Big slide got the best of Jack. Minor fracture, but a cast is still what the docor ordered. Last night’s visit to the ER resulted in phase one - a splint…
Today we headed back to the hospital for the official cast. Jack was a little nervous but a real trooper.
He chose the blue:
Happily, it’s a “walking cast.” It will take a while for him to get the hang of it, but I think he cuts a rather dashing figure, don’t you?
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Pirate Jack and his Cheeky Monkey…
O VERY MUCH is going on in life these days. This time of year is always hectic with the holidays and Jack’s birthday approaching at a fast and furious pace, that I have to remind myself to savor each moment. This year is EVEN more hectic with K’s sister’s wedding earlier this month and an upcoming Quincinera…both events with Jack in tux and “bearing” rings!
Abby’s on the move with a more than adequate commando crawl. She doesn’t seem to feel the need to lift her belly, and well, the floors are getting a nice cleaning as a result so we’re not going out of our way to encourage her! She has officially cut her first tooth, we are all still trying to get over a nasty virus that threatened to use up all the tissues within a hundred mile radius, and tomorrow is Halloween! The season of over-indulgence begins.
I hope to post pictures soon…but if I don’t get to it before then, VOTE on Tuesday, November 4! We’re a straight up Obama/Biden household–no surprises there, I’m sure–I’m happy to debate you if you’re not…or if you’re on the fence.
And if you are in California, Vote NO on Prop 8…don’t take away the rights of others, don’t split apart families, don’t promote fear and hate. Please.
It’s raining outside, the first cold rain of the season. I’m working from the back office (which still needs a massive organization and cleaning) but I can’t help but think, this is good. Life is good. And egads, it’s time to pick up Jack from school!
I made a significant amount of Jack’s baby food. At the time, I didn’t realize that would actually be the easiest time in his life to make him nice, balanced meals. Between toddler pickiness, my natural inclination to get in a rut, and a lack of time, I find it much more difficult now. So it is with great pleasure that I am able to whip up a batch of pureed sweet potatoes for Abby. Pop the extra in the little ice cube trays, and bam! food for weeks. Today’s meal: peas!
And to make things even better, it’s an activity I can share with Jack. He is really interested in helping out in general, and in particular he loves cooking. The simplicity of boiling insert fruit/vegetable and then popping it into the food processer. Button pushing, stirring, serving! Two happy kids–Abby because the child loves her food, literally shakes when she sees solids, and Jack because we’re hanging out and doing something that generally the grown ups reserve for themselves. Life is sweet.
…and Abby is fully awake. She’s been on a somewhat consistent 5 am kick lately. With Jack, that would have been a blessing, but considering she was sleeping until around 7, this is a pretty big set back. Combine that with the fact that K and I often work late in the evenings (ahem, K into the wee of hours of the morning at times), and 4:30 is just not going to cut it. I think, I hope, this is just a phase that she’s entered due to her new mobility. She’s not crawling with her belly up, but she can motor to wherever she wants these days. She also isn’t napping very well because she is just too intersted in the world. All of these things combined have made for a rather tumultuous schedule.
Anyhow, I kmow I’ve been absent lately. We open a show this weekend, and we’ll all be in MO for K’s sister’s wedding! After that, perhaps room to breathe along with an inevitableround of sleep training.
Abby’s still full of smiles. I mean seriously, I have never met a baby who was as content as this child appears to be at almost any give moment. As long as you feed her, lay her down when she’s tired, occasionally give her a smile and a nod, she’s pretty much just happy to be around. What a wonderful way to approach life! May it continue!
She’s been rolling over for a while now from back to tummy. She hasn’t mastered rolling from tummy to back (which is one thing that occasionally frustrates her!), but she is working on it. She’s also got a pretty good tripod sit:
The child LOVES to eat. She is mad about rice cereal…can’t get enough. We started her on it a couple of weeks ago and she literally shakes in anticipation when she knows it’s coming. We ended up increasing to two times a day because she was begging for it with puppy dog eyes. That, and she was grabbing for whatever else we were eating in her presence. I guess she is looking for sustenance to maintain that 95th percentile in weight and height. I think she’s going to be tall like her daddy.
Due to the roll over, she’s sleeping on her side and tummy (yeah, yeah, I know) a lot. When trying to get her to sleep, if she is slightly over tired, she tends to flail a bit. We’ve found giving her something to hold onto helps. Today, she was most interested in her elephant (courtesy of her Nan) and I snapped this shot even though it was a bit dark in the room because it doesn’t really get much cuter:
While we’re on the subject of napping. Jack’s showing off his nap bed that he takes to school in this photo:
This week was his first week back after the summer session. Only one day of crying at drop off! He does explain to us very seriously that he is happy to go to school but that he will miss us. I’m not sure if this explanation is for our benefit or his! Apparently he has also taken to waving good bye to ALL the parents and has occasionally informed a crying child that “it will be ok.” Gotta love empathy.
And here’s one for the historical record:
And a proud papa shot:
Says Happy Birthday to Dylan! We’re a couple of days late, but will be heading to the party later today, so we’re not that late! Oh, and the video is really dark, plus it takes him a while to get to the good stuff. Forgive me; it was early and I was not caffeinated.
Photo of the two of them on a recent adventure at the Zoo!
