For the past 13 months I've whined almost daily that my son does not sleep. I was spoiled with Haleigh, who ASKS to go to bed and take naps, and averages about 15 hours of sleep every day. Hayden, on the other hand, loves to cuddle, and if he realizes he's not in someone's arms, he screams.
Around 2am this morning I was rocking him, pleading for him to close his little sleepy eyes, because mine already were. Please just go night-night, Hayden. All of a sudden, he sat up and put his face close to mine...
'night-night! night-night!'
Not just nah-nah, it was clearly 'night' and nobody was there to hear it but myself and the cats. He had the biggest grin on his face because he was so proud of himself. It was making me smile, and in turn he'd smile even bigger and say it even more.
So, the first words of my non-walking 13 month-old...
night-night
Yeah kid, sounds good to me.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
From the Preschooler
Haleigh is learning so much in school, it didn't surprise me when she asked to play with a tape measure. I thought, wow! She is learning this stuff already! So I happily handed it over and sat back to watch.
"I have to measure how big this is"
She stretched it out across a table.
"I think it weighs eighty degrees down to forty"
"I have to measure how big this is"
She stretched it out across a table.
"I think it weighs eighty degrees down to forty"
Thursday, September 18, 2008
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree...
Both kiddos had well-checks yesterday afternoon... Haleigh's was long overdue (tax season! I swear!) and Hayden was about a month late. But they're both healthy and happy and growing just fine.
Haleigh is in the 25th percentile for both weight (30 lbs) and height, she got one vaccine which she was so brave for, and her ears still look great. We did get a referral to a pediatric cardiologist though, to do an echo on her heart to make sure it isn't too close to her breast bone. Like her dad, her little chest caves inward, called something like pectus excavatum, and it would be good to get a baseline test done so they can take action quicker if the condition worsens. Right now she's not having any pain or trouble breathing. She spiked quite a fever last night due to that vaccine I assume, but seems better this morning.
Hayden is also in the 25th percentile for both weight (21 lbs) and height, and he got three vaccines, about which he screamed his widdle head off. His foot is much better and not turned out hardly at all anymore... he just needed to start walking. He takes about 4 steps at a time alone, and he's really good at walking along a wall. He was kind of grouchy last night, but a dose of Tylenol around dinner time helped and he ended up sleeping all night in his own bed. Wow!
Of course our doctor's office changed over to paperless medical records YESTERDAY, so the staff was extra slow in processing everything and it's exactly why two easy appointments took 2.5 hours. But I was patient, and my iPod, Cheerios, and a camera phone really saved us from complete meltdowns.
Other news... Haleigh loves preschool and I love the work she brings home. She's learning to draw in the lines, and she can already recognize just about every letter of the alphabet and even write a few of them.
I looked at another house last night... in a great neighborhood with a really great elementary school. It's super close to the preschool and is closer to my work. It needs some updating, but for the right price I think it's a great house.
Haleigh is in the 25th percentile for both weight (30 lbs) and height, she got one vaccine which she was so brave for, and her ears still look great. We did get a referral to a pediatric cardiologist though, to do an echo on her heart to make sure it isn't too close to her breast bone. Like her dad, her little chest caves inward, called something like pectus excavatum, and it would be good to get a baseline test done so they can take action quicker if the condition worsens. Right now she's not having any pain or trouble breathing. She spiked quite a fever last night due to that vaccine I assume, but seems better this morning.
Hayden is also in the 25th percentile for both weight (21 lbs) and height, and he got three vaccines, about which he screamed his widdle head off. His foot is much better and not turned out hardly at all anymore... he just needed to start walking. He takes about 4 steps at a time alone, and he's really good at walking along a wall. He was kind of grouchy last night, but a dose of Tylenol around dinner time helped and he ended up sleeping all night in his own bed. Wow!
Of course our doctor's office changed over to paperless medical records YESTERDAY, so the staff was extra slow in processing everything and it's exactly why two easy appointments took 2.5 hours. But I was patient, and my iPod, Cheerios, and a camera phone really saved us from complete meltdowns.
Other news... Haleigh loves preschool and I love the work she brings home. She's learning to draw in the lines, and she can already recognize just about every letter of the alphabet and even write a few of them.
I looked at another house last night... in a great neighborhood with a really great elementary school. It's super close to the preschool and is closer to my work. It needs some updating, but for the right price I think it's a great house.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
rain rain
I graduated high school in, yikes, 1997.
Did you marry someone from your high school?
Not married yet, so who knows?
Did you car pool to school?
Bus for 2 years, rode with Judi our junior year, and had my own car senior year.
What kind of car did you have?
'95 Grand Am
What kind of car do you have now?
'08 Grand Caravan LOL
It's Friday night... where were you?
Football games in the fall, work the rest of the year.
It's Friday night... where are you now?
Home with the kiddos, or dinner with my parents.
What kind of job did you have in high school?
Customer service at Food Town
What do you do now?
Accounting/HR Manager for a non profit animal shelter
Were you a party animal?
Not even a little
Were you considered a flirt?
I don't know
Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Um, all of the bands
Did you get suspended/expelled?
One detention?
Can you sing the fight song?
Of course
Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)?
Mr. Malcolm, Frau Kohler
Where did you sit during lunch?
The cafeteria?
What was your school's full name?
Whitmer Senior High School
When did you graduate?
Ninety-seven ninety-seven ninety ninety ninety-seven
What was your school mascot?
Panther (Pete, right?)
If you could go back and do it again... would you?
Hmmm... I might
What do you remember most about graduation?
How long it was
Who took you to your sr prom?
Did not go
Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with?
Well I hung out with Laura L that night and yep, we still talk
Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion?
Oh wow, it was last yèar! I didn't go because Hayden was only 2 weeks old
Do you still talk to people from school?
Sure do
Did you marry someone from your high school?
Not married yet, so who knows?
Did you car pool to school?
Bus for 2 years, rode with Judi our junior year, and had my own car senior year.
What kind of car did you have?
'95 Grand Am
What kind of car do you have now?
'08 Grand Caravan LOL
It's Friday night... where were you?
Football games in the fall, work the rest of the year.
It's Friday night... where are you now?
Home with the kiddos, or dinner with my parents.
What kind of job did you have in high school?
Customer service at Food Town
What do you do now?
Accounting/HR Manager for a non profit animal shelter
Were you a party animal?
Not even a little
Were you considered a flirt?
I don't know
Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Um, all of the bands
Did you get suspended/expelled?
One detention?
Can you sing the fight song?
Of course
Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)?
Mr. Malcolm, Frau Kohler
Where did you sit during lunch?
The cafeteria?
What was your school's full name?
Whitmer Senior High School
When did you graduate?
Ninety-seven ninety-seven ninety ninety ninety-seven
What was your school mascot?
Panther (Pete, right?)
If you could go back and do it again... would you?
Hmmm... I might
What do you remember most about graduation?
How long it was
Who took you to your sr prom?
Did not go
Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with?
Well I hung out with Laura L that night and yep, we still talk
Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion?
Oh wow, it was last yèar! I didn't go because Hayden was only 2 weeks old
Do you still talk to people from school?
Sure do
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Charlie, Bob and Sam
Me: Let's go have lunch at Charlie's
H1: Okay... Who is Charlie?
Me: No, it's a place you eat, called Charlie's. Kinda like Bob Evans. You like Bob Evans, remember? Then we have to run to Sam's.
H1: Oh, okay!
A few minutes later, in the van, pretending to talk to her dad on an old cell phone...
H1: ... Yeah Dad, we're going to Charlie's house to have lunch with Bob, and Sam too... And Hay-Bob too! (laughs hysterically... Hayden Robert, get it? Yeah, I can thank the grandparents for that and she knows I don't like that nickname lol)
Some new photos are finally on Flickr... Link is over on the right.
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First day of school! *sob*
I definitely cried more than she did... She bounced off to play and barely said goodbye to me! But when I returned to pick her up, she was not happy to see me at all, and pouted the whole way back to the babysitter's. Most of that was because she was ready for lunch and a nap though, I suspect.
But I think she's going to do great! Hayden was really happy when I brought her back to him at the sitter, but then he had to say goodbye to me again! Oh poor baby, so tough!
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