I don't think Levi is quite ready to give up his old stuff for the new baby...
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Sunday, July 01, 2007
FLORIDA!
We took a great 4-day vacation to Clearwater Beach, Florida. Levi seemed to LOVE the ocean and the beach!
Friday, June 29, 2007
The Kansas Stones visit for a few days!
Uncle Dave, Aunt Kristin, and cousins Meredith, Julianne, and Danielle come to town!
Saturday, June 16, 2007
thirsty boy
Levi is keeping cool by playing in his little "pool" (really his snow-sled filled with water), getting sprayed, and drinking from the hose on a hot summer day.
15 month checkup
Wow. Has it already been 15 months? Time sure does fly when you're having fun! Levi had another visit with our amazing pediatrician, Dr. Perry and again received a clean bill of health!!
Here's his latest stats:
Weight: 23 lbs. 0.5 oz. 25% (svelte little guy, but gaining weight just fine)
Height: 32 1/2 in. 85%
Head 19 in. 80%
We have talked with Dr. Perry extensively about Levi's feeding issues and we all feel he is definitely making progress. We haven't had a "vomiting episode" in several weeks and he seems to be learning to chew more. We hope his "sensitive gag reflex" is starting to wane. He has two bottom molars in now and that seems to be helping with the chewing. He's now interested in small pieces of bread and small crackers and cheerios, but only one at a time. When given free rein, he doesn't quite know to stop shoving them in his mouth before chewing up the ones already in there!! Also, the other day Mike was eating a banana and he seemed interested and took a bite. Since then we've now incorporated bananas into his diet - we just peel it and he takes bites at his leisure. He can suddenly point to bananas in books now too! He's also starting to take the spoon himself and scoop and feed himself, although after awhile he whines because he prefers mommy to feed him, of course.
Levi is still not talking with definitive words, but it's obvious his cognitive awareness of verbal language is strong, so Dr. Perry's not worried and thinks it should happen in the next few months. He seems so close! He's VERY enthralled with any kind of truck or big machinery. We've been pointing out dump trucks, garbage trucks, steamrollers, bulldozers, tractors, etc., to him in all his books. He'll point to a vehicle and say "tatoor" - it sounds so much like he's trying to say "tractor"!
He has a lot of skills and can perform many of them on demand, such as clapping, spinning, stomping his foot, pointing to various things (especially facial features - daddy's nose, mouth, eyes and even neck!) A neat thing we've discovered is that we'll ask him to go get something, like a certain book, and he'll follow our command very well. One day his books were stacked against the wall and I said "Go get Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel" and Levi walked over to his books, methodically searched through the pile and pulled out Mike Mulligan and brought it to me. Every day he seems to do something new that amazes us. It's such a joyride.
Here's his latest stats:
Weight: 23 lbs. 0.5 oz. 25% (svelte little guy, but gaining weight just fine)
Height: 32 1/2 in. 85%
Head 19 in. 80%
We have talked with Dr. Perry extensively about Levi's feeding issues and we all feel he is definitely making progress. We haven't had a "vomiting episode" in several weeks and he seems to be learning to chew more. We hope his "sensitive gag reflex" is starting to wane. He has two bottom molars in now and that seems to be helping with the chewing. He's now interested in small pieces of bread and small crackers and cheerios, but only one at a time. When given free rein, he doesn't quite know to stop shoving them in his mouth before chewing up the ones already in there!! Also, the other day Mike was eating a banana and he seemed interested and took a bite. Since then we've now incorporated bananas into his diet - we just peel it and he takes bites at his leisure. He can suddenly point to bananas in books now too! He's also starting to take the spoon himself and scoop and feed himself, although after awhile he whines because he prefers mommy to feed him, of course.
Levi is still not talking with definitive words, but it's obvious his cognitive awareness of verbal language is strong, so Dr. Perry's not worried and thinks it should happen in the next few months. He seems so close! He's VERY enthralled with any kind of truck or big machinery. We've been pointing out dump trucks, garbage trucks, steamrollers, bulldozers, tractors, etc., to him in all his books. He'll point to a vehicle and say "tatoor" - it sounds so much like he's trying to say "tractor"!
He has a lot of skills and can perform many of them on demand, such as clapping, spinning, stomping his foot, pointing to various things (especially facial features - daddy's nose, mouth, eyes and even neck!) A neat thing we've discovered is that we'll ask him to go get something, like a certain book, and he'll follow our command very well. One day his books were stacked against the wall and I said "Go get Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel" and Levi walked over to his books, methodically searched through the pile and pulled out Mike Mulligan and brought it to me. Every day he seems to do something new that amazes us. It's such a joyride.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007
Friday, May 04, 2007
It's Spring, time for more movies!!
A nice Spring day, strolling around the yard looking for someone to play frisbee with, and a nice hug from mommy!
Mr. Non-Stop gets busy stacking some pillows!!
Levi does some "hang-gliding" on his baby jogger...
Turn up the volume so you can hear the laughing!
Mr. Non-Stop gets busy stacking some pillows!!
Levi does some "hang-gliding" on his baby jogger...
Turn up the volume so you can hear the laughing!
Monday, April 23, 2007
Wonderboy
It's just crazy how much Levi has grown in the past few months. Everyday his skills continue to amaze us. Although he isn't talking yet, he has great comprehension of various things. Around the house he can point to mommy, daddy, kitties, the ceiling fan, the fish tank, a stuffed monkey hanging on the staircase, the drum kit upstairs, etc. He loves to look at books and freely will pick one up, carry it over to one of us, hand it to us, and plop down on our lap. He turns the pages with ease and can point to many things, especially various animals. He knows cows, fish, pigs, horses, cats, dogs, bears, etc. It's almost as if each day he discovers something new and to see the wonderment in his eyes brings us such joy. His favorite toys continue to be things that aren't really "toys" - such as pot lids, tupperware, pens in a cup, a cardboard box. It's cool to watch him try to figure things out. Today, for example, he dropped pens through a hole in a cardboard box and then picked the box up to discover them underneath! This was repeated numerous times and kept eliciting smiles and laughs from us all. The cutest thing he now does is giving hugs, whether for mommy and daddy or for his various stuffed animals. When I say "Give mommy a hug" and he toddles over with arms outstretched and squeezes me so hard like he's never going to let go, well, let's just say I never imagined I could experience such a pure and genuine happiness.
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