The kids and I are out of town right now visiting family for the holidays but I thought I would post a quick video of Little Sis and her Daddy laughing histarically.
Hope the link works!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Last weeks events
Last week we had a little bit of a review week due to all the crazyness recently. We did a few more letter P activities including purle paint p's and counting pumpkin seeds. It has been great to watch Pockets learn new skills. Just this week he started understanding initial sounds of words and can think of words that begin with the same words. He also started sound out words auditorily like a-a-a-apple. We might need to go back and learn a few basic skills though especially with glue. I only say this because while Pockets was glueing beans on his letter of the week he got a little on his finger, but instead of wiping it off with a napkin he licked it off with out skipping a beat!
As for little sister, she stared rolling from side to side and when we put her on her belly she screams and kicks her legs until she rolls on her back. She has also started blowing raspberries on her lips.
Well I guess the next blog will probably be about thanksgiving so it we might not get a post later this week.
Pockets also started playing around with our real camera rather than his camera. He is pretty good photographer actually. I mean he really couldn't do much with me still in my pajamas.
Well I guess the next blog will probably be about thanksgiving so it we might not get a post later this week.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Little Sister's Well Check
On Tuesday this week we went to the doctor for both Pockets and Little Sis. Pocket went because after his weekend at the dear lease he came home with a severe cough and wheezing. The doctor actually gave him a clean bill of health though and didn't see anything wrong with him.
Little sis went to the doctor for her 6 months well check. The doctor said that she looked great. We talked alot about her not holding her head up when on her belly to which the doctor concluded that it was just her personality or choice rather than not being able to do it. He said that since she had such great head and neck control during other activities and since she is such a social being right now it is not worth it to her to expend the effort it takes to pick her head up and only see a few feet infront of her, when she can lay on her back or sit in a chair and see the whole room. I guess I agree for the most part, but I do think that holding her head up while on her belly is harder for her than most other kids for some reason. I think as her arms get stronger though she will like being on her belly more when she can push up. I was reading Pockets old blog journal entries and I noted that at about this age in his life he too hated being on his belly but that eventually he got it and learned to crawl just fine so hopefully Little Sister will too.
As for other things we talked about with the doctor... Well she is 14 pounds 7 ounces and 25 1/2 inches long which is just about perfect. When compared to other full term 6 month olds she is of average height and just on the tad skinny side. This is exactly how Pockets has been all his life too, so I would say that Little Sister has caught up to her peers in growth!
Development though is still delayed and will be for a good year and possibly two. Medical professionals and Rehab services all consider that Little Sister should act and perform like a 4 month old rather than a 6 month old. Although development is less than her true age, because her development is right on target for a her adjusted age they are thrilled and have no concerns at this time (well except the whole lifting her head thing while on her belly). All other areas look great too. She is cooing and smiling a ton, she tracks objects all around the room, grabs objects and brings them to her mouth to explore, and loves to sit in her bumpo chair for almost an hour. As for solid foods, we are continuing to wait on this per doctor's orders. She is still a little uncordinated at taking a bottle so we really don't want to start a food aversion by offering food too early. Instead we are going to start solid foods after then new year.
Well, thanks for reading sorry there are not any pics this time!
Little sis went to the doctor for her 6 months well check. The doctor said that she looked great. We talked alot about her not holding her head up when on her belly to which the doctor concluded that it was just her personality or choice rather than not being able to do it. He said that since she had such great head and neck control during other activities and since she is such a social being right now it is not worth it to her to expend the effort it takes to pick her head up and only see a few feet infront of her, when she can lay on her back or sit in a chair and see the whole room. I guess I agree for the most part, but I do think that holding her head up while on her belly is harder for her than most other kids for some reason. I think as her arms get stronger though she will like being on her belly more when she can push up. I was reading Pockets old blog journal entries and I noted that at about this age in his life he too hated being on his belly but that eventually he got it and learned to crawl just fine so hopefully Little Sister will too.
As for other things we talked about with the doctor... Well she is 14 pounds 7 ounces and 25 1/2 inches long which is just about perfect. When compared to other full term 6 month olds she is of average height and just on the tad skinny side. This is exactly how Pockets has been all his life too, so I would say that Little Sister has caught up to her peers in growth!
Development though is still delayed and will be for a good year and possibly two. Medical professionals and Rehab services all consider that Little Sister should act and perform like a 4 month old rather than a 6 month old. Although development is less than her true age, because her development is right on target for a her adjusted age they are thrilled and have no concerns at this time (well except the whole lifting her head thing while on her belly). All other areas look great too. She is cooing and smiling a ton, she tracks objects all around the room, grabs objects and brings them to her mouth to explore, and loves to sit in her bumpo chair for almost an hour. As for solid foods, we are continuing to wait on this per doctor's orders. She is still a little uncordinated at taking a bottle so we really don't want to start a food aversion by offering food too early. Instead we are going to start solid foods after then new year.
Well, thanks for reading sorry there are not any pics this time!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Pocket's First Hunting Trip
Daddy took Pockets for his first trip to the deer lease this past weekend.
He slept great in the truck down there. Good thing since bedtime would be significantly later while hanging out with the guys.
Pockets learned how to fill the feeder and fix a broken deer stand
Then there is the topic of deer lease food!
There is also tons of dirt to just imagine and play with.
Looking for deer!
Lunch out in the field and setting up stands
Got some riding in too!
Daddy, G, and Pockets all had a great time!!!!
Friday, November 4, 2011
6 months old
Well this week was a little less productive than normal. I actually ended up being sick most of this week so there was a little more tv time than normal. :(
Now that the week is almost over and I am feeling slightly better I tried to get some pictures of little sister to scrapbook her 6 month birthday. I can't believe she is 6 months old already. It seems like just last month that she was born and that we just brought her home the other day. Time sure feels like it is passing much more quickly this time then when Pockets was little.
Well we go to the doctor early next week to get an update on development and growth so I will make a post about that.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Carving Pumpkins
Carving Pumpkins is always a big fall tradition around here so it calls for it's own post.
Pockets helps to scrape the inside
And scoop out the icky stuff
He helped his uncle make a turkey pumpkin too
The at night picture
And then although the picture is not great you get the idea for the final product.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
Halloween Preparations
Halloween preparations this week led to the the letter of the week
Pp
Our glitter letter
Counting pumpkin stickers
Pockets held a puppet show for sister
We also pretend to make a days worth of meals. Mine (left) was
very different that Pockets (right)
We made pumpkin muffins for the neighbors that William insisted we add chocolate chips to.
Lastly sweet sister had a great time this week. Here she was being ever so nice to let William measure her to see how big she was.
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