13 months

Jonathan is walking everywhere now. He started walking about 3 steps at at time at 11 months and graduated to walking around 12 months. He just recently started getting really fast. We go in this upcoming week for his hearing screening. I think he is a little delayed in speech because he still just says sounds. We are praying the hearing screening will be fine and that he will hopefully start babbling more than Mama and Dada in the next few months.

Daniel and I took the boys to visit their new school (daycare). It's actually not new because Stephen attended the same daycare from 12-18 months. I wanted to meet their teachers and I wanted them to meet their teachers, see their room and mainly let Stephen see where he will be going while I am at my school. I also wanted the teachers to see Daniel and I both together. Daniel may be picking the boys up more now that I am going back to work. Stephen and I have talked about me going to my school so I took him to where I will work. I thought since we start in a week I should take them to their school now so their teachers can meet them too. It was good to talk to Jonathan's teacher so she has a heads up for my little brute. He is a handful lately. We are doing what the pediatrician says and are not disciplining him until 15 months for biting. I hope it's just a thing he does to us but at the rate he is going he might bite a daycare. As a Mom we all do not want our own kids to get bitten so I really don't want my kid to be the biter. Ugh! He doesn't bite at church nursery but it's only a few hours long. Please pray for me to give this to the Lord because it's really out of my control. He has to outgrow the behavior.

1st Grade

I have my classroom about 90% finished. All I really need to do is finish my level reader library. Mom had the boys while I finished up some last minute things in my room this week. I also met my first grade team for the first time. We met on Thursday and ate lunch together. I am excited to start fresh in a new grade level. When I find my camera cord I will upload pictures.

Please say a prayer for my sister. She has been on a mission trip in Kenya from July 30th- August 9th.

surgery

Surgery went great today. Jonathan could not eat or drink after 12 midnight. I gave him a 6 ounce bottle at 12am. He woke up like clock work at 6am ready to eat/drink/play. We had to be at the surgery center (2 minutes from our house) by 7am for surgery at 8am. Poor kids he kept trying to steel his big brother's sippy cup because he wanted milk. We kept him in his PJ's for comfort like they suggested. Surgery finished around 8:15. The doctor said his ears weren't bad today so he didn't have to drain them as much. He also said that he will be allowed to swim, get wet in the tub in a few weeks. I am waiting until his hearing screening test in two weeks (August 12th) before we get ears wet. The tub is hard enough right now. I have to do a quick bath because he is a splasher. We left the surgery center around 8:40. He downed an 8 ounce bottle while coming out of anesthesia. He cried for about an hour after we got home. Pacifier and blanket were great to have on hand. Thanks for your prayers and text messages.

Jonathan's surgery

After visiting with our ENT last Thursday we have decided Jonathan will have ear tube surgery. July 28th at 8AM Jonathan will no longer have ear pain and problems. My poor boys have ears just like their Mommy. I had ear infections at a young age but didn't have to get tubes. We are happy to schedule surgery this month before Mommy goes back to work and the boys start daycare on August 16th. I worked in my room a few days last week while the boys were in Gonzales. Mom is actually keeping the boys again Sunday, August 1st after my Meme's big birthday bash. She will keep them Sunday through Wednesday. I am working in my room on Monday and have a Writing Workshop on Tuesday. I plan to meet my new team members for lunch on Wednesday before I go pick up the boys. My goal is to get finished setting up my room so I can spend my last week with the boys at home August 9-13th. It is all going by so fast.

By the way it's super hot in TEXAS! I am looking forward to the Fall weather and cooler weather. I have not taken the boys to a real pool all summer. We have enjoyed a small pool in the backyard given to the boys by my great friend Krista. It has been nice to let the boys get a little wet when it has been so hot. Jonathan is my child who loves water and Stephen is my child who HATES water. He loves the water hose but hates to get wet by the hose. So for now we are waiting until the summer of 2011 for swimming lessons. Hopefully, next summer will be much better for Jonathan ears.

ENT Doctor

At Jonathan's 1 year appointment we found out he has his 4Th double ear infection. He had to be on antibiotics for the 4Th time since April. The doctor has decided to refer him to an ENT specialist to see if he needs ear tubes. I was a little bummed to hear his ears still weren't clear. I called the same ENT that did Stephen's ear tube surgery in October of 2008 and made an appointment for July 22nd. I am hoping he will say yes so poor Jonathan can finally not have ear infections. Also, we have decided that I will go back to work in the fall. I got hired in late June to teach first grade at Roth Elementary where my sister is teaching elementary P.E. What a fun time we will have at the same school. I am a little nervous to teach a new grade level but kinda excited at the same time. I just hope I can schedule his surgery before I go back to work if he does decide surgery is Jonathan's best option.

Yay for all the fun changes going on in the Seale house!

Birthday Party Fun

Happy Birthday Jonathan

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Yes, this is an odd picture but he would not sit still for a pose. He is on the go more than ever these days.