YES WE CAN - Bob the builder

Every time Obama said YES WE CAN, it seemed like it must be like a famous saying or something & well it is LOL Someone left a comment on the last post "YES WE CAN", asking, "Isn't that Bob the Builders line" & I looked it up. It toally is his line (catchpharse)

"Can we fix it? YES WE CAN!



A big update is coming soon.

Caradie & Corbin

YES WE CAN

I have never been a political person but I did my part yesterday & I voted for our new president.

I stayed up & watched Obama last night needless to say I was moved, I teared up many times & I am very proud to say YES WE CAN

It's time for change, I just hope it's soon.

Caradie & Corbin

Going to bed on his own

So today with Mrs. Heather (Corbie's early head start teacher) we worked on my goals. I told her I want to still stick with putting Corb to bed on his own. We also discussed the fact that I have been just staying in the same room & her BIG push was maybe I should just leave after I say goodnight, well I himmed&hawwwed about it forever LOL & I finally gave in LOL

So guess what? I did exactly that. I sat him on my lap & explained everything to him, that he gets to have his pretty music & his pretty lights & that momma was going to go down stairs & well he's sleeping, it took only about an hour & he only cried for a few seconds. I think it was because his light show toy stopped. I'm so totally completely proud of him.

Side note Corbin, Austin & myself are heading to Hudson http://www.specialchildrencenter.com/ tomorrow for an eval with PT & one with OT. I will explain more after the appointments. We will leave at around 11:30am & wont be home until about 9am It's yucky that it's going to be a long day but I'm so excited to see them all again.

Caradie & Corbin

Using a spoon

Corb & Mrs. Heather tried something we haven't tried in a long time, due to Corbie being to tight but he did a great job!!!!

All the marks on his face are where he got the pudding spoon to (ALL by himself).

He was totally freaked out when the pudding flung onto his head

Caradie & Corbin

Corbin's new little TV

Bill's dad was getting rid of a TV, so we said sure we can always use another TV. When I found out how little it was I was so excited because I have always wanted a TV for the floor, for when he is playing on his tummy & sitting, so he doesn't have to look up, it makes him exensor tone kick in really bad.

Well the new TV works great.

Today when I had him on his tummy he hardly pushed/wiggled at all & this afternoon I had him on his knees (sitting on his heels) & his arms on the floor & he was doing so amazing, he was balancing well & when I would say whoa your falling he would giggle & he would push a little to help try to catch himself (which he NEVER used to do).

If I had someone to help keep his attention, while doing these activities, I wouldn't have to use a TV LOL but it's working VERY nicely.

Caradie & Corbin

Getting tough, isn't going well

Last night I laid Corb in his bed & sat on my bed, just like the night before, but things didn't go very well. He cried off & on for over an hour. He would stop crying fall asleep & just when I would think I could leave he woke up crying even harder. So I finally took him out of his bed to burp him (only to burp him, really!!! :-D ) well he fell asleep in my arms & only woke up once during the night.

I'm really going to keep trying it's just so hard to hear him scream like that. Spoiled I know!!!!

Caradie & Corbin

Clarify & getting tough

Thank you for all the comments, I just wanted to clarify, technically it's not a "new" bed.

Corb has always had this same bed, it's just that daddy build a frame to make it higher for me.

As for everything we don't have money, so we have to think outside the box & make it ourselves.
So now for the exciting/sad part. I have decided it's finally time to get tough on my sweet baby boy. As most of you know I lay with Corb to make him fall asleep well it's time for him to be a big boy & learn to fall asleep without me. SOOOO yesterday I showed him is new bed, laid him in it & explained he was going to go nigh nigh by him self tonight, then last night I just laid him down & sat on my bed & well it took an hour of crying but he did it YEAH!!! He only woke up once during the night & went right back to sleep.

Here's him after falling asleep all by himself. I'm so proud of him (& myself LOL)


Dosen't he look so tiny.


Caradie & Corbin