1 1/2 Years Old!

We took KJ to Primary children's today for his check-up, he is doing very well. He weighs 24.5 lbs, and is 33 inches long. He was big enough they tried to weigh him and measure him on the bigger people equipment, but he didn't like any of the measuring that was going on. He is turning into such the big boy. He goes to nursery all by himself, he could careless that we are not there with him. He can say tons of words, and phrases his newest additions is eyes, and football. and just to show you how big he is getting I got some pictures of him helping me around grandma Walkers house. We all hate cleaning toilets, but to a 1 1/2 year old it is a blast.


We also took an adventure to the game center at BYU and went bowling, KJ loved it for the first 4 frames, then he saw all the other games in the center.

To finish off this week we have finally finished all the work for the adoption process and will be approved this week to be on the waiting list to wait for another little one. Also for those wondering we still haven't moved, but lenders are still working on paperwork for the buyer, which apparently in this economy it now takes an eternity to get approved.

We hate peanuts

So as most people know KJ can't eat a lot of food because he has Galactasemia, which is a genetic disease that he can't out grow. Then at a couple months old he had an allergic reaction to soy, so now that is off limits. Now yesterday we are quite sure that he had an allergic reaction to peanuts from peanut butter, it happened a week ago, so I tried it again yesterday when I was eating a peanut butter sandwich and sure enough it happened again. Everything he touched on his body turned red with white bumps that looked like mosquito bites. I had never seen anything like it, it happened with in a matter of seconds from contact with it. I took some picutres, but peanut butter was on the lens so it is hard to truly see, but if you blow up the picture by clicking on it you will see some of the bumps around both eyes. It literally spread across his fingers, throat, cheeks, and eyes. What an adventure it was this week, he doesn't even eat the actual bread and peanut butter, he just touches it with his mouth and fingers, I can't imagine what would happen if he actually liked bread and ate a bite of the sandwich.
picture at first contact of Peanut Butter

pictures of a few seconds later

Happy New Year

Happy 2009! We had a great new years eve. Darrell and KJ played video games, then KJ went to bed at 8:30pm, then Darrell and I played board games until midnight. Yes, I actually made it. We are excited for the new year and the challenges, and blessings it will bring, as we start a new job in August, finish the adoption process, and maybe one day move out of our house. We hope all you have a great new year with lots of fun adventures. We did also enjoy some sledding with Gary and Angie and kids this past week. Thanks for planning the party.