Some Pics long overdue to post

Zech and my precious Grandma, one of Zech's biggest fans!!
Zech loving on Frankie!

Zech in Daddy's Big Truck!!!

Zech's Vanderbilt Visit .,

Everything went great at Vanderbilt. They all thought Zech was sweet and cute(go figure....!!) They did an ECG(I think that's the correct abbreviation) on his heart, and said the repair was excellent! They got a little wax out of his ears. In a few weeks we'll be going back for tests on his lungs, a swallow test, and to check his intestines. His thyroid test came back okay also. So, he's pretty healthy so far!! He was so good! He shook the doctors hands when he met them, said "Tank you", and blew them a kiss when they were leaving.



Zech getting his heart checked out...he was so good!


Zech on our way to Vanderbilt

Zech singing

I don't know if you can tell in the video below, but when the song says "I wanna stop and thank you baby" Zech make the sign stop and thank you with his hands. Also, when it says "How sweet it is to be loved by you", he crosses his heart and points at someone (usually me...yeah!). I tried to stay out of the video, but we always get carried away with this song.....he loves it!!

How Sweet It Is!

Here is Zech dancing to "How Sweet It Is" by Michael Buble. He gets pretty excited every time he hears this song! We thought it was just too cute to keep to ourselves. :)

Once again!

Well, once again, Zech was the hit at church today. He had everyone laughing the way he praises during the songs. He loves it so much!! He snaps his fingers, raises his arms, dances, claps, and yes he even sings! Zech is talking a little more, that we can understand. He calls megan "Gegan", calls our dog frankie "Ankie", wow is "ow", bye bye (plain), uh oh, hello, and I'm sure there are others, just not off the top of my head. He is still very active, very loving, and absolutely very adorable!!! Zech loves music, he listens to our IPods and dances and sings to them. I have to play our adoption journey over and over. We have a video of him singing and dancing to it. It's on Macey's computer, so she will have to post it....hopefully soon. Zech pretends to talk on the phone all the time. I believe he's calling his foster mom, Mrs. Lau, who I know he loves and misses! I wish everyone could experience his smile and laughter every day, it will melt the coldest of hearts!! Macey has been busy getting ready for school, she just bought a MAC, and loves it. Megan is camping out tonight with a Karate group. Tom, well he is working as always. I feel bad that he is away during the week, but Zech is so excited when he walks through the door. We've got a busy next two weeks. Doctor appointments, school (yes, Zech is going to start school......only 3 hrs. a day.....I won't make him stay if he doesn't want to, I can always wait until next year) and I actually have a couple tests that I need to take to keep up my certification(quantum biofeedback practitioner). Well, until next time.......

Zech at Coffee Corner

I made a short video of Zech for Megan. She took my Grandma home to Michigan and was missing Zech! It's from a cell phone, a little blurry, but you can still see how incredibly cute he is( okay, I am not being partial!) We've been busy, as always. Actually, I just don't know where time goes. Zech has learned to count to five(verbally and actually counts blocks). I can make out what he's saying, I'm not sure how many other people could though. I had a woman come to the CC yesterday to do an evaluation on Zech. The only thing he is behind in is communication, which I knew that. It was hard for her to tell on some things, because of the communication gap. But, his gross and fine motor skills are on target (low side) and cognition, reasoning, and socially seem to be on target. She was pretty impressed with him(who wouldn't be....ha!ha!) Okay, I know, I'm starting to sound like one of those obnoxiously proud moms. I'll try to keep it under control!

He got in!!!

Well, some good news. Zechariah was accepted to the Down Syndrome clinic at Vanderbilt university. They are a great hospital, and have several specialists that will evaluate Zechariah and make sure he is on track for everything he needs. We will be going August 14th! It will probably take all day, we have to be there at 8am. I know he will see an ear specialist and heart specialist that day, plus the PT, OT. There will be others, but I'm not sure what they'll do first. The past couple days we've been hanging out with my Grandma, she's going home tomorrow. We will be going to "The Town Square" tonight to show the movie Bambi. For those of you who don't know, I am President of the Downtown Business Assoication, and last year we started showing outdoor movies on the square. It's free to the community, but requires a lot of work with the concessions and setting up the movie(sound, screen, etc...). I couldn't do it without the help of family and friends. They pretty much do everything now, I just work the projector. Zechariah really enjoys it. He's been doing wonderful!! Until next time......