Grandpa Visits

When Mallory was first born Jesse’s Dad wasn’t so sure about girls.  Yeah he thought she was really cute and had to check out what little outfit she was wearing.  But he liked to view her from afar or have her hold onto his finger. 

Now that she is quickly turning into a little person he can’t get enough of her!  It is so fun to watch them!  Saturday afternoon he called and I answered the phone and he says, without even saying hello back, “What’s Mallory doing?”  I started laughing and repeated it.  He says, Yes, what’s Mallory doing?  At the time she was just sitting on the floor playing quietly while Jesse took a nap next to her. 

Grandpa had seen a picture of her and was missing her so he decided to call and see what she was doing.

Sunday it was snowing and yucky and we didn’t go to church – so Grandpa didn’t get to see his girl in church.  Later that afternoon guess who showed up!  Grandpa!  He needed to see his Mallory! 

This is what happens when you take a photography class and learn things and then forget to put your camera back to its original setting… yucky blurry photos!  And how many times did my instructor say, “Now don’t forget to put your camera back!”  Ugh. 

Look at my new tricks Grandpa!  I can stand!  Now I don’t want to sit!

Checking out the snowplow truck going by!  Grandpa also drives a snowplow truck and was making fun of the poor guy that was working and he wasn’t. 

More toys! Look I’m wearing shoes!!  And they haven’t fallen off yet!

Getting sleepy.  He made a snuggly little nest for her to take a nap.

But she needed to keep one sleepy eye on mommy.

After the nap guess who had to go and plow some snow!  Grandpa!

The Results

Jesse went to see the Chiropractor yesterday afternoon to go over the results from the CT scan.  He is okay!!!

The CT scan was much clearer and he doesn’t have half the things wrong!  Which is a HUGE relief!

He does not have fused vertebras!!!  His vertebras are angled which made it look like there was no spacing between them on the x-ray. 

The bone growth that was growing up towards his brain… is actually being blocked by another bone that you could not see on the x-ray.

He does have bone growths.  But they are not a concern because they are growing out.  If they were growing back into his spinal cord then they would be concerned… and they actually said he wouldn’t be walking if they were growing in.

He still does not have an arch in his neck.  Which we already knew from a couple years ago.

He does, however, have a broken collar bone!  He doesn’t know when or how that happened.  It doesn’t bother him though. 

All of this is extremely good news and extremely relieving for us!  I was very scared and whenever it was quiet around here I had moments of horrible thoughts of being a single parent.  I even joked around with Jesse that I could not be a single parent to the dog! 

Jesse scheduled an appointment for an MRI and to meet with a neuro-surgeon in February.  I asked Jesse to keep those appointments for a second opinion – he told me he didn’t think he needed to do that.  He was fine.  Then he talks to his Dad, his Dad asks him to keep those appointments because it still doesn’t explain why you are having those vision problems.  Then he calls his neuro-psych friend and his friend tells him to keep the appointments!  I think we have convinced him to keep the appointments.  And if they tell him he is fine- wonderful!  Then we really know he is fine!

I can’t thank you enough for all your prayers and support!! 

Thank you!!!

Lil Stinker

I read on a friends blog that her nephew (who is 7 months, I think) is already crawling!!  Mallory is showing no interest in crawling so I have been trying to teach her!  : )  I get her up on her hands and knees and let go and she lets herself slid down on her belly again.  I do it over and over… and every time she lets her knees slide down until she is on her belly again. 

Mallory?  Mallory?  Are you sleeping?  Where’s Mallory?

Here I am!! 

Mommy I’m not going to crawl, can you just pick me up already!

Maybe she should wait to crawl until after February 1st anyways, when my work hours are different.

Jesse Update:  No News!  He had a CT scan yesterday afternoon and now we are just waiting to go over the results.