Our Christmas this year was really great. We go to Jeremy's parent's house on Christmas eve and then to my Mom's on Christmas morning followed by my Grandma's in the evening. It is quite a tiring event for the kiddos but they throughly enjoyed it.
Christmas eve we had dinner at the In-laws and opened presents there. Then we came home and opened the kids' Christmas pajamas and read the night before Christmas. Wyatt was allowed to open one other present courtesy of 'ol softy aka Daddy. The next morning we got up and had our pancake breakfast before getting ready for the day.
The kids were really good except for a couple of incedents in the evening at G.Gs house because Wyatt hadn't had a sufficient nap and it was getting close to bed time. It was an amazing Christmas filled with great food and plenty of time to visit with family.
Some of the kiddos favorite presents:
Wyatt: his firetrucks, his remote control bouce back racer, and his trains. Oh, and his power wheels 4wheeler! Can barely get him off of it to charge it!
Maddi: her play mat, her Violet puppy that says and spells her name, and her exersaucer.
I am glad the madness is over but we just have a birthday coming up now! I really need to go through the toy room and weed out some of the toys that Maddi won't be growing into!
Monday, December 28, 2009
Late 21 month post
Sheesh. December has been such a crazy month with doctors appointments for myself and the kiddos as well as getting ready to take my Praxis exam for my teaching license. I have been terrible about keeping up but I am determined to not forget any more updates because I really want this for later reference!
Wyatt is still in size 5 diapers, is in size 9 shoes, and 24month/2T clothing. I am not sure on his stats but I know that he is still off the charts in height. I had read somewhere that boys reach half of their adult height around 24 months and girls do at around 18 months. Wyatt was already 3 feet at 19 months so if it holds true I believe we are going to have a tall boy on our hands.
He is such an amazing little boy. I know I say it all the time but he really is. It is kind of scary because some days I will just look at him and can see him at 5, or 6, or even 7 because he is down on the floor driving his cars around or something and I just get this flash of what he will become.
He has a very independent streak going right now. Even more than usual; especially while eating. If he is trying to get something onto his spoon or fork that is particularly difficult (like applesauce or oatmeal) and I help put it on the utensil I had better not try to actually put it in his mouth! He doesn't want any part of that and will put his hands over his eyes like "I'm not here..." It is pretty cute.
He has been stringing 3-4 words together in coherent sentences which is pretty cool in itself. Just today a few of the things I have heard him say are "mommy, the Choo Choo train" when he heard the train going through town, "Daddy, come back," when Jeremy left the room, and "More milk, please" when he drank it all at breakfast.
Right now he really loves when I put my ipod in the ihome and blast the music while cleaning. He loves to "sing" and dance with me while I am picking up around the house.
He also has an intense love for "baby sister" as he calls Maddi. He always wants to know where she is. If he wakes up from a nap and she isn't anywhere to be seen he starts asking for her and if I tell him she is taking a nap he seems satisfied. This past saturday night she spent the night with my mom (my mom alternates with them so she can spend some quality time with them) and he was asking for Maddi before my mom ever pulled out of the driveway. I am so proud of him. He likes to bring her toys and play with her while she is in her exersauser. He has tried dragging her off to play a few times by grabbing her hand and saying "hand." He really can't wait until she is big enough to play with him but I am sure when the time comes he won't want her playing with his toys. LOL
I can't believe he will be turning 2 soon. I think we are going to be doing a train themed birthday since that is his current obsession. I am already looking into things since I like to buy early so the only thing I have to worry about at Party Time is food.
Wyatt is still in size 5 diapers, is in size 9 shoes, and 24month/2T clothing. I am not sure on his stats but I know that he is still off the charts in height. I had read somewhere that boys reach half of their adult height around 24 months and girls do at around 18 months. Wyatt was already 3 feet at 19 months so if it holds true I believe we are going to have a tall boy on our hands.
He is such an amazing little boy. I know I say it all the time but he really is. It is kind of scary because some days I will just look at him and can see him at 5, or 6, or even 7 because he is down on the floor driving his cars around or something and I just get this flash of what he will become.
He has a very independent streak going right now. Even more than usual; especially while eating. If he is trying to get something onto his spoon or fork that is particularly difficult (like applesauce or oatmeal) and I help put it on the utensil I had better not try to actually put it in his mouth! He doesn't want any part of that and will put his hands over his eyes like "I'm not here..." It is pretty cute.
He has been stringing 3-4 words together in coherent sentences which is pretty cool in itself. Just today a few of the things I have heard him say are "mommy, the Choo Choo train" when he heard the train going through town, "Daddy, come back," when Jeremy left the room, and "More milk, please" when he drank it all at breakfast.
Right now he really loves when I put my ipod in the ihome and blast the music while cleaning. He loves to "sing" and dance with me while I am picking up around the house.
He also has an intense love for "baby sister" as he calls Maddi. He always wants to know where she is. If he wakes up from a nap and she isn't anywhere to be seen he starts asking for her and if I tell him she is taking a nap he seems satisfied. This past saturday night she spent the night with my mom (my mom alternates with them so she can spend some quality time with them) and he was asking for Maddi before my mom ever pulled out of the driveway. I am so proud of him. He likes to bring her toys and play with her while she is in her exersauser. He has tried dragging her off to play a few times by grabbing her hand and saying "hand." He really can't wait until she is big enough to play with him but I am sure when the time comes he won't want her playing with his toys. LOL
I can't believe he will be turning 2 soon. I think we are going to be doing a train themed birthday since that is his current obsession. I am already looking into things since I like to buy early so the only thing I have to worry about at Party Time is food.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
5 months!
Maddi Grace is 5 months old today. Where has the time gone? She is around 15 pounds and 6 ounces and 26.5 inches long. I don't think I did a post after her dr. appt but those are the 75% and 90% respectively. I can't believe how big she is getting. She is rolling from front to back and has rolled the opposite direction a couple of times but never in mommy's sight. She loves to chew, chew, chew and watch her brother run through the house like a tornado. She is trying SO hard to sit up and is really close to being able to do it. We are so proud of our baby girl and can't wait to see what the future brings!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
'Cuz that's how I roll..
I don't know what happened to my post but this past Friday (12-18-09) Little Girl rolled over for the first time, of her own power, from back to front. I am so proud of little miss priss. Poor girl hasn't been on the floor much because of her crazy/energetic big brother that has a tendency to ride his toys through the house at top speed without paying a lot of attention. I started working with her in the last week or so by laying on the floor with her and rolling her over, then back, then over again because I knew she could, she just hadn't thought about it yet. I am so proud of my little Maddi! Give her a big round of applause, Ladies and Gentlemen.. =)
Monday, December 7, 2009
Long trip
So, this past Wednesday a whirl-wind of activity started here in my neck of the woods. On Monday my Grandma found out that her brother who lived in Florida had passed away. Her other sibling, who had lived in Oregon, had passed away around 3 years ago and she didn't go to the memorial service so she really wanted to go to this funeral. My dad was supposed to take her but because of circumstances with my half-sisters and their mother he wasn't able to so about 5 hours before they were supposed to hit the road I found out that I was taking her.
I began to frantically pack for myself and Maddi. We had decided that she would go with me and Wyatt would stay home with Jeremy since he doesn't like to ride in the car much and she still stays where I put her. I tried to talk her into flying but she refused to get on a plane so we had around a 14-16 hour drive depending on traffic. So I loaded up myself and Maddi, hoping I hadn't forgotten anything after packing so quickly (which of course I DID forget things), picked up my grandma and headed to the store to get some apples to take with us. Her brother and his wife had always came here to where we live to attend the Apple Festival and to take home some of the apples from the orchard here.
Then, we got on the road at around 4:30pm. We drove a few hours and stopped around Charleston, Wv and ate at a Cracker Barrel and got back on the road until a little after midnight. We stopped in Rock Hill, South Carolina at a really nice Hampton Inn and settled in for the night. Back up at 6 in the morning and back on the road by 8 after enjoying their very yummy continental breakfast.
We drove the rest of the way and arrived in Homosassa Springs at 4:20pm Thursday. The viewing was at 5pm and afterwards we went back to the house and ate dinner with the family. The funeral was the next morning at 10:30 am. I didn't attend the funeral since I wanted to get some rest so that we could drive further that night to head home but my grandma said it was a beautiful service and he was buried at the Florida National Cemetary (Think Arlington and white crosses). He had been in the Army and fought in the Korean War.
We were back on the road after the dinner at the church at around 3:30pm and drove all the way to 1:00am and about an hour past Rock Hill, SC. We stopped for the night in North Carolina and drove the rest of the way and I pulled into my driveway at 2:00pm on saturday.
It was a LONG trip and we were driving so much and I was sooo glad to get home. We ran into a TON of snow in Virginia and West Virginia and when I stopped for gas in West Virginia I had an inch of ice on my front grill. I went in to get gas and when I came back out an older gentleman was cleaning off my grill with one of the windshield cleaners. He said it could have over heated my car and I am really glad he was looking out for me because I was so tired I don't know if I would have thought to do it.
Madelinn was such an excellent little traveler! She spent most of her time in the back cooing, talking, kicking her feet, sleeping and playing with her giraffe and baby doll. She had a few 15 or so minute crying jags when she would get tired but other than that she was amazing. And even though she spent most of her day sleeping in the car she would still settle in and sleep after her bottle in the hotel and sleep until we got up in the morning. I was so glad that she was such a good little girl.
On a side note, I don't ever want to make that drive again in such a short period of time. I was so sick of being in the car I haven't left the house since getting home!
I began to frantically pack for myself and Maddi. We had decided that she would go with me and Wyatt would stay home with Jeremy since he doesn't like to ride in the car much and she still stays where I put her. I tried to talk her into flying but she refused to get on a plane so we had around a 14-16 hour drive depending on traffic. So I loaded up myself and Maddi, hoping I hadn't forgotten anything after packing so quickly (which of course I DID forget things), picked up my grandma and headed to the store to get some apples to take with us. Her brother and his wife had always came here to where we live to attend the Apple Festival and to take home some of the apples from the orchard here.
Then, we got on the road at around 4:30pm. We drove a few hours and stopped around Charleston, Wv and ate at a Cracker Barrel and got back on the road until a little after midnight. We stopped in Rock Hill, South Carolina at a really nice Hampton Inn and settled in for the night. Back up at 6 in the morning and back on the road by 8 after enjoying their very yummy continental breakfast.
We drove the rest of the way and arrived in Homosassa Springs at 4:20pm Thursday. The viewing was at 5pm and afterwards we went back to the house and ate dinner with the family. The funeral was the next morning at 10:30 am. I didn't attend the funeral since I wanted to get some rest so that we could drive further that night to head home but my grandma said it was a beautiful service and he was buried at the Florida National Cemetary (Think Arlington and white crosses). He had been in the Army and fought in the Korean War.
We were back on the road after the dinner at the church at around 3:30pm and drove all the way to 1:00am and about an hour past Rock Hill, SC. We stopped for the night in North Carolina and drove the rest of the way and I pulled into my driveway at 2:00pm on saturday.
It was a LONG trip and we were driving so much and I was sooo glad to get home. We ran into a TON of snow in Virginia and West Virginia and when I stopped for gas in West Virginia I had an inch of ice on my front grill. I went in to get gas and when I came back out an older gentleman was cleaning off my grill with one of the windshield cleaners. He said it could have over heated my car and I am really glad he was looking out for me because I was so tired I don't know if I would have thought to do it.
Madelinn was such an excellent little traveler! She spent most of her time in the back cooing, talking, kicking her feet, sleeping and playing with her giraffe and baby doll. She had a few 15 or so minute crying jags when she would get tired but other than that she was amazing. And even though she spent most of her day sleeping in the car she would still settle in and sleep after her bottle in the hotel and sleep until we got up in the morning. I was so glad that she was such a good little girl.
On a side note, I don't ever want to make that drive again in such a short period of time. I was so sick of being in the car I haven't left the house since getting home!
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