Putting family's medical records online

I just stumbled upon a google site that I think is a really good idea. It's called google health . It's in it's beta version (can be a little buggy on my mac), but it's free. I just entered all of LT's vaccine information. I figure that way if I'm traveling, I have all that info online if I ever need it in an emergency. It has loads of features like connecting to pharmacies so you have a record of all your prescriptions etc. When traveling out of the country, I usually take medical records with me, but never really think about it when traveling domestically. It's appealing to me to be able to access it in detail without having to make a phone call to the doctor etc. Also, it has a feature that let's you email your records to another doctor if needed. That kind of speed with transfer of information appeals to me too. 

Here's a couple quick tips:

• After you set up your own profile, there's a link at the bottom left of the page that says "Caring for someone? Add a profile for them". This is how you can track your kid's records in your account.
• When entering the vaccines, there's a list of them that makes it easy to enter. Once you've built your basic list, there's a link next to each vaccine that says "Edit" where you can enter the first date your child had that vaccine. To add a second, third etc. date, click  "Add Record", then enter the next date. It will create a drop-down menu under that vaccine type with all the dates.

If you decide to tinker with it, let me know if you find any good family friendly features. :)

3 simple words

Last night Logan was playing with me on the couch. He was repeatedly pulling me in for hugs and giggling. He then looked at me with those blue eyes and said "I love you".

He's said it before, but not completely unprompted like that. It was awesome.  

I really want to be in LA

Ok, this movie is way too long, but it makes me laugh. It's all about Eric's dancing . . . :)

Chasing the birds

We're back from our 2.5 week trip in China and haven't quite processed our photos, thoughts etc. It was quite an adventure that I'm sure I'll write about in more detail. I wanted to jot down a quick thought however before it gets away from me. This weekend we were at the park where I noticed Logan huddled by a bush. He was really focused on it, so I cruised over to see what was going on. He was watching these little birds that were hiding in the bush and was so excited about it. He was doing the sign for birds and making a "tweet tweet" sound to tell me what he saw. A little later, he was chasing some pigeons around with the biggest smile on his face. He was so thrilled to be able to get close to them and then cause them to fly. The thing I love the most is seeing that wild look of abandon and discovery in his eyes. Not looking where he was going, just running with his eyes to the sky and a huge smile on his face. He was so thrilled. I love that.

Painting finished

Here's a painting I just finished for the upcoming group show at TAG. The show starts Oct. 1st, so I had to finish it before we leave for China next week. . .

New Found Freedom

In just a few months, Logan has gone from having a melt down if I got a bike helmet anywhere near his head, to saying "bike" and grabbing his helmet and putting it on himself. The other day he wanted to wear it around the house and also of course demanded that I have mine on too while doing dishes. :)
Anyway, he loves to go on bike rides now. He'll do the sign for "more" if I stop at the house before he's ready to get off the bike. I'm really enjoying the time with him, riding by the ocean, singing songs, talking about the birds, feeling the wind in our faces. It's great to be able to ride with him in front of me in a seat between me and the handlebars. He can hear me easily and I can see his expressions when he turns his head to try to talk to me. The only thing that it tricky about him riding there is that he wants to put his hands on the handles and does not want my hands there. Obviously there's no way I can ride without holding on. We've come to an agreement that I will stop at some point during the ride and let him have the handle bars all to himself. We'll sit there for a few minutes until he gets bored with not moving, then we'll take off again with me holding on. He seems to get it now, and doesn't fight me about it anymore. It's so funny how he just needs a moment to feel like he's the one driving. Here's a couple of photos, of us stopped in negotiation of who gets the handlebars. :)

Play Doh bracelets

LT is really getting into play doh lately. It's relaxing for me too, being creative and sculpting shapes and playing with Logan at the same time. We made some bracelets yesterday. I was laughing when I took this photo. The rolls on his wrists are a repeating design element to the rolled up play doh. ;-)