Doctor's Appointment

• Isaak had his 9 month check up over the weekend. He is 28.5" tall (64%), 18 lb (14%) and 44 cm on the head circumference (14%). Both my boys are long and skinny. Mica is fatter in the face than Isaak, but Isaak is fatter in the legs and tummy than Mica. They didn't even bring up the head circumference thing this time; last time they talked about how good it is that his head circumference was ok (because he had the meningitis they worry about the long term effects of it).

• Isaak was good the whole time. Except when they gave him his shot; even then he didn't cry much. Mica per usual was very talkative. I gave him a Valentine to give to the nurse and one for the doctor. He's actually learned to sort of sign his name through us holding his arm to sign all his Valentines. Practice makes perfect. Now if we can get him to hold a scissors right to cut, he'll be doing good.

• Dr. Harrison walked in and said, "Hi Isaiah!" I had to correct him. I just sort of laughed. He's a very good doctor, and is moving a ways away. We'll still go to him. I'm thankful that they'll take Sat. appointments! I've also been impressed with how he has personally called me to talk about Mica's tongue stuff, staph infection and Isaak's meningitis. Most of the time they just have a nurse call the mom. Harrison also came into the hospital when he was supposed to be out of the office.

• Isaak's good and healthy. He's doing everything he's supposed to be doing. I'm sure he's not supposed to be waking up in the middle of the night, but we didn't go there. I still think with me working full time, it's his way of keeping up his milk supply. Then there is teething pain too. He wakes up only once to eat, and goes right back to sleep. We have the ok to put a blanket in his crib.

• Mica showed off by saying the Preamble to the doctor. Travis taught him that. Mica gets so excited to see the doctor.

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Let it Snow!

• We have a couple inches of snow in Omaha today. It's supposed to snow more (8" all together), so my students got to leave early. It actually makes my job harder because my lesson plans are thrown off a bit now. I had a major project due today, oh well. At least I have the afternoon to myself. I'm sure the boys are enjoying watching the snow with Travis today.

Standing How?

• Isaak's been standing up in his crib; when he has his sleep sack on. For those of you who don't know what a sleep sack is, it's a sleeper with no leg holes to go over their PJ's. Mom's use them a lot now a days, because nothing is supposed to go in their crib, even blanket's. It's a SIDS thing. I wonder to myself, "How in the hell does he do that"? It seems like a challenging task to me to stand without the full movement of legs.

• I wonder when I can start putting a blanket on him? That is one of my doctor questions for this Sat. I do cheat sometimes, and put a light weight blanket in there. I've read not to put blanket's or anything in a crib until they are past a year old. Seems like a long time to me.
• Times change; I remember with Mica we swaddled him for sleepy time.

Valentines Party

• Mica had his Valentines party at preschool yesterday. He was so excited to have a bag of candy! That boy has a major sugar tooth - just like me. We went through his Valentines and read them. It was hard reading all the signatures; we figured them out. Travis ended up holding Mica's arm to write the letters in his name. It's a start. He's right handed; I can tell that.

• Poor Isaak has a doctor's appointment on Valentines Day. It's so nice they'll take my kids in on a Sat. No time off work. I'll have Mica give their doctor a Valentine.

Robot Love

• I made these Valentines for Mica. Now he just needs to sign all of them for his preschool class. Getting him to do that is harder then making the Valentines.

2 Teeth

• I finally got a good shot of Isaak's two teeth. They've grown enough to see now. I got bit for the first time this weekend. I shouted out, "No bite Isaak", and took him off feeding. He got the pouty lip, and started crying. It didn't hurt too bad, but he has to know that, biting is bad.

• Side note, his hair is lightening up.

Bathtime

• I just shove the boys in the bathtub together. They both love when I dump water over their head's. I know most kids hate that, but mine love it. Mica says, "Do it again Mommy"! Isaak smiles. They both know how to splash. I'm lucky I have shower doors to shut, but still get after them not to splash so hard.

Locked Up Together

• I had Mica in Isaak's crib this weekend. I was going through Isaak's clothes, and shoved the boy's in Isaak's crib together. Isaak was cracking up because Mica was putting his head in Isaak's mobile, and popping out saying, "Peek a Boo".