Relaunching of my website

Bob has completely redone my Laurie's Custom Creation's website. It looks much more professional, and flows well. I have also added a new beach bag/work tote (I have another fabric I'm going to make it in soon), and we launched my new baby boutique line. There are a lot of fun things on there and I'll be adding even more items as I make them. I'm trying to make a variety of items before people start shopping for Christmas. Feel free to share my website with anyone you think might be interested in it.
http://www.LauriesCustomCreations.com

Glenn's First Day of School

Today was Glenn's first day of school for the new school year. He was very excited this morning. He was not nervous at all and did very well when we left him in his classroom. He was happy to see me when I picked him up. His only complaint was that they had nap time and it wasn't dark, not night time. I asked him if he told them that it wasn't dark, and he said he did. Of course he did! He told me he threw away his peach this morning (grr...). He said he colored and they only played in the room, not outside (might have been too hot out when they have recess). He's excited to go back again tomorrow. I was afraid he'd be exhausted since he's there from 8:30 to 2:20, but he wasn't. However, he had a breakdown when we said it was time for bed tonight. I'm sure he'll fall asleep quickly.

Glenn's New Teeth

Glenn went to the dentist today to get his new teeth. He got a partial for his two front teeth to help with his speech. Well, it didn't go quite as planned. We go there, and the fit was fine, but the color is off. The dentist was quite upset with the lab for making them so white. The problem is that they have to make them so opaque so it hides the wire behind them. But they didn't put any yellowing in them at all. They actually look gray next to his natural teeth. So, we decided he would use this partial temporarialy until the new one came in. The owner of the lab said he would make them himself. But this meant he needed a new impression taken (not sure why). They put this goo on a tray and hold it in his mouth for two minutes. The problem is that the goo seeps out the back and makes a feeling like it's going down Glenn's throat and he starts gagging. Only this time, he actually threw up... several times. It was so hard. He had a tear down his cheek and kept biting the hygenist's fingers. But really, he was so good about it. However, the act of vomiting made the impression slide and it was completely useless. So, the dentist came in and did it herself, putting on less goo and leaning him forward. I can't believe he let her do it the second time. I was so proud of him. He wanted Alexander to sit on his lap when he was done. Putting on the temporary parial was a piece of cake compared to all that. Below are a couple of pictures, before and after. It's hard to see the color difference, so I zoomed in. It's very apparent in person. The dentist felt so bad, not only because it meant they had to put it in again, but because he threw up during the impression. I felt so bad because I ultimately made the decision to get the one that matches his teeth better. But he said he's all better now, and has a story to tell. He got to have some icecream as soon as we came home and then he wanted to make butterscotch pudding. So, that's what we did. I have to say, the teeth make him look very handsome. He was cute before, but goofy. But now he's very handsome. :)
Before


After

Alexander is now drinking from a sippy cup! Although, he does still chew it a little, he is finally sucking on it. He loves to feed himself, but still enjoys having us hold him to feed him (I do, too!).


Glenn doesn't like to dress up, but he loves to have me dress Alexander up. And Alexander loves it. Here are some pictures.


He was too interested in looking at his costume to look at the camera:





I did get Glenn to put the dragon costume on, but he took it off as fast as he could after I took this picture.


We got a free pass to visit O2B Kids, and went yesterday with some friends. Part of it is a Children's museum where the kids can play, but they also have classes. We just played in the open play area.


School starts on Monday. Glenn got a card from his teacher today telling him about orientation this Friday. He's excited for school to start. I'm going to miss him, especially since he will be there from 8:30 until about 2:40 this year, but he's going to have so much fun. I think he's getting bored of being at home. Our excitement for the day today was going to Petsmart to look at the animals. He then said he wanted to go to the zoo, unfortunately it's a little hot for that. The Petsmart animals apparently aren't enough for him anymore.

Alexander had his 1 year check-up yesterday (it was postponed a month since we left for CT early last month). He's developing well. He is about 29 inches (45th percentile for height) and 20 lbs, 6 oz (20th percentile for length). So, he's about where he was for weight last time (percentile-wise), but increase in height. He's got to catch up to his brother. :) Just now, he was standing, then put his hands on the floor so he could look between his legs. Very cute!