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Sunday, April 24, 2011
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
My Little Lincoln
Vance is gone tonight until midnight or later. I guess tonight you could call me a grad school widow:) He's got a huge project he's working on. I don't envy him, but I'm proud of him and all his hard work. He hardly every complains. It is really quiet in our home, but writing blog posts keeps me busy after putting little Lincoln to bed!
We are learning more about our little Lincoln every day. This week we've learned...
Somehow he loves Buzz Lightyear, Woody, and Jesse. He's never seen the movie but every time after we change his diaper he lunges his body at the picture on his diaper wipes container and smiles and laughs while he studies the pictures. Somehow those artists know how to appeal to six month old babies!
He flips his body upside down when we walk past our living room light fixture so he can see it better. He does this because we lift him up and let him pull the strings to turn the lights and fan on and off. It is so cute how it entertains him!
He loves baths, of course. He loves to sit up by the running water as the tub fills and put his hands through.
He loves playing in the grass and pulling it if he can. He seems to love the feel of it...he's never felt it before (long, cold winter!)
Tonight I sang some songs to Lincoln while I cuddled and rocked with him as he was so sleepy before his bedtime. I love to be able to do this because he reaches his hands up and will touch my face and "talk" to me while I sing to him, which really is cooing and gooing with a few "gaga" or "da" sounds. It is such a wonderful time. I loooove being a mom! I am sure going to miss this stage when it passes....can't he be 6.5 months old forever?!
We are learning more about our little Lincoln every day. This week we've learned...
Somehow he loves Buzz Lightyear, Woody, and Jesse. He's never seen the movie but every time after we change his diaper he lunges his body at the picture on his diaper wipes container and smiles and laughs while he studies the pictures. Somehow those artists know how to appeal to six month old babies!
He flips his body upside down when we walk past our living room light fixture so he can see it better. He does this because we lift him up and let him pull the strings to turn the lights and fan on and off. It is so cute how it entertains him!
He loves baths, of course. He loves to sit up by the running water as the tub fills and put his hands through.
He loves playing in the grass and pulling it if he can. He seems to love the feel of it...he's never felt it before (long, cold winter!)
Tonight I sang some songs to Lincoln while I cuddled and rocked with him as he was so sleepy before his bedtime. I love to be able to do this because he reaches his hands up and will touch my face and "talk" to me while I sing to him, which really is cooing and gooing with a few "gaga" or "da" sounds. It is such a wonderful time. I loooove being a mom! I am sure going to miss this stage when it passes....can't he be 6.5 months old forever?!
Indiana dialect
Sure, there is a little bit of an accent here in Indiana, which I am actually used to and don't notice any longer when I talk to people from this area. But there is a grammatical error that I definitely notice. However, I'm not sure if it is just the speech-language pathologist in me though that is overly sensitive to these types of things.
"Needs Binned" (a sign on a cart of items at Walmart)
"I'm not sure if it needs painted." (rental office employee)
"This firewood is ready to be taken, but needs split." (Craigslist advertisement)
"Want paid? Hand in your time card." (Sign at factory for workers)
"This needs cleaned." (Co-worker)
Do you notice what is missing? The prepositional phrase "to be" is missing in each phrase or sentence. Ever since a co-worker pointed it out to me, I hear this error made at least on a weekly basis. I think it is really interesting...alright I'll admit it is driving me crazy! I really love Indiana, but I don't want to start using this grammatical error. Please tell me if I do!
"Needs Binned" (a sign on a cart of items at Walmart)
"I'm not sure if it needs painted." (rental office employee)
"This firewood is ready to be taken, but needs split." (Craigslist advertisement)
"Want paid? Hand in your time card." (Sign at factory for workers)
"This needs cleaned." (Co-worker)
Do you notice what is missing? The prepositional phrase "to be" is missing in each phrase or sentence. Ever since a co-worker pointed it out to me, I hear this error made at least on a weekly basis. I think it is really interesting...alright I'll admit it is driving me crazy! I really love Indiana, but I don't want to start using this grammatical error. Please tell me if I do!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
6 month Well Visit
Lincoln had his 6 month checkup today. Here are his stats:
Height: 27 inches/ 75%ile
Weight: 18 lbs 11 oz/ 75%ile
Head Circumference: 44 1/2 cm/ 75%?ile
He got 4 or 5 shots as well today. He cried and cried but after a good nap is back to normal now. We are so proud of him!
He is also eating from a spoon without resistance. We'll be trying a lot of more solids now. So glad that he is now able to do this.
Height: 27 inches/ 75%ile
Weight: 18 lbs 11 oz/ 75%ile
Head Circumference: 44 1/2 cm/ 75%?ile
He got 4 or 5 shots as well today. He cried and cried but after a good nap is back to normal now. We are so proud of him!
He is also eating from a spoon without resistance. We'll be trying a lot of more solids now. So glad that he is now able to do this.
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