Dad here.
Gena took Zoë to the dentist today for a one month follow up from her incident. The good news was that the bone looks good, the bad news is that the gums are still soft and so the tooth is still loose.
The dentist said she could still end up having the tooth discolor or it could even remain loose for an extended period of time. The dentist recommended that we start giving her harding things to bite which could start to force the gum to heal up a little.
We were disappointed to hear that it hasn't healed up better, we were expecting better news because the tooth looks much better than it had.
Dad here.
Yesterday Gena and I took Zoë to her 15 month well check. Everything went well. It's funny because Zoë is always so curious and rambunctious while we are waiting for the doctor but when she's being examined she sits still and fully cooperates.
She had four shots yesterday and while she was probably better than usual with them she still had some tears. The good news is that there are no shots at her 18 month checkup.
Her height is 32 1/4 inches which is 90-95 percentile.
Her weight is 24 lbs. 3 oz. which is 50-75 percentile.
Her head is 19 3/8 inches which is 97+ percentile.
Her percentiles have been pretty consistent at every checkup.
She will have a follow up appointment with the dentist on Friday since it has been four weeks since she bumped her tooth. The tooth is actually looking really good. As the swelling of the gums has gone down the tooth has straightened out quite a bit. It's barely even crooked anymore. I'm not sure how firm it is yet though, we'll let the dentist check on that.
12 days ago I went from being mother of 1 to being mother of 2....WHAT A TRANSITION!
On October 15th, after 5 hours, I gave birth to this little 7lb 3oz 20" long miracle:
Terrell Xavier is his name and I'm absolutely IN LOVE.
12 days ago I went from being mother of 1 to being mother of 2....WHAT A TRANSITION!
On October 15th, after 5 hours, I gave birth to this little 7lb 3oz 20" long miracle:
Terrell Xavier is his name and I'm absolutely IN LOVE.
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!!!
A MINI Cooper S.
I think I'm falling for white...and the extra horses.
Well, if you're in North Carolina, head on over to Amazing Grace Baptist Church where at 7 pm they're going to have a good old fashioned Christian book burning! Any book they deem to be antithetical (that means, in opposition) to God's will is going to be thrown on the pile and set alight! Hallelujah!
Fort Collins, Colorado, is the seat of Larimer County. Larimer
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My sister Beth and her husband Alfredo welcomed a delightful new addition, baby Isaac, into their family at the beginning of the month. Yay!
Esther came to visit from England for about two weeks. We went to New York City. We went to Chicago. We turned 32. We ate and ate and ate. We laughed almost non-stop. I was sad to say goodbye.
My classes are kicking my butt, but in a good way; kicking me into shape intellectually. I feel as if I am slowly being shaped into a better scholar and a better thinker. With the exception of one class which is fairly dull, I am being challenged and pushed. As part of my undergraduate research training scholarship I am working with a faculty member who looks at teachers who become sexually involved with their students. I am delving into Shakespeare more deeply than ever before. I am researching medieval drama. I am learning data analysis and research methodology. I am soaking up brilliant literature and finding that my Current Political Ideologies class, in which we discuss philosophy and psychology more than we do politics, is really just inexpensive therapy. I love it all. This kind of stuff makes me love being a student.
Love it so much, apparently, that I am studying (in theory -- certainly not in practice) for the GRE so that I can -- with luck -- get accepted into the Master's program that I'm eyeing.
I am also, for the fifth time, teaching a class for gifted students through Purdue's Gifted Education Research Institute.
No matter how busy I am, my little ones -- as enchanting as ever -- still need me just as much. They also need those pesky quotidian necessities such as food, clean clothes, rides to activities and friends' houses, and someone to listen to the stories of their day. I'm not going to lie: finding a balance is hard. Fortunately, my little world is full of very supportive people and I am not afraid to admit to my limitations. I can call my mother-in-law, tell her I need help, and know that she will be willing to get on a plane and take over the reins at home for a while. She arrives in about two weeks.
Photos of Esther's visit to follow. In the meantime, here's a taste of NYC.
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