What a slacker I am!

Whew it's been a little bit since I've made a post! And so much has happened in the mean time.

We took Chenda to an appointment at the Shriners Hospital to see an Orthopedist. She's crazy in-toed (pigeon toed) and trips on herself constantly. Basically we were told that she is turned in at all three locations that can cause in-toeing (usually kids have it in either hips, knees or ankle...she is in all three). The said it should get better over time but will probably get worse before it's better and if it doesn't improve significantly the only thing to do is surgery. They don't do braces anymore because they found that they don't solve the problem correctly and often the child feels like they are being punished when in them. So in about a year we are to take her back if things are the same/worse and take it from there.

Kali is developing before our eyes! she now has TWO teeth (I have no photos because they aren't up far enough to see in the camera yet), and is starting to sit up like a champ! Still not overly interested in rolling over, but she really doesn't need to because she gets around just fine (thank you very much) by scooting herself backward. She can cross a room doing that! Unfortunatly it's not helping that bald spot on the back of her head!

I took her to her six month check up last week and she weighed in at 18 lb and 17.25 inches long. She's about a half inch longer and a pound lighter then her big sister was at this age. She did great in the appointment and the doctor said she looks great and is doing everything they want her to be at this age.

Making baby food for her has been going great and is really enjoyable for me. So far I have made her sweet potatoes, apples, and butternut squash, and I'm going to try some more new things next week. She is eating great and I'm about to put her on more meals a day since she's really gotten the hang of it!

On the mommy side - I'm finally going to get serious about making my bows. Hopefully one day I can make a full fledged business out of it (I would love to own a baby boutique shop), but for now I will be selling on Etsy. I don't have it all set up just yet and when I do I need to make some stuff to post and sell, but I am really excited. In the mean time I am going to make a few for a great organization a friend of mine founded up in Canada called Made By Momma. They help mothers and their babies in times of need...illness, post partum struggles, etc. They do it all free of charge and in their short time have helped so many women! I am so excited to make them, they will be giving the bows to a few of the mothers with little girls who are having a rough time.

www.madebymomma.org

So that's the update for now! Hopefully I won't be such a slacker in the future!