Visitors

Today Aunt Lisa, Uncle Jeff, and cousin James came to visit and for a tamale lunch. When James, age 2 1/2, says "Baby Elizabeth" it sounds like "baby little bits." James will be a great big brother some day. He helped to feed and when holding Elizabeth did not want to give her up. On this visit its hard to say who James was more entertained by the cats or Baby Little Bits.

We had a great visit and hope that next time the first generation of our crowd can be with us.

Elizabeth's First Bath

Today Elizabeth got her first sponge bath and she was not very happy about it. When it was all done she needed a nap!

For the past three days we've been visiting the lab on base for blood work to check her jaundice level (cannot remember the actual name of the test), finally yesterday she was within the acceptable range so we did not have to go under the lights today.



I also went to the doctor yesterday. Since being released my legs and feet have been very swollen and my blood pressure has been elevated. A chat with the doc, an incision check, and two prescriptions later and we were on our way home, again.

Finally, a full day at home!

I'm still working hard to get some pictures of her with her eyes open, but that seems to be easier said than done.

She loves to be rocked, swaddled, and of course held by either mommy or daddy.

Alex and Emily are trying their best to ignore her. Emily has more interest than Alex, at this point.

Welcome Elizabeth Christine

Welcome to our family Elizabeth Christine!

On Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 at 8:46 p.m. our new addition arrived! Weighing in at 6 lbs 6.8 oz and 18.5" long she is adorable (then again we are biased). Her hair is red and she has blue eyes!

The first week has been busy, Elizabeth is a little bit jaundiced so we are going for blood tests daily, if the test is not within normal range mid-week then she'll go "under the lights."

We are slowly figuring out her moods, cries, and getting to know her.

I hope to post weekly updates and pictures of our little girl, so check back!

07-08 School Year comes to an End

The school year was a success, a first for me in a few years. Challenges were welcome as I learned the Arizona art curriculum as well as fine tuned my language arts instruction to meet the needs of students who did not meet standards on their state assessments the previous spring. I had a wonderful group of students in my language classes and hope they feel as if they've learned a lot this year.

In art I revised and edited my lesson plans over and over again and still feel I have a long way to go, but also made a lot of progress. I may have have learned more than the kids.

I completed all my classes at Pima Community College to get my art endorsement. What a huge relief! One more online class this summer to become ESI endorsed and then I'll be current with everything the state is currently requiring!

Current works of Art

I'm currently a student at Pima Community College taking art classes to complete my art teaching endorsement to be a highly qualified art teacher for grades K-12. My first class of the semester was Art 100 Basic Design. The class was only 6 weeks long, but lasted until 10 p.m. one night per week, for a morning bird like myself it was tough staying awake to complete projects at that hour.

Having studies the elements of art and principles of design in detail while learning to teach them the past semester I was able to put my skills to the test as an artist to see what I could create while focusing on the objectives.

My last class (YIPPIE!!) is an independent study in drawing (although, I'm sneaking in a few paintings). In this class I'm confirming that I do have the talent to draw, however mostly I prefer to sketch the contour lines then turn the drawings into another form of media such as paintings. Its been an interesting experience so far.

Welcome

Welcome to the Kuhn Hobbies blog! This blog is associated with Amy's Art portion of the www.kuhnhobbies.com webpage.

Within this blog you'll find various posts about my life as an artist, student, and soon to be mother.