Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Running
Life with a two year old moves fast....We've been having a fun summer, even though I am working (ugh, ugh and ugh). We've been to the "big beach" aka ocean, the aquarium, the zoo, and the "little beach" aka mom-mom's beach. Still working on a trip to the boardwalk, the sprayground and maybe the Children's museum.
Hopefully I'll get some good pics on Friday, whereever we go. My aquarium pics did not come out well at all, due to low lighting.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Nothing Says Motherhood Like Vomit in Your Hands
Ian woke up last night with a fever, which I am sure is compliments of our hour long wait in the doctor's office earlier in the week. So, nothing says loving like trying to give the kid some ibuprofen and having him gag and vomit in your hands. Yay. Looking forward to a great weekend.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Into Everyone's Life a Little Rain Must Fall :)
The rash is gone. Yay to Zyrtec. We're back on Prevacid to see if it's the reflux that's causing all the gagging at each and every meal. The funny things is that he used to fight us about taking the medicine, but now that we've started back up he's asking for it. LOL. What a difference a few months makes!Ian can now say the alphabet and count to 17. He can sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Old MacDonald. He can do a 20 piece jigsaw puzzle with just a little assistance. He's really into trucks and cars now, and has a few new catch phrases. Current favs are, "No no drama" (which I think he got from a Fergie song), "Funk!", and "Hi, Mommy" (which is his way of getting my attention or trying to get me to repeat something). At the doctor he weighed 31.5 lbs; apparenlty you can gain weight on Mac and Cheese along. He's also about 36 inches tall.
Where's my baby?
Sunday, July 06, 2008
It's July - What's Going On?
Here's a picture from a a week ago at the beach. As you can see, it rained for a good part of the trip, but that didn't stop Ian! :)This weekend, the fourth of July, has been really cloudy and drab. As a result, I want to do nothing but sit around and nap. However, I did venture out to the park with him this morning, but it was so wet and muggy and full of mosquitos! Yuck!
Ian has a rash. I'm not sure what it is, but we're venturing to the dr, tomorrow to get it looked at since it seems to be spreading. It doesn't seem to bother him, but it bothers me. :)
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Organic Milk?
Ian has been a model child this last week - verbal, attentive, great play, etc. He was great all weekend as well, and did really great in the grocery store with me. This morning he played by himself, driving cars, talking etc. (although he did line up a lot of stuff, but he's branched out into arcs and not just straight lines).
I got to thinking about what was different. What could have caused him to go from terror boy last week to angel boy this week. It could be a million things, but I realized that I had bought organic milk from BJs last week. I've never done that before, but the more that I read, the more that I wonder about the stuff that's in our food and the link between stuff. Could it be the organic milk that's helping him focus and be more verbal? I guess we'll have to wait and see.
It could also be the 11+ hours of therapy a week too. :)
I got to thinking about what was different. What could have caused him to go from terror boy last week to angel boy this week. It could be a million things, but I realized that I had bought organic milk from BJs last week. I've never done that before, but the more that I read, the more that I wonder about the stuff that's in our food and the link between stuff. Could it be the organic milk that's helping him focus and be more verbal? I guess we'll have to wait and see.
It could also be the 11+ hours of therapy a week too. :)
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
What We're Up To...
It's been a while since you've all gotten a good Ian update, so here you go.
Ian started hippotherapy on Monday. Hippotherapy is a type of occupational therapy that is good for sensory issues, fine and gross motor skills, balance and communication. This involves working with a trained OT (occupational therapist) and riding a horse. Yes. You heard that. Ian rode a horse. Despite the fact that it was 100 degrees, he did well. He did cry when he got on the horse, but I think that's to be expected at first, and he keeps asking me to go back and ride the horse again. I'm really excited about this new therapy.
Ian has been doing well with his talking lately. We've been working on asking questions, and once and and while he'll bust out with, "Where's ----?" He also has a lot of cute Ian-isms, such as, "pick-up again" (Ian to English (I2E): pick me up), "walk-a railing" (I2E: I want to walk up the stairs holding the railing), "these guys" (I2E: A cat, a bear and a blanket), "eat time now" (I2E: time to eat!), "after nap" (I2E: I'll see you after my nap, usually said to me as I leave in the morning), and drink wawa Miss Head's feet (I2E: I'm going to drink water in the bathtub out of Mrs. Potato Head's feet). He also thinks that the louder he says please (more milk, PLEASE!!!!!!!) the faster he'll get what he wants.
He's getting taller, and looking like a boy. When he's not lining things up, he enjoys long walks on the beach and romantic candleli... oh wait. He actually really likes going outside, playing in the sandbox or on the slide (but NOT the swing.. what a change from last year). He also likes watching TV and movies. His current movie favs are Nemo, Gordy, and Babe. We went through a brief "Toy Story" obsession, but that's faded somewhat. He'll pretty much watch anything on TV now, and he really likes the food network. :)
He also likes to read, do puzzles (he can do a 25 peice jigsaw), draw, play with playdough, and push things around.
My current nickname for him is stinky. In fact, I've said, "Goodnight Stinky" so many times to him that he now says it at bedtime.
He eats practically nothing. Reliable foods include milk, mac and cheese, pasta with meatballs, and goldfish. We've been a little off on the fruit lately, but I think he's getting some molars in the back.
Now it's time for me to go to bed, but I'll see you next time (another Ian-ism).
Ian started hippotherapy on Monday. Hippotherapy is a type of occupational therapy that is good for sensory issues, fine and gross motor skills, balance and communication. This involves working with a trained OT (occupational therapist) and riding a horse. Yes. You heard that. Ian rode a horse. Despite the fact that it was 100 degrees, he did well. He did cry when he got on the horse, but I think that's to be expected at first, and he keeps asking me to go back and ride the horse again. I'm really excited about this new therapy.
Ian has been doing well with his talking lately. We've been working on asking questions, and once and and while he'll bust out with, "Where's ----?" He also has a lot of cute Ian-isms, such as, "pick-up again" (Ian to English (I2E): pick me up), "walk-a railing" (I2E: I want to walk up the stairs holding the railing), "these guys" (I2E: A cat, a bear and a blanket), "eat time now" (I2E: time to eat!), "after nap" (I2E: I'll see you after my nap, usually said to me as I leave in the morning), and drink wawa Miss Head's feet (I2E: I'm going to drink water in the bathtub out of Mrs. Potato Head's feet). He also thinks that the louder he says please (more milk, PLEASE!!!!!!!) the faster he'll get what he wants.
He's getting taller, and looking like a boy. When he's not lining things up, he enjoys long walks on the beach and romantic candleli... oh wait. He actually really likes going outside, playing in the sandbox or on the slide (but NOT the swing.. what a change from last year). He also likes watching TV and movies. His current movie favs are Nemo, Gordy, and Babe. We went through a brief "Toy Story" obsession, but that's faded somewhat. He'll pretty much watch anything on TV now, and he really likes the food network. :)
He also likes to read, do puzzles (he can do a 25 peice jigsaw), draw, play with playdough, and push things around.
My current nickname for him is stinky. In fact, I've said, "Goodnight Stinky" so many times to him that he now says it at bedtime.
He eats practically nothing. Reliable foods include milk, mac and cheese, pasta with meatballs, and goldfish. We've been a little off on the fruit lately, but I think he's getting some molars in the back.
Now it's time for me to go to bed, but I'll see you next time (another Ian-ism).
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
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