Update on our family

I promise I will get pics up soon. I wanted to post an update, in words, on how the Georgia Characters are faring.

Zoe and Liam both had well kid check ups today.

Zoe’s was good. She’s tall and thin. Her pediatrician noticed her lack of speech clarity right away. She has no problem putting sentences together. It’s the pronunciation of the words/letters that causes problems and makes it hard to understand. We go for her IEP on Friday morning. I had her evaluated and since she is over 3 it was through the school system, which is not known for their speedy returns. It took almost 2 months and a phone call to the therapist to actually get the IEP meeting set up. I’ll keep everyone update on her progress.

Liam is great too. We’ve hit the 20 pound mark and will be turning the carseat forward tomorrow! Yippee! Much easier ride for all of us. The plan (when it gets closer to baby time) is to move Zoe to the middle seat with the baby and have “the boys” take over the back seat. That way, since I can’t sit in the back with four kids in our minivan, Zoe will be able to run interference on long trips! Okay, back to Liam’s appointment…nothing big to announce. He’s growing.

They both got shots and both cried. Zoe tried so hard not to cry but she just couldn’t hold it in. I think she was disappointed in herself but I kept reminding her that it was okay if she cried because it does hurt a little. She tried to tell me she wasn’t going to cry and was going to be a big girl. After the shot she got to pick a toy from the birthday room so that made it all better.

More later…I think!

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Happy First Birthday Liam!

Liam’s first birthday was a lot of fun! We had a friend and Mark’s parents come over on Friday for pizza and cake. Liam finally started to get the hang of unwrapping presents (not like he hasn’t had a lot of practice). Of course, he loved his cake. I found the edible image on ebay and it came with little cupcake decorations and sprinkles. All that was left was to add the frosting and wording. We did a small 6 inch cake for Liam (called a “smash” cake) and then cupcakes for our friends. This time, it was cool outside, so the frosting was not gloppy like Zoe’s.

Concentrating on playing!

Liam enjoying his smash cake. See why it’s called that?? You just give it to them and let them go at it! Lots of fun. He ate about 1/4 of the cake. This after eating a piece of pizza! My little piglet 🙂

I think Katie-bug enjoyed the cake just as much as Liam!

And finally, we decided to give Liam back…look he has his gift receipt for an easy return!
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Practicing for the Teen Years

Ge and Granddaddy thought it would be a great idea to give their two granddaughters some makeup for Christmas! It was so much fun watching them put it on. It all came in a neat little bag that says “Princess” on one side. Here is Zoe modeling the lipstick and hairbows, and other things! She’s funny because she won’t put her lips together after she puts the lipstick on. She’s in an open pucker pretty much the whole time she has the makeup on.

Here’s Jacie concentrating on putting on lipgloss!

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Zoe the Ballerina Birthday Girl

Zoe’s birthday party this year ws a ballerina theme (go figure!). She loved it. I found tutus online at a good price and made little candy ballerina slippers to decorate the cake. It was so hot the day before that the icing never firmed up while I was decorating the cake so it got a little gloppy! Zoe didn’t care. She loved the cake and the surprise. We had “rented” a real ballerina who happened to be the Sugar Plum Fairy in The New Nutcracker. She was great. She spent about 30 minutes with the girls and taught them some dance steps. I think Zoe was in awe of her. We’ve seen her at ballet class since, but I doubt Zoe recognizes her because of the costume! I wasn’t sure what to do with Zoe’s boy friends, but we invited them. One came and he and my nephew, Ethan, stayed far away during the ballerina part…just too girly for them. The piece in the center of the cake is a Zoe ballerina that opens up when you press a button and you see Zoe (from Sesame Street) spinning around.

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