Faelyn's Artwork

Last year, the extent of Faye's art was markers or paint scribbled on paper. Just swirling circles or back and forth scribbling. What you'd expect from a two year old and I always grumbled about it. Why does this child not know how to make a single picture?! Why does she insist on making scribbles and thinking her scribbles are lovely pictures?! Of course I always commented on her great use of colors and asked her to explain what was going on in her pictures, but I always thought what the heck is going on in her head?!

This year, every single time she brings home a new piece of free time artwork, she bowls me away. She usually sticks with a weekly trend and these are from the past couple weeks.

Pictures are going to be at the top, because that's how they post for some reason (posting via iPhone!)

First, at home, she drew a couple pictures of me with a flower. This was the first one. The flower had roots, I had a heart in my chest.

The second, she came home with this beautiful picture of me. She made two that week. Me, with brown hair and eyes (like I have), a bright red heart in my chest, and long, lovely eyelashes!

The third, and this one completely blew me out of the water... Yellow mountains and hills, a bird flying in the sky, and a yellow sun with red in it, because it was getting hotter!

And last, the drawing she brought home for me today (all folded up and in an envelope). This is a mommy whale. There is a baby whale on the mommies back (she's carrying her baby) and the baby has a spout coming up from her blowhole!

I worry about her academics ALL. THE. TIME. but I think her art work is brilliant! She will be going to Kindergarten Prep this next school year instead of Kindergarten. She is no where near being ready for Kindergarten, academically...

I'm still not convinced its just her age or a lack of interest, but we'll see what happens with the rest of this school year and this summer.

Keri

Can't. Stop. Laughing.

Faye to Maddox:  Freeze your arms, freeze your legs, freeze your mouth, freeze your arms, freeze your vagina. Freeze all of your body. 

Keri

Two Things

Faelyn wants to invite her extended family over for a party. With cake and lots of punch. 

Faelyn wants to have a slumber party. A spa day slumber party. She asked her daddy to get pickle slices because that's what you put on your eyes for a spa day. 

Keri

01.16.2013

Maddox doing a ton better. He'll be ready for school tomorrow. He's almost 100% better feeling, still a little tired, a little worn done, still has a decreased appetite. His eye looks a ton better. Still puffy and red, but not anywhere near what it was.

I was talking to one of Faye's preschool friends mom. I said around Madd's eye was infected and she said "oh yeah, did it get all red and puffy?" Yeah, how'd you know?! Apparently she's an ER nurse! I had no idea! Her husband is a EMS and I knew that, but had no clue she worked at the hospital too!

Keri

Eye Infection

Maddox had a lot of cheek pain on Sunday night, was up most of the night and woke up on Monday with a swollen eye (bottom lid and up around the inside corner) and a 102 fever.

He stayed home and laid on the couch all day, sleeping on and off. This morning his eye did not look any better so I had Clayton bring him into the minute clinic. They were clueless and said to go to urgent care. I'm not a big fan, so I called our pediatrician and got an appointment for this evening.

He has an infection around his eye. Not in his eye or in the socket, fortunately. He started antibiotics tonight and hopefully he'll be better by Thursday or he'll have to go in for IV antibiotics.

More to Blog , Less to Facebook

I keep thinking about how I copied and pasted Facebook statuses of the kids saying a few years back and that I need to do that again to catch up. It's so easy to lose everything on Facebook, but why didn't I think to post a blog a day? It doesn't need to be long and in depth. I take at least one picture on my phone a day (I also was going to take a picture a day on my DSLR, what happened to that?!), so why not post at least one thing a day?

Maddox is sick today. He had pain in his right cheek all last night. A little today, but he's got a moderate fever and has been feeling miserable all day. Poor kid. No school today, no school tomorrow. Hopefully he'll be feeling better tomorrow.

Pictures are last night with his rosey cheeks, asleep on dads lap after not being able to get to bed. And then today, with his puffy eye. Not sure what that's about. It's on the same side as the cheek that hurt...

Keri

Rolly Polly

Murphy has been rolling belly to back for sometime now, but today he rolled from his back onto his belly. He did get his arm stuck under his belly, though, and I had to help him with that after he had rolled over.

Good job, Murphy!

He Laughs!

My baby FINALLY laughed and giggled! And it was the cutest thing ever!

We figured out about two weeks ago that Murphy was a little ticklish. I tickled his thighs and he let out a short little laugh. He wouldn't do it again. About a week later, the same thing by his neck and arms.

Tonight I was singing silly songs about cooperation to him while I changed his diaper. I got another little one out of him but no more so I decided to try tickling him. He let out a lot of really cute giggles! It was so precious!

Murphy's Stats & Milestones

6.25.12 - 9lbs 1 oz, 21"
6.30.12 - 4.3kg
7.16.12 - 5kg
7.22.12 - 5.4kg. 58.4cm
8.3.12 - 5.7kg
8.17.12 - 5.8kg
8.27.12 - 5.8kg, 63.5cm

I had some milestones written on ColorNotes on my phone and that I was super smart and uninstalled the app.  I'm going to try to remember them...

I think his first official smile was on August 13th.  A closed mouth, little smile.

On August 6th, he held his head up for a good 5 minutes and looked around.  He also rolled from his belly to his back for the first time.  It wasn't until a couple days later that he was rolling over consistently.

August 21st, I almost caught a full, mouth open smile.

Mid August, Murphy started to be a lot more alert and chatty.  He is constantly cooing and talking to us.  He is so purposeful about his talking, it is very heart warming.

(Daddy is kicking my off the computer now.)