Six Months Old
Sabrina just had her six month check up. Can you believe it? It’s amazing how fast the first year goes. She is doing very well and has started eating solid foods and still can’t be laid down on the floor without immediately lifting her head up like she’s doing little baby crunches. She’s already had to toughen up against her sisters and brother. She has no interest in rolling over though, and will not stand on her feet no matter how hard we try. The doctor suggested an exersaucer as a means of therapy to get her leg muscles used to supporting some weight. We did have a bit of concern a couple of months ago because her feet turn inward more than usual. We saw an orthopedic and did an x-ray. The doctor said that the turning in really is an issue more with the hips than the feet and her hips measure normal and there is no popping in them, so she should be fine. We will follow up with her again when Sabrina starts walking. I hope that her delay is due to being the fourth child and getting picked up and entertained a lot. I will be forcing more tummy and exersaucer time on her now and I’m sure she will catch on soon. She is such a cutie and I can’t go anywhere without a comment on her fluffy hair. Everyone loves how it stands straight up. Rob says she looks like a chimpanzee baby, and I guess it’s true. We have taken to calling her “motorboat” lately though because she will blow raspberries like crazy when she wants some attention and isn’t getting it.
Knitting Machine
Emma has been saving her money for a while and when we went shopping last week she had a chance to spend it. We went to the toy store and she just couldn’t find anything she wanted badly enough that was within in her budget. She was upset about not finding anything, but seems to grasp the concept of saving for what you really want. The next place we went was a childrens’ consignment store and she found the greatest deal. A brand new knitting machine, never opened, for 1/3 what it would cost retail. She was so excited to get it home and try it out. We loaded the yarn, and she turned the crank and made herself a nice pink tube. It took mommy forever to figure out how to get it off of the machine, and Emma finally got it. We decided to make the tube into a purse. We stitched one end closed and hot glued a ribbon handle at the other end and a white daisy in the middle. She then got started on a scarf, but that was more difficult, mostly because you really have to pay attention and stay focused longer. So it turned out to be a small placemat instead. She let me take her picture, but didn’t want me to post any with her in it, so you can check the gallery for that. Such a great project, I wonder what she’ll make next.
STAR Pupil
We recently got a letter in the mail to report how Hunter did on the STAR test that he took at school last year. It is an acheivement test that measures the student’s progress in meeting the state’s academic standards. Hunter did extrememly well and scored as Advanced in both English-Language Arts and Mathematics. I was not surprised by this, but was very impressed. He scored 100% in all three of the reading categories, “Multiplication, Division and Fractions”, “Algebra and Functions,” and “Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability!” WOW! Rob and I are so proud of him and had a family dinner night out to honor his accomplishment. We asked him where he would like to go and he picked McDonalds mostly because it has a Playplace. Great job smarty!!
There is a list of books that are suitable for his reading level and it has books like: A Wrinkle in Time, Tuck Everlasting, A Light in the Attic, and Cricket in Times Square. All books I remember as a kid, but don’t remember being ready to read them this young. I guess it’s time to expand our home library!
Read MoreOur Favorite Dinner
This is one of our family’s favorite dinners. There are a few things that everyone really likes, and this is one of them. Salmon is about the only fish we eat in our house and I usually cover it with lemon salt and dill and then broil it, but in this house with no real oven, and a BBQ that was crawling with ants, this time I made it in a frying pan on the stove. Couscous is very popular around here, but seems to end up all over the house whenever we have it, so it is a bit of a luxury. The mixed vegetables are a good compromise because I can tell Hunter to pick two vegetables that he’s willing to eat, and eat all of those on his plate. Anyway, now I have something for my recipe category!
Madame Vegetable
Emma and I were at the grocery store not long ago, when she saw these little lettuce things and thought they were so cute. Because they are so cute, they must be good, so she begged me to get her some brussel sprouts! I have never made them before, but said ok. I thought I would steam them or something since I think that’s what you are supposed to do with them. I only got a total of four because I was sure she wouldn’t like them. After several days she didn’t want to wait another second to try them so she got out the ranch dressing and ate all four of them raw, and loved it! She has always been more of a fruit and vegetable person, especially compared to Hunter the candy addict, but I was shocked. She was hopping around telling me how much she liked them, and then went crazy again a couple of days ago when we had corn on the cob, another of her favorites. I’ll have to take a hint from her and get into buying more produce again, I have been doing more canned things lately because it’s easy and it keeps longer. Good job Emma!
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