I worked on editing videos from the last month. You can see how Alex's hair progressively gets thinner as the month goes on. Enjoy!
Alex in his Jumpy-Jump
Alex & Glenn playing together
Alex not rolling over (Glenn can be seen streaking, but only his legs. He had just taken a bath)
Glenn's Thanksgiving Feast at school
Friday, November 28, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
We had a very nice Thanksiving. Bob's parents came for the week and left this morning. His Aunt Jane and Uncle Ronnie also came last weekend for a couple of days. Below is a picture of Glenn at his Thanksgiving Feast last week at school (he's a turkey). There's also a picture of Alex wearing his "Baby's 1st Thanksgiving" bib. Alex wears bibs a lot now that he's drooling so much. He's also been sick the past few days. He coughs a lot and has a runny nose. Hopefully it doesn't turn into a fever. Right now he's still happy. Also, Alex is losing his beautiful hair. He still has whispy hair all over his head, but going down the middle on the top he still has his long hair and it would be a mohawk if you put some gel in it. However the mohawk is getting more and more narrow. I bet by Christmas it will be all gone. But I think his hair will look better with that gone because it's so patchy looking. It's like a combover. :)
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
I didn't have internet for 3 days. Our DSL modem died. But now I'm back up and running. Alex has begun rolling over. He rolls from his stomach to his back always going to the right. He's done it 5 times in the past few days. Glenn asked to go potty this morning and did poopies on the potty. Woo hoo! We made a big deal of it and when I dropped him off at school, I told his teacher's aide, and all the aides made a big deal of it. So, we'll see if it sinks in. He was pretty proud of himself.
Alex had a couple nights last week where he only woke up once during the night. But then he went right back to getting up every 2 hours. So, we decided to start letting him cry it out. We just got through our 3rd night. It's not easy, but I know he's ready because he's shown us he can sleep most of the night and he can fall asleep on his own. We had a couple times last night where he was up for a while, but he fell back to sleep within 45 minutes- the longest 45 minutes ever when all you want to do is sleep. I feel so bad for him when he's crying but it's teaching him a good skill, besides the fact that I just can't keep getting up every couple hours every night. The last time he woke up this morning, I fed him because it was 5:00. He's been sleeping ever since and it's almost 9:00. That little stinker. He never sleeps this late. He must be tired from all that crying is all I can figure.
We are having a record cold spell. It was 27 degrees when I woke up this morning. The average low for this time of year is 50. And the average low never gets below the 30s any time of year, so this is really cold. I hope our lemons on our lemon tree survive. I've been waiting for that fresh squeezed lemonaid all summer. Our lemons are a little late because all the buds fell off this spring and it had to start over again with new buds. Our banana tree isn't liking this cold, either. And it's too cold for me to walk the boys to school. I'd do it if it were just myself, but the boys are just sitting in the stroller, so it's too cold for them. I had planned on walking to pick up Glenn when it's too cold in the morning to walk, but I'm exhausted by pick up time. Maybe once Alex is sleeping better, then I'll have enough energy to walk in the afternoon.
One good thing about not having internet the past few days is that I got a lot more work done around the house. So, I better turn off the computer and get to it.
Alex had a couple nights last week where he only woke up once during the night. But then he went right back to getting up every 2 hours. So, we decided to start letting him cry it out. We just got through our 3rd night. It's not easy, but I know he's ready because he's shown us he can sleep most of the night and he can fall asleep on his own. We had a couple times last night where he was up for a while, but he fell back to sleep within 45 minutes- the longest 45 minutes ever when all you want to do is sleep. I feel so bad for him when he's crying but it's teaching him a good skill, besides the fact that I just can't keep getting up every couple hours every night. The last time he woke up this morning, I fed him because it was 5:00. He's been sleeping ever since and it's almost 9:00. That little stinker. He never sleeps this late. He must be tired from all that crying is all I can figure.
We are having a record cold spell. It was 27 degrees when I woke up this morning. The average low for this time of year is 50. And the average low never gets below the 30s any time of year, so this is really cold. I hope our lemons on our lemon tree survive. I've been waiting for that fresh squeezed lemonaid all summer. Our lemons are a little late because all the buds fell off this spring and it had to start over again with new buds. Our banana tree isn't liking this cold, either. And it's too cold for me to walk the boys to school. I'd do it if it were just myself, but the boys are just sitting in the stroller, so it's too cold for them. I had planned on walking to pick up Glenn when it's too cold in the morning to walk, but I'm exhausted by pick up time. Maybe once Alex is sleeping better, then I'll have enough energy to walk in the afternoon.
One good thing about not having internet the past few days is that I got a lot more work done around the house. So, I better turn off the computer and get to it.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
I have put photos on my website of the totes and purses I am selling:
http://lauriescustomcreations.blogspot.com
Bob came up with the name Laurie's Custom Creations for my little business. I'll be adding pictures of bags as I make them.
Glenn has been showing me how he knows the sounds of some letters. We have a Leap Frog fridge magnet set of letters that has a base that plays a little song for each letter you put in it. To go along with that, our friends gave Glenn a video that goes through all the letters that is also made by the same company (thanks Sintia), so it's the same song. He sings the song and gets many of the sounds correct. I was very excited.
Alex had his 4 month check-up today. He weighs 14.5 lbs, and is 25 inches long. The doctor gave me some suggestions on how to get rid of his cradle cap. And we also discussed how Alex still gets up every couple hours at night. I'm just exhausted and have to take a nap every day. Apparently about 90% of babies can sleep through the night by 4 months. Hmm... where are they finding these babies? Not that I want one, I love mine, but most people I've talked to didn't have their babies sleeping through the night until much later. Anyway, she thinks we can let him cry a little to help him fall asleep on his own. We did the Ferber method (cry-it-out) with Glenn at 7 months and it worked in 3 days. But the book says to wait until 5 months old. So, I let him cry a little, and sometimes he does fall asleep, but not for very long. The idea is to get him to be able to fall asleep by himself when he wakes up in the middle of the night, which we all do. I hope it happens soon, because the nights are very long.
http://lauriescustomcreations.blogspot.com
Bob came up with the name Laurie's Custom Creations for my little business. I'll be adding pictures of bags as I make them.
Glenn has been showing me how he knows the sounds of some letters. We have a Leap Frog fridge magnet set of letters that has a base that plays a little song for each letter you put in it. To go along with that, our friends gave Glenn a video that goes through all the letters that is also made by the same company (thanks Sintia), so it's the same song. He sings the song and gets many of the sounds correct. I was very excited.
Alex had his 4 month check-up today. He weighs 14.5 lbs, and is 25 inches long. The doctor gave me some suggestions on how to get rid of his cradle cap. And we also discussed how Alex still gets up every couple hours at night. I'm just exhausted and have to take a nap every day. Apparently about 90% of babies can sleep through the night by 4 months. Hmm... where are they finding these babies? Not that I want one, I love mine, but most people I've talked to didn't have their babies sleeping through the night until much later. Anyway, she thinks we can let him cry a little to help him fall asleep on his own. We did the Ferber method (cry-it-out) with Glenn at 7 months and it worked in 3 days. But the book says to wait until 5 months old. So, I let him cry a little, and sometimes he does fall asleep, but not for very long. The idea is to get him to be able to fall asleep by himself when he wakes up in the middle of the night, which we all do. I hope it happens soon, because the nights are very long.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Glenn had his annual eye exam today. He gets his optic nerves checked every year to make sure no tumors are growing on them, something that can happen with NF1, but usually happens in the first year of life (from what I've read). He has healthy optic nerves and doesn't need glasses. He was giving the wrong shapes when looking w/ his right eye from a distance, but I think he was just being silly. I'm sure he'll need glasses eventually since both his parents wear them. The doctor was amazed at how well he followed direction and didn't mind getting his eyes dilated.
Alex has learned to click his tounge today. He's sitting in his swing right now just clicking away. He really has to concentrate to do it. It's very cute.
Some of you know that I have taken up a new hobby that will hopefully make me some money. I'm sewing tote bags and purses. I've been busy sewing the past few weeks and hope to have another blog up and running soon to post pictures of my bags. I'm going to sell them. So, if you know of someone on your gift list who might like a tote or purse, please keep me in mind. I'll have several samples pictured which can be bought, but I'll also work with you if you would like a certain color or pattern. I will post the new website when I get the pictures of the bags on there.
Alex has learned to click his tounge today. He's sitting in his swing right now just clicking away. He really has to concentrate to do it. It's very cute.
Some of you know that I have taken up a new hobby that will hopefully make me some money. I'm sewing tote bags and purses. I've been busy sewing the past few weeks and hope to have another blog up and running soon to post pictures of my bags. I'm going to sell them. So, if you know of someone on your gift list who might like a tote or purse, please keep me in mind. I'll have several samples pictured which can be bought, but I'll also work with you if you would like a certain color or pattern. I will post the new website when I get the pictures of the bags on there.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)