Santa Visit 2011

We seem to have started a Christmas tradition of visiting Santa on Christmas Eve. Luckily, LB wasn't scared and he even cracked a smile when Santa said, "ho ho ho." The series of photos is pretty similar to last year except LB looks like a little person this year and not a baby. Sigh.

When LB woke up from his nap this afternoon, I asked him what he dreamed about and he smiled and said, "ho ho ho." He even pointed to his lap. I love that he remembers what he got to do this morning. That's the stuff parents dream of.

Merry Christmas!



Ode to Bebe

When LB and I went to Tulsa in October, he came up with a name for my sister, Abby. He calls her, "Bebe." It is just about the cutest thing. Ever. He now brings up her name at least once a day and usually several times. Luckily, we will see her next week so I can tell LB that we will see her soon. That seems to help. And when it doesn't he calls her on the phone without me knowing and says "hi" over and over again into the phone.

If LB could write this is what he would say about his Aunt Bebe.

Bebe is the best because:
Whenever I want to see her belly button she always shows me. My mom tires of this. Bebe does not.
She does hand motions to "row, row, row your boat" and that is very fun. She sings other songs with hand motions too. She also does a variation of Peek-a-Boo that is hilarious.
Bebe loves cats. I love cats. She buys me books about cats. I call them Bebe books.
She always drinks tea and I am fascinated by that little string that dangles from the cup. Every time someone drinks tea it makes me think of Bebe.
She is a very expressive reader.
Her laugh makes me laugh.
Bebe always complies with my desire to make funny faces at each other.
Some day I will enjoy all the stories she remembers about my mom.
She is kind and sweet.
I love her.

Love.

I just ordered this print. It makes me cry big, fat tears. I got the tip from one of my favorite bloggers. You can order it from Sycamore Street Press.

HO HO HO

We are getting into the Christmas spirit around here.

Nana

One day last week I woke up feeling awful. Thankfully, D was able to take the day off work and decided that he and LB would go spend the day with his parents (aka Nana and Poppy). I am pretty sure that was the most alone time I have had since LB came home. I am not going to lie. Even though I wasn't feeling well, it was divine. While they were there D took some photos of LB and his Nana. They were too cute not to share.

Feeding Clinic Graduation

The week before Thanksgiving LB graduated from feeding therapy! He has come so far since he first started seeing his OT, Monica, earlier this year. Honestly, there were times I worried he would never move past pureed foods and recently he has tried and liked meatloaf, falafel and roast chicken! We are still going to visit Monica to continue working on some other things but he is done with the feeding therapy. YAY! I took a bunch of photos at his most recent appointment so that I could document all the exercises he will do in the OT room that he used to be scared of. Also, LB asks about Monica on a daily basis so I thought it would be nice to have some photos to show him when he is incessantly asking for, "kaka."

I love that LB always holds her hand as they walk back to the OT room together. Initially he would cling to me like crazy but now he stands in the waiting room and says "kaka" over and over until she comes to get him.

They do all sorts of work with therapy balls and LB will basically try anything. He may still be skeptical but he will almost always try. She has really gotten him to expand beyond his comfort zone in terms of movement and touch.

It was just in the past month or so that LB has decided he is no longer afraid of the sensory pitt. He will crawl to reach toys that Monica throws in the pit to help entice him to move.

Enjoying some quiet bubble time.

There is almost always swinging involved.

It's safe to say that he has a great time. I never thought I would be celebrating a graduation of sorts for LB before he turned 2. We are so proud of him!