Miles from Montana

2008-05-19T18:33:00.001-07:00

It's getting sunny in Houston!

2008-03-14T19:09:00.000-07:00

It is March-It has been a LONG time! Update

2008-03-12T19:35:00.000-07:00

soo tired...........

2007-12-15T16:31:00.000-08:00

Mommy's Trip To Galveston

2007-12-15T16:25:00.001-08:00

Warm Fun in December!

2007-12-15T16:22:00.000-08:00

I love the Kitchen!!!!!!!!!!

2007-12-15T16:20:00.001-08:00

Halloween Fun!

2007-12-15T16:14:00.001-08:00

I got some Awesome new Presents too!

2007-12-15T16:07:00.000-08:00

Thank you Everyone!

G-Man Turned ONE! Grandma and Grandpa came to Celebrate with us! It was great!

2007-12-15T16:02:00.001-08:00

Happy First Birthday G-Man!

Where do we start? It has been too long......

2007-12-15T15:57:00.000-08:00

Here is our blog entry in pictures.....to summarize........G-Man is now ONE! Boy is he ever! He walks and gets into Everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Missoula Fun!

2007-10-22T15:42:00.000-07:00

Since it was cold in Missoula, we bundled up Grayson and went to the mall to shop and we found a Grizzly Play Area that Grayson LOVED!!! He is really close to walking!!!

ALL ABOARD!

All Dressed Up......

2007-10-22T15:34:00.001-07:00

Grayson was a ladies' man at the wedding! He looked adorable!

We are still Alive!!! It has been too long-Sorry!!!

2007-10-22T15:15:00.000-07:00

So it has been a month! A lot can happen in a month-Let's see, where to start? We traveled to Montana in September to see my friend Jen Bakke become Jenn Bann! It was a truly blessed and magical event! We had a blast-it was nice to be back "home" in Missoula. What a great city! We also got to see a TON of old wonderful friends-that rocked! In addition to seeing a few great friends we also got to see quite a few old places John and I used to frequent when we were dating. We miss Missoula. It was great to be able to hang out with Grandma and Grandpa Wyman and Aunt Mary! They loved Grayson-he sure is a real treat! Our trip was (as they always are) too short, but we all did great! Grayson will soon be a frequent flyer after we travel to Portland this Christmas!

No Need For Toys-I love to Play in the Kitchen!

2007-09-16T18:32:00.000-07:00

First Day Of School

2007-09-16T18:29:00.000-07:00

First Day of School Picture-Boy was I tired!

It's Been Crazy Around Here!

2007-09-16T18:17:00.001-07:00

We had a Great Time at the Park today! We woke up and it was nice and cool, so we went for a walk, and stopped by our neighborhood park. Grayson had a good time!

Rub-a-Dub....Cutie in the Tub!

2007-08-17T14:31:00.001-07:00

Grayson loves his bath time!

Getting into Everything!

2007-08-17T14:27:00.000-07:00

Grayson Loves the Cupboards FULL of Stuff!

and at CVS.........

2007-08-15T12:29:00.000-07:00

I did really well!

I got:

2 Desitin 2 Aquafresh Toothpaste

1 Pull Ups 2 Colgate Toothpaste

1 Pampers 1 Shampoo, 1 Conditioner

1 Kandoo Wipes 1 Crest Whitestrips

1 Venus Razor 1 Advil PM

1 Caress Bodywash

My initial total was $106.29

...and with my CVS Card, a $5 off coupon that was e-mailed to me, my coupons from the Sunday paper, and my $20.49 in ECB

I only had to pay $16.66 and I have $23 ECB to use for my next purchase!

CVS is amazing!

You've Got To Check Out the Grocery Game!

2007-08-15T08:27:00.000-07:00

I did pretty good this week at the Grocery Game. I ended up saving 64% at Kroger on Groceries, Baby Food, and Formula. But, today I went to Walgreens and did Great! I got all this :

4 Pk Scott Toilet Paper, Air Wick Starter Kit, Three Loreal Hair Care Items, 3 Bottles Shampoo, 3 Bottles Conditioner, 8 Folders, 3 packs of Reach Dental Floss, 4 Packs of gum, One Foundation, and One Loose Powder=$76.12 I paid $12.12!

Now I am off to CVS-they have diapers on sale!

Day Two with Helmet!

2007-08-14T14:57:00.001-07:00

Still going strong!

Evening One with Helmet!

2007-08-14T14:49:00.001-07:00

I am going to be a Chef!

2007-08-14T14:45:00.000-07:00

The BIG Day

2007-08-14T14:27:00.001-07:00

Before We had an appointment at 3:00 for Grayson to get his helmet yesterday. He did a great job! Yesterday, he wore it for an hour and then had an hour break, wore it an hour, and had another break (unless it is night time or nap time). Today, (Tuesday) it is the same schedule but every two hours. Tomorrow, (Wednesday) it will be every four hours. Then on Thursday, he will wear it every six hours with a break and then he will have to wear it during his naps and at night time. Then, by Friday he will have progressed to the full 23 hours a day. We are going to LOVE bath time-even more then we already do! :)

During

I did Great!

Just a Crawling Away and Lovin' to Play!

2007-08-14T14:17:00.001-07:00

I love to crawl all over!!! Catch Me, Catch Me if you can!

Sorry- Computer Problems!

2007-08-12T11:30:00.000-07:00

I've been trying to get online to post more picts but for some reason the blog site I use would not let us in! So here we are a week later and we have a lot of news! G-Man is Crawling! He started crawling last Sunday and he has cruised ever since. He gets into everything. He gets into things we didn't even know we had!
Daddy and G-man stayed most of last week together becasse with the start of school, I had a TON of great classes offered at my district. I really learned a lot of great lessons I can use next year. Yea!

A little dirt never hurt, right?

2007-08-05T09:40:00.000-07:00

G-Man is starting to crawl and get around a lot faster. He crawled about 4 paces and got tired. He decided to lay on the dog's bed and chew on her new chew toy. The same chew toy we took to the beach the other day.

So to J I say, "A little dirt never hurt, right?" I guess it is helping his immune system!

Crystal Beach of Bust.....

2007-08-03T19:29:00.000-07:00

Our Friends invited us to go to Crystal Beach today and we really had a great time! John and I called it our Summer Vacation. It was nice to get out of town (well, kinda) and see the ocean. I must stay it it not the prettiest ocean, but the sound of it is so soothing! G-Man liked the sand, too. I cannot wait until next summer when he will be able to walk. Too fun!

SAND CASTLES

WALKS ON THE BEACH

FUN IN THE SUN AND SAND!

Bye Bye From Crystal Beach.......Come see us soon! Missing you in Texas.........

Welcome Home Nene...

2007-08-03T19:22:00.000-07:00

My Friend Nene was in town this week and we had some much fun! It was great to see her and some of her family again! We miss and love you Nene!

I love the Newspaper!

2007-07-29T09:36:00.001-07:00

G-Man loves when I clip coupons!

Jammie Time!

2007-07-29T09:28:00.000-07:00

We decided to put these jammies on G-Man since they say 18 months and they were already looking a little small. He had fun with the newspaper and all of his toys. He is still drooling A LOT which probably means- MORE TEETH.

Casting Time........

2007-07-23T16:00:00.000-07:00

1. First I get a mesh hat. Just like winters in Montana!

2. Dr. Colby added pieces to the mesh and created a helmet form.

3. More pieces.......

4. A little squirmy....more pieces.........

5. Ok! We can stop now...more pieces......

6. All done! Just a little messy....

Time to Walk!

2007-07-21T12:01:00.001-07:00

I go EVERYWHERE in my walker! I've been cruising around the house and I really want to walk. I can pull myself up on the furniture, but I am not too balanced yet. I am not really into crawling, I just want to stand and cruise in my walker!

I love chasing Maggie-Try and catch me!

I am getting BIG!

2007-07-21T11:45:00.000-07:00

I am now wearing 18-24 month clothes! I am getting really big! I am eating everything now- I really like to slurp my spagetti noodles! Keep in touch!
Love,
G-Man

Plagiocephaly (misshapen head)

2007-07-21T11:05:00.000-07:00

Dr. Colby sent in all of G-man's information to our Insurance company. They found that he is in the second standard deviation on the bell curve (<<---see graphic) and would have to have a helmet to correct this. He has what is called Plagiocephaly or misshapen head. "Plagiocephaly is the most common craniofacial problem today. Deformational plagiocephaly, also known as positional plagiocephaly, means a mis-shapen or uneven (asymmetrical) head shape. Plagiocephaly does not affect the development of a baby's brain, but if not treated it may change their physical appearance by causing uneven growth of their face and head."

Dr. Colby and us received a letter on Tuesday that indicated that our insurance will be helping us with this procedure! Hooray! We are really excited! Grayson's head seems to have a little bit more depth since he is now setting up and playing a lot in his walker, but on Monday, Dr. Colby will cast his head for his helmet. After they cast his helmet he will receive his helmet in two weeks. Dr. Colby projected that he will wear it for about 5 months. He has to wear it 23 hours a day, 7 days a week. We get one hour to wash the helmet and bathe-maybe sometimes we will go for a swim during our hour break too! :)

I hope this gives some of you more information. We will keep you posted on any more information we hear.

We hope everyone is enjoying theirs summer as much as we are! Take care and KEEP IN TOUCH!

Informational Website! Check out Before/After and Decorating!

http://www.plagiosupport.org/default.htm

SWIMMING is fun!

2007-07-09T18:38:00.001-07:00

SWIMMING TIME! G-Man is now in his Big Boy Car Seat ready to go swimming! GManhas been swimming the last two days at some really fun pools! Sunday we went swimming at a pool with a baby pool, kid's pool, and divingboards. It was a great time had by all! Thanks Kel for inviting us!

Monday we went to another pool that was really fun too. It had a kid's play yard in the pool, a waterslide, and a large pool to swim in. We remembered to take G's Tutle float-he loved it! He is really starting to kick good and loves the water. I am going to ask at our next Dr.'s appointment about him going all the way in the water after his ear aches are gone! Happy Swimming! Thanks again Kel for inviting us!

It is time to be Messy!!

2007-07-09T07:42:00.000-07:00

Grayson has discovered that apple juice is really fun~especially when it is all over his high chair and he can play in it. I thought I had bought spill proof cups, I guess I was wrong. Yesterday, he had some apple juice and decided to play with it. He got it on himself, on the high chair, high chair tray, the floor, and the dog. I have a short video of him I will send out, if I can figure it out. He had a fun mea. Right after this, we had a bath!

Yesterday, we spent the day with some friends and went to a neighboorhood pool. We all had a great time. They had a baby pool, kiddie pool, and a large pool with diving boards. It was a great time had by all. After swimming we went to my friend's house and had a great time playing Skip-Bo and Phase 10. We are all going swimming again today, but we are going to go to the all kiddie pool, which has waterslides and a outdoor water park. We are looking forward to it. Finally, it is sunny again!

Maybe we should just buy boxes........

2007-07-09T07:22:00.000-07:00

Grayson loves to play with his toys, but I think he likes to play with the basket moreso then the toys in the basket.

Grayson took all of his toys out the basket and started playing and chewing on the basket, so I just put him in the basket, and he really liked it. Maggie even came by and sat by him. They are too much fun.

I am teething and tired!

2007-06-21T14:16:00.000-07:00

Well J had an intersting day with a teething Baby G! We found that frozen gogurts work really well for teething babies. I just took this picture --he fell asleep while in his jumpy! Too cute!

"You must have a case of the Mondays"

2007-06-18T20:12:00.000-07:00

I love the movie Office Space! I definately had the case of the Mondays. It was just a long day. Though, I only have 7 days left of summer school. That is exciting. J started his summer vacation today. He has two weeks (well 8, now 7 days to share with G-man!) I think it got him pretty tuckered out today. J was in bed by 7 PM and G-Man was asleep by 8 PM. I am unfortunatly wired and cannot sleep yet. I love this picture of G-man. He looks so comfy! He still loves his boppy. He looks like he gets fed! I weighted him the other day and he is maintaining 22 pounds. We go to the Doctor on Friday, so we will have more acurate info then. Everyone-have a great week!

Swimming is so fun!

2007-06-16T15:52:00.000-07:00

I love to swim! Daddy, Mommy, and me have been having a lot of fun in the sun!

Grandma we found SPINACH!

2007-06-16T15:22:00.000-07:00

Grandma Manning- I am eating Spinach now! Mommy found it, and as you can see I LOVE IT!

Love, G-Man