Our First Thanksgiving!

What a great week we have had! Long weekends for the holidays gives me excuses to sleep more and be lazy and sometimes stay in jammies until noon. Chris was able to come home early on Wednesday from work to begin the wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. It was great to be with family and be able to spend time with Jordon. The weekend went a little differently than planned when Jordon came down with his first really bad cold, which he is still battling. We thought wednesday was going to be an easy day, having fun and Jordon being able to stay down after we put him down for the night and that we'd be able to make pies and the cranberry dessert for the next day. We eventually got it done around 11 pm. But after a half hour of him being asleep he starting wailing harder than i've heard him do before. Usually i let him cry it out a bit, but he was in hysterics. So i barely pick him up and he lost all that was in his stomach. His first throwup! Poor little guy took an hour to calm himself down. He started to get stuffed up that morning, but i guess everything was draining into his throat too much and he just couldn't take it. So we were both a nervous wreck. All I could do was just wait and comfort him.

He is doing better now, the rest of the week he was such a trooper. He was on a liquid diet and not too hungry. Now he has his appetite back. I still let him try a bit of turkey and gravy and a little mashed potatoes. He loved the turkey, still trying to see about the potatoes though. Mom and Dad and Kacey and Megan came over and we had a great time. Jordon of course was the social bug telling and showing them all he could do. Chris was able to carve the turkey for the first time, we cooked Mom and Dad's turkey just so we could get the experience. Everything turned out well and the food was delicious! We had fun spending time together and appreciating all we have to be grateful for. It seems like the dinner always goes by way too fast even after all the slaving away in the kitchen you do.

We also went to Mom and Dad's house to help them with the project they had with closing off the space in front of their entrance way to the house, so now they officially have 2 floors. Chris helped with doing the beams and with the sheetrocking. It looks really good now and you can feel the difference with the heater. Both floors seem to get the same amount of heat circulation.
On Saturday we also had a family gettogether and were able to roast hot dogs, smores, and starbursts over there firepit. It was a bit cold so we made sure that Jordon stayed inside the whole time with switching back and forth of who was able to go outside to be around the fire.

Today marks Jordon's 8 month birthday, we haven't measured him to see how long he is but he weighs about 19 lbs or so. He's a big boy! He's scooting a bit and loves his belly time now. He was also able to kindof stand up around the couch and i could let go for about a second and he'd stay standing. I want him to crawl and roll as much as he can, but we'll see how it goes. Here are some pictures of us during this weekend. We sure had a lot of fun, can't wait until christmas! Here are some recent pictures from Thanksgiving!

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, we sure love to hear updates from everyone!

6 weeks after start of chiropractic work

Here are the before and after pictures of Jordon. At 6.5 months we took him in for his first chiropractic visit. Now he's almost 8 months and his treatments are almost over. He still has a way to go, she said about 5 mm? Not too bad considering where he was to begin with. To help ease pressure off that flat side she wants me to put him on his belly on his left side. Hope that will work. i did that once before but it didn't seem to help too much. Cross your fingers! She's hoping by Thanksgiving it will be done, but i don't think so. I'm thinking he'll still be going there in December. Hopefully it will be all done in time for the new year and for the trip to Denver.

Here is the first picture:

If you can see his flat side, it's on the top of picture, where it doesn't exactly seem to have a good head curve. His occipital bone is way over on the left side because of his sleeping pressure on the right. He almost had to have a helmet. But we're sticking by Dr. Shelton's expertise to fix the problem. This picture was taken the first week of treatment.

This was taken a few days ago. As you can see, it is starting to round out a whole lot more. The occipital bone is pretty much in the center of his back of the head and everything on the top view is looking good. but when you look at his flat side at a different angle there is plenty of work left to do. She said anywhere from one week to after Thanksgiving. We might have to pay more if the treatments go past december since we switched insurance, but it's all worth it to not have to see him in a helmet.

Here's a picture of the back/side of his head:

Today she said it's getting a bit of a hook in the back, so that's why we're trying him on his belly to sleep. It's been a long process and a lot of work taking him in every day and during the day massaging his head alot. But it'll pay off soon. Keep him in your prayers that his soft spots won't start to close on him, cause that's when the chiropractic work stops working.

We hope all is well with everyone. We are getting excited to see everyone for Christmas! We're keeping our prayers with Jason and Ellen! You guys will do great!

Crazy 8's

So, i'm finally doing this! Sorry, i kept forgetting!

8 TV shows i like
1. Smallville
2. Eureka
3. The Pretender
4. I love lucy
5. Star Trek
6. I love Raymond
7. Yes Dear
8. The News

8 favorite restaurants
1. Olive Garden
2. Applebees
3. Steak n Shake (just the milkshakes)
4. Fongs(of course it's only in Idaho i think) Chinese
5. Texas Roadhouse
6. Any mexican or chinese restaurant
7. Cafe Rio in Utah
8. Roma's

8 things i did yesterday
1. went to dr. shelton for jordon's chiropractic appt
2. changed a lot of diapers
3. fed jordon and put him down for naps-the usual mommy routine
4. tried to teach him how to crawl
5. took a nap since he's been up all night the last few days
6. figured out Thanksgiving plans
7. spent time with Chris
8. Crashed early to bed

8 things i'm looking forward to
1. Having our First Thanksgiving with just Chris and I and Jordon
2. Enjoying Christmas with The Allemans-having our first road trip as a family
3. Gallis Family Reunion this coming summer
4. Getting our house put together, painted, decorated
5. Jordon being potty trained-do not like changing diapers too much especially when he's on solid foods!
6. Twilight movie!
7. Beginning a new year!
8. Weaning Jordon off of formula(it's pretty expensive!)

8 Things I love about this Fall
1. the leaves changing colors
2. halloween and the upcoming holidays
3. wearing pj's
4. the time change! (of course it doesn't help in the beginning when Jordon is adjusting to it)
5. being able to spend more time outside with cooler weather
6. Seeing Jordon in his first halloween costume
7. ?
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8 Things on my Wish List
1. Having Jordon's Chiropractic Appointments done by Thanksgiving
2. Going to Brazil to see where Chris served his mission
3. Being able to see my family more
4. Having Jordon Potty Trained
5. Serving a mission with Chris later
6. Being financially stable
7. Getting food storage and 72 hour kits put together
8.Being able to sleep more! haha

i tag laura samuelson, michelle ybarra, mom and dad alleman, jason and ellen, kacey.

Christmas 2008

Well, it's that time of year again where we start thinking of Christmas. Chris and I have the list of who has who this year, so here you all go!

Jeremy and Laura have Zach and Allison

Ryan and Cassie have Kacey

Chris and Darlene have Megan

Jason and Ellen have Jeremy and Laura

Zach and Allison have Ryan and Cassie

Kacey has Chris and Darlene

Megan has Jason and Ellen

And of course their is the Christmas Chronicle. Ryan will have to tell you when the date is to get that in.

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7 month update!

So I thought i'd update everyone on Jordon's growth. We measured him around 27 inches and 17 lbs. He is currenty cutting his 5th tooth. Yes, number 5. He cut his top 2 teeth just a few days ago and now he's cutting his 5th. I stopped using the teething tablets cause i thought he was done cutting for a while, but after the last two nights of not much sleep for any of us, it's time to give him plenty during the day to help him be relieved at night. Poor guy! But you should see his toothy grin!

He's doing really good at his chiropractic visits. She said that his head tilt is all gone and that we just need to work on rounding out the one side where it's still flat. It's not as flat as before, his occipital head bone in the back is rounding out to where it's supposed to be and his temples on his forehead are even with each other. We figure it'll take up until thanksgiving to finish treatment we hope. He is older than some babies that come into the office that receive this treatment so it will take longer but it is workable. Once you go in for treatment of this kind when they're around a year old, there is nothing chiropractors can do because the head isn't moldable anymore. There is no other option but the helmet, but with Jordon i'm planning on doing chiropractic work for the whole treatment. Next time if this happens, we'll go to the chiropractor asap. They really should have a chiropractor in the hospitals!

He is trying to crawl, or wanting to crawl. He isn't rocking on all fours, but he sure kicks around a lot and goes in circles after his toys and whenever he can't reach the toys, he gets frustrated cause he can't reach them. Before you know it, he'll be on the move and i won't be able to catch up with him. He's an energetic boy already.

Besides Jordon, things have been going good. Sunday i taught the fast sunday YW lesson on gratitude which went pretty good. It's pretty hard to get the girls to talk but at least a couple speak up along with the leaders which makes my lesson go smoother. This time of year is always busy for me with my calling, I have to get the calendars for next year done before December and update all the lists i have with who's in what class and new girls coming in. Last year was pretty crazy with getting it done because after i got it all updated, there was miscommunication over which YM/YW class was in charge of which activities during each month,making me have to redo it all. It was a pain, so we are making sure we don't have a repeat like that next year.

Chris is doing well at his job, within a year he's wanting to go back to school to get his masters degree in accounting. Right now, he's becoming more proficient at his responsibilities and tasks he has to do. They are having their Christmas party soon and we are making plans for all of us to be there for that. We are also trying to make plans for the holidays and we're very excited to be able to see Jason and Ellen and their little boy! It seems like yesterday that was Chris and I, time sure flies by. Before you know it, he'll be a year old. Our little boy is growing up too fast!

Hope all is well with everyone else. We love hearing from everyone and enjoy seeing everyone's blogs!

Silly Pictures As Promised!

Oops, somethings wrong with this picture? Hmm!

That's better! Chris stop that! What are you doing with our poor poor son!

I'm seven months old and i love my feet especially in my mouth!

Hi Guys! I'm always ready for food! Especially oatmeal that i can put my fingers in.

Daddy's teaching me how to make music with my arms! Later he said he'd teach me how to make music with my armpits! How cool is that!

I love airplane rides, mommy and daddy promise to take me on a real plane to grandma's house! All the way to Montana, is that in Canada?

This is wild and zany news, by your anchor man, Jordon C. Alleman. Tonight we are talking about people with pants on their heads. Why they do this, I don't know, i think its a new fashion statement. Daddy sure likes it, or he doesn't know where to put clothes properly. Next thing you'll know is socks will go on hands and shoes on noses. Whoever says people put pants on the same way. If it's warm outside, don't put pants on the usual way, do something wild and zany! This is how they do it in the desert anyway! Aren't we in the desert! This is Jordon C. Alleman reporting. Thank you! Now where's my baba! Goodnight fans!

Halloween Greetings!

How exciting this weekend was! It's Jordon's first Halloween and he was dressed up as a jack o lantern, not to be confused with crazy stories like "the great pumpkin." His toothy grin matched his costume quite well, with his two teeth on the bottom with more on their way. Thursday was our church's halloween get-to-gether with a chilli cookoff and trick or treating. Everyone thought Jordon was soooooooooo cute, even if he was very tired and ready for bed.

We were very impressed with the chilli, take one bite and it our mouths feel on fire! How can people eat that stuff! Chris was a good sport and ate his bowl and my bowl of chilli. He can tolerate hot stuff better than I. There were so many cute costumes and a bounce house for all the kids to go wild in! Plus there was the traditional cupcake walk, pumpkin toss, and other assorted games. We stayed for a good hour and poor Jordon was ready to crash for the night, but he was such a cute pumpkin.

Chris and I decided to stay home on Friday to greet the trick or treaters around our block. We were visited by all sorts of people, from princesses to wolf angels, to a "cry baby" and no it was not a baby, it was a 10 year old dressed up as one. We enjoyed watching It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.

Next year will be even more fun, Jordon will be 1 1/2 years old and able to run around! We even have his next year's costume! Thank goodness for consignment stores. We also took many silly pictures this weekend just because we felt like it. Chris was in a silly mood at the beginning of the picture taking and it just went from there! Enjoy!