It's Getting Better All the Time

Thanks for all of your concern. We are still fighting thrush, sad to say. But I'm feeling positive: we got on what's supposed to be the strongest drug to get rid of it, and Ruby's tongue looks great and I feel almost itch-free.

Ruby also got put on Zantac for reflux. And I'm thinking maybe she did have a little reflux, because she's been sleeping great ever since. So I'm loving my baby.

Since we've been staying home a lot a lot because Ruby only stays awake for a half hour at a time (I think she's catching up from weeks of bad sleeping), Elliot has gotten a little stir-crazy. That's when I whipped out the crafts. I'm sure many of you mommas have heard of Notimeforflashcards.com. I started using this website last year to keep Dottie busy in the hot San Antonio summer, but haven't really used it since. Now that I'm more adjusted to 3, I thought it was high time Elliot start working on his alphabet. This website has fun crafts for every letter, in addition to songs and books that go along with the activity. It's great. And my favorite thing? The crafts aren't overly elaborate or expensive. You just need construction paper, googly eyes, pipe cleaners and similarly cheap craft supplies. Here's some examples of Elliot's artwork:

Letter D dragon.

And today, we made a letter E decorated with Easter eggs.
I'm proud of my boy! He painted those eggs pretty much by himself.

And the token Ruby pictures. When she was awake for, oh, 15 minutes.
I should mention she still cries to sleep. But she normally settles in 15 minutes or less. It's all in reading the "sleepy" signs I learned from Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child.