Santa got Austin a dinosaur digging set; he has been fascinated with dinosaurs since age 3 and has wanted to be a paleontologist for almost 6 years now! This year he has wavered a bit from paleontologist, archeologist, and zoology; but he has always loved biology/science jobs. The Fossil Hunter Dino Dig Kit was a huge hit this year, and kept him busy for hours. When it was all cleaned off and assembled, he painted and posed it for display.
Austin has shingles!! The poor boy is miserable and I do not blame him one bit. I hate seeing my little boy miserable, and that is just how he feels. He is taking medicine for it, as well as taking Motrin and using topical itch and pain relievers. Not that they are offering much, I think he feels better knowing he is doing something about it. Today is day six, if we are lucky the medicine will work and he should fight off the virus soon. We have also been busy trying to think of projects Austin would like to do for his Science Fair in February, he has a dozen ideas, we just need to narrow it down to one and get him started.
Also, Christopher is having a sleepover. A little boy he has been friends with for two grades called him, and without asking me he invited him over to stay the night. His dad was real nice and made sure it was OK with me first. The little boy is just a sweetheart and very well behaved so I have no regrets… ask me again in the morning though, it IS only 9pm.
Nothing new in the world with Matthew; at least nothing unmentioned previously. Not sure if I mentioned that he has five teeth now, number 5 popped out the other morning. He had just the two bottom teeth for almost 5 months, then it seemed like within a month he had three more.
We finished painting the living room. I am in awe how much two gallons of paint can improve a room, I feel like we have a classy sitting room, and not just a storage area for extra furniture. Let’s just hope that if we do have to sell this house, that they buyers feel the same way!
Matthew is growing up to such a neat little boy…. he is really getting his personality. He tried standing by himself today; he did it for a couple seconds before he realized he was not holding onto anything and then sat down. Let’s see, new ‘tricks’ he has learned:
Motor
Claps hands together and says ‘yeah’
Puts blocks/boys into toys and pulls them out
Uses buttons on his toys, twists/pushes/slides
Pulls pull-toys
Getting braver with his cruising
Climbs the entire flight of stairs without stopping
Signs ‘milk’ when he is hungry
Helps in dressing self. Pushes arms and legs into clothes, holds up feet one at a time for socks
Shows preference in being naked. Prefers cloth diapers to disposables
Drops toys purposely and then looks for them (out of the crib/bathtub/playpen)
Cognitive
Understands ‘no’
Comes when you call him by name
Understands the concept of sharing and tries to share (or trade) toys or food
Starting to understand ‘be gentle’ when petting the dog or cat
Understands who ‘mama’ ‘dada’ are
Verbal
Says ‘mama’
Says ‘dada’
Says ‘Mmmmm’ when hungry
Says ‘yay’ when he accomplishes something
Cuteness milestones
Blows raspberries on other people’s skin
Sticks his lower lip out
Plays ‘peek-a-boo’ with a blanket
Does long division (just seeing if you are paying attention)
Chases us/animals
Gives hugs and kisses purposely
Crawls to the bathroom at lightning speed when he hears water running
Has a preference for toys that are yellow
Makes ‘kissing/smacking’ sound with lips
Starts banging his hand on the table and kicking his legs if you are taking too long giving him food
It’s amazing how a little person can complete a family. Austin and Christopher adore their little brother, even with him getting into their papers and toys. Austin has infinate patience with Matthew and is always talking about how much he loves his little brother. All my years of infertility feel worth it now… I would walk through through fire for my boys.
Went to Home Depot tonight, got some light brown paint for the front room (formal living room). We plan on painting most of the interior to not only make the house prettier, but to look cleaner, updated and make it more marketable when we do sell it. It’s a difficult room because of the height vaulted ceilings and the wall that goes into the kitchen, but I cannot wait to see the finished result, it will be so worth it in the end!
Where does the time go?? Matthew went and did it again; he turned another month older despite us telling him to SLOW DOWN!! We noticed a new tooth yesterday; it’s his left lateral incisor. So, he has his bottom two central incisors and his right lateral looks puffy, and his left central incisor, the left lateral incisor. When these teeth come in he is going to look lop sided. I have so much more to add, but I will do that in the morning. As Bobby says, “he’s not ten months old until I wake up tomorrow”. In the morning I will add the newest pictures and update on Austin’s Science Fair, and Christopher’s well, Christopherness….that boy….
Thank you Army… sarcasm in tone optional.
create your own visited countries map
or vertaling Duits Nederlands
