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Archive for January, 2008

26 Jan

It figures…

Charlie has a runny nose today. 
I’m sure it has nothing to do with our trip to the commissary on Wednesday.  I let him sit in one of those cute shopping carts that looks like a truck.  He *licked* the steering wheel.  Ewwwwwww.  Not a whole lot that antibacterial gel can do for that.
The shopping trip [...]

25 Jan

Nesting…

I was not much of a nester during my last pregnancy, but this week I’ve been on a roll….
The silverware drawer, before and after.  Not the most dramatic transformation, but trust me, its better:
     
My spice cabinet was a total mess and not user-friendly at all.  Here it is, before and after:
    
The little stair-step thing [...]

18 Jan

My 2-year-old son

can’t put on his own socks.  However, he has learned how to use the touchpad on the laptop.  No kidding – the other day we watched him use one little finger to carefully guide the arrow to a specific spot, then click the button to gain access to the programs on the computer.  Wow.  I [...]

10 Jan

Charlie’s Evaluation

I’ve been concerned about Charlie’s speech and language development for a while.  So, we scheduled an evaluation with the state Early Intervention team.  They sent a Speech Pathologist and an Occupational Therapist, and did a test called the Infant-Toddler Developmental Assessment.  The results indicated that his cognitive skills, social/emotional development, and “self-help” skills were all [...]

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