Shaggy Dog

Junior is a big fan of the old Disney movie The Shaggy Dog so tonight he dressed up as the shaggy dog. He even had his own dog house.

Getting into his costume
Now for his hat(to keep all that fur out of his eyes), nose, and whiskers.
Of course we have to have some silliness
And this shaggy dog needs a dog house
I think my shaggy dog is happy with his house
A safe place to watch out for any of those cats that might stop by
Tired out doggy
Needed a quick nap to recharge
Junior didn't want to take off his Shaggy Dog costume so he kept it on during craft time. Junior was making a pirate hat, everyone needs an extra disguise.
A happy pirate(he also made an eye patch but Junior's eyes are too sensitive to risk putting it on him)
Before getting ready for bed it was time for Junior to open his Halloween angel mail.
Thank you Angels 2 the Heart we love you all.

NO Cats

Junior absolutely can not stand cats and doesn't want them anywhere near him.
Yesterday Mellisa went to work in costume and came by afterward to show Junior.
Yes, she was a cat and Junior wasn't sure he liked that one bit. It took quite a bit of convincing to get him to smile for a picture with her.
Then she got out her makeup and put a face on Junior. He was okay with that because it was a doggy face.
You will even see a few partial smiles as he watches her put on his whiskers.


But then Mellisa did the unthinkable and put her cat ears on him turning his doggy face into a cat. Oh my, Junior was horrified and wouldn't even look at the camera for a picture much less smile.

Pumpkin Cookies

Last night Junior decorated pumpkin cookies.

Come on lets decorate those cookies
Orange frosting is on the cookies and he is ready to decorate them.
He loves to shake the sprinkles on the cookies, hmmm what color shall we use?
I want a cookieTaking a close look at his work
Yep it is just right, now do I get a bite???
He shared with his teacher and then we tucked some away in the freezer for grandma when she arrives next week. Next time I will make my own dough. The store bought dough came out of the oven looking like big round circles instead of the nice pumpkin shapes that went into the oven.

Another afternoon of drastic weather change so another evening of headaches and coughing. Such a hard time of year for Junior. I just put him in bed and his wheezing is better and he is smiling again so maybe the night will be decent.

My silly boy likes the old Disney Shaggy Dog movie so for Halloween he is dressing up as a shaggy dog. This evening I constructed a cardboard dog house to fit over his chair. Not the prettiest thing, dog house construction is clearly not my expertise, but Junior thinks its great and thats what matters.

GJ Change, Weather Change

Yesterday morning we got up early to get treatments done and then headed to Sacramento. Junior had an appointment in the radiology department to have his GJ button changed. I made sure he knew ahead of time exactly what we were having done so he wouldn't stress over being at the hospital. I can't say he was pleased about it but he did do great. He laid very still and didn't complain one bit. After it was done he was grinning and "talking" to the nurse and she asked if he wanted to hang out with her for the day(at the hospital). I couldn't help but laugh at his reaction. A full body NO, he not only gave her his no eye gaze but turned his head and leaned his entire body into his NO along with vocalizing it. You might say he hates the hospital just a little. He knew she was teasing though and after his adamant answer he started to giggle at her.

Once we got home the weather started to change and it changed very quickly. Poor Junior got very uncomfortable and upset. He wanted treatments and though they helped with the asthma part they didn't help the sinus headache. After some Tylenol and allergy medicine I sat in the recliner with him. Finally he fell asleep and slept for over 3 hours. Last night he slept well with no oxygen issues so hopefully the pressure change has stopped(in fact he was satting 97 with no oxygen, yeah).

A few pics of Junior watching a show on his ipad yesterday afternoon before his asthma issues kicked in.
A scary part of Scooby-Doo
This one had me laughing, he was trying so hard to stay awake to finish the show


These pictures are from Tuesday when Junior's teacher was here. He was learning about bats and then they did a bat craft.
Thats a hand print she is holding
Making his bat
Showing off his handprint bat

Catching Up

It has been a few days since my last post so time to catch up.
Junior is doing pretty well but has had some rough moments with our changing weather.

Thursday he lost a tooth which was wonderful since he was supposed to have it pulled the next day. Friday we made the long drive to Auburn to see his dentist and get a cleaning. Junior doesn't like getting his teeth cleaned but did great and handled it all like a champ. Now he has pearly white teeth to go with that huge smile of his.
After our dental visit we had the pleasure of visiting with some good friends that live in Auburn. Junior loved seeing his little friend and it was great to have a nice chat.
On the way home the rain rolled in and so did Junior's asthma. It wasn't as bad as it can be but it did make for a congested cranky kid.

Our weekend was low key because Junior's asthma continued to act up. Sunday it rained all day but he was feeling lots better.
This morning we woke up to clear skies and one very sad boy. The drastic weather change and pressure change had him feeling pretty miserable. Then the nurse showed up to flush his port which didn't help things. She is so very nice and makes sure to numb the site so it doesn't hurt but Junior was just in no mood to be messed with.
We then snuggled up in his recliner for a movie but even that didn't settle him down for long. I grabbed his ipad and he told me "I need a treatment". Poor guy, at least he knows what will make him feel better.
A few minutes into his treatment he started coughing up what seemed like gallons of gunk. After that he grinned and was so much better. When his treatment was done he was ready for some tv and a nap during tummy time.
This afternoon he was much better and ready to have some fun. Abigail brought us some pumpkins from her school so we decided to paint one of them. Yes, painting is one of Junior's favorite things so we paint just about everything around here. We put Junior's name on the pumpkin and then his hand print. We then decided that everyone would add their hand print and it became our thanksgiving pumpkin(thankful for our family, once it is dry we will have everyone write something they are thankful for under their name). My mom will be here next week so Junior can't wait to have her add her hand print to it.
Not pretty but lots of fun and Junior thought it was so neat when everyone added their hand prints(even teacher Cindee got in on it, she is definitely part of the family). It was hard to get good prints on a slippery pumpkin but thats okay I still love it.
Of course you can't have pumpkins without cutting into one of them and putting your hands in all the slimey insides.
Taking the top off the pumpkin
sticking our hands inside the pumpkin(Abigail thought Junior needed a pumpkin seed on his head)
Love the look on Junior's face when he first put his hand inside.
Then the look when he decided it was very neat and he liked it.
You can tell Abigail was making sure he got the most out of feeling all that slime, right up to his elbows.

Bike Rides and Pumpkins

We have made it out for a bike ride three days in a row and Junior couldn't be more happy about it. He loves to ride that bike and it is so good for him.

On our porch ready for his ride.
And he is off
Hitting super speed
The weather was gorgeous so a bike ride just wasn't enough outdoor time. Junior took a quick break and then we headed out for a nice long walk.
Then after treatment time we decorated Junior's big pumpkin. Since he already had a glitter pumpkin he decided he wanted to have a Mickey Mouse pumpkin like he had last year. Junior is not big on actually carving the pumpkins.
Giggling with Mickey Mouse
Teacher Cindee came by and helped with the pumpkin and then they read a story.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful fall.
Please keep my aunt and mom in your prayers. My aunt is battling cancer and is currently in the hospital undergoing chemotherapy. My mom is flying out tomorrow to spend some time with her.