March

I cannot believe it has been almost 2 months since I last updated the blog!!  Time has seriously flown by and I'm not really sure what we've been doing?! March started off with me flying by MYSELF to California (my parents flew out here to stay with the kids, SO nice!!) for my 15-year class reunion. It's crazy to think it has been 15 years since I graduated from high school, especially since when I get together with my friends from then it's like no time has passed....I miss them dearly and love that we have our reunion weekend every March! After seeing them this time though, I feel like once a year just isn't enough! We had a ball catching up on each other's lives, reminiscing about way too many good times, eating lots of food and drinking lots of alcohol. Since my parents were in Wisconsin, we were able to have a slumber party at their house, too fun!!!

Also, during the first part of March, we had an appointment to have Will's head shape evaluated. I had noticed for awhile that the right side was flatter than the left and that the back of his head was flatter than it should be. At his 6 month appointment, the doctor assured me that it would correct itself. I kept waiting for it to get better and it just wasn't, so at 8.5 months we took him to get evaluated and they confirmed what I was thinking. His case was borderline moderate and we could go either way. That's exactly what I didn't want to hear; I wanted them to tell me he needed it or he didn't. So, after much contemplation, we decided to get him fitted for a DOC band. We figured we could take the chance that it will round out on it's own or we can get him the DOC band and it will definitely be corrected. He has been in the band for a month now, March 16th was his first day, and we KNOW we made the right decision. His head has rounded out so much and the band doesn't bother him at all, not even at night!!  He has to wear the band 23 hours a day and we go to Madison once a week to get it adjusted (there is a foam liner in it, and they shave it a little every week as the head grows). At his appointment last week, the physical therapist said he is doing great, so much improvement, and he is about 1/2 way through his band, so he will probably be in it another month or so. Here he is just coming home with it.....

We spent tons of time at parks....there are some REALLY nice parks here!! They are like forts and Kennedy loves them!

AND Will turned 9 months! Crazy! He is the age Kennedy was when we moved here and for some reason she seemed so much older to me at this age :-). He is now army crawling and saying "uh-uh" (guess he hears it too much :-). He 8 teeth!!! and is almost solely on table food, he now sees what everyone else is eating and thinks "I don't want baby food!"....I have to force feed him a fruit/vegetable combo in the morning just to make sure he gets some extra fiber. But, he now has had cherrios, chicken, bread, green beans, avocado, orange, apple, banana, pasta, broccoli, curry chicken, crackers, turkey, cheese, french fries, stir-fry, animal crackers, carrots and I think that's about it??? He is still nursing and has now decided he doesn't want to take a bottle, which makes leaving him tough, but is now drinking from a sippy much better, so that's a relief. He is great sleeper at night, but has started to HATE taking naps, which is making me crazy!!! He loves to play and I think Kennedy is enjoying that he can play with her better and better every day. We went to the doctor for his 9 month appointment and I couldn't believe it...he is in the 36th percentile for his weight, 99th percentile for his head size and off the charts for length. So far it looks like his is going to be a tall boy!!