I'm so thankful.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
SWIMMING!
Jonah got to go swimming today. With hardly any bandages. I'll write a more detailed post later, but for now, here are the photos. He was scared at first, but then LOVED it the entire time. We did bandages right after, and his skin looked great! No damage, whatsoever.
I'm so thankful.
I'm so thankful.
Friday, May 25, 2012
we're going swimming!
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE JONAH SWIMMING! Yes, that warrants all caps. On Sunday. Without his bandages. I'm freaking out.
It may not work. He may blister. He may hate it. It may be a complete disaster. But I feel like we owe it to him to try it. What if he loves it? What if it's his favorite thing ever? Every little kid should get to spend some time at the pool, right? If there's a way?
This was the only time (week) he's ever been swimming. And we'd take him for 20-30 minutes, get his sopping, have-to-ring-him-out little body out of the pool and go straight in to do bandage change. It worked because we were at the beach, and there was a pool in the backyard. But not that he's older and we don't have an accessible-from-the-house pool, we have to come up with a new plan. I can't imagine how miserable he would be, so heavy in his soaking wet bandages, or how I would get him home in the car seat.
So my plan is to take his bandages off, and put him in Tubifast garments. There essentially the same material as his top layer of bandages but made into a long sleeve shirt and tights.
It may not work. He may blister. He may hate it. It may be a complete disaster. But I feel like we owe it to him to try it. What if he loves it? What if it's his favorite thing ever? Every little kid should get to spend some time at the pool, right? If there's a way?
This was the only time (week) he's ever been swimming. And we'd take him for 20-30 minutes, get his sopping, have-to-ring-him-out little body out of the pool and go straight in to do bandage change. It worked because we were at the beach, and there was a pool in the backyard. But not that he's older and we don't have an accessible-from-the-house pool, we have to come up with a new plan. I can't imagine how miserable he would be, so heavy in his soaking wet bandages, or how I would get him home in the car seat.
So my plan is to take his bandages off, and put him in Tubifast garments. There essentially the same material as his top layer of bandages but made into a long sleeve shirt and tights.
And on top of those, the amazing folks at UV Skinz sent us a long sleeve UV shirt, some UV shorts, and a UV hat to try.
I don't know that this will work, but our philosophy has always been to let him try. So we'll try. And troubleshoot from there. I'm so thankful to God that He's given us the chance to take a chance. I'll keep you posted. :)
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
on a jetplane (on our way to NY)
Alright, I'm obviously going to have to break these vacation pictures up, because I have a ton and not enough time to write a post long enough to include them all.
Jonah was amazing the entire time, but I could not believe how wonderfully he did at the airport and on the plane. He was so excited, and loved watching the planes and tanker trucks out the window.
I was really cold in the airport. I obviously have no clue how to dress for an airport, airplane or a week in 55 degree high New York. Anyway, I was cold so Matt's mom pointed out $5 long sleeve shirts for sale at the little news shop.
Matt was mad because I bought a shirt that had the phrase "Tar Heel" on it. I told him he was giving UNC too much credit if he let them "own" that phrase. We are the Tar Heel state, whether he likes the sound of it or not. And it was cold. And it cost five bucks.
I was so worried that Jonah would be so anxious getting on the plane and/or while it was taking off that he would throw up. So I told the lady at the desk that we needed to get on first and she let us. He did cry and I was worried, but we made it to the back of the plane and got settled before anyone else got on. HE WAS AMAZING. He cried some, but it was intermittent, and he did great during take-off. I asked him if he wanted to pray for God's help, so as we were taxiing down the runway and lifting off, he was repeating my prayer that God would be with us. It was such a sweet moment. He LOVED the flight and being up in the sky.
We played with toys and he was content the entire time.
We were sitting on the very back row of the plane, so we were last off, and Jonah got to look in the cockpit. The pilot offered to let him steer, but Jonah wouldn't go up there.
It was a REALLY great experience, and if it weren't for Matt's sister having to buy $200 worth of stuff ahead of time for us, us having to ship a huge box of stuff from here ahead of time, getting our bandages shipped directly to NY, and still checking a huge suitcase for Jonah, a smaller suitcase for Jonah, a cooler with his g-tube feeds, and his massage table for dressing change, I would fly any time we traveled. It was definitely a production, but so easy once we got to Kim's house.
To be continued...
winston-salem folks (especially around ardmore)
Update: Dogs have been found!
Posting this for my friend Leigh, whose dogs got out during the bad storm last night.
Please keep your eye out if you're in the Winston-Salem area.
Missing: Our 2 precious babies... Winston-Salem friends, please keep an eye out for 2 friendly dachshunds on the loose...missing since the big storm on Tuesday evening (5/22) from our Ardmore backyard @ the SE corner of Miller Park (Magnolia and Westover). Praying that they were taken in by a friendly neighbor during the storm and will be returned to us safely and quickly!
Please email her at lpeek(at)wakehealth(dot)edu if you find them.
Posting this for my friend Leigh, whose dogs got out during the bad storm last night.
Please keep your eye out if you're in the Winston-Salem area.
Missing: Our 2 precious babies... Winston-Salem friends, please keep an eye out for 2 friendly dachshunds on the loose...missing since the big storm on Tuesday evening (5/22) from our Ardmore backyard @ the SE corner of Miller Park (Magnolia and Westover). Praying that they were taken in by a friendly neighbor during the storm and will be returned to us safely and quickly!
Please email her at lpeek(at)wakehealth(dot)edu if you find them.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Jogging for Jonah Race Results
These results are also posted under the "Jogging for Jonah" tab, so you can reference them in the future, once this blog post has moved down.
Jogging for Jonah 2012 5k
Age Group Results
May 12, 2012
Results By Greensboro Running Club=20
Overall Female Open Winners
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 Leah Jones 16 1 =
24:11.0 7:48/M
Unknown Age Grouping
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 3 Bandit 0 13 =
28:49.0 9:18/M
Female 13 and under
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 Sara Mayse 0 19 =
31:13.0 10:04/M
2 Elaine Neal 0 40 =
36:03.0 11:38/M
3 Charlotte Willis 10 44 =
36:18.0 11:43/M
4 mary Grace 0 62 =
43:07.0 13:55/M
5 Kathy Yates 0 68 =
47:28.0 15:19/M
6 Kellee Nordstrom 13 79 =
51:51.0 16:44/M
7 Roberta Grantham 0 80 =
51:57.0 16:45/M
Female 14 to 18
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 Kelly Doss 17 3 =
25:13.0 8:08/M
2 Mia Naples 14 14 =
29:55.0 9:39/M
Female 19 to 29
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 Abbie Wrights 28 7 =
25:43.0 8:18/M
2 Leigh Peek 27 8 =
27:13.0 8:47/M
3 Whitney Boger 29 9 =
27:32.0 8:53/M
4 Sarah Williams 28 16 =
29:58.0 9:40/M
5 Raquel Ward 29 18 =
30:24.0 9:48/M
6 Megan Vogler 27 21 =
31:46.0 10:15/M
7 Vanessa Vila 27 30 =
33:35.0 10:50/M
8 Ashley Lee 26 34 =
34:27.0 11:07/M
9 Jillian Pettit 27 36 =
35:15.0 11:22/M
10 Kathryn Harrison 29 37 =
35:30.0 11:27/M
11 Shelli Everhart 27 42 =
36:14.0 11:41/M
12 Julie Leonard 29 43 =
36:16.0 11:42/M
13 Rebekah Beal 25 45 =
36:21.0 11:44/M
14 Donna Logan 28 46 =
36:22.0 11:44/M
15 Heather Nance 27 52 =
38:04.0 12:17/M
16 Rebecca Lucas 22 54 =
38:13.0 12:20/M
17 Jennifer Wilkinson 26 55 =
39:31.0 12:45/M
18 megan Romesburg 25 63 =
44:12.0 14:15/M
19 Amanda Sapp 23 65 =
45:06.0 14:33/M
20 Hannah Mabry 21 76 =
51:02.0 16:28/M
21 Trudy Bloomquist 29 83 =
53:51.0 17:22/M
22 Elizabeth Puckett 27 97 =
1:03:35.0 20:31/M
23 Allison Davis 23 98 =
1:03:36.0 20:31/M
Female 30 to 39
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 Kristen Prevette 30 4 =
25:18.0 8:10/M
2 Jesse Carr 35 5 =
25:33.0 8:15/M
3 kathryn Everhart 34 6 =
25:34.0 8:15/M
4 Leah Townsend 33 15 =
29:57.0 9:40/M
5 Angela Amick 35 17 =
30:23.0 9:48/M
6 Bridgette Klinchuch 35 20 =
31:42.0 10:14/M
7 Kelly Sherrow 32 22 =
31:47.0 10:15/M
8 Tiffany Baird 31 23 =
31:56.0 10:18/M
9 Jamie Williams 32 25 =
32:43.0 10:33/M
10 Elizabeth Hepler 30 27 =
32:45.0 10:34/M
11 Laura Bilton 33 28 =
33:32.0 10:49/M
12 Kelly Hines 39 29 =
33:33.0 10:49/M
13 April Lewis 31 32 =
34:15.0 11:03/M
14 Heather Furlong 38 33 =
34:21.0 11:05/M
15 Orielle Hope 38 38 =
35:48.0 11:33/M
16 Jenifer Andrews 30 39 =
36:01.0 11:37/M
17 Lynz Hood 30 41 =
36:08.0 11:39/M
18 Laura Capps 30 47 =
36:23.0 11:44/M
19 Adriane Newbauer 30 48 =
36:24.0 11:45/M
20 Michelle Beiter 36 50 =
36:40.0 11:50/M
21 Kristen Loggins 30 53 =
38:05.0 12:17/M
22 Amanda Upton 31 56 =
39:45.0 12:49/M
23 Christi Housel 38 58 =
40:00.0 12:54/M
24 Katie McAnally 30 59 =
40:07.0 12:56/M
25 Kim Johnson 30 60 =
40:17.0 13:00/M
26 Angie Ward 33 64 =
44:20.0 14:18/M
27 Christy Sherman 35 66 =
46:18.0 14:56/M
28 Stephanie Braquet 37 67 =
46:19.0 14:56/M
29 Amy Smithson 34 70 =
47:46.0 15:25/M
30 Rachel Rose 35 75 =
51:01.0 16:27/M
31 Mindi Everhart 31 77 =
51:09.0 16:30/M
32 Amy Todd 34 82 =
53:43.0 17:20/M
33 Danielle Swagler 30 85 =
54:26.0 17:34/M
34 Jennifer Hayden 31 87 =
55:28.0 17:54/M
35 Katie Bradley 30 88 =
57:06.0 18:25/M
36 Brianda Rowe 33 89 =
57:49.0 18:39/M
37 Tina Willis 34 93 =
1:00:52.0 19:38/M
38 Tiffini Morris 36 95 =
1:02:16.0 20:05/M
39 Cameron Branscome 34 96 =
1:02:17.0 20:05/M
Female 40 to 49
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 Amy Meinecke 42 2 =
25:12.0 8:08/M
2 Bonnie Riddle 49 10 =
27:53.0 9:00/M
3 Wanda Mathis 49 12 =
28:19.0 9:08/M
4 Amy Gilbert 49 26 =
32:44.0 10:34/M
5 Cindy Freeman 45 31 =
33:40.0 10:52/M
6 Tracy Cini 42 35 =
35:14.0 11:22/M
7 Veronica McNeill 40 49 =
36:25.0 11:45/M
8 Debra Troxell 43 57 =
39:59.0 12:54/M
9 Kim Beauchamp 46 69 =
47:43.0 15:24/M
10 Leisl Amoruso 42 71 =
47:47.0 15:25/M
11 Trisha Ferguson 41 72 =
48:07.0 15:31/M
12 Rita Bottoms 43 74 =
51:00.0 16:27/M
13 Angie Nunn 40 81 =
52:30.0 16:56/M
14 Elizabeth Felts 44 84 =
54:22.0 17:32/M
15 Mindy Santiago 47 91 =
59:40.0 19:15/M
16 Teri Ingram 48 94 =
1:00:53.0 19:38/M
Female 50 to 59
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 Laurie Smith 51 11 =
27:58.0 9:01/M
2 Lisa Rankin 52 24 =
32:14.0 10:24/M
3 Linda Stone 55 51 =
37:14.0 12:01/M
4 Mary Helen Barnes 56 61 =
42:54.0 13:50/M
5 Rhonda Mitchell 50 73 =
50:18.0 16:14/M
6 Joanie Everhart 56 78 =
51:10.0 16:30/M
7 Carmen Parker 56 92 =
1:00:00.0 19:21/M
8 Janet Crump 51 99 =
1:07:22.0 21:44/M
Female 60 and over
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 Ingrid Mock 67 86 =
54:41.0 17:38/M
2 Jeannie Moore 64 90 =
59:37.0 19:14/M
Overall Male Open Winners
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 Sam Day 16 1 =
19:29.0 6:17/M
Unknown Age Grouping
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 1 Bandit 0 19 =
28:30.0 9:12/M
2 2 Bandit 0 20 =
28:33.0 9:13/M
3 4 Bandit 0 39 =
34:17.0 11:04/M
4 5 Bandit 0 41 =
36:00.0 11:37/M
5 6 Bandit 0 50 =
47:18.0 15:15/M
6 7 Bandit 0 51 =
47:19.0 15:16/M
7 8 Bandit 0 54 =
53:44.0 17:20/M
men 13 & under
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 John Day 12 6 =
25:08.0 8:06/M
2 Aman Patel 13 21 =
28:52.0 9:19/M
3 Noah Lewis 9 22 =
29:54.0 9:39/M
4 Caleb Amick 6 24 =
30:07.0 9:43/M
5 Jake Lewis 11 26 =
31:19.0 10:06/M
6 Nathan Amick 8 29 =
31:49.0 10:16/M
7 Avery Crews 11 45 =
41:47.0 13:29/M
8 Jonathan Freier 0 49 =
43:06.0 13:54/M
9 Maddox Harrell 3 55 =
54:21.0 17:32/M
10 Jacob Smith 12 62 =
1:03:09.0 20:22/M
Men 14 to 18
Place Name =
City Age Overall =
Time Pace
1 Quinton Simones 17 3 =
22:08.0 7:08/M
2 Matthew Bullard 14 12 =
26:46.0 8:38/M
3 Justin Baker 16 34 =
32:56.0 10:37/M
4 Caleb Smith 17 48 =
43:03.0 13:53/M
5 Gage Willis 14 66 =
1:11:49.0 23:10/M
Male 19 to 29
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 Jimmy Smith 25 2 =
19:59.0 6:27/M
2 Jared Everhart 27 16 =
27:44.0 8:57/M
3 Josh Clarkson 22 17 =
27:45.0 8:57/M
4 Nathan McAnally 29 23 =
30:06.0 9:43/M
5 Kevin Leonard 28 28 =
31:48.0 10:15/M
6 Luke Gilbert 22 32 =
32:29.0 10:29/M
7 Mark Hepler 29 33 =
32:46.0 10:34/M
8 Justin Schultz 25 35 =
32:57.0 10:38/M
9 Trent Bottoms 19 36 =
33:21.0 10:45/M
10 Chris Roten 25 57 =
1:00:03.0 19:22/M
Male 30 to 39
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 Joel Johnson 30 7 =
25:09.0 8:07/M
2 Eric Welder 35 11 =
26:17.0 8:29/M
3 JJ Peek 31 14 =
27:14.0 8:47/M
4 John Bacon 36 25 =
30:38.0 9:53/M
5 Todd Lewis 38 27 =
31:20.0 10:06/M
6 Jeremy Amick 38 30 =
31:50.0 10:16/M
7 Troy Lewis 38 38 =
34:16.0 11:03/M
8 Blake Upton 31 44 =
39:46.0 12:50/M
9 Matt Capps 30 46 =
41:51.0 13:30/M
10 Enoch Davis 34 52 =
47:26.0 15:18/M
11 Christopher Gagnon 33 53 =
53:42.0 17:19/M
12 Jason Willis 35 58 =
1:00:05.0 19:23/M
13 Brandon Branscome 35 60 =
1:01:03.0 19:42/M
14 Scott Bilton 35 61 =
1:02:15.0 20:05/M
15 Eileen Abique-Riego 32 63 =
1:04:38.0 20:51/M
Male 40 to 49
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 Khaishoon Basrai 44 4 =
23:27.0 7:34/M
2 Michael Doherty 45 5 =
24:17.0 7:50/M
3 Lokesh Ravi 43 9 =
25:22.0 8:11/M
4 Barry Taylor 49 13 =
26:53.0 8:40/M
5 Dale Mathis 49 18 =
28:20.0 9:08/M
6 Hal Craven 41 40 =
34:23.0 11:05/M
7 Jim Willis 41 42 =
36:20.0 11:43/M
8 Rob Shepherd 46 43 =
36:20.0 11:43/M
9 Mark France 44 65 =
1:08:33.0 22:07/M
Male 50 to 59
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 Mark Evans 58 8 =
25:11.0 8:07/M
2 Martin Gottholm 51 15 =
27:43.0 8:56/M
3 Mike Felts 55 31 =
32:15.0 10:24/M
4 Mike Ingram 51 59 =
1:01:02.0 19:41/M
5 Tommy Crump 59 64 =
1:08:32.0 22:06/M
Male 60 and over
Place =
Name City Age =
Overall Time Pace
1 Eric Gibbs 62 10 =
26:13.0 8:27/M
2 Danny Jarvis 60 37 =
33:34.0 10:50/M
3 David Barnes 60 47 =
42:55.0 13:51/M
4 Charles Parker 61 56 =
59:34.0 19:13/M
*Overall place within = gender.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
happy anniversary
Happy 8th Anniversary to this guy...
... the love of my life and my very best friend.
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