In Mid-October Judah got his braces. They're so cute! He doesn't mind them at all, and has had no problem adjusting to the new "things" on his feet.
*Funny story: Judah's feet are 3 1/2 inches long. Size 1. That's the size of a 6 week - 3 month old. His feet are small even for him!
Anyway, along with the new AFOs came the re-introduction to the stander. Wonders never cease, because from the 2nd 1st time in that thing he has loved it! For 30 minutes a day he's
upright, and he loves playing with toys on the tray and watching everything that's going on around him! Thankyou, Jesus! When his trunk is stronger (he's close), he'll move to a smaller stander that supports him from the waist down. No idea when that will be, but it's fun to think about him making that much progress within the near-ish future!
Judah is also eating like a champ! He's at 1 1/2 jars of stage 2 baby food, plus cereal to thicken & add texture, 3 times a day, and is right on track to be at 2 full jars within the next couple of weeks. I've also been able to trade out 2 oz. of formula with whole milk at every feed. That means that he's now getting HALF whole milk and half formula - YES! At Thanksgiving we'll start introducing table foods a tsp. at a time with his baby food. I'm excited about transitioning to normal food, too. These are all steps toward our goal of getting Judah on a normal diet, and we might actually be able to do it by his 2nd birthday after all!
*Good news: Judah has grown 2 1/2 in. & the doctor increased his growth hormone dose!
*"Bad" news: Judah has not gained any weight in over 2 months. He's still around 16 1/2 lbs. So, now we need to start pushing a high calorie diet - heavy whipping cream, butter, sour cream, Carnation... Ya know, a diet that would kill a normal person;)
Overall, Judah is progressing consistently and quickly, and I'm amazed at how far he's come in this area in just 2 months!
While I'm talking about food, I got the results of his allergy blood work. Both egg & peanut allergies came back low - praise the Lord - so we're doing an egg challenge in December. My prayer is that the challenge will show that he can handle egg; and that, over time, he will outgrow the peanut allergy as well.
It's kinda funny the things we celebrate with Judah. Things we never thought of as "good" with the other 3. Perfect example: Judah is finally getting into things!!! You can't leave him on the floor in the vicinity of anything he shouldn't have. That determined, driven, motivated little boy will find a way to get to what he wants: roll, rock-n-scoot, or a combination of both! It's so fun to see him getting into the kids' stuff and see them try to distract him, move him, or actually get a little frustrated with him!
Another "celebrate"- Judah started clapping! Oh, those chubby little hands coming together to clap:)
While we were in KC, [an amazing, wonderful, romantic, life-giving weekend! Thanks again SO MUCH to those dear, wonderful friends who blessed us with spending money; and to our Donna who hooked us up with a sweet suite!] Judah had another first. The closet doors in our room were huge mirrors and we discovered that Judah liked looking at himself, and could actually hold himself up in a sitting position! This picture is of him in his "therapy corner", the place we set up for him in our p
layroom. Yes, he's so vain he has his own mirror. It's good "therapy"!;)
Instead of Halloween, we had a
Stewart Family Fun Night Extravaganza! The kids painted Thanksgiving-themed pumpkins, then got all dressed up and headed
outside for a scavenger hunt that Jared & I had a blast putting together for them. They had to find & follow clues all over the yard, until they found the jackpot: a basket of candy and silly bands! It was a great night:)The last thing to add is the new "girl date" that Lydia & I are blessed to be a part of every Thursday morning. A small group of us "youth leaders' wives" get together at a local church (one of the lady's), enjoy free childcare in the HUGE nursery (Lydia absolutely loooves her girlfriends there and talks about them all week), and then sit around a small table talking and drinking coffee for TWO HOURS! No programming, no plan, just community and girl talk. I have never been a part of a group that filled me up the way this one does. I had no idea that I was running on empty until these women started filling me up to overflowing. Laughter, encouragement, advice, support, shared experiences & perspectives, as well as different ones - all adding up to a life-giving experience each week that I hate to leave and can't wait to get back to! These are women, friends, that I can do life with; and my life is and will be so much richer because of them.
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