40 Months

Cason, you are 40 months old!!!!! What have you been up to lately?

*You weigh about 41 pounds.
*You wear size 4T, 5T, or boys size 4 clothing. I really wish all clothing places sized their clothes the same!
*You wear a size 11 wide shoe.
*You have been fully potty trained for a few months now and you do great!
*You take one nap a day and sleep about 11 hours at night.
*You can pretty much dress yourself without help most of the time. You have even learned how to do snaps and buttons on your pants. If I try to help you with a button on your pants you usually tell me, "I will do it BY MYSELF." This makes getting dressed take a little longer but most of the time that's okay.
*You are loving your new school and get excited to go on Mondays and Wednesdays. I'm so glad you love your teachers! Your teacher told me today that you have been telling lies at school and that they are working with you on being truthful. I hope this gets better soon.
*You are constantly talking and you say some of the funniest things. You keep your daddy and I laughing all the time. Your current favorite word is "WHY" and you say this word no less than a thousand times a day :)
*You LOVE your brother and you constantly want to play with him and give him hugs. I love to watch the two of you together!
*You know how to throw a good TANTRUM!
*You are VERY active---sitting still is not in your vocabulary.
*You know your letters, sounds, numbers 1-10, shapes, & colors. You love to sing songs and learn new things. You are finally showing some interest in coloring/drawing. You are a smart little boy :)
*You still LOVE dinosaurs!!!!
*You are such a SWEET little boy----you keep us laughing, bring us joy, and we just love you SO much!!!

Cason in his new dinosaur slippers :)

13 Months

Corbin, you are 13 months old! What have you been up to this month?

*You are wearing 6-9 month and 9-12 month clothing. A lot of your 9 month clothing is finally getting small :)
*You are wearing a size 3 diaper during the day and a size 4 diaper at night.
*You wear a size 4.5 shoe
*You are taking 2 naps a day and sleeping 7-7 at night.
*You still LOVE to suck your first two fingers of one hand and twirl your hair with the other to soothe yourself when are upset or sleepy. We have to shampoo your hair daily because you get lots of food in your hair this way.



*You are taking only 1 bottle of formula a day (before bed) most of the time. Sometimes you get one when you wake up but that is not the norm. The rest of the time you get milk or water from a sippy cup. You are still not taking in much liquid---10 oz or less a day.
*You are a GREAT eater. You will eat just about anything---you LOVE your food!
*You have started taking steps but I still don't think you are close to walking. This video is from a couple of weeks ago so you have gotten a little better since then, but not much. You can get anywhere you want crawling at the speed of lightning so you just don't have any need to walk---ha! You do love your push toys and you do great with them :)



*You started saying mama-----Yea!!!! You pretty much just say mama or dada right now---you will say bye-bye every once in a while.
*You learned how to scream---VERY LOUDLY. You love to do this when you want something or just for fun---especially in places where you need to be quiet :)
*You are signing "more" a lot now so we are starting to work on some other signs as well.
*Things you love right now----putting things in your mouth, playing peek-a-boo, climbing on everything, dancing to music, playing with Cason, bathtime, eating, and taking Cason's train tracks apart :)
*You are so happy and you love to be around people all the time. However, you do NOT like to be taken away from your mommy or daddy. Separation anxiety is in full force.
*You are the SWEETEST little boy and we love you so much!!!

Cason at 13 months

Ring Bearer Time!

Cason was asked to be a ring bearer at my cousin's wedding this past weekend. I was so nervous about how he would act but he actually did really great (at least at the wedding). He looked SO precious in his little tux! There were two ring bearers and one flower girl and they were all the same age so that worked perfect. Cason LOVED the other ring bearer and was happy to hold his hand walking down the aisle---they were adorable! Cason held a Bible and the other boy carried a ring pillow.

They just had to walk down the aisle and walk straight to their parents in the second row---they did it perfect. When Cason saw me, he screamed, "Mommy!" and ran straight to me :) Thank goodness they didn't have to stand up there during the ceremony because I'm afraid of how he would have acted for that---LOL. Cason and Corbin did great for the entire ceremony---lots of snacks were used as bribery :)

The entire wedding was just beautiful! The bride and groom looked amazing---I LOVED her dress!

Cason was doing great until it was time for pictures after the ceremony.  Then he had a great big tantrum while we were trying to get him to stand in the wedding party group picture. They wanted the ring bearers to stand on either side of the sweet little flower girl but Cason did NOT want to stand by her---he just wanted to stand by the other ring bearer and he threw a nice little fit about it. It was VERY embarrassing as usual but what do you do? He got his way and just stood by the other ring bearer---ha!

Congrats Stacy and Josh-----Mr. and Mrs. Betts :)

Click here to see pictures from the wedding 

School Is In Session!

Cason had his first day of school today! He started a new school today---one that is much closer to our home. I think we are going to love it---I sure did love the VERY short drive to drop him off and pick him up today. The only bad thing is that he didn't get into the Tuesday/Thursday class this year even though he has been #1 on the waiting list since February. That's okay though----we're fine with Monday/Wednesday-----we'll just miss seeing all of our friends during the week because they all got into Tuesday/Thursday classes this year. 

I LOVE his two teachers! We got to meet them last week and they are both former teachers and have kiddos of their own. Things are going to be different this year----they expect the 3 year old classes to pretty much do everything independently. Including clean up after themselves after lunch which is fine and all except that Cason threw away one of our Pottery Barn Kids food containers because he thought it was trash. I guess we are going to have to talk about what we can and what we CANNOT throw away from our lunch box. 

We had lots of "homework" to bring in for the first day: An apple, a rock to make a pet rock, a family photo project, and an "All About Me" sheet. He had a great 1st day today according to his daily sheet. I hope Wednesday goes just as well :)

 Cason and one of his teachers. Her name is Miss Michelle but he calls her Miss Chell :)

I got to take this little cutie on a lunch date today with some other sweet babies :)

This and That

Cason loves going to Bass Pro Shop. There was a shark there the other day and Cason was convinced that he needed to feed him a fish (It was a pillow in the shape of a fish) and he couldn't understand why he wasn't eating the fish---LOL

We got to see the Harrisons on Friday---it was so nice to see them and we can't wait for them to be back in Dallas!!!

We took Cason to the zoo today and he had a great time. He rode a camel with Scott and the Monorail train---he LOVES the zoo. Of course, when we were hot, tired, starving, way past nap time, and ready to leave---we arrive to our car to find one of my tires COMPLETELY flat. Boy was that fun---ha! 

Corbin had his food therapy consultation a couple of weeks ago and they said that he does not qualify for food therapy. I figured this much because he EATS great. Food therapy is helpful for kids that don't like to eat different types of food, that gag on solid foods, have texture issues, etc. Corbin does not have problems eating any and all solid foods so he does not fit into that category. The drinking is where we have the problem. So once again, we didn't get any answers as to how to get him to drink fluids. 

The day after his 1st birthday party we gave him scrambled eggs because you can have them once you turn one. He broke out in a rash all over but because he had eaten all kinds of stuff the day before at his birthday party (including cake) so we didn't know for sure if it was the eggs. Therefore, they told us to wait a few days and try again. We tried scrambled eggs again several days later---and rash all over again. So we can officially add eggs to our allergy list. We talked the the doctor about it and he is not too concerned right now but if he keeps having rash problems related to food, we will discuss allergy testing. For now, no eggs and no penicillin. 

Corbin has started taking a couple of steps the past few days. He can only get in 2 or 3 steps before falling but that's a large improvement from having no interest in walking at all. I still think it will be quite a while before he is officially walking but we are starting to make some improvement at least. He is also starting to pick up on sign language---thank goodness because he sure doesn't talk yet and he has started using high pitch screams to let us know when he wants something. The only one he can do right now is "more". Once he is more consistent with it we will move on to other words. Oh and he is a BIG TIME daddy's boy right now----he loves to hang out with Scott :)

We had Corbin's 1 year check up this past week and he did great. The poor little guy had to get 4 shots!  The main thing we talked about was his lack of fluid intake. We are starting to wean him off the formula and it's not making things any easier. He is now taking 10 ounces or less of fluid a day!!! I am constantly trying to give him milk/water and I'm always worried about it. The doctor wasn't too concerned about his milk intake as long as we are supplementing with cheese, yogurt, etc. His main worry is his fluid intake in general. Babies his age should be taking in 20-30 ounces of fluid a day. Obviously we are not even close to that but we are trying any and everything possible----different milks, different cups, different nipples on the bottle---you name it and we've tried it. The doctor said to keep trying and hopefully things will get better soon. The reality is that we can't force him to take it---we can just offer it as much as possible and hope for the best. As long as he is still having wet diapers, then he is doing okay. The doctor gave him an A+ on his report card and noted what a happy baby he is :)

Corbin's 1 year stats:

Weight: 20 pounds, 14 ounces (41%)
Height: 30 inches (50%)
Head: 18.3 inches (59%)

Big brother's 1 year stats:

Weight: 26 pounds, 5.4 ounces (90%)
Height 31 inches (80%)
Head 48.5 cm. (95%)

Obviously they are not on the same growth pattern---LOL

Water Fun

Madi has an AWESOME bounce house water slide that she brought over to our house! Cason LOVED playing on it with his girlfriend :)

A couple of days later she came back over to play and our neighbors came over too. All the kiddos had a great time playing! The parents would have loved it even more if it wasn't so hot :)

Our little dancer

Corbin LOVES to dance anytime music comes on!