Ouch

at 03/20/10 12:17AM

Found out tonight that Silas' top two teeth are coming in now, just breaking the surface of the gums. I found out when he bit me with them.

ouch indeed! those little tiny teeth are ridiculously sharp, aren't they?

bodhi has the bottom two, and today i felt a top one, on the left side. how much longer does teething last? :)

by caraboo at 03/20/10 1:22AM
Yeah for teeth!! Now he's ready for a big fat steak.

by serena at 03/20/10 9:10AM
by fullofgrace at 03/20/10 2:41PM
yeah, I wondered about that when he was chewing on my fingers yesterday :)

by snoopy at 03/20/10 6:43PM

Am I hearing things?

at 03/18/10 11:20AM

Silas has been rather vocal for at least the past month. Just in the past week he has claimed "da-da" as his new favorite sound to make. Once in a while he seems to mimic what I say, for example, one day I said, "are you ready?" and it sounded like he said, "ready," back to me. Well this morning when he woke up I noticed that we had a diaper overflow and, subsequently, that he still had a nasty case of diaper rash from the day before. Trying not to use wipes on him, I used a homemade wipe solution on a cotton cloth and just held it to his bum for a few seconds thinking, "I hope this doesn't hurt him." I looked at his face to check and swear that he said, "I like that." To which I responded, "you do?" And he said, "yeah." It was bizarre. Purely coincidental, I'm sure, but it was like he just started talking clearly out of the blue. I'm sure the rest of the day will be filled with "da da da da da da ...."

Whoa. Time to get ready for work.

ha! when you're out of earshot he recites the constitution...he told me.

by splitmesoup at 03/18/10 12:09PM
yeah. He and I have been practicing on Fridays :)
Actually, no joke, I often look at him and say "Hey" and a few weeks ago I could have sworn he said it back to me.
Plus, a few times he has tried to mimic me whistling at him

by snoopy at 03/18/10 12:46PM
Hey, tell me about this homemade wipe solution...I am curious....

by isabeau_danjou at 03/18/10 1:09PM
HA HA HA. One of my babysitters said Keila pointed to Krypto and said, "stupid dog."
I'm not convinced, but she swears it.

by serena at 03/18/10 2:06PM
Well, I'm not surprised. He IS the son of a librarian and a professor/publisher. Would you expect anything less? :)

by pooky at 03/18/10 2:11PM
yeah, it would not surprise me if he said "hey" or "hi." When he first started saying it, it would be in this ear-piercing high pitched voice. I think he's getting it under control now.

by bruke at 03/18/10 5:17PM
His dad said his first (recognizable) word at 9 months--Mama--followed soon by Hi. At ten months he added ball. At 11 months bite and bye-bye. At 12 months book and Dada. He had his first 100 words before he was 18 months old. His uncle started at 9 months too with mama and ball, and added book and bye-bye at 10. Had his first 100 by 17 months. I did raise two talkers. Get ready to do a lot of listening very soon.

by figpicker at 03/19/10 11:42AM
Go Silas! Hailey is 20 months and has just started talking (saying actual, understandable words, instead of pointing and grunting) in the last month.

by mandyhayes1 at 03/19/10 3:03PM
That's bizarre, since they say the D sound is easier to make than the M sound. Those Ward boys are always doing things backwards. Hee hee.

by bruke at 03/20/10 12:16AM

this is more like it

at 03/15/10 12:36PM

Had a good weekend (despite the time change). I think Spring Break week ushered in some great spring-like weather to Tampa. 70s and sunny. Not too warm, not too cold. Went thrift store shopping on Saturday. Got a skirt, jeans, a sweater vest, and some really comfy shoes-- that need one heel fixed-- for $13. After that we went to Kojak's House of Ribs for some bbq. Then we got groceries. I had my best coupon day ever. Saved $57 in advertised deals plus $35 in coupons for a savings of $92. Paid $128 to get those groceries home. I remember the days when I'd stock up on groceries for $200. Never again. Also rearranged some furniture and bought more shelves for books. Still working on putting those up. Back at work today.

I've started doing coupons too! It is a little addictive!

by isabeau_danjou at 03/15/10 2:25PM
the best savings come from planning your weekly menu around their weekly specials. Eventualy, you get a good variety and save a lot over getting whatever your impulse desires. coupons really pay off then.

learned from my lady.

by figpicker at 03/15/10 7:51PM
i LOVE the Publix BoGo! And thanks to Winn Dixie I have tilapia and shrimp in my freezer!

by kitkat at 03/15/10 9:03PM
I use Couponmom.com. Love it!!!!!

by mandyhayes1 at 03/15/10 10:22PM
the weather here had been like a breath of fresh air, except for the paper mill, that kind of makes it like a breath of stinky breath, but at least its warm stinky breath! :)

by cdawg at 03/16/10 8:46AM
You went to WinnDixie?!???!!!!???!!!!

by iamyourfather at 03/16/10 2:34PM
Shame!

by iamyourfather at 03/16/10 2:34PM

spring break

at 03/09/10 12:14AM

Spring Break started, so I worked 6 hours today. Silas had a nice day with Michelle Mitchell (thanks Michelle!) He also had a helmet check-up. He had a scan done (first one since before he got the helmet) and his numbers look good. The difference in his diagonal measurements (the measure from front left to back right vs. front right to back left) at the beginning was 15.4 mm, now it's 9.2 mm. The theoretical aim is 1 mm, but the orthotist says that once we get around 4 mm, it's really hard to see any difference and it becomes less about numbers and more about how it looks. So, we'll probably go at least 2 more months at this rate, which is average. But that's just my estimation.

Some more pictures posted on facebook.

He is just so yummy yummy.

by serena at 03/09/10 8:38AM
human beings are not tasty! are you turning cannibal? :) eight more days til the blessedness of spring break for me!

by cdawg at 03/09/10 9:01AM
yay!! Glad things are going well! I miss my little one :(

by snoopy at 03/09/10 12:20PM
Good to hear things are progressing. Have a good break.

by phorgain37055 at 03/10/10 11:04AM
You once said the average child is in one of these for a year or so before it works. Now, you are saying that Silas might be done in another couple of months. Are you saying that he is soft in the head?

Can't be a Ward!

by figpicker at 03/11/10 6:12PM
easily molded does not fit well with his genetic heritage either!

by figpicker at 03/11/10 6:13PM
Average is 16 weeks.

by ward at 03/11/10 9:06PM
Never said that. I did say that they recommend that kids get the helmet before they reach a year old or there is very little chance of it working.

by bruke at 03/12/10 11:42AM

scheduling and child care

at 03/01/10 1:22PM *

I thought I had my schedule worked out perfectly. Silas is only away from us about 3 hours a week. We can't afford a regular babysitter right now (we currently depend on her kindness and generosity for 3 hours a week, as well the Hamiltons' generous offer of their home), but having about 3-4 (or even just 2) more hours during the week where I'm not working, or, someone is looking after Silas would be a big stress-reliever. Right now Nathan is watching him around lunchtime (12-2pm) on Monday and Thursday while I work, but Silas is napping less and thus Nathan is able to study/work less, even from home, while Silas is active and/or cranky. I considered working 5-7pm those days if we couldn't work out 12-2pm, but that would mean 3 nights where I can't cook dinner, or two nights of having to be really prepared to cook dinner or slow cook something and I am just not that "together" right now. So, I guess for the rest of the school year I'm wondering if there is anyone that wouldn't mind spending a couple hours at our house to watch Silas while I run to work, especially on Mondays 12-2pm. I can cook you lunch, offer you laundry service, whatever! I'm also preparing to get 18 hours in over Spring Break week and wondering if anyone would like to spend some time with him for a day so I can pack in (maybe) 6-8 hours in one day and just work 2-3 hours during the afternoons for the rest of that week. I thought my mom would be coming (and that would have been perfect), but now she is coming in April. Any takers?

Our basketball baby. Some more pictures here.

If you don't mind sending him UPS I'll take him.

by serena at 03/01/10 1:39PM
I'd love too. Unfortunately, I'm seven hours away now. :(

by iamyourfather at 03/01/10 6:11PM
it's a long drive but...

grandma

by figpicker at 03/01/10 6:54PM
^This is why families should all live together :)

by serena at 03/01/10 10:02PM
Ok, we're moving in with you. Thanks for volunteering. Hee hee.

by bruke at 03/01/10 11:18PM
And I think the UPS route would be more expensive than hiring a babysitter. I guess there are other reasons that wouldn't work, too.

by bruke at 03/01/10 11:44PM
That is one cute boy!

by justg at 03/02/10 7:07AM
We probably wouldn't even notice if you moved in. In fact if you do the dishes its a deal!

by serena at 03/02/10 8:12AM
dude, i would love to serve you guys. so move to chillicothe and i will serve you by watching silas from noon to two :)

by cdawg at 03/02/10 9:11AM
when i move to florida, i'll be glad to watch him. but don't plan on moving until 2015! I'll be so old by then that he'll have to watch me!!!!! instead of child care it will be geriatric care!!!!

by nannybrock at 03/02/10 10:09AM
I completely understand your dilemma! We are in the same situation. Fortunately, we were able to "hire" a teenage girl from church who is homeschooled (so her schedule allows her to be here during the day), and we are able to pay her very cheaply. Otherwise, we really have no one to help us out. I wish I could be of help!

by rachierach at 03/02/10 11:39AM
We'll be ok. Nathan's OTP class (meets MWF) is a little more intense than the seminars he was teaching before, and so for him to watch Silas on Mondays is kind of awkward right now.

by bruke at 03/02/10 1:35PM
He is so adorable. If I lived in Florida he could just come hang out with us. :)

by curlie at 03/02/10 7:53PM
Jared and I would love to help, but are somewhat limited since I work during the day...but if you need some evening/weekend babysitting, I'm usually home by 6 pm.

by kitkat at 03/02/10 8:10PM

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