I had been wanting to write this post for some time. Back this fall I had the opportunity through my work to listen to a wonderful speaker, John O'Leary. His story is amazing. At 9 years old his body was almost 100% burned. He was given less than 1% chance of surviving. He went through numerous surgeries and hospitalizations, losing his fingers and suffering many scars. He spends his life now speaking, inspiring and motivating others. He is the most inspirational speaker I have ever heard. His parents wrote a book, Overwhelming Odds. They tell his story about the fire and John's recovery. I was fortunate enough to get a copy and get it autographed by John. But listening to him speak it himself is life changing. His story is not only about himself but about those people along the way who made a difference for him. It proves that by reaching out to others in your words or actions you can be the one who makes a difference in someone elses life. If you ever get the chance, go and listen to him. It is so worth the time. You will laugh, cry and leave with a new motivation and outlook on life. It is has been 3 months since I heard him speak but his story and his message are still with me. I would go listen to him again in a heartbeat. He has a magic about him that makes you feel you are really in the presence of an angel. You can read more about him at his site http://www.rising-above.com/.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Inspired
I had been wanting to write this post for some time. Back this fall I had the opportunity through my work to listen to a wonderful speaker, John O'Leary. His story is amazing. At 9 years old his body was almost 100% burned. He was given less than 1% chance of surviving. He went through numerous surgeries and hospitalizations, losing his fingers and suffering many scars. He spends his life now speaking, inspiring and motivating others. He is the most inspirational speaker I have ever heard. His parents wrote a book, Overwhelming Odds. They tell his story about the fire and John's recovery. I was fortunate enough to get a copy and get it autographed by John. But listening to him speak it himself is life changing. His story is not only about himself but about those people along the way who made a difference for him. It proves that by reaching out to others in your words or actions you can be the one who makes a difference in someone elses life. If you ever get the chance, go and listen to him. It is so worth the time. You will laugh, cry and leave with a new motivation and outlook on life. It is has been 3 months since I heard him speak but his story and his message are still with me. I would go listen to him again in a heartbeat. He has a magic about him that makes you feel you are really in the presence of an angel. You can read more about him at his site http://www.rising-above.com/.
Monday, January 10, 2011
He.
He is 7 months old now.
We haven't had him weighed since the first of December but he weighs somewhere between 18 lbs. and 8 oz and 20 lbs.
His favorite toys are his bike and fisher price keyboard that he can stand up to.
He recently discovered riding in the clothes basket while someone pushes him is fun. It quiets him right down. Kenton finally got to the point he tied a belt to it so we can pull him around and not have to bend over.
He just started talking more last week. He can say "ba ba", "da da" and "ma ma".
We haven't had him weighed since the first of December but he weighs somewhere between 18 lbs. and 8 oz and 20 lbs.He is wearing 9-12 months clothing.
Most of his clothes I have bought online through Old Navy.
He is taking 7-7 1/2 ounces of formula about every 4-4 1/2 hours.
He is taking fruits, veggtables and cereal. He doesn't like peas at all.
He sleeps through the night most of the time, have some bad night here and there where he tosses and turns in his sleep. We think it is related to his teething.
He has his two front bottom teeth and is getting atleast 4 more on the top that we can see coming in.
He crawls easily now. He pulls himself up to things and can stand by himself for a few seconds.
He took one small step the other night.
He crawls and climbs on everything.
His favorite toys are his bike and fisher price keyboard that he can stand up to.Other things he like to play with include mom's cell phone, the remote control, and the laptop computer.
On Sundays we now go help Daddy check cows.
He recently discovered riding in the clothes basket while someone pushes him is fun. It quiets him right down. Kenton finally got to the point he tied a belt to it so we can pull him around and not have to bend over.He just started talking more last week. He can say "ba ba", "da da" and "ma ma".He is working on waiving "bye-bye".
Daddy calls him "sledgehammer" and mommy would like to get him a helmet!
Everyday is something new for us!
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