Recap of July 2009 - HUGE POST!

We've been very busy and expect to continue the frenetic pace into August. Hopefully, we can get back into the groove of weekly postings (at least until someone turns one!).

Looking back on July:

Friday July 10 - dinner with the Barbaro's at Osaka in Columbia - yum, sushi! J got a very nice electric griddle for making tons of pancakes....wait, who was this present for?

Sat July 11 - the family went to the Mid America Harley Davidson Street Fair benefiting MU Children's Hospital - Alex received her first tattoo! See pic below of Nemo on her foot.

Monday July 13 - after an exciting weekend of chores and the street fair, A woke up pretty cranky, which is unusual. Mom dosed her with some Tylenol (thinking she could be teething) and her mood improved.

Tuesday July 14 - after 24 hours of pain management with Tylenol, Mom called the doctor. One quick visit later,we discovered Alex had small blisters in her throat as a result of a "summer virus". They have seasonal viruses now? She recovered quickly and was Tylenol free after Wednesday.

Saturday Jul 18 - the Maag's and the Hardy's celebrated Grandma Hardy's birthday in Kirksville with cupcakes and a cookout.

Tuesday July 21 - Grandma Hardy, Andrea, Katie and Nicholas traveled to Columbia for a doctors appointment and some shopping. Grandma got to see the daycare and everyone ate dinner at Shakespeare's since Flatbranch was too crowded - A had her first taste of pizza and sat still in the high chair for all of the meal!

Thursday July 23- Boone County Fair - saw some farm animals, watched the pig races, ran into Erin & Ava Barbaro. Alex was a bit too small for the rides, but she enjoyed people watching and didn't get to bed until 9pm!

Friday July 24 - Mom took the day off and visited the eye doctor with Baby A in tow. Both of us had our eyes checked out. Mom has a new prescription and new glasses on the way. Alex had her eyes dilated and is very far sighted, which is good for a child her age. No cataracts, glaucoma, retinal tumors or eye turns (lazy eye). Alex will go back when she turns three. For more about the program sponsoring the free infant eye exams and our doctor Karen McHargue, click here

On the way home from the eye doctor, A fell asleep and J's car was rear-ended by a clueless, but nice lady. Everyone was inching towards a green light and she didn't stop inching. Of course, this occurred at the THE busiest intersection in Columbia on Stadium in front of the mall. After a quick survey of the damage, J took the lady's info, but figured nothing appeared to be damaged.


Sat & Sun 7/25 & 26 - Trip to Kansas City to see the Bohr's - this trip has been rescheduled at least once for weather and twice for various kid sicknesses. Twin 6 year old's Kate and Lauren enjoyed calling Alex "Mrs. B" and had a great time entertaining her. We all ate dinner at d'Bronx and had fun catching up with Ken and Christine.


EXTRAS:

Talking into cups - Alex has started babbling into containers - cups, bowls, whatever. She holds it to her mouth and chats away. It's pretty funny to see - we will try to capture on video and post.

Table food drama - Alex is getting ready to transition to the ONE YEAR OLD room at her daycare, which is a big deal in the daycare world. Part of the criteria is age, mobility, ability to eat table food and cutting out bottles. Two out of four aren't bad, right? Alex is walking and will soon be one, but she's not so much into the table food and would probably be content to eat jarred baby food as long as we offered it. So, we've cracked down on operation TABLE FOOD and moved from bottles to sippy cups of breast milk. We've figured out she will eat (or at least try food that are large and crunchy vs. small and squishy.

HITS: half of a banana, watermelon chunks, bagel chips, rice cakes, half of a sweet potato, cheese, plain toast, eggy bread, muffins.

MISSES: peas, pineapple, avocado. The jury is still out on cream cheese, bagels, pancakes, Gerber Graduate meat sticks (ugh), spaghetti, green beans.......stay tuned!