Author: nischan

Bathtub Gymnastics

We are lucky, Tyler loves taking a bath.  But now that he’s older (and taller) you have to watch him like a hawk because his favorite game right now is the old “drop-the-toy-in-the-water-and-lean-over- the-edge-of-the-tub-to-try-to-reach-it-and-almost-fall-in-every-time” game. Of course, this game doesn’t even actually require water, as we found out this morning.  Kevin was brushing his teeth… Continue reading Bathtub Gymnastics

First Thanksgiving

Yesterday was Tyler’s first Thanksgiving!  We went to Barb and Dave’s house for the day, and had a wonderful time.  Tyler got to sit at the table with the grownups (in his new little booster seat), sample new foods and met lots of fun puppies and kitties!  He totally wore himself out crawling around following… Continue reading First Thanksgiving

Creative Inspiration

Kevin is usually the one who is good at coming up with funny lyrics for songs.  One of Tyler’s toys plays the music for “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” and Kevin sang “Tinkle Tinkle In the Car”.  For some reason, an entire verse for this variation popped into my head: Tinkle, tinkle in the car Boy,… Continue reading Creative Inspiration

9-Month Checkup

Tyler had his 9-month checkup yesterday.  It went well, he is now 21.1 pounds and 30″ tall!  The doctor said he looked really good, and is on track development-wise.  He had to have blood drawn (via a finger stick) for  standard anemia and lead tests.  They distracted him from the finger stick by giving him… Continue reading 9-Month Checkup

A Lapfull of Napping Babies

Here’s a pic of Priscilla, Elijah and Tyler that I took a few weeks ago.  When I walked in, Priscilla was just sitting there with them, rocking quietly.  She told me they’d been asleep in her lap for over half an hour. 3068

Allergist Follow-Up

We went back to Children’s Hospital today for a follow-up with Tyler’s allergist.  Unfortunately, he did test positive for wheat in a skin test.  Although from what I’ve been reading, skin tests are more accurate for negative results than positives. (Meaning, if the test comes back negative, he’s almost certainly *not* allergic to that thing,… Continue reading Allergist Follow-Up