A Thousand Words Thursday - Push Up!

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C'mon....push....up!

Like this? Am I doin it yet?

Ta-Da! Look, Look, Hurry!

Whew! Now I'm worn out!

I wish I could make it easier for Cole. If he could just stay up on his hands/arms he would be so ready to crawl. He does this nose dive action with his butt in the air and will get his legs pumping like he is trying to crawl. Then he gets so excited and his arms go down and back to his sides. Poor baby, he tries so hard!

He understands what we are telling him but he just can't get his hands and arms to do what his mind it telling them to do. We will coach him saying "put your hands up, push". He will maneuver them back in front and will do this half-propped up deal and sometimes he looks like a beached whale (a very cute beached whale) stuck on his belly kicking his fins (feet) around trying to get somewhere.

Wordful/Wordless Wednesday-Yummy!

Isn't this baby just yummy? Or is "yummy" what Cole was thinking while Grandma was giving him his bottle?

He wanted his bottle at first then he got so distracted with playing and wanting to jump that he just let the milk that was left in his mouth trickle out.

I can't just post a picture without explaining it..... If you want to see other ramblers like me that like to explain their pictures take a trip over to Angie's place (she really ROCKS!) at:

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Praying for Tuesday!

I know, it may seem strange that I would pray for Tuesday, and skip the weekend. I sit here feeling compelled to set aside any of our personal problems, worries, concerns to share the story of another beautiful child (and her family) in need of a miracle.

We have completely different battles to try to overcome, yet our battles still feel the same. They tug at your heart....they break your heart! This family is battling CANCER that is trying to take over in this beautiful little girl.

Please take a moment, click here, read their story, and pray! Pray, think positive thoughts, send some love .... whatever you do when you are in need of a miracle! I will not only be praying for Tuesday on Tuesdays, but every day of the week!

A Thousand Words Thursday - Drool Pool

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Cole's a drool pool

Cole's oldest brother was making him laugh so hard he was dribbling uncontrollably. I love to hear his belly laughs when they are playing.

Wordless Wednesday - Play Time

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Lovems

Isn't this an adorable duckie blankie? These are called Lovems and are made by a very talented lady at Nancy's Etsy Shop, where you can find a wide variety to choose from.

I'm trying to win this Lovems, for Cole, from my friend over at The Bird Flock. She is hosting her very first giveaway! I know Cole would LOVE to have the soft blankie.

Memories on Monday-Sleep???

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Isn't this such a sweet sight? Cole passed out from playing in his jumper.

I think we have forgotten what this IS exactly! It is apparently fairly common for children with Cerebral Palsy to have trouble sleeping...Or so I've been told. I've not researched it extensively, it is obvious that Cole definitely has trouble.

Cole has trouble with self-soothing, so when he wakes in the middle of the night (several times a night), he can not soothe himself back to sleep.

On a typical night he would only sleep about three hours, wake and fight his sleep for about 45 minutes to an hour with me trying to help him get back to sleep, then start all over.

We have tried about five or six different medications to help him sleep. These would usually help him sleep around five hours versus the three. Every medication seemed to work in the beginning for a while but then he would be back to waking all the time again. We would increase the dose and would get a little sleep for a short time until we would just have to try another.

There have been some medications that seem to upset his stomach, or so we thought. It is always just a guessing game, all trial and error. When taking these meds to help, when he woke up he would just scream, like he was in pain.

I don't want to jinx him but for the most part, other than if he has a cold, constipated or anything else that just makes him uncomfortable, he has been doing real well on this most recent medication of Amitriptyline HCL.

We have had a few nights with NO sleep (ok, two hours) but that was due to constipation not medication or just not sleeping. Hopefully this medication will continue to work for him.