Getting Anxious...

This Friday First Steps comes back out for Quinn's evaluation, and not a moment too soon I might add.

I'm starting to get really concerned where his gross motor skills are concerned. I keep seeing all of these kids who are (even after adjusting for age) at least a couple of months younger who are up and walking, pulling up on things, etc. So, on one hand I'm concerned, and on the other I feel guilty for comparing him to 'other kids'. I guess I'm just to the point where I want someone to say 'yes, he needs some therapy' so we can get on with it and we can get some suggestions for what we can be doing to help him. It's a very frustrating feeling. I just feel like he's falling further and further behind.

I guess it's a fine line between being grateful that he doesn't have other health issues, and being too lax and not getting him some therapy if he needs it...

We're planning on going to the Brookfield Zoo this weekend, so that should be fun. I'm hoping I can also swing over to IKEA and Whole Foods while we're there as well.

The other day Jason walked out to the foyer to find Parker on the fourth step, standing up on his TIPTOES and peering into the step basket. He had decided that he just HAD to have the Harry Potter book that's been sitting there for a month of Sundays waiting to be taken upstairs put where it belongs. I have to remember to be better about putting the gate in front of the steps. Bad Mommy! :)

One of these evening after the boys go to bed I have GOT to get some pictures ordered. (Haven't I said that before?!) I am horribly behind with keeping their picture albums up to date. If I don't do it soon it's going to just get too overwhelming.

Speaking of pictures- I need to e-mail Heather and see about setting up another time for the boys' pictures. I think we'll do another beach set. I've also talked to her about taking some pictures for my parents. I thought it'd be neat for their anniversary to have her take pictures of them in all the places that have meaning for them. Where they met, where my Dad proposed, in front of my Dad's old house, out in the country, etc. We're hoping to get back to Illinois to do this around the 4th of July, hopefully all goes as planned.

On a final note, we're hoping to add a new member to our family the end of July. We would like to have a dog for the boys to grow up with. You can find a link to the puppies we are looking at here: www.shaewardboxers.com . The breeder does not send them to their new homes until they are 12 weeks old, so we have plenty of time to prepare. It will all depend on the aptitude testing that the breeder does at 7 weeks if one of the puppies will fit with our family personality-wise.

I will post some pictures after we come home from Chicago. Please keep your fingers crossed that Quinn qualifies for First Steps when they come out on Friday. I'll be sure to update on what we find out...