The Gustafsons: March 2011

Goodies

Hayden has way too much fun with is cousins! We were able to have a few of them spend the night in which he thoroughly enjoyed by making guns and swords out of tinker toys, building castles/towers from mega blocks and of course knocking them over, and playing a good old fashion game of dodge ball. He frequently asks for them and wants to go over to their house. We were able to spend an evening with all of them when we made play-dough. Hayden plays with his batch regularly.
Eli has been busy mastering his crawling skills this past week. He is doing great and is motivated to crawl after just about anything. He is also starting to make more sounds which is like music to his parents' (at least mommy) ears.

Just a few pictures.

Play-dough

Hayden curled up for his nap.

Brotherly love

Spring is Here!

Spring is finally here! We even celebrated by taking our first walk of the season.

Ted is doing the same old, same old a work. He recently made the purchase of an Iphone and loves it. Now he is trying to convince Camille that she needs one, but that is going no where fast.
Camille is enjoying work and is learning new things everyday. Children's Center interviewed another potential occupational therapist which looked promising. A new hire would eliminate some of her caseload allowing her to be at home more. She loves her work, but loves her boys more :)
Hayden enjoys playing with Eli and making him laugh. He also frequently asks to play games on the computer where he learns his letters. Hayden is Always listening and will call anyone out when they say something "naughty." This week it was mommy. Hayden is also his mom's guinea pig when it comes to trying new crafts. Today we made slime;)
Eli is up on all fours and moving! He is rather slow and only taking a few steps at a time, but he is officially crawling. He is also increasing his menu as he currently eats: carrots, sweet potatoes, peas, squash, rice cereal, and baby oatmeal. Eli is now on a consistent 4 hour schedule (awesome for mommy & daddy) and sleeps until around 7:30 every day! Yeah for consistency!

Enjoy the pictures!

Sticking out our tongues.....

Waking up happy :)

Peas Please!

One spring day...

Just another day...

Ted had another interview at Best Buy this week. We pray that God will lead him into the right position for him, our family, and Best Buy.
Camille attended two workshops in Des Moines for intervention protocols for occupational therapy. Astronaut training and Building blocks for sensory integration. The commute those 4 days was long, but she learned a lot and is already practicing it at the clinic. It's always good to be home and back into our routine.
Hayden lost his special white blankie last week. Strange things happen when Camille is at work. We have looked all over for that thing, with no luck. Hayden has been such a trooper and hasn't had any issues going to sleep without it! God must have had a hand on this one.
Eli was diagnosed with a double ear infection and a respiratory issue. They put him on antibiotics and is now good to go again! We sure missed his smile. He has not fully gained back his appetite for his rice cereal. To spice things up in his diet carrots were introduced. Next new food: sweet potatoes :)

Last picture with Hayden and his blankie.

Bath time!

Playing with Daddy's Ipod.

Out like a light.

Hanging with Mommy before work.

Eli's first bite of carrots.

It's almost spring and this house is very excited! We long for the days when we can walk to the park and enjoy an afternoon, open the windows and smell the fresh air, and grill outside! This week has been one filled with illness. Eli took the illness the hardest as he started out with projectile vomiting, refused to eat his solids, tearing eyes, running nose, a small temperature, and finally an intense cough. One urgent care visit later Eli came out with a double ear infection and respiratory concerns. He is now on antibiotics and doing much better.

Ted and Camille were able to get out on another date! It is so much fun to be able to go out for supper without someone crying at you to cut their food, get the some more milk, and remind you that one again he doesn't like green beans! (You get the idea.) I'm sure the boys would rather play with their cousins than sit in a restaurant where you have to keep your voice down and stay in a chair any day!
Hayden filled his week up with making snow ice cream (yes I said "snow"), making dinosaurs from play-doh, making a crab, and learning the letter "A".
Eli is improving his health, but has also advanced to a modified army crawl. He will be moving in no time!

Enjoy the pictures!