Tooth time

It's that time... Naomi is working on her 2nd tooth! Her first one started coming in around the first of the month. Shortly after, we started seeing signs of her second one. She seems to be handling it fine... we didn't even really notice until I looked closely one day...

And speaking of teeth...

Jonah had 2 cavities filled yesterday. And he was such a trooper!!! I am so proud of him. He took to the laughing gas just fine and didn't even know he got 2 shots in his mouth. The dentist and assistant were amazed at how well he was doing. And it was probably a good thing that I took him because I think Ethan would have passed out at the sight of his son getting a huge shot in his mouth. I was amazed at how calm he stayed throughout the whole procedure. Now he's all good for at least another 6 months!!!

The things kids say...

Thanks to Ethan, Jonah has recently become a Jazz fan. And it is the cutest thing to watch... Ethan & Jonah yelling at the TV. And Jonah REALLY gets into it! Yelling things like, "Get the rebound!" or "No foul, ref!" They even have their own 'high-five' during the games... silly boys.

So this morning Jonah decided to draw pictures of the players with their jersey numbers... constantly asking who's number is what, etc. He was even going as far as drawing pictures of the opposing team. Wanting to draw Tracy McGrady, an African-American player, he asked me what he looked like. I told him he was dark-skinned. With that, he responded, "Dark-skinned, huh? So did he have to ride in the back of the bus a long time ago?"

Children really are sponges!

Yet another reminder of how our children soak in everything we say...

It was my night to do the nightly ritual with Jonah... read books and tuck him in. As we walked into the room, I asked him what book he wanted to read. He started looking at his library of books to see what the book du jour would be. As most of you know, Jonah is a VERY observant and keen little boy. Noticing a book out of place, this is what he had to say about it...

"Mommy, Papa never puts the books back in their place. How come he never puts the books back in their place? Doesn't he know the books don't put themselves back???"

Yes, he must have heard Mommy yammer about Papa not ever return anything to its place.

The surgery was a success!!!

As most know, Naomi had tympanostomy tube placement in both ears... yes, she had tubes put in her ears to help with drainage. The purpose of the tubes is to allow air to be present in the middle ear space. She had a couple ear infections since December. The infections cleared up with antibiotics but she was still holding fluid in her ears. Usually, this is something infants can grow out of, and the tubes just help with the draining. So for most of her infant life, she was hearing sounds unclearly. The feeling is explained as if your ears need to pop... somewhat annoying and uncomfortable. The specialists only concern was that she was holding fluid for a few months now. And without being able to hear clearly, this could impede on her speech. So the obvious route was to have the surgery.

She was an amazing patient. She didn't even cry when the anesthesiologist took her back or when the nurse returned her to me. I've been blessed with pretty mellow, easy-going children. She was back to normal right away. We've just had to monitor her balance as the anesthesia was wearing off, but for the most part, you wouldn't have been able to notice she had the surgery!

She's on the move!!!

Gone are the days where we were able to plop Naomi on a blanket in hopes she would just sit and entertain herself. Yes, she's officially crawling... and hopping. In an effort to go faster, she has also taught herself to hop on all fours in order to get to where she's going.

She doesn't move very fast, but nevertheless she's moving. Sometimes we catch her moving in circles... which is pretty hilarious to watch!

So look out folks... before we know it she'll be running around and yelling at us.

The 3.5 foot 2-planker

As mentioned in the previous blogs, Jonah has been fortunate enough to get free skiing lessons courtesy of Snowbird Mountain School. I knew he was talented and athletic (come on, look who his parents are... hehe), but I had no idea how he was progressing...

Since I haven't seen how he truly was doing on the 'big' hill, I decided we would spend the afternoon together on skis. So much for that...

Jonah is a mad man! I knew I was already a spazz on skis, but he truly makes me look like a slow spazz on skis. And he'll jump off of anything!

Ethan was able to join us for a couple of runs and that made me look even worse! Here I am, following an amazing snowboarder and a 5 year old that makes me look silly. On a specific run, I wanted to get pictures of Jonah going off some jumps so the plan was for me to ski down first and assume the position. As we were making it down the hill, Ethan & Jonah were already getting ready... He asked Papa, "Papa, where's Mommy? She's such a slowpoke!"

Naomi's 6 Month Checkup

Poor girl...

Naomi has had a couple of ear infections in the past few months. Luckily, the infection seems to have cleared. However, she is still holding some fluid in her ears. With the pediatrician's recommendation, we are making an appointment with an Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist to put tubes in her ears. Yes, I am very sad about this. I don't know what the process is, although I do know it is common. Regardless, as a parent, I'm sure it isn't any fun. Her consultation is scheduled next week...

On a lighter note, she's progressing just fine. She is nearly 17 pounds! At the moment, she is crawling backwards! She gets easily frustrated when something is just barely out of reach and instead of moving forward to get it, her arms are stronger and proceeds to move in a backwards direction. She has, however, learned that she can lunge forward and then sit up in a new position... taking her closer to the desired object... rather than backwards... it's a funny sight to see!