Graham has 6 teeth now! He's clapping on command and saying a lot. He calls JoeAnna "anna" and I can't wait to get that on camera!!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
JoeAnna's Big Day (34 photos), by cara thompson
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
Graham is learning...
So Graham started clapping his hands yesterday! It is so much fun watching him grow and learn. Today while eating dinner, I was giving him some of my pizza (homemade, a day late but tasted great anyway) and I was trying to teach him the sign "more, please." I could see the wheels turning while I was teaching him and he quickly transformed his "clapping" into a form of "more." And now he'll turn to me, grunt, and I ask "Graham would you like 'more'?" To which he promptly signs "more." It helps that he loves to eat and is therefore motivated. I'll try to video it soon. :)
Friday, January 15, 2010
Graham's 9 Mo Physical and Thank-you's
My awesome little man had to go to the doctor's office today for his 9 mo physical, and he did GREAT! The kid had to have a toe prick and one shot - he didn't cry, flinch, or whine! He was content to play with the wooden stick they used to gag him and look down his throat. :) He just makes me smile.
His stats:
head - 19 centimeters (Is that the unit of measurement? 19 inches seems really huge)
weight - 24lbs 2 oz
height - 29in
He's between the 76th and 90th percentile for all three.
Now for the thank-you's:
I want to send out personal thank-you's for all of the wonderful gifts and blessings from over the Christmas holiday! And I hope to still do so, but if I for some reason can't because of lack of postage (44 cents!!), lack of address, or lack of time (2 kids, laundry, dinner, not to mention my new challenge to read all the time! :)) Please know that we are so grateful and the seemingly small or large gifts are tools of God's grace in my heart. We remember all of you who have remembered us and shown us that you care by giving gifts. I remind JoeAnna and Graham often of who gave them what they are using/wearing/playing with, and it's an opportunity to teach them.
THANK YOU!!!
His stats:
head - 19 centimeters (Is that the unit of measurement? 19 inches seems really huge)
weight - 24lbs 2 oz
height - 29in
He's between the 76th and 90th percentile for all three.
Now for the thank-you's:
I want to send out personal thank-you's for all of the wonderful gifts and blessings from over the Christmas holiday! And I hope to still do so, but if I for some reason can't because of lack of postage (44 cents!!), lack of address, or lack of time (2 kids, laundry, dinner, not to mention my new challenge to read all the time! :)) Please know that we are so grateful and the seemingly small or large gifts are tools of God's grace in my heart. We remember all of you who have remembered us and shown us that you care by giving gifts. I remind JoeAnna and Graham often of who gave them what they are using/wearing/playing with, and it's an opportunity to teach them.
THANK YOU!!!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
New Roommates :)
We are back in Florida! Yay! Actually we (the kids, myself, and my mom!) flew back last Friday, and we are happy to be home.
Over the Christmas holiday, while at my parents, I was alone with the kids for about a week. One night I had the crazy/wonderful idea to put a pack-n-play in the room with JoeAnna's bed and put the kiddos to bed at the same time. I just thought it would be a time saver and would maybe work for a couple nights while away from home. Little did I know... the kids loved it and I'm not just saying that. They were more openly affectionate with one another and emotionally concerned for one another while falling to sleep. So I decided to try it for their afternoon nap time too, and wonder of wonders - it worked! And night after night it was getting more routine and more important to them to be together. So the night before we were to return home to FL, I asked Rob to make it official and move JoeAnna's bed into Graham's room (now "the kids" room). We are one week into it and still loving it! JoeAnna has grown even more into the awesome "big sister" and she loves having a "play room" now! (We love having one central location to store all the amazing presents from Christmas and the toys we already had!)
It's still a work in progress, and we hope to have a way to make it an official guest room too, but for now I am excited to announce that my kids are roommates!
Over the Christmas holiday, while at my parents, I was alone with the kids for about a week. One night I had the crazy/wonderful idea to put a pack-n-play in the room with JoeAnna's bed and put the kiddos to bed at the same time. I just thought it would be a time saver and would maybe work for a couple nights while away from home. Little did I know... the kids loved it and I'm not just saying that. They were more openly affectionate with one another and emotionally concerned for one another while falling to sleep. So I decided to try it for their afternoon nap time too, and wonder of wonders - it worked! And night after night it was getting more routine and more important to them to be together. So the night before we were to return home to FL, I asked Rob to make it official and move JoeAnna's bed into Graham's room (now "the kids" room). We are one week into it and still loving it! JoeAnna has grown even more into the awesome "big sister" and she loves having a "play room" now! (We love having one central location to store all the amazing presents from Christmas and the toys we already had!)
It's still a work in progress, and we hope to have a way to make it an official guest room too, but for now I am excited to announce that my kids are roommates!
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