New Funny Pictures of Jalen

Jalen decided he didn't want to take a bath tonight...1st time ever! Bath time is usually his FAVORITE time ever but tonight he just cried everytime his feet touched the water so he got a sponge bath instead. In the meantime, I had already undressed him so I put a diaper and a robe (notice the robe Mark and Jen, finally fits him and we love it!) on him and let him run around to get tired. He loved running around in the robe and was fascinated by it so I got some cute pictures...he also wouldn't let go of his rice cake so it is in his hand with every picture :)



Feeding Laila a rice cake, of course Wheel of Fortune on in the background

Playing peek-a-boo behind the curtains, his new favorite game


close-up picture without the flash

showing all he has under his robe

so happy in his robe

Thanks for the pjs Auntie Jen and Uncle Ryan

Playing in the fridge, another new fun thing Jalen has learned

Jalen's Bite Wound from Daycare

So Jalen finally got bit back. I picked him up from daycare today and had to sign a note stating "Jalen was playing in the tunnel with a friend when the friend bit him on his back, the friend was removed to self control and an ice pack was applied to jalen's back" notice the full bite mark on Jalen's right shoulder blade? Maybe this will teach him :)

Bath time

Close-up on the bite mark

Note the full mouth bite mark on Jalen's shoulder blade

New Info, pictures and videos

Hilary, Jalen, Matt, Jason and Joely


Jalen is feeling better after being diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth, still lots of congestion but the excessive drooling and not eating is subsiding. Jalen now is 30.5 inches tall and weighs 22 lbs 11oz so he is in the 25th percentile for weight (as usual) and 38th percentile for height (who would have thought he was closer to average to height than weight!)

Last weekend Hilary and Matt came to visit and we had so much fun, although Jalen was very fussy and drooling like a "mastiff" as Matt pointed out.

Yesterday Jason's dad (Jim O'Neal aka: Boompa) had surgery on his neck (a laminectomy on his cervical spine, C3, C5, and C6) to increase the space around the spinal cord and alleviate some of his pain, numbness in tingling and further issues with potential cord compression. He is at Mercy Gilbert Hospital right now and should be going home by the weekend. I told the PT's there that I used to work with to be extra nice to him so hopefully they are. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Well below are some pictures and videos from recently, Jalen was dancing all over the place right before I got my camera to tape it and of course decided to just stare at the tv when I wanted to get him dancing but he does do a little performane here so enjoy! Usually he tries to dance like Goofy on here so if you've seen the show (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) you'd understand.

Jalen on his train (notice the wet shirt from all the drool)



Jalen and Hilary


watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse very intently and dancing a bit


Jalen's face in a zone at his show

New Pictures

carefully watching the dogs we rescued this morning







vaccuming the floor


eating/teething on a rice cake

More Jalen fun

Chasing Jalen

Here's another picture from last week while we were out to eat at our favorite restaurant here in
Ada...Santa Fe Steakhouse (Jalen really loves it too because all the waitresses flirt with him and he definitely flirts right back, even offers them some of his mac n cheese when they walk by)

Jalen's Fast Feet