Wrigley

Joel and Wrigley getting acquainted (1-14-10)

 

Wrigley gets his 1st bath (1-15-10)

 

Wrigley waits AKA sleeps as he waits for Joel to finish his bath

 

Super cuddly Wrigley and his Mama

 

Doggie stuff

Rusty went to the emergency vet in NH Monday am. We took him for blood work Sat. the results showed his crit dangerously low...we rushed him in for a blood transfusion which he didn't end up needing. We later found out the tube had a clot and that changed his values, he wasn't that ill, but while there they wanted to do an u/s of his kidneys and diuresis him for 48 hours. We weren't prepared to leave him. Anyway he did well and we took him home at 8 pm tonight. We missed him so much! The iv fluid treatments helped his lab values a little, the u/s showed a degenerative change (that they said was not awful, but not great either). He was also put on a blood pressure med as his pressure was hight and also prevacid for his stomach and the acids. We hope this bought him some more time with us. They wanted to keep him for another 48hrs, but we all feel he should just be home.

Josh and I have been thinking for a while now that we'd like to get a puppy and we feel now is a good time as we want the puppy to get to play with Rusty as Rust is such a love. So we've done research and we found ourselves a pup, yes things always happen at once. I thought it would take longer, but we think we found the one. We visited him tonight and of course, he is SO cute!!

We pray all 3 of them get along and I don't go too crazy taking care of 2 dogs, 1 toddler and a puppy...........

Joel's 1 yr PE stats

Weight: 23 pounds
Length: 30 inches
HC: 17 3/4

Weight & length put him in the 50 percentile and his head is still small ;O)

He says about 10 words. Newest one is fihtwuk (fire truck). He walks, dances, plays patty cake, itsy bitsy spider, bubbles~bubbles~splash, claps, does a few signs, makes truck/tractor sounds, etc...etc... he has come so far and is such a happy, happy boy!

His DR said he is advanced physically and mentally so we're not the only ones that thinks so, lol!

He got his blood drawn to check lead, cbc and iron (his best vein was on his hand so they did it there)...he didn't like that, poor baby!
DR also heard a slight heart murmur, first time they heard it. Seeing as he has already had a few completely normal echos they aren't worried about it.

We can't believe a year has gone by. Tomorrow, January 8th is the day that we came home from NV last year, Oh my goodness! And to think our little guy was 6 pounds and is now 23, was just over 19 inches long and is now 30.....wow!!

Walking

Joel started taking steps after turning 11 months old. He was walking between us up to 5 steps, then up to 14, but seemed more content to speed crawl every where. Today at the play space in the mall he walked every where. So I would say he is officially walking. Yay Joel!!

January 5th is one year since Grammy passed away :o(

Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles

SPLASH! Is one of Joel's favorite things to do. We were folding laundry tonight and he grabs a pair of Daddy's underwear, LOL and throws them and himself forward on the floor yelling SPWASSSHHH!! He is too cute :o)

Happy New Year 2010!!