Our baby boy is now a mover and a shaker. He loves exploring which means trouble.
He climbs the bunkbed ladder...
He pulls out mommy's baking supplies and spills them on the floor...
But he also gives kisses and big hugs and smiles and dances and makes us laugh.
The girls and I saw our first 3D movie, Dolphin Tale!
December 6th was a sad, sad day. I took Hank to daycare and put him on the sidewalk while I grabbed the bags (Note, I never do this. I always hold him while getting the bags and carry him and everything up the walk). Well instead of walking to the door as he did the day before, he came back towards me. He fell down the two steps. But he was so bundled in his jacket that he didn't look like he was hurt badly. A little blood from his mouth. Probably just bit his tongue. When I picked him up after work, Sandy showed me his tooth. It was split vertically. I've never seen nor heard of anything like this. My heart immediately dropped. I stopped at our local dentist who called the pediatric dentist. They got us in for the first appointment the next day.
Dr. John's was fantastic and explained to me how he saves every tooth possible. And if this tooth wasn't split all the way through, or jutted back to one side or the other, he could and would cap it. Well the x-rays showed otherwise. The tooth was split perfectly down the middle; the worse break possible. He scooped up Hank, gave him laughing gas and a little numbing shot, and brought him back to me within 10 minutes, a tooth short of when he left. He did great, just a little sad.
It took me a while to get over the guilt I felt. How did I let me little boy lose a tooth. He's only 14 months old. But it's a 'practice' tooth and he looks darn cute any how!
Eleanor had not only a great report card but excellent comments from her teacher. Here are a few excerpts, "She's energetic, loves to learn, outgoing, sweet, cute, caring, loves hugs, and very bright." "She is a confident and independent little girl." We were so excited (though not terribly surprised) with the report that I made her a chocolate cake.
