I spent a good chunk of Liam's birthday money on art supplies, and let me just say MONEY WELL SPENT! He now spends 1-2hrs a day (30-45 minutes at a time) doing art projects. His choices include stamping with alphabet stamps, watercolor paints, finger paints, painting on his easel, drawing on the chalk board with chalk, or on paper on the easel with crayons or markers, making things with clay, and beading. Our house looks like a preschool as he churns out 2-5 masterpieces a day and I have them all over the walls and fridge. :D
Jude started crawling this week! He crawled three "steps" yesterday and is trying very hard again today. Liam is so cute and cheers him on. I just love watching them interact. He's also eating more solid foods now and pulled himself to standing (from sitting) in his crib today.
Ryan's in school, of course, but watching the boys in the afternoons while I work as well. It's been an adjustment, but I think it's getting easier for everyone.
More photos to come soon.
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Hello out there
What's going on with us.....
Jenn has gone back to work part-time, leaving Ryan at home with the two boys to manage. We're still getting back in the swing of things, but expect that things will get easier as we get back in the rhythm of it all.
Ryan had this week away from classes, but will be going back for summer term on Monday.
Liam is.....READING. Yep, that's right. He can read short words on his own now, and is starting to "sound out" words that he doesn't know. He can sing his alphabet and identify his letters. He knows most of the sounds that the letters make. He can count to 15 now and can do basic addition and subtraction with numbers 1-10.
Jude is eating solid foods now! He eats just as much as Liam did, nursing 5X a day (4-6oz) and then eating 4 more oz of purees. He has loved everything so far. Avocados, peas, sweet potatoes, apples, bananas and pears, alone or mixed with oatmeal make up most of his diet. He can eat things with a texture now, so we just mash the bananas and avocados with a fork. He still has NO teeth though. :P
Jenn has gone back to work part-time, leaving Ryan at home with the two boys to manage. We're still getting back in the swing of things, but expect that things will get easier as we get back in the rhythm of it all.
Ryan had this week away from classes, but will be going back for summer term on Monday.
Liam is.....READING. Yep, that's right. He can read short words on his own now, and is starting to "sound out" words that he doesn't know. He can sing his alphabet and identify his letters. He knows most of the sounds that the letters make. He can count to 15 now and can do basic addition and subtraction with numbers 1-10.
Jude is eating solid foods now! He eats just as much as Liam did, nursing 5X a day (4-6oz) and then eating 4 more oz of purees. He has loved everything so far. Avocados, peas, sweet potatoes, apples, bananas and pears, alone or mixed with oatmeal make up most of his diet. He can eat things with a texture now, so we just mash the bananas and avocados with a fork. He still has NO teeth though. :P
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