Plug for reality tv & updates on family

I am tired today. But it's completely my fault. I have come across this show called "Jon & Kate Plus 8" and I absolutely love it!! I have stayed up until 1 or 2am watching all the back to back episodes. For those that don't know about this family, Jon and Kate were married (obviously) and realized that they were having trouble getting pregnant due to Kate have POS, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, so they decided to use invitro. She became pregnant with their first set of twin girls and loved them so much that they decided to try for one more. Well, one more turned into 6 (yes I said 6) more. They had 3 girls and 3 boys. Anyway, the show is talking about their life and showing what all they go through. It's funny to watch Jon and Kate interact during the show. Sometimes it reminds me of D & me. It's neat to watch her go through all the same things I go through, but the difference is that she has 6 that are all the same age. I can't even begin to imagine going through what moms go through throughout the day and it being x6 or x8..whichever way you want to look at it. I'm sure the stress level in that house is tremendous but they seem to really rely on God and in His faithfulness to help them get through it all. They are an inspiration to watch so if you haven't seen their show yet tune into TLC on Monday nights.

Update on Boogs. He saw at OT a few weeks ago and she said that he was having no issues in regards to his mouth. It was suggested that he see an OT in case he was having some type of oral issues and maybe that was causing him to not be able to talk, but she said he was fine. He has also seen both speech therapists this week and both seem encouraged. He is starting to pick up on more words but they are only like 3 letter words; yay,nah,yea,Mi-Mi(what he calls Meggy) and a few others and he is using his sign language that he has learned very well. I did teach him to say 'movie' but for him it comes out as 'oobie'(sounds like ewbie). It really is cute to hear him say that. I was given more sign language to teach him and really we are only teaching him the sign language to keep our frustration levels down from us not being able to understand what he wants. He is very smart and catches on quickly so that is good. I know that some people have asked if maybe he could be autistic. I spoke in detail today with the special instruction therapist and she said based on what she knows and sees in him, he is not autistic. Autistic children generally have little or no socialization skills, won't look you in the eye, won't just come up and give you a hug, will wave their hands around or watch the ceiling fan go around and around and Boogs is nothing like that. He has very good reception of things going on around him but has a problem with the expressive part of it. He just has a speech delay. But thank you to those who have been concerned because it has made me more aware of the things that he does or doesn't do and has made me ask questions that I might not otherwise have asked. He is such a sweet little boy and I am so blessed to have him in my life. *tear*

Also, please keep my dad in your prayers. He had thyroid cancer a few years ago and has been dealing with cancer in his lymph nodes since then. He has had surgery and radiation to deal with it but now it's back. His Dr's here in town sent him to a cancer center in New York to get their opinion on it and they have basically told him that he can't do anymore radiation because he has maxed out on it and they don't want to do surgery on his neck again unless the cancer grows. He will have to go get re-checked in 4 to 6 months to see if it has grown and if it has then they will decide what to do then..maybe another surgery but they are weary on that because it involves cutting into neck muscles and all that surrounding stuff(easiest way to put it). I have had several people ask about chemo and because of the type of cancer that it is, chemo is not an option because it wouldn't do anything for it. So, please pray that it doesn't grow any..at all!