tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25544378457145949672024-03-21T19:49:55.097-04:00Jesse's GenesBlogging about homeschooling and Down syndromemomtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-47834689106300737232013-04-22T16:23:00.001-04:002013-04-22T16:23:26.631-04:00Homeschooling on a budget (A few tips and tricks)First of all I'd like to start out by saying Jesse is in 1st grade and since he has Down syndrome it's kind of hard to just go buy a curriculum for a 1st grader that would be tailored to him. Not to mention the state of Michigan sets the bar pretty low for what they expect. So, I've made my own curriculum for him using some ideas from online and from books I get at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">Barnes & Noble.</a> I have a membership so I get deals and in addition to that when you buy a work book cut the pages out with a razor blade. Then you can make copies of the pages and get more use out of each book. I do worksheets with Jesse every day and sometimes when he needs a little extra time on a specific area we do the same worksheet a couple times a week until he gets the hang of it. So even though I might spend $10 for a work book, I'm making copies of the pages and definitely getting my money back. <br />
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Another great resource is <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest.</a> If you don't have an account set up with them I suggest to everyone to get one. From recipes, crafts, DIY, fashion, & education it's all there. I swear you will be addicted once you start. Anyway, just go to Pinterest and search under education or kids. There are a ton of resources and ideas on there. Here's my <a href="http://pinterest.com/momtojesse/education/">education board.</a> Check it out to get an idea of the things you can find. it's an amazing website and I promise you that you will be able to find a ton of things to help you homeschool your child.<br />
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Anyway there are some tips and resources for ya for now. I'll start posting more specific and in depth things we do here at home. momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-4926921531562417022013-04-17T11:50:00.000-04:002013-04-17T11:50:18.245-04:00Just a quick update from the Baker homefrontJesse and I are doing amazing! Life has thrown us some serious curve balls the past few years, but we came out on top.<br />
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I have been homeschooling Jesse since October due to our school system being horrible here in this small town. I was nervous about starting the homeschool process, but I soon realized it's not really any different than what I've always been doing with Jesse. The only difference really is that I now don't have any break from Jesse. He has made so much progress since I've been homeschooling it's crazy. It really proved that he wasn't getting what he needed from the school and his teacher this year. I tried to fight for what Jesse needed, but due to neither side willing to budge and Jesse being terrified of school I chose to pull him out.<br />
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I plan to start blogging regularly again to share our journey in homeschooling and just share all things Jesse. I mean come on who can get enough of this kid? I sure can't. He's great! <br />
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Anyway, I'm back and hoping to try to do at least 1 new blog every week. <br />
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A few years ago Jesse was playing in my living room and a neighbor came over. I can't remember what Jesse was doing, but she looked at Jesse and said "what are you retarded or something?" WHAT???? OMG did you really just say that to MY son? My sweet baby boy. All the sudden that word hit so close to home. I was FURIOUS. I didn't even think to educate her about the use of the word. I just told her to leave before she went flying through my front door. Then all the sudden my views totally changed on people's choice of words. <br />
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Since then I've always tried to educate people about the "R" word and why I don't like it. Most people understand right away because they know and love Jesse, but there are some who just don't understand why it's so bad. Well, it's kind of like the "N" word or spic, or any other negative terms to refer to one's race. Those aren't acceptable terms and that is how the "R" word is to us in the special needs community. <br />
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For those who know Jesse it's easy for me to explain why it's wrong to say. I mean if you know Jesse you would probably do anything to protect him because you know he's the sweetest, most amazing lil' man ever. I normally just explain it as how would you feel if someone called Jesse retarded? Most of the time the response is I'd kill them, or kick their butt, or I'd be pissed. Well when you use the "R" word I see it as you are slamming MY son. MY pride and joy is the one you are attacking when you so lightly throw that word around. <br />
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So please think about how your words affect those around you before you speak. My son can't defend himself, it is up to me to stand up for him. So I'm standing up for my son and I'm saying it's not okay for you to use that word and I will not associate with those who use it.momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-42152742385786423472011-05-10T22:29:00.002-04:002011-05-10T22:52:07.383-04:00In Michigan.... FinallyLast week we finally made the move from VA to MI and let me tell you I am sooooo glad to be home. I have spent the past week catching up with family and old friends. I took Jesse to put flowers on my moms grave on Sunday for Mother's Day. I really needed to do that. <br /><br />I've gotten to spend some time with my younger brother Sean and let me just say I am so proud of the man he has become. Jesse just adores his Uncle Sean and I think the feeling is pretty mutual. Jesse and I also have a new morning routine. During the weekdays my best friend Kristy stops by for coffee.<br /><br />I had a meeting with the school about Jesse and am proud to say that there is a good possibility that Jesse will be in a General Education classroom because of how well he's doing. I'm so proud of my little man. He is making such great progress in all areas. I'm especially proud of his manners. He can be the most polite little guy ever. He is also talking up a storm these days and I love it!!!! I'm so excited to see how much more progress he will make now that we are here in Michigan and our stress levels are lower than they were in Virginia. <br /><br />Anyway, it's getting late so I'm going to sign off for tonight.momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-67623161560987160592011-04-08T15:27:00.003-04:002011-04-08T15:40:53.346-04:00I'm back and we're alive<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaYE55L0oqIcZlCCksrXWjhI3MM_0L31YTnc1NxURdoVz1t-LsjFToV3uCNG5J8VH15l3FxgKY4MBVo3NeGxEgSWDIQBAirvIb9ivm041eAzLt0dgdVZPgrHE5p5yDKPcrvEYEUqhs2I/s1600/030.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaYE55L0oqIcZlCCksrXWjhI3MM_0L31YTnc1NxURdoVz1t-LsjFToV3uCNG5J8VH15l3FxgKY4MBVo3NeGxEgSWDIQBAirvIb9ivm041eAzLt0dgdVZPgrHE5p5yDKPcrvEYEUqhs2I/s320/030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593298144093444850" /></a><br />I know I haven't been around for a while, but things have been pretty crazy. I don't have much time to post right now, but wanted to leave a post letting everyone know that we are doing well and I will be back to posting soon. Until then I'll leave ya with a updated picture of Jesse.momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-15240012659426285492010-01-30T11:22:00.002-05:002010-01-30T11:25:36.926-05:00First time playing in the snow!Jesse had a blast. He didn't move around much, but sure did bend down to play with it. He is definitely a true Michigander at heart like his parents.<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://www.onetruemedia.com/share_view_player?p=a46b3eb92d628ead1f3d93" quality="high" scale="noscale" width="408" height="382" wmode="transparent" name="FLVPlayer" salign="LT" flashvars="&p=a46b3eb92d628ead1f3d93&skin_id=701&host=http://www.onetruemedia.com" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><div style="margin:0px;font:12px/13px verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:20px;padding-bottom:15px;width:408px;text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.onetruemedia.com/landing?&utm_source=emplay&utm_medium=txt3" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;">Make video montages at <span style="text-decoration:underline;">www.OneTrueMedia.com</span></a></div></div>momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-47896964011188904692010-01-14T20:27:00.003-05:002010-01-14T20:43:58.605-05:00Jesse is starting to readOk so he's only reading a few words, but hey he's 4 so that is totally amazing right? Jesse amazes me every day. Each milestone is such a big deal around here. I remember when he first walked I shrieked and started crying and well it scared him so he didn't walk for another 2 months, but wow it was like the best thing ever and we worked so hard to get to that point. Now he can read his name, yes, no, stop, go, and bus. We got him some flip books that have the word and a picture with it from The Lakeshore Learning catalog and I love watching him point to the letters of the words and say the letters. He is so excited about learning and I love that about him. <br /><br />Now I'm off to clean up the mess Jesse left for me when he went to bed. I'll try to post again soon.momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-49228380053761840232010-01-08T07:38:00.001-05:002010-01-08T07:40:07.639-05:00It's our Anniversary!Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband. We've made it 6 years. We've had a lot of trying times, but love makes it all work out in the end.momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-61973589831255601722010-01-01T14:39:00.004-05:002010-01-01T14:48:23.100-05:00Christmas pics!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Cua18Z96YGB15rCuY35VJB3g-rLyGroNT2JlPwknkaPfYpzRcLAN0bVeDLQ-oXS7yV6fiGpMs27ovT8bjjbwO6JhvpCClUCAt5Tgv6XEixa5CtWhypRCeUReEUtD2TzZ4OkNu-cV6Hg/s1600-h/Dec.+2009+003.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Cua18Z96YGB15rCuY35VJB3g-rLyGroNT2JlPwknkaPfYpzRcLAN0bVeDLQ-oXS7yV6fiGpMs27ovT8bjjbwO6JhvpCClUCAt5Tgv6XEixa5CtWhypRCeUReEUtD2TzZ4OkNu-cV6Hg/s320/Dec.+2009+003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421860546836296722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmM7tSSYkGM4Kox9wbDBYDoiAHGbc30O-mtrdxTQoZfKdQfRnTzGfbEdPuBO8zoPxOTyisMMCEpFLD_pL8MItRCArHs91kP2e9hwZ6igNWcwHOOIFJGanGxy1oVOxxno3ZnMBMW-Ve6c/s1600-h/Dec.+2009+007.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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Anyway, it's almost midnight and Santa has already been here so I guess it's time I let the dog out and head to bed. Tony will be home in the morning and we'll have our Christmas. Jesse will get to play with his toys for a little while then we hit the road after lunch to head to Tony's moms. When we get home I'll post about our Christmas. Until then Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-13249288210821230752009-12-12T14:35:00.001-05:002009-12-12T14:37:38.155-05:00School picture October 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vtdWDPoMsVRLonH5MV72cm7JgV6JqJX-EFFkp8BfSUeqgYLgKBEs0me3wDTaTwt6U29pEWLkJ8yh1HIQlcL9ULubcuctaioFVIoWcboYAa18AdGWRVItd6uo5V45-xMfaUH-SRZru4I/s1600-h/ch1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vtdWDPoMsVRLonH5MV72cm7JgV6JqJX-EFFkp8BfSUeqgYLgKBEs0me3wDTaTwt6U29pEWLkJ8yh1HIQlcL9ULubcuctaioFVIoWcboYAa18AdGWRVItd6uo5V45-xMfaUH-SRZru4I/s400/ch1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414436050317547154" /></a>momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-37121660416944871172009-10-31T21:41:00.003-04:002009-10-31T22:05:15.386-04:00Just pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nGKWnPwQgM4yewCgfj1C6N-Noibjnc7y-3e8QTcrJACYjKvS1buX7zPreHMUp9rQmLl8KGBsGZgD2NhiL_Y5TZnzRnibsZyjnXqcXzKOXOebY5OBfdv84k7P2QP9Q5xvIkz9vXLzgPw/s1600-h/July+2009.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nGKWnPwQgM4yewCgfj1C6N-Noibjnc7y-3e8QTcrJACYjKvS1buX7zPreHMUp9rQmLl8KGBsGZgD2NhiL_Y5TZnzRnibsZyjnXqcXzKOXOebY5OBfdv84k7P2QP9Q5xvIkz9vXLzgPw/s320/July+2009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398948902255256018" /></a><br />Just playing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXRkpsCFEALBtpl2s74DPZ_8owoqBPUdQC4p1TJp1Or-HTx2qRoXpGLWs2vNgXCt_C9Cwg8DDx1PKoZMnuj_N_ohJQ2OdIiILxvEt5jirq9OJ3gHFhe39Xv6wFE3f0zOsixQDhtXspPQ/s1600-h/July+2009+4.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXRkpsCFEALBtpl2s74DPZ_8owoqBPUdQC4p1TJp1Or-HTx2qRoXpGLWs2vNgXCt_C9Cwg8DDx1PKoZMnuj_N_ohJQ2OdIiILxvEt5jirq9OJ3gHFhe39Xv6wFE3f0zOsixQDhtXspPQ/s320/July+2009+4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398948892909457410" /></a><br />Being silly!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Af_bAzdluIDWrCzSDM9AiVtbOeUfZp3Fj1cOj27kbWVcd0_XGmAOUJzOFnpjOtE5EDeGC6jf_0ynuoDzXKsAbbwhDbvAjV7gVGdLHOSZqvb7gsfghQxZB2TnqvADQlfMjnvbqjZQ2zk/s1600-h/041.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Af_bAzdluIDWrCzSDM9AiVtbOeUfZp3Fj1cOj27kbWVcd0_XGmAOUJzOFnpjOtE5EDeGC6jf_0ynuoDzXKsAbbwhDbvAjV7gVGdLHOSZqvb7gsfghQxZB2TnqvADQlfMjnvbqjZQ2zk/s320/041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398948888857534306" /></a><br />This is perfection. What a sweetheart!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_eArVfKo4-IHGKD38wPe25Cw5UUKw7VrktLAjKyW_ZGB_CctDPKJy6Zg3RvLGgGcTQ1C4GqDOXCn-NfMzz9YTtNnVmIqRDVRIlCo8xOCFBUY97Q6DMwnYbiG_4gxGLSxJ8SAqOtxCBU/s1600-h/Buddy+Walk+2009+008.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_eArVfKo4-IHGKD38wPe25Cw5UUKw7VrktLAjKyW_ZGB_CctDPKJy6Zg3RvLGgGcTQ1C4GqDOXCn-NfMzz9YTtNnVmIqRDVRIlCo8xOCFBUY97Q6DMwnYbiG_4gxGLSxJ8SAqOtxCBU/s320/Buddy+Walk+2009+008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398948877073535010" /></a><br />Buddy Walk 2009 with Dr. Meyer. She's the best!momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-77129214818013111192009-10-25T22:23:00.002-04:002009-10-25T22:31:57.285-04:00Potty TrainingWe've been putting Jesse on the potty off and on for months and nothing. We've sat him on the potty with a sippy cup of juice or milk and nothing. I have always joked that we could let him run around naked and he wouldn't pee unless he was in a diaper or the bathtub. Jesse surprised me while Tony was deployed and went potty once, but nothing since then........ until tonight. I had just gotten bath water run for Jesse and I put him on the potty for a few minutes. After a few minutes I heard it.... yep Jesse totally went number 1. I am so proud of him. He is growing up more and more every day. He's helping me around the house with taking care of dirty diapers and picking up toys. Anyway, I know I've been bad at updating so I thought tonight's accomplishment was good cause for one so here ya are. Now, it's off to let the dog out and get a lunch box ready for Jesse in the morning.momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-53996473658643581102009-08-31T11:50:00.002-04:002009-08-31T11:55:01.477-04:002009 Annual Buddy WalkIt's that time of year again. We are getting ready for our Buddy Walk.If you would like to make a donation in our teams name. You can do so by visiting the page for <a href="http://www.firstgiving.com/teamjesse">Team Jesse</a>. All donations are greatly appreciated and will help families with children with down syndrome. Thanks for checking us out.momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-75241592658627196902009-08-22T09:21:00.002-04:002009-08-22T09:26:35.434-04:00Just some pics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hPUzN3-VF6PWcg8zua0R24ok8KjumUtmsm1VpONZ4iET-tpleNH8uAiuWbpQJ76Z6gJGcY4bb52wp-TW45oXbwKCqNrkeeFu_0D92rB4BBfU2VwwKP2oca2xLJjR3VbfnnFnMj5YeTc/s1600-h/August+2009+020.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hPUzN3-VF6PWcg8zua0R24ok8KjumUtmsm1VpONZ4iET-tpleNH8uAiuWbpQJ76Z6gJGcY4bb52wp-TW45oXbwKCqNrkeeFu_0D92rB4BBfU2VwwKP2oca2xLJjR3VbfnnFnMj5YeTc/s320/August+2009+020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372778892164324402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQs1K_4j874nTDznb4ZVAUayAL_8s1xL9DWeerqs1HlI66cjwfTrptprbe_4DdjDZ332LuXLAOIe00BR0Vp5IQdHsPm0FjGosI0Qz81vCELuE-WB6JWkYbFXXzY4oVk5OdC-XX_ZCteg/s1600-h/August+2009+017.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQs1K_4j874nTDznb4ZVAUayAL_8s1xL9DWeerqs1HlI66cjwfTrptprbe_4DdjDZ332LuXLAOIe00BR0Vp5IQdHsPm0FjGosI0Qz81vCELuE-WB6JWkYbFXXzY4oVk5OdC-XX_ZCteg/s320/August+2009+017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372778884083827650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-p9uylx0nOzvDPYrKk0HHzx2SrCGK3N-67xNNm2bihyGQ0snZ6NcuCay4rX3qLJb45dk2CO6l8TQQuoE0xHvyFltzAKkuCteqxaGsODpTmGZ2r2YDURhyt8sOuMe83oTJIvuU293wbw/s1600-h/August+2009+014.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-p9uylx0nOzvDPYrKk0HHzx2SrCGK3N-67xNNm2bihyGQ0snZ6NcuCay4rX3qLJb45dk2CO6l8TQQuoE0xHvyFltzAKkuCteqxaGsODpTmGZ2r2YDURhyt8sOuMe83oTJIvuU293wbw/s320/August+2009+014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372778871767403362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE4c1LpPvTRM6HQwvOsFZvF9OjlDGqWyIxrH2q-RTNcnKNAA2bTJIqAKvmwAji7wMxb8ZTj21PzrxQ2X-AYFbkLPyHbBIuh_XR0OrQChoQzAVX4JcLN6d4YiPF35Bwaze1mKlkYtutHU/s1600-h/August+2009+012.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE4c1LpPvTRM6HQwvOsFZvF9OjlDGqWyIxrH2q-RTNcnKNAA2bTJIqAKvmwAji7wMxb8ZTj21PzrxQ2X-AYFbkLPyHbBIuh_XR0OrQChoQzAVX4JcLN6d4YiPF35Bwaze1mKlkYtutHU/s320/August+2009+012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372778866405502722" /></a><br />Don't have much time to blog right now, but here are some adorable pics and I'll try and get another blog done in the near future.momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-41483884543372235372009-08-10T11:56:00.000-04:002009-08-10T11:58:29.176-04:00Stressful timesLast Friday I got a phone call from my dad. I immediately knew something was wrong. I had just talked to him Thursday to wish him a happy birthday. We normally talk about once a week so two calls in two days, well something was wrong. He said I’m sorry baby, but I’ve got some bad news. Big Momma passed away today. Big Momma was my dads mom. I knew it was coming since she has had a lot of health problems for many years, but it still hit me like a ton of bricks. I stayed strong for my dad on the phone, but was hurting so bad inside. I hadn’t seen her in over 15 years, and hadn’t talked to her in probably a month or so. She’s been weak and takes naps often so it’s hard to know when a good time to call is. She had been struggling with her breathing for a few weeks and my Aunt had been staying home with her since her problems had gotten worse. My Big Momma died in her bed with my Aunt holding her. It was a peaceful passing from what I’ve been told. Most importantly is that now she is no longer in constant pain.<br /><br />This has been the first death that’s close to me since my mom died a few months after Jesse was born. My moms passing was a total shock to all of us. It had been over a year since I had seen her and she had never gotten to meet her first grandchild. My mom was my best friend and losing her was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to deal with. It was a very tough month when we lost her. We were traveling home for the funeral and everything else we needed to take care of and we were in a car accident that could have easily killed Tony, me, and Jesse. Anyway the point is that was the worst month of my life hands down. I think the only thing that could affect me more than that is if I lost a child. I didn’t deal with my moms death very well if even at all. I can honestly say that I don’t think I would have made it through my mom dying if it wasn’t for having Jesse to take care and live for. He is truly my whole world. I have pushed so much to the back of my mind and that is where it stays… for the most part. I have my times where I break down and just cry and grieve, but I feel I do a good job covering it all up. Tony doesn’t even know that I still can’t come to grips with it. The point of all this about my mom you ask. Well, lets just say that since getting the news of my grandmother on Friday I am now dealing with everything I have pushed back to the back of my mind. <br /><br />My mind is in overdrive and it won’t stop. I’m not going to go into detail about everything running through my mind, but I will share a few things. Was my mom in pain when she died? I’m pretty sure she was and I just can’t deal with that fact. I hate to think that my moms last moments were in pain. I’m also scared of who I am going to lose next. You see they always say it comes in 3’s, well I’m not sure about 3’s, but about a month before we lost my mom we lost my Grandpa Jeff who was Big Mommas husband. Just a few months before we lost Grandpa we almost lost Big Momma. I was around 7 or 8 months pregnant with Jesse. Big Momma had a lot of problems and died on the table a few times. Doctors were obviously able to bring her back, but it was real sketchy for a while. I remember that I was pregnant because my dad didn’t want to tell me because he was scared that it would hurt the pregnancy. So anyway, back to my thoughts, who’s next? I’m normally not the kind of person who thinks it’s all about me so I’m sorry if it sounds like it. I’m not one for talking about my feelings when it comes to being emotionally hurt and spent, but I’m hoping maybe by blogging this it will help.<br /><br />There are a lot of really AMAZING, great things going on with our family right now and eventually I’ll blog about those things, but for now it’s hard to write about the great things when all I can think about are the bad things. <br /><br />If you made it this far thanks for reading my ramblings. Now I need to go and fix Jesse some lunch and start to get ready for therapy. My next blog will be cheery I promise.momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-64672343239908510022009-07-13T12:21:00.001-04:002009-07-13T12:27:04.688-04:00ABC’s and turning 4We are 4 now! Jesse had a wonderful birthday yesterday. Tony put aside his gaming and I put aside twitter and face book. We watched <a href="http://www.signingtime.com/">Signing Time</a>, played, and had lots of cake and ice cream. I think it was the perfect day. We decided not to do a big birthday party like last year because we might not have another birthday with Tony home and wanted to spend it together without all the commotion of a bunch of kids running around. We went through pictures of Jesse through the past 4 years and remembered how small and sweet he was. We watched the videos of the first time he crawled and the first time he walked. It was so good to just sit and go through all the old pictures and videos, but it was kind of sad to know that my sweet boy that was happiest laying on mommy’s chest is now grown up and just wants to run and play. Jesse has made so much progress this past year. He amazes me every day with his accomplishments. <br /><br />Now onto the ABC’s. When school got out in June I really started to focus on the ABC’s with Jesse. In just a month he now knows the entire alphabet and sings them by himself with no prompting. If you write a letter he will tell you what it is and is so proud of himself every time he does it. Of course that probably has something to do with the fact that I pretty much always make a big deal out of it like he just got done doing his first night as lead role on a big Broadway production. I’m his mom though so I’m supposed to do that right? Well, I do and he loves it! Now I have to give credit where credit is due and say that none of this would be possible without <a href="http://www.signingtime.com/">Rachel Coleman </a>and the <a href="http://www.signingtime.com/volume-5-abc-signs-dvd">ABC Signs dvd</a> from the <a href="http://www.signingtime.com/">Signing Time </a>Series. This has been one of Jesse’s favorite dvd’s for a while now. I just can’t say enough about <a href="http://www.signingtime.com/">Signing Time</a>. It has helped Jesse so much and has become a very important part of our days here in the Baker house. <br /><br />It’s lunch time for us so it’s time to get this posted and get to cooking. Will update again soon.momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-61565651870561918062009-06-19T23:54:00.002-04:002009-06-19T23:59:57.372-04:00Sharing videos for your viewing pleasuresOk so I need to update, but it's late so I'll share some videos and update when I have some time. Here are some vids of our lil' mans pre school graduation. He's growing up so fast. I still can't believe he'll be 4 next month. <br /><br /><div><embed src="http://www.onetruemedia.com/share_view_player?p=8ecb0371bc4b4ee8d694b1" quality="high" scale="noscale" width="600" height="526" wmode="transparent" name="FLVPlayer" salign="LT" flashvars="&p=8ecb0371bc4b4ee8d694b1&skin_id=601&host=http://www.onetruemedia.com" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><div style="margin:0px;font:12px/13px verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:20px;padding-bottom:15px;width:600px;text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.onetruemedia.com/share_player_link?p=8ecb0371bc4b4ee8d694b1&skin_id=601&source=emplay" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.onetruemedia.com/share_player_link_image/8ecb0371bc4b4ee8d694b1/601.gif" style="border:0px;" width="600" /></a><br/><a href="http://www.onetruemedia.com/landing?&utm_source=emplay&utm_medium=txt3" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;">Make video montages at <span style="text-decoration:underline;">www.OneTrueMedia.com</span></a></div></div><br /><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CribTbpp0ZA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CribTbpp0ZA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-80630263411101266732009-05-29T00:42:00.002-04:002009-05-29T00:52:31.499-04:00Endocrinology appointmentJesse had an appointment to see how his thyroid meds are working and I'm glad to say they are working great! There is no need to change the dosage or anything. Now all we have to do is have labs done every 4 months or so to make sure the meds are still working. <br />We have our annual I.E.P. appointment next Wednesday so I will be sure to post about that experience sometime next weekend. I'm sure it will be an interesting appointment since I'm bringing an advocate. I'll post about why later. For now though it's almost 1am and I need to get the trash out and get my butt to bed. 6am comes early around here.momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-72291278955497207332009-05-09T11:02:00.003-04:002009-05-09T11:37:28.862-04:00An update just for Pam!So I have been informed by someone that she needs her Jesse fix. So here we go with an update. Tony came home last month. I have never been so happy to see his ship come into sight. We didn't have the dream homecoming moments I had hoped for because there were a lot of problems Tony had to deal with on the ship before he could come off. It bummed me out, but it's ok because eventually I got my husband back and took him home and we had him for an entire 2 weeks to ourselves. No work, just time for the 3 of us. Jesse has been so attached to his dada since he's been home. Jesse cries when Tony gets his shoes out to walk the dog. Jesse is showing off his signing and talking skills for his dada all the time which is great! Jesse is also showing off his bad side to dada which dada doesn't like, but I think is the funniest thing ever. Remember I've been dealing with it by myself for 7 months so I've learned to deal with it and not get so angry so when Tony gets frustrated and angry all I can do is laugh.lol<br /><br />We are getting ready to go in for our annual IEP meeting which I like to call the meeting from hell, but this one should be better. We are bringing reinforcements. We are bringing an advocate from the naval hospital and she doesn't put up with bs. The teacher is kissing our asses now as she understands how unhappy we are with the school. I gave her paperwork we got from the hospital and I made sure to highlight key points in there where they mention what the school is doing wrong. Is that wrong of me? I think it's great! Since then the teacher has been doing her best to kiss our asses and tell us how great it is to have Jesse in class and how great he's doing. I think it's a little late for all the ass kissing, but who knows.lol <br /><br />Tony has gone back to work since Jesse has gone back to school and it's been kind of rough. Jesse comes running out of his bedroom in the mornings calling for dada and looks all over for him then gets real upset that dada isn't here. It breaks my heart, but I am sure he will get used to dada having to go to work soon. <br /><br />We are trying to figure out what all we should do for season passes this year. Busch Gardens Williamsburg is about an hour away and has opened up a Sesame Street park inside for kids. We are thinking about getting season passes to give us something to do as a family. We are also talking about a year family pass to the Virginia Zoo. It's not the greatest zoo, but it's the closest one to us and Jesse loves going there. It just doesn't compare at all to the zoos I've been to in the past, but Jesse doesn't know any better yet. Maybe by the time he notices that our zoo sucks, we'll be stationed somewhere else with a better zoo. I can hope anyway.lol<br /><br />Well, I think I'm done updating for now. It's about time to get lunch ready for lil' man. I'll try to do better updating. I'm sure Pam and others will keep me on my toes asking for updates. Until next time here is some cuteness for ya. One of the pics is of Jesse and Tony's dad who came down to surprise Tony when he came home from deployment. I just love Jesse in his sailor hat and shades.lol<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMkLXlbcBakt2eyFOKW2p3v2kQW-y1koX8xi3IQDSUgeHBduU_gW20fdiMXVEa5TYFdv_2t9PQxLKSoowMm3aBNDCLZkqHx5BQImoo7hef0oqkRAo2DQRBl8T3Hc4mY9m5xDPurH6yfo/s1600-h/IMG00159.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMkLXlbcBakt2eyFOKW2p3v2kQW-y1koX8xi3IQDSUgeHBduU_gW20fdiMXVEa5TYFdv_2t9PQxLKSoowMm3aBNDCLZkqHx5BQImoo7hef0oqkRAo2DQRBl8T3Hc4mY9m5xDPurH6yfo/s320/IMG00159.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333848274464728642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBkrIol2xDTFWftBctXoCp2BEQdMLfLZ_d-JL6oziO4kR_tG64AcrxKFeeD7-3zf3Yd49grRHKRyZnPMvap17qfmN6IPenXwTHhfRE_Uvlk9iUFAJYSSK9BVoEPEEA10Sn-0D3eLvXw8/s1600-h/IMG00141.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBkrIol2xDTFWftBctXoCp2BEQdMLfLZ_d-JL6oziO4kR_tG64AcrxKFeeD7-3zf3Yd49grRHKRyZnPMvap17qfmN6IPenXwTHhfRE_Uvlk9iUFAJYSSK9BVoEPEEA10Sn-0D3eLvXw8/s320/IMG00141.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333848270571801906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NcvVqIJ5-aBDEElat7rKT2XI8RBPd5AosAkOL1V0lH-uUG0qxXKFjLoJRpDpsxVvSmNBnx_Fv2U4xVDutwvYazr5S2FPvxTY_7fOlvNQcbxF2LxIvN-Z1tAdCgc74B6YMX2NLof_i6Q/s1600-h/april+2009+023.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NcvVqIJ5-aBDEElat7rKT2XI8RBPd5AosAkOL1V0lH-uUG0qxXKFjLoJRpDpsxVvSmNBnx_Fv2U4xVDutwvYazr5S2FPvxTY_7fOlvNQcbxF2LxIvN-Z1tAdCgc74B6YMX2NLof_i6Q/s320/april+2009+023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333848270428904242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7f3ymIOOHJ-TyTkNaOQhnStb8x2v7dFQzkx1ZWIuDqmdu5XA3HOxOHuq5xh4iTna2wX8FNz09hs2PsCVLKx5-5WPQARirKSkNUAMqK3KKJEO4gobIOE2SlFTqHQYca3lF3WrkzH_80Qs/s1600-h/april+018.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7f3ymIOOHJ-TyTkNaOQhnStb8x2v7dFQzkx1ZWIuDqmdu5XA3HOxOHuq5xh4iTna2wX8FNz09hs2PsCVLKx5-5WPQARirKSkNUAMqK3KKJEO4gobIOE2SlFTqHQYca3lF3WrkzH_80Qs/s320/april+018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333848265976895730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6itX41RBTnSnXHSMxlmVMiY4QHvIJCNsiNe7C0zzl0faLOlJaljlPzO6YhtmVG2G8Khu0n4IEHQfhmADrI96KmKwDh9W8hS3pDNHbhRJK1RBF4Jwn_qxeLL7onv2LrJBUacpDjbfbipY/s1600-h/april+004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6itX41RBTnSnXHSMxlmVMiY4QHvIJCNsiNe7C0zzl0faLOlJaljlPzO6YhtmVG2G8Khu0n4IEHQfhmADrI96KmKwDh9W8hS3pDNHbhRJK1RBF4Jwn_qxeLL7onv2LrJBUacpDjbfbipY/s320/april+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333848259674063698" /></a>momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-45339210361923856362009-04-07T09:57:00.004-04:002009-04-07T10:07:38.588-04:00And the countdown beginsSo is everyone probably knows, my husband is on deployment. He left in September for a 7 month deployment. That 7 months is almost over. I am so excited and so happy that this deployment is almost over and that soon my son will be able to hug his dada again very soon. I haven't been so great at the blogging thing, but I've been so busy with so much going on. <br /><br />We've had a lot of stuff going on with Jesse and the school. We had some problems come up within the past month and so I've been trying to take care of all of that. We're also loaded down with doctor appointments and therapy appointments. We've been sick quite a bit this winter and now the pollen is here so allergy and sinus problems are here to make us miserable. <br /><br />Jesse is doing great, no wait fantastic is more like it. His therapists are great and do a wonderful job showing me what I can do at home to keep it going. Jesse is a lot more verbal now and it's finally hit me that my little boy is growing up. I can't believe he's going to be 4 this July. Where has the time gone?<br /><br />Well that's about it for an update right now. I've got to get ready to pick Jesse up from school and get him some lunch, then it's off to therapy. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1voWZcg-oREiKsZkHSyarUwJx6S-V86kwtcubLUCyO_uoJfIPaB0XVYGvBbthEaU4CPQOcu-7hSQxBTmo4oTT0k9ILtzEhJjHfrLpxg25m3_fluXhEdP_q8_4M98KUAjZjKcOZ6t8Atk/s1600-h/april+006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1voWZcg-oREiKsZkHSyarUwJx6S-V86kwtcubLUCyO_uoJfIPaB0XVYGvBbthEaU4CPQOcu-7hSQxBTmo4oTT0k9ILtzEhJjHfrLpxg25m3_fluXhEdP_q8_4M98KUAjZjKcOZ6t8Atk/s320/april+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321950789694904674" /></a>momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-32155921599435778412009-03-06T10:49:00.001-05:002009-03-06T10:51:18.532-05:00New picsOk so here is the new hair cut. Oh and since this blog is about Jesse, here's a pic of him at school the other day.lol<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteMpQfSlPKkdV4U-_WenKDcpXo_x1YlZWhx61LP1MuZ9l65QZu_P-uCBcMHavGMkjlKxihc97GJrxLOmevu8_2f-UTIHHpl1oU07QYDGhz6Dx08Tv1-gpHzCDShg-EI5jjSHJ_t4PBGY/s1600-h/IMG00458.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteMpQfSlPKkdV4U-_WenKDcpXo_x1YlZWhx61LP1MuZ9l65QZu_P-uCBcMHavGMkjlKxihc97GJrxLOmevu8_2f-UTIHHpl1oU07QYDGhz6Dx08Tv1-gpHzCDShg-EI5jjSHJ_t4PBGY/s320/IMG00458.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310102698011019794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIXRZ7cNuFl-dVbj8A_RSP8NAJIaDdnBLxnsHRujFhv8aVUXNAuNoq1hSOQKCn5YZV2egKRt4SRtyvcLSS-iuE8-5gSUWgyXJUr8FoQQ-fSL3T77gEUjJyr_5vxASLLCjGcslR8G7JBk/s1600-h/IMG00471.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIXRZ7cNuFl-dVbj8A_RSP8NAJIaDdnBLxnsHRujFhv8aVUXNAuNoq1hSOQKCn5YZV2egKRt4SRtyvcLSS-iuE8-5gSUWgyXJUr8FoQQ-fSL3T77gEUjJyr_5vxASLLCjGcslR8G7JBk/s320/IMG00471.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310102695456754354" /></a>momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-16153645811493670432009-03-04T09:36:00.003-05:002009-03-04T09:44:49.491-05:00Need advice pleaseOk so I know this is probably stupid to some of you, but I really need some help figuring out what to do with my hair. My hair is long now and I always have it pulled back in a pony tail because Jesse hates it in his face and I never have time to do my hair because it never looks right without a blow dry and flat iron run through it then I always end up pulling it back in a pony tail eventually anyway. I am also getting migraines a lot and can't figure out why. It could be my hair weighing to much or stress, sinuses, etc. My hubby loves long hair so I don't know if I really want to cut it, I know he would tell me to do whatever I want, but of course I want to have my hair a way he'll like it. So what I need from you is to look at these 2 pics and tell me what you think. Is it better long or short. The short hair pic was taken before Jesse so I was much thinner. That's another thing I'm worried about, what if I look horrible with short hair now that I'm heavier. Anyway, what do you think? Please leave a comment telling me long or short. Then if I decide to cut it I'll post pics after I get it done. Thanks in advance. Now here's the pics.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMq9fbE10C8htbg_3As4uQHeRuOVLQCf5TIJwcg8AdCI8OIH_evY43FBR9Y7OghvGAdykU6kanv08rk0VgyoqogPuQ38GAFl6wgXzaU1XKbsgzc8J5IQ5GoK4VHtoJbZYF0dPoWHMSx5w/s1600-h/IMG00455.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMq9fbE10C8htbg_3As4uQHeRuOVLQCf5TIJwcg8AdCI8OIH_evY43FBR9Y7OghvGAdykU6kanv08rk0VgyoqogPuQ38GAFl6wgXzaU1XKbsgzc8J5IQ5GoK4VHtoJbZYF0dPoWHMSx5w/s320/IMG00455.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309343316913450162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8a356lqrFGgc6xUg3BUd69oANNJPgIvvjZS-9ThsptO70zz7uihsavCdrxqQ3vLvRbgQ1pJUUhBsRfbedCDbn15VdUGc0re372dZMsXrkb92gN94-QnlSAraKNOj3mPOycaTxcxaM2J4/s1600-h/scan000101.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8a356lqrFGgc6xUg3BUd69oANNJPgIvvjZS-9ThsptO70zz7uihsavCdrxqQ3vLvRbgQ1pJUUhBsRfbedCDbn15VdUGc0re372dZMsXrkb92gN94-QnlSAraKNOj3mPOycaTxcxaM2J4/s320/scan000101.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309343316678801618" /></a>momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-63694072790273910932009-02-15T11:54:00.001-05:002009-02-15T11:59:57.873-05:00Jesse and his ABC'sJesse is learning his abc's and let me tell you it is so adorable. He is saying A then says apples, then he says B babies, c cat, d doggie, and e elmo. He is just so darn cute. He's also saying I luh oooo. <br /><br />Nascar season is back and anyone that knows me knows all to well that I am a die hard nascar fan. When I was pregnant I was at the Daytona 500 when Jeff Gordon took the checkered flag and Jesse totally kicked me. I thought wow my son is a nascar fan already. Well it's proving true. All week since it's been Race Week he has been glued to the practices, qualifying, and anything else that has to do with the cars going around the track. I can't wait to take him to his first race.<br /><br />Well, it's time to get Jesse some lunch so off I go.momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2554437845714594967.post-20666257776881084502009-02-03T17:56:00.003-05:002009-02-03T18:05:06.264-05:00Jesse and his sharing skillsWell Jesse is learning to share now. He tried to share his sippy cup with me the other day and has been sharing his dada bear too. One thing though I am upset about him sharing. He's sick and he shared it with me. Ugh, now we are both congested, tired, and cranky. It makes me so happy that Jesse is sharing, but I have to say he is sharing way to much. I hope he starts to feel better soon. It was so bad the other night I almost took him to Portsmouth, but I handled it so I didn't need to. That was a good thing because we would have been waiting for about 4 hours just to be seen then another 2 hours when we finally got a room. It was already 3am and we hadn't been to sleep yet so I'm glad I saved us from that trip. He's eating and drinking today so I'm hoping that means he is starting to get over this. I need him to go to school so I can catch up on the housework I let go over the weekend to cuddle with my sick little man. Just look at this poor kid. He's miserable.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIec5YAMQFwOWUSNNiTY5BZ9LOptypTlzQ7XqsAEQn7zuHKWxRvp1XcUC8pRo9K7FneRqOWFGQOwW2u0N_v-JfI9B8EYUdpfrQovalE-xBv9N2gO7jEjTqVHelIXV5kx9idfZUvMmv9kI/s1600-h/IMG00329.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIec5YAMQFwOWUSNNiTY5BZ9LOptypTlzQ7XqsAEQn7zuHKWxRvp1XcUC8pRo9K7FneRqOWFGQOwW2u0N_v-JfI9B8EYUdpfrQovalE-xBv9N2gO7jEjTqVHelIXV5kx9idfZUvMmv9kI/s320/IMG00329.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298710894292887266" /></a>momtojessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270622632168129971noreply@blogger.com1