Bouncing Fun.

Kissing the big bear...

He loved the bounce houses...he would fall, laugh, and get right back up to do it again.

Train set....he didn't get it but had fun pushing the trains around anyway

Loved crawling through the tunnels...that is Truman waiting for him on the other side.

Running to the next toy

Sliding!

This was his favorite thing...

Playing in the sandbox

His new favorite game, climb around the car and "drive"

Eating some apples with Daddy....

Another favorite game...opening the door from the outside and "surprising" me with a big "Hey!"

Ok well I guess he just likes riding on small cars now....he has 3 big ones here but rode on this tiny on all afternoon.

Telling me something very important

His new "mean" face. He does this pretty often lately...maybe it's just a phase.

He loves to catch rainwater in cups so I let him stand on the porch and fill up the yogurt cup...it kept him entertained for a good 10 minutes.

We have been pretty low key this week and Jay is bored silly with only me after being surrounded by attention for the last several weeks. He was pretty sure all of the "festivities" were for his enjoyment and wonders why we had to come home. Wes and I said the other day that were are so happy that he has no clue what is going on. He still looks at Papa Rich's pictures and smiles the same way as he does at the other grandparents. It is sweet and sad at the same time. I wonder when he will stop remembering who he is. Pictures go only so far and eventually I know he will forget knowing him. But seeing him react the same way to him as before brings comfort to me because it feels, even just for that moment, like he is still with us.

Wes has been working a lot since we've been home and will stay pretty busy until mid-Aug. They are doubling up on call nights for the first six weeks. After that he will be on call every 6th weeknight and every 6th weekend. All of it being home call which I love---until the pager goes off every 2 hours while we are sleeping---but it is so worth it to have him here rather than the hospital. Jay really misses him though. Everyday over the weekend (wes was on call) and yesterday he was fussy and demanding until Wes walked in...then he changed into a totally different little boy..laughing, playing, cooperative. Wes will be working late tonight and tomorrow night again so we will be ready for a weekend with Daddy not at the mercy of the pager!

The highlight of the week was this morning when Hannah and I took the boys to a fun house here. It was so cool...they had 3 giant bounce houses, tons of push/ride toys, train sets, puzzles, legos, slides, and more that I can't think of. Jay and Truman were in heaven. Jay was literally running all over the room from one thing to the next squealing and laughing the whole time. It was the easiest entertainment that we've had in a while. And with the heat, it gave them a chance to run and act crazy in the air conditioning so I can tell we will be hitting this place up in the summers and winters for sure.

Back by popular demand (aka- Mimi's demand):

Sitting in his fort of couch cushions.

Fun with Kurt...

Poor baby, he had to ride his tiny trucks since I didn't bring his big riding toys.

He could not stop looking at these pictures of me and Kurt this week...

Mr. Innocent.

Hairbrush in one hand, toothbrush in the other.

A few weeks ago at my house playing with Mimi

Sweetheart

Mimi had to buy some blue jean diapers for her baby...and I have to admit, the are precious!

Jay is in love with the mower...and golf carts.

This was a few weeks ago when we were singing with Papa Rich...he would have loved this one.

Sliding at the children's garden...

Well I am finally getting back to the blog even though my heart breaks that this will be the first time I put up pictures of Jay and will not text Dad that there are "new pics on blog" as I did every time. If not, he would call me as soon as he noticed and lecture me about letting him know immediately when I have new pics up since he had been waiting all day for them. He looked at the blog several times a day and would call me with new observations all the time. It was so fun to laugh with him about the pictures and videos and wait to see what he would have to say about it all. But Mom as taken over his role of "blog Nazi" and will not let me stop posting. Every day she has asked me about it and told me that I had to put something up tonight or I couldn't go back home. So....here we are. :)

We will be heading back to Columbia tomorrow and I will attempt to get Jay on a schedule after a month of craziness. The thought of it exhausts me. But Wes is so anxious to see his sweet little man and I am looking forward to getting my house straight again....oh yea...and to see my husband of course!

I Still Believe

Thank you all for your prayers, words of encouragement, smiles, tears, flowers, and presence during this devastating time. I cannot begin to express how much we have felt God's love through all of our friends and family. Our lives will never be the same and we have never felt such loss but I know this: that my daddy is with our Jesus, that he is at peace, and that his love and devotion to us will be carried on through every second of our days ahead. We will never forget who he was, his love for our Lord, the depth of his character, and all that he gave to us. We still have many questions and I know God will surround us with peace, a peace that passes all understanding, but until then we will simply believe. "I Still Believe" -Jeremy Camp Scattered words and empty thougths seem to pour from my heart I've never felt so torn before seems I don't know where to start But it's now that I feel your grace falls like rain from every fingertip, washing away my pain I still believe in your faithfulness I still believe in your truth I still believe in your holy word Even when I don't see I still believe Though the questions still fog up my mind with promises I still seem to bear even when answers slowly unwind It's my heart I see you prepare but it's now that I feel your grace fall like rain from every fingertip, washing away my pain The only place I can go is into your arms where I throw to you my feeble prayers in brokeness I can see that this was your will for me Help me to know you are near Cause' I still believe in your faithfulness I still believe in your truth I still believe in your holy word Even when I don't see you, I still believe.