Monday, June 1, 2009
What goes up must learn to come down.
Nathan can finally get down. He is big in to getting up, but once stuck would scream for someone to help him down. I noticed him up on Cam's bed a few times walking by their room and then a few minutes later I'd see him crawling around....I wondered if he wasn't just throwing himself over the edge. (it wouldn't have surprised us, we don't call him tank for nothin') but alas....he was climbing down all by himself.
These are the kinds of milestones we celebrate at our house :) Look he is spitting the wood chips out instead of trying to soak and swallow them. HEY, he's figured out that if you lead with your head you'll make it safely from one couch to the other.
You go boy !
Friday, May 29, 2009
Faux Camping
We went camping with the kids for the first time over Memorial weekend at Lagoon.
Ok so it wasn't really camping per se, but we did sleep in the trailer. :)
Aunt Meg came to play too, such a trooper. It was GREAT having her there.
Our friends cute little 10 year old went and was willing to go on all of the spinny rides with the kids. AWESOME ! Meg and Kennedy I thank you, and my vertigo thanks you.
The biggest and most greatest thing to happen was, Syd was tall enough to go on ALL of the rides in the park. She went on Wicked, the Spider, The 100 year old Roller coaster, Colossus, and the scariest ride in the whole park...The Wild Mouse 3 times (ok maybe it's just scary to me) Not a scared bone in this girls body.
I didn't get any pictures of her on the big rides, but we plan on going back and I will be taking many.
It's a twin thing. Spencer chose his flying arrangements...Cameron chose his.
The ride is getting set to depart, Cameron check, Spencer check-check and..........
.........Spencer had to fly with Cameron. So the switch was made.
and all was good in the skies.
The boys also took to the ground.
but after waiting ALLLL of that time to drive....Cameron was not ready or willing to get out of the car when the ride was over.
We all had a great time. I think we'll make this an annual thing. Maybe next year we will take the babies as well, instead of leaving them home with Grandma and Papa :)
Ok so it wasn't really camping per se, but we did sleep in the trailer. :)
Aunt Meg came to play too, such a trooper. It was GREAT having her there.
Our friends cute little 10 year old went and was willing to go on all of the spinny rides with the kids. AWESOME ! Meg and Kennedy I thank you, and my vertigo thanks you.
The biggest and most greatest thing to happen was, Syd was tall enough to go on ALL of the rides in the park. She went on Wicked, the Spider, The 100 year old Roller coaster, Colossus, and the scariest ride in the whole park...The Wild Mouse 3 times (ok maybe it's just scary to me) Not a scared bone in this girls body.
I didn't get any pictures of her on the big rides, but we plan on going back and I will be taking many.
It's a twin thing. Spencer chose his flying arrangements...Cameron chose his.
The ride is getting set to depart, Cameron check, Spencer check-check and..........
.........Spencer had to fly with Cameron. So the switch was made.
and all was good in the skies.
The boys also took to the ground.
but after waiting ALLLL of that time to drive....Cameron was not ready or willing to get out of the car when the ride was over.
We all had a great time. I think we'll make this an annual thing. Maybe next year we will take the babies as well, instead of leaving them home with Grandma and Papa :)
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Why I chose to blog instead of beat.
Because when they get older they WILL remember the terrible things they did.
If I beat them for it, they wouldn't remember who got the orange juice out of the fridge or who's idea it was to take it in to the living room and pour it in to their mouths and spit it all over my newly professionally cleaned couch (professionally cleaned washable marker and chocolate chip cookie face smear only weeks ago)
They would remember being beat and would learn how to treat others this way though.
???
wouldn't they ?
tell me it would change who they are.
that it would cause them to grow up and become serial killers and drug addicts.
that by not spanking their little tushes I'm saving the world from disaster and destruction in my own little way.
tell me. please. TELL ME !!!!!
Ryan is in time out because he seems to wake up if the wind changes direction lately and after only sleeping for 15 minutes....and because it was HIM who I was trying to rock back to sleep when his brothers committed their crime. Mostly it was wrong place wrong time....the door closed and he too was trapped with the others :)
Don't they look sorry. ya, I didn't think so either.
If I beat them for it, they wouldn't remember who got the orange juice out of the fridge or who's idea it was to take it in to the living room and pour it in to their mouths and spit it all over my newly professionally cleaned couch (professionally cleaned washable marker and chocolate chip cookie face smear only weeks ago)
They would remember being beat and would learn how to treat others this way though.
???
wouldn't they ?
tell me it would change who they are.
that it would cause them to grow up and become serial killers and drug addicts.
that by not spanking their little tushes I'm saving the world from disaster and destruction in my own little way.
tell me. please. TELL ME !!!!!
Ryan is in time out because he seems to wake up if the wind changes direction lately and after only sleeping for 15 minutes....and because it was HIM who I was trying to rock back to sleep when his brothers committed their crime. Mostly it was wrong place wrong time....the door closed and he too was trapped with the others :)
Don't they look sorry. ya, I didn't think so either.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Nathan and Ryan
You didn't think I'd forget about the babies did you ? I mean, after all...they are my favorites.
I was holding off for them to hit their 9 month doctors appointment.
Nathan aka Tank, oh fearless one, bruiser :
weight, 20 lbs 11 oz 60%
height, 29.5 in 90%
He crawls. over things. like a tank this kid. Over his brothers head, pillows, toys. Motto, "why go around"
He cruises furniture and is now climbing up and over. He climbs stairs and can make it up 4 before I can say, "no Nathan" and make it down 8.
He has 3 1/2 teeth. (the fourth is blue and bulging and will probably break skin today...if I can help it along by pushing against it :)
He is crazy and talkative and smiles all the time. I just love his personality.
Ryan aka the sweetest boy ever :
weight, 19lbs 1 oz 30%
height, 29.5 in 90%
He crawls like a champ. Obstacles are just that. he will get to a toy or shoe and then sit down his arms flailing about...."move dang it...clearly, I'm trying to get by".
He cruises furniture and has just recently decided that getting down is REALLY the scary part and "HEEEELP, HEELP me, I can't get down".
He has no teeth, not a bulge not a bump.
But this gumless hero is so sweet it makes MY teeth ache. He is very sensitive and is sitting behind me rolling his r's sounding something between a bird and a mariachi singer.
Now I need your help. I need glue that is water proof. Something that will stick to the bottom of the tub and also adheres to most skin types. :)
I was holding off for them to hit their 9 month doctors appointment.
Nathan aka Tank, oh fearless one, bruiser :
weight, 20 lbs 11 oz 60%
height, 29.5 in 90%
He crawls. over things. like a tank this kid. Over his brothers head, pillows, toys. Motto, "why go around"
He cruises furniture and is now climbing up and over. He climbs stairs and can make it up 4 before I can say, "no Nathan" and make it down 8.
He has 3 1/2 teeth. (the fourth is blue and bulging and will probably break skin today...if I can help it along by pushing against it :)
He is crazy and talkative and smiles all the time. I just love his personality.
Ryan aka the sweetest boy ever :
weight, 19lbs 1 oz 30%
height, 29.5 in 90%
He crawls like a champ. Obstacles are just that. he will get to a toy or shoe and then sit down his arms flailing about...."move dang it...clearly, I'm trying to get by".
He cruises furniture and has just recently decided that getting down is REALLY the scary part and "HEEEELP, HEELP me, I can't get down".
He has no teeth, not a bulge not a bump.
But this gumless hero is so sweet it makes MY teeth ache. He is very sensitive and is sitting behind me rolling his r's sounding something between a bird and a mariachi singer.
Now I need your help. I need glue that is water proof. Something that will stick to the bottom of the tub and also adheres to most skin types. :)
Monday, May 4, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Dun-da-da-dun
Here she is, in all of her roundoffy glory.
I had to spot her. She just learned how and frankly I am not a trained professional to just let a 5 year old start handspringing around by herself. I will try and capture her at class this week to show you her doing it by herself in the presence of a trained professional :)
I had to spot her. She just learned how and frankly I am not a trained professional to just let a 5 year old start handspringing around by herself. I will try and capture her at class this week to show you her doing it by herself in the presence of a trained professional :)
Friday, May 1, 2009
Cameron Edren
Cameron is most certainly my favorite.
What an absolutely adorable child he is.
The imagination alone puts him above the rest. It makes me smile to think about it. I love when I walk in to a room and can listen to him make believe play with his animals....(the following is a conversation between a lion and an elephant)"hi, what choo doin'? mom-eeeee. gun.gun.gun. ah play ah me."
His language and speech has taken off.
Ok, so remember how he didn't pass, no he passed and didn't qualify for speech therapy. Well the therapist talked to her boss and approved them to work with both boys because Cam's pronunciation wasn't the best. After he was approved I noticed improvement almost immediately. ain't it the way.
The therapist came to work with the boys and would say, "Spencer say "p" and he would say "p", say "oh" and he would say "oh", say "soap" and Spencer would say "oh"......then she would repeat this with Cameron, "p" "p" "oh" "oh" Cameron say, "soap" and he responded "soap" and she was SOOO happy and SOOO excited and I just didn't have the heart to break it to her that he can talk and quite well. :)
He still has some work but he's well on his way.
Cameron used to be my shy and reserved boy. He is coming out of his shell. He's very friendly to everyone. Adults don't scare him (which sometimes scares me). He will talk to anyone and start telling them about his dinosaurs and cars.
The sweetest and cutest quality that this boy holds would be his desire to protect his brother. It's seriously the most adorable thing EVER. It doesn't matter who did it, if anyone did anything at all....If Spencer is crying Cameron comes a runnin'. He will yell at, push and hit whoever was messing with his bro.
It's sooooo not ok that he physically assaults his sister (and the mean kid at McDonald's that one time) but it really is great that he's got his brothers back.
He also helps when "Jencer" as he calls him, is in time out or throwing a fit about something....he tries to calm him down. Cam will go and get a binky or his sippy cup and take it to him. even though he's not supposed to have those things in time out and I find it NEARLY impossible to take them away because how sweet was that.
He will also stroke his hair and say, "ah ok Jencer? it ok Jencer"
SERIOUSLY people.
Cameron loves dinosaurs, balloons, trains, cars, animals, alligators, spiders, bugs, snakes and anything else that is stereotypically boy stuff.
He is so sweet, tells me "lushew mom" and my heart melts.
He cuddles and sits in my lap the most out of all of my kids. He loves it when I smother him with hugs and kisses and giggles for more. oh and don't get me started on his laugh.
Now if I can just get him to listen and stop saying "no" all of the time :)
Cameron got a bike from the Easter bunny too. He doesn't like wearing his helmet and tries to ride in the street with his sister. but he too is off and running.
no riding.
What an absolutely adorable child he is.
The imagination alone puts him above the rest. It makes me smile to think about it. I love when I walk in to a room and can listen to him make believe play with his animals....(the following is a conversation between a lion and an elephant)"hi, what choo doin'? mom-eeeee. gun.gun.gun. ah play ah me."
His language and speech has taken off.
Ok, so remember how he didn't pass, no he passed and didn't qualify for speech therapy. Well the therapist talked to her boss and approved them to work with both boys because Cam's pronunciation wasn't the best. After he was approved I noticed improvement almost immediately. ain't it the way.
The therapist came to work with the boys and would say, "Spencer say "p" and he would say "p", say "oh" and he would say "oh", say "soap" and Spencer would say "oh"......then she would repeat this with Cameron, "p" "p" "oh" "oh" Cameron say, "soap" and he responded "soap" and she was SOOO happy and SOOO excited and I just didn't have the heart to break it to her that he can talk and quite well. :)
He still has some work but he's well on his way.
Cameron used to be my shy and reserved boy. He is coming out of his shell. He's very friendly to everyone. Adults don't scare him (which sometimes scares me). He will talk to anyone and start telling them about his dinosaurs and cars.
The sweetest and cutest quality that this boy holds would be his desire to protect his brother. It's seriously the most adorable thing EVER. It doesn't matter who did it, if anyone did anything at all....If Spencer is crying Cameron comes a runnin'. He will yell at, push and hit whoever was messing with his bro.
It's sooooo not ok that he physically assaults his sister (and the mean kid at McDonald's that one time) but it really is great that he's got his brothers back.
He also helps when "Jencer" as he calls him, is in time out or throwing a fit about something....he tries to calm him down. Cam will go and get a binky or his sippy cup and take it to him. even though he's not supposed to have those things in time out and I find it NEARLY impossible to take them away because how sweet was that.
He will also stroke his hair and say, "ah ok Jencer? it ok Jencer"
SERIOUSLY people.
Cameron loves dinosaurs, balloons, trains, cars, animals, alligators, spiders, bugs, snakes and anything else that is stereotypically boy stuff.
He is so sweet, tells me "lushew mom" and my heart melts.
He cuddles and sits in my lap the most out of all of my kids. He loves it when I smother him with hugs and kisses and giggles for more. oh and don't get me started on his laugh.
Now if I can just get him to listen and stop saying "no" all of the time :)
Cameron got a bike from the Easter bunny too. He doesn't like wearing his helmet and tries to ride in the street with his sister. but he too is off and running.
no riding.
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