So, as you may have noticed but have been way too kind to mention, Zander had a strange tilt to his head due to his position during my pregnancy. It’s called torticullis. There are a few therapies for it, as well as a neck brace, and chiropractic seemed the best fit as I’m well aware of the benefits myself.

Here are some recent pictures where you can see the tilt:

Some pictures from his adjustment

look how straight his head is positioned! 

He woke up this morning a completely happy baby. No strained sounds trying to push himself up, just happy coos and babbles.

While charlotte was napping,  I was trying to think of things to do with her on this Memorial Day. The sensory bottle was a hit so I ventured into rice play.

Simple concept, big fun. Find a box, fill it with raw rice and some scooping toys and let the kid have at it.

Rice play 1: http://youtu.be/_g4YLH9-LkA

I never felt such immediate regret as the moment when she discovered that not only could her chubby little hands scoop the rice….but also hurl it across the room.

Of course, I was distracted by taking pictures and video…so I thought I’d move her to the high chair with the rice.

Rice play 2: http://youtu.be/Fy9jFrHAFwU

I spread the rice all over the tray, gave her the toys…the toys hit the floor immediately and she then …well…you’ll see.

Rice play 3: http://youtu.be/xZaC1S9guls

She let out the biggest laugh/squeal as I stopped filming due to the waterfall of rice hitting  the floor and bounce off of Otis.

She had fun so it wasn’t so bad after all.

Charlotte is doing her best impression of me not being able to take on the world until I’ve had my coffee.

Lysander is happy enough in the morning for both of us.

Found the idea on pinterest!!

Typical meal. She uses her fork until she decides to go back to using her hands. Her new thing is dumping her food off her plate onto her tray then tossing the plate to the floor.

This is how I trick her into eating her veggies,  bwahahahahahahahahahhahaaaa! !!

Charlotte after nap crib antics 5/9: http://youtu.be/eBNDAqQ3mCs

Babbling Zander: http://youtu.be/mtwc7VsKQsc