I haven't updated in forever, probably because these boys are active and keep me on my toes! But they are pronouncing things so cute and I want to make sure I record some of them.
The way they say "flashlight" and "butterfly" sound exactly the same
They say sorry as "saw-we"
"Fix it"
"Kiss my boo-boo"
They way they say their brothers "brudders" names: ah-wan, caw-win, ryn-an
Please is "puh-wease"
Thank you is "dank you"
"my twurn", Evan's pronunciation is more like "twourn"
They like to be tucked in, but say covers "cubbers", Ryan is like his mommy in that he likes his feet covered and will say "feet" until you cover them
They love to give and get kisses "kiss, kiss"
"braska" for Nebraska
Barclay is "barky", Henley they don't say much but is "hen wee"
They recognize all the cats, "tucker kitty", "widgie kitty", "taweetha" for Tabitha
In the car they will claim outside things "my cwouds" "my twees"
"I not go nap time anymore" - particularly Ryan
"saw saw" is dinosaur, "rawr" is tiger
yellow is "ye wo"
There you go is "dare dee yo"
Lots of things are "scawee"
"it's hebbies" for heavy
"ta da!" for lots of things :)
When one wants to know where his brothers are, or wants them to join him, it's "guys" such as "ober here guys"
They know their colors and can count to 10 (mostly). They can recognize some letters. They know the kids in their CDO class, it's so cute. They know just about every animal noise you can think of.
They have remarkable memories and will remember things they did days ago or remember things we say we are going to do days from now.
Evan in particular will push a kitchen chair up to the counter to get what he wants (food, object, to pretend to cook, etc.) - "I cooking pasta". They've all climbed out of their cribs once or twice, but we have managed to keep them convinced that they don't want to do that and so far no big-boy beds yet. Collin has twice initiated nap time on his own by leading me back to his bed requesting a nap, gotta love that. They can lock and unlock a deadbolt and open most doors, Ryan locked Evan, Collin, and I out of the house after a trip to the park, fortunately the back door and yard gate were unlocked and we got in.
They like to play basketball while wearing football helmets, it's really cute. They recognize OU and Nebraska football helmets/logos and the Thunder basketball logos.
They will boss us around and direct us where to sit, "sit that couch mommy". They also like to eat our food and will climb down from their seats and climb up on our laps. They like adult sized silverware and use it pretty well.
They love Finding Nemo, it's their absolute favorite movie. They'll also ask to watch How to Train Your Dragon, Penguins of Madagascar, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. They love to play outside and go up and down slides as well as running around with their lawn-mower and cars.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Almost 2...
These boys... seems like every day there is a new word they are saying, or something new they are getting into. And we are loving every minute! Sadly, they are already over the novelty of giving kisses. Kisses are few and far between :( Now they say "ow" for everything... getting a diaper change "ow", getting their hair brushed "ow", everything gets an "ow". Surely not everything we are doing with these boys is torture! They go in Time Out when they hit, throw, bite, etc., and they tattle on each other, boys doing something naughty get a "no no no" from their innocent (for now) brother. They all love to be tickled, and it's so cute to watch them laugh. They also love to crash into each other and run each other over... such boys :)
They are pretty good at walking and holding hands, thankfully. But we still don't go anywhere without two of use to their 3, just not enough hands. They know lots of animals now, but call them by their sound, horses are "neigh", cows are "moo", sheep are "baa". Except dogs and cats, those names they have had down for a long time! Some of their first words. They are also good at recognizing body parts and pointing them out (toes, head, etc.). Cars and trucks and tractors are some of their favorites! They get really excited, cars are "vroom", and trucks and definitely tractors they call by name. They still love books, one of their favorite things is sitting in our laps to read a book, or they'll grab one and climb up on a chair or plop on a pillow on the floor and flip through it on their own. Sometimes they even babble while they are doing it and I wonder what stories they are making up :)
Personality wise, Evan is very determined, pretty stubborn, relentless. Once he figures out how to do something or how to get what he wants, he does it over and over regardless of what we try to do to interfere! Opening drawers, getting things he shouldn't have, finding a cord, if he wants to do it or get to it, he will. Evan is pretty independent, chill, and easy going. Ryan desperately wishes he was an only child. He loves his brothers, but he wants to be held by one of us all the time, and good luck trying to set him down or get away to tend to one of his brothers. There have been days I have had to set him down screaming just to change another boy's dirty diaper. Ryan seems to think about things, more serious and reserved. Collin is playful and adventurous. He was the first to climb on the little table next to the couch and then fling himself on to the couch. He is a fish. He loves the water whether it is a pool or a bathtub, he will splash and play as long as we let him.
Most of the time they will eat pretty much anything, Evan especially. Except Ryan, he doesn't vary much from his favorites (fruit, carbs), but since he is the biggest it doesn't seem to hold him back! And they are all getting really good at spoons and forks. Pretty soon it will be time for booster seats, they love to sit in chairs like big boys :)
Big changes coming next week, the boys will start Children's Day Out at the church Mondays and Wednesdays. I'm excited for them to have a chance to socialize more with other kids, and have some structured learning. Our days at home are pretty much a free for all, with the structure being the times we eat and nap, but that's about all. Hopefully all goes well and they love it!
They are pretty good at walking and holding hands, thankfully. But we still don't go anywhere without two of use to their 3, just not enough hands. They know lots of animals now, but call them by their sound, horses are "neigh", cows are "moo", sheep are "baa". Except dogs and cats, those names they have had down for a long time! Some of their first words. They are also good at recognizing body parts and pointing them out (toes, head, etc.). Cars and trucks and tractors are some of their favorites! They get really excited, cars are "vroom", and trucks and definitely tractors they call by name. They still love books, one of their favorite things is sitting in our laps to read a book, or they'll grab one and climb up on a chair or plop on a pillow on the floor and flip through it on their own. Sometimes they even babble while they are doing it and I wonder what stories they are making up :)
Personality wise, Evan is very determined, pretty stubborn, relentless. Once he figures out how to do something or how to get what he wants, he does it over and over regardless of what we try to do to interfere! Opening drawers, getting things he shouldn't have, finding a cord, if he wants to do it or get to it, he will. Evan is pretty independent, chill, and easy going. Ryan desperately wishes he was an only child. He loves his brothers, but he wants to be held by one of us all the time, and good luck trying to set him down or get away to tend to one of his brothers. There have been days I have had to set him down screaming just to change another boy's dirty diaper. Ryan seems to think about things, more serious and reserved. Collin is playful and adventurous. He was the first to climb on the little table next to the couch and then fling himself on to the couch. He is a fish. He loves the water whether it is a pool or a bathtub, he will splash and play as long as we let him.
Most of the time they will eat pretty much anything, Evan especially. Except Ryan, he doesn't vary much from his favorites (fruit, carbs), but since he is the biggest it doesn't seem to hold him back! And they are all getting really good at spoons and forks. Pretty soon it will be time for booster seats, they love to sit in chairs like big boys :)
Big changes coming next week, the boys will start Children's Day Out at the church Mondays and Wednesdays. I'm excited for them to have a chance to socialize more with other kids, and have some structured learning. Our days at home are pretty much a free for all, with the structure being the times we eat and nap, but that's about all. Hopefully all goes well and they love it!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Time flies...
Wow, life just never gets easier... Time has flown by, and these boys are growing up before our eyes! I'll edit the post later to add in the stats from their last few doctors visits (I hope), but if I don't write this when I get the chance, it won't get done!
The boys dropped their morning nap a few months ago, we were all really sad to see it go... They still have an afternoon nap that is pretty good, and sometimes great :) And they still sleep about 12 hours at night, going to bed between 7-8pm and waking up between 7:30-8:30am. Which is fantastic! And critical for our sanity. Speaking of dropping things, we stopped pacifiers cold turkey a few months ago, they were only getting them for naps and bedtime, and I just didn't give it to them for an afternoon nap, and it went so well we just didn't give them to them again! Such good boys. The key for us I think is doing it before they can ask for it, they were still at the stage where if they saw it they wanted it, but if they didn't they sort of forgot.
They are running around like crazy, and starting to climb things (like onto the kitchen table). Definitely very, very active. But they love to sit and "read" books. It's so cute, they even "talk" out loud when they do it. Or one will grab a book and bring it over to sit on my lap for me to read it to him. Sigh, love, love, love. We sometimes let them take books to bed with them, and as we leave they will be sitting in their cribs, each flipping through a board book "reading".
They are major chatterboxes. Everything right now is "whazzzat?" Which is "what's that?" I mean, everything. Shirt, window, shoe, cat, cup, you name it, if a boy can point at it, we'll be asked "whazzzat" about 50 million times. But it is SO CUTE. They are little sponges, absorbing everything. They can say lots of words, and know a lot of animal noises. The favorite is "Baaaa" when we ask what a sheep says, or when they see a sheep. They give kisses. LOVE. If I ask for a kiss, or pucker up, they will pucker too and run over, and make a "muah" sound and everything. Heart. Melting.
I'll try to post some pics of the last trip to the ranch in Nebraska, and we go again next week so I might combine them when I get back. We split the trip there and stayed in Concordia, Kansas, arriving at midnight. The boys had slept fantastic since leaving around 8, but as soon as we got there there was no going to sleep. About 2 hours later the tears finally stopped, or at least I fell asleep, one or the other :( The way home we cancelled our plans to do the same thing and drove all the way through, stopping at a McD's Playplace for a bit to let them stretch their legs. I don't think traveling will ever be easy, but the way home was definitely preferable to the hotel experience. Sean was afraid the hotel was going to kick us out, I don't want to repeat that experience any time soon.
This is all I have time for now, lots more to update, I'll try to be back again soon...
The boys dropped their morning nap a few months ago, we were all really sad to see it go... They still have an afternoon nap that is pretty good, and sometimes great :) And they still sleep about 12 hours at night, going to bed between 7-8pm and waking up between 7:30-8:30am. Which is fantastic! And critical for our sanity. Speaking of dropping things, we stopped pacifiers cold turkey a few months ago, they were only getting them for naps and bedtime, and I just didn't give it to them for an afternoon nap, and it went so well we just didn't give them to them again! Such good boys. The key for us I think is doing it before they can ask for it, they were still at the stage where if they saw it they wanted it, but if they didn't they sort of forgot.
They are running around like crazy, and starting to climb things (like onto the kitchen table). Definitely very, very active. But they love to sit and "read" books. It's so cute, they even "talk" out loud when they do it. Or one will grab a book and bring it over to sit on my lap for me to read it to him. Sigh, love, love, love. We sometimes let them take books to bed with them, and as we leave they will be sitting in their cribs, each flipping through a board book "reading".
They are major chatterboxes. Everything right now is "whazzzat?" Which is "what's that?" I mean, everything. Shirt, window, shoe, cat, cup, you name it, if a boy can point at it, we'll be asked "whazzzat" about 50 million times. But it is SO CUTE. They are little sponges, absorbing everything. They can say lots of words, and know a lot of animal noises. The favorite is "Baaaa" when we ask what a sheep says, or when they see a sheep. They give kisses. LOVE. If I ask for a kiss, or pucker up, they will pucker too and run over, and make a "muah" sound and everything. Heart. Melting.
I'll try to post some pics of the last trip to the ranch in Nebraska, and we go again next week so I might combine them when I get back. We split the trip there and stayed in Concordia, Kansas, arriving at midnight. The boys had slept fantastic since leaving around 8, but as soon as we got there there was no going to sleep. About 2 hours later the tears finally stopped, or at least I fell asleep, one or the other :( The way home we cancelled our plans to do the same thing and drove all the way through, stopping at a McD's Playplace for a bit to let them stretch their legs. I don't think traveling will ever be easy, but the way home was definitely preferable to the hotel experience. Sean was afraid the hotel was going to kick us out, I don't want to repeat that experience any time soon.
This is all I have time for now, lots more to update, I'll try to be back again soon...
Friday, December 31, 2010
15 Months and Christmas!
Wow, where has the time gone? These boys are running around the house like they own the place, which they have officially taken over. They are just amazing, such a joy, though they can also wear us out! Their minds are really clicking these days, and it doesn't take them long to catch on to anything.
Collin:
22# 10oz (just suffered from a stomach bug, a little on the light side), 25%
31.25" tall 50-75%
47cm head 75%
Evan:
23# 5oz 25-50%
32.25" tall 75-90%
49.5cm head 95-97%
Ryan:
23# 7oz 25-50%
30.75" tall 25-50%
48cm head 75%
We had a great Christmas, though it was exhausting, both for us and the boys. We had a wonderful time visiting with family, time really flew by. Here are some pics...
Evan is in green, Ryan in red, and Collin in blue :)
Collin:
22# 10oz (just suffered from a stomach bug, a little on the light side), 25%
31.25" tall 50-75%
47cm head 75%
Evan:
23# 5oz 25-50%
32.25" tall 75-90%
49.5cm head 95-97%
Ryan:
23# 7oz 25-50%
30.75" tall 25-50%
48cm head 75%
We had a great Christmas, though it was exhausting, both for us and the boys. We had a wonderful time visiting with family, time really flew by. Here are some pics...
Evan
Collin
Ryan
Evan is in green, Ryan in red, and Collin in blue :)
Sunday, November 14, 2010
14 Months
Here are the wild animals in their Halloween costumes... Ryan did NOT like to keep his hat on, and Evan kept losing his booties. And, needless to say, it is getting difficult if not impossible to get a good picture of all 3 at the same time!
In 2 days the boys will be 14 months old... time flies! We are still in awe, every day, that we have been blessed with these 3 amazing little boys. They are all cruising like crazy, but Ryan started walking last Wednesday, and Collin took his first steps last Thursday. So far Ryan still crawls more than walks, and Collin only walks a little ways a few times a day, but it's definitely started. Evan is soooo close too. They say ba-ba, da-da, ma-ma, but we're not quite sure what they mean. They definitely know "uh oh" and they are starting to get really good at "cat" and "dog", though it does take some imagination on the listener's part :)
I don't know how big they are, but they are in 12-18 month clothes and some 18-24. They are big, that's all I can say, they definitely take a little more heft to fling in the air :) They are good eaters for the most part, Ryan is definitely finicky, Collin can be picky, and Evan usually eats anything and everything. They are in love with all fruits, are good with most veggies, any dairy, most bread/crackers, but meat is the toughest thing to get in them. They will usually take deli meat, and sometimes chicken, but meat is definitely our biggest food issue. They love milk in sippy cups, and they'll still drink water when milk isn't offered. They sleep around 12 hours at night still, though the time change means they are getting up an hour earlier. They still nap twice daily for about 2 hours, but those can be touchy and sometimes we have nap fails.
We have big plans for Thanksgiving, and can't wait to celebrate the boys' second Christmas...
Friday, September 24, 2010
1 YEAR!!!
My big boys are ONE YEAR OLD (well, and one week since I'm a bit behind)...
We had a great time celebrating their birthday. Sean took off work and we went to the zoo in the morning with Neenee who came in for a long weekend. We then had a mini-party with presents and cupcakes that night for family. Unfortunately, the cupcakes were a bit of a disaster for Ryan. Collin ate his and Ryan's, and Evan ate his eventually, but Ryan wanted nothing to do with any of it, he didn't even want cupcakes in his vicinity. So he cried, I stressed, but we got over it. They loved the presents, a little taste for what will come with Christmas! The party on Saturday was fun also, Ryan didn't like his cake but he didn't react quite as strongly and Sean did coax him to eat some frosting. Again, Collin ate his cake and Ryan's, and Evan eventually ate all of his. It was really fun, and I'm a little sad it's over.
Here are their pics and stats:
Evan
weight 22# 3oz (25-50%)
height 30.5" (75%)
head 48.5cm (95%!!!... we knew this, he's already making 2T hats snug)
3 top teeth, 2 bottom
Milestones: standing and cruising, first to say "uh oh"
Personality: sweet, bashful smile, snuggly, super chill, least likely to demand attention or food
Ryan
weight 21# 12oz (25-50%)
height 29.5" (25-50%)
head 47cm (50-75%)
2 top teeth, 2 bottom
Milestones: standing and cruising, first to wave and clap
Personality: velcro baby, loves to be held and wants to be with someone at all times if he can (though doesn't guarantee he'll sit still), mostly serious, but very sweet and a giddy smile
Collin
weight 21# 13oz (25-50%)
height 29.5" (25-50%)
head 47.5cm (75-90%)
2 top teeth, 2 bottom
Milestones: standing and cruising, figured out how to open drawers first, stands alone longest
Personality: goofball, almost always happy, but watch out when he's not, big happy smile, on the move! this boy doesn't sit still, ever...
We have transitioned to 100% whole milk and no more formula or rice cereal. Yay! But they are still eating everything in sight, it's hard to keep up. Still sleeping at least 12 hours at night, but I have to get up a little earlier since we have breakfast now rather than just a morning bottle. We are doing sippy cups exclusively now, it's not working that well before naps and nighttime, but we're working on it. Glad to be done with bottles... next it will be the pacifiers, but one thing at a time :)
We are also babyproofing. They get out of the playpen for a while during the day, and they are into everything!
We had a great time celebrating their birthday. Sean took off work and we went to the zoo in the morning with Neenee who came in for a long weekend. We then had a mini-party with presents and cupcakes that night for family. Unfortunately, the cupcakes were a bit of a disaster for Ryan. Collin ate his and Ryan's, and Evan ate his eventually, but Ryan wanted nothing to do with any of it, he didn't even want cupcakes in his vicinity. So he cried, I stressed, but we got over it. They loved the presents, a little taste for what will come with Christmas! The party on Saturday was fun also, Ryan didn't like his cake but he didn't react quite as strongly and Sean did coax him to eat some frosting. Again, Collin ate his cake and Ryan's, and Evan eventually ate all of his. It was really fun, and I'm a little sad it's over.
Here are their pics and stats:
Evan
weight 22# 3oz (25-50%)
height 30.5" (75%)
head 48.5cm (95%!!!... we knew this, he's already making 2T hats snug)
3 top teeth, 2 bottom
Milestones: standing and cruising, first to say "uh oh"
Personality: sweet, bashful smile, snuggly, super chill, least likely to demand attention or food
Ryan
height 29.5" (25-50%)
head 47cm (50-75%)
2 top teeth, 2 bottom
Milestones: standing and cruising, first to wave and clap
Personality: velcro baby, loves to be held and wants to be with someone at all times if he can (though doesn't guarantee he'll sit still), mostly serious, but very sweet and a giddy smile
Collin
weight 21# 13oz (25-50%)
height 29.5" (25-50%)
head 47.5cm (75-90%)
2 top teeth, 2 bottom
Milestones: standing and cruising, figured out how to open drawers first, stands alone longest
Personality: goofball, almost always happy, but watch out when he's not, big happy smile, on the move! this boy doesn't sit still, ever...
We have transitioned to 100% whole milk and no more formula or rice cereal. Yay! But they are still eating everything in sight, it's hard to keep up. Still sleeping at least 12 hours at night, but I have to get up a little earlier since we have breakfast now rather than just a morning bottle. We are doing sippy cups exclusively now, it's not working that well before naps and nighttime, but we're working on it. Glad to be done with bottles... next it will be the pacifiers, but one thing at a time :)
We are also babyproofing. They get out of the playpen for a while during the day, and they are into everything!
Friday, August 20, 2010
11 Months... 1 to go!
Evan
Ryan
Collin
I'm delinquent, I can't believe it has been a whole month since I updated. SO MUCH has changed. Collin figured out how to sit up from laying down first, then it took about 3 weeks for Evan to catch on, and then Ryan 2 days later. All the cribs have been lowered since once they could sit up they immediately started to try to pull up. They were only able to get up on their knees until last week, and now Ryan has pulled all the way up on the ottoman or couch a couple times and Collin pulls up on anything and everything he can... which has led to a few falls :(
They are doing great with eating and finger foods... they'll eat anything and everything, they don't stop eating! This morning I was eating a muffin and sitting by them, Collin crawled over, pulled up, and before I knew it had a fistful of my muffin!
They really love to be held, Ryan and Collin are the most demanding so we have to make sure Evan gets his time too. He's so good though, mostly he's content to play and explore on his own. They are less thrilled with the jumperoos now, they'll play in them but they protest at first and I think it's because they don't want to be contained. Given half a chance they are all over, so we have fenced in our living room pretty well. Though they've started to try to pull up (or in Collin's case, actually do it), and it isn't that sturdy so we may have to change a few things.
They are also really vocal. And they mimic, monkey see monkey do :) Sean is especially good at getting them to do what he does, whether it be smacking his lips, raspberries, or just saying "ahhhhh". He'll get all three of them doing it in just a few minutes.
We've been trying to stay cool, either inside or at the pool. These boys love the water, and they also LOVE watermelon...
Ryan, Evan, Collin
We also went to the park when it was early on a (rare) cooler morning, i.e. 90 degrees by 9am and not 100. They loved swinging, and they love their early birthday present, the choo choo wagon!
Evan
Ryan
Collin
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