Friday, December 18, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Sarah's homeschool adventures
Loads of smiles...
...Jacob is so responsive now and Sarah enjoys putting on shows for him. We can only find one Christmas CD after our move, so currently Sarah is dancing for Jacob and he is watching and giggling when she dances and uses a little high voice to make fun sounds.
I made bean bags for Sarah the other day (shhh) and Andy is planning on making a hole in a board to make a bean bag toss game. :)
Sarah created an idea for a gift for Jacob... a little cardboard 'book' and a paper baby on a spring pops out when you open the book. She's wanted a jack in the box for years and we think it's so single use that we've never got her one. Now we are making something like this for Jacob. :)
Elimination Communication is going great. I went ahead and bought a Baby Bjorn toliet with the inner part that is removeable, so you don't have to wash the entire toliet. It sits in the living room and I don't have to walk down the hallway every time I think he has to go.
Also, today for the first time, he did a trick. After a nap, I found him in the opposite position from which I had laid him down. His head was where his feet were when I laid him down. Wow...sneaky guy. He has rolled over a few times, but I don't know if they were genuine rolls or if it was more gravity working him down from a propped up arm position I had him in.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Took this photo maybe beginning of October at a park near our house.
"Cheap stuff"
Hi. Being on a very tight budget at the moment has taken us to the lower priced shampoo and detergents and away from the environmentally unscented stuff. These cheaper soaps have their own hidden cost.
Not meaning to complain, but here are the costs: The shampoo doesn't work very well...leaves me feeling greasy in a day...it's some 2 in 1 ...that could be the problem, but it doesn't say conditioning shampoo on the bottle...just 'strength and fortify, 2 in 1.'
The dishwasher detergent leaves our kitchen and living room (attached) smelling like bleach while it is running.
The new 'mountain rain' laundry soap gives me a bit of a headache (certain hang-to-dry items are in the living room)...hopefully our skin doesn't mind it.
I've been behind on sleep - hard to keep my eyes open at times. I was trying to explain why to Mom A. and it probably has to do with the fact that Sarah has been up the last 2 nights to go to the bathroom and have a snack. Jacob, most nights, sleeps through.
Yummy beet/carrot salad tonight. Shredded beets, carrots plus balsamic and olive oil.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
A few pics my Mom took a few weeks ago when she was over. Well, I took the one with her in it.
Sarah got the bad bruise on her chin from sitting on the window sil (sp?) and jumping onto the couch, but the second time she did it she landed on the floor with her chin. I awoke from a rest with a scream. It's all healed up now.
