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If I remember correctly- Talon was about 8
weeks. He's got the Megamind head! But
he is so cute- I miss this. |
I have decided to get back to blogging. It's been over a year and boy, has life changed. We've added another boy to the mix. His name is Talon Barrett. He turned 1 on July 6. He's a great baby. The nickname he has taken on is "Big Baby"... like from Toy Story 3. He is the size of a two year old. :) According to Matt the beginnings with this little guy was hard. He cried a lot. I honestly have no recollection of him crying a lot. But at his 2 week appointment, it was discovered that he had a broken collarbone-which happened during the birth- that led to being stuck on his back a little more... this worked wonders for his already flat head
**sarcasm** It also turned out he was stuck in the same spot in utero long enough for his skull to become friends with my pelvic bone. And because of their closeness, Ms. Pelvic bone left a lasting impression on baby's skull. Enter the hero of the day around month 6 of Talon's life. Dah, dah, dah, dahhhhh. DOC Band...
We got through that. Talon was great. The first week was horrible, but he got used to it and adjusted quickly. The second helmet was the hardest on all of us, not to mention Talon. He had it during record breaking heat this past summer. He was a trooper though. And overall, I think it taught the other boys sacrifice. They knew that we had to wait for certain times a day to venture out and they learned that it wasn't always about them. Instead of going to the pool, the boys spent a lot of time on the trampoline with the sprinkler.... And they got really good at playing Wii and their DS's. They got creative in their playtime and we made it work. Talon is finally finished with that part of his life. He graduated with amazing results. Here are couple of his photostudy pictures or his before and afters.
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| Before picture 12-29-11 |
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| 3-29-12 after his first 12 week course |
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8-3-12 the day he was freed!
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| 12-29-11-sideview |
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| 3-29-12 after first 12 week course |
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8-3-12 graduation day- can you see the
difference in his profile and forehead- this corrected
numerous problems that he would have had to face-
like sinus and jaw issues. We are so pleased with the
results. It was hard, but worth it for Talon. |
Now life is back to normal, so I'm thinking I'm going to try and set at least one day a week to blog because this takes forever to do. I've got some catch up to play and then hopefully I'll get back on track.
Matt works for a great company. I'm so thankful that he has such a great job with great benefits and occassionally we get a perk or two. On Saturday, August 18, 2012, we got to go to the SC State Museum for SCANA day. We got in free and that was my favorite part. I haven't been to the museum in a few years so we had fun and I took a few rides down memory lane b/c we would come here quite often for school field trips. I always hated having to stand at the exhibits longer than I wanted and NEVER read the signs for them. This time around, I secretly was annoyed that the kids would not go through slowly b/c now I wanted to read everything. Boo. But Matt said he and I would go back and really go through all of the exhibits. It really is a neat Museum. It's in a somewhat restored cotton mill. So much history in that building.
I love it. Anyways, I've got pictures and I know they are a lot more entertaining than my ramblings. :) I only thought to take pictures with my phone when we were at the Dinosaur/Fossil exhibit. They have a little dig area with paint brushes and the kids had a fun time there... well, except Corbin. After 3 seconds, he proclaimed that it was boring and wanted to do something less babyish. So, for the sake of the picture, he is completely posing. hahaha.
Hunter and Dane stopped just long enough to smile and then they went back to slinging the rubber "dirt" at one another. Talon would have stayed there all day. He loved it... but he loves anywhere that isn't his stroller. Maybe that will give "Big Baby" incentive to walk already. He's getting there though. Me, well we all took pictures with the Rex. Mine didn't need cropping that much, but I did discover that those extra L-B's that I'm carrying really show nicely on camera. Awesome. So when I get back my ever depleted energy, I will slowly and surely lose that 15 extra pounds I'm carrying. But that is not what this post is about. Museum. Fun. Family. :)
