Minivans and More

After six months of squeezing two car seats, a double jogger, two diaper bags, multiple blankets, jackets, shoes...etc in our Pontiac Vibe, we took the plunge and bought a minivan! That's right, I have officially become a minivan mom and to be honest, I am very excited about it! We bought a light blue, 2004, Nissan Quest last night. It has so much room that I can easily fit the double jogger and several bags of groceries in the back with plenty of room to spare. It also has a side door and a trunk that opens with the push of a button; it was getting tough to hold Ruby and try to unlock and open the door at the same time in the Vibe. So, Mark will now be driving the Vibe to work and we are trying to find a good home for the Camry. If any of you know of someone who needs a '94 Toyota Camry for a good price let me know :)

Here is the new van:



A few other new things are going on around here--

This week marked 3 months of spasm freedom for Ruby and we are thrilled! We do see weird eye movement here and there and we are not sure if that is another seizure going on, but so far her EEGs have not caught another seizure. She continues to make very slow progress.Lately she has been eating solids with more texture, putting her hands in her mouth more often, lifting her arms above her head by herself and trying hard to roll over. She also smiles all the time, which I love, especially after how crabby she was on steroids. Sometimes I get very impatient with her development, but I am so thankful she continues to move forward. The cranial sacral therapy she gets really helps her. We have been going to see her cranial specialist every other week and for the next two months we are going everyweek. I am hopeful this means we will see even more improvement. Thanks for your continued prayers for her; we appreciate them.

Charlie is sitting up in his high chair and eating baby cereal twice a day. He is doing well with it and it will be nice to stop paying for so much formula soon! I also love that he is getting old enough to sit in his high chair and play with toys for a little while.


I got pigtails in Ruby's hair for the first time. Her hair wasn't quite long enough, but we got them in :) I am excited to try some cute things when her hair gets longer.


Charlie loves playing in his excersaucer. His feet hardly touch the platform, but he does pretty well balancing himself so he can play with the toys.


Ruby is enjoying moving around in the "Creepster Crawler" at physical therapy. It is an aparatus that supports her in the crawling position, but takes all the weight off her limbs until she gets stronger. I actually just bought one at ebay so we can use it at home, but it hasn't come yet. I am excited that she tries to move herself in this thing. She wants to be more mobile, but her lack of muscle strength really restricts her. Hopefully this piece of equipment will really help her to slowly gain the strength she needs.



A Few Smiles...