Bath Room:
http://www.shadesoflight.com/chic-sophisticate-crystal-torch-wall-sconce.html
Buggy's Room
http://www.shadesoflight.com/deck-stripe-shade_pendant-light.html
Peanut's Room
http://www.shadesoflight.com/round-crystal-chandelier-only.html
Dining Room
http://www.shadesoflight.com/rectangle-shade-and-glass-bubbles-island-chandelier.html
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
It's the Busiest Time of Year!
Wow it has been a while since I've updated...things have been insanely crazy around here. I think this is the busiest our lives have been since getting married - which is definitely saying something.
Where to start? We signed paperwork with a builder signifying our intent to build a new house next year. Then we prepared our current house to get it on the market. We met with a real estate agent and listed our house for sale the next day...then sold it within a week. We had the inspection and the appraisal and those both went well, we just have to fix a window upstairs that we knew needed to be repaired (and we already fixed a valve on the sump pump which cost all of $11 and took maybe 10 minutes). In addition to going through all of the selling necessities, we have been making decisions for our soon to be new home - trying to finalize all of those plans before we remove contingencies on the build agreement at the beginning of the new year (just a few weeks away - crazy!). In addition to all of that, we are making plans for moving into my parents home for the 6 months it will take to build our new one - ahhhh!
Plus, my FIL has been having more health issues and scares, so that has taken some time, and hubby's grandma is having memory issues which are somewhat concerning, so that has required some attention. Not to mention that it's Christmas time on top of all of that, so I have been shopping like a madwoman. Additionally, my hubby turned 30 this month, so the kids and I have been trying to make that celebration feel special in the midst of chaos.
All of the regular happenings have of course been going on as well. Peanut has preschool twice a week and she just had her holiday concert/play - she was a sheep and she did awesome! She also has one dance class, one gymnastics class, and one swim lesson each week. Her gymnastics is going very well, the cartwheels and handstands have gotten so much better and for the first time today she was able to lift her head in the bridge - yay! Dance she still loves, although the class moves much more slowly than gymnastics or swimming and I'm getting frustrated that the video is not working so the parents haven't been able to see what is going on lately. In swimming, Peanut is doing very well - she has almost passed level 3 except that she needs to work on her side breathing (she has a lot of difficulty with this) and a couple of other items that she needs to improve upon - back glide, treading water.
I can't remember if I posted about this before, but Buggy started gymnastics lessons and absolutely loves them. He loves being with the kids, he gets very excited when we walk in the room, and he has zero fear about trying all of the things. He just doesn't hold on very well yet - ha! He has also been loving the water, although he isn't in classes right now because he isn't old enough to do the beginner independent swim lessons until he turns two. For now he just plays while big sister has her lesson.
Regarding the new house, here is the bedding set I am thinking of using in Peanut's room - it seems to fit her personality and I think she will like it :). I wish there was a store around here that we could check it out in person to see if I like it as much up close as I do online. I have a hard time finding bedding that I'm drawn to so I was pleasantly surprised to find this one. We'll see where we end up - we are supposed to be picking paint colors (among many other items) this week I think.
Mackenzie's Bedding
This is what I'm thinking for Buggy's room right now - we'll see if we end up going this way. I'd do either blue, green, or orange on the walls. I like the gray and white stripe comforter with the blue sheets.
Parker's Bedding
Where to start? We signed paperwork with a builder signifying our intent to build a new house next year. Then we prepared our current house to get it on the market. We met with a real estate agent and listed our house for sale the next day...then sold it within a week. We had the inspection and the appraisal and those both went well, we just have to fix a window upstairs that we knew needed to be repaired (and we already fixed a valve on the sump pump which cost all of $11 and took maybe 10 minutes). In addition to going through all of the selling necessities, we have been making decisions for our soon to be new home - trying to finalize all of those plans before we remove contingencies on the build agreement at the beginning of the new year (just a few weeks away - crazy!). In addition to all of that, we are making plans for moving into my parents home for the 6 months it will take to build our new one - ahhhh!
Plus, my FIL has been having more health issues and scares, so that has taken some time, and hubby's grandma is having memory issues which are somewhat concerning, so that has required some attention. Not to mention that it's Christmas time on top of all of that, so I have been shopping like a madwoman. Additionally, my hubby turned 30 this month, so the kids and I have been trying to make that celebration feel special in the midst of chaos.
All of the regular happenings have of course been going on as well. Peanut has preschool twice a week and she just had her holiday concert/play - she was a sheep and she did awesome! She also has one dance class, one gymnastics class, and one swim lesson each week. Her gymnastics is going very well, the cartwheels and handstands have gotten so much better and for the first time today she was able to lift her head in the bridge - yay! Dance she still loves, although the class moves much more slowly than gymnastics or swimming and I'm getting frustrated that the video is not working so the parents haven't been able to see what is going on lately. In swimming, Peanut is doing very well - she has almost passed level 3 except that she needs to work on her side breathing (she has a lot of difficulty with this) and a couple of other items that she needs to improve upon - back glide, treading water.
I can't remember if I posted about this before, but Buggy started gymnastics lessons and absolutely loves them. He loves being with the kids, he gets very excited when we walk in the room, and he has zero fear about trying all of the things. He just doesn't hold on very well yet - ha! He has also been loving the water, although he isn't in classes right now because he isn't old enough to do the beginner independent swim lessons until he turns two. For now he just plays while big sister has her lesson.
Regarding the new house, here is the bedding set I am thinking of using in Peanut's room - it seems to fit her personality and I think she will like it :). I wish there was a store around here that we could check it out in person to see if I like it as much up close as I do online. I have a hard time finding bedding that I'm drawn to so I was pleasantly surprised to find this one. We'll see where we end up - we are supposed to be picking paint colors (among many other items) this week I think.
Mackenzie's Bedding
This is what I'm thinking for Buggy's room right now - we'll see if we end up going this way. I'd do either blue, green, or orange on the walls. I like the gray and white stripe comforter with the blue sheets.
Parker's Bedding
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Parent Teacher Conferences + Buggy Starts Gymnastics
Peanut's first parent-teacher conferences were this week. As expected, she is doing well in school, her teacher is very fond of having her in class, and there are no concerns for her development. Bravo, Peanut!
Buggy had his first gymnastics class this week too (today, actually!). I wasn't sure how he would do with following directions and waiting his turn, but he did very well with just a couple of reminders. He did not throw any fits and really only decided to not participate the last few minutes of the class when he was completely exhausted from the rest of the 45 minute session. So proud of my baby :).
We are working on finishing up some fixes on our house still and the to-do list is getting shorter. Hopefully we will have the house on the market by next week. The original goal was this week, but there was just too much to do.
We are also making many decisions about the house we are building, which is fun and causing me anxiety all at the same time. I don't want to make poor choices!
Just a quick update tonight as I'm exhausted and heading to bed - Night!
Buggy had his first gymnastics class this week too (today, actually!). I wasn't sure how he would do with following directions and waiting his turn, but he did very well with just a couple of reminders. He did not throw any fits and really only decided to not participate the last few minutes of the class when he was completely exhausted from the rest of the 45 minute session. So proud of my baby :).
We are working on finishing up some fixes on our house still and the to-do list is getting shorter. Hopefully we will have the house on the market by next week. The original goal was this week, but there was just too much to do.
We are also making many decisions about the house we are building, which is fun and causing me anxiety all at the same time. I don't want to make poor choices!
Just a quick update tonight as I'm exhausted and heading to bed - Night!
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Busy, Busy!
This time of year is usually busy, but this year in particular is especially so! Hubby turns 30 next month, so I've been preparing surprises for 30 days of turning 30 that will start soon. Swimming just started back up again, so we've had that going on along with dance and gymnastics. Preschool just had a Halloween (Reformation) Party last week and Peanut's birthday was last week so that has been crazy too. On top of all that, we are preparing to build a house - yay! Things have been in the works for a while now, but we finally signed papers last night and are frantically trying to get our house in order to go on the market. Yikes! Hopefully things go well and everything is taken care of - I know it's not a great time of year to try and sell so we will have to see.
Peanut's handstands have been amazing lately, and her cartwheels and backward rolls are coming along nicely too. She had a few weeks off from swimming so we started slow last week, but I have no doubt that she will be a fish again soon, probably even tomorrow at her lesson. I'm still trying to figure out if I love our dance class or not, I'm unsure at this point. Maybe it will grow on me? I hope so.
Buggy is saying more words now, but not many. He says Hot regularly and is trying to sound out other words he hears, but he still communicates effectively even without speech. He'll get there, I'm sure. He is cute as can be but very stubborn about certain things! His personality is really coming through now. He is very sweet until he's mad and then he yells and throws and bites occasionally (although we've been working on that and it's gotten much better).
That's life right now! Loving every minute of the craziness!
Peanut's handstands have been amazing lately, and her cartwheels and backward rolls are coming along nicely too. She had a few weeks off from swimming so we started slow last week, but I have no doubt that she will be a fish again soon, probably even tomorrow at her lesson. I'm still trying to figure out if I love our dance class or not, I'm unsure at this point. Maybe it will grow on me? I hope so.
Buggy is saying more words now, but not many. He says Hot regularly and is trying to sound out other words he hears, but he still communicates effectively even without speech. He'll get there, I'm sure. He is cute as can be but very stubborn about certain things! His personality is really coming through now. He is very sweet until he's mad and then he yells and throws and bites occasionally (although we've been working on that and it's gotten much better).
That's life right now! Loving every minute of the craziness!
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Cute things kids say
As we left church this morning, Peanut asked me, "Did you shake the Lord's hand?". Buggy and I had left right after the service instead of staying and listening to the announcements because he was getting antsy and making too much noise, so we walked out before Peanut and Daddy. She was talking about the Pastor, but I thought it was pretty cute....I guess Pastor got a promotion today ;-)
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Conversations in the Car
Peanut was so insightful in the car this morning! Here are a few gems from our trip to school:
She saw an airplane flying overhead but it was up much higher than we usually see them flying over our house. It was so high you couldn't really make out the shape of it, just that there was something flying overhead and the jet stream behind it. She announced that she saw a rocket flying, and when I asked her if she thought it might be an airplane she responded with, "No, I don't think so, I don't see the wings. Airplanes have wings, but rockets don't."
We were then talking about where the "rocket" might be going, and Peanut said that maybe the rocket was heading to the moon, or maybe a planet. She said maybe Planet Earth, but that Earth was not a good planet. When I asked why, she said because there were bad guys on Earth (Daddy has been playing quite a bit of video games lately). She didn't realize that Earth is the planet we live on, so we talked about how there are some bad guys but there are many more good guys, and that the police officers take care of the bad guys.
I will have to keep trying to think of the other items she brought up. Unfortunately my memory is not great these days and I wasn't able to write down the stories right away. I'll keep trying to remember!
She saw an airplane flying overhead but it was up much higher than we usually see them flying over our house. It was so high you couldn't really make out the shape of it, just that there was something flying overhead and the jet stream behind it. She announced that she saw a rocket flying, and when I asked her if she thought it might be an airplane she responded with, "No, I don't think so, I don't see the wings. Airplanes have wings, but rockets don't."
We were then talking about where the "rocket" might be going, and Peanut said that maybe the rocket was heading to the moon, or maybe a planet. She said maybe Planet Earth, but that Earth was not a good planet. When I asked why, she said because there were bad guys on Earth (Daddy has been playing quite a bit of video games lately). She didn't realize that Earth is the planet we live on, so we talked about how there are some bad guys but there are many more good guys, and that the police officers take care of the bad guys.
I will have to keep trying to think of the other items she brought up. Unfortunately my memory is not great these days and I wasn't able to write down the stories right away. I'll keep trying to remember!
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Cute Kid Moments/Quotes
"Oh, mudpies!" (In place of shoot or dang it) -Peanut
"I'm Rockstar M---, and I'm ready to roll!" -Peanut
We played a family game of Candy Land today and Buggy got really excited for the cards that had the treats on them. Then he subsequently became very disappointed upon realizing he did not, in fact, get to eat them. Hilariously adorable.
"I'm Rockstar M---, and I'm ready to roll!" -Peanut
We played a family game of Candy Land today and Buggy got really excited for the cards that had the treats on them. Then he subsequently became very disappointed upon realizing he did not, in fact, get to eat them. Hilariously adorable.
Friday, October 3, 2014
Kid Updates
Buggy is finally saying some more words. This is what he has been saying recently:
Mama
Mommy
Dada
Dat (That)
Hi
Wee! (sooooo adorable. I smile EVERY TIME)
Duh (Down)
Ock (Sock)
Uh Oh
Aww
Dog
Peanut is doing an amazing job with swimming and is learning both the arms and legs portions of breaststroke. She passed level 2 and has been moved into level 3 - those classes start in a few weeks. Her backstroke has gotten so so so much better in the past few weeks and so has her streamline.
Peanut is loving dance class, although I am not 100% sold on it yet. I'm hoping my concerns are only a result of this being the start of a new year, but only time will tell.
I tried to sign Buggy up for gymnastics, but the class was full so we added our name to the wait list. Hopefully things will work out and he will be able to have fun in class soon. He loves going in for open gym and checking everything out.
Tomorrow the hub and I have tickets to the football game and his brother and his brother's fiance have agreed to drive up and watch the kids for us. I am so excited but I think we will probably freeze - it is supposed to be crazy cold here tomorrow. This will be the first time his brother and his fiance will have watched the kids so that's exciting too....I think the kids are going to be very happy!
Mama
Mommy
Dada
Dat (That)
Hi
Wee! (sooooo adorable. I smile EVERY TIME)
Duh (Down)
Ock (Sock)
Uh Oh
Aww
Dog
Peanut is doing an amazing job with swimming and is learning both the arms and legs portions of breaststroke. She passed level 2 and has been moved into level 3 - those classes start in a few weeks. Her backstroke has gotten so so so much better in the past few weeks and so has her streamline.
Peanut is loving dance class, although I am not 100% sold on it yet. I'm hoping my concerns are only a result of this being the start of a new year, but only time will tell.
I tried to sign Buggy up for gymnastics, but the class was full so we added our name to the wait list. Hopefully things will work out and he will be able to have fun in class soon. He loves going in for open gym and checking everything out.
Tomorrow the hub and I have tickets to the football game and his brother and his brother's fiance have agreed to drive up and watch the kids for us. I am so excited but I think we will probably freeze - it is supposed to be crazy cold here tomorrow. This will be the first time his brother and his fiance will have watched the kids so that's exciting too....I think the kids are going to be very happy!
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Swim Progress!
Peanut is doing awesome with swim lessons - last week she dove in from a standing position for the first time on her own, unprompted. The instructor had four kids in her class, Peanut was by far the most advanced, and was asking the kids to jump in. While she was trying to coax one little boy who was scared to jump in, Peanut just put her hands in streamline and went for the dive! I think everyone at the pool was amazed - she had just practiced a seated dive the week before and figured things out on her own and did it. So so proud :). It usually takes kids a long time to get over the fear of diving and she just went with it.
This week she made huge strides again. Due to the huge difference in ability the week before, they rearranged classes and Peanut got a private lesson this week. In a span of two minutes, she learned how to do the breaststroke kick. AWESOME! So proud of my kiddo and so glad that she loves the water!
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Side Note -
Last night I asked Peanut what her favorite activity was (preschool, gymnastics, dance, swimming) and she did not hesitate for one second before saying dance class. I'm so glad it's living up to her excitement before we started!
This week she made huge strides again. Due to the huge difference in ability the week before, they rearranged classes and Peanut got a private lesson this week. In a span of two minutes, she learned how to do the breaststroke kick. AWESOME! So proud of my kiddo and so glad that she loves the water!
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Side Note -
Last night I asked Peanut what her favorite activity was (preschool, gymnastics, dance, swimming) and she did not hesitate for one second before saying dance class. I'm so glad it's living up to her excitement before we started!
Monday, September 15, 2014
First Dance Class
Last Thursday was Peanut's first dance class - it was a huge hit, although she wasn't completely ready to leave at the end of a half hour. She absolutely loved it and is looking forward to going back again this week. The class is pretty full, I think around 8 kids with 3 teachers - Miss Megan, Miss Catherine, and Miss ______. Miss Megan is expecting in November so she will likely be missing for a chunk of time in the middle of the dance "season".
Most of the kids in Peanut's class did the mommy & me class last year, but Peanut was not behind due to not enrolling last year. I think gymnastics helped prepare her for the athletic side of things and the couple weeks of Preschool so far has prepared her for the social aspect.
For their first day they did pizza feet, plies and relevé. They also did a crazy dance, stretching, and some tumbling (somersaults and crab walk). I'm thrilled she liked it because she was really looking forward to it. We can't wait to go back this week!
Most of the kids in Peanut's class did the mommy & me class last year, but Peanut was not behind due to not enrolling last year. I think gymnastics helped prepare her for the athletic side of things and the couple weeks of Preschool so far has prepared her for the social aspect.
For their first day they did pizza feet, plies and relevé. They also did a crazy dance, stretching, and some tumbling (somersaults and crab walk). I'm thrilled she liked it because she was really looking forward to it. We can't wait to go back this week!
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Fall Swim Lessons
Fall swim lessons for Peanut started tonight. We would have done them for Buggy, too, but his were only offered on Saturday mornings and we wanted to avoid that. The pool is open during Peanut's lessons, so he can always practice while she is in lesson.
She did fantastically today - she did a seated dive for the first time and it was awesome! She also did much better at the backstroke than she was doing even at the end of the summer session, and she also worked on breathing during the freestyle the correct way. That's going to take a while to conquer, but she has a good start on it anyway.
Tomorrow is Peanut's first dance class and she is beyond excited. We got her outfits and her hair accessories, and we are planning to pick up the shoes at the dance studio. I hope she loves it because she has been looking forward to starting dance class FOREVER. We watch dance shows together and she imitates the performances. Fingers crossed for a fantastic initial lesson!
She did fantastically today - she did a seated dive for the first time and it was awesome! She also did much better at the backstroke than she was doing even at the end of the summer session, and she also worked on breathing during the freestyle the correct way. That's going to take a while to conquer, but she has a good start on it anyway.
Tomorrow is Peanut's first dance class and she is beyond excited. We got her outfits and her hair accessories, and we are planning to pick up the shoes at the dance studio. I hope she loves it because she has been looking forward to starting dance class FOREVER. We watch dance shows together and she imitates the performances. Fingers crossed for a fantastic initial lesson!
Home Design Notes
So we are trying to work out details for building our dream house. While the logistics are figured out, I am desperately trying to decide how I want to decorate so that decisions are easier to make. I wanted to get my thoughts down so that I didn't forget anything:
Possible Bathroom or Office Paint Color: Sherwin Williams 6476 Glimmer
Dining Table: Truss Beam Table: Ana White
Gray paint in great room/kitchen/entry
Possibly paint gray & white stripes in dining room
Under cabinet lighting option: Utilitech at Lowes
Buggy's Room - Bedding, Bedding, Bedding
Possible Bathroom or Office Paint Color: Sherwin Williams 6476 Glimmer
Dining Table: Truss Beam Table: Ana White
Gray paint in great room/kitchen/entry
Possibly paint gray & white stripes in dining room
Under cabinet lighting option: Utilitech at Lowes
Buggy's Room - Bedding, Bedding, Bedding
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Preschool Schedule and Funny Stories
The daily schedule for Peanut's preschool class is posted outside of her classroom door, and I took a picture of it on my phone and thought I'd write it out here so that I could remember going forward. I can't believe how quickly she's growing:
7:50-8:00 AM: Drop off and select learning centers
8:00-8:05 AM: Clean up time
8:05-8:30 AM: Morning Circle Time (go over message board and Jesus time, discuss daily announcements, cover daily Bible lesson, have verbal sharing time)
8:30-8:45 AM: Planning Time (The class is split into small groups where each child in their group discusses what they plan to do during work time. They can share their ideas by pointing, speaking, getting materials, and showing an action/drawing
8:45-9:30 AM: Work Time (Kids act on their ideas discussed during planning time)
9:30-9:35 AM: Clean Up Time
9:35-9:45 AM: Recall (Kids go back into small groups and discuss/share their work with the others)
9:45-9:50 AM: Bathroom Break/Hand Washing
9:50-10:15 AM: Snack (I have been sending in a full lunch and letting her pick what snack she wants to eat from her lunch. Then after school is done she finishes up her lunch box at our house)
10:15-10:45 AM: Large Motor/Outside Play
10:45-10:55 AM: Bathroom Break
10:55-11:15 AM: Circle Time/Large Group Time (Includes activities like practicing the alphabet, discussing the week's letter and animal, movement through music and literacy activities)
11:15-11:30 AM: Small Group Time (Kids break into small groups and use manipulative materials to help them develop their fine motor skills, math skills, literacy skills and social skills
11:30 AM: Pick Up Time
Notes from weeks one and two:
Each week the kids pick jobs around the classroom. Peanut's job for week one was being the caboose in line, which she thought was fantastic. This week she chose being the washer - she washes the table after snack.
The class prays together during school. Peanut told me they were prayers we didn't say at home usually, so I was asking her how the prayers go. She said the prayers said "God" and "Jesus". Although I'm pretty sure there were other words in the prayers, I guess at least she picked up on the main points :) Ha.
Peanut mentioned how they are putting tiny beads in a jar at school and how when the jar is full they get a pajama and a movie day. She was pretty excited about it. I asked when they put beads in the jar - if it was when they were all being good, etc. She said no. She said we do it everyday.....but not the first day and not the second day. LOL. Since this is only the third day of school, I guess every day means today only. Then I asked if the class was good today - she told me that she was but two of the boys (James and Jameson) were "struggling" because they were playing in the kitchen and Mrs. Melissa said it was time to stop and they didn't stop. Struggling is a word I use at home and I guess she has picked up on it - ha ha.
Peanut's closest friend in school seems to be Kennedy so far. There is also a Celia, Abby, and Ash in addition to the names I already mentioned.
7:50-8:00 AM: Drop off and select learning centers
8:00-8:05 AM: Clean up time
8:05-8:30 AM: Morning Circle Time (go over message board and Jesus time, discuss daily announcements, cover daily Bible lesson, have verbal sharing time)
8:30-8:45 AM: Planning Time (The class is split into small groups where each child in their group discusses what they plan to do during work time. They can share their ideas by pointing, speaking, getting materials, and showing an action/drawing
8:45-9:30 AM: Work Time (Kids act on their ideas discussed during planning time)
9:30-9:35 AM: Clean Up Time
9:35-9:45 AM: Recall (Kids go back into small groups and discuss/share their work with the others)
9:45-9:50 AM: Bathroom Break/Hand Washing
9:50-10:15 AM: Snack (I have been sending in a full lunch and letting her pick what snack she wants to eat from her lunch. Then after school is done she finishes up her lunch box at our house)
10:15-10:45 AM: Large Motor/Outside Play
10:45-10:55 AM: Bathroom Break
10:55-11:15 AM: Circle Time/Large Group Time (Includes activities like practicing the alphabet, discussing the week's letter and animal, movement through music and literacy activities)
11:15-11:30 AM: Small Group Time (Kids break into small groups and use manipulative materials to help them develop their fine motor skills, math skills, literacy skills and social skills
11:30 AM: Pick Up Time
Notes from weeks one and two:
Each week the kids pick jobs around the classroom. Peanut's job for week one was being the caboose in line, which she thought was fantastic. This week she chose being the washer - she washes the table after snack.
The class prays together during school. Peanut told me they were prayers we didn't say at home usually, so I was asking her how the prayers go. She said the prayers said "God" and "Jesus". Although I'm pretty sure there were other words in the prayers, I guess at least she picked up on the main points :) Ha.
Peanut mentioned how they are putting tiny beads in a jar at school and how when the jar is full they get a pajama and a movie day. She was pretty excited about it. I asked when they put beads in the jar - if it was when they were all being good, etc. She said no. She said we do it everyday.....but not the first day and not the second day. LOL. Since this is only the third day of school, I guess every day means today only. Then I asked if the class was good today - she told me that she was but two of the boys (James and Jameson) were "struggling" because they were playing in the kitchen and Mrs. Melissa said it was time to stop and they didn't stop. Struggling is a word I use at home and I guess she has picked up on it - ha ha.
Peanut's closest friend in school seems to be Kennedy so far. There is also a Celia, Abby, and Ash in addition to the names I already mentioned.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
First Day of Preschool
Peanut had her first day today, and it went great!!
We had to wake both kids up since it's earlier than they've been getting up lately. Peanut enjoyed a donut as a special treat for breakfast then she got ready and we took photos before heading to the school. At the school we took some more pictures, hung her backpack on her hook, handed her supplies to the teacher, and signed in. Peanut signed her name on the kids sign in sheet - she has a mouse as her "picture" that's on everything that belongs to her - hook, mailbox, etc. She gave me a huge hug and waved goodbye with a smile on her face and Daddy, Parker, and I took off.
When I came back to grab her she had a big smile on her face. She said they finger painted (she made a heart), read a story, played outside, and she played dress up. She also said the got to visit with Mrs. Eliza and they played - jump, jump, jump, STOP. shake, shake, shake, STOP. She thought that was a lot of fun.
Buggy loved being the "only child" for a couple of hours. He pulled nearly every toy out in the play room, played with me for quite a while, and was in a great mood.
Overall, our first day was a huge success! Thursday will be day 2!
We had to wake both kids up since it's earlier than they've been getting up lately. Peanut enjoyed a donut as a special treat for breakfast then she got ready and we took photos before heading to the school. At the school we took some more pictures, hung her backpack on her hook, handed her supplies to the teacher, and signed in. Peanut signed her name on the kids sign in sheet - she has a mouse as her "picture" that's on everything that belongs to her - hook, mailbox, etc. She gave me a huge hug and waved goodbye with a smile on her face and Daddy, Parker, and I took off.
When I came back to grab her she had a big smile on her face. She said they finger painted (she made a heart), read a story, played outside, and she played dress up. She also said the got to visit with Mrs. Eliza and they played - jump, jump, jump, STOP. shake, shake, shake, STOP. She thought that was a lot of fun.
Buggy loved being the "only child" for a couple of hours. He pulled nearly every toy out in the play room, played with me for quite a while, and was in a great mood.
Overall, our first day was a huge success! Thursday will be day 2!
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Important Dates: Buggy
I found some of the calendar pages I had been saving away for Buggy's infant stage. For some reason I haven't found all of them yet - hopefully I will - but I wanted to write these dates that I have down before I forgot them.
Aug, 2013: Disney Alaskan Cruise Vacation & Vacation to San Francisco, CA
Oct. 1, 2013: Buggy Pediatric Appt. @3:10
Oct. 16, 2013: Buggy First Tooth!
Oct. 23, 2013: Buggy Second Tooth!
Oct. 31, 2013: Buggy First Halloween!
Nov. 4, 2013: Buggy First Night in His Crib
Feb. 4, 2014: Buggy Waving and Giving High 5 for First Time
Feb. 25, 2014: Buggy Stood Up Unsupported for First Time
Mar. 6-9, 2014: Vacation to St. Louis
Mar. 11, 2014: Buggy Cardiologist Appt. for Heart Murmur - everything seems okay
April 6, 2014: Buggy's First Steps!
April 20, 2014: Buggy's First Easter
April 26, 2014: Buggy First Birthday Party
April 28, 2014: Buggy First Birthday
May 7, 2014: Buggy One Year Dr. Appt
May 22, 2014: Buggy Officially Weaned from Breast Feeding
May 23-30, 2014: Buggy's First Overnights away from Mommy & Daddy (stayed with Grandma and Grandpa M.)
June 9, 2014: Buggy First Swim Lesson
June 19, 2014: Buggy First Bowl of Cereal (dry) - So proud of himself for being a big boy
July 12, 2014: Our Family's First 5k Color Run
Aug, 2013: Disney Alaskan Cruise Vacation & Vacation to San Francisco, CA
Oct. 1, 2013: Buggy Pediatric Appt. @3:10
Oct. 16, 2013: Buggy First Tooth!
Oct. 23, 2013: Buggy Second Tooth!
Oct. 31, 2013: Buggy First Halloween!
Nov. 4, 2013: Buggy First Night in His Crib
Feb. 4, 2014: Buggy Waving and Giving High 5 for First Time
Feb. 25, 2014: Buggy Stood Up Unsupported for First Time
Mar. 6-9, 2014: Vacation to St. Louis
Mar. 11, 2014: Buggy Cardiologist Appt. for Heart Murmur - everything seems okay
April 6, 2014: Buggy's First Steps!
April 20, 2014: Buggy's First Easter
April 26, 2014: Buggy First Birthday Party
April 28, 2014: Buggy First Birthday
May 7, 2014: Buggy One Year Dr. Appt
May 22, 2014: Buggy Officially Weaned from Breast Feeding
May 23-30, 2014: Buggy's First Overnights away from Mommy & Daddy (stayed with Grandma and Grandpa M.)
June 9, 2014: Buggy First Swim Lesson
June 19, 2014: Buggy First Bowl of Cereal (dry) - So proud of himself for being a big boy
July 12, 2014: Our Family's First 5k Color Run
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Buggy's New Sounds
Buggy has had some new sounds lately, and I absolutely adore his cute little voice. "Wee wee wee" is said often which just melts my heart and sounds cuter than anything, especially when we're driving around a curve in the car or playing with him and the sound seems to fit the activity. He also says "da da da da da" a lot more than he was saying it and my mom swears he said "get up" when he was in the crib but I wasn't there so I'm not sure - Grandma may have just wanted to hear "get up" ha ha.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Preschool Readiness
Peanut heads off to her first day of 3 year old preschool on Tuesday. We met the teacher, Mrs. Melissa, on Monday and it went really well. Peanut checked out the room, we asked a few questions, and just generally got more comfortable with the concept of sending our baby off to begin her years of schooling. I can't believe she's old enough for preschool yet, but I know it's going to be great.
Tonight was back to school night for the entire school. We went and checked out the school again, met some of the kids who will be in her classroom, did a scavenger hunt to find things in the classrooms, and Peanut got some popcorn. She had a great time, but gave us the first inclination that she might not be thrilled to be dropped off on Tuesday. She kept saying how she didn't want us to leave when she went to school and that she will miss us. I hope she doesn't even think about it on Tuesday and has an awesome time with her new friends. I'm going to have a hard enough time dropping her off even if she is a rockstar, so it will be that much harder if she is having a rough time.
In preparation for preschool, we have been working on math - addition and subtraction verbal story problems. She is actually pretty good at answering them, and got quite a few correct in both addition and subtraction, but then she wanted to come up with her own problems for me to answer. The first one was hilarious, and went like this:
"If you have two balloons, and I give you a lot more, how many balloons will you have?"
Once I told her she needed to tell me how many a lot of balloons actually was she did better coming up with her own story problems, but I thought it was cute any way.
I am very excited for her to start school but my heart also hurts to think of dropping her off from 8 to 11:30 by herself twice a week. I can't believe my baby is so big already. Please stay little, Peanut, I'm not ready for you to grow up just yet.
Tonight was back to school night for the entire school. We went and checked out the school again, met some of the kids who will be in her classroom, did a scavenger hunt to find things in the classrooms, and Peanut got some popcorn. She had a great time, but gave us the first inclination that she might not be thrilled to be dropped off on Tuesday. She kept saying how she didn't want us to leave when she went to school and that she will miss us. I hope she doesn't even think about it on Tuesday and has an awesome time with her new friends. I'm going to have a hard enough time dropping her off even if she is a rockstar, so it will be that much harder if she is having a rough time.
In preparation for preschool, we have been working on math - addition and subtraction verbal story problems. She is actually pretty good at answering them, and got quite a few correct in both addition and subtraction, but then she wanted to come up with her own problems for me to answer. The first one was hilarious, and went like this:
"If you have two balloons, and I give you a lot more, how many balloons will you have?"
Once I told her she needed to tell me how many a lot of balloons actually was she did better coming up with her own story problems, but I thought it was cute any way.
I am very excited for her to start school but my heart also hurts to think of dropping her off from 8 to 11:30 by herself twice a week. I can't believe my baby is so big already. Please stay little, Peanut, I'm not ready for you to grow up just yet.
Monday, August 18, 2014
Summer is Ending.
It's hard to believe that in just two short weeks summer will be over and Peanut will be heading to her first year of preschool. My baby. She is certainly not a baby any longer, evident by her articulation, thought process, and accomplishments across several areas - education, gymnastics, swimming, etc. This transition is a hard one for me, much more so than it is for her. She is eagerly awaiting the first day of school, and I am looking forward to her growth as a young lady while also weeping for the days of her baby and toddler-hood. It's so hard to watch your babies get big, even though that is the goal as a parent.
It is difficult to imagine dropping her off for four hours on her first day; her first time away from the watch of family (she's never had a babysitter that wasn't related). I am sure she will have a wonderful time and enjoy meeting new friends and learning new things, but I am also pretty certain I will be crying after dropping her off because it's the beginning of an era of school. Years and years of drop-offs await us.
A week after Peanut starts pre-school she begins dance class. Her excitement for preschool is nothing compared to the enthusiasm she has for beginning dance. I hope she loves it just as much as she thinks she will. Almost daily I am entertained by dance recitals in my living room and I think she will be great with a little instruction since she has some pretty awesome instincts when it comes to dance already.
On the swimming front, Peanut is doing wonderfully with her freestyle but needs some work on the backstroke/back blast-off/back streamline stuff. Once she has that she will pass level two and move on to level three. She is already working on some of the skills needed for level three because she is capable of doing everything else on the level two sheet.
Bug has been great in swimming. He is kicking more, he attempts to jump from the side still (more like a bounce since he doesn't actually leave his feet), and he has no problem putting his head under the water. The only thing he really hasn't gotten down yet is blowing bubbles in the water - he can make the motion to blow bubbles in the air but once he puts his face in he opens his mouth to drink the water. Ha ha.
Peanut has been working incredibly hard in gymnastics. She practices a ton at home and has gotten really good at doing her left-handed cartwheel. She definitely prefers the left-handed version to the right-handed version, but unfortunately at gymnastics class they almost always do the right-handed version. She has become a pro at the backward roll over the past couple of weeks and is really coming into her own on the gymnastics front. I am so proud of her! The only problem is that she is testing limits lately, which has gotten her in trouble during class a couple of times. Little stinker.
Buggy can start gymnastics in November, which is exciting. I think he will like climbing on everything and causing chaos. We are becoming a very busy family very quickly! I like being busy but I hope we haven't bitten off more than we can chew so far. I guess we will soon see.
It is difficult to imagine dropping her off for four hours on her first day; her first time away from the watch of family (she's never had a babysitter that wasn't related). I am sure she will have a wonderful time and enjoy meeting new friends and learning new things, but I am also pretty certain I will be crying after dropping her off because it's the beginning of an era of school. Years and years of drop-offs await us.
A week after Peanut starts pre-school she begins dance class. Her excitement for preschool is nothing compared to the enthusiasm she has for beginning dance. I hope she loves it just as much as she thinks she will. Almost daily I am entertained by dance recitals in my living room and I think she will be great with a little instruction since she has some pretty awesome instincts when it comes to dance already.
On the swimming front, Peanut is doing wonderfully with her freestyle but needs some work on the backstroke/back blast-off/back streamline stuff. Once she has that she will pass level two and move on to level three. She is already working on some of the skills needed for level three because she is capable of doing everything else on the level two sheet.
Bug has been great in swimming. He is kicking more, he attempts to jump from the side still (more like a bounce since he doesn't actually leave his feet), and he has no problem putting his head under the water. The only thing he really hasn't gotten down yet is blowing bubbles in the water - he can make the motion to blow bubbles in the air but once he puts his face in he opens his mouth to drink the water. Ha ha.
Peanut has been working incredibly hard in gymnastics. She practices a ton at home and has gotten really good at doing her left-handed cartwheel. She definitely prefers the left-handed version to the right-handed version, but unfortunately at gymnastics class they almost always do the right-handed version. She has become a pro at the backward roll over the past couple of weeks and is really coming into her own on the gymnastics front. I am so proud of her! The only problem is that she is testing limits lately, which has gotten her in trouble during class a couple of times. Little stinker.
Buggy can start gymnastics in November, which is exciting. I think he will like climbing on everything and causing chaos. We are becoming a very busy family very quickly! I like being busy but I hope we haven't bitten off more than we can chew so far. I guess we will soon see.
Sunday, July 27, 2014
So Many Updates
Oh my goodness, it has been way too long since I have updated.
The biggest news is Peanut's progress with swim lessons. Last week she seemed to wake up one morning and decide to go under water on her own - she has come so far since then! She has passed into level two of lessons and is going under like a fish. She can also swim a few yards on her own! I am so impressed with her improvements this summer. It is incredible. I am a proud Mama :).
Bug is also doing really well with his swim lessons. He loves the water and has a great time playing with his teachers. Peanut really wants to know why it looks like he just plays during his whole lesson while she has to do work. Too funny! It's because he is playing during his lesson :).
Peanut has also started gymnastics back up since I last posted. She is in her new higher class and it is going incredible well! I am so proud of her - she is trying things that she hasn't done before, she is practicing on her own outside of class, and she really is acting more mature these days. Her cartwheel and her handstand have shown some significant progress in the last few weeks.
Bug still isn't saying many words at 15 months, but he does say up, hi, mama, ball, cup, bottle (his version of bottle, anyway). I love that baby boy. He may not say much, but he communicates effectively anyway. He points, and squeals, and makes noise to tell what he wants.
Bug's favorite things are eating, brushing your hair with a hairbrush, playing basketball, putting his shoes on and off, and running. He loves to cuddle when he's sleepy and he's just now starting to transition from two naps to one nap during the day. He sleeps between 12 and 14 hours at night, which is amazing, but I'm going to miss the two naps.
Peanut is working really hard to get ready for school. She has been doing a preschool workbook the past few weeks and is really great at it. She's learning about and working on a number of different concepts. The only things she struggles with a bit are drawing shapes and writing some letters and writing the numbers.
I am looking into signing Peanut up for dance class this fall. I think she would really enjoy it. We'll see how things go, though, we are also looking into building a house. Exciting changes on the horizon for the family.
The biggest news is Peanut's progress with swim lessons. Last week she seemed to wake up one morning and decide to go under water on her own - she has come so far since then! She has passed into level two of lessons and is going under like a fish. She can also swim a few yards on her own! I am so impressed with her improvements this summer. It is incredible. I am a proud Mama :).
Bug is also doing really well with his swim lessons. He loves the water and has a great time playing with his teachers. Peanut really wants to know why it looks like he just plays during his whole lesson while she has to do work. Too funny! It's because he is playing during his lesson :).
Peanut has also started gymnastics back up since I last posted. She is in her new higher class and it is going incredible well! I am so proud of her - she is trying things that she hasn't done before, she is practicing on her own outside of class, and she really is acting more mature these days. Her cartwheel and her handstand have shown some significant progress in the last few weeks.
Bug still isn't saying many words at 15 months, but he does say up, hi, mama, ball, cup, bottle (his version of bottle, anyway). I love that baby boy. He may not say much, but he communicates effectively anyway. He points, and squeals, and makes noise to tell what he wants.
Bug's favorite things are eating, brushing your hair with a hairbrush, playing basketball, putting his shoes on and off, and running. He loves to cuddle when he's sleepy and he's just now starting to transition from two naps to one nap during the day. He sleeps between 12 and 14 hours at night, which is amazing, but I'm going to miss the two naps.
Peanut is working really hard to get ready for school. She has been doing a preschool workbook the past few weeks and is really great at it. She's learning about and working on a number of different concepts. The only things she struggles with a bit are drawing shapes and writing some letters and writing the numbers.
I am looking into signing Peanut up for dance class this fall. I think she would really enjoy it. We'll see how things go, though, we are also looking into building a house. Exciting changes on the horizon for the family.
Monday, June 23, 2014
Swim Lesson Update & New House News
Today was the beginning of week three for swim lessons. Peanut has made great progress so far, and Bug has blown everyone away with how well he does in the water.
Today Peanut did three bobs - one in her lesson and two with me afterwards. She also jumped from the side of the pool to her teacher without holding on multiple times, is getting better at blowing bubbles with putting her nose under, and is working on the beginnings of backstroke. She has made so much improvement in just two weeks!
Bug has no fear. He loves the water and gets his face all wet and kicks, walks around in the pool, etc. He is doing fantastically and is having a great time!
Next week we are all going up north with my in-laws to spend a week at the cottage for the 4th of July. It will be a very full house, I'm hoping we don't have any major issues since it will be incredibly crowded. Fingers crossed.
Last week we met with a home builder to talk about ideas and plans for our potential build. They are going to take a few weeks to work on plans and we will meet up again after the 4th. Then if we like what we see we will get together with the bank and figure out if the budget makes sense for now. The last thing I want is to get in over our head with a mortgage and two small kids. Things always come up, so I'm hoping we can keep the costs reasonable. We shall see. I'm excited for the possibility though!
Today Peanut did three bobs - one in her lesson and two with me afterwards. She also jumped from the side of the pool to her teacher without holding on multiple times, is getting better at blowing bubbles with putting her nose under, and is working on the beginnings of backstroke. She has made so much improvement in just two weeks!
Bug has no fear. He loves the water and gets his face all wet and kicks, walks around in the pool, etc. He is doing fantastically and is having a great time!
Next week we are all going up north with my in-laws to spend a week at the cottage for the 4th of July. It will be a very full house, I'm hoping we don't have any major issues since it will be incredibly crowded. Fingers crossed.
Last week we met with a home builder to talk about ideas and plans for our potential build. They are going to take a few weeks to work on plans and we will meet up again after the 4th. Then if we like what we see we will get together with the bank and figure out if the budget makes sense for now. The last thing I want is to get in over our head with a mortgage and two small kids. Things always come up, so I'm hoping we can keep the costs reasonable. We shall see. I'm excited for the possibility though!
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Anniversary Trip: 5 Years of Marriage!
Hubby and I took a vacation to Virginia Beach for our five year anniversary. It was a great trip! We dropped the kids off on our anniversary (Friday), just before dinner. We went to a great restaurant near our home, then came back and watched a movie and had a relaxing night in. The next day we did a long bike ride into campus and walked around the gardens, went out to lunch, and cleaned and packed at home. Sunday we had a mostly lazy day in, with more cleaning and vacation prep. Bright and early Monday morning we left (somewhere around 4:30 I think), grabbed some snacks for the road and headed to the Pittsburgh Zoo. It was a great stop and a nice break in the trip before we continued on to Virginia Beach.
We stayed in the Oceanaire resort for three nights. We walked the boardwalk a couple of times, spent some time in the pool, went out to eat, toured the naval base, watched the military jets take off, and toured the Virginia Air and Space Center, but our highlight from the trip was definitely doing a dolphin viewing kayak trip. We saw so many dolphins! They were really close, too, almost close enough to touch. It was a very neat experience that I hope we can have again in the future. We both loved it.
On the way home from Virginia Beach we stopped in Colonial Williamsburg to walk around and pick up a souvenir for Bug, since we had found one for Peanut but not for Bug yet. Mission successful, we returned with an animal umbrella for Peanut and a pop gun noisemaker for Buggy. The kids had a great week with Grandma and Grandpa and enjoyed their vacation as much as we did! The trip was also a successful transition from nursing, and Buggy did great!!
We stayed in the Oceanaire resort for three nights. We walked the boardwalk a couple of times, spent some time in the pool, went out to eat, toured the naval base, watched the military jets take off, and toured the Virginia Air and Space Center, but our highlight from the trip was definitely doing a dolphin viewing kayak trip. We saw so many dolphins! They were really close, too, almost close enough to touch. It was a very neat experience that I hope we can have again in the future. We both loved it.
On the way home from Virginia Beach we stopped in Colonial Williamsburg to walk around and pick up a souvenir for Bug, since we had found one for Peanut but not for Bug yet. Mission successful, we returned with an animal umbrella for Peanut and a pop gun noisemaker for Buggy. The kids had a great week with Grandma and Grandpa and enjoyed their vacation as much as we did! The trip was also a successful transition from nursing, and Buggy did great!!
So many accomplishments!
Wow! Summer has started and that means our crazy schedule has begun!
Last week was Bug's first week of swim lessons ever! He was a trooper with four days in a row - he was AWESOME the first two days....so happy, loved to be in the water. The last two days were a little bit colder, so he was a bit fussy, but he hung in there and had fun with his teacher, Miss Emma. We have swim lessons all summer, so hopefully he'll be a pro by the end! The first week he was the only kiddo signed up, so he got a private lesson instead of doing the mommy and me class that we anticipated. I'm curious to see if he will be the only one again for this week.
Peanut did her first week of summer swim lessons last week too. She missed one of the four days for gymnastics (which will happen most of the summer, but we knew that going in), but did a good job for the other three days. We really need to work on putting her face in the water and I think she will be ready to pass the level she's in pretty quickly. It's just a matter of how long it takes her to get comfortable going under the water. We'll see I guess.
Speaking of gymnastics, Peanut was invited to the shooting stars class, which is the advanced gymnastics class for kids ages 3 and 4. We are so proud! They basically work on the same stuff as the other class, but are good listeners and direction followers, and have a slightly better grasp of the basic gymnastics elements (beginning cartwheel, forward roll, etc). Way to go Peanut, we love you! No matter what sport you choose to play, or what activities you choose to be involved in, we will support you 100%. Follow your dreams and give it everything you've got <3.
Peanut is doing so well with her letters and letter sounds for school. She can't wait to start Preschool and I'm certain she'll do great. We might have a rough transition with being away from home and without family, but she's going to rock Preschool academically. So very proud of our smarty pants!
Buggy is getting more teeth, walking like crazy, crawling up the stairs, babbling all over, and causing all sorts of chaos in our home, but he is the sweetest, most loving little boy ever. He gives tons of hugs and kisses and cuddles, and is the happiest little guy. He loves to eat and is constantly asking for food. His favorite food is bananas and his favorite toys are balls and dishes and dolls. His laugh is contagious.
Last week was Bug's first week of swim lessons ever! He was a trooper with four days in a row - he was AWESOME the first two days....so happy, loved to be in the water. The last two days were a little bit colder, so he was a bit fussy, but he hung in there and had fun with his teacher, Miss Emma. We have swim lessons all summer, so hopefully he'll be a pro by the end! The first week he was the only kiddo signed up, so he got a private lesson instead of doing the mommy and me class that we anticipated. I'm curious to see if he will be the only one again for this week.
Peanut did her first week of summer swim lessons last week too. She missed one of the four days for gymnastics (which will happen most of the summer, but we knew that going in), but did a good job for the other three days. We really need to work on putting her face in the water and I think she will be ready to pass the level she's in pretty quickly. It's just a matter of how long it takes her to get comfortable going under the water. We'll see I guess.
Speaking of gymnastics, Peanut was invited to the shooting stars class, which is the advanced gymnastics class for kids ages 3 and 4. We are so proud! They basically work on the same stuff as the other class, but are good listeners and direction followers, and have a slightly better grasp of the basic gymnastics elements (beginning cartwheel, forward roll, etc). Way to go Peanut, we love you! No matter what sport you choose to play, or what activities you choose to be involved in, we will support you 100%. Follow your dreams and give it everything you've got <3.
Peanut is doing so well with her letters and letter sounds for school. She can't wait to start Preschool and I'm certain she'll do great. We might have a rough transition with being away from home and without family, but she's going to rock Preschool academically. So very proud of our smarty pants!
Buggy is getting more teeth, walking like crazy, crawling up the stairs, babbling all over, and causing all sorts of chaos in our home, but he is the sweetest, most loving little boy ever. He gives tons of hugs and kisses and cuddles, and is the happiest little guy. He loves to eat and is constantly asking for food. His favorite food is bananas and his favorite toys are balls and dishes and dolls. His laugh is contagious.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
My kiddos are growing so big!
Wow there is a lot to update!
Last weekend, Peanut had her yearly gymnastics performance. She did such a great job! The difference from last years performance to this years is astounding. So much more confidence and a smile that was 1,000 watts from the moment she stepped into the building until the moment we walked back outside. She was on cloud 9 and she was so proud of herself. She was great with the dance, although at the end she was worried about not having enough room to do her forward roll so it took some coaxing to get her to do the element, but she did! The bars went fantastically, she did everything she was supposed to do and with a huge smile on her face. Beam was awesome, until she stepped off half way through the high beam. She got back up by herself like a big girl though and kept on going (even if the kick height did go down by about half :). Floor was great, we definitely need to work on the backward roll but she was so good and so proud. Trampoline was just right, my girl is definitely a jumper :). We were so proud of her and it was so nice to see her confidence shine through. Don't ever let anybody take that confidence away from you baby girl.
Bug had a reaction to his MMR vaccine from his one year old check up, so unfortunately he had a nasty rash over the gymnastics performance and a few days afterward. He was kind of grumpy but is on the mend now and his rash is almost all the way gone. He has also started to throw fits when he's mad or he doesn't get his way, which are insanely cute when isolated but they are becoming more frequent which is not okay. Gotta get over it, little man. You're not going to get your way all the time - sorry buddy!
Bug and Peanut have been playing together more which is incredible to see as a parent. The way they love each other and help each other melts my heart. Bug has also been giving kisses like crazy which is just amazing and makes me so very happy. I love those kisses from that sweet little boy.
Peanut just last weekend started drawing people for the first time and I adore them. They are heads with faces, arms and fingers, and legs with toes. Adorable. Also hilarious - her crab drawings. Those are heads with faces and arms with fingers just like the people drawings, only the crabs don't have legs or toes. Makes me giggle! Peanut and I have been working on letter sounds still and she's been really interested in how you spell words so we've been trying to sound out how you might spell out the words she wants to learn to spell. I love that she gets excited for those types of things.
Bug has been really into playing with the pots and pans lately and pulls them all out and bangs on them quite a bit. He also really enjoys playing in the ball pit we got him for his birthday and playing on the couch cushions when I pull them onto the floor. He has been really into "reading", too. He pulls books off of the bookshelf and looks through them then tries to put them back. So fun to watch him, I hope he continues to love to read!
I am trying to wean bug which is harder than I anticipated. We are down to one session a day now, and while he is doing okay with it my body is not regulating like I had hoped it would. We are going out of town in just a couple of days so hopefully my body will get it together like it should! I am running out of time!
Hubby and I are headed to Virginia Beach for our anniversary next week and I am so very excited for a getaway. I love our kids but I need a break from the constant talking and touching. I've been looking forward to a vacation for quite some time now - we are overdue! I'm really hoping that we can get back to an all inclusive here in the next few years, but with hopes to buy a house and the possibility of needed a new car anytime now I am not sure if that is going to happen. Fingers crossed!
Last weekend, Peanut had her yearly gymnastics performance. She did such a great job! The difference from last years performance to this years is astounding. So much more confidence and a smile that was 1,000 watts from the moment she stepped into the building until the moment we walked back outside. She was on cloud 9 and she was so proud of herself. She was great with the dance, although at the end she was worried about not having enough room to do her forward roll so it took some coaxing to get her to do the element, but she did! The bars went fantastically, she did everything she was supposed to do and with a huge smile on her face. Beam was awesome, until she stepped off half way through the high beam. She got back up by herself like a big girl though and kept on going (even if the kick height did go down by about half :). Floor was great, we definitely need to work on the backward roll but she was so good and so proud. Trampoline was just right, my girl is definitely a jumper :). We were so proud of her and it was so nice to see her confidence shine through. Don't ever let anybody take that confidence away from you baby girl.
Bug had a reaction to his MMR vaccine from his one year old check up, so unfortunately he had a nasty rash over the gymnastics performance and a few days afterward. He was kind of grumpy but is on the mend now and his rash is almost all the way gone. He has also started to throw fits when he's mad or he doesn't get his way, which are insanely cute when isolated but they are becoming more frequent which is not okay. Gotta get over it, little man. You're not going to get your way all the time - sorry buddy!
Bug and Peanut have been playing together more which is incredible to see as a parent. The way they love each other and help each other melts my heart. Bug has also been giving kisses like crazy which is just amazing and makes me so very happy. I love those kisses from that sweet little boy.
Peanut just last weekend started drawing people for the first time and I adore them. They are heads with faces, arms and fingers, and legs with toes. Adorable. Also hilarious - her crab drawings. Those are heads with faces and arms with fingers just like the people drawings, only the crabs don't have legs or toes. Makes me giggle! Peanut and I have been working on letter sounds still and she's been really interested in how you spell words so we've been trying to sound out how you might spell out the words she wants to learn to spell. I love that she gets excited for those types of things.
Bug has been really into playing with the pots and pans lately and pulls them all out and bangs on them quite a bit. He also really enjoys playing in the ball pit we got him for his birthday and playing on the couch cushions when I pull them onto the floor. He has been really into "reading", too. He pulls books off of the bookshelf and looks through them then tries to put them back. So fun to watch him, I hope he continues to love to read!
I am trying to wean bug which is harder than I anticipated. We are down to one session a day now, and while he is doing okay with it my body is not regulating like I had hoped it would. We are going out of town in just a couple of days so hopefully my body will get it together like it should! I am running out of time!
Hubby and I are headed to Virginia Beach for our anniversary next week and I am so very excited for a getaway. I love our kids but I need a break from the constant talking and touching. I've been looking forward to a vacation for quite some time now - we are overdue! I'm really hoping that we can get back to an all inclusive here in the next few years, but with hopes to buy a house and the possibility of needed a new car anytime now I am not sure if that is going to happen. Fingers crossed!
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Bug at Age 1
Bug's first birthday party was today. I love that little guy, he is totally my buddy. Here are some fun facts about Bug at the age of one:
He babbles all of the time. He says uh-oh and got it. Usually when he says uh-oh it's because he threw something on the floor on purpose.
He is starting to walk. He is really steady on his feet but he isn't very brave about walking across the room just yet. Usually if you don't hold his hands he sits down and chooses to crawl instead.
He loves crawling up the stairs, but he's pretty good about waiting at the bottom of the stairs so you can follow him up.
Bug is really into taking objects out of a container and then putting them all back in. Over and over again, he gets frustrated when things don't fit like they are supposed to.
He loves cabinets and drawers and pulling everything out of them, but he also loves to hide new things in them. Often I look in my pan drawer and find spoons, snacks, etc. in there from him. Love my surprises. :)
He gets so excited to nurse first thing in the morning that he does this adorable giggle. I absolutely love it, it will be the hardest part about weaning for me.
He adores his big sister. She can make all sorts of funny noises and he just laughs and laughs. He also likes Grandpa M's zorbits.
He does this squinty eyed smile because he thinks you can't see him when he does it. It is absolutely adorable. So stinking cute!
Bug loves to eat. Anything and everything, pretty much. He inhales food, but he still is a little guy at around 30% for both height and weight (at least since the last drs appt).
He loves playing with socks and shoes. Almost instantly he pulls them off when we get in the car.
When anyone reaches to grab him away from me, he almost always "teases" them by turning away from them and into my arm. I love that he loves me, because I love him so much!
Lately he has been getting up in the middle of the night, and while his daddy wants to just let him cry in the crib, I can't because my favorite times are cuddling with him in bed while he gives me the cutest grins and coos and snuggles. We cuddled for something like four hours last night (the night before his birthday party) before I handed him off to his daddy for food and going back to bed because I couldn't get enough of his cuteness!
He babbles all of the time. He says uh-oh and got it. Usually when he says uh-oh it's because he threw something on the floor on purpose.
He is starting to walk. He is really steady on his feet but he isn't very brave about walking across the room just yet. Usually if you don't hold his hands he sits down and chooses to crawl instead.
He loves crawling up the stairs, but he's pretty good about waiting at the bottom of the stairs so you can follow him up.
Bug is really into taking objects out of a container and then putting them all back in. Over and over again, he gets frustrated when things don't fit like they are supposed to.
He loves cabinets and drawers and pulling everything out of them, but he also loves to hide new things in them. Often I look in my pan drawer and find spoons, snacks, etc. in there from him. Love my surprises. :)
He gets so excited to nurse first thing in the morning that he does this adorable giggle. I absolutely love it, it will be the hardest part about weaning for me.
He adores his big sister. She can make all sorts of funny noises and he just laughs and laughs. He also likes Grandpa M's zorbits.
He does this squinty eyed smile because he thinks you can't see him when he does it. It is absolutely adorable. So stinking cute!
Bug loves to eat. Anything and everything, pretty much. He inhales food, but he still is a little guy at around 30% for both height and weight (at least since the last drs appt).
He loves playing with socks and shoes. Almost instantly he pulls them off when we get in the car.
When anyone reaches to grab him away from me, he almost always "teases" them by turning away from them and into my arm. I love that he loves me, because I love him so much!
Lately he has been getting up in the middle of the night, and while his daddy wants to just let him cry in the crib, I can't because my favorite times are cuddling with him in bed while he gives me the cutest grins and coos and snuggles. We cuddled for something like four hours last night (the night before his birthday party) before I handed him off to his daddy for food and going back to bed because I couldn't get enough of his cuteness!
Monday, March 24, 2014
Measurements
Peanut has been really into the measuring tape lately, and today she decided to measure everything in our house. She holds the measuring tape up to all sorts of objects, real and imaginary, and tells me the measurement. She doesn't completely get it though, which is understandable since she's only three. Sometimes she tells me the correct form of measurement, such as "Elsa is 12 inches tall" or "the elephant is 5 centimeters tall" but more often she holds up the measuring tape and tells me something is 8 months old or 30 pounds. We're working on it :) but I love that she's interested in measurement all the same.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
So Much to Update
A lot has happened since I last updated - this post will probably get pretty long.
Peanut has been working on writing her letters and the letter sounds. We started that this past week. She knows A, B, and we introduced C but she isn't as strong on the "c" sound just yet. Writing the letters is pretty rough at this point for the letter B, and for the lowercase a and b, but practice makes perfect. She'll get there :). She is so excited about being able to attend school this fall that it's a good motivator.
Peanut is still doing two gymnastics classes for now, but that will likely change over the summer as we adjust our schedules. She has one with Miss Lina and one with Mr Adam. We also enrolled in the annual recital for this spring again. She did the recital last year after LoveBug was born and did a great job with it - I hope this year goes equally as well. In gymnastics she has become much more confident on the beam and on the forward flip over the bar. We're still working on the back flip on the bar, and we need to work more on listening now that her free will has kicked into high gear :).
She is doing great in swim lessons, too. She has put her face in the water a couple of times, but it takes a lot of coaxing and isn't something she does willingly yet. She's been going to practice with grandma often the last week or two.
Her favorite movie right now is Frozen, and she's watched it no less than 30 times already. She also likes a new show called Sheriff Callie. For the first couple of weeks she liked it she thought the name was Bashira and we weren't sure what she was asking to watch. Love those funny pronunciations for things! She's got it down now, though.
LoveBug is a mover. He is all over the place. Crawling everywhere, walking all around the furniture, pushing the walking toys around the house. He likes to throw anything out of the container that it's in: movies, toys, wet wipes, diapers. You name it, he spreads it around the house. He is also a biter. He chomps down on everything he can get his hands onto (as I type this I have two sets of teeth marks on my arm from two different bites at lunch today). At only 10 months, he isn't trying to be mean. I think maybe his mouth is hurting from teething but that's just a guess.
LoveBug is my buddy all the way. I love how his face lights up when he sees me. His favorite toys right now are water bottles (go figure with all the toys we have in our house, he'd pick a non-toy as his favorite) and he came up with his own word for bottle, Abba. He also says "gone" when he plays hide and seek with you. SO CUTE.
LoveBug is starting swim lessons this summer, and likely will start gymnastics class in the fall. We'll see how things go :) I'm so excited for this summer I think it will be a lot of fun with two mobile kids! Picnics, feeding the ducks, swimming trips, etc.
We took a family trip to visit Aunt Olivia and Uncle Adam in St. Louis at the beginning of March and that was a long ride but a lot of fun. Both kids were sick with nasty colds, which wasn't great, but our times together at their apartment and at the zoo and science center were nice and it was awesome to see Olivia and Adam.
My FIL had surgery just before we left for St. Louis - the surgery went well, but the recovery has been a bit rough. He's back in the hospital near us for now and isn't looking great just yet. Hopefully soon he'll be back in action.
Daddy got a promotion at work recently and has been working crazy hours lately. He pulled an over 24 hour shift two days ago and is still recovering from that - and still doing more work here and there. It's certainly been an adjustment for our family, but a good one!
Okay, I think that's all for now - I can always add more later if I remember :). Just don't want to forget these wonderful memories of our kids!
Peanut has been working on writing her letters and the letter sounds. We started that this past week. She knows A, B, and we introduced C but she isn't as strong on the "c" sound just yet. Writing the letters is pretty rough at this point for the letter B, and for the lowercase a and b, but practice makes perfect. She'll get there :). She is so excited about being able to attend school this fall that it's a good motivator.
Peanut is still doing two gymnastics classes for now, but that will likely change over the summer as we adjust our schedules. She has one with Miss Lina and one with Mr Adam. We also enrolled in the annual recital for this spring again. She did the recital last year after LoveBug was born and did a great job with it - I hope this year goes equally as well. In gymnastics she has become much more confident on the beam and on the forward flip over the bar. We're still working on the back flip on the bar, and we need to work more on listening now that her free will has kicked into high gear :).
She is doing great in swim lessons, too. She has put her face in the water a couple of times, but it takes a lot of coaxing and isn't something she does willingly yet. She's been going to practice with grandma often the last week or two.
Her favorite movie right now is Frozen, and she's watched it no less than 30 times already. She also likes a new show called Sheriff Callie. For the first couple of weeks she liked it she thought the name was Bashira and we weren't sure what she was asking to watch. Love those funny pronunciations for things! She's got it down now, though.
LoveBug is a mover. He is all over the place. Crawling everywhere, walking all around the furniture, pushing the walking toys around the house. He likes to throw anything out of the container that it's in: movies, toys, wet wipes, diapers. You name it, he spreads it around the house. He is also a biter. He chomps down on everything he can get his hands onto (as I type this I have two sets of teeth marks on my arm from two different bites at lunch today). At only 10 months, he isn't trying to be mean. I think maybe his mouth is hurting from teething but that's just a guess.
LoveBug is my buddy all the way. I love how his face lights up when he sees me. His favorite toys right now are water bottles (go figure with all the toys we have in our house, he'd pick a non-toy as his favorite) and he came up with his own word for bottle, Abba. He also says "gone" when he plays hide and seek with you. SO CUTE.
LoveBug is starting swim lessons this summer, and likely will start gymnastics class in the fall. We'll see how things go :) I'm so excited for this summer I think it will be a lot of fun with two mobile kids! Picnics, feeding the ducks, swimming trips, etc.
We took a family trip to visit Aunt Olivia and Uncle Adam in St. Louis at the beginning of March and that was a long ride but a lot of fun. Both kids were sick with nasty colds, which wasn't great, but our times together at their apartment and at the zoo and science center were nice and it was awesome to see Olivia and Adam.
My FIL had surgery just before we left for St. Louis - the surgery went well, but the recovery has been a bit rough. He's back in the hospital near us for now and isn't looking great just yet. Hopefully soon he'll be back in action.
Daddy got a promotion at work recently and has been working crazy hours lately. He pulled an over 24 hour shift two days ago and is still recovering from that - and still doing more work here and there. It's certainly been an adjustment for our family, but a good one!
Okay, I think that's all for now - I can always add more later if I remember :). Just don't want to forget these wonderful memories of our kids!
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Birthday Brain Dump
Ideas for Bug's First Birthday Party - so I won't forget
Invite: photo of him in his Halloween costume - "Come have a ROARing good time!"
Dino prints in sidewalk chalk on our sidewalks leading to the door
Birthday Banner
Cupcake cake in the shape of a dinosaur
Invite: photo of him in his Halloween costume - "Come have a ROARing good time!"
Dino prints in sidewalk chalk on our sidewalks leading to the door
Birthday Banner
Cupcake cake in the shape of a dinosaur
February 2014
Hard to believe we are already in February. Boy does time fly, especially with little ones underfoot. Here are some updates as to how the kiddos are doing:
Peanut is doing two gymnastics classes a week, one with Miss Lina and one with Mr. Adam. They are opposites in how they lead the class so having both classes each week has been really nice. Peanut is flipping over the bar by herself for the most part, only requiring a helpful one finger nudge to get her started in moving forward. She can hold herself up with strong arms now but she just doesn't want to make herself "fall" into the flip. She is also walking across the big beam with kicks, etc. on her own although she is still very tentative. On the trampoline she is working on a new trick - seat drop, doggy drop, forward roll. There is still quite a bit to be desired in her rope climbing and rock wall climbing skills though - ha! She pulls with her hands but her feet just dangle. She is working on completing a forward roll without using her hands to stand up - she's getting better but isn't quite there yet. Her donkey kicks and cartwheels are really starting to come along though. I am so impressed by her progress since we started at 18 months.
In swim lessons, Peanut just moved up to level one yesterday and she did a fantastic job. I was so impressed. She was tentative, but she did everything the teacher asked - except jump in - and some of the stuff was brand new. They used the Q-tip like floating objects to hold onto and kick both on belly and back and she did it, even though she was nervous. She's come really far since the start of lessons - from crying on the sidelines to actively participating and getting everything but her eyes and nose wet.
Outside of lessons, Peanut is really enjoying card games, board games, and her sing along songs dvd. She is really into the Disney princesses and loves the new movie Frozen - she's seen it twice in theaters. She loves to create her own dances and sing the princess songs. We are hoping to enroll her in dance class this fall when she starts Preschool. Can't believe we are almost ready to start school - she's growing too quickly.
Bug is getting so big. He is pulling to stand, walking around holding on to things, getting down nicely, crawling like crazy, and eating everything in sight. He's babbling with mama, dada, etc. but not actually using words yet. His teeth have been coming in sets - he started with the bottom two front teeth, then the next set was the top four middle teeth, and now the two outside middle teeth on the bottom are coming in. Poor guy. He is an explorer, wants to get into everything and anything, and he is also a yeller. He screeches when he's happy, sad, mad, angry...you name it, he yells. He is so sweet though, and he gives hugs, and snuggles, and high fives. So very cute. He adores his big sister and is a Mama's boy.
He has a heart murmur that they heard at his 9 month Drs appointment so we are waiting for the heart clinic to call us and schedule an appointment to make sure everything is okay. The Dr didn't seem too concerned about it so I'm trying to stay calm. She just wanted to make sure to check it out as a precaution. Hopefully everything is A-Ok and sorts itself out.
We are starting Bug in swim lessons this summer, so hopefully that will go well. I'm also considering starting Peanut in tennis lessons, but we'll do dance classes first. I want my kids to be active and involved in sports and other activities, but I don't want to wear them out from being in too much at once.
Hubby and I are planning our 5th anniversary vacation without kids, which is very much needed at this point. We are either doing a long weekend in New York City or a week long vacation to Hawaii with friends. It's all dependent on what our friends decide to do - the two trips are very different, but if it's just the two of us we want to keep costs down. We are hoping to do a big Disney trip with the two kids in 2015 which will be expensive, so saving money now is a plus but I can't say no to Hawaii if our friends decide to go :).
We also have a trip planned to visit Hubby's sister and brother-in-law at the beginning of March which will be nice. We haven't been out to see their place yet and we don't get to see them all that often any more so it will be nice to have a few days together. We aren't looking forward to the long drive, but we'll get over it :).
I think that's all for now - hopefully the next update won't be too far away!
Peanut is doing two gymnastics classes a week, one with Miss Lina and one with Mr. Adam. They are opposites in how they lead the class so having both classes each week has been really nice. Peanut is flipping over the bar by herself for the most part, only requiring a helpful one finger nudge to get her started in moving forward. She can hold herself up with strong arms now but she just doesn't want to make herself "fall" into the flip. She is also walking across the big beam with kicks, etc. on her own although she is still very tentative. On the trampoline she is working on a new trick - seat drop, doggy drop, forward roll. There is still quite a bit to be desired in her rope climbing and rock wall climbing skills though - ha! She pulls with her hands but her feet just dangle. She is working on completing a forward roll without using her hands to stand up - she's getting better but isn't quite there yet. Her donkey kicks and cartwheels are really starting to come along though. I am so impressed by her progress since we started at 18 months.
In swim lessons, Peanut just moved up to level one yesterday and she did a fantastic job. I was so impressed. She was tentative, but she did everything the teacher asked - except jump in - and some of the stuff was brand new. They used the Q-tip like floating objects to hold onto and kick both on belly and back and she did it, even though she was nervous. She's come really far since the start of lessons - from crying on the sidelines to actively participating and getting everything but her eyes and nose wet.
Outside of lessons, Peanut is really enjoying card games, board games, and her sing along songs dvd. She is really into the Disney princesses and loves the new movie Frozen - she's seen it twice in theaters. She loves to create her own dances and sing the princess songs. We are hoping to enroll her in dance class this fall when she starts Preschool. Can't believe we are almost ready to start school - she's growing too quickly.
Bug is getting so big. He is pulling to stand, walking around holding on to things, getting down nicely, crawling like crazy, and eating everything in sight. He's babbling with mama, dada, etc. but not actually using words yet. His teeth have been coming in sets - he started with the bottom two front teeth, then the next set was the top four middle teeth, and now the two outside middle teeth on the bottom are coming in. Poor guy. He is an explorer, wants to get into everything and anything, and he is also a yeller. He screeches when he's happy, sad, mad, angry...you name it, he yells. He is so sweet though, and he gives hugs, and snuggles, and high fives. So very cute. He adores his big sister and is a Mama's boy.
He has a heart murmur that they heard at his 9 month Drs appointment so we are waiting for the heart clinic to call us and schedule an appointment to make sure everything is okay. The Dr didn't seem too concerned about it so I'm trying to stay calm. She just wanted to make sure to check it out as a precaution. Hopefully everything is A-Ok and sorts itself out.
We are starting Bug in swim lessons this summer, so hopefully that will go well. I'm also considering starting Peanut in tennis lessons, but we'll do dance classes first. I want my kids to be active and involved in sports and other activities, but I don't want to wear them out from being in too much at once.
Hubby and I are planning our 5th anniversary vacation without kids, which is very much needed at this point. We are either doing a long weekend in New York City or a week long vacation to Hawaii with friends. It's all dependent on what our friends decide to do - the two trips are very different, but if it's just the two of us we want to keep costs down. We are hoping to do a big Disney trip with the two kids in 2015 which will be expensive, so saving money now is a plus but I can't say no to Hawaii if our friends decide to go :).
We also have a trip planned to visit Hubby's sister and brother-in-law at the beginning of March which will be nice. We haven't been out to see their place yet and we don't get to see them all that often any more so it will be nice to have a few days together. We aren't looking forward to the long drive, but we'll get over it :).
I think that's all for now - hopefully the next update won't be too far away!
Thursday, January 16, 2014
More Q&A with Peanut, age 3
- What do you like to dream about? Hm...I like to dream about toys.
- Who is your hero? Why? Mommy because I'm going to be a good listener
- How would you describe your family? Mom and Bug (she called him by name) and Daddy
- If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be? Huh...let me think...movies!
- What are you most proud of yourself for? Happy
- Who is the kindest person you know? Why? Mommy because of your glasses
- What do you like most about your best friend? You
- What is one thing you would like to learn to do well? Toys
- If you were an animal what one would you be and why? A horse because I'm not turning into a horse anymore.
- What is the scariest thing that happened this year? Nothing!
- If you could keep only one thing, out of everything you have, what would it be? Ipad
- What three words best describe you? Toys, Fun, Good LIstener
- What’s something that makes you angry? Grrrrr :)
She is loving these questions and answers sets - she keeps asking to do more.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Peanut's Favorite Things
Q & A with Peanut, age 3
Favorite Toy: Balls
Favorite Food: Quesadillas
Favorite Book: Look and Find book
Favorite Movie: Sing Along Songs
Favorite Show: Dora
Favorite Thing to Do: Jump
Favorite Part of Gymnastics: Forward Rolls
Favorite Part of Swimming: Scoops
Best Friend: Rapunzel
Favorite Princess: Belle
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Teacher (she wanted me to ask this one): Miss Brie at swim lessons
Parker's Favorite Toy: Baby toys
Parker's Favorite Food: Baby Food
Parker's Favorite Book: Baby Books
Parker's Favorite Movie: Monsters University (which we haven't watched yet ha ha)
Parker's Favorite Show: Dora
Parker's Favorite to Do: Pushups (ha ha ha)
Favorite Toy: Balls
Favorite Food: Quesadillas
Favorite Book: Look and Find book
Favorite Movie: Sing Along Songs
Favorite Show: Dora
Favorite Thing to Do: Jump
Favorite Part of Gymnastics: Forward Rolls
Favorite Part of Swimming: Scoops
Best Friend: Rapunzel
Favorite Princess: Belle
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Teacher (she wanted me to ask this one): Miss Brie at swim lessons
Parker's Favorite Toy: Baby toys
Parker's Favorite Food: Baby Food
Parker's Favorite Book: Baby Books
Parker's Favorite Movie: Monsters University (which we haven't watched yet ha ha)
Parker's Favorite Show: Dora
Parker's Favorite to Do: Pushups (ha ha ha)
Updates
It has been quite a while since I last posted - things were very busy over the holidays, but I think an update is in order now that everything has settled down somewhat.
The week of Christmas we celebrated almost daily with different loved ones, which was great but we were all exhausted by the end of the week and Peanut was in need of a detox from all of the candy/cookies/presents. The big hit gifts for Peanut were a sing along dvd, board/card games, the easel for Grandma and Grandpa's house, and princess toys. The big hit gifts for Bug were a bouncy center, a learning to walk push walker with toys on the front, and some car toys. Although he most appreciated the puffs he got in his stockings at the different houses :). That boy loves to eat!
Bug is getting to be so big. He's 8 months old now and has two teeth with a third almost through. He crawls everywhere and is pulling himself up to stand very often. When he gets excited his arms start swimming and his little legs kick like crazy. He gives big smiles to his Mommy and his sister. He usually takes two to three naps a day. One longer (2 hour) nap in the morning and one or two short half hour naps in the afternoon. He's sleeping from around 8 pm to 8 am with one wake up to eat around 10 or 11 at night usually. Bug is having a harder time with teething than his sister did.
Speaking of his sister, she is as fun and spunky as ever. She is generally very sweet but she definitely has a sassy side. She is doing two gymnastics classes a week right now and one swim lesson. She can't wait to start preschool in the fall and I'm hoping to get her into a dance class in the fall also. Outside of classes, she loves to paint/color/create, she plays with princesses all of the time, and loves to watch movies or play games on what she calls her Hi-Pad.
Questions and Answers with Peanut - age 3
1. What is something Mom always says to you? Mackenzie
2. What makes Mom happy? Parker and me
3. What makes Mom sad? Mean (being mean).
4. How does your Mom make you laugh? (giggles)
5. What was your Mom like as a child? a kid
6. How old is your Mom? 3
7. How tall is your Mom? 4
8. What is her favorite thing to do? be nice
9. What does your Mom do when you're not around? nothing
10. If your Mom becomes famous, what will it be for? love
11. What is your Mom really good at? feeding Parker
12.What is your mom not good at? jumping
13. What does your Mom do for her job? sit and be strong
14. What is your Mom's favorite food? tomatoes
15. What makes you proud of your Mom? laughing
2. What makes Mom happy? Parker and me
3. What makes Mom sad? Mean (being mean).
4. How does your Mom make you laugh? (giggles)
5. What was your Mom like as a child? a kid
6. How old is your Mom? 3
7. How tall is your Mom? 4
8. What is her favorite thing to do? be nice
9. What does your Mom do when you're not around? nothing
10. If your Mom becomes famous, what will it be for? love
11. What is your Mom really good at? feeding Parker
12.What is your mom not good at? jumping
13. What does your Mom do for her job? sit and be strong
14. What is your Mom's favorite food? tomatoes
15. What makes you proud of your Mom? laughing
1. What is something Dad always says to you? Goodbye
2. What makes Dad happy? Laughing
3. What makes Dad sad? When I pee in my underpants
4. How does your Dad make you laugh? (giggles)
5. What was your Dad like as a child? He would play
6. How old is your Dad? 9
7. How tall is your Dad? (She put her hand on her head and stood up)
8. What is his favorite thing to do? Have a good listener
9. What does your Dad do when you're not around? He waits with Mommy
10. If your Dad becomes famous, what will it be for? Being strange
11. What is your Dad really good at? Jumping
12.What is your Dad not good at? Not jumping
13. What does your Dad do for his job? Kiss
14. What is your Dad's favorite food? Bad food
15. What makes you proud of your Dad? When he flips me up
2. What makes Dad happy? Laughing
3. What makes Dad sad? When I pee in my underpants
4. How does your Dad make you laugh? (giggles)
5. What was your Dad like as a child? He would play
6. How old is your Dad? 9
7. How tall is your Dad? (She put her hand on her head and stood up)
8. What is his favorite thing to do? Have a good listener
9. What does your Dad do when you're not around? He waits with Mommy
10. If your Dad becomes famous, what will it be for? Being strange
11. What is your Dad really good at? Jumping
12.What is your Dad not good at? Not jumping
13. What does your Dad do for his job? Kiss
14. What is your Dad's favorite food? Bad food
15. What makes you proud of your Dad? When he flips me up
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