I was sitting in training while at work two weeks ago and we were reviewing pediatric emergencies. As is always standard practice at the beginning of a training on that subject matter we review the age/category breakdown of kids, since there are wide discrepancies on treatment protocol from a 3 month old to a 3 year old. We began with preemie, then neo-natal, then newborn, then toddler, then….wait a minute. How did you define toddler? You say that the child must be 12 months old and walking on their own? That sounds awfully familiar to Ezra. You mean to tell me that he isn’t a baby anymore? He is actually a toddler now?
Me Feed Me
August 31, 2009 by 1 Comment
Mop Up – The stage of eating (usually dinner) where Ezra is done eating his main course yet is still hungry. At this point, we search the fridge for leftovers from previous meals, resulting in a mixed bag of breakfast and lunch for dinner.
During the aforementioned mop-up stage of dinner last night, Ezra decided to try to feed himself. He was enjoying some leftover yogurt from an earlier meal, and started to reach the fork into the yogurt container and then bring the fork to his mouth. Most of the yogurt seemingly didn’t make it into his mouth, but the effort, control and decision making were all there.
My First Word Book
August 27, 2009 by 2 Comments
If you have ever wondered what exactly Ezra does while he rides in the car (other than sleep), here is the picture to show you. He will read for 30 minutes while we drive around….
Hello?….Heeeelllloooo?
August 25, 2009 by 3 Comments
Okay, so Ezra is playing with the house phone, so if anyone got any calls….get over it. But I just had to tell you that he just stuck the phone up to his ear and said “hello?”….waited a second or two and asked again “heelllloooo?” 🙂
A Golden Day
August 20, 2009 by 2 Comments
Over this past weekend Ahna and I were treated to a date-day while Ezra was treated to a day with his Grandparents….thus the earlier posting about going to see Julie and Julia. We know that they went to Golden to walk around an art fair, they went out to lunch, and they walked a ton…..we also know that they all had a great time, and Ezra didn’t have much trouble going down to sleep afterwards.
Big White Clouds
August 19, 2009 by 2 Comments
Talking with Ezra and listening to what he has to say is like looking at a big white cloud and imagining what shapes are being made. There are times now when complete conversation is taking place: we will talk, he will say something. He will ask a question, we will respond. He will make a point about something, and we will agree/disagree. Only thing is that the vast amount of that conversation is taking place in some weird world were we don’t understand anything and he is completely engaged.
To be sure, he is saying a lot more words now and is definitely telling us something – it’s just that we have no idea what it is. There are times when we hear something that sounds a lot like a word or phrase, and it’s in context, and Ahna and I look at each other in amazement….”did you just hear that?” Alas, there is no proof that what we just heard is what we thought we heard; it’s not like he is running around from that moment forward saying that word or phrase in context.
I imagine what he must be thinking when he is trying to tell us something but we give him the “oh yea?!” or the “I don’t know what you want” or the “your absolutely right” replies that are completely out of context for him. Then I wonder if he thinks in the same mumble/garble that he talks with. Wow, that would be weird. Actually, come to think of it….isn’t that what we all do?
The Reading Machine
August 7, 2009 by 1 Comment
The machine: Ezra. The book: anything that it around. His latest trick that we have fallen in love with? Sorting through all of the books, looking for something in particular, then bringing it to us. He sits in our lap, we read the book to him. Repeat. Lots.
MusicFest (Oh Yea, Some Ezra Stuff Too)
August 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The last couple of days have been really busy…work for Oren, Ahna returned to work to start the school year, and Ezra therefore returned to daycare. Ezra has also been busy developing his walk-ability, and can easily squat and pick something up, stands up at the top of the stairs and takes off, and tonight even did a step completely standing up.
His vocabulary seems to be growing hourly, and he is now doing a great job of associating words with the pictures….he throws in noises to match: ‘roar’ for a lion, ‘chug’ for a train, ‘vroom’ for a car, ‘moo’ for a cow. Yesterday morning he started saying ‘hello’ to people instead of his normal ‘hi,’ and he is saying ‘bye-bye’ while waving when we leave someone behind. ‘Mommy’ and ‘Daddy’ are favorites for both him and us, and he started counting last week in Minnesota: ‘One, Two,’ but can’t make it beyond the #2 yet.
Today was a fun day hanging out in town: farmer’s market this morning (with dinner made from stuff bought at the market: wild mushroom and artichoke pasta), and then a Musicfest this evening. The weather was amazing – vests needed – and we made some good friends with the people that we sat next to, who also had a young child. We shared stories, books, and snacks for the kids while we listened to some good music.
Disclaimer: all photos in this post taken with a camera phone. They also were taken sitting down, as I was too lazy to stand up for a picture (which meant that I would have had to leave the margarita behind).
The Falls That Weren’t
July 30, 2009 by 1 Comment
During our last few hours in the city, we had the opportunity to eat at an amazing little cafe in St. Paul and play in a park in Minneapolis. The cafe is named Trotter’s Cafe and is a delicious spot in a cool neighborhood in the city….highly recommended if you are in the area. The park is Minnehaha Park and is famous for it’s waterfalls and house that mark the start of the current city of Minneapolis. Only catch is that there isn’t any water going over the falls…sort of like someone turned it off. The rumor is that the area is in a drought – which when you come from Colorado and see everything so green, is really hard to believe….but whatever. We enjoyed walking around and playing on the swings before grabbing a little ice cream snack on the way to the airport.
There is a video attached to this posting where you can watch Ezra in is never ending attempts at perfecting walking – and new this past week has been his ability to stand back up on his own.
The Life of a Little Hippie 