My boy is one!
He got a snappy new haircut today, too, which was almost impossible and the two of us were covered in hair by the end. Squirmy wormy. And unequipped Taiwan salon, but the guy was fun and worked hard and it turned out well.
We had a Very Hungry Caterpillar birthday, pictures on facebook. Since Guinness doesn't have that many friends we just had our friends from church come. The cake turned out well, but too big and to sweet. It was fun to have our house full of people and to have Tegan and Ryan here to celebrate with us (and to bring sour cream home form 101 with the. You can't get sour cream at just any grocery store, you know.)
All is well!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
First Ear Infection
He was coughing and grouchy last night, and cried most of the day today. Very unusual for Guinness so I took him to the doctor after school. After a quick weigh and measure the doctor quickly diagnosed a middle ear infection, we got some medicine and away we went. (When it was measuring time, the nurse showed me the laying down table with the tape measure on it, but then the doctor asked me if Guinness could stand yet. Ha ha! Can he stand? He could climb up to the top of your desk mister!)
I love the confidence of doctors. When I have a fussy sickly kid and no idea what is going on, they can so quickly look and listen and know what's what. He took a 3 second look into the ear. 'Oh, ear infection." Simple as that.
Guinness was acting more normal pretty quick after the medicine, so hopefully Annabelle and Chris have a better day tomorrow.
I love the confidence of doctors. When I have a fussy sickly kid and no idea what is going on, they can so quickly look and listen and know what's what. He took a 3 second look into the ear. 'Oh, ear infection." Simple as that.
Guinness was acting more normal pretty quick after the medicine, so hopefully Annabelle and Chris have a better day tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Thinker
Babies are so cute when they problem solve!
So he loves my cell phone, of course. Babies and destructable technology seem magnetically drawn together. So he sees my phone and goes for it, but there was a new variable to the 'steal mommy's phone' game: it was plugged in. So he can't get as far as he wants. He holds it walks around in these arcs, like a horse being tethered in a ring. He tries shaking it. Lifting it up and down. Then he walked up to the little cabinet where it was resting and where the cable was all tangled up and he wiggles it, trying to get the cable loose. Then he tries the brute force method of just holding on tight and running and that broke it free. But it was a cute process to get there.
So he loves my cell phone, of course. Babies and destructable technology seem magnetically drawn together. So he sees my phone and goes for it, but there was a new variable to the 'steal mommy's phone' game: it was plugged in. So he can't get as far as he wants. He holds it walks around in these arcs, like a horse being tethered in a ring. He tries shaking it. Lifting it up and down. Then he walked up to the little cabinet where it was resting and where the cable was all tangled up and he wiggles it, trying to get the cable loose. Then he tries the brute force method of just holding on tight and running and that broke it free. But it was a cute process to get there.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Climb Every Play Structure...
We were at school playing this morning, and Guinness was happily walking around. I looked away for a minute, turn back around, and, uh, there was my 10 month old. Standing on top of the bridge on the play structure. I didn't even see him climb, but he must have climbed up the 8 or so steps to the top. What a kid!!!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Godzilla
The monster's reign continues!
He can climb up onto the footstool, but especially loves climbing on his squeaky Thomas chair. He stands at the front and grabs the back and climbs up and then down, then sits then up then down. The whole time I am freaked he is going to bite it but he is doing OK.
He teeth count is up to eight, the side ones came in last week.
He said Gemma twice; Gemma and I heard it. His other words are NaNa (for banana, or food in general), dada, and mama. He likes to clap his hands and listen to singing.
We are weaning; he is eating now only 2 or 3 times a day and then once still at night. I am glad. He is getting too big to hold comfortably across my lap like that, he's eating so much, and I am ready to end my nursing schedule of 7:15 go to work 9am go home 9:20 back to work 12 come home 12:25 back to work 3:15 come home.... Its too much!
He can climb up onto the footstool, but especially loves climbing on his squeaky Thomas chair. He stands at the front and grabs the back and climbs up and then down, then sits then up then down. The whole time I am freaked he is going to bite it but he is doing OK.
He teeth count is up to eight, the side ones came in last week.
He said Gemma twice; Gemma and I heard it. His other words are NaNa (for banana, or food in general), dada, and mama. He likes to clap his hands and listen to singing.
We are weaning; he is eating now only 2 or 3 times a day and then once still at night. I am glad. He is getting too big to hold comfortably across my lap like that, he's eating so much, and I am ready to end my nursing schedule of 7:15 go to work 9am go home 9:20 back to work 12 come home 12:25 back to work 3:15 come home.... Its too much!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
very good bandaids.
I did get bandaids for his owie; big waterproof ones. On;y they were TOO good, and after 24 hours I could not get it off! Even in the bath, even with baby oil. It took about 15 minutes of picking to get it off!!! The bandaid was just so smooth it made a perfect seak to his skin. Oooops! At least though it is better now!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Godzilla
That boy, yikes. He pushed my buttons today.
-stuck his hand in the toilet after Gemma peed in it...EWWWW!
-threw his broccoli on the floor.
-knocked Gemma's plate of snack out of her hand on the floor
-spilled a cup of water
-threw food off the food shelf
He seriously is a walking disaster. Walk to the bedroom, pull down the clock. Climb on mommy's foot massager. Try to get in the bathroom to get the drain. Pull the stuff off the kitchen shelves. Go see if someone left the bathroom door open. As I am cleaning up one mess he is making another.And he will not lay still when I change his diaper. Which I had to do 6 times today!!!! All poopy ones!!!!!
His first rash went away last week only to be replaced by a different worse rash. This once looks like excema (sp?). It was bright red on his cheeks and nose, and scaly. Lotion seems to help and it is finally better looking today. I hope it is not a food allergy. And in other health problems, he has a sore on his.... hmm.... kind of down under his sack. It started as what looked like a little scrape, like a skinned knee but really small, and now it is getting bigger and redder. I mean, of course it is; its been in his poopy pee diaper all day. I've changed him a lot, and cleaned it as well as I could each time, and put polysporin on it but I am not sure how to dress wounds down there... I'll get some bandages tomorrow I guess and see if I can find a way to keep it clean and dry.
What's with kids being sick so much??
-stuck his hand in the toilet after Gemma peed in it...EWWWW!
-threw his broccoli on the floor.
-knocked Gemma's plate of snack out of her hand on the floor
-spilled a cup of water
-threw food off the food shelf
He seriously is a walking disaster. Walk to the bedroom, pull down the clock. Climb on mommy's foot massager. Try to get in the bathroom to get the drain. Pull the stuff off the kitchen shelves. Go see if someone left the bathroom door open. As I am cleaning up one mess he is making another.And he will not lay still when I change his diaper. Which I had to do 6 times today!!!! All poopy ones!!!!!
His first rash went away last week only to be replaced by a different worse rash. This once looks like excema (sp?). It was bright red on his cheeks and nose, and scaly. Lotion seems to help and it is finally better looking today. I hope it is not a food allergy. And in other health problems, he has a sore on his.... hmm.... kind of down under his sack. It started as what looked like a little scrape, like a skinned knee but really small, and now it is getting bigger and redder. I mean, of course it is; its been in his poopy pee diaper all day. I've changed him a lot, and cleaned it as well as I could each time, and put polysporin on it but I am not sure how to dress wounds down there... I'll get some bandages tomorrow I guess and see if I can find a way to keep it clean and dry.
What's with kids being sick so much??
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