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Archive for January, 2008

Misc. update and photos.

By ⋅ January 29, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Well, we are still getting used to supplementing with bottles after nursing, but I am starting to see a pattern on the days that I can stick to schedule.  He seems to be nursing better overall though, or perhaps I am just less frustrated.  :) He is sitting better each day.  Here he is this [...]

Will’s 6 month well child exam.

By ⋅ January 22, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

It was nice going to the doctor today with just one kid.  Thank you Laura for taking Elise even though it was right in the middle of naptime.  :) Here’s the update on Will’s health: -Height:  still growing.  He’s up to 27 1/2 in. tall.  That is around the 90th percentile. -Weight: Unfortunately, Will is [...]

Sitting up! and other news.

By ⋅ January 17, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Will can now sit up.  Here’s some pictures of him doing just that.    Oops, he fell down.  (That’s what the pillows are for.) Notice his two little teeth when he smiles.  Isn’t he cute? This is what he does when you lay him down.  He would much rather sit up. He will be 6 [...]

Eye exams.

By ⋅ January 11, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I woke the kids early this morning to get to the eye doctor by 7:00 am.  Both kids were getting routine exams.  Elise needed one just because it is recommended for kids her age so as to catch any eye problems before they began schooling.  Will needed one because we were noticing some crossing of [...]

Our first ear infection.

By ⋅ January 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Actually it is not OUR first ear infection.  John and I have had quite a few between the two of us as children.  But for our children this is the first ear infection we’ve dealt with.  I took Will back to the doctor today as he has been still running a low grade temperature off [...]

A Day in the Life–A Good Day

By ⋅ January 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I’m sitting here thinking how content I am and what a good day it was. Remembering how I wrote “A Day in the Life” on what turned out to be a not so good day, I wonder what it would look like on a day like today. So here is how my day went today.

Happy New Year!

By ⋅ January 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Happy New Year from the Leins.  We hope you enjoyed the holidays as much as we did. We have reworked our daily schedule to reflect Will’s new longer naps.  Thankfully he is sleeping in longer chunks making my days seem much less interrupted.  I have added back in exercising, which hadn’t lasted very long when [...]

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