Phoning it in

I'm phoning this post in - literally. I recently got a new cell phone, but just figured out how to transfer the pictures to the computer. It's pretty cool because I don't walk around with my camera usually, so my phone catches the cute stuff.

This was actually taken by another camera and sent to me. It is VERY rare to get a picture of Jordan smiling, standing up, standing still, looking at the camera, and not reaching for the camera. The pic was taken in January and it hasn't happened since.

"Listen up. I work hard, I play hard, and I rest hard."

I'm not making him mow the lawn yet, but soon.

The few who have seen this thought he shouldn't have done it. I say his diaper also doubles as a seat cushion.

This is how he handles toys that move. He's not hating it, but he's not liking it either.

Why was Jordan smiling? Today was tax day. I already filed, but I had to remember to pay my taxes. This picture was taken after traveling to the doctors office. I have to make sure my boy has health coverage. I had a salad for lunch. My mother's birthday is tomorrow and I have to get her a present. I woke up this morning with a stiff neck because I slept in a weird position.

Jordan doesn't have a concept of taxes, or bills, or limited amounts of money. He has two years before he has to worry about school, another decade before his first paper route, and another decade after that before getting benefits. He has a weight problem which involves us trying to get him to eat ice cream. The only present he has for nama is a loaded diaper and she'll have the nerve to treat it as an accomplishment. When he wakes up in the morning his body can do one new thing that it couldn't do yesterday. Who wouldn't be happy with that!

Tounge Untied

There was a full moon in Florida last night.

This is what happens when you try to change Mr. man's diaper in the backseat of the car. The still photo doesn't really do it justice, but he ended up standing up holding onto the liner within a minute. He really wanted to examine the dome lights in the roof.

Jordan has been really going full speed lately, and I do mean full speed. He has figured out what light switches do and thinks that it is magic. He doesn't just hit the switch once or twice. He flips the switch a dozen times or more. It somehow gets more amazing each time. It would be more amazing if he got to do it at night, but his bedtime is just before sunset. He also loves cars. He now knows when we are getting ready to leave the house and as soon as we open the door, he runs out to the car and tries to pull on the handle to get in, but there's a catch. He always tries to get into the front seat. He loves to sit on our laps and steer, and honk, and push buttons, and turn on the high beams. If I let him he would sit in daddy's car all day and push buttons on the radio and the bluetooth. He may grow out of it one day, but judging by me it will take more than 30 years.

Jordan has also started to talk a bit more. Of course he can say 'No'. He has gotten better at mama and daddy, but he just likes the word daddy. He will say it whether or not I'm there. He has a toy that says apple and he says 'ah-ah'. He loves to talk about his two furry little 'duhs'. He can also repeat 'dah-buh' when he have him on the changing table. He usually says hi and bye if he feels like it. When he throws things or knocks them over he also says 'uh-oh'. Hopefully after the procedure next month he can add 'spaghettios'.

Tongue Tied

We went to see a specialist yesterday back in Jacksonvile. It was a memorable visit. They checked for hearing for the first time since the NICU. He heard fine when he wasn't hollering. He didn't like the test which consisted of me holding him in my lap while speakers on either side made sounds at different volumes. Something about this really upset him. I still don't know why. Anyway, next the ear nose and throat doctor checked the ear nose and throat. The ears looked good which I didn't expect. Babies are supposed to have ear infections, but Jordan was fine. The nose was congested pretty bad. He usually is congested, but the doctor wanted a clear view so she gave a prescription strength decongestant. For the rest of the day everytime Jordan sneezed it looked like a party favor was coming out of his nose. He had streams extending below his chin after a sneeze. Then we had about 5 second to wipe before he did it himself.

Did you know that there is a medical condition that doctors actually call 'tounge tied'? Jordan has never stuck out his toungue or licked his lips. When he babbles he never makes the S or L sounds. I always thought it was a result of age, but it turns out that one of the tendons attached to his tongue is unusually tight. This could easily result in a speach impediment or lisp if left untreated. The doctor wants to treat it. Also his airways are a little funny. His vocal chords are a little out of alignment. We all have two sides that come together and create sound when we push air through them. Normally they come togther in the middle, but for Jordan one side (I believe the left) isn't coming all the way to the middle, so the other one over compensates. This itself isn't a problem, but the doctor wants to know why. It is most likely because of being on the vent for the first month after birth, but it could be from something else like swelling or an infection. More over, there is a problem in the windpipe. There is a flap of tissue that covers the windpipe when we swallow to keep food from entering the lungs. That part works fine on Jordan, but the rest of the time it doesn't fully go back to normal. That slightly restricts the airflow resulting in a slight wheeze. If you have ever spend a day with Jordan, you know that sometimes you can hear him breathe. This is why. Anyway, he has been diagnosed with Stridor. I'll leave it up to you to Google it, but the doctor isn't happy. She wants to go in and check it out with a bunch of procedures ending in -oscopy, not -ectomy so it shouldn't be too bad. The procedures are outpatient, but require him to be under anesthesia for about 45 minutes or so. She will go in down the throat to get a better look with one of those fiber optic cameras and fix what she can. She will definitely fix the tongue. The procedure is scheduled for May 5th. We are going to research the stuff a little more to see what we can learn. Luckily, little Ali has no idea what is going on. I'll update on his development otherwise next week. He is growing so fast.