Last March when John and I were vacationing in Arizona with Logan, who was only 3 months old, I decided that I needed a Mom group. A couple others new mom's I knew had found one close to their home and really enjoyed it. Knowing that I am internet-search challenged, I asked John to help me and within minutes he found a group in our hometown. I filled out the request form and met a few of the moms for lunch about a week and a half later.
Honestly, I don't know what I would have done without this Mom group. It took some time attending some meetups (with a baby who didn't interact with the older kids) for me to get to know some of the other Moms. One Mom that joined within a month after I did contacted me since her daughter was 3.5 months older than Logan and out of the whole group, there weren't many kids our kids age. We have now become close friends with Kathy and Maddie. :) We started getting together several times a week for walks or hanging out at each other's homes or going to parks to push our non-mobile children in swings. Slowly we got more involved with the group and have started making more friends.
Recently, the organizer stepped down and one of my friends that I just started getting to know took the group over. I had told her that I would help her out; so now I am a co-organizer to the group I started just over a year ago. So now we are trying to think of fun activities for the group to do during the summer - fun kids crafts to partake in. It is pretty exciting! The group has about 50 members, but about 35 of them are active - which is a lot of different people to hang out with. I have gotten to know several of them and it is truly a great group. It has made being a Stay at Home Mom so much more fun. I feel like my kids are getting much more of a social interaction. We attend weekly playgroups and also go to museums, zoo's, parks, mall play areas, splash pads - all kinds of places. We also do Moms Nights Out and go to a restaurant, see a movie or go to one of our houses. We do book clubs and other things with just the moms. It really helps to have adult conversation during the day when I otherwise would not have. I highly recommend finding a Mom group to any new or experienced mom!
Just wanted to share an exciting part of my life!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Short Stories and Exciting Times
Logan was just about to clank the toys above Carter's head again and I stopped him. I said 'shhh, Carter is sleeping'. He tilted his head to the side as if to pretend to sleep. As I kept saying 'shhh', he put his hand to his mouth, so I showed him that 'sh' is one finger. So he did one finger to his lips...but in addition, put the finger up his nose!! (For the recod, that is NOT what I was doing)
I just got Logan a Little Tikes slide for $2 at a garage sale (what a major deal...yay me!). After Logan sits down, I count '1, 2, 3, weeee!!!'. He typically slides his butt backwards down the stair part to help gain momentum, but then holds onto the handles until he has to let go. He kind of looks like he is a luger.
Logan has also taken out his shopping cart or walker toy and zooms it around the house, but tries to go in place that are difficult to maneuver - just for the challenge. Granted, when he gets stuck, he gets very frustrated, but we've been trying to help him problem-solve. Sometimes he figures it out on his own, but when he is tired, it is meltdown city!
Carter enjoys laying under the toy play gym. I think this weekend we will take out the exersaucer, bumbo and Johnny jump up. Ah, I can't believe he is ready for those things!!
In the meantime, the boys are excited to find out if they will have 2 new girl or boy or one of each cousins to play with by the end of the year. On the Battermann side, my sis-in-law Brittany is pregnant with their 1st baby and due mid-November. And on the Madorma side my brother and sis-in-law, Melissa are due Jan. 2011 with their 4th baby! So it is going to be a very busy time of the year celebrating Logan's birthday, my birthday, my Mom's birthday, my father-in-law's birthday, a new baby, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, another baby and Carter's 1st birthday!! All within 3 months!!! I am exhausted just thinking about it - but cannot wait to be an Aunt again and again!!!!
I just got Logan a Little Tikes slide for $2 at a garage sale (what a major deal...yay me!). After Logan sits down, I count '1, 2, 3, weeee!!!'. He typically slides his butt backwards down the stair part to help gain momentum, but then holds onto the handles until he has to let go. He kind of looks like he is a luger.
Logan has also taken out his shopping cart or walker toy and zooms it around the house, but tries to go in place that are difficult to maneuver - just for the challenge. Granted, when he gets stuck, he gets very frustrated, but we've been trying to help him problem-solve. Sometimes he figures it out on his own, but when he is tired, it is meltdown city!
Carter enjoys laying under the toy play gym. I think this weekend we will take out the exersaucer, bumbo and Johnny jump up. Ah, I can't believe he is ready for those things!!
In the meantime, the boys are excited to find out if they will have 2 new girl or boy or one of each cousins to play with by the end of the year. On the Battermann side, my sis-in-law Brittany is pregnant with their 1st baby and due mid-November. And on the Madorma side my brother and sis-in-law, Melissa are due Jan. 2011 with their 4th baby! So it is going to be a very busy time of the year celebrating Logan's birthday, my birthday, my Mom's birthday, my father-in-law's birthday, a new baby, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, another baby and Carter's 1st birthday!! All within 3 months!!! I am exhausted just thinking about it - but cannot wait to be an Aunt again and again!!!!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Short stories...
I just got a hand-me-down awesome tool bench complete with tons of tools from a friend - for FREE. So Logan has been drilling, sawing, screwing, hammering everything! Well, I was holding Carter and he started getting really squirmy, which isn't entirely unusual....but in this particular case I looked down and saw that Logan was testing out his new pliers on Carter's toes. Eeks! Thank heavens he is super strong just yet.
Lately I have been putting Carter under the play gym thingy (a blanket with toys that hang above his head). He looks around, tries soooo hard to roll over and eventually falls asleep. Logan the past two days has seen this - and as soon as Carter falls asleep, he walks over and jiggles the bar so all the toys clank and wake him up. It is hilarious, but I try to keep my cool so he doesn't keep doing it.
I have been getting better at putting Carter in his crib to sleep at night and at times during the day. The other morning Carter was in there and started whining. We told Logan, jokingly, to go in there and take care of his brother. Logan marched right in there. Then all of a sudden I heard the mobile playing a little music. I whipped my head over to the video monitor wondering how on earth it was playing...and saw Logan IN the crib with Carter!!! The little monkey climbed in there. So John and I went in the room and took Logan out and asked him to try it again - and he did with no problem. He had then tried to turn the mobile on for Carter (he can't turn the knob, but touched it just enough so that is played for about 3 seconds. What a good big brother!
Lately I have been putting Carter under the play gym thingy (a blanket with toys that hang above his head). He looks around, tries soooo hard to roll over and eventually falls asleep. Logan the past two days has seen this - and as soon as Carter falls asleep, he walks over and jiggles the bar so all the toys clank and wake him up. It is hilarious, but I try to keep my cool so he doesn't keep doing it.
I have been getting better at putting Carter in his crib to sleep at night and at times during the day. The other morning Carter was in there and started whining. We told Logan, jokingly, to go in there and take care of his brother. Logan marched right in there. Then all of a sudden I heard the mobile playing a little music. I whipped my head over to the video monitor wondering how on earth it was playing...and saw Logan IN the crib with Carter!!! The little monkey climbed in there. So John and I went in the room and took Logan out and asked him to try it again - and he did with no problem. He had then tried to turn the mobile on for Carter (he can't turn the knob, but touched it just enough so that is played for about 3 seconds. What a good big brother!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Gatlinburg, TN Vacation
We just returned from our vacation in Gatlinburg, TN. It was very beautiful and we had a wonderful time...but we came home 2 days early. We found that there is only so much you can do with 2 kids under 2. :) Logan could easily escape the cabin and he would try to call the front desk since the phones are so accessible (they quickly became unplugged). He couldn't roam the few bedrooms without getting in some form of trouble and since we did all the things we came to do...we decide to head home early and allow for a bigger re-adjustment period before John went back to work - just family time at home.
It was a 10 hour car ride, which both boys did surprisingly well. We only stopped twice...well a third time was on the side of the highway changing Carter's diaper. :)
We had a great cabin, which would've been even better had it been closer. Apparently the newbie guy checking us in, thought it was a great idea to put a family with 2 little kids in the last cabin on the hill. We had to park 5 cabins away then proceed to walk up the hill...then up 4 stairs and down 12 stairs to get to our cabin. Yeah....not a problem had it been just John and I...but lugging a sleeping baby in a carseat, motivating a toddler to not explore every second, carrying food and a diaper bag and sometimes a stroller....was not as easy as you may think. ;) Oh and did I mention that it rained the first couple nights?
Anywho, the resort did have a playground so that was great as we did that a couple days. Otherwise, we walked downtown Gatlinburg, went to Ripley's Aquarium, did the waterpark at our resort, at dinner out...and ate dinner in, took some pictures with some birds, drove up into the mountains and as we left, we ate at Logan's Roadhouse. :)
Here are some pictures from the mountains and waterpark:
(John just moved for the picture...don't think we really left him alone in the water)
More pics and stories to come later!!!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Logan's 18-month Well Checkup
Logan just turned 18 months!!! Can you believe I have a one and a half year old?!?! I can't. I just reflect on milestones like this one of how many years and emotionally-painful months it took for us to conceive. So to know say I have a 18-month old (and a 3-month old to add icing to the cake) is just amazing words to me.
Well on May 6th I took Logan for his 18-month well visit to the doctor. We allotted for enough time in the waiting room where I proceeded to explain to him everything the doctor was going to check. He half-listened to me and spent the rest of his time flirting with a younger-lady...a 12-month old was in for her well-visit as well. She showed him a couple tricks of making noises with her tongue... I told her father to keep his little girl away from my little man! Just kidding...I SO did not do that.......but I thought it.
The nurse called us back and he walked back like such a big boy. I stripped him down and he was totally fine with everything. Here are his stats:
Another good report! What is funny is that my wonderful mother-in-law pulled out John's baby book (if I haven't mentioned, I am still amazed at how much she documented for her 4th child). John at 18 months was 25 pounds and 32.75 inches...so right on target with Logan's weight, but Logan is already almost 2 inches taller than John was at this point!!! And for those of you that don't know John that well...he is 6'4"!!! So either Logan is just growing faster and will even out as the years go on....or he will be taller than John (which is just hard for me to imagine...with the exception of my friend's husband, John is the tallest guy I know!).
We discussed the developmental questions. He can eat with a spoon, he can say at least 7 words (32 words have been spoken to date, while not used on a daily basis), he can run...I think there was one or two more, but I don't remember. The doctor proceeded to look in his eyes, nose, ears and listen to him breathe. He did well with all of this. He just wasn't a fan of the next part - she wanted him to lay down so she could look in his mouth. I actually had to try to pry his mouth open, which when I started this caused him to cry and he opened his mouth right up! All was well.
He received the Hepatitis A shot - thankfully only one! He laid down fine, but was cautiously looking at the 'supplies' the nurse brought in (needle). She stuck him and yeah, he screamed. It was different this time. I feel like he actually knew that it was what the nurse brought in that hurt him. I felt bad for the little bugger, but he stopped crying almost immediately when I picked him up.
The doctor gave him the tongue depressor and a sticker, separately. He gave it to me and I knew what he wanted. The last doctor that saw Logan and Carter in their last appointments would always put the sticker on the depressor...so that is what Logan wanted. :) Cute that he remembers that. But hey - if he can remember just that and not the shot, that'll be awesome.
Another awesome checkup for my growing boy!
Well on May 6th I took Logan for his 18-month well visit to the doctor. We allotted for enough time in the waiting room where I proceeded to explain to him everything the doctor was going to check. He half-listened to me and spent the rest of his time flirting with a younger-lady...a 12-month old was in for her well-visit as well. She showed him a couple tricks of making noises with her tongue... I told her father to keep his little girl away from my little man! Just kidding...I SO did not do that.......but I thought it.
The nurse called us back and he walked back like such a big boy. I stripped him down and he was totally fine with everything. Here are his stats:
25 pounds 2 ounces (40th percentile)
34.5 inches (96th percentile)
Head: 19cm (50th percentile)
Another good report! What is funny is that my wonderful mother-in-law pulled out John's baby book (if I haven't mentioned, I am still amazed at how much she documented for her 4th child). John at 18 months was 25 pounds and 32.75 inches...so right on target with Logan's weight, but Logan is already almost 2 inches taller than John was at this point!!! And for those of you that don't know John that well...he is 6'4"!!! So either Logan is just growing faster and will even out as the years go on....or he will be taller than John (which is just hard for me to imagine...with the exception of my friend's husband, John is the tallest guy I know!).
We discussed the developmental questions. He can eat with a spoon, he can say at least 7 words (32 words have been spoken to date, while not used on a daily basis), he can run...I think there was one or two more, but I don't remember. The doctor proceeded to look in his eyes, nose, ears and listen to him breathe. He did well with all of this. He just wasn't a fan of the next part - she wanted him to lay down so she could look in his mouth. I actually had to try to pry his mouth open, which when I started this caused him to cry and he opened his mouth right up! All was well.
He received the Hepatitis A shot - thankfully only one! He laid down fine, but was cautiously looking at the 'supplies' the nurse brought in (needle). She stuck him and yeah, he screamed. It was different this time. I feel like he actually knew that it was what the nurse brought in that hurt him. I felt bad for the little bugger, but he stopped crying almost immediately when I picked him up.
The doctor gave him the tongue depressor and a sticker, separately. He gave it to me and I knew what he wanted. The last doctor that saw Logan and Carter in their last appointments would always put the sticker on the depressor...so that is what Logan wanted. :) Cute that he remembers that. But hey - if he can remember just that and not the shot, that'll be awesome.
Another awesome checkup for my growing boy!
Carter Update
Well, Carter hit a big milestone a couple weeks ago...he turned 3 months!
Carter now goes at least 5 hours in between feedings and often enough goes 6-8 hours. We are slowly transitioning him to his bed (he has bunked up with us until recently). We did it for the ease of feeding him in the middle of the night since I am nursing. However, he slowly turns sideways in the middle of the night and when I was suddenly awoken with a big toe in my eye...under the eyelid and all! So, I said...off to your own bed you go!
Carter is talking up a storm!! When he is alert, which is often...you can just stare into his BIG blue eyes and he is likely to tell you quite a story - oh, it is SO cute! It is funny, as I type this he is laying next to me (yes, he just ate and will be going to his own bed in just a bit) and talking...it is as if he knows that I am mentioning it on my blog. :)
He is also growing like crazy. My 3.5 month old is in 6-9 month clothes. There are some brands of clothes that if they are not hand-me-downs he can still do a 3-6 month size...but for the most part he is pushing it... I had him wear the same baptism outfit Logan did, but he got baptized a whole month later....so a week before I tried the outfit on him...it was snug, but fit - I was able to tuck his top in his pants and it would stay as long as he didn't wiggle. The day of his baptism I got him ready and Oh Snap! I had to really tug that shirt down to get it to at least touch the top of his pants!! And the pants were a little shorter. There was NO tucking in the shirt, not even if I tried (and I did). So I threw a plain white onesie underneath and told his Godmother's to try to pull down his top as often as they could...which was tricky over his full belly. :) It was fine, but honestly I think that was thee last weekend he could've squeezed into that outfit. As soon as we got home from Church, we changed him into a more comfy outfit.
Carter is a strong little guy. I have sat him up a few times lately leaning forward and he has stayed sitting for as long as 10 seconds! Go Carter! He also enjoys standing - I hold him purely for balance...he holds himself up for a while with his strong legs.
He smiles often - sometimes all I have to do is look at him and he gives a big grin!! I love this smiley stage.
He still has a lot of hair....in front. The back has thinned in the usual places where his head rests. It looks kinda funny from the back since his hair is sooo dark and there is sooo much of it. I also think his replacement hair is coming in much lighter so it is harder to see.
Let's see....what else...he is still very much a laid-back baby, but when he isn't happy, he lets you know it!
I do my very best to get my cuddle time with him during Logan's naps or while Logan is playing. Carter loves to be held...and the great thing is that many family members and myself love to hold him!
I sooooo love this little guy!
Carter now goes at least 5 hours in between feedings and often enough goes 6-8 hours. We are slowly transitioning him to his bed (he has bunked up with us until recently). We did it for the ease of feeding him in the middle of the night since I am nursing. However, he slowly turns sideways in the middle of the night and when I was suddenly awoken with a big toe in my eye...under the eyelid and all! So, I said...off to your own bed you go!
Carter is talking up a storm!! When he is alert, which is often...you can just stare into his BIG blue eyes and he is likely to tell you quite a story - oh, it is SO cute! It is funny, as I type this he is laying next to me (yes, he just ate and will be going to his own bed in just a bit) and talking...it is as if he knows that I am mentioning it on my blog. :)
He is also growing like crazy. My 3.5 month old is in 6-9 month clothes. There are some brands of clothes that if they are not hand-me-downs he can still do a 3-6 month size...but for the most part he is pushing it... I had him wear the same baptism outfit Logan did, but he got baptized a whole month later....so a week before I tried the outfit on him...it was snug, but fit - I was able to tuck his top in his pants and it would stay as long as he didn't wiggle. The day of his baptism I got him ready and Oh Snap! I had to really tug that shirt down to get it to at least touch the top of his pants!! And the pants were a little shorter. There was NO tucking in the shirt, not even if I tried (and I did). So I threw a plain white onesie underneath and told his Godmother's to try to pull down his top as often as they could...which was tricky over his full belly. :) It was fine, but honestly I think that was thee last weekend he could've squeezed into that outfit. As soon as we got home from Church, we changed him into a more comfy outfit.
Carter is a strong little guy. I have sat him up a few times lately leaning forward and he has stayed sitting for as long as 10 seconds! Go Carter! He also enjoys standing - I hold him purely for balance...he holds himself up for a while with his strong legs.
He smiles often - sometimes all I have to do is look at him and he gives a big grin!! I love this smiley stage.
He still has a lot of hair....in front. The back has thinned in the usual places where his head rests. It looks kinda funny from the back since his hair is sooo dark and there is sooo much of it. I also think his replacement hair is coming in much lighter so it is harder to see.
Let's see....what else...he is still very much a laid-back baby, but when he isn't happy, he lets you know it!
I do my very best to get my cuddle time with him during Logan's naps or while Logan is playing. Carter loves to be held...and the great thing is that many family members and myself love to hold him!
I sooooo love this little guy!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Logan's Vocabulary
Logan can say so many words now! I will not likely continue to update this list as he is bound to know sooooo many words...but thought I'd give an update at 18 months. At this milestone, they should be able to say about 15 to 20 words. According to this list, including words with sign language, he can communicate 32 words!!!!! Go Logan Go! And to think that he was soooo late with his first word Mmmm (Moo) at 14.5 months.
In no particular order, except for the first 3. Also to note that the written word is not exactly how he pronounces it...but we know what he's saying.
Mmm (Moo)
Hot
Yuck
Wow
Papa
Daddy
Flower
Socks
Downstairs
Water
Woof Woof
Go Go Go
Dog
Doggy
More
Tree
Carter
Out
Outside
Touch
Cookie
Toot-Toot
Bird
Cookie
Mama
Cracker
Grandpa
Ball
No
Poo-Poo
Eat (in sign language)
Please (In sign language)
In no particular order, except for the first 3. Also to note that the written word is not exactly how he pronounces it...but we know what he's saying.
Mmm (Moo)
Hot
Yuck
Wow
Papa
Daddy
Flower
Socks
Downstairs
Water
Woof Woof
Go Go Go
Dog
Doggy
More
Tree
Carter
Out
Outside
Touch
Cookie
Toot-Toot
Bird
Cookie
Mama
Cracker
Grandpa
Ball
No
Poo-Poo
Eat (in sign language)
Please (In sign language)
Slacker!
Okay, I admit it...I am a complete and udder slacker!
I plan on doing some heavy duty blogging in the next week to catch up. Here are a few things I will blog about:
- Carter's Baptism
- Carter turning 3 months
- Logan turning 18 months
- Logan's vocabulary expansion
- Paige's 5K race
And probably a few more things...
I plan on doing some heavy duty blogging in the next week to catch up. Here are a few things I will blog about:
- Carter's Baptism
- Carter turning 3 months
- Logan turning 18 months
- Logan's vocabulary expansion
- Paige's 5K race
And probably a few more things...
Friday, April 2, 2010
Carter's 2 month checkup
Yesterday afternoon I took Carter for his 2 month checkup and he is still very healthy! Here are his stats:
I knew he was quite a bit heavier! Now what I find interesting is that at this point he is about a half pound more than Logan was, but 1.75 inches shorter than Logan! So it will be interesting if he keeps this trend up or if he'll still be just as tall. Either way they are both wonderful children and healthy and that is what matters!
Carter did a great job throughout the appointment as did Logan waiting (well he did as good as can be expected of a toddler who likes to explore and knows how to open the office door). Carter did receive some vaccinations - 1 oral, which he seemed to like and 2 shots in the leg. The first one appeared to sting a bit, but the 2nd shot, he was just not a fan of....he turned all red and screamed...but for about 5 seconds. After the band-aids were on, he was just fine.
Carter has a mild cold (stuffy nose when he sleeps at night) as Logan has a bad cold.
Carter does not have to go back to the doctor's office until he is 4 months off...so he gets a small break and I'm sure will keep on growing! :)
13 pounds 15 ounces (90th percentile) - gained 2 pounds
23.75 inches (80th percentile) - grew 3/4 inch
head: 16 inches (50th percentile)
I knew he was quite a bit heavier! Now what I find interesting is that at this point he is about a half pound more than Logan was, but 1.75 inches shorter than Logan! So it will be interesting if he keeps this trend up or if he'll still be just as tall. Either way they are both wonderful children and healthy and that is what matters!
Carter did a great job throughout the appointment as did Logan waiting (well he did as good as can be expected of a toddler who likes to explore and knows how to open the office door). Carter did receive some vaccinations - 1 oral, which he seemed to like and 2 shots in the leg. The first one appeared to sting a bit, but the 2nd shot, he was just not a fan of....he turned all red and screamed...but for about 5 seconds. After the band-aids were on, he was just fine.
Carter has a mild cold (stuffy nose when he sleeps at night) as Logan has a bad cold.
Carter does not have to go back to the doctor's office until he is 4 months off...so he gets a small break and I'm sure will keep on growing! :)
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Updates
Carter flashes many smiles these days - either by our voices or sometimes just seeing us. The other day Carter was on the couch looking around and Logan walked by and smiled at Carter, pointed to him and said Kosh (Carter...sometimes it is ca-ca, but we're trying to correct that quickly!). Then Carter smiled back at him - melted my little heart! I thought this particular picture was cute because his outfit (compliments of Aunt Sandy) totally matches his swing and he just blended right in!
Carter has also started making some 'cooing' noises when we talk to him - so cute. I love this kid! He has started leaning more towards 6 hour feedings during half the day and the other half 4 hours. Wonderful!
His nails, however, are our problem right now....to the point where I've considered putting those mittens on him. His face sometimes looks like a massacre - poor little guys goes to rub his eyes (or who knows what he's doing really) and he has all these little cuts on his face. John filed his nails and it still didn't help (those fingers are soooo tiny). I just clipped all his nails as smoothly as possible - I hope this helps.
Carter turned 2 months on Monday...can you believe it? Time has flown already and he is getting sooo big! He has his checkup this afternoon...I can't wait to see how big he's gotten!
Logan has added some words to his vocabulary. Kosh (Carter as I mentioned above) and Downstairs - dow - ssss have been added (there are some others that my brain can't recall right now).
Speaking of downstairs, Logan has figured out how to walk all the way down the stairs while holding onto the railing (pretty much without our teaching other than hold on). It is really cute and I, of course, did get some video. Our railings are on the left-hand side so he always leads with his left foot. If he is too far away from the step, he knows to adjust his feet forwards, just a touch and then tries again. He knows to grab the railing in-between the current stair and the goal stair. He does all this while looking up and really doesn't wobble. When he's done it sounds like he says 'I did it!', but it comes out Di - it. I am watching for this as that is a great first sentence. :) He is so proud of himself and naturally, we are too - even though it scares the be-jeezes out of me!
Speaking of downstairs, Logan has figured out how to walk all the way down the stairs while holding onto the railing (pretty much without our teaching other than hold on). It is really cute and I, of course, did get some video. Our railings are on the left-hand side so he always leads with his left foot. If he is too far away from the step, he knows to adjust his feet forwards, just a touch and then tries again. He knows to grab the railing in-between the current stair and the goal stair. He does all this while looking up and really doesn't wobble. When he's done it sounds like he says 'I did it!', but it comes out Di - it. I am watching for this as that is a great first sentence. :) He is so proud of himself and naturally, we are too - even though it scares the be-jeezes out of me!
We have a small concrete step outside (about 4 inches) and just last week he would still turn around and go down the step backwards on his stomach....but this week he has mastered that step. At first he reached for my hand and I helped him and now he does it on his own. Then, we were at a friends house and she has a step about a foot tall. Logan climbed up and then tried to come down. I did not make it over to him in time and he did fall, but did not cry at all....he just got up and dusted himself off. He is trying so many new things lately and is such a tough guy! I am glad he's tough, but I see a lot of nervous-mommy moments in my future. :)
Just yesterday we were back at our park and he was running around checking things out. Naturally in a park that is painted blue and orange, he was wearing a blue and orange shirt...so he blended well. He started climbing some free-standing stairs - freaked me out, but he had no problem!
Then he walked all over different textures and different types of staircases - up and down, well I hung out on the ground with Carter praying he doesn't fall.
Then my brave little soldier walks up to the top sits down on the slide and comes down! No fear, but boy did he wear the proudest smile on his face...until he got stuck 3/4 of the way down. It was a spiral slide and he didn't know quite what to expect and his shoes just caught on the slide - I fixed him up and he continued on his way.
He immediately tried to climb back up the slide, but I showed him the proper way and on this particular playground, the stairs are on the complete opposite part of the slide. It was something Logan did not understand and he kept trying to climb up the bottom part of the slide...and sometimes while other kids were getting ready to sail down. Needless to say his impatience with this got us on our way back home, which he was fine with (thankfully).
Needless to say, I am having so much fun with my boys!!
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Carter's One Month Checkup
I cannot believe I have taken so long to post this...
I got Carter all stripped down as he laid there wondering what on earth was going on. I quickly put him on the scale and took off his diaper. Wow - 1 ounce away from 12 pounds! I knew he was getting heavy; I used to be able to scoop him up easily with one hand...lately I needed my other hand to assist. Naturally, I quickly snapped a picture to document his first real visit to the doctor. Then I put Carter back on the table so his length could be measured. I answered the questions of if he is eating well (yes....obviously!) and if he has an appropriate amount of wet/dirty diapers...yep! They asked how often he was eating and I said about every 4-5 hours. The nurse was surprised as she said usually at the one month checkup she hears 2-3 hours. So go me again for having a baby that goes a little longer in between feedings. Granted, I did experience about every 3 hours when Carter went through a growth spurt.
After the nurse left, I looked at the picture of him on the scale and quickly realized that his 'manhood' was clearly showing. So, what do I do? I quickly put him back on the scale...however, with his diaper on (that apparently weighs one ounce) the scale now showed 12 pounds...well while he was sooo close to that weight, I certainly couldn't have that as the picture. So I took his diaper off and put a tissue over him. Then the scale bounced around and it now showed 11 pounds 14.5 ounces...I had to take it though as that could really be rounded up. What a nut am I?!
We waited as Dr. W. came into the room - we only met with her at the hospital once when Logan was born, but haven't had a true visit with her and I really liked her. She checked Carter over and everything appears to be just wonderful!! She commented that he already has such good head control...that's my boy!
Monday, March 1st Carter, Logan and I headed to his 1-month checkup. We arrived early, made it inside and even had time to wait in the waiting room (unlike Logan's 15 month checkup the week prior). We headed to our room and I sat Logan on the bench in the room to have him wait there like a good boy. Since his experience a week prior had been a little rough, I was glad that he didn't seem any bit disgruntled to be back in the office - even before he knew it wasn't for him. :)
Here are his stats, then I will tell you his story:
11 pounds 15 ounces (95th percentile)
23 inches (90th percentile)
Carter just chillin (yeah, don't mind the drool puddle by his arm...he had been on his tummy)
Logan waiting happily that it wasn't his turn!
After the nurse left, I looked at the picture of him on the scale and quickly realized that his 'manhood' was clearly showing. So, what do I do? I quickly put him back on the scale...however, with his diaper on (that apparently weighs one ounce) the scale now showed 12 pounds...well while he was sooo close to that weight, I certainly couldn't have that as the picture. So I took his diaper off and put a tissue over him. Then the scale bounced around and it now showed 11 pounds 14.5 ounces...I had to take it though as that could really be rounded up. What a nut am I?!
We waited as Dr. W. came into the room - we only met with her at the hospital once when Logan was born, but haven't had a true visit with her and I really liked her. She checked Carter over and everything appears to be just wonderful!! She commented that he already has such good head control...that's my boy!
Another healthy checkup!!! Keep 'em comin!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Carter with Mr. Bunny
My Mom knitted Mr. Bunny as her first knitting project (in many years). Carter is 5 weeks old today!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Logan's Vocabulary to Date
Mmmm (Moo when he sees a picture of a cow - this is technically his 'first' word and was spoken around 14-14.5 months old)
Ha (Hot)
Ka (Yuck)
Go-go-ga (Go-Go-Go...I didn't realize how much I say this, but anytime he or Buddy needs to move faster or out of my way, this is what I say)
Dah (Dog)
Ff (Woof)
We are convinced at this point that he is saving Mommy & Daddy (or some form of the word) for when he's 5 years old! If we ask where the Daddy or Mommy is, he points to us....and if we show him a picture of us, he can point us out...and he walks around the house saying dadadada or mamamama...but never to our face. Yesterday when John walked in the door he said 'Daddy'...but we are going to give it another day to see if it was coincidence as sometimes any human is 'Da'.
We skype'd with my parents the other night and Logan really recognizes them which is great and kept waving 'hi' to them. We tried to get him to say Grandma and he was watching my lips intently and then he'd point to where she was on the screen....but the most I could get was 'ga'. We then tried Papa...but he was already running out of the room to go get something.
It is really cute hearing him say words - and he still does sign language: more, please, cookie, milk. In the meantime Logan has also figured out how to blow - into a musical instrument and on 'hot' food to cool it off. He is just soaking up knowledge!! Love it!
Ha (Hot)
Ka (Yuck)
Go-go-ga (Go-Go-Go...I didn't realize how much I say this, but anytime he or Buddy needs to move faster or out of my way, this is what I say)
Dah (Dog)
Ff (Woof)
We are convinced at this point that he is saving Mommy & Daddy (or some form of the word) for when he's 5 years old! If we ask where the Daddy or Mommy is, he points to us....and if we show him a picture of us, he can point us out...and he walks around the house saying dadadada or mamamama...but never to our face. Yesterday when John walked in the door he said 'Daddy'...but we are going to give it another day to see if it was coincidence as sometimes any human is 'Da'.
We skype'd with my parents the other night and Logan really recognizes them which is great and kept waving 'hi' to them. We tried to get him to say Grandma and he was watching my lips intently and then he'd point to where she was on the screen....but the most I could get was 'ga'. We then tried Papa...but he was already running out of the room to go get something.
It is really cute hearing him say words - and he still does sign language: more, please, cookie, milk. In the meantime Logan has also figured out how to blow - into a musical instrument and on 'hot' food to cool it off. He is just soaking up knowledge!! Love it!
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