Robot Arms: Day 1

Can you guess why there are homemade splints attached to Littleman's arms? Hint: Think of his two bad habits.

Did you guess?

Okay, his palate is pushing forward from all the thumb-sucking and I don't know what else to try. And his other hand is always wandering into his diaper. He has no shame. It's gotta stop!

So...

I got this idea from a magazine. As you can see, he is not at all happy about it. Tonight was his first night in "robot arms". Anytime his hands began to wander where they shouldn't, we strapped them on. Luckily, he HATED it!

I saw definite progress tonight as he was falling asleep (his favorite time for his two bad habits). I noticed he would start bringing his thumb to his mouth, hesitate a second, then tuck his hand away. And he didn't even TRY the Al Bundy hand resting in the pants move! It's a start...

P.S. When he's older, I'm sure he'll either love us or hate us for this. I'm hoping love (fingers crossed).

P.P.S. He probably won't love that I blogged this, though. Remind me to erase it before he develops his social conscience.

Adam is at work...we are texting our hopes and dreams. At least I am. He is mainly working. Katelyn is with grandma, Zach is asleep, the house is (relatively) clean, and me...I am eating chocolate ice cream with a HUGE spoon, listening to a band that sounds like Radiohead on my new Shuffle. Just waiting for my next student to arrive. The quiet is a nice break after a few crazy days. Did I mention I got a gorgeous new purse for my birthday? And yesterday I watched Littleman get rammed by a black sheep in the petting zoo? He's okay, so I don't feel guilty saying that it was funny. Plus I learned a secret that makes me really happy. Little things sometimes make the day really pleasant.

The Best Laid Plans

This week is my birthday week. 

We had been planning on doing something fun today to celebrate, BUT... last night Zach had a fever. 

Today it was worse. 

I stayed home all day with Zach (and his fever) while Kate and Adam enjoyed the beach and the Sawdust Festival. 

He forgot to take pictures. 

We have no babysitter tonight because who wants to babysit a sickie? 

**Not anyone I know. 

Adam is out with both kids right now shopping for my present. I am home doing laundry and planning my grocery trip. 

Also, I am feeling a little sorry for myself. 

There...I said it. 

But I'll try to make the best of it. Maybe I'll hit up the Redbox at the grocery store and have a micro-date with Adam tonight. 

And maybe we can convince a few people to come over tomorrow for World Cup Cupcakes? 

We shall see...

Life doesn't always go as planned. 

**This statement is false

Surf Shots

For years Adam has been wanting a waterproof camera so he and his friends can get good surfing pictures. I finally gave in and got him one for Father's Day a few weeks ago. (It was on sale at Costco!) I totally surprised him. He was kind of like a kid on Christmas. Here are some of the pics he and his friend took on their first day out with the camera.

From the Beach

Here is our view from the shore. As Katelyn would say, it was a "coldy day". Hence the runny noses. Katelyn found a teeny tiny purse while sifting through the sand. She's holding it in her picture. It was her beach treasure. Then there's baby Zach making the classic baby bird face, hoping something yummy might fall in.

the end