Jakey's new wheelchair

So I got a call from shriners on friday and Jacob's new wheelchair is almost done -- we get to pick it up on the 30th of march. I am so excited I can hardly contain myself! He's so ready to get mobile and wants so badly to be up with the other kids - at their "level". Unfortunately, his little legs just won't let that happen! Plus when we go out to public places, I really REALLY hate having to put him down because he scoots everywhere -- sometimes it's so dirty and gross I just can't do it. It'll be so nice to have him off of the floor!

Also, this week I should be getting the steps that my wonderful brother made, for Jacob. Jacob's going to love the freedom those steps give him to move around; to get up and down from things by himself and at his own will. Im so grateful to my brother, Loal, for making these steps -- they're beautiful and the craftmanship is unequaled with anything I've seen. Thank YOU LOAL!

Jacob is scheduled for another surgery (so much for wishing he was through for a while) on May 8th... the little man has a lost teste (someday he's going to be SOO glad I wrote that) that the docs have to surgically move down. Then he'll have another surgery after that with shriners - the work on relaxing his feet - not the heels this time, but the tendons on the tops of his feet... hopefully after this surgery, we'll be able to put shoes on him. I am so thankful though, that both of these are out-patient surgeries and I won't have to be in the hospital again with him. I love that baby boy, but I hate those hospital beds!

He's growing like a weed though -- he's also starting to talk a little more which I LOVE. I've been so worried that the boy wouldn't ever talk! He say's "mi-mi" for bye bye and is making more sounds. He gets frustrated sometimes because we don't know what he wants, and there's only so much sign language an 18 month old can learn. :D

I'll post pictures when the steps come, and when he gets his wheelchair!