pain, and the position and movements of the body. The brain then forms a combined picture of this information in order for the body to make sense of its surroundings and react to them appropriately. The ongoing relationship between behavior and brain functioning is called sensory integration (SI).

We have filled out the appropriate papers and are waiting to have the appointment scheduled sometime soon. So hopefully we will have some answers sometime soon. He has been going to a new place for Behavior Therapy for the past month and while up till now it has mainly been about collecting background information so there has been no change in him. But i am very hopeful as this place has nothing but rave reviews. While most everyone knows that we started noticing things with Kaden around 1 1/2 but were hoping it was just stuff that he would outgrow when he was no longer a toddler. Unfortunately that did not happen and things progressively got worse with him. He has his moments when he is fine and seems to be doing good but that can all change very quickly with him. Everyday i pray for the wisdom and strength to help him with whatever is going on in him.

It is so hard as i was very fearful to have another child especially a boy knowing the troubles that Kaden has had. But God had other plans for us and decided to bless us with Skyler a boy even though we thought he was a girl. Skyler is fast approaching the age Kaden was when we started seeing things different in him. I have been so stressed with Kaden and knowing that it could happen again. But i can ease the stress about Skyler as most of you know he really is the complete opposite of his big brother. I have also been reassured by Kaden's doctor that it is a very very slim possibility that Skyler too would have problems and with him not showing any of the signs that Kaden did we really have nothing to worry about.

I know i usually update about much happier things but i really needed to vent a little and this seemed like the perfect place to do it. So thanks for listening and i will update more about this when we know a little more.

Kaden's Picture Day

Look at this handsome Little Man



Today is picture day at school and of course it is pouring down rain.

I'm Slacking

Skyler's Party
Hey i see you mom



I know i am slacking but Skyler and i have been sick. Skyler is doing better but still not feeling all that great. His party went ok and he had some fun. He is talking alot and saying new words all the time. He is still not walking but you can tell he is so close.





Kaden is doing a little better at school. And the best news of all is it looks as if he has outgrown his food allergies. He is allergic to dust,pollen,grass,mold,cockroaches and dogs. Maybe something else too i can not remember right now.