Case is becoming quite the foodie. The other day he sampled prunes for the first time and loooved them! Unfortunately his first time will also be his last time to eat that particular fare due to the fact that his little digestive system works a bit too well with the help of a natural laxative such as prunes.
I just found out today the program I work for is on the state chopping block along with another 1.6 million dollars of other adolescent programs. Not only is it scary for me personally, but every other professional person I have worked with or currently work with would be affected. Almost every job that is funded by the state for wayward teens would be cut and the only preventative help available would be through private insurance or medicade (and we all know how helpful those programs are when it comes to therapy). The bill is being brought to the governor and a final decision regarding our fate should come within the next 2 weeks. Please keep all of us in the industry in your thoughts and prayers.
Dakota defiantly loves Case and Case loves Dakota . Whenever Dakota gets the chance she will sneak over and lick his baby hands, lie on his blanket or put her nose by his feet. Case loves the attention and is fascinated by all the pets but shows a special affection for Dakota. Hopefully they can grow up together and have a full life of fun memories as best buds.
I'm just posting a couple new pics so the site doesn't get stale. Case is 6+ months old, 14lbs and almost 24'' long. Sometimes when mom isn’t quick enough with the towel he pees on his face and then looks surprised. He has no interest in rolling over and refuses to do so but loves sitting up with a passion. Sometimes he will sit and play for 30 minutes before he topples over. He loves taking baths, chasing his plastic hippo, splashing in the tub and watching the water come out of the faucet. He still hates peas but loves bananas. I’m a smiley baby and everyone loves me!
Playing with my Elmo activity center.
Life will be good for Case when he can crawl. He really wants to take off but just isn't strong enough yet.
I think I am mildly obsessed with my son’s hair. I know Case just had a hair cut a couple weeks ago, but the lady really didn’t cut much. She just evened things up. His hair was still l-o-n-g. He had hair that went from the crown of his head all the way to the back of his neck. And the top of his head strongly resembled an old man’s comb over because he had hair that went from his side part all the way over to his ear. So yesterday I decided to take matters into my own hands. I took him into the bathroom and began cutting. I cut and cut and cut. After about 10 minutes I was almost done. Things were looking good and all I had to do was touch up the front a bit when Case wiggled as I snipped. Viola, hack job! I immediately thought, ‘Oh crap. How and the heck and I going to fix this? What am I doing? I’m not a hair stylist! I’ve never cut hair before. What makes me think I can cut my child’s hair?!’ Needless to say, the back of his head looks really good. The front…eh. At least we know his bushy mane will grow again. Until then he is sporting a mini hack job. But I still love him! Speaking of love, I still get teary eyed sometimes while holding and looking at him when he sleeps. Part of me feels like I’m living the best part of my life right now. I am a lucky woman.
