Sunday, May 27, 2012

9 Months Old

Corbin, you are 9 months old--what have you been up to this month?

*You had your 9 month well visit today. You did great and Dr. G said you looked great!!! Here are your stats:
---Weight: 18 pounds, 2 ounces (20-25%) SO TINY
---Height: 28.5 inches (75%)
---Head Circumference 17.8 inches (70-75%)

*You are finally wearing 6-9 month clothing.
*You wear a size 3 diaper.
*You started waving right after you turned 8 months old.
*After a month and a half of army crawling, you finally started crawling on your hands and knees on May 22nd:

*You said dada for the first time on May 20th. I guess this will be your official first word (even though I was hoping for mama---ha)
*You started pulling up on your 9 month birthday (time to lower your crib!)
*You love to jump in your jumper :)

*You are still a tummy sleeper and you like to suck on your two first fingers while you are falling asleep.
*You nurse 4 times a day and then we also give you one bottle a day---thank goodness you are finally taking it willingly. You are taking your solids great and you get them twice a day. You definitely prefer fruits over vegetables. You are loving your Puffs even if only half of them make it into your mouth. 
*You are working on using a sippy cup. You mostly like to chew on it for now.
*You take 2-3 naps a day and sleep 12 hours at night.
*Everything you touch goes directly into your mouth! You love to crawl over to our many door stoppers and try to chew on them. 
*You are such a HAPPY, easy going baby!!! I would have lots more babies if I knew they would all be just as sweet as you! 








Cason at 9 months...





3 Years Old!

Cason, you are 3 years old! What have you been up to lately?

*We went to your 3 year well visit on Friday and you were hilarious. Full of energy as always. As soon as Dr. G walked in the room, you started singing your ABC's at the top of your lungs--it was hilarious. You told Dr. G all your colors and shapes and you just talked and talked. He wrote very "talkative" on your report card--LOL. You are off the charts for your weight--you are a very big boy! You kept telling them you wanted a shot (you didn't have to get any this visit) so we let you watch Corbin get his shot and you QUICKLY changed your mind. Dr. G gave you a high five and knuckles when he was leaving and when you gave him knuckles you said "What up, dude"---it was hilarious---your daddy taught you that. Here are your stats:
---Weight 41.8 pounds (over the 100%)
---Height 39.8 inches (97%)

*You wear size 4T clothing
*You wear size 9 or 9.5 wide or extra wide shoes
*Your current favorite foods are yogurt, applesauce, toast, squeezable baby food veggies, fish sticks, chicken nuggets, muffins, pepperoni pizza, spaghetti and meatballs, pb&j sandwiches, most fruit, lasagna, and cereal. You still LOVE your milk and you are finally starting to eat noodles (you have been anti-noodle for almost 2 years straight).
*You love to watch animated movies. Your current favorites are The Land Before Time movies, Ice Age-Dawn of the Dinosaurs, and How to Train Your Dragon. You also love to watch Dinosaur Train on tv.
*You still really like your trains but your current favorite thing is dinosaurs. You got lots of new dinos for your birthday and you have been playing with them nonstop. You take your blue t-rex almost everywhere you go. You roar like a dinosaur SEVERAL times a day.
*You love playing outside on your swing set and riding your tricycle.
*You can sing lots of songs now. You usually sing yourself to sleep at night--VERY LOUDLY.
*You sing your ABC's constantly, you know all your letters and sounds, you know all the basic colors/shapes, and you can count to 20 mostly by yourself (you need a little help).
*You are not a big fan of coloring or creating art in general.
*Some of your funny sayings:
---"Don't say yeah, say yes"I told you this once and you haven't forgotten it. You even correct me all the time.
---"Are you happy?". You like to say this right after you have done something really naughty. You are really concerned about whether someone is happy, sad, scared, etc. You are really starting to understand emotions/feelings.
---"I will always keep you safe". We tell you this when you are scared and you tell us this too---so cute!
*You can dress yourself with very little assistance. Socks are the hardest clothing item for you.
*You are still not completely potty trained. You keep your pull up dry about 90% of the time and you are great about using the potty when we ask you too---you still don't tell us when you need to go. Going number 2 in the potty is another story. We are working hard on this.
*You are still scared of anyone/anything in a costume! You won't let the Chic-Fil-A cow get anywhere near you. Other than that, you are not shy at all. You LOVE to be around people and you love for everyone to be paying attention to you.
*You got your third set of ear tubes on May 4th. This set will last 2-4 years. Hopefully by then, your ear problems will be resolved.
*You are a really good helper. You help me with lots of things but most of all you like to help take care of your brother. You are such a GREAT big brother.
*I'm amazed at how much you have grown up over the past few months. You are so sweet, ENERGETIC, helpful, loving, talkative, stubborn, loud, affectionate, and so much more! You have such a kind heart and you bring so much joy to our lives---we love you Cason Ray!!!





We had Cason's birthday party at The Little Gym and he had a great time celebrating with his sweet friends!!! 

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Summer Fun

Scott was helping Cason practice his fishing skills in the backyard


Kiddie Pool Fun...








Mmmmmm....good water :)


Bath Time---Cason loves to wear a towel wrapped around him after his bath :)



Monday, May 21, 2012

Outdoor Play Time

The weather has been so nice for playing outside. Cason was playing with his "Cloud Dough" and Corbin was hanging out on a blanket.

It is almost impossible to keep Corbin on his blanket now---he just army crawls right off. They both love being outdoors. We are going to enjoy it as much as possible before it gets to be unbearably hot. 










Birthday Fun

The Harrisons and the Kempsons came over to play a couple of weeks ago to celebrate Cason and Madi's birthdays. The kids had fun eating pizza and playing outside. Cason loves all his girlfriends!!!
















Eating Puffs

Corbin has started eating Puffs the last couple of weeks and he LOVES them. He can pick them up but he has trouble with releasing them---so he will hold them in his fingers and suck on them a lot of the time. He is getting better each day though. He's such a cutie :)