A Couple Jett "Firsts"

 This past month has seriously gone by so fast.  Usually I try to blog (keyword: "try") once a week.  I can't believe it's been three weeks since I have posted.  August has been a great month for me personally.  The fact that we have nurses to come help take care of Jett during the night has been a life changer!  I am a firm believer that SLEEP makes the world a better place.  I am incredibly grateful that we even have the option to have nurses come to our home.  Jett definitely needs around-the-clock care.  He wakes up in the middle of the night with severe chorea/dystonia.  You can read about it here if you are interested.  Therefore, Jett's nights can be pretty miserable, which can make my nights miserable.  Now that we have nurses, I am completely confident that Jett will be taken care of at all times.  It is such a comforting feeling! During the day, I can actually function like a human being (not a zombie) and take care of Jett better than I ever have.

Cody is back in dental school full-time.  Even when he is home, his mind is still "in school".  His studies occupy most of his time, but he has made it a point to not let school take over his life altogether.  A couple weeks ago, he had his first patient.  It was an 83-year-old man who has probably never brushed his teeth a day in his life.  What an awesome first patient, right?  Cody had to do a thorough cleaning on this guy's teeth and from what I've heard, he did a pretty good job!

I have stayed busy with a million different projects.  Yes, you read that right.  Me....Tennille Boseman...does projects.  So far, I have remodeled my front room, built and painted furniture (well, Cody did), and made some wall hangings.  Thank you, Pinterest!  My next project involves the sewing machine.  I'm not sure if I'm capable, but I'm going to try to make some throw pillows for my couches.  But before I turn all Martha Stewart on you, I have been thinking about teaching fitness classes again.  I MISS it SO much.  For now, I'm just THINKING about it, but in a couple months, I may actually DO it.

The pictures that you see are from Jett's First Air Show that we went to over the weekend!  The weather was super hot, but Jett loved being out in the sun and around all of the cool planes.  The show was held at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, NE.  It is a short 15-minute drive from our house.  Cody was like a little kid in a candy store.  Unfortunately, we were only able to stay about 1.5 hours....which is about 8 hours too short for Cody.

We stayed long enough to look at all of the planes and watch some great flying.  Now that I have some flying lessons under my belt, I am in even MORE awe at what some planes can do and how close they come to one another.  It's so crazy!  Cody thinks he is going to fly like that one day.  Sorry, dude...that's not happening. 

 

Jett, of course, wore his "Jett" shirt

 

 

He was one tired guy afterward!!

 

 The next group of pictures are at Lake Manawa in Council Bluffs, IA.  I took Jett there this week along with a bunch of friends from my neighborhood.  There is a little beach area where kids can run around and play.  It was so nice to get out and be near the water!  However, it's also a bittersweet feeling because I want to be IN the lake...IN a boat.  Oh well, that time will come again someday!

Jett was brave and stuck his toes and legs in the water

 

Last night was Jett's first Utah State Football game!  We had a little party at our house and wore our Utah State gear.  Even though we are a couple states away, we still have to cheer on our Aggies!!  Watching the crowd and seeing the stadium made me so homesick, though.  Oh how we miss Logan.  I never thought those words would come out of my mouth, but its true.  You don't realize how good you have it, until its gone!  Logan...we'll make it back someday.  Just you wait.

My "Jett" Pack

I know what you're thinking...and no, I'm not getting ready to go on a scout backpacking trip.  I'm just getting ready to take Jett and Kusaba for a walk around the neighborhood.  Luckily most of my neighbors know about Jett's condition and what it requires to take him out.  However, I am used to getting some crazy looks from some people!

I call this "look" the Jett Pack Look.  It consists of Jett (duh!), the Baby Bjorn, the feeding backpack complete with formula, and a poop bag for Kusaba.  As you can see, Kusaba is ALREADY distracted by a squirrel in this picture.  I spend most of our walk pulling and tugging at his leash because of all the critters that he tries to chase.  And then there is the poop pickup...seriously I look like I'm doing gymnastics.  With one hand, I hang onto Jett and Kusaba while I bend down, but I can't bend down far because I don't want the backpack to fall forward.  When this happens (and it has), the feeding pump starts alarming which requires A LOT more unnecessary work.  With my free hand, I take the plastic bag and carefully pick up Kusaba's poop.  With that same hand, I tie the bag in a knot (while holding my breath) and attempt to stand back up.  All I can say is...I'm thankful for yoga and pilates or else I'm sure that I would have a pulled muscle by now.

Total random side note, but there is an old lady that lives near us who picks up her dog's poop with her BARE hands.  Gross.

Okay, back to our walk around the neighborhood.  It usually lasts about 30 minutes and by the time we get back home, I am usually sweating profusely and Kusaba is about to pass out.  Jett, however, is LOVING every minute of it.  He just hangs his little arms out of the Baby Bjorn and soaks in the rays. Once I have taken care of Kusaba's "stuff" and put on hand sanitizer, I really enjoy the walk too.  Jett and I hold hands and talk about the leaves on the trees, the cars passing by, and the bugs making funny noises.  He gets smothered with lots of kisses because he is conveniently placed right on my chest. 

This is precisely WHY I go to this much work to go on our daily walk!