Here we see Kate (black headband, braided ponytail) showing some skills.
I sometimes forget to move the camera, so at the end of this clip you can hear, but not see, Kate saying "Hi, Mom!" as the play passes in front of us.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Carlee and sausage
Carolyn and Carlee were in the kitchen alone. I think Kate was at soccer practice. Carolyn had cooked a link of the sausage that Dee had given her. It was on a dish on the counter top, cut into bite-size pieces and was very, very good.
Carolyn told me that Carlee was standing on the kitchen step-stool, eating the sausage with the tongs. At one point she leaned toward Carolyn, looked her in the eye, and said very emphatically, "I like it!"
So, do I. It's really good sausage!
Carolyn told me that Carlee was standing on the kitchen step-stool, eating the sausage with the tongs. At one point she leaned toward Carolyn, looked her in the eye, and said very emphatically, "I like it!"
So, do I. It's really good sausage!
Jax and veggies
Jax has been really interested in the food that others are consuming for a couple of months now. The pediatrician told Carolyn at the 4 month check-up that she could start him on cereal any time she wanted, but she hasn't been in a hurry. For one thing, it's certainly more work to prepare food for and spoon feed an infant. Carolyn has always made all their baby food from scratch...no Gerber's in a jar for those kids!
The girls didn't seem to notice other food when they were his age...about 5 1/2 months now. But Jax has been watching food get picked up on spoons and forks; and he has been watching it get put into mouths; and he has definitely been interested.
So, a few weeks ago started him on cereal, which he took to right away and really seemed to enjoy. This week she decided to start him on a vegetable. She decided on avocado, which, I know, is technically a fruit...but, it's not sweet. The girls LOVED avocado, so she thought that would be a good one to start him on. She snapped the photo below after his first bite. Not loving it, I'm guessing.
In the next picture, he looks like he's doing the Tom Hanks bit from "Big" where Tom takes a bite of caviar and then tries to clean it off his tongue with the napkin.
Carolyn said he was a real trooper, however, and never spit it out or turned his head. But, he sure looks scared!
The girls didn't seem to notice other food when they were his age...about 5 1/2 months now. But Jax has been watching food get picked up on spoons and forks; and he has been watching it get put into mouths; and he has definitely been interested.
So, a few weeks ago started him on cereal, which he took to right away and really seemed to enjoy. This week she decided to start him on a vegetable. She decided on avocado, which, I know, is technically a fruit...but, it's not sweet. The girls LOVED avocado, so she thought that would be a good one to start him on. She snapped the photo below after his first bite. Not loving it, I'm guessing.
In the next picture, he looks like he's doing the Tom Hanks bit from "Big" where Tom takes a bite of caviar and then tries to clean it off his tongue with the napkin.
Carolyn said he was a real trooper, however, and never spit it out or turned his head. But, he sure looks scared!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Jax singing and playing
I put Jax on his little play mat and started taking a video. The voice you hear at the beginning is his, sounding like the ending of a very simple song.
I took the following video a little while later. He had been playing with the little roll-y thing, making it spin, but the seat had turned slightly and he just couldn't get coordinated again. You'll notice that he keeps looking at that taller purple toy...he seems to be suspicious of it...like maybe it's trying to sneak up on him.
- FYI: This was supposed to be a very short clip. I edited it in Picasa, but then couldn't figure out how to get it to the blog...so, I had to just do it the usual way and upload the whole thing, which makes it a minute and 21 seconds. Feel free to quit watching as soon as you want.
I took the following video a little while later. He had been playing with the little roll-y thing, making it spin, but the seat had turned slightly and he just couldn't get coordinated again. You'll notice that he keeps looking at that taller purple toy...he seems to be suspicious of it...like maybe it's trying to sneak up on him.
- Again, I edited to make it shorter, but then couldn't get it to the blog.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Jax-at 5 months
Carolyn had a couple of patients coming and Jax was not napping, so she asked me if I could come over. He seems to be bigger every time I see him. He just turned 5 months last week. He loves to watch the girls play and laughs at them all the time.
Carolyn said he has been very attentive when they are eating a meal, paying close attention to the food. She said she didn't remember the girls being interested at this age. So, a week or so ago she started him on cereal, which he seems to really like.
He was on the floor in the living room, rolling all over the place. He basically rolls in a circle, though. At one point he stopped and watched his hands for a while. Then he napped for nearly an hour while I played games on my phone.
Here's Jax watching me watch him.
A little pause to study his hands...
He's rolled all the way around the mat now; at one point he had rolled himself up in the blue blanket.
Carolyn said he has been very attentive when they are eating a meal, paying close attention to the food. She said she didn't remember the girls being interested at this age. So, a week or so ago she started him on cereal, which he seems to really like.
He was on the floor in the living room, rolling all over the place. He basically rolls in a circle, though. At one point he stopped and watched his hands for a while. Then he napped for nearly an hour while I played games on my phone.
Here's Jax watching me watch him.
A little pause to study his hands...
He's rolled all the way around the mat now; at one point he had rolled himself up in the blue blanket.
Flu
Dee and I were on our way back home after our trip to Dallas when Carolyn called. We were actually on 961, about a mile from my house. I can't remember why she needed me to come over. Kate was home, sick with a possible mild case of swine flu. It could have been that she had a patient coming, I'm not sure, but she asked if I could come. So, just as soon as I got home and changed into my comfy clothes, I went over there. Kate seemed fine, playing, eating and acting normally. She wasn't allowed to get close to Jax and had to wash her hands often. Carolyn said that in the evening, when she was feeding Jax, she could smell the Lysol that Brent was spraying on everything.
Carlee also ended up staying home on Friday. They were both back in school on Monday, all well. If it was flu, it was mild, though fevers were pretty high at times.
Since I had been at the flu house, Wendy wouldn't let me come to their house to see the boys. Can't say I blame her.
Here's Kate: After taking her nap, she went downstairs and fell asleep again on the mat in front of the door.
And here's Carlee: The budding rock star...she is on her "stage" belting out "Tomorrow" from "Annie" on the "mic". She loves to wear skirts that she can twirl in.
Carlee also ended up staying home on Friday. They were both back in school on Monday, all well. If it was flu, it was mild, though fevers were pretty high at times.
Since I had been at the flu house, Wendy wouldn't let me come to their house to see the boys. Can't say I blame her.
Here's Kate: After taking her nap, she went downstairs and fell asleep again on the mat in front of the door.
And here's Carlee: The budding rock star...she is on her "stage" belting out "Tomorrow" from "Annie" on the "mic". She loves to wear skirts that she can twirl in.
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