Twinkie Time

Ian had labs today and our customary meeting at the Kangaroo yielded a new twist on things.....a twinkie for great behavior during labs instead of the usual root beer and rice krispie. It was a first time for the twinkies and it was a hit. I never thought that I would be "one of those parents" bribing their kid with treats, but alas I have succumbed. Here's to the sugary goodness of a Twinkie making tears a non-issue in the all too frequent lab routine that is our life. Next time we will have to get some milk too!

All Fired Up...

Ian is in preschool this year going three days a week. He loves it. Today the kids got to go on a "field trip". A fire engine came to the preschool and the kids got to climb all over it, etc. They got pretend firehats and everything. Ian was very excited as what little boy wouldn't be. He did tell me that he didn't get to pretend to drive it as "the wheel was very dirty". (I am guessing that his preschool teacher was looking out for him and not wanting him to touch it--Score one for the teacher!!!)

Ian is doing much better with speech therapy and for a reward when he is done he would like.....yep a pizza party and a thomas engine. He is facinated with the engine ID engines and is pulling for one of those or the express coaches.

We are back on an every two week lab schedule as his prograf dose had to change. They lowered it to help some of his viral levels come down. Hopefully that will help. He gets a root beer as a reward for labs and if he is exceptionally good a root beer and a rice krispie treat. And I thought I wouldn't bribe my children :) We really feel blessed at how well he handles things and how well he is doing post transplant.

He Did It!

Ian has passed his Occupational Therapy. He hit all of his milestones about 2 months early as of last Thursday. I suspected we might be done early but not this early. Way to go Ian!!! We've worked really hard on cutting and drawing and writing and shapes, etc. We got pizza as a reward that night. I am so proud of him!!!!!