Saturday, October 2, 2010

It's a BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!

IT'S A BOY!!!! We have been patiently waiting to find out what this precious little baby is going to be!!! After talking with our OB we had decided it would be for the best if we were also followed by a perinatologist through this pregnancy so we could follow the progression and make sure everything was forming correctly. There were unknown obstacles through my pregnancy with Madolyn and we just want to be very cautious this time. We had our 4D ultrasound at Houston Perinatology Center on Friday, Oct. 1st. Dr. Kirshon said everything was forming correctly and was progressing well for the age of the baby. Such a great feeling when there is a constant anxiety that something could be wrong. The 4D image was amazing!!! The picture does not even do the the screened image justice. When you are able to see the movements of this little guy in 4D it makes you feel like you are right there with him!!!! We now know we can rule out any girl names and focus on the boy names. I wish I could really say that in plural but this little guy already has a first name just not set on a middle yet! When Madolyn was born Bobby still did not believe she was going to be a girl until Dr. Gubbels confirmed it in person! She is all girl and then some!!!! We had Jack picked out for a boy name for her and Bobby has not budged a inch from that name for a boy since we found out we were pregnant with Maddy. So "Jack" it is!!! As many of you know that is Bobby's middle name and he was named after his Grandfather that passed away at a very young age. So it is meaningful to be able to carry a family name through history!!!! Stay tuned for a middle name! Apparently I get that job, but it seems to be each middle name I throw out there I get a funny face in return falling very short of a "sold" sign!

Maddy had an eye appointment yesterday that went very well! She still has her crossing while focusing but it is so random due to her movement disorder that Dr. Mazow said he would not operate on even if someone held a gun to his head. Yes, quite dramatic words but we love this Dr. and he is so sweet to Maddy! He also said her farsightedness is gone and she has a slight astigmatism but even if she was 40 years old that he would not put lenses on her! This is such a relief because it would be a fight for her to keep glasses on. She does well with sunglasses but the time she spends on the floor "rooting" and rubbing her face on her blankets and on us she would have problems with glasses. So all-in-all a great day for the Loehr's!

We are so excited to have our addition/modification in progress. It is so much fun to watch the changes and be able to have a vision of the finished product! Living in clutter has become a little bit of a challenge but we are adjusting for the mean time and patiently waiting for the finished product!!!

Monday, August 9, 2010

So much to talk about!!!!



















First on the list....Maddy is going to be a big Sis!!! I am 10 weeks along and Baby L is doing great!!! Had an ultrasound today and everything looks great!!! Many things to get prepared before the end of February comes!!! Bobby and I are so excited and are just hoping that everything goes well this time around. We are mentally preparing ourselves for the challenges to come. We know this will be added duties for everyone and hoping that Maddy will adjust to having to share her time as she is our everything! In the beginning it will be like having 2 babies as we will still have diapers, bottles and feedings for two. We are confident everything will fall into place and a routine will quickly be in place! As you all know how Bobby and Molly are with routine!

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Water Baby


I just wanted to share Maddy's new therapy pool with everyone. We are ecstatic about it!!!!!!!!! We got it on Friday so we tried it out for the first time Friday evening. She wears the neck ring and it keeps her afloat and they recommend them to be totally free, swimsuit and all. She was a little timid with it the first night but enjoyed it. She was really just trying to feel her way around and get comfprtable with it. Tonight she was a little fish in the water!!!!!!!! She was using every muscle in her body and was so much more relaxed. She tries to grab the edge with her hand and hold on. She moves her legs in all different directions and pushes her feet off the side. Bobby and I just smile and laugh the whole time she is in it because she is enjoying it so much and it is an awesome therapy for her!!!!!!!! It is just so cool to see her so happy and enjoying herself so much but still working hard!!! She will be able to enjoy this the entire summer!!!!!! The great thing is they have made accesories to use it indoors when it gets cold!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!



Wednesday, June 2, 2010

We loved the Butterfly benches....so cool!!!!


Tuesday, June 1, 2010

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The new local wheater girl....Madolyn!!!

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I could swing for hours!!!

Maddy Shadow


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Sensory Village

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Riding on The Train

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What a fun weekend!!!!


Just wanted to add some great pictures of our weekend of fun!!! Morgan's Wonderland, The Riverwalk and Camping!!!! Was such a fun weekend with the family!!! Can't wait to do it again!!!

Saturday, May 22, 2010

So new at this!!!!

So I have started a blog page for The Loehr's so I can share some of our special moments with everyone. I have had problems e-mailing videos by e-mail because they are too big so I will try to post them on here so you can watch Maddy's progress. We had a meeting with her OT from school yesterday. They have been working with some Adaptive technology for Madolyn. Bottom line is this little girl has a lot stored inside but just cannot get it out by verbalizing. She loves her snacks so yesterday evening when I was making supper I recorded on her switch "more cheetos"> She picked it up so quickly we were amazed!!! She first tries to get the snack by herself but because of her dystonia (movement disorder) it causes her hands and muscles in her arm to tighten upon exertion so it makes it really hard for her to utilize her extremities with purposeful motion. So she figures out when she cannot get the object she will instead push the button to tell mommy she wants more rather than fussing or whining for it. It was amazing and Bobby and I were so proud of her for doing such a great job!!! Hope you all enjoy it as much as we did!!! Have a great weekend!!!!