McKay and His Swim Goggles

Now that I (Jordan) have finally learned all the in and outs of working this blog, we can update our site a little more often. I don't have to count on Danny to do the blog, because he is super busy finishing the school year and planning the summer season for the girls basketball team. Yes! That is our big news. Danny was made the head coach for the Nyssa Girls Basketball team. I am so proud of him, and we are lucky to have a head coaching job in only our second year of teaching. I myself am having a tough awakening of how much time really goes into coaching and basketball, but I'm getting use to the changes and excited for Danny.
McKay turned 16 months on the 7th, and being a toddler more and more each day. Walking and simply exploring the house has turned into running, spinning, and reaching. His new favorite toy is a pair of swim goggles Danny and I use for cutting onions (we sob like babies). McKay puts the goggles on the side of his forehead, and so I call them his hip-hop goggles. I am so proud to say that he is my little reader. He brings me books all day, have me read one line of them, takes the book back, gets me another, and says "bou". I love it. He has adopted his Boppy as his reading chair and will spend minutes (hours in toddler world) curled up with his blanket and 3 or 4 books. With playing outside as much as possible, this fills our day up nicely.
McKay's colds and coughs hit an all time low this last week. What started with a small cough, lead to a full asthma attack within a couple days. This is the 5th time this has happened since Christmas, so I knew it was time for more extreme measures. I got so tired of the attacks coming on so fast there was nothing we could do. So now, added to the albuterol breathing treatments with a machine during a virus, McKay now
is on Pulmicort, a long term inhaled steroid, that we do everyday to prevent an attack. McKay doesn't care for the treatments, but "Curious George" helps, and hopefully this works out.
That's about everything. We are so excited for our new nephew from Todd and Kylene, Boston Ryder. Happy Mother's Day on Sunday!

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what happened

Last week Jordan and I wrote our heart out so that we could have a great blog. We saved it as a draft and it when I went to school to add the pictures it was gone.
Devastated I thought about stopping the whole blog, then I remembered all of the blogs fans, people that deeply rely on this blog. Like the Parkins in Philly, the Pratts in NH and the Bennions in Medford. I realized that this blog is bigger then Jordan and I so we kept on going.

Two weeks ago we spent Spring Break in the warm weather of Salem Utah. While Kristi and company were getting nauseous with the mixture of non alcoholic drinks and hours of relaxation on the beaches of Mexico the Pratts relaxed through snow flurries and 50 degree weather. No worries I wore shorts and flip flops the whole trip anyways.

McKay had his first real taste of Aidan (McKay's 2 1/2 year old cousin). Aidan was really really excited to see McKay. If Aidan was a Pratt family dog at the sight of McKay he would of peed all over the carpet. McKay was a little taken over by the high energy level of Aidan the first day. Remember, McKay been in a car 7 hours and it is past his bed time and then a tornado of energy is running circles and giving amazing hugs. McKay just put up his arms and begged for mom or dad to lift him up and once again get a privacy bubble. Day two was still a little hard on him (bad night sleep) but after that McKay just got used to Aidan and they became what their mothers wanted so badly, "best buddies." McKay was at the top of his game this week, the Wing family was not used to McKay's desire to scream high pitch sounds whenever he wants anything.
Jordan went all out this weekend and had a great time. I think that Jordan would enjoy ice fishing if her family was there with her. Jordan was able to spend time with her best friend and big sister, Becca. Jordan had the perfect vacation, good food, bought a pair of jeans, watched a recital with her sister in it, and relaxed. Jordan also threw Easter a week early so that McKay could spend it with his cousin. Jordan and Becca spent a lot of time and money but the boys flew through the egg hunt (neither really understanding what they are suppose to do) and Jordan and Becca were left wondering if it was all worth it.
Danny played basketball and read a great book watched college basketball and played with his boy. It was my best trip.
Talk to you later

A lot to catch up on

Hello friends and family. The Pratt family has been busy as ever (reason why we have been so bad keeping our blog up to date). Lets just get started.

McKay has decided that he is no longer a baby. He no longer wants to be breast Fed. This has been hard for Jordan because nursing was usually the only time Jordan could slow down McKay and have some quality time. Jordan has told me that he is not a baby any more. I believe he is a baby as long as he sleeps in a crib and wears a diaper. McKay also has become a walker!!! This has been a welcome surprise. Everybody told us to enjoy the time we have before McKay walked. Jordan and I couldn't really understand until yesterday. Jordan, McKay and I decided to go on a walk (favorite hobby) after 20 minutes in a stroller, McKay wanted out to walk like his parents. Jordan and I agreed and got McKay out and placed him on the sidewalk. McKay got really excited walked five steps and then fell. Fell is the wrong word because it happened so fast and with so much power. McKay's head slammed into the concrete and you could her the duuud as it hit. Poor Jordan swooped him up only to see his nose bleeding from being grinded against the sidewalk. McKay was a champ and fought through the pain and played with his toys the rest of the day. McKay has a desire to be better understood. To accomplish this desire McKay has began to scream for no apparent reason. Whether he is happy or sad watching tv (mainly baby Einstein) or eating chicken nuggets (favorite food) McKay will scream to get us to pay attention (even if we are paying attention).
Jordan's brother Joseph and his "special someone" Julie came to visit us last weekend. It was great to have them visit. Besides Joseph was growing tiresome listening to McKay screaming (we all were) everyone had a good time. Jordan loves her family so much and when ever they make it up to Ontario, Jordan and the rest of the crew feel so lucky. Jordan has been doing so good since the last blog. She has been moved in symphony to a more important role (I forgot the name of it but...... IT IS A BIG DEAL.... IT'S HUGE) and played a concert that was a success. Jordan also had to go four days without a husband when I took off to the state tournament for the Nyssa boys basketball team.
Danny has been adjusting well to coming home right after school instead of going to practice. I love seeing the family more and helping out. The state tourney was great. My parents came up to Salem and became adopted into the Nyssa community. After the girls won the state championship dad was on the court hugging the coaching staff.

The wrong week to miss

Well last Sunday went bye without a post. That was bad but to make matters worse a lot happened last week. So I will try to fit two weeks into this one.
Jordan turned 24. On February 1 Jordan, Danny, and McKay celebrated Jordan's b-day at Romio's (Jordan's Favorite Italian restaurant). Jordan for her birthday got the Dixie Chick CD that she wanted so badly and a new bathroom. Jordan loves both gifts and is always playing her CD. The Bathroom looks awesome. Jordan also braved the unknown and cooked a turkey. I have had a lot of turkey but this was the best turkey that I have ever had. Jordan's favorite bite of news to share is that she will be the owner of brand new couches. The Pratt's will have been a family for 4 years on the 15th of this month and this purchase of couches will be the first pieces of furniture that did not come in a box.
McKay has been super sick. He had to be on breathing treatments and needless to say he was not happy. But put sickness aside McKay has had the two weeks that Jordan and I have been waiting for. He is know walking three or four steps and every time he does Jordan and I get so excited that we scare him right to his knees and he crawls to us for his celebration hugs. McKay is also clapping and waving. Jordan and I could not stop laughing while watching the grammys McKay would be walking and crawling and wrestling but as soon as the crowd started to clap McKay would stop everything and start clapping with them. It was really cute. McKay also has started to find his since of humor. He will sneak up to people laying on the coach and jump up and start laughing. He also enjoys playing hide and seek and tag. This has been the best two weeks as a parent for Jordan and I.
Life for Danny has been crazy. The seniors are working really hard and the Sophomores have memorized half of the presidents of the United States. Basketball is going great the Nyssa boys have won the EOL and I feel lucky to be part of the program. All the boys have accepted me and I feel lucky to work with them.

McKay & the vacuum

Today was a tough week for the Pratt chapter of Ontario. The Nyssa bulldogs dropped two games in arrow. If that was not bad enough the girls team at Nyssa that in my opinion is playing the best basketball of any 3A team had to forfeit every one of their games because of an eligibility concern. I teach all of the girls on that team and realize how hard they worked to get where they are (undefeated in league). I was impressed with how Gabe (Head Coach) handled the news finding the silver lining. I believe they will be in the state tournament and have as good of a chance as any to win the state championship (they are on the better half of the bracket).
McKay we found out is still afraid of the vacuum. When ever we pull the vacuum out he will loose it. He will crawl to the farthest corner of the room and scream at the top of his lungs for help. I worry that our neighbor thinks that we are beating our child. McKay is so close to walking that we are going crazy. He can stand up for as long as he wants but he will not move his legs to walk. Danny has tried many times to nudge him in the back but all that happens is he face plants it and looks at Dad like any child with a broken heart would. Some of the big things that happened this week in McKay's life.... He ate pizza for the first time. Some of Nyssa High School where able to watch McKay go to town on his new favorite food. He learned to go feet first down stairs (head first had a bad result). He wore his first wrist band. Gatorade made an offer that we couldn't pass up. In my opinion the coolest thing that McKay learned to do is take a knee. It is the cutest thing it looks like he is either proposing or in a football huddle. He also got sick this week. He has to take breathing treatments which mean we have to hold him down and make him suck in air that will clear up his lungs.
Jordan is working so hard. She has done an amazing job keeping a home clean and taking care of a one year old. Jordan also is working really hard to build her violin studio. The students that Jordan teaches realize how great she is. Jordan is starting to do pilates and Danny likes what he is seeing. Jordan lost two pounds and is looking so toned. Jordan brought McKay to visit Danny at Nyssa High and Danny was so happy that his students could see his life away from the classroom.
Danny had to travel to Riverside High School in BFE (only to see Riverside put 90 points on Nyssa). I know that South Medford and Oak Hill both scored 90+ points but Riverside is no Oak Hill and Nyssa is a lot better that how they played. The trip was a four hour drive each way and when you add loosing an hour when you go over there the game didn't start tell nine in Nyssa. The bus got into Nyssa around 3:00 am. Needless to say I show no pity to my readers in Medford that complain about driving to Eugene (you are on I-5).
Although it has been a trying week it has also been a fun week. Jordan and Danny are having so much fun together as we watch our little boy grow up. Next week is Jordan birthday and she is looking forward to perhaps a new bathroom.