Our Family Videos...Through the Years

Here is a collection of video clips from 2003 to the present year. All videos are hosted by Google. The earlier clips do not have sound (2003-2005)

ENJOY!!

2008 - Jack turns 5, Morgan will be 1 year old!

Swimming Fun! Morgan and Jack 1 year and 5 years old June 2008

Jack Riley on the Go Movie

Jack at Possibility Place 4, 5 yrs old, April 2008

Jack at Possibility Place 3, 5 yrs old, April 2008

Jack at Possibility Place 2, 5 yrs old, April 2008

Jack at Possibility Place, 5 years old, April 2008

Morgan Chasing the Cat 10 months old, March 2008

Jack Climbing onto the Sofa 4yrs old Feb 2008

Morgan Leigh Pulls to Stand 9 mos Feb 2008

Morgan Standing (almost) and Playing 9 mos Feb 2008

Morgan and Jack Playing Jan 2008

Go Go Go MORGAN! 8 mos Jan 2008

Jack Moving Post Botox One Week Jan 2008

Jack's Idea of Fun! Jan 2008



2007 - Jack is 4 years old!
Welcome Morgan Leigh!

Morgan Eating Squash 7 months old -- Funny Faces -- December 2007

Silly Jack Standing November 2007

The Wheels on the Bus (Jack Style) November 2007

Jack Mastered the SPOON! October 2007

Jack, October 2007 Flash Cards

Jack Brushing Morgan's Hair October 2007

Outside with the Reverse Kaye Walker -- Sept 2007

Jack Playing in the Ocean Sept 2007

Jack Loves to be Scared - Aug 2007

Broons...July 2007

Miss Morgan Leigh is not happy! June 2007

Jack Riley says no June 2007

Morgan Leigh in the NICU - May 2007

Silly Jack Saying "Go Lay DOWN" - March 2007



2006 - Jack's 3rd year!

Jack and Daddy Eating Spaghetti - December 2006

Jack Using his Crocodile Walker - December 2006

Happy Jack Riley Talking and Being Silly! Sept 2006

Jack's 3rd Birthday Party - March 2006

Jack's First Independent Steps with Walker-- Feb 2006

Mommy Helping Jack Walk - Feb 2006



2005 - Jack turns two

Jack Just Learned to Pull to Stand and Cruise - July 2005



2004 - Jack is one year old

Jack Swinging at the Park - June 2004

Jack Learning Finger Feeding - May 2004

Jack is Learning to Sit -- May 2004

Jack's Teething and NOT HAPPY! March 2004

Happy Jack Riley Bouncing in his Jumperoo - March 2004

Messy Baby Jack Eating Cereal -- Feb 2004

Smiley Baby Jack Sitting and Playing - Feb 2004



2003 - Jack is just born

Jack Riley Tummy Time -- Aug 2003

Sweet Baby Jack in His Swing -- Aug 2003

Baby Jack on his Play Gym -- Aug 2003

Jack in the NICU -- May 2003

Jack Came off the Ventilator and is on CPAP - April 2003

Mommy Bathing Jack in the NICU -- April 2003

NICU Nurse Showing Mommy How to Bathe Jack - April 2003

Mommy Changing Jack's Diaper in the NICU -- April 2003

Mommy Watching Over Jack in the NICU -- March 2003

Jack in the Isolette in the NICU -- March 2003

Jack and Mommy in the NICU -- March 2003

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Thanks to Jacqui I can share this clip with you...

Busy, Busy Week!

This has been one BUSY week! Morgan had her 6 month check up -- she's doing well! Meeting all of her milestones and is 50% across the board for growth! She weighs 16.5 lbs and is 26 inches long. She had immunizations and a flu shot. Jack also had a booster shot and a flu shot -- the chorus of cries were heard throughout the office! Due to a pharmacy issue we trialed her off of her Prilosec (reflux med) and decided to wait a few days to see if it returned. So far she's reflux free and it's been over a week! WOO HOO! I ended up taking both kids on my own. The pediatrician's office is small and I had an okay time of it.

Later, that same day, we had to go to the Med Center for Jack's physiatrist appointment. I had Morgan in her front carrier, Jack in his wheel chair, the backpack on my back and the walker on my arm. We got lots of stares -- I must have looked like a one-mom traveling circus! People jumped to open doors and a nice lady took the walker and carried it to the office!

The appointment went well. Jack was evaluated for botox and she feels he really needs it in both legs and right arm. We talked about what Jack can do gross motor wise and we also got a referral to the hand clinic for a day time splint for his right hand. She also gave us an Rx for Baclofen in it's pill form (right now we have it compounded into a liquid). I am a little skeptical about Jack taking the pill -- for those who have Baclofen in pill form, what do you do to get your kids to take it? Jack's scheduled for the Botox injections on December 17th. Not too far away at all! I was expecting a much longer wait.

We talked about Jack's wheelchair and she said she'd help us in any way to try and get what's called a one arm drive system for the chair. Jack is really not able to use his right hand at all to push the right wheel. A one arm drive is an attachment that will propel the chair when it's pushed on the left side only and keep it straight so he can push with his left arm to get around. It's probably going to take forEVER since the vendor is really, really bad about returning my calls and following up. Guess I'll go bug him again this afternoon. UGH.

Jack's been going weekly to LV College to participate in their physical therapy program. He is working with the PT students who are in their 6th year of school and getting ready to graduate. He loves going because there are other kids from his school there as well! It's a volunteer program at no cost to us. It's supervised by their instructor a Dr. of Physical Therapy -- who also works part time at Jack's school. Morgan even volunteered one week so the students could assess an infant. They used the AIM gross motor scale for which she scored right at 6 months of age.

Jack is a little under the weather today, so we aren't going to go to therapy. He had a low grade fever and is coughing. I hope whatever this is passes quickly.

I feel like I am forgetting things I wanted to write about! Oh well, that's the cool thing about blogging -- I can just start another post later ; )

Oh, one cute tidbit...the set of language builder cards contains 350 cards...every once in a while I go through them and pull out several cards to add to Jack's ever growing stack of ones he knows. This week I added a picture of corn on the cob. I knew he knew what it was, and when I asked him he said "Old Corn" I have no idea...I told him it was "corn" he smiled and said "old corn" huh??? it makes me giggle every time.

The Wheels on the Bus...

The People go Up and Down...

The Doors go Open and Shut...

The Horn goes BEEP, BEEP, BEEP...

All through the town...

YAY!