Kevin Minnis

We can now breath a sigh of relief. Jayden is now walking on his own…to a certain degree. He won’t get up from sitting without grabbing on to something, but once he’s standing up, he can walk on his own if he decides to. He’s done with physical therapy for now but will be getting some shoe inserts to see if we can correct his ankle from turning in. He had his 18 month doctor visit with the a different pediatrician on Wednesday. We’re glad we switched doctors for him. The new doc is much better and takes the time to listen and actually hears what we’re telling him. Jayden’s now starting to say a few more words: Car, meaow, truck, yuck (pronounced ggaayh and also refers to the trash can), Dada, Mamma (when mad), done and maybe a few more that I can’t remember.

Let’s see what else…oh yeah. Work’s been okay. I now have an appreciation of why corporations don’t perform. I can’t complain on my end, but it sucks that the only way management sees groups better interacting is to split up people between two groups to “make” everyone get along. Pretty stupid way of trying to increase productivity if you ask me. Oh well, I guess I have a job yet.

Baby number two is coming along nicely. Kim seems to be not as tired as she was first starting out. She usually makes it till 10 instead of the normal 9:00. haha.

Merry Christmas to you all. Jayden just wanted you to know that he’s been a good boy and likes to get presents. We’ve had fun with the Wagner side, now it’s time to have some fun with the Minnis side. Hope you are all having a wonderful Christmas.

More pictures can be found in the Christmas 2005 Set

 
 
 

Well, it’s time. Time to let you all know that Jayden’s going to be a big brother. Isn’t that something! Kim, Jayden, and I went for her first Doctor’s visit today and everything is going smooth. The new lime (that’s the size of it right now) had a heart rate of 160 which is great! Kim’s been doing pretty well this week as prior weeks she’s been feeling nauseated. But, she still is pretty tired…she could go to bed at 9 and some nights before that. She likes snack time too. Our due date is June 28, 2006, so mark your calendars.

Jayden’s been practicing being a big brother these past two months. Kim’s watching her cousin’s baby, Kellen, two days a week. At first Jayden couldn’t figure out what the deal was, but he’s getting better at it now. In fact, now he knows how to get Kim’s attention. As soon as she starts to feed Kellen, Jayden makes a mad dash for the stairs. Now, that would be fine and all, but he still hasn’t mastered the last step yet, so Kim has to go stop him before he goes up. Jayden’s getting almost there with walking. If we start walking with him holding his hand and then let go as he’s walking towards the couch, he’ll sprint for the couch or love seat. Maybe by Christmas? He likes to keep us guessing.

The weather is pretty snowy considering all the weather people predicting a warmer and drier winter. I can live with snow, even though it takes 40 minutes to get 12 miles (honestly, I can’t believe people can’t drive in snow), but I hate the cold.

In other news, Jayden’s been rocking the house. He’s warmed up to the singing/dancing “snowpeople” (snowmen). He’s crawling up the stairs now with a little help at the top. He hasn’t quite figured out how to get to the top and crawl farther from the steps to sit up. Most of the times he’s got his collection of pots and pans strewn across the floor.

Let’s see what else…oh. Thanksgiving was good. We traveled both up North and South to visit both sides. It was good to see my Mom and Dad. Especially after Mom being in the hospital for 4 days. She was/is having problems with her gall bladder. Next week she’s having surgery to get it removed. Hopefully that will help her feel better.

I thought I’d take some time to rant on about some things that suck. Some are work and some are personal related items.

This time of the year provides a lot of “admin” time at work to do all sorts of surveys and “training” at work before the end of the year.

1. Jayden getting croup – He’s getting better, but he still has a little problem breathing at night. He’s not as bad as he could have been though. The Doc said that he’s actually 2 weeks behind the peek Ankeny experienced 2 weeks ago.
2. Getting sick – because of a combination of changing of the weather and losing sleep while helping Jayden breath at night I have a slight cold.
3. Paper work – this includes, but is not limited to: flexbile spending account submital forms, performance plans, rebates (give me the price of the item from the start), timesheets.
4. When people ignore things or don’t read the signs – For example, today I went to get my usual glass of water from the refreshment center but no cups were to be found. So, I went over to a different refreshment center and brought some back. Two people during that time had told me that it was like that yesterday too. Hmm. On the wall there was contact information to re-supply missing items. I emailed them and bam…we have cups.
5. Occasional Driver Training – I’ve been driving for 17 years (actually more when you consider driving around the farm) and haven’t been in an accident yet…is it really necessary to take “Driver’s Ed” each year just to drive for work?
6. Ethical Awareness and Decision Making training – Actually, I’m glad I had to take this one. Case in point, Martha Stewart. I don’t want to be sent to prison for being unethical. Perhaps Bill Knapp and his buddy Dennis Elwell should be put through the same process as Martha. (Des Moines Register article)
7. The price of iPods – I really wish I could afford one.
8. Minimal Tinker Time – There needs to be 26 hours in a day so that I can tinker with new computer related technologies.

Well, that’s it. I could have made the top 10 list, but I can’t think of anything more to rant about and I think I feel pretty good now. haha.