Dr. Visit & New Shoes

We went to Dex's developmental evaluation last Friday.  Because he was so early, he's been going to see these nice ladies every 3-6 months just to make sure he's catching up to his age group.  Typically, by age 2, the kids should have caught up developmentally to their actual age.  Right now, we still 'adjust' his age by how many weeks he was early.  So, instead of 19 months, his adjusted age would be 15 1/2 months.  His skills, ideally, should lay between 15 1/2 months and 19 months (hopefully closer to the 19 months at this point).  They had him stack blocks, point out pictures on flashcards, throw a ball, kick a ball, put pegs in a hole, eat, color, walk, run, climb stairs, etc, etc.  In every aspect, he rated right at 18 months, and we were extremely happy with that!  That means that he is catching up and bridging that gap in real age and adjusted age.  We go back at 2 years old, and I fully expect at that time, he'll be like every other 2 year old (except maybe a little smaller in size). 

The one thing we asked about was him walking/running on his toes.  She said it was nothing neurological, and it was just a factor of him trying to steady himself by stiffening his feet/ankles.  Her suggestion was to buy some shoes with some stability, possibly high-tops, and have him wear those to keep him down on his heels.  Well, you really don't need to tell us twice that we MUST go buy new shoes!  Obviously, it was critical that Dex have 3 new pairs the day after our visit :)  For the record, Sean bought two of the three pairs!

I'm gonna go ahead and let you guess who purchased these...

His preppy shoes...

Already in the purple, and TCU hasn't even started this season yet :)

I'd say he's done with pictures at this point. 

I realize I've only gotten pictures of two of the three pair.  The others are a larger size so he can wear them later, but you'll see them soon enough, if he keeps growing at his current rate!!

New Bath Time Pics

Dex has really started to get into his bath time.  If we are around his tub, he will grunt and point and try to get into it before I've even started running water.  And once he's in... well... don't stand too close, because water goes flying everywhere!  He laughs and laughs at himself for splashing and I'm pretty sure when I say "DEX, you're getting everything wet!  AAHHH!" he splashes even harder :)  One of the cutest things to watch... harder to take pictures, because I was trying to keep the camera out of the way of the flying water.  But here's a few I managed!

A few before he really got going... (hair/face still dry)

That's a baby rubber ducky in his mouth, if anyone was wondering...

See, he DOES actually have top teeth!  He just never shows them!

Love this one :)

Okay, I'd kill for those eyelashes.

Ahhh... makes my night happy to watch this  :)

NO MORE PHOTOS! (says dex)

At least that's what I took from these expressions during out little trip outside with the camera this afternoon.

Utter indifference.

Maybe crying will help...

Nope.  She's still there... try indifference again.

Peek-a-Boo

I'd say we play peek-a-boo around the ottoman almost every single night.  Dex loves it, it makes him giggle, and so I love it!  He'll squat down behind the ottoman and wait for a minute, then poke his head up and "find" me.  Here are a few pictures.  There's actually more than a few, but I thought there were so many cute ones :)

Taking off, away from me, between the couch and ottoman.

Coming out the other side!

Then it's off to the races, as I chase him!!  He's laughing and screaming the whole way!

Check out that form... :)

Also tonight, after I'd just said this weekend that we need to put this bouncy thing in storage, he decided he wanted to play in it.  So I took a picture of his last time before it goes away for good!  (Notice he'd found his beanie again...) 

Tia Time!

Aunt Tia (hehe) came to see Kerri Sean Dex this weekend.  And Dex decided to start cutting molars at the same time!  Woohoo, it's fun around here! 

But, I'm pretty sure having Tia around helped cut down on some of the whining and crying (along with good helping of baby Motrin) so I was definitely glad to have her here!  Plus, I love hanging with her, so there's that too :) 

First morning here, and she's already got him outside with no pants on!  Haha!

Lovin' the orange shirt/green & yellow shoes combo :)

Playing peek-a-boo!

We went shopping and Dex ended up with two new shirts.  He enjoyed walking around the house carrying them.  He also carried a Chili's carry-out bag and the Nordstrom's sack.  Among other things.  All with no pants on.

Wearing a beanie he found somewhere in our house... that originally came from the NICU.  Over a year ago.  What does that tell you about us, his parents?  Either we are hoarders don't like to throw things away or Dex can magically find stuff that we didn't even know we had.

I said on http://www.ilikeliving.com/ that Dex likes to find random things and wear them all day.  Well, after Tia left yesterday, I found her old scarf and told him it smelled like Tia and wrapped it around his neck.  He didn't take it off until he went to bed!  He thought it was the best thing ever!  ha!  And he looks very GQ, I think :)

Random

This was going to be a lot of "Talkless Thursday" pictures, but then I decided I'd commentate, because it's fun for me :)  (and it's going to help me remember details when he gets older!)

Now that he realizes he doesn't have to just push this toy, he's pushing/pulling/lugging the thing all around the house...

Tonight, we played a lot with his sunshades.  He's reached the point where something funny once is funny a million times :)

Sitting on the bottom stair... his favorite place to "chill."

Yes, he had blueberries again tonight.  Then a cookie (there are crumbs on his chin, I can see them!!)!

He's finally picked a toy he likes to hug on.  He's never had a blanket, lovie, pacifier, etc... his comfort (typically when he's sleepy) is sucking his thumb and twirling his hair.  But this little thing, he will rub his face on, hug, and apparently roll around on top of!  Lily's just glad it's not her anymore.

Tomorrow's Friday!!  And Tia's coming to visit!  YAY!!!

Blueberries & Fish Face

I know I seem to talk alot about blueberries lately, but Dex LOVES them.  We've got two big bags frozen at home, and he usually has them after supper most nights.  As you can probably tell, last night was one of those nights.  Stained lips and fingers :)  So cute! 

Oh, and his fish face has re-appeared.  And he thinks it's HILARIOUS.  He can barely keep his lips in position before he busts out laughing!  I went to get him out of bed this morning, and we were both laying on the big person bed in his room while he drank his morning milk, still sleepy and dark, and he just rolled over and looked at me for a second, then made his fish face and started laughing uncontrollably!  Haha!