Presents

Jamison has received so many wonderful and beautiful presents this year. My favorite is a painting that his Great-Grandmother did of him. It is so beautiful and even Jamison liked to look at it. He did one of his little smiles with his eyes fluttering closed, so I know he loves it! I hung it on his wall in the bedroom. Take a look!

Jamison's 3rd Birthday Parties!

Jamison is so special we're having 3 parties for him! Our first party was with some of Justin's family; Auntie Katlyn, Grandma Gail and Greg, Great-Grandpa Dewey and Great-Grandma Janet and her two friends. They were all so nice and we had a good time. He got so many cute clothes from everyone and some cool cars and a really neat firetruck!


His second party was with my parents and my sister with Ryan and Bobby. He had a joint birthday with Ryan because he just turned 1 on the 23rd! Jamison opened his very first present this year! We were so excited, but not as excited as he was ripping all of the paper! My parents bought the cutest cake for them with little scary eye balls all over peeking at them. It was a very cute Halloween cake. The boys got so many adorable presents, and my parents picked up Jamison's favorite little piggy bank that counts as you put the tokens in it. It's very good for learning and he really loves it. Ryan even got a couple of fingers in the cake before we all got to sing!


His third party will be with the school on Wednesday the 29th, and they are going to have cupcakes with him. I know he's going to have a great time.


Enjoy all of his pictures and get ready to see my little pirate for Halloween!! (Here's a sneek pre-view of him!!!)

Jamison's Field Trip to the City Park

Jamison was scheduled for a field trip to Carver Farms to pick pumpkins and go through the corn maze... well, to make a long story short; they were closed! They forgot to tell us after all of the kids and parents made the long trip over there! Nice of them huh?

But on the bright side, all of the kids got to spend some time at the City Park and it was wonderful. Jamison had so much fun running around and walking on the sidewalks!! Here are some pictures for you to enjoy.

Baby Blues No More!

Well, I have had so much fun painting Jamison's room. For his 3rd birthday, Justin and I decided that since he is a "big boy" he needs a big boy room. No more baby blues and Blues Clues, we decided to go for a clean and very cute navy blue stripe and trim with a silvery color for the main walls. Jamison kept knocking on the door trying to see what we were doing with his room. It was so adorable, and I think he really enjoys it! Here is a look at before and after!

Jamison's Echocardiogram

I just got the information back from Jamison's appointment to check for heart defects. NONE!! What a relief. It took almost 5 days to get the results and I was so nervous, but I can not tell you what it felt like to finally hear that he is fine.

Jamison's Progress

Jamison's progress may seem small to some, but the change I've seen in him is quite remarkable. As of today, Jamison is currently signing: more, all done, and milk (which he uses in general for his bottle) He's seeming to understand even more signs like: put shoes on, come here, and sometimes stop.
He's interacting so much more with other peers, and adults also. He's doing pretend play at the kitchen setup they have at school. He enjoys being held and helped by all of his therapists, sometimes he even hugs them just for the heck of it!

Who is this little boy? Honestly, it's easy to forget what it was like just 1 month ago... Cried when anyone held him except for mom and grandma, could not communicate in any way. Didn't mind, but wasn't interested in his peers... wasn't eating basically anything...

Now I have been blessed with 3 things it seems, my sweet little angel Jamison, his wonderful new school, and the amazing IBI therapists, Occupational Therapist and Physical Therapist that have probably the hardest and most rewarding job of all. There is something to be said about these people that have devoted their time and effort into making my little guy the most he can be, despite his cries to just run around in circles and flap!

I don't know if I tell these amazing women enough just how much of a blessing they are to my whole family.

Thank you Ellison for your persistence and willingness to let Jamison have fun but still provide him with what he needs! You really are wonderful.

Thank you Kelly! Oh so much! You not only helped Jamison, you gave me the peace of mind that I have wanted for so long. You have literally changed my life and gave me the courage to tell people, "No, maybe he'll eat it next year!" Instead of feeling like I had to force feed my son so people would leave us be. All the time letting me sob about everything and being so sweet and such a good listener! That in its self helped so much!

Thank you Barbara, Katie and Raydene!! There are no words that could even begin to express how thankful and blessed we are to have you all. You have not only changed my sons life, but mine and people that you may or may not ever meet... everyone in my life is touched by the amazing work that you do. The coffee and the praise could never repay you all bringing my son to life like you have.





I am the luckiest parent in the world, and it has so much to do with the support that Jamison and I both have. Please remember to keep up on Jamison's progress! Soon enough you'll be seeing pictures from Halloween and his Birthday!! YAY!

"Bye-Bye!"

Today, Jamison waived "bye-bye" for the first time ever! I couldn't believe it when I saw it, and neither could his therapist. She has been working on this daily with him since he started school 3 weeks ago. 3 WEEKS AGO! That's it! And now he's waiving "bye-bye!" He didn't do it until prompted, but still... I'm amazed! Today I made him a purple lunch. It didn't go over as well as some of the other colors, but he was interested in most of it and hopefully he'll start to enjoy it.

At Physical Therapy Jamison went on the treadmill and also crawled under the "bridge" that Ellison set up for him. It's just so cute to watch him. He loved going up the stairs again and kicking over the bowling pins. I've never seen him so excited before! He's also saying "googoo" which is new for him. There have been so many new exciting things I can't even believe!


When we got home, Jamison enjoyed massaging his head with his new massager. It's now his new favorite toy, besides cars!

Well, don't forget... Jamison is turning 3!! October the 29th. Hope that you love keeping up on his progress as much as I love talking about it! Love Always, Shelly