And one of his most recent accomplishments... destroying the soccer ball (and the football and the basketball, but those were already put in the trash). This is his main goal in life, to destroy toys. He's pretty good at it too.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Admiral Love
Admiral doesn't get as much attention on the blog as he deserves... so here he is!
And one of his most recent accomplishments... destroying the soccer ball (and the football and the basketball, but those were already put in the trash). This is his main goal in life, to destroy toys. He's pretty good at it too.
And one of his most recent accomplishments... destroying the soccer ball (and the football and the basketball, but those were already put in the trash). This is his main goal in life, to destroy toys. He's pretty good at it too.
Lady Man-Man
Several months ago, Cason first learned the word "man" at the doctors office... There were several posters with babies, kids and adults. He kept pointing to everyone calling them babies. I tried teaching him "boy" and "man". He didn't really catch on until we started playing with his Lego man, and called him a "Man-Man".
The man-man was his favorite toy for a while... There was also a female Lego person that he called man-man. I decided to teach him that she was a "Lady". It finally caught on and he started sometimes recognizing people as Man-Man or Lady.
We never specifically pointed out differences between a man and a women, I guess he was just observant and noticed his Lego Lady had a pony tail and the Man-Man did not.
Earlier this week we were watching basketball (go figure) and the bulls were playing. All the sudden Cason started yelling "LADY, LADY". We were confused until we looked up and saw this...
That is Joakim Noah from the Chicago Bulls. The rest of the night, Cason would say "Lady" or "Lady Man-Man" whenever he was on the screen and if he wasn't playing, Cason would say "Where Lady go?" I guess I have to teach him that Man-Man's can have ponytails too!
The man-man was his favorite toy for a while... There was also a female Lego person that he called man-man. I decided to teach him that she was a "Lady". It finally caught on and he started sometimes recognizing people as Man-Man or Lady.
We never specifically pointed out differences between a man and a women, I guess he was just observant and noticed his Lego Lady had a pony tail and the Man-Man did not.
Earlier this week we were watching basketball (go figure) and the bulls were playing. All the sudden Cason started yelling "LADY, LADY". We were confused until we looked up and saw this...
Monday, May 7, 2012
Sharing his favorite Toy
If we ever wonder if Cason likes Claire or not, these pictures prove that he, deep down, he loves his little sister. This Giraffe is Cason's lovey... we have several of them, this one stays downstairs. He has another one (really two) in his crib too. The other day, he shared his giraffe with Claire. One day she'll know how special it was for Cason to share his giraffe with her.
Similarly, I gave Cason his gummy vitamins the other day and thought he'd eaten them. A few minutes later he climbed up on the couch and then said "Claire eat it". PANIC. I started digging in her mouth and sure enough, found a vitamin. Not as cute as the giraffe because it was scary. But to him, he was sharing one of his other favorite things... food/candy. It was hard to correct him because he was being sweet, but I did correct him, and myself for leaving them slightly unattended for 20 seconds.
Similarly, I gave Cason his gummy vitamins the other day and thought he'd eaten them. A few minutes later he climbed up on the couch and then said "Claire eat it". PANIC. I started digging in her mouth and sure enough, found a vitamin. Not as cute as the giraffe because it was scary. But to him, he was sharing one of his other favorite things... food/candy. It was hard to correct him because he was being sweet, but I did correct him, and myself for leaving them slightly unattended for 20 seconds.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Claire - 12 Weeks
Claire is 12 Weeks old... whew, that flew by!
She still looks so much like Cason but so much of her own little person too.
At 12 weeks, Claire is:
At 12 weeks, Claire is:
- Holding her head up very well -- you can lift her up from laying flat with very little sagging of the head
- Pushing up/Putting weight in her legs
- Sitting in her Bumbo for short periods
- Smiling and Laughing
- Smiles when she sees or hears Cason
- Sleeping 9 hours at night (sometimes 10)
- Takes 5 or 6, 6oz bottles (breastmilk) per day
- Still burps like a man
I go back to work on Monday and will be working from home every day. I'm not as anxious as I was last time to go back... probably because I've done it before and I trust our babysitter. I will miss my little munchkins though.
More pictures HERE
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Cason - "Ride Bike"
Cason got his first bike for his 2nd birthday. It's a balance bike... the kind with no pedals. He was not wild about the helmet or the bike the first few days. Ryan got him liking the helmet but he was still unsure of the bike and kept dropping it.
Finally, he's started to get the hang of it and now, when he asks to "ride bike" he's not asking for us to take him for a ride in the bike trailer. He wants to ride his own bike.
He still just walks with it, but you can see in this video that he's getting some concept of the balance and putting his feet down when he's starting to fall. I think he'll be really riding good by mid summer.
Finally, he's started to get the hang of it and now, when he asks to "ride bike" he's not asking for us to take him for a ride in the bike trailer. He wants to ride his own bike.
He still just walks with it, but you can see in this video that he's getting some concept of the balance and putting his feet down when he's starting to fall. I think he'll be really riding good by mid summer.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Claire - Bath tub
Claire is finally big enough to take baths sitting up in her tub. She seems to like it.
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