The boys

A few pics of Don and Jordon. One of them includes Jordon's big furry brother, Scooter. We'll have to post shots of our other pets as well. I'm not sure that we ended up with any actual pictures on Don's first Father's Day, but Don got a couple nice gifts (that Jordon helped to pick out of course) and we celebrated with an ice cream cake.

First family photos

These are shots of Jordon at 2 months old. He did really well for the whole thing -- better than Mom and Dad as we were getting pretty irritated with the photographer. She was sick and hacking all over the place, and kept sticking a stupid stuffed frog in his face. So much for the experiment with Sears...next time we'll try somewhere else. We did manage to get some decent pictures out of the experience though.

Grandma comes to help

After being pretty swamped for the past few weeks at work, I am now ready to get caught up with posts. Things have been really busy around here. Mom came and stayed for a few days after Don's surgery, which helped us a great deal. She really seemed to enjoy her time with the little guy. She jumped right in and hasn't lost her touch with the babies. Don remarked about how she was just a scrubbing on Jordon for his bath and he was lovin' it. I guess you learn a few things about how to care for kids after raising 5 of them yourself.

Gimpy Don

Don had his shoulder surgery this am and came home with a pretty impressive shoulder sling, complete with padding and a built in ball for exercising his hand. He's complained of being pretty numb after the block, but otherwise doing ok. He hadn't been home 2 hrs. when he started disassembling the sling to take out pieces he thought he didn't need. Hope it doesn't affect recovery. He's supposed to wear the sling for 4-6 weeks so we'll see how long that lasts, and how long it takes for him to go nuts considering his activity limitations right now. I think we're both uneasy about how he'll manage to care for Jordon when I am at work. This has all happened at a bad time with Jordon being so young and me being really busy at work, as I will need to bring work home for the next couple weeks just to try and keep up. My Mom is planning to come up to help out some next week, so that should hopefully help us manage for the first few days.

I'm growing so fast

Jordon has really grown over the past few weeks. He is now smiling at us, cooing, and is much more interactive. We got a Bumbo seat from my brother and he seems to like sitting in it. He is doing much better overall, and so am I! His periods of fussiness are less frequent now, and we have a lot of good days. I'm sure part of it is just that we have gotten smarter as time has gone on and can now figure out what he needs /wants most of the time. I go back to work tomorrow and I have to say that I am ready. Who would have thought that working with terminal illness and death could be easier and less stressful than taking care of a newborn? I was not prepared for the amount of work it would take to care for a baby in those first 6 weeks, and I am glad that some friends at work had similar experiences and could relate to some of the difficulties. Everyone says that things get easier over time, and I think that is true. We are very blessed to have this little guy and look forward to all the experiences ahead for us as a family. We will all be adjusting in the upcoming days and weeks...Don is home with Jordon for the summer in the role of "Mr. Mom". Unfortunately, he will also be having shoulder surgery Friday, so things could get very interesting at home!

Graduation

We attended graduation for Don's students in Lexington on May 17. Jordon did great - he slept or at least stayed quiet for the entire ceremony. Don did a great job as the moderator introducing the kids who gave speeches.

First Mom's Day

We had a fabulous first Mother's Day. Don is the best cook ever and made us a shrimp and salmon dinner. His Mom always enjoyed him fixing that meal for her, and I appreciate it as well. Later we went for ice cream. I had a great day hanging out with the boys.