What a night

So tonight you did NOT want to go to bed. We put you down around 7:30 (normally bedtime is 7pm) and you did not fall asleep until 9:30. You cried, you played, you did everything but fall asleep. It was funny when I tried to go in and get you to sleep with me (you really don't like sleeping with anyone, but I was desperate) instead you kept giving me all your stuffed toys and asking me to kiss them. It was so cute to see you stick a stuffed Lightning McQueen in my face and say "Kiss, Mommy!".

You are so cute, even when you are really grumpy and should be sleeping. :-)

Now here is hoping you sleep all night and get up at a decent time. But it seems like most of the time if you go to bed late, you get up earlier. But here's hoping that since I wrote it, you will prove me wrong. :-)

Love you,
Night Night baby.

Sandwich!

This might sound a little crazy but today you ate your very first sandwich! Woo Hoo! We have been trying for months to get you to eat a sandwich. Everytime we gave you one you would open it up and lick out the peanut butter or jelly. Never eat the bread. You always got so messy, jelly in your hair, peanut butter up your nose. :-)

You also just went through a phase where you would demand to have a sandwich. I got tired of making them for you because you wouldn't eat it, sometimes you wouldn't even touch it! But lately I would just make you a half of a sandwich with the heel of the loaf. I don't really like the heel (your Dad does though). And frequently it would just get thrown out or fed to the ducks at the pond. So I didn't mind if I "wasted" it by giving it to you and you not eating it.

But today was a different story, You started to lick out the jelly, but for the umpteenth time we showed you how to eat it properly. And you did! You ended up eating the entire thing! Along with 4 chicken nuggets, about 10 sun chips and a small container of apple sauce. You were a hungry little boy!

And you made me proud. You finally ate a sandwich!! Yea!

This is my dream for you

This is a poem I found, and it is very true.

This is my wish for you:
Smiles when sadness intrudes,
Comfort on difficult days,
Rainbows to follow the clouds,
Laughter to kiss your lips,
Sunsets to warm your heart,
Hugs when spirits sag.
Beauty for your eyes to see,
Friendships to brighten your being,
Faith so that you can believe,
Confidence for when you doubt,
Courage to know yourself,
Patience to accept the truth,
Love to complete your life.
~Anonymous.

Tuckered out

Today after we went to Kenny's Coffee for breakfast we walked over to the Katherine Fleisher park and you played with your friends, Navi, Soni, Kyra and Macy. You had a blast after an hour and a half everyone was ready to go, but you really didn't want to leave. But alas we had to go. When we got home I gave you a little lunch and worked on getting things done. You got really quiet. So I went to check on you. Your head was laying on the back of the chair and your eyes were barely open. You saw me and said Night Night. :-)
It was so cute! So I did what you wanted. Got you up and put you down for your nap. It was about half an hour early, but I had to obligue.
Now you did only sleep for 45 minutes, and you were pretty cranky the rest of the day. But it was really cute to see you so tired and wanting a nap.

Austin Children's Museum

A dear friend Leslie and her son Andy invited us to join them at the Austin's Children's Museum last week. We had never been and were excited to check it out. We loved it!

Kevin really enjoyed running around and checking out all the activities and there were three that really kept him entertained. One area was where there is a little mariachi band area set up. He loved playing the "guitar" and the drums. Across from that was this little pinata fish, the kids would grab balls and fill the pinata, then pull a string and the balls would all fall out. Kevin had so much fun filling it and then pulling the string, and then doing it all over again. But his absolute favorite was the train.

He loved watching the train come in and out of the station, but he really loved listening to the different types of train whistles. He would push the button and try to imitate the sound. They had about 10 different train whistle sounds. It was pretty funny.


Putting a ball in the pinata.






Kevin playing in his own mariachi band. :-)




Watching the train.


This is Kevin's friend Andy who invited us to join him. He loved the trains as much as Kevin did. I really love this photo of him, it seemed to capture the moment perfectly, each kids excitement and amazement as they saw the train up close and personal. The train goes by pretty quickly so the kids have to be fast to catch it, Andy was great at catching it, Kevin wasn't always as quick. :-)


The boys and Leslie playing together at the train table.

I see feet!

You are really into the movie Car's right now. And it is so funny to hear you walking around the house saying "I see feet!" What you are actually meaning is "Speed, I am speed" One of Lightning McQueens opening lines in the movie. It is too cute.

Sshhhh! Cars sleeping!

This morning Kevin ran up to me saying "sshhhh! Cars seeping", now seeping means sleeping. But I was really confused and had no idea why he was saying "cars sleeping". So he grabbed my hand and dragged me into the living room. That is when I saw his cars were "sleeping". Too cute!



As I grabbed the camera to capture the sleeping cars, Kevin decided that I needed to take photos of Lightening McQueen. So he was holding up McQueen saying "McQueen, cheese!"

Christmas at Gram's

Christmas afternoon we went to my Mom's.


You can't quite see it, but his is saying "Whoa!" He loves this airplane and airport. There were a lot of little pieces though. :-)



A picture of everyone at the table (minus me, since I was taking the photo.)


Cookie! Kevin's favorite treat.

Christmas morning

What the tree looked like when Kevin woke up.

First gift on Christmas morning, a mp3 boombox, filled with songs from the Fresh Beat band (the Fresh Beat Band was the only thing he wanted for Christmas).


ELMO!


Playing with puzzles with Elmo.


Wrestling with his new stuffed puppy dog.


Giving Bailey a Christmas hug.

Christmas at Grandma and Papa's.

All decked out in his new Home Depot gear. Daniel and Phillip also got the same gear and they all had fun running around in it.


Taking a photo of Daniel taking a photo of me with his new camera.



Opening his gifts.

Pee!

Ahhh, every day you crack me up in new ways. And at least once a day you greatly frustrate me. :-)

Tonight you did both at the same time.

Just before bath time, I got you all undressed while Daddy was getting your bath ready. You ran through the house naked. Normally this is pretty funny. But it wasn't funny when I came down the hallway and Daddy came into the kitchen and simultaneously we saw you standing on the sofa pointed towards the cushions.

At the same time we yelled "Kevin you better not be peeing!". Daddy got to you first. And I heard, "Kevin! Why did you pee all over the couch?!" I thought he had to be joking. Nope, he wasn't. With a mischievous grin you smiled at the two of us.

Thankfully you only peed on the cushions, and those I can wash. The arms would have been a whole different story.

Ahh you silly boy.

Bad shopping day.

You really don't like shopping. I really don't like torturing you by taking you shopping but sometimes it is a neccisity.

Today was one of those days. So we went to Hobby Lobby and while I was trying to figure out which items to buy you began to get fussy.

For some reason your shirt was bothering you so you tried taking it off (you like to do that sometimes). All the while crying and screaming bye bye!

Well a lady decided to help me out. It turns out that your crying seemed to be upsetting her, so she walked onto our isle and screamed "Stop" at the two of us. And then she ran off.

I couldn't believe it! This was a grown woman! You did stop, but it really upset me. I immediately got our stuff and headed to the checkout line.

Part of me really wanted to go find her and give her a piece of my mind, but I was to upset and I really didn't want you to see me upset. I felt so bad for you, you really didn't know anything was amiss. But it was so incredibly wrong for her to act like that.

The Zilker tree

Kevin really loves Christmas lights. Anytime we are out he asks to see lights, "more lights, please". So I knew he would love to see the Zilker tree. I think his favorite part though was the bus ride.

This year they are doing a smaller version than past years, and I really liked the layout. But the bus transportation system needs a lot of work. No one really knew where the bus picked up by the downtown parking garages. And we had to wait almost 30 minutes for a bus ride back. But on the way there Kevin had a blast. He sat in his own seat like a big boy. And really liked talking to the homeless man who was sitting right behind us. The man behind us didn't mind either, I think they both enjoyed talking to each other. Although Kevin didn't say much, just "City Bus, Lights!" and at every red light he would say "Ready, Set, Go!" and then would look at me confused when we didn't go. Sometimes he would follow it up with "1,2,3..." or just repeat "Ready, Set, Go!" until we actually went.

When we got there Kevin was all about running around. We stopped and got him some chicken nuggets, Steve a pizza, and two hot apple ciders. And off to check out the lights. Sitting on the bus.

Eating chicken nuggets and checking out the lights.

Finishing off what was left of my now cold apple cider.

Not being a litter bug!

There was a little house set up for the US Post Office and they let kids write letters to Santa. Kevin mainly scribbled on his. But funnily enough when the staff member asked him what he wanted for Christmas he said "Go Go's" meaning the Fresh Beat Band (a tv show on Nickelodeon). He is addicted to them! Every time he has been asked what he wants he always responds with "Go Go's".

We really had a great time and Kevin seemed to enjoy it. We had great weather (a little chilly though) and there weren't a lot of people like there have been in years past. Probably because it was a Tuesday night. I think we will defiantly continue to go in the future.

Christmas program

On Monday, Kevin had his first ever Christmas program at school. The teachers said that the kids would be on stage and sing two christmas songs. I laughed, they seriously thought my son would stand still for TWO songs! Haha. Well the joke was on me. Kevin actually sat still for the two songs, although he popped up as soon as the songs were over. I tried to get some photos, but Kevin was on the opposite side of the stage as I was standing. I should have gotten closer to get better photos, but honestly I couldn't take my eyes off him. He was soo cute. So here are some of the photos. And sorry for the bad quality. He is in the green sweater if you can't find him in the group shots.
Kevin is sitting right in front of the Christmas tree. The first song they "sang" was if you are happy and you know it. So Kevin kept poking his cheeks, like dimples, the entire song. It was pretty cute.

And as soon as Jingle Bells was over Kevin was up on his feet ready to go. I was so impressed that he sat for as long as he did. I think it was a record!

Silly boy!

Kevin and I like to go on walks each morning. The other morning I asked him if he wanted to go for a walk and he ran over and climbed into his stroller. But instead of climbing in the seat he climbed into the storage compartment under the stroller. I thought it was funny and snapped a few shots. He didn't think I was funny when I refused to go on a walk with him in the storage compartment. :-)

Amazing!

Kevin is so amazing the last few weeks. Today I got up to him talking in complete sentences. He just looked at me and said 'mommy look school bus' then 'bye bye school bus I love you'
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Christmas with Santa

Kevin wasn't to sure about this Santa guy. He liked looking at him, but sitting on his knee was another story. Regardless it is a fairly cute photo. :-)

Kevin's 2 year checkup.

Kevin had his 2 year check up today. Developmentally he is right on track. He is weighing about 32 1/2 pounds (90th percentile), his head circumference is in the 73rd percentile (but we already knew he was one smart cookie). :-) And for his height he is 35 1/2 inches. I have also heard that if you take the height of a 2 year old and double it, that is will be their adult height. So if that holds true Kevin will be 5 feet 11 inches.

And to just play around I looked up my measurements when I was a kid. My Mom has always said that my Doctor said I would be lucky if I hit 5 feet tall, (I'm 5' 1 for the record) :-). Well at 2 1/2 years old I was 30 inches tall and weighed 20 pounds. From age 2 to 3 I didn't grow one inch! I didn't get to Kevin's height or weight until I was 4 years old. And at age 4 I was wearing a size 8 shoe, Kevin already wears a 9. So it looks like he isn't going to get my short genes! Yea!

Ditching the pacifier

You really LOVED your pacifier, and the attachment was getting to be too strong. You didn't need it anymore so for your second birthday we ditched the paci. We decided to do it the day after your birthday party since that was a celebration and more memorable than

I had many ideas on how to ditch it. 1. was to have you give them away to little babies who would need them. But I was really afraid you would see a baby with one and take it away. 2. was to have you physically throw them away. But I was worried that you would go fishing back in the trash to get them. 3. So we decided to just go cold turkey. I grabbed all of them put the in a ziploc bag and put them in the top of your closet in the way back. That way neither of us could get to them. :-)

The first night 11/22 went fairly well until you woke up at 4am screaming "Mine! Pacifier! Mine! Sucker! Mine!"

The second night 11/23 was a little more difficult you didn't go asleep nearly as quickly and throughout the night I would hear you say "Mine, Pacifier"

Naptime on day three was probably the hardest. By this time you hadn't been sleeping well for days and you were really cranky.

Thankfully everything seemed to go back to normal after about a week. And to help I got you a reward of a stuffed Cookie Monster. One of your favorite characters.

A very happy birthday!

Today Kevin officially turned two. It was exactly 2 years ago right now that I first saw Kevin. He was born at 9:55 pm and I first saw him at 10pm. He was so tiny, and pink.

And now he is running around like a little crazy man!

To celebrate his birthday I began the day by walking in his room singing Happy Birthday. I must have been pretty funny, because he just laughed at me. For breakfast Steve made blueberry pancakes, Kevin's favorite. We took him to play at Hoppin Hippo, his new favorite place. He had a great time. In the afternoon we let him watch his favorite tv show, The Fresh Beat Band (he calls them Go Go). And Steve burned him a CD of the Fresh Beat songs, so the rest of the evening he kept saying Go Go, more Go Go Please.

It is amazing how much he has grown in the last two years. I really can't believe two years have gone by. The future is going to be awesome!