Zooom!
Dash!
Fly!
Play!
(These photos are from April... it's so funny for me to see Zusha with small front teeth! I'm too used to his adorable too-large-for-his-face rabbit teeth.
)
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Zoom
Zooom!
Dash!
Fly!
Play!
(These photos are from April... it's so funny for me to see Zusha with small front teeth! I'm too used to his adorable too-large-for-his-face rabbit teeth.
)
Friday, November 12, 2010
My Boss Doesn't Let
I have so much to post about! Lots of pictures, news and all that. But I haven't turned the computer on all week. My boss (Adi's her name) doesn't let. Every time I sit down, she crawls over, grabs my hand off the mouse and screams.
Most of her naps are spent in the stroller outside, and the few that are taken at home are too short for me to boot up the computer, load all the stuff I need and actually do something useful.
By the time I put the kidlets in at night, I am too tired to start with the computer. I always plan on cleaning up a bit and going to sleep early, but I just end up skipping to step two.
Sooo... I was going to post some totally random photos in this post, but it got so late that I must just hit publish. I will really try to post more next week! (And, right on cue, Adi arrived to boss me around. Ah, well.)
Most of her naps are spent in the stroller outside, and the few that are taken at home are too short for me to boot up the computer, load all the stuff I need and actually do something useful.
By the time I put the kidlets in at night, I am too tired to start with the computer. I always plan on cleaning up a bit and going to sleep early, but I just end up skipping to step two.
Sooo... I was going to post some totally random photos in this post, but it got so late that I must just hit publish. I will really try to post more next week! (And, right on cue, Adi arrived to boss me around. Ah, well.)
Saturday, November 06, 2010
Gedalya's Place in the Sun
My kids have very defined strengths. Zusha is artistic and creative. He has a neat handwriting and loves to write. Gedalya is athletic and outgoing. He is a risk-taker and will try just about anything. He also reads fluently in English and knows the Alef Bais since 18 months old.
But Gedalya does NOT have a neat handwriting. He is an excellent speller, but when he writes something, it is unrecognizable. And that makes him feel bad.
That is, it made him feel bad... until he discovered a way of writing where his handwriting didn't matter!
Gedalya had just turned four when he wrote these.
Park:
This one is a little funny, but I guess I have a funny kid! What is it?
And of course, abstract photography is a longstanding talent of his!
Monday, November 01, 2010
Haircut
In May, Adi got her first haircut. I lost my Mommy of the Year award for not blogging about it. Her hair was begging me for help.
Never having been cut, the edges were too fine and all different lengths. Therefore, she often sported the look above.
I couldn't just even out the edges, either, because not all her hair reached her neck. The only solution was to make layers. It felt somewhat daunting, but with the help of some scotch tape (to keep the hair in place and provide an even line) I did it!
First the bath...
and then the cut!
BEFORE:
AFTER:
The finished product!
You can't really see what the haircut looks like here, though. Her hair always curls up right when it dries. And I initially made the shorter layer too thin, which caused it to spring up even worse than before! Soon enough I fixed it up, cutting some more hair to the shorter layer.
I think it looked good!
Besides for that wayward wisp, but everyone's gotta have one of those- for character, right?
Some more views!
The shorter layer was even with the bangs. I think it was cute!
Well, eventually, as all hair is wont to do, it grew out. I had to trim the bangs to get them out of her eyes, so now they weren't level with the shorter layer. And the thin longer layer got even longer until...
...my poor baby had a shaggy mullet. I wanted to cut it, but I also wanted to grow it out and bring her to a hairdresser so she can get a real style. Eventually I couldn't take it anymore. Her shorter layer reached her neck and I just evened everything out into a bob. I didn't trim the bangs, I want to grow them out and get a reverse bob for her in a couple of months (front longer than the back, angled down.)
I don't actually have a photo of her new cut on the computer right now.
Yeah, it's kind of anti-climatic.
Will you accept some more walker photos as appeasement?
And I'll have the new haircut photos soon! They're not that dramatic, really. Only two of Adel's therapists noticed.
Never having been cut, the edges were too fine and all different lengths. Therefore, she often sported the look above.
I couldn't just even out the edges, either, because not all her hair reached her neck. The only solution was to make layers. It felt somewhat daunting, but with the help of some scotch tape (to keep the hair in place and provide an even line) I did it!
First the bath...
and then the cut!
BEFORE:
AFTER:
The finished product!
You can't really see what the haircut looks like here, though. Her hair always curls up right when it dries. And I initially made the shorter layer too thin, which caused it to spring up even worse than before! Soon enough I fixed it up, cutting some more hair to the shorter layer.
I think it looked good!
Besides for that wayward wisp, but everyone's gotta have one of those- for character, right?
Some more views!
The shorter layer was even with the bangs. I think it was cute!
Well, eventually, as all hair is wont to do, it grew out. I had to trim the bangs to get them out of her eyes, so now they weren't level with the shorter layer. And the thin longer layer got even longer until...
...my poor baby had a shaggy mullet. I wanted to cut it, but I also wanted to grow it out and bring her to a hairdresser so she can get a real style. Eventually I couldn't take it anymore. Her shorter layer reached her neck and I just evened everything out into a bob. I didn't trim the bangs, I want to grow them out and get a reverse bob for her in a couple of months (front longer than the back, angled down.)
I don't actually have a photo of her new cut on the computer right now.
Yeah, it's kind of anti-climatic.
Will you accept some more walker photos as appeasement?
And I'll have the new haircut photos soon! They're not that dramatic, really. Only two of Adel's therapists noticed.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Dizzy Busy!
Otherwise titled: The Week of the Walk
Oh, how I needed this Shabbos to come. Last week was just... wow.
On Monday I took Gedalya and Adel to the library RIF program while Zusha was in cheider. The library is half a mile from my house... not bad at all. But then I have to go pick up Zusha, and that's a 1.5 mile walk from the library. Plus the one-mile walk home... that makes three. Gedalya hopped onto the carriage for part of the way, so that made for a REAL workout!
The next day we went to pick up Adel's orthotics!
(Notice Adel's insoles on the chair on the left... they were taken out so the orthotics would fit inside the shoes. Below the chair is some cardboard full of molding plaster. Thankfully, we escaped that procedure, because Adel's orthotics require measuring instead of molding!)
That was really exciting. I can't wait to see Adel progress in her walking with the help of the braces. She needs bigger shoes now for them, so picking them out was fun!
Then we picked up Zusha and wound up with three miles of walking under our belts again.
Wednesday was a big day for Adel. We had a neurology appointment for her... a general checkup and a discussion about an MRI. Poor baby Adel was SO nauseous on the train and bus.
She was sweating, crying, screaming, wriggling, dry heaving. We got off the bus ten blocks early and walked the rest of the way to the hospital. Poor baby fell asleep. She woke up in the exam room in an AWFUL mood and was screaming the whole time. It was quite a flop.
Adel LOVES water and playing in the sink, so I decided to try that to calm her down.
The weather wasn't great, so we didn't go to too many places after the doctor. We stopped off in Borders and got some fun books and toys.
Then we went to the pet shop next door and played with the kitties. Gedalya was begging me for a parakeet, but we didn't buy one.
Thursday was Adel's one-year re-evaluation at the therapy center. We met with a government official. This was a crucial meeting where they were going to decide which services to increase, which to reduce and which to terminate. The Special Ed and Speech therapists put in for an increase, but Early Intervention started being very stingy with giving out therapy. We weren't expecting the increase, but we thought we'd try anyway. What we really hoped, though, is that they wouldn't decrease it. The therapists coached me on what kind of questions I'd get, how to answer and all that. I brought Adel along to show how she really isn't functioning on a two year old level. I brought letters from the geneticist and neurologist describing her level of delay. I needed to show them that this wasn't just an average kid who needs a boost, but would catch up sooner or later anyway. This is a kid who will not reach her potential without maximum therapy.
Well, we got Speech and Special Ed increased by one! It was very exciting. Now Adel has Special Ed four times a week and Speech three times. Occupational therapy was decreased to one, but that's okay because I wouldn't be able to fit so much into my week anyway. Then I went to pick up Zusha and that was three miles again.
And if you actually read all that, here are some photos as a reward.
The End!
Oh, how I needed this Shabbos to come. Last week was just... wow.
On Monday I took Gedalya and Adel to the library RIF program while Zusha was in cheider. The library is half a mile from my house... not bad at all. But then I have to go pick up Zusha, and that's a 1.5 mile walk from the library. Plus the one-mile walk home... that makes three. Gedalya hopped onto the carriage for part of the way, so that made for a REAL workout!
The next day we went to pick up Adel's orthotics!
(Notice Adel's insoles on the chair on the left... they were taken out so the orthotics would fit inside the shoes. Below the chair is some cardboard full of molding plaster. Thankfully, we escaped that procedure, because Adel's orthotics require measuring instead of molding!)
That was really exciting. I can't wait to see Adel progress in her walking with the help of the braces. She needs bigger shoes now for them, so picking them out was fun!
Then we picked up Zusha and wound up with three miles of walking under our belts again.
Wednesday was a big day for Adel. We had a neurology appointment for her... a general checkup and a discussion about an MRI. Poor baby Adel was SO nauseous on the train and bus.
She was sweating, crying, screaming, wriggling, dry heaving. We got off the bus ten blocks early and walked the rest of the way to the hospital. Poor baby fell asleep. She woke up in the exam room in an AWFUL mood and was screaming the whole time. It was quite a flop.Adel LOVES water and playing in the sink, so I decided to try that to calm her down.
The weather wasn't great, so we didn't go to too many places after the doctor. We stopped off in Borders and got some fun books and toys.
Then we went to the pet shop next door and played with the kitties. Gedalya was begging me for a parakeet, but we didn't buy one.
Thursday was Adel's one-year re-evaluation at the therapy center. We met with a government official. This was a crucial meeting where they were going to decide which services to increase, which to reduce and which to terminate. The Special Ed and Speech therapists put in for an increase, but Early Intervention started being very stingy with giving out therapy. We weren't expecting the increase, but we thought we'd try anyway. What we really hoped, though, is that they wouldn't decrease it. The therapists coached me on what kind of questions I'd get, how to answer and all that. I brought Adel along to show how she really isn't functioning on a two year old level. I brought letters from the geneticist and neurologist describing her level of delay. I needed to show them that this wasn't just an average kid who needs a boost, but would catch up sooner or later anyway. This is a kid who will not reach her potential without maximum therapy.
Well, we got Speech and Special Ed increased by one! It was very exciting. Now Adel has Special Ed four times a week and Speech three times. Occupational therapy was decreased to one, but that's okay because I wouldn't be able to fit so much into my week anyway. Then I went to pick up Zusha and that was three miles again.
And if you actually read all that, here are some photos as a reward.
...for now.
Dandilaya
I love taking photos of Gedalya with dandelions. I love taking photos of all the kids with them, but Gedalya especially because his hair kinda reminds me of one. *giggle*
All spring long I take photos of them all blowing the fluff... but we didn't expect to find dandelions in October!
What a satisfied little boy!
All spring long I take photos of them all blowing the fluff... but we didn't expect to find dandelions in October!
What a satisfied little boy!
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