We do NOT have MONO. So after a week of isolation we have the clear to rejoin the world.
We do have an appointment with another specialist on the 13th of August. Please pray for this to go well, and for me to attend this meeting free of tears (fat chance).
As you can see from our new background we are gearing up for school to start. I have a TON to do in my classroom to be ready, but am excited for two new kiddos this year. 6 students in all and 5 para's to manage.
For those of you who know her or care. I got news this week that my newest para in my room for the 2012-2013 school year will be Mark and I's cousin Becky B.
More to come, but wanted to thank everyone for their prayers and well wishes after his last appointment. I really should have waited a day or two to post that, but wanted/needed the prayers.
Also learned something interesting at Jarens appointment that I thought others might find interesting as well.
As we all know Jaren has always been at the top of the charts. At this appointment his height percentile went down and his weight percentile went up. I commented about this and Dr. Chavez said for a boy he never worries about weight at all till they are 4.
He continued to explain that a girl who is overweight (not at top of both percentiles, but whos weight and height are disproportionate by the age of 2 is more likely to be an overweight adult.
But for a boy the same is not true until age 4.
Anyway thought that was interesting and wanted to share.
family pic
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Care Walk 2012
Our family participated in the Autism Care Walk again this year. There was 43 people on our team. While not everyone ended up being able to attend the walk we had a great time. Mark was at a bachelor party this day so my mom kept Landrie so Jaren and I could walk with the family. We had a great time and look forward to next year.
Monica and Jaren getting read to walk
Jay, Greg, and Justin waiting
Monica and Tae
My Friend Christina had a team as well - notice the lady in the Red jacket - that is my new sister-in-law Holly. (pictures of her and Gregs wedding to come also) I know, I know, I'm WAY behind.
TEAM TOBELRONE
TOBY himself
Grandma Mac and Jaren taking a walk waiting to start
Walking
Jaren and I celebrating that we made it :) The walk is always concluded by some food, games and popcorn, and of course ice cream.
We love you Toby!!!
Monica and Jaren getting read to walk
Jay, Greg, and Justin waiting
Monica and Tae
My Friend Christina had a team as well - notice the lady in the Red jacket - that is my new sister-in-law Holly. (pictures of her and Gregs wedding to come also) I know, I know, I'm WAY behind.
TEAM TOBELRONE
TOBY himself
Grandma Mac and Jaren taking a walk waiting to start
Walking
Jaren and I celebrating that we made it :) The walk is always concluded by some food, games and popcorn, and of course ice cream.
We love you Toby!!!
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Thursday, July 19, 2012
3 year appointment
Isn't he just to die for :)
Before you get to see the rest of the pics I will fill you in on our appointment. Hold on to your hats because its a doozy. We talked about LOTS and I walked out reeling and trying to not cry.
First things first - his percentiles
HEAD: 92% (no surprise there)
WEIGHT: 93%
HEIGHT: 64%
BMI (this is a first - our doctor starts this at 3) 96%
Basically he's a big kid :) I would say but healthy except...
Last night Jaren got a fever and I just thought oh great a summer cold, but didn't worry at all as we already had our well baby appointment today. The doctor barely touched Jarens stomach and asked if we had been around any older kids with sore throats lately and I said not that I know of. He then explained that Jarens spleen is descended and that is a BIG sign of Mono. He said that three year olds really only get mono if they get it from someone else. Jaren also has, as the doctor put it "Wow - he has REALLY swollen lymph nodes" Turns out the quick test for mono is extremely unreliable on 3 year olds and he didn't want to put him through the big test if unnecessary so - since mono is viral there wouldn't be a medicine anyway - we are to wait and if he still has a fever, swollen lymph nodes, a sore throat, or complains of being tired by next wed we have to go in for the big test. AHHHHHHHHHHH
Then...
As Doc was looking at Jaren tummy because whatever is actually making him sick has given him a rash on his tummy I asked him to check out his abs. When Jaren was very young and not crawling on time or walking I had a friend who is a PT check him out for me to find out he has split abs. She told me he would probably lean toward the arts as sports would be hard for him because he abs. To this day Jaren can not do a sit up he will roll to the side EVERY time - Doc showed me how his tummy right along the line in the middle protrudes up when he tries to do a sit up and said it will always be there and probably get worse. He said that jaren abs were VERY separated and that they should be closer by now. There is nothing we can do - exercises or stretches that will help this - we are to just watch them and see if they get closer together and if not by age 5 we may have to look into surgery.
Then...
I asked the Doctor to look at Jarens scar just to check it and he said that it was still a bit hard (not the term he used, but didn't retain his terminology with everything else we discussed) He thought it should be down by now so wants to keep an eye on that as well...
So are you following me still.... Keeping an eye on the fever, lymph nodes, fatigue, sore throat, ab muscles, and scar.
THEN....
I wanted to visit with the doc about some of Jarens behavior outbursts and OCD like behaviors. After sharing a few scenarios with him about Jarens reactive behaviors and repetitive behaviors he has referred us to a psychiatrist - as he said that these behaviors would probably just multiply and intensify as he gets older if we don't look further into them now. You may be saying, what Jaren is such a good kid. And you are right HE IS AMAZING - until he's not. He saves most of his outbursts for at home special for mommy and daddy, which we are thankful for, but he has had them other places as well.
So that was the tip of the iceberg for me for this appointment and my brain shut off. Not one thing we talked about was no big deal or doing great and that is what I'm used to so I was ready to get out of there and ruin my diet with some nuggets and fries with Jaren from the Wendy's drive through.
To top it all of this was going to be a mommy son day - we were going to have a picnic at the zoo after the appointment and I was going to spoil him with ice cream after and a trip to the park. That would have been much better
So sorry this got long, but wanted to let you all know how the appointment went - now you can look at our beautiful, handsome, silly boy in more of his 3 year photos.
Before you get to see the rest of the pics I will fill you in on our appointment. Hold on to your hats because its a doozy. We talked about LOTS and I walked out reeling and trying to not cry.
First things first - his percentiles
HEAD: 92% (no surprise there)
WEIGHT: 93%
HEIGHT: 64%
BMI (this is a first - our doctor starts this at 3) 96%
Basically he's a big kid :) I would say but healthy except...
Last night Jaren got a fever and I just thought oh great a summer cold, but didn't worry at all as we already had our well baby appointment today. The doctor barely touched Jarens stomach and asked if we had been around any older kids with sore throats lately and I said not that I know of. He then explained that Jarens spleen is descended and that is a BIG sign of Mono. He said that three year olds really only get mono if they get it from someone else. Jaren also has, as the doctor put it "Wow - he has REALLY swollen lymph nodes" Turns out the quick test for mono is extremely unreliable on 3 year olds and he didn't want to put him through the big test if unnecessary so - since mono is viral there wouldn't be a medicine anyway - we are to wait and if he still has a fever, swollen lymph nodes, a sore throat, or complains of being tired by next wed we have to go in for the big test. AHHHHHHHHHHH
Then...
As Doc was looking at Jaren tummy because whatever is actually making him sick has given him a rash on his tummy I asked him to check out his abs. When Jaren was very young and not crawling on time or walking I had a friend who is a PT check him out for me to find out he has split abs. She told me he would probably lean toward the arts as sports would be hard for him because he abs. To this day Jaren can not do a sit up he will roll to the side EVERY time - Doc showed me how his tummy right along the line in the middle protrudes up when he tries to do a sit up and said it will always be there and probably get worse. He said that jaren abs were VERY separated and that they should be closer by now. There is nothing we can do - exercises or stretches that will help this - we are to just watch them and see if they get closer together and if not by age 5 we may have to look into surgery.
Then...
I asked the Doctor to look at Jarens scar just to check it and he said that it was still a bit hard (not the term he used, but didn't retain his terminology with everything else we discussed) He thought it should be down by now so wants to keep an eye on that as well...
So are you following me still.... Keeping an eye on the fever, lymph nodes, fatigue, sore throat, ab muscles, and scar.
THEN....
I wanted to visit with the doc about some of Jarens behavior outbursts and OCD like behaviors. After sharing a few scenarios with him about Jarens reactive behaviors and repetitive behaviors he has referred us to a psychiatrist - as he said that these behaviors would probably just multiply and intensify as he gets older if we don't look further into them now. You may be saying, what Jaren is such a good kid. And you are right HE IS AMAZING - until he's not. He saves most of his outbursts for at home special for mommy and daddy, which we are thankful for, but he has had them other places as well.
So that was the tip of the iceberg for me for this appointment and my brain shut off. Not one thing we talked about was no big deal or doing great and that is what I'm used to so I was ready to get out of there and ruin my diet with some nuggets and fries with Jaren from the Wendy's drive through.
To top it all of this was going to be a mommy son day - we were going to have a picnic at the zoo after the appointment and I was going to spoil him with ice cream after and a trip to the park. That would have been much better
So sorry this got long, but wanted to let you all know how the appointment went - now you can look at our beautiful, handsome, silly boy in more of his 3 year photos.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
April 12 misc.
Here is a glimpse of April for our family (minus easter - that is still to come) I hope you enjoy
The Kampling woman got together for a dinner and to go to a movie.
Landrie Lynn
Jaren playing in his new 'house'. He got this house for Christmas from my parents, but with our house being on the market we put it directly into the Andale house. Prior to moving in one weekend we came to clean and we put this together for him to play in and he LOVED it!!! (Christmas in March)
Jaren cruising in his tractor with his work goggles on
everything is right in line :)
Landrie was loving being verticle in March and was cruising EVERYTHING
Jaren and daddy taking a rest with purple bear (I know we are pretty creative with our animal names aren't we)
Monica's boyfriend Justin has deployed again :( but before he did we all gave him a card letting him know he is our 'real american hero' THANKS JUSTIN - we are praying for you and can't wait for you to get home. Please pray for him as well - he left in May for a 9 month stint.
Justin and Jim hanging out at the wedding shower for Greg and Holly
Tyler at the shower
Holly opening presents at the wedding shower
Landrie helping cook in the kitchen
Landrie digging potatoe wedges on our picnic
Jaren loving being outside
Jaren enjoying his picnic
Jaren trying mommy's glasses on for size (can you say the human head weighs eight pounds)
Jaren taking a rest with his animals
The Kampling woman got together for a dinner and to go to a movie.
Landrie Lynn
Jaren playing in his new 'house'. He got this house for Christmas from my parents, but with our house being on the market we put it directly into the Andale house. Prior to moving in one weekend we came to clean and we put this together for him to play in and he LOVED it!!! (Christmas in March)
Jaren cruising in his tractor with his work goggles on
everything is right in line :)
Landrie was loving being verticle in March and was cruising EVERYTHING
Jaren and daddy taking a rest with purple bear (I know we are pretty creative with our animal names aren't we)
Monica's boyfriend Justin has deployed again :( but before he did we all gave him a card letting him know he is our 'real american hero' THANKS JUSTIN - we are praying for you and can't wait for you to get home. Please pray for him as well - he left in May for a 9 month stint.
Justin and Jim hanging out at the wedding shower for Greg and Holly
Tyler at the shower
Holly opening presents at the wedding shower
Landrie helping cook in the kitchen
Landrie digging potatoe wedges on our picnic
Jaren loving being outside
Jaren enjoying his picnic
Jaren trying mommy's glasses on for size (can you say the human head weighs eight pounds)
Jaren taking a rest with his animals
Monday, July 16, 2012
March 12 videos
WOW!!! I have a LOT of catching up to do. Here they are though some videos from March. Man how Landrie has grown since then.
I will be trying my hardest to catch up before school starts. I hope you enjoy.
Oh and a disclaimer, I'm not in love with this slide show so sorry if you hate it.
I will be trying my hardest to catch up before school starts. I hope you enjoy.
Oh and a disclaimer, I'm not in love with this slide show so sorry if you hate it.
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
July, 11th 2012
We had Jaren's party the weekend before his birthday this year, but still simply celebrated his birthday on Wednesday. It was really confusing to him so we didn't do much. Mark got home from work and we took the kids swimming, then to the local gas station for some yummy ice cream. It was a great day and I can't believe my baby is three years old already. Now if only we could figure out how to poop in the pot.
Happy Birthday little man we love you with all our hearts.
Cute stories to go with this as well. As part of our bedtime routine we take a bath, sing three songs, get lotion and pj's, read two books and our daily blessing, say prayers and go to bed. So we start our routine and Jaren is sitting with Mark to sing songs. We generally each get to pick one, so on Wednesday night I picked, Happy Birthday to YOU!!! We are half way through singing the song and Jaren sits straight up and is saying WAIT WAIT WAIT "we have to have cake and ice cream first"
Not birthday related cute story. We were playing in the living room today and Jaren insisted we all wear hats. Then he put the cowboy hat on and I could see a light bulb go off. He said mom we have to throw candy. I couldn't figure out what he was talking about till he started walking by me and pretending to throw candy. He was reenacting the fourth of July parade. The end of the parade was the horses, with people wearing cowboy hats and they were throwing candy at us. So the next hour we had to play parade and pretend to go past each other and throw candy :) So cute.
Happy Birthday little man we love you with all our hearts.
Cute stories to go with this as well. As part of our bedtime routine we take a bath, sing three songs, get lotion and pj's, read two books and our daily blessing, say prayers and go to bed. So we start our routine and Jaren is sitting with Mark to sing songs. We generally each get to pick one, so on Wednesday night I picked, Happy Birthday to YOU!!! We are half way through singing the song and Jaren sits straight up and is saying WAIT WAIT WAIT "we have to have cake and ice cream first"
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Not birthday related cute story. We were playing in the living room today and Jaren insisted we all wear hats. Then he put the cowboy hat on and I could see a light bulb go off. He said mom we have to throw candy. I couldn't figure out what he was talking about till he started walking by me and pretending to throw candy. He was reenacting the fourth of July parade. The end of the parade was the horses, with people wearing cowboy hats and they were throwing candy at us. So the next hour we had to play parade and pretend to go past each other and throw candy :) So cute.
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