Monday, February 6, 2012

Helmet Houges


Oh man, we thought for sure Zach was going to be sporting a helmet similar to Karis' due to torticolis. We didn't have a good experience with Karis' and my prayer was that somehow Zach wouldn't need one, but inside I thought that was impossible. His left side was so flat from always wanting to lie on it despite our valiant efforts. His pediatrician (the one besides his daddy) said she didn't know how we would get out of it either...so we had our first appointment with his physical therapist...I was dreading the day. She showed me some exercises to increase his right side movement and told me a few things to buy to assist his right side lying activities. She said we would watch his head measurements to make sure they are getting better, but don't expect anything to change for 3-6 months. That appointment was 2 weeks ago. This week's appointment brought incredible news! He has full range of motion on both sides and the difference of "head flatness" went from 10 mm to 5 mm!!! Can you believe it?! God answered prayers in a miraculous way...a way I totally didn't expect. Needless to say, a warm moose is the only thing that he will be wearing on his head!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Daddy-Daughter Dance


Paul took Elli to their first Daddy Daughter Dance last night. Elli was so excited as we had practiced all week dancing to Sinatra (but Dawson was her partner, while Paul was mine). Elli picked out her "up-do" from pictures I showed her on the computer, and she looked adorable. They had so much fun and Elli didn't want to go to bed because she wanted to tell me more and more about her evening. Elli is quite the dancer and what a special time...can we just keep her this age forever?!

Sunday, January 29, 2012

The Outdoors



No matter the weather, the Houge kids are playing outside.
Today Rafa was over and took some great shots of the adventures!

Friday, January 20, 2012

Singing and Dancing


Today I found Elli singing her heart out while Karis was dancing/doing actions for her songs. I love these girls:)

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Daily Life



So I am so far behind, but my friend, Lauren, had a great idea: to post a picture a week of everyday life. I am hoping to use that idea as well to remember every day life as it is. So this is tonight. On their own volition, the kids put sunglasses on before bed. Also tonight, Zach rolled over from his front to back...what?!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Zach Pics







Zach is 1 1/2 weeks here...I am just getting around to blogging them! Thanks, Rafa, for the great shots!

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Halloween



We had so much fun on Halloween due to the Banz's lending us their costumes. Our neighborhood was hilarious with bond fires and the streets were filled with neighbors. We didn't get to too many houses because we just hung out with neighbors! Thank you, Julia, for the great outfits! Grandma even got dressed up in a pumpkin outfit, but Elli started screaming that her G-ma had a stick for a face!