Life for all of us is great, a little hectic, and incredibly fulfilling. Every evening after dinner we sit on the floor and play and try to keep Evan out of everything when he cruises - there are toys everywhere and lots of noise - I love it. For me, it offsets the crazy pace at work caused by the endless focus on the housing market and economy. My hope is that the pace will slow down by June ... that is unless the Treasury pushes out more housing programs.
Evan with his Doc Band - he has a moderate diagnosis of plagiocephaly (aka - he has a flat and lopsided head). He'll wear this band for 23 hrs a day for about 4 months. It's really a non-issue for him. He goes about his day and night without noticing that it is on his head. In the photo above, he had been wearing the band about 4 hours. Now, he has had it about a month and I can already see changes in the shape of his head.
The evening I was taking pictures of Evan's Doc Band, Isabel also wanted me to take pictures of her so she struck this pose. What a ham ... and a beauty!!
Evan is learning to self-feed, which is a messy endeavor, but he is trilled by it. He is eating more and more table food and I'm trying to teach him how to drink from a sippy cup and a regular cup. His favorite foods are sweet potatoes, carrots, rice, mashed potatoes, yogurt, any type of fruit, chicken, and pasta. Oh, and I cannot forget Cheerios, which for him is it's own food group on the food pyramid.
Isabel is an up and coming artist. She creates more art than anyone I know and she is very creative. Even though I am a proud mom, I must admit she amazes me with her ideas - she makes her own puzzles, paints all types of pictures (like the self portrait above), puts together books with her drawing, uses her imaginary friends in her stories, writes 'letters' to her friends & family, creates large murals (one was the Great Wall in China with stick figures walking on it) - and uses all types of materials. Her staples are colored paper, masking tape, markers, paint, stickers, and colors. Her typical themes are family, friends, princesses, flowers, and herself.With spring starting to show it beauty around us, we'll start going outside more and more. There are flowers to plant, bubbles to chase, and playgrounds to explore.
2 comments:
As always, love Isabel's artwork! My girlfriend Tina, that was our Matron Of Honor in our wedding, her little boy is 4 months old now and his head is a little lopsided. She realized she had been laying him pretty much on one side all the time, so she is trying to remember to lay him on his other side too. It is so much more important to get this corrected on boys then girls since the boys usually don't have as much hair as girls do to cover up. :-) The kids are so cute! Glad they are helping you unwind after work!
Your Kuz, Laurie
Again, thank you for the pics! I agree with Evan, Cheerios are the best... breakfast, lunch or dinner:-)
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