Comfy and Cozy in Fuzzy Fleece

11-14-08

The sweetest little boy!

"one more thing, I kinda like my jumparoo"

Tage will play in his jumparoo for up to a half hour at a time now! No jumping yet, but loves to play with the animals and it is good for his developing trunk and neck control! Yay Tagey!

Another Dr.'s Appointment!

We traveled to Helena and Billings this week for more Doctors appointments! Tage HATES being in the car so we decided to try the DVD player. It worked to keep him happy for about half the trip. Tage's pulmonologist was pleased with Tage's "progress." Although his oxygen requirement has not gone down at all, we are noticing small steps in the right direction in his medication and overall breathing comfort. We have not needed to increase any medication for about a month now and have actually been weaning the steroids a little. Yay! We'll celebrate every single small accomplishment! We like having good Dr. visits!

Oh ya, Tage is now about 15 pounds 3 ounces and about 26 inches long! His corrected age today is 7 months, he is actually 10 months and 6 days.

Physical therapy!

Can sit in the bebe pod and play now for a few minutes at a time!

BIG stretch on those shoulders!

Tummy time is more fun with Daddy to look at!

Getting better at holding his head up during tummy time instead of face planting!

Lately we have been cracking down and really working on physical therapy in the Carrier household. Tage has some troubles with stiff and weak muscles in his neck and left shoulder so we are always working on stretching, massage, and head control. He is showing little improvements all the time and tolerating tummy time and sitting up more and more! Way to go little buddy!

Halloween!

We had lots of fun dressing Tage up as a little monkey on his first Halloween! He was so cute and didn't mind being in his costume at all. The weather was beautiful so Tage, Grandma Robby, and I went on a stroller ride and looked at all of the other cuties that were trick or treating downtown. When Daddy got home we trick-or-treated at our neighbors. It was a fun first Halloween!

Loves playing with helium balloons!

Toys!

Visiting with Hannah

It was so fun to walk with Tiff and Leslie from Pennsylvania

Me and My Mommy and Daddy

Looking around

Practicing my head control... I'm getting better! I like to sit up and look around now!

Happy Autumn!

Love the baby flannel, just like Grandpa wears.

Didn't like it when Mommy put the hat on...

"Are'nt we done yet?"

Early this week, we took advantage of the nice Fall weather to get some photos of Tage. The sun was going down fast, so the photographer (Daddy) didn't let me prop and pose Tage as much as I would've liked, but we got a couple good pix. We're planning another try soon as long as the snow stays away a bit longer!

My First Art Project

See my mo hawk??? Is that red hair?

Love my new pex mobile...Thanks Daddy

Not so sure about the jumparoo! My feet don't touch the ground yet!

We've started to notice that as Tage gets older, it is harder to keep him "entertained." Sitting around just looking at his surroundings no longer interests him for very long. He has started insisting on stimulation...which is great for his growing mind and keeps his parents on the lookout for new activities. Yesterday, Tage and I did arts and crafts for the first time. We made Grandpa Kent a birthday card with Tage's foot prints on it. I was surprised at how well Tage did without too many squirms and smears. We did NOT attempt hand prints because I knew he would be too wiggly for that and I did not want him eating any paint!
Daddy decided to create a new mobile/floor gym for Tage out of pex from work. We call it the PexMobile and Tage LOVES it. It is so fun to smack at all of the hanging toys.
Justin also decided that Tage might be big enough for his jumparoo! He likes the music and toys attached but his legs are just a little too short. His feet hang about an inch off of the floor! But, it won't be too much longer...