Levi is sooo smart! He knows what every thing is - follows directions and can bring me certian objects. He knows where things go, and how things work.
He is learning more signs too - besides milk he does dog, hi, bye, phone, eat, and hot. We are working on even more, he understands but doesnt do them yet.
We went to the duck race and Levi had a great time with the 10,000 ducks they launched!
Monday, August 25, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
What Levi did today (aside from the carseat check)
Said 'ball' (and it actually sounded like ball, he usually says 'doll', he likes those D words!)
Walked 3 steps in the pool
Went underwater in the big pool by himself (he has been blowing bubbles/putting his face in for a couple months now but went alll the way under this time!)
Went down the big slides at the park by himself - I didnt even expect him too, he just crawled over, turned around and slid himself down! Then he did it a bunch more times without my help because he can go up the steps too!
Walked 3 steps in the pool
Went underwater in the big pool by himself (he has been blowing bubbles/putting his face in for a couple months now but went alll the way under this time!)
Went down the big slides at the park by himself - I didnt even expect him too, he just crawled over, turned around and slid himself down! Then he did it a bunch more times without my help because he can go up the steps too!
Levi goes to mommy's carseat check
Nai Nai took Levi to mommy's carseat check today! He was really good the whole time, he played in the ice bucket and watched the dog (Red is one of the tech's dog) and said hi to all the other kids.
Mommy checked a lot of carseats!
3 infant seats (one in an olllld cadillac that we switched out for a convertable and got it rock solid even with the squishy seats)
a couple of convertable seats
2 yr old twins in combination seats
AND
2 Truefits (another set of twins, that wernt born yet) - well mommy just helped another tech with those sence those are what Levi has.
We even convinced 3 families to leave their 1+ yr olds rearfacing which is awsome (yay those kids get to stay safer, longer!)
Most common misuse - once again, too loose harnesses, if you can pinch the webbing of the straps at the child's collar bone, its too loose, your fingers should slide. The other thing was those chest clips - they arent belly clips!!!! Armpit level please!
Levi even ate a little bit of a plumb, he has 6 teeth now and is working on a 7th one, so he ate it peel and all with no problems. He was a big help!
Mommy checked a lot of carseats!
3 infant seats (one in an olllld cadillac that we switched out for a convertable and got it rock solid even with the squishy seats)
a couple of convertable seats
2 yr old twins in combination seats
AND
2 Truefits (another set of twins, that wernt born yet) - well mommy just helped another tech with those sence those are what Levi has.
We even convinced 3 families to leave their 1+ yr olds rearfacing which is awsome (yay those kids get to stay safer, longer!)
Most common misuse - once again, too loose harnesses, if you can pinch the webbing of the straps at the child's collar bone, its too loose, your fingers should slide. The other thing was those chest clips - they arent belly clips!!!! Armpit level please!
Levi even ate a little bit of a plumb, he has 6 teeth now and is working on a 7th one, so he ate it peel and all with no problems. He was a big help!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Levi Turns 1
Levi Turned 1 on July 13, 2008!
We had a duck theme party for him, because its one of his favorite words (duck and hi!)
Here is a link to some of the pics -
http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u218/leighi123/baby/July%202008/1st%20bday/
About his carseat -
He is 20lbs now, and 1 yrs old, so he meets the minimum requirment for forward facing in the car BUT we have decided to keep him rearfacing for much much longer, until he reaches the weight limit of his seat.
Rearfacing is A LOT safter than forward facing for young kids, they still have the 'big head, small body' thing going on, and childrens spines dont fuse until the ace of 4-6yrs - this means that they are at much greater risk of head/back/neck injuries if they are facing forward in a carseat.
We have the Compass TrueFit by Learning Curve (purchased from www.LearningCurve.com when there was a great sale!)
The great thing about this carseat is that the forward facing minimum weight is 23lbs! That means that parents will have to rearface their children for at least a little bit longer, which I think is great sence there most parents seem so anxious to flip them (most dont do the reasearch and know nothing about extended rearfacing, or they have silly reasons why they want their child to face forward)
The other great thing is that it has a rearfacing limit of 35lbs, it has a removable headrest as well, which makes it fit niceley in the car.
Up until the child is 22lbs, or reaches a line drawn right on the seat, you install it at 45degrees without the headrest. After that, you add the headreast and you can install it a bit more upright (between 30 and 45 degrees, the manual doesnt state this, but Learning Curve has approved this, like most other convertable carseat manufactures).
Beacuse of the tall shell (with headrest on), its much more likley that children will be able to rearface to the full 35lbs - many carseats with shorter shells are outgrown in height before weight.
Saftey is my top priority, so Im happy to have this great carseat which will allow my little Levi to rearface for a loooong time yet.
Here is a link to a thread with lots of information about why its best to rearface your kids as long as you can -
http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=40366
Anyway - Little Levi is sooo big now - he is close to walking, and is doing more and more every day, its so much fun to watch him!
We had a duck theme party for him, because its one of his favorite words (duck and hi!)
Here is a link to some of the pics -
http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u218/leighi123/baby/July%202008/1st%20bday/
About his carseat -
He is 20lbs now, and 1 yrs old, so he meets the minimum requirment for forward facing in the car BUT we have decided to keep him rearfacing for much much longer, until he reaches the weight limit of his seat.
Rearfacing is A LOT safter than forward facing for young kids, they still have the 'big head, small body' thing going on, and childrens spines dont fuse until the ace of 4-6yrs - this means that they are at much greater risk of head/back/neck injuries if they are facing forward in a carseat.
We have the Compass TrueFit by Learning Curve (purchased from www.LearningCurve.com when there was a great sale!)
The great thing about this carseat is that the forward facing minimum weight is 23lbs! That means that parents will have to rearface their children for at least a little bit longer, which I think is great sence there most parents seem so anxious to flip them (most dont do the reasearch and know nothing about extended rearfacing, or they have silly reasons why they want their child to face forward)
The other great thing is that it has a rearfacing limit of 35lbs, it has a removable headrest as well, which makes it fit niceley in the car.
Up until the child is 22lbs, or reaches a line drawn right on the seat, you install it at 45degrees without the headrest. After that, you add the headreast and you can install it a bit more upright (between 30 and 45 degrees, the manual doesnt state this, but Learning Curve has approved this, like most other convertable carseat manufactures).
Beacuse of the tall shell (with headrest on), its much more likley that children will be able to rearface to the full 35lbs - many carseats with shorter shells are outgrown in height before weight.
Saftey is my top priority, so Im happy to have this great carseat which will allow my little Levi to rearface for a loooong time yet.
Here is a link to a thread with lots of information about why its best to rearface your kids as long as you can -
http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=40366
Anyway - Little Levi is sooo big now - he is close to walking, and is doing more and more every day, its so much fun to watch him!
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Levi's big boy carseat!
Levi got his new carseat this week - He finally has one that isnt pink! (this one is blue and black).
Its called the TrueFit, and he will be able to ride in it rearfacing until he is 35lbs, and forward facing until he is 65lbs, so it will last him a while!
We really like it because it will let him rearface for as long as possible - He is much safer rearfacing, so we dont want to turn him around until we have to!
Its called the TrueFit, and he will be able to ride in it rearfacing until he is 35lbs, and forward facing until he is 65lbs, so it will last him a while!
We really like it because it will let him rearface for as long as possible - He is much safer rearfacing, so we dont want to turn him around until we have to!
Sunday, April 27, 2008
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