Busch Gardens

Daniel and Grandma burned out from a long day at Busch Gardens

Grandma Carroll, Jason, Heather and Daniel in front of Governor's Green in Williamsburg

Daniel got to ride the Carousel! He had so much fun! Here we all are at Busch Gardens.


Jason and I had some time to go off and ride some rides while Grandma and Grandpa watched Daniel.
Daniel with Grandma and Grandpa Carroll

We all got to go down to Williamsburg to go to Busch Gardens, it ended up raining on us but we all still had a lot of fun, we were hoping Daniel would be able to go on a few of the kids rides but with him not walking yet he was'nt able too, but hey he just enjoyed having everyones attention!

Washington D.C.

Walking the National Mall with the Washington Monument in the background

Grandma Carroll, Jason and Daniel

Daniels first ride on the Metro

The White House

This last week we had the chance to go back to Virginia to visit Jasons family. Out of the year and a half I lived there I really never got to see the city, so we decided to take a day and go up and do the tourist thing, we walked the National Mall, saw the White House, and was able to walk through some museums. We also got to see the Pentagon, Jason's dad works there so we were able to get a tour(sorry no pictures, security is really tight), we also got to see the 9/11 memorial, they have it on the side where the Pentagon was actually hit.

17 months olds! (he's growing up!!!)

Well we can't believe it, Daniel is now 17 months old! When we were up at the University of Utah Hospital the other week he weighed in at 21.2 lbs and 30 inches long! And he just keeps growing! He has now become a little dare devil when it comes to cruising along the coffee table, he really likes to test himself to see what he can do and well...what he can't do. Just the other day for the first time he attempted to go around the corners of the table and he did it, it takes him a little bit, but he does it! He still refuses to crawl, but we just keep working on it! We are just so happy with all the progress he has made and we can't wait to see what is next for him!

So this is where Daniel starts

And this is where he ended up.

Since my last post he has become quite the little pro cruiser, he won't go around the corners, and he will only go to the left, we try to get him to go the other way and he just refuses. So were working on that right now. But as long as there is something to motivate him at the other end, he goes for it, right now his favorite is the remote control.

Well I thought I would tell everyone, Daniel started cruising! He was standing up holding the coffee table and next thing I know he was at the other end, I wasn't able to get any pictures but as soon as I do I'll post them. It still takes him awhile to get to the other end, but hey its a start. We are just so proud of him!

Daniel's Dafo's

Daniel got his new Dafo's this week, he's doing really well with them. Right now he is only wearing them a couple hours a day to get use to them, but each day we increase the amount of time he wears them and hopefully we will see some improvements soon.

Learning about Animals!

When Daniel first got his animal train he was scared of it, then all of sudden its all he wants to play with, he loves to push the buttom to make it sing and loves to stare at all the animals.

16 Months old!

How time flies, Daniel is already 16 months old, our once toothless Daniel is finally getting teeth, he has one on the top, its not completely out but almost, and now he has one coming in on the bottom, and it looks like another might be coming soon too. He's no longer looking like a baby, he's now our little toddler! But he's is constantly showing us how strong he is and is starting to try to take steps while holding on to the couch or coffee table! Won't be long until we have a little cruiser!

Daniel's new Therapeutic Walker

This is Daniel's new walker, a little more advanced than your traditional one, the thing we like about it is that there is no seat so Daniel has to do the work, he's not quite sure about it right now, but he's slowly getting use to it. We do about five minutes in it at a time right now, about every hour to every other hour to get him use to it. So were excited to see how he progresses with it.

Out of all the toys Daniel has, he chose to play with the magazine,well...what use to be a magazine.

My Favorite boys!

Jason had to get this shirt for Daniel for St. Patricks Day, to tell you the truth i'm not sure if we have any Irish in us, but hey it was a cute shirt. Also some updates on Daniel, we recently got him fitted for Dafo's (braces for his feet) we should be getting them any day now, but they are going to help him in standing, right now his feet roll in when he is standing so the braces will help him so he has complete contact on floor. But things keep progressing with him and he has finally got his first tooth! Crazy, 15 months and only one tooth! But he's always smilling at us like he knows what he has and wants to show it off.

Nothing but GOOD NEWS!

Yesterday (the 2nd) was another long day up at Primary Children's for us. But luckily it was a sucess and we had nothing but good news. Daniel had another ultrasound of his kidney's and the results came back great, he has healthy kidney's and nothing to worry about. So we were happy about that, then we headed off to clinic, we saw about 3 doctors and 2 therapist, they were so pleased with his progress and were shocked to see how well he was doing! There was only one thing they want to see change and that is they want him see his therapist more, he is at a very crucial stage and they want to make sure things keep progressing. So we were very pleased about how the day went, also we don't have to go back for 6 months, so that is very good news for us!!!

Growing up!

Well Daniel is now 15 months old! How time flies! We took him to his check up and he is 29.5 inches long and weighs 19 lbs 8 oz, he lost a little bit of weight after his surgery but he's gaining it back, he still loves to stand and and his getting to be a little dare devil with it too, he thinks it funny to let go of the coffee table to see what will happen. But were enjoying every moment him.

Happy Birthday Jason

On the 24th Jason turned 26 years old! He wasn't to happy about having to take a test on his birthday, but once that was over he was able to just relax and enjoy the rest of the day.

Daniel loves that he can sit forward now.

Thank YOU!

Our wonderful friends and Neighbors Chris, Jenny, Madison and Jordan brought these over to us after Daniels surgery(Thank YOU!), they are always thinking of him and our family. We are so lucky to have them be a part of our lives. Daniel just loves stuffed animals and when he finally put roo down to play with the cute little monkey they gave him, he was just singing and talking to it , well that is until he knew we were watching him. But his recovery is going very well, he's not completely himself yet, but he's still making us smile everyday.

Post Surgery

Here we are post surgery, he wasn't the happiest little guy, but he sure was a little fighter, we spent about two hours in post op then we were able to go home, once we got home and Daniel finally got to eat he was able to settle down enough to finally go to sleep.

Daniel's Surgery!

Here is Daniel Pre-surgery, all dressed and ready to go.

When they are getting ready to take them back to the operating room they bring out these wagons and they get to go for a little wagon ride first, they also gave him some medicine to help him relax, it also helps him with his stranger anxiety. This is always the hardest part for me, handing him off to the nurses, and then all we can do is hope for the best. But everything went really smooth and this time we got to go home the same night.

Superbowl Sunday

Madison just loves Daniel, she is such a good little friend to him!

We all got together for the superbowl at Chris and Jenny's. Its fun watching the boys be boys!