My last post of the evening. I had to post the newest picture of the two of them together. Notice Emmet's new hair do. Daddy gave him a little haircut (without mommy present...naughty daddy) a couple of weeks ago.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Last, but not least
My last post of the evening. I had to post the newest picture of the two of them together. Notice Emmet's new hair do. Daddy gave him a little haircut (without mommy present...naughty daddy) a couple of weeks ago.
Emmet Walking
I was finally able to get some video of Emmet walking. He's really getting good at it and is starting to take off on his own. He still can't stand up without using someone or something to pull up on but he's so proud of himself! I sound like a complete loony bin in the video but sometimes I just can't contain my excitement!
Update
So, the last time I posted I said that I would not/should not wait so long in between posts. Oops.
My excuse:
The school year has started once again. I said my tearful goodbye on August 30th. I actually was really needing a break from being mommy 24/7 but I've decided that 2 weeks is enough of a break and I'm ready to come home now! I think I remember feeling the same way last year. I was surplused from Chavez Elementary at the end of last year and over the summer took an 8th grade Special Education position at Cherokee Middle School. The transition has been intense. While I really do enjoy working with 8th graders keeping up with the curriculum/content is quite challenging. I find myself, especially with math (you all know how I feel about math) trying to teach myself the lesson 30 minutes before I need to teach it to the kids. I have such vivid and intense memories from when I was an 8th grader, which makes working with this age group so interesting. The staff has been very welcoming and the principal is absolutely amazing. I really think I'm going to like it here!
Now for the toddler report:
Every day I thank God for blessing me with these two beautiful beings. I am still constantly amazed at the amount of knowledge they are able to obtain in even just one days time. In the rare moments that they allow me to just sit back and watch them play and interact with one another I find myself in awe of the little people they've become in such a short time. Periodically I still find myself wondering how on earth I arrived at this point in my life. When did I become an adult, married with 2 children and a dog?
In August we had Emmet evaluated by the Birth To Three Program for gross motor and speech concerns. At the time of his 15 month check-up we were concerned that he was just pulling up to stand, not yet walking and still not even crawling 100% of the time. He also didn't have any words. The evaluation revealed that he does have a delay in expressive language and gross motor skills, which qualified him for some therapy. The therapy is not intensive by any means and is actually more for us than for Emmet. A physical therapist and speech pathologist come to the house twice a month each to check progress and give us "homework" to work on with Emmet. We are happy to report that since this summer he has made some great progress. He is able to take about 15-20 step independently and has increased his vocabulary. Emmet can now say "da da", "car", "go go","open" (sounds like bopo) and can sign "more" and "drink". He'll say "ba-bye" on occasion and will repeat Grandpa (bumpa) when prompted. He also likes to fill in words/phrases I leave out when singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Both the speech pathologist and physical therapist do not think they will need to see Emmet for much longer. Our next step is to continue working on his vocabulary and trunk strength. He's come such a long way and I'm so proud. I'm anxious for him to master walking as he appears so frustrated at times that he can't. We'll just keep pluggin' away at it! Emmet's new favorite thing to do, beside practicing walking is to sit and play on top of the coffee table. Overall though he continues to be pretty mellow, laid back and sensitive.
Ada is a regular "motor mouth". She is non-stop jibber jabber, singing, whining etc. She loves singing the ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and You Are My Sunshine. When Emmet leaves the room or her sight she calls, "Emmey? Emmey, where are you?". When she finds him she says, "Oh, there you are. Hi baby!" This of course is what I say nearly every day but it totally cracks me up that she's picked it up. She's expanded it to asking where daddy is too. She enjoys doing everything and anything that Roger or I do. She likes putting a purse over her shoulder and saying "ba-bye". The other day I caught her trying to clip daddy's key chain to her pants, just like daddy does. She continues to be a second mother to Emmet and likes to make sure he eats his snack and drinks his milk. She lectures him from time to time and on crabby days she BITES. Yes, my little sweetheart is a vampire! Ada is overall very energetic and stubborn. She laughs, sings and babbles loudly...so, you can only imagine what her whining and crying sound like!
Daycare adventures:
It has come time for Roger to take on more clients for his business but this also means that he needs to work more hours. So, Ada and Emmet now go to daycare two days a week on Wednesdays and Thursdays. They've only gone for two weeks now. Ada absolutely loves it. When I arrive to pick them up and tell her it's time to go she says "no, no" and runs away and screams when I try to put her in her car seat. Emmet on the other hand is really struggling. The first two days were okay but the second week was a whole other story. He apparently cries almost all morning. She feels like the afternoons are getting better but the morning is still rough. I feel so HORRIBLE for Emmet and for Tia Yova (provider). Her husband comes home around 2:30 and Emmet has taken a liking to him. Emmet goes right to him when he comes home, it's rather sweet, really. So, we'll see how this week goes. Last week we sent his walker with him hoping that would encourage him to move around and play a little more. It seemed to help. This week I'll send the walker, his favorite hat of daddy's, along with his favorite cd and an Elmo and Baby Einstein dvd. I'm anxious already thinking about what tomorrow will be like for him.
Okay, I really need to get in bed. Once again, I will try to get on her more often so I don't spend 2 hours updating in one night!
My excuse:
The school year has started once again. I said my tearful goodbye on August 30th. I actually was really needing a break from being mommy 24/7 but I've decided that 2 weeks is enough of a break and I'm ready to come home now! I think I remember feeling the same way last year. I was surplused from Chavez Elementary at the end of last year and over the summer took an 8th grade Special Education position at Cherokee Middle School. The transition has been intense. While I really do enjoy working with 8th graders keeping up with the curriculum/content is quite challenging. I find myself, especially with math (you all know how I feel about math) trying to teach myself the lesson 30 minutes before I need to teach it to the kids. I have such vivid and intense memories from when I was an 8th grader, which makes working with this age group so interesting. The staff has been very welcoming and the principal is absolutely amazing. I really think I'm going to like it here!
Now for the toddler report:
Every day I thank God for blessing me with these two beautiful beings. I am still constantly amazed at the amount of knowledge they are able to obtain in even just one days time. In the rare moments that they allow me to just sit back and watch them play and interact with one another I find myself in awe of the little people they've become in such a short time. Periodically I still find myself wondering how on earth I arrived at this point in my life. When did I become an adult, married with 2 children and a dog?
In August we had Emmet evaluated by the Birth To Three Program for gross motor and speech concerns. At the time of his 15 month check-up we were concerned that he was just pulling up to stand, not yet walking and still not even crawling 100% of the time. He also didn't have any words. The evaluation revealed that he does have a delay in expressive language and gross motor skills, which qualified him for some therapy. The therapy is not intensive by any means and is actually more for us than for Emmet. A physical therapist and speech pathologist come to the house twice a month each to check progress and give us "homework" to work on with Emmet. We are happy to report that since this summer he has made some great progress. He is able to take about 15-20 step independently and has increased his vocabulary. Emmet can now say "da da", "car", "go go","open" (sounds like bopo) and can sign "more" and "drink". He'll say "ba-bye" on occasion and will repeat Grandpa (bumpa) when prompted. He also likes to fill in words/phrases I leave out when singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Both the speech pathologist and physical therapist do not think they will need to see Emmet for much longer. Our next step is to continue working on his vocabulary and trunk strength. He's come such a long way and I'm so proud. I'm anxious for him to master walking as he appears so frustrated at times that he can't. We'll just keep pluggin' away at it! Emmet's new favorite thing to do, beside practicing walking is to sit and play on top of the coffee table. Overall though he continues to be pretty mellow, laid back and sensitive.
Ada is a regular "motor mouth". She is non-stop jibber jabber, singing, whining etc. She loves singing the ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and You Are My Sunshine. When Emmet leaves the room or her sight she calls, "Emmey? Emmey, where are you?". When she finds him she says, "Oh, there you are. Hi baby!" This of course is what I say nearly every day but it totally cracks me up that she's picked it up. She's expanded it to asking where daddy is too. She enjoys doing everything and anything that Roger or I do. She likes putting a purse over her shoulder and saying "ba-bye". The other day I caught her trying to clip daddy's key chain to her pants, just like daddy does. She continues to be a second mother to Emmet and likes to make sure he eats his snack and drinks his milk. She lectures him from time to time and on crabby days she BITES. Yes, my little sweetheart is a vampire! Ada is overall very energetic and stubborn. She laughs, sings and babbles loudly...so, you can only imagine what her whining and crying sound like!
Daycare adventures:
It has come time for Roger to take on more clients for his business but this also means that he needs to work more hours. So, Ada and Emmet now go to daycare two days a week on Wednesdays and Thursdays. They've only gone for two weeks now. Ada absolutely loves it. When I arrive to pick them up and tell her it's time to go she says "no, no" and runs away and screams when I try to put her in her car seat. Emmet on the other hand is really struggling. The first two days were okay but the second week was a whole other story. He apparently cries almost all morning. She feels like the afternoons are getting better but the morning is still rough. I feel so HORRIBLE for Emmet and for Tia Yova (provider). Her husband comes home around 2:30 and Emmet has taken a liking to him. Emmet goes right to him when he comes home, it's rather sweet, really. So, we'll see how this week goes. Last week we sent his walker with him hoping that would encourage him to move around and play a little more. It seemed to help. This week I'll send the walker, his favorite hat of daddy's, along with his favorite cd and an Elmo and Baby Einstein dvd. I'm anxious already thinking about what tomorrow will be like for him.
Okay, I really need to get in bed. Once again, I will try to get on her more often so I don't spend 2 hours updating in one night!
Wheelbarrow Mania
Ada and Emmet continue to LOVE playing outside. Especially the day when daddy was using the wheelbarrow.
Outside fun
A few weekends ago we had some neighbor friends come over to play in the kiddie pool and sprinkler and hang out for a while. It was hot, hot, hot that day so they brought popsicles with. Ada and Emmet LOVED them. Even though the adults were baking in the heat the kids all had a blast.
Super Emmet
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Super Emmet!
Your eyes are NOT deceiving you...Emmet is indeed wearing my bra.
He put together this little ensemble all on his own while I was folding laundry. I'm just glad I caught him in time to snap some pictures.
Fun at Nana's
Emmet and Ada LOVE going to visit Nana and Pops. All the new toys, sights, sounds and smells. It's great fun. Emmet especially loves the little train. Ada enjoys the piano - don't ya just love her trying out her sultry look? They both love snuggling with Nana. And Pops always captures the moment!
Bath pics from Pops
I had to share these adorable pictures that Pops took while Roger and I were on our weekend "get-away".
Weekend get-away
Thanks to Dad and Julie, Mom and Doug and Uncle Greg, Roger and I were able to get away for the whole weekend of August 24th. This took some planning and tag-team sign up but the weekend went so well. Roger and I left Friday night and checked into a hotel about 15 minutes away from home. We spent the night bowling and having a few beers and of course peacefully going to sleep knowing that we would NOT have to wake up at 6am the next morning! On Saturday the weather was absolutely beautiful. We spent the morning roaming around Willy St and getting tattoos. Roger got a sun on his right arm and I got a swirly thing-a-ma-jig on the inside of my right wrist. After a lunch at The Weary Traveler we met a bunch of friends at the Capital City Beer Tent Fest for beer of course, good times with friends and great music. We were able to see Willy Porter, who was spectacular! Sunday morning we had breakfast and made a Target run for diapers and all that good stuff before returning home. We were anxious to see Ada and Emmet who had a blast spending time with family while we were gone. Here are some pics from the weekend.
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