tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17081835198535302024-03-13T22:42:03.118-05:00Justin & MarcieJustin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.comBlogger550125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-51766798688643779822017-04-30T17:23:00.003-05:002017-04-30T17:23:54.899-05:00Garrett is 2 1/2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Garrett still wears a size 5 diaper. I doubt he'll go into a 6 because we're going to start potty training this summer. He gets out of school mid-May and then he will go to a summer program at our church for 3 weeks in June. So my plan is to spend July potty training. Hopefully we'll be diaper free by the time school starts again!!<br />
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I really need to go get his shoes sized again because I have no clue what his official size is, but he's still wearing size 7's. Now that it's hot again in Alabama (Spring never comes here anymore) we need to be buying some summer shoes like crocs so once we do that we'll know what size he is. My guess is that we'll be buying 8's.<br />
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He's officially in 2t clothes now. Poor kid never really gets to have new clothes because he wears all the things Carter passed down to him. But he doesn't care at all. I've bought him a handful of new shirts but pretty much everything else is from Carter. He can still fit into 18 month shorts, depending on the brand. Lots of 2t or 24 month shorts are too long on him. This is the same problem I had with Carter. My short legged boys!<br />
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**I should explain this picture. Garrett got a hold of my booklet of stamps and I guess he assumed they were stickers. So he took them all off the booklet one by one and put them on himself. It was hilarious!**<br />
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He still takes one nap every day. Usually we make our way upstairs around 1pm, but lately it's been closer to 1:30 or 2pm. I've noticed that he's not quite tired at 1pm and ends up playing in the bed for a while before falling asleep. He has a blanket in the bed along with about 10-15 stuffed animals (just like big bro). He is still in his crib but I can see the toddler bed transition coming soon because he's tried crawling out of the crib a few times. At nighttime, we always change diaper, brush teeth, read 2 or 3 books, then we pray and sing a couple of songs. He's starting to sing a long with us which is always fun to watch. He's fairly good about following along with the ABC song, Jesus Loves Me, This Little Light of Mine, and a few others. When we pray I'll say "ok it's time to pray" and he'll put his little hands together. I say "Thank you God for..." and then Garrett lists off the things he is thankful for. And they're pretty much the exact same every night "Daddy, Car Car, Mommy, Ger-key (that's how he says his name), dog (he doesn't feel it's important to know the dog's name apparently), Chase (his Paw Patrol night light), camera (his video camera), and Jesus." I know...he prays for some weird stuff.<br />
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About a month ago we went through a rough bedtime and naptime phase where he just refused to go to bed. He kicked and scream and fought it every single time. And eventually we just put him in the bed and left and let him cry it out but we'd end up going back in there probably 2 or 3 times before he finally was ok with us being gone. Thankfully this stage is over and didn't last too long. <br />
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He loves everything. Seriously. He ate steak and broccoli from Justin's plate the other day. He really is pretty adventurous with his foods as long as it doesn't look shady. Shady as in....I can guarantee he'd never eat anything like sushi. But other than that, he's pretty open to new foods. His favorites include yogurt, sandwiches (or anything with bread-which is the OPPOSITE of his brother), green beans, macaroni and cheese and chicken. The only thing I can always count on that will be a struggle to get him to eat is spaghetti. He'll eat it, but it takes him forever and he won't eat all of it. <br />
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He loves eating in mommy's car too. Poor thing is so used to that! Monday's is Carter's practice for tee-ball, so they have to eat in mommy's car on the way. Tuesday and Wednesday are church ministries so they have to eat in mommy's car on the way to church on those days too. Usually I make something here and then they take it in mommy's car. Rarely do we get fast food but when we do, he prefers Chick-fil-A and also likes the chicken nuggets from Wendy's and McDonald's. Both kids also love Zaxby's too. He's definitely more of a carb lover than his brother is. One time I asked him to go find a snack in the pantry and he came back with an entire loaf of bread in his hand. He literally will eat a slice of bread as a snack if I let him. I've let him a few times but I try to limit the bread.<br />
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He still loves Hunter Street! He gets to see his cousin Charlotte when their two classes go outside and play together or go to music together. He has a friend in his class that's also the son of good friends of ours. They have made so many cute and fun artwork masterpieces! He just had his Easter egg hunt at school and loved that too. I think he likes music the most because every time we walk by the music room on the way out of the church after I've picked him up, he always wants to run into the music room. His last day at Hunter Street will be May 10th which also happens to be the day Carter GRADUATES from pre-school. Yes, there's a graduation ceremony and everything. Garrett will go to the Summer Fun program at our church in June so he'll still have social and playtime with kids a lot in June. In August he will start back at Hunter Street in the 2 year old room and he will go Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. This year he was only going 2 days a week (Monday and Wednesday) so we're adding an extra day next year for him. When he's 3 and 4 I want him going 4 days a week to prepare for Elementary School where you go 5 days a week. <br />
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Kiddo is talking all the time. I remember about half a year ago I was all worried that he wasn't talking very much but he sure has made up for it since then. He is VERY good at recognizing letters of the alphabet. He points out the letters on my tshirts when I wear things that have writing on them. He also sings the alphabet with us at bedtime. It's not perfect, but you can tell he knows where the letters are in the song. We need to work on counting more. He's got 1-3, but then he struggles with 4-7, but then he's got 8-10. So it's the middle part he struggles with that we're working on. I've been slacking on the numbers because I've been focusing on letters. He knows all his main colors and can even point out shapes already.<br />
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He loves taking walks around the neighborhood, riding his toy cars outside and even inside too. He has a toy Mercedes that's inside and Carter has a tricycle and they chase each other in circles around the house. It gets annoying at times, but they love it and you can tell by their facial expressions. He still plays with cars during his free time. He and Carter both just lay in the floor with a hot wheel in each hand and drive them on the floor. He could do this all day. He still loves bath time. It's probably his favorite time. Sadly, the busyness of our lives cause him to only have a few baths a week. We have a pretty set schedule right now too. He goes to school Monday, goes to the YMCA with me Tuesday while big brother is at school, then we all go to church Tuesday night while I do a running ministry. Wednesday he goes to school again and Wednesday night we all go to church again for Bible study. Thursday we go to the YMCA again and then Friday we usually hang out at home or run errands with him and big brother (neither are in school on Friday). So you can see that there's not a lot of free time for baths in there! Don't worry, he's not the stinky kid. He gets bathed plenty!<br />
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**This was classic! I yelled out "ok kids, time for nap! Let's head upstairs." And when Garrett didn't meet me at the steps, I went to find him and this was how I found him. Hiding behind a backpack because he didn't want to take a nap. Ha!!!<br />
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When he turned 2 years old back in October 2016, he was in about the 15th percentile for height, 60th percentile for weight and I honestly can't remember the head circumference percentile. He weighed 28lbs, 12oz and was 33 inches long. Now technically, he may be taller than that....there was a TON of squirming on that table. Regardless, Garrett's always been short. Shorter than even Carter was at his age. Garrett is done with his vaccinations until he's 3 so we don't see the pediatrician again and get legit measurements until then. But at 2 1/2 years old, I have weighed him at XXlbs and measured him at roughly XX inches tall. <br />
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**I'm not sure I'll ever tire of seeing them hold hands walking through parking lots and crowded stores**<br />
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We have all of our teeth!!!! Yaaaaaayyyy!!!! We haven't visited a dentist yet and I don't plan to until he turns 3. That's how old Carter was when he went for the first time and it went well. Right now I don't think Garrett is brave enough to let them brush his teeth or take x-rays. Garrett seems to be more timid than Carter was at this age so he may even not go to a dentist until he's closer to 4. I'll just see how I feel about it and whether I think it will be a wasted trip. Because honestly, there's no point in going to a dentist if the kid won't lay down and allow a stranger to put their hands in his mouth. </div>
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<li>He loves baseball apparently. He really likes watching it on TV and he likes watching Carter play teeball. </li>
<li>He has FINALLY begun to say "Love you" to me and Justin. He took forever to talk but once he began talking, he'd repeat everything you told him to say EXCEPT "I love you". I have no idea why these were the only words he wouldn't say. But he finally started saying them last week.</li>
<li>He likes watching racecars, but he thought that being there was a little loud. I don't blame him. We took him to Barber Motorsports for the Indy race and he curled up on Justin's shoulder the whole time because it was so loud and we didn't have headphones for him. We went down to the racecar garages and looked at all the garages with cars in them. He thought that was REALLY cool and ever since then, every car he has must be in a "garage". Even if that garage is really just some books stacked in such a way to create a fake garage. He also likes watching races on tv too.</li>
<li>He and Carter have "car shows" frequently in our house. Which means they take EVERY SINGLE HOT WHEEL we have in our house and line them up on the bed or in the floor for a car show. </li>
<li>He's recently gotten to where he cries when we drop him off at places. The exception to this is school. He doesn't cry when I take him to school. He will whine a little bit but he never cries. However he has been crying when I drop him off in the nursery at church or when I go to the YMCA and take him to learn n play. He's never done this before. He's always happily gone wherever we take him. Not sure why he's doing it now but hopefully it doesn't last long.</li>
<li>Loves his brother. I mean, LOVES his brother. He does everything Carter does and if Carter isn't with him he is constantly asking about him. We require a hug and kiss from brother before every nap and bedtime. He loves holding his hand and he loves wrestling with him and playing with him. He LOVES his brother. </li>
<li>Lest you think he's perfect, he is also two. And we are in the refusal stage. Many times when I ask him to do something he always flat out says "no". When he does this, he gets one chance to take it back and do what I asked otherwise he goes to timeout. He knows full well that he doesn't get to leave timeout until he apologizes and then does what I asked. Regardless, he's not good at obeying the first time but we're working on it.</li>
<li>His hair grows INSANELY fast. Y'all, I'm cutting this kids hair about 3 times a month!!! His hair is so thick and grows so dang fast and I can't keep up with it! Carter's hair is nothing like that and we get his cut about once a month or so. But Garrett would have hair to his chest if we only got one haircut a month. It's the weirdest thing ever!!!</li>
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Can you believe this kid is 5?!?! Because I can't!!!! My mind can't wrap around the fact that he'll be in Kindergarten in 7 short months. Where did the time go??<br />
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Carter is comfortably wearing a size 11 shoe now. I think he went through a big growth spurt, foot wise, about a month ago because I bought him a pair of shoes that he's only worn probably 3 or 4 times before he outgrew them!! <br />
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He is wearing mostly 5T clothes. A lot of his jeans are still 4T though. Just depends on the brand. We're about to transition in most clothing stores though. He's still in the toddler section but within the year, my guess is we'll cross the aisle into the kids section where there's no longer "t" sizes. I'm sure it will be super easy to buy matching clothes for the boys once that happens. Sarcasm.<br />
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Favorite foods at this age definitely include hot dogs, yogurt, granola bars, gummy packs, and ham. He still loves to eat out at Mexican restaurants and he also loves Chick-fil-a. He eats pizza (this has been a struggle for him over the last year), but it's definitely not a favorite. He requires me to cut it up for him to eat it though. He won't eat a slice the way adults and big kids do. He still refuses anything related to a hamburger or cheeseburger. We even try to make it a little easier by making cheeseburger quesadillas (just a cheese quesadilla with some hamburger meat sprinkled in there). You'd think I'd stolen his favorite teddy bear and put it in a shredder. He cries his eyes out when we have that for dinner and a timeout is usually involved. Other than the cheeseburger thing, there's not a ton of foods he completely refuses. He'll usually at least try one bite of something before telling us he doesn't like it. Carter is really good about cleaning his plate too. Whatever food he is given, he knows he has to clean his plate and he does. He is still on the slow side when it comes to eating. He's a social butterfly so he tends to talk and talk and talk and before he realizes it, meal time is over and he isn't finished. He'll get a little upset because he knows he needs to finish but doesn't understand that in order to finish, he's gotta quit yapping!!<br />
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Naps at this age are hit or miss. I would say he takes, on average, about 2 to 3 naps a week. When he does nap, it lasts anywhere from 1-1.5 hours. He rarely takes a nap that's more than 2 hours. On the days he doesn't nap, he knows that he has to go to bed early. Even when he doesn't actually fall asleep during naptime, he always goes into his room for at least an hour and a half of quiet time. He may just toss and turn and talk to his animals, but he is required to stay in his room with the light off. Bedtime on days that we have a nap is 7:30-7:45. No nap days-bedtime is at 7pm. All of this is of course assuming we don't have anything we're attending. If there's a church event or something special we're going to, bedtimes tend to be later. <br />
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Carter switched preschools this year. He was attending our church preschool last year and he really loved it! But we wanted something closer to our home. So this year, he started school at Hunter Street in Hoover. I was so nervous for him on his first day. Not knowing any students or any teachers is tough. At our church, he knew everyone, even the teachers that weren't his, because we were members there. The building was familiar, the hallways were familiar, and he knew where everything was. At Hunter Street, it was all so new to him. But he had absolutely zero adjustment issues. He loves all his friends in his class. He's never been on yellow or red (teachers there put kids on green, yellow, or red depending on their behavior that day) and his teacher loves him and says he's a joy. At Hunter Street, they learn two bible verses a month. We were already doing one per week in our house, so we just decided to do the two per month that Hunter Street was doing. It made it easier for Carter! He's up to 20 bible verses that he's memorized!! I'm so proud of him. I asked him the other day which one was his favorite and he said Philippians 1:21 which says "To live is Christ, to die is gain". That's a pretty good one to be a favorite!!<br />
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At his five year appointment, his blood pressure was 98/62 and his heart rate was 99. He was 38lbs (35th percentile) and 41.5 inches tall (25th percentile). He's on the small side for sure, but he's healthy and growing just as he should. Doc guesses he'll be at full height at about 5'8 or 5'9. <br />
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<li>He is reading like crazy!!! I haven't even taught him certain words and yet he knows how to pronounce them. I can't wait to get his reading level tested in Kindergarten. It will be interesting to see where he is on the reading scale. He's also starting to pick up on math. He told me this morning, for instance, that 6 plus 6 was 12 and that if he had 4 hands, then he'd have 20 fingers. So he's starting to pick up on that kind of stuff too.</li>
<li>Still loves cars to the moon and back. He can tell you every single hot wheel he's got. Buying him Hot Wheels at Walmart or Toys R' Us is a challenge because he already has most of them. But he doesn't care. When he gets a new hot wheel car it's like Christmas morning to him.</li>
<li>LOVES Christmas. Just like his momma. When we got out the Christmas tree ornaments he FLIPPED. OUT. He got so excited seeing them all, especially the ones he made in school or church in previous years. He loves the ones with pictures of him or his brother on them. And he really enjoyed helping me hang them. He'd pick on out to hang and give it to me and then he'd tell me where on the tree to put it. He loves Christmas lights and frequently makes us drive around the neighborhood just looking at lights.</li>
<li>He still doesn't really watch tv much. That's a good thing, I know. He's just not too interested. I'm trying to get him to be interested in movies. He's only seen one movie in a theater (minions in 3d). Justin and I are planning to take him to see Secret Life of Pets in the dollar theater this weekend. We'll see if he makes it the whole way through. He made it about 45 minutes of Minions in 3D but I really think he didn't like that one because he didn't like wearing the glasses. He kept complaining about them. I also think he'll like the topic of this movie better because he LOVES animals.
<li>Carter loves to pick out his own clothes. Most of the time they match, but every now and again, I have to go change the shirt he picks out.
<li>He played a sport for the first time this year!!! He was on the Hunter Street Upwards Soccer team league. It took some time for him to figure out the game. I think he loved all the running back and forth, but he wasn't competitive at all. He didn't like trying to steal the ball from the other team because he said that was "mean". I don't see sports in Carter's future at this point, but we'll see what the future holds. I'm not saying he won't be good at them. He'll be good at whatever he puts his mind to. I just don't think his personality is that of a sports guy. He opted out of basketball but has said he wants to do baseball so we'll sign him up for the same Upwards league in the spring to do baseball. He is enrolled in a class at school that meets once a week called "Playball". They go in the gym when school is over for about 45 minutes and they work on all sports related skills (dribbling, throwing, rolling, running bases, Frisbee, etc). He loves that class! He got his evaluation back this week and he was in the green for all skills, meaning that he wasn't struggling to pick up on any of the skills. I'll be interested to see if he likes baseball. I hope he does. Part of me kind of always wanted to be a baseball momma. We'll see!
<li>He remembers EVERYING. And I mean…EVERYTHING. We can’t promise him something and not follow through because he will totally call us out on it. He also repeats absolutely everything he hears so if you come around my child and curse, be prepared to see the bad side of this momma!! **I actually wrote this bullet point in his 3 year post but left it in his 4 year post and I’m leaving it here because it is STILL true**
<li>Sadly we don't play outside much right now because it's so cold. I'm hoping we may have a couple of warm days over Christmas break where we can go on walks outside. Both boys love to walk around the circle we live on. It's almost a mile long circle so I'm shocked they like doing it. They just both love being outside.
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I love this kid to the moon and back y'all. There are days where he makes me want to pull my hair out, but I just can't fathom my life without this precious blessing. He made me a momma and for that, I will forever be indebted to him. Happy Birthday Carterman!</div>
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He still wears his size 7 shoes we got him a while back. I have bought him two new pairs of shoes and made them both 8s, but those are more like church shoes. He seems to fit just fine in the 7s so I'll wait till closer to Christmas and have him resized then.<br />
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I'm beginning to put up all the 18 month clothes and get out the 2t stuff. There's a handful of 18 month clothes he can still wear so I have those in his closet. The weather is killing me though because he's about outgrown several pairs of shorts but I don't want to buy more shorts when it's about to be time for pants! All the 2t clothes I have are pants because Carter wore those in the winter. I need cooler weather to hurry up!!<br />
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The kid still loves his sleep. He still takes one nap a day from about 1:30-4:30 or 5. Yes, his nap is sometimes 3.5 hours. He goes to bed at 7:30 every night but he doesn't always fall asleep at 7:30. He loves to play with the music mobile attached to his crib and it keeps him from going to bed. But he's always asleep by 8-8:30 at the latest. Usually those nights he doesn't fall asleep until 8:30 is the days he naps till 5. Poor thing just isn't tired yet! He wakes up everyday around 7-7:30. What is interesting about Garrett is that he LOVES to be rocked. Carter wasn't a fan of rocking and Garrett wasn't a fan of it until he was over a year old. But it is certainly a requirement now. You read him his books and then he says "rock" and points to the chair in the room. So we rock him for a few minutes before going to bed. He also loves when you sing to him. And not just any song...he has a favorite. And it's Row Row Row Your Boat. We have to sing that dang song like 12 times before he lets you sing something else. He even does thing where if you attempt to sing something else, he'll interrupt your song and say "row row row row row row...." until you stop singing that song and start singing his song. It's hilarious. <br />
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Interestingly enough, his 21 month post talked about how much he loves pizza. Well he basically refused pizza for months. Just yesterday he ate a few pieces for the first time in forever so hopefully he's opened his taste buds back up. We went through a phase that I kinda think we're still coming out of. He got to where he refused certain foods or would eat 2 or 3 bites then say he's done. I got to the point where I did the whole "eat what you have because you're not getting anything else and if you don't finish what you're given, you'll eat the leftovers tomorrow". Mama don't play y'all. I'm tired of wasting food. It didn't take long for him to figure it out so he seems to be back on eating all of his food.<br />
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Garrett loves his new school! His first day led to tears for about 10 seconds and then he was done. His teachers love him and always talk about how easy he is. He goes 2 days a week this year and he's in the older toddler room. Next year he'll be in the 2 year old room and I'm hoping for him to go 3 or 4 days next year. The days he goes to school he goes from 9am-1pm. Next year will be tough because big brother will be in elementary school and getting out at 2:45. That hardly leaves enough time for baby brother to have a nap before we pick up big brother. We'll see how the naps are once that happens. While at school, Garrett has reading time, music time, play on the playground, play in a playroom and all kinds of other stuff. He's pretty entertained!<br />
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He is beginning to talk A LOT! He still doesn't talk in full coherent sentences, but he's beginning to string together 3-4 word sentences. Like "mama car right there" or "daddy cup" or "bye bye dog" or "over here". We're still working on colors. The only colors I've ever heard him say is "purpa" (purple), "boo" (blue) and "geeeen" (green). For some reason he just doesn't repeat after me when I try to teach colors. He does count after me, but only number 3. So I'll say "one" and he'll say "two", then I say "two" and he says "teeee", but we haven't gotten further than that. We have some sight word DVDs that go over colors, letters, shapes and numbers so I try to get him to watch those while we're in the car driving, but sometimes it's boring for big bro so we have to switch up what we watch. He knows all his body parts though which is great. He doesn't repeat after me when I say them, but he points to them when I say them.<br />
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He loves taking walks around the neighborhood, riding his toy cars outside and even inside too. He has a toy Mercedes that's inside and Carter has a tricycle and they chase each other in circles around the house. It gets annoying at times, but they love it and you can tell by their facial expressions. He still plays with cars during his free time. He and Carter both just lay in the floor with a hot wheel in each hand and drive them on the floor. He could do this all day. He still loves bath time. It's probably his favorite time. Sadly, the busyness of our lives cause him to only have a few baths a week. We have a pretty set schedule right now too. He goes to school Monday, goes to the YMCA with me Tuesday while big brother is at school, then we all go to church Tuesday night while I do a running ministry. Wednesday he goes to school again and Wednesday night we all go to church again for Bible study. Thursday we go to the YMCA again and then Friday we usually hang out at home or run errands with him and big brother (neither are in school on Friday). So you can see that there's not a lot of free time for baths in there! Don't worry, he's not the stinky kid. He gets bathed plenty!<br />
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**Yeah this happened once. Luckily he hasn't tried to crawl out of the crib again since then. Carter did this one time and then fell out and he was too scared to ever try to crawl out again. Garrett just gave up once he got to this point. He could life himself up a little bit, but he hasn't exceled at climbing yet so I think we're safe for a little bit. But my guess is that a toddler crib isn't too far off!**<br />
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His appointment was November 8th and y'all...have mercy. He was TERRIFIED. You know it's bad when at the end of the appointment it's time for shots so the nurse comes in with a friend to help "hold the baby down". Ugh. So embarrassing. Carter never had issues at his doctor appointments. He didn't like shots, don't get me wrong. But he didn't cry the ENTIRE. APPOINTMENT. Garrett did. The entire appointment. He even hid behind the trashcan when the doctor came in. Ugh. Luckily we don't have to do that for another year so maybe he won't be so skeptical of strangers then. But as of 2 years old, he's in about the 15th percentile for height, 60th percentile for weight and I honestly can't remember the head circumference percentile. He weighed 28lbs, 12oz and was 33 inches long. Now technically, he may be taller than that....there was a TON of squirming on that table. Regardless, Garrett's always been short. Shorter than even Carter was at his age. Garrett is done with his vaccinations so he only got one shot, the flu shot. As soon as he walked out the door of the room we were in, he stopped crying. He smiled and said bye to everyone as he left. I was like "Really kid?? You just threw the world's biggest fit and now you're completely fine?!?!".<br />
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Isn't he the cutest thing ever!?!?! Well that's about it! Next post on G-Money will be his 2 1/2 year post! You'll notice I'm struggling to get these done on time. Garrett turned 2 on October 27th and I'm just now posting this on December 16th. In my defense, I'd written out everything in October/November, but just didn't add the pictures. Obviously it's not close to Carter's birthday (December 28) so I'm working on his 5 year post as I do Garrett's 2 year post so Carter's 5 year post will be next up! Maybe one day I'll get caught up!!</div>
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We moved up to size 5's. Technically he can still fit into 4's, but I had so many size 5's around the house that I didn't want to spend money on 4's so he just started wearing 5's. I think Carter got potty trained at a size 5. Maybe Garrett will be the same, but we'll see. Potty training isn't even on the horizon though.<br />
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At 18 months old I had Garrett's foot measured and he was a 5 1/2 Wide. I had tons of those size shoes that Carter passed down. But in the last couple of weeks, I started noticing it being harder to put his shoes on. So right before he turned 21 months old, I went to have him measured again. Turns out, sweet boy is actually a 7 Wide. Those poor feet of his. We got him a brand new pair of shoes and then I went home and dug around to find all of Carter's old size 7s. Luckily we have tons!<br />
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He's still wearing 18 month clothes for the most part. Some of his stuff is 24 months that was handed down from Carter and has been washed and dried a lot. I'd say he's somewhere between 18 months and 2T though. We'll probably whip open the 2T box of clothes within the next couple months.<br />
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Still loves pretty much all foods. Really really LOVES pizza. So unlike big bro. He loves sandwiches and all things bread. Again, so unlike big bro. Feeding these kids the same meal sometimes is tough!! Right now Garrett isn't loving corn. Sadly I haven't given it to him very consistently so I need to do better at that. His veggies usually include green beans, peas, corn and sometimes carrots, broccoli or sweet potatoes via a pouch. We don't eat a lot of carrots or sweet potatoes in our house so I make sure his pouches he eats as a side are one of those. <br />
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Flags. Garrett's activities include the American flag. Numerous flags in fact. Justin just did a bathroom renovation for us and each time he went to Home Depot with Garrett, he had to buy one of those 99 cent flags that they had at checkout. Garrett points them out everywhere he goes. Flags to Garrett is like Buicks for Carter. He also loves jumping on mom and dad's bed. Which is frustrating. I remember that about this exact age, Carter went through a head-banging phase. Well G-Money is there now too. Every time you say "ouchie" he bangs his head on something. So weird.<br />
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He loves to be outside but that has been tough lately because of how hot it is outside!! He is loving the splash pad at the Birmingham Zoo. He also really LOVES going to the YMCA into the child care room. He adores playing in there and the women in there say he always has so much fun. He's obsessed with cars just like Carter is. They frequently fight over cars even though we literally have every single Hot Wheel ever made in our living room.<br />
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Garrett has all of his teeth except his second year molars. Every time he chews on stuff a lot and gets cranky, I think he's getting them in, but then they never come. So I have no clue when they will come in! I don't plan to take him to the dentist until he's 3. I know some dentists want you to bring them in once they get their first tooth but I am so not doing that. Plenty of dentists want you to wait until they're 3 so that they don't get traumatized by the dentist and always have a bad memory of that building and of him/her. I agree whole heartedly. We brush Garrett's teeth twice a day and once those molars come in, we'll begin flossing too. I'd rather wait to take him to a dentist until he's old enough to comprehend instructions and obey them. Any earlier than that and it will be a disaster!</div>
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That's about it! Next post on G-Money will be his TWO YEAR post. I can't even comprehend that!!!!</div>
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<br /><br /><strong><u>Shoe Size</u></strong><br /><br /> I took Carter to Sikes in Homewood for the first time and they were kind enough to also measure Garrett since I hadn't officially measured him yet. He's a 5 1/2 Wide, just like big bro was at this age. Carter is also still rockin' the wide foot. Hopefully we'll grow out of that by elementary school.<br />
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**Garrett LOVES to stack things and he's really good at it. He's been stacking blocks from a young age. He loves to knock stuff over after he stacks it up.**<br /><br /><strong><u>Clothes</u></strong><br /><br />Garrett is solely in 18 month clothes right now. I doubt we're going to be buying this kid any clothes any time soon! Evidently mommy bought Carter a gigantic amount of clothes at 18 months so Garrett probably has more 18 month clothes than I have in my entire closet.<br />
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**This was Valentine's Day. Aren't the adorable?!?!? I mean, they look NOTHING alike, but they sure are cute!!**<br />
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**He seriously sleeps in the weirdest positions sometimes**<br />
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<br />**These pictures are from Easter. How handsome are my kids?!?!**<br />
<br />Unlike his big bro, he loves bread. Things he typically eats are peanut butter sandwiches, cheese quesadillas, grilled cheese, turkey meat, string cheese, yogurt, lots of those Gerber Graduate meals, Spaghetti O's, applesauce, various pouches, corn, green beans, ham, fish sticks, chicken nuggets, etc. I could probably go on with this list for a while. He really is a good eater! A big difference between him and Carter when it comes to eating is textures. Carter is a meat and three kind of guy. He likes three separate pieces of food. For example, ham and green beans and blueberries. He refuses things mixed together like pasta or casseroles. Garrett loves that kind of stuff.<br />
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**Garrett is just like brother and always wants a placemat, even though he's allowed to have food directly on his highchair table-unlike brother who must use a plate on top of the placemat. But regardless, Garrett always wants to be like brother and have a placemat. In the picture above, Garrett is saying his blessing. He knows it's what we do before we eat therefore he's associated the placemat with the blessing. He can't actually say the words yet, but he puts his hands together and kind of jabbers as if he were trying to say it. A for effort!!**<br />
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Still doing the same things we always do. Playing in the backyard outside if it's pretty. He loves to get in his little blue car or Carter's "4 by X" as he calls it (it's a toy 4x4). Garrett likes to ride in both of these toys around the culdesac next to our house. Lately I've been putting them both in the radio flyer wagon and walking them around the circle in our neighborhood. Garrett loves to be outside just like his brother does. He still loves to be read to as well. He enjoys sitting in your lap and listening to you read books to him. He loves cars. Possibly because of how much Carter loves cars and how many cars are all over our house. He and Carter love playing with cars together. Just like Carter when he was this age, Garrett doesn't do a lot of TV watching unless he's strapped in the car seat. He doesn't like standing still long enough to watch much. He really likes the Barney song as well as the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse hot dog song. You're likely to catch him dancing to either of these.<br />
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<br />**This is one of his favorite toy cars and it's really one that Carter got for his birthday. When you press the button it plays music and Garrett dances to it.**<br />
<br />Garrett still doesn't really talk a ton. I was concerned about this because at this age Carter was basically talking small sentences. At his 18 month appointment I talked about it with the doc and he said he's not at all worried and that Garrett is right on track. It's just hard for me to see that because my only comparison is Carter and Carter is really advanced for his age now just like he was at 18 months old. Garrett's definitely the observer whereas Carter is the talker. Carter just yap yap yap yap yap's away. He could talk to a brick wall. Garrett just prefers to sit back and listen and observe. I'll probably be appreciative of this later. Garrett can say about 15 or so words and he tries to say more all the time so he is working on it. He's just not a talker like Carter is. <br />
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Garrett's next appointment is at 2 years old! He's growing fast and time is flying by so much quicker with him than it did with Carter. Probably because I'm so busy with two whereas Carter got all the attention when it was just him. As much as the boys love to play together, they do fight over things and this is a new development within the last month or so. Carter pretty much understands sharing and the concept of "he has a turn then you get a turn", but Garrett does NOT understand that so that's the struggle we deal with now. I have to constantly make sure I'm not taking advantage of Carter and making him surrender his turns to his brother because then he will grow to not like playing with him and always having to make concessions for him because "he's the baby". So I'm doing my best to teach Garrett these things and force them to both follow the same set of rules. Hopefully Garrett will begin to understand it more as he gets older. </div>
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That's all I got for now with my sweet youngest boy. Life is an adventure with them both but I love it!!</div>
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Nothing major happened in January (or I didn't take pictures of it if it did). So first big thing was in February when we found out that my sister-in-law was pregnant!!!<br />
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We were THRILLED!!!!! This is her and her mom in the photo. A few days after this announcement they went to their first ultrasound and found out it was TWINS!</div>
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Nothing big in March either, but in April we found out that Jen was having twin GIRLS!!! Lots of pink on its way!<br />
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Around the time we found out Jen was having twin girls, Justin and I found out we were expecting our own bundle of joy!!<br />
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We had already planned a trip for May to go to Rome and London, so we enjoyed that trip (even though I was exhausted all the time and quite hormonal).<br />
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Later in the month we had that first ultrasound where we got to hear the heartbeat and see that sweet baby for the first time. His heartrate was 185!!! Everyone said he was a girl, but I had been guessing boy from day 1 (my gender prediction for his brother was definitely NOT correct).<br />
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In June, me and one of my best friends Carina went to NYC for a long weekend. We both LOVE New York. We didn't get a picture together for some reason (oh I know why...it was 2011 and selfies weren't a thing then) so this is really the only picture of me that I have. I was 12 weeks pregnant at the time. I don't look big at all whatsoever, but at the time (never having been pregnant before), I felt massive. If only I knew at the time what week 39 was going to look like!!<br />
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July held all things BOY. First, my sweet nephew Cooper was born in Tampa, FL. <br />
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In August, the sweet little Gault twins made their way into our lives!<br />
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Those girls gave me some good practice before Carter made his way into the world. <br />
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Nothing major happened in September, but in October, all the Rogers girls got together and went to a pumpkin patch over on Hwy 280.<br />
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Also in October, I ran/walked the Race for the Cure 5k with my friend Tiffany. Tiffany had actually JUST found out she was pregnant with Harper that weekend but she hadn't told me about it yet.<br />
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Another big thing in October was my maternity pictures that my sister, Lindsey, took over in Ross Bridge.<br />
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In November, we celebrated Thanksgiving.<br />
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I want to say I was 35 weeks pregnant in this picture. It was right after Thanksgiving (I always put up my Christmas decorations the day after Thanksgiving).<br />
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December as a very busy month obviously. This is one of my favorite pictures of Cooper. He was giving Carter a hug and telling him to hurry up and come on out!!!<br />
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My belly is gigantic y'all. GIGANTIC. But none of it mattered because a couple of days later, we went in to force Carter out of my belly (one day past my due date). The delivery was extremely difficult and there was few complications, but he and I were completely fine and he was PERFECT.<br />
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So that was 2011!!! It was busier than it seemed...it's just that, we didn't take a ton of pictures back then. I feel like I take a ton more pics now than I used to then and not because I have kids, but because I think technology with camera phones has gotten better and more convenient for spur of the moment picture taking. Up next will be 2010. That one will be tougher because my folders for that year aren't organized by month so I'll have to figure out what picture is from what month, which could take a while!Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-6746148217781985472016-02-17T11:39:00.000-06:002016-02-17T11:41:01.262-06:00The Morris Crew Goes to Disney - Part 4This was our 2nd full day at Magic Kingdom (though it was our 4th time to Magic Kingdom for the trip). It rained all day again which was unfortunate. The kids didn't love it when we had to put the rain cover over the strollers. They couldn't see as well and they weren't fans of it. I don't blame them at all! But we tried to make the most of it! I also didn't take many pictures this day because of the rain, so I will combine this day at Magic Kingdom with our final day which was spent at Hollywood Studios.<br />
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The day started for the girls significantly earlier than it did for the boys. The girls used this day to go to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and get made over like princesses. They were so beautiful that me, Gordon and Debbie were all crying!<br />
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Our crew separated from the girls the majority of this day because they had lots of princess stuff lined up. Since my boys couldn't care less about princesses, we went off on our own to meet other characters and ride some more rides!<br />
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This was the day that we were able to convince Carter to ride Splash Mountain. He LOVES stuffed animals and we found a Mickey at a store that he really really wanted so we (being the bad parents we are) told him that we would buy him the Mickey if he rode Splash Mountain. So he willingly got on the ride. He really liked the part at the beginning where you go through the inside of the mountain. But when it came time for that hill...his face above says it all!!! He was fine until we hit the bottom. Then he cried and when I asked why he was crying he said it was because he got wet. We were in the back row folks and I am willing to bet money that he got MAYBE a few drops on him. It wasn't a bad cry either, it was a sad cry which broke my heart and made me feel awful for making him do it in the first place. But sure enough, we went and got him that Mickey!<br />
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And he slept soundly that night with all those dang animals. We brought Henry to Disney World. That's it. And somehow, during our time in Disney, he went from one animal to five. Justin was the one that slept in the bed with Carter every night except for one. We had two queen beds in our room so one night Carter slept with me, but the rest of the nights he wanted to be with his daddy. Which suited me just fine :) So Justin had to fit on the bed between Carter and 5 animals!<br />
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If you ask Carter what his favorite show at Disney was, he would say thing one. The Frozen Sing-a-Long. We basically watched the main parts of the movie and it was a sing-a-long. And at the end, Elsa and Anna came out and everyone sang Let It Go one more time and snow started falling from the ceiling. All the kids loved it! And because of it, Carter has all of a sudden developed an interest in all things Frozen!<br />
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This was in the Toy Story ride. It was a really fun ride! Garrett just liked being out of the stroller, but Carter actually played in the ride. You had a gun in your seat and you shot at targets to get the most points. It was really cool!</div>
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Luckily there were tables and couches around the dance floor for us old folks that couldn't keep up with the four year olds! And the two babies used the table to roll a coke bottle back and forth. They were totally entertained by that!<br />
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There were screens on the walls and they changed a lot. Sometimes it was just dance related stuff like in the picture above. But other times they would play club versions of Disney songs. For example, they played a club version of "Under the Sea" (Little Mermaid) and the screen flashed scenes from the movie and the ceiling released bubbles during the entire song. It was so stinking cool!!!!<br />
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We went to Magic Kingdom again (shocker I know). Carter really wanted to ride the People Mover again. He rode it with his daddy while I walked Garrett around for a nap, but he wanted me to see it and ride it with me. So we went back and I rode it with him. He cracked me and Justin up. He was so proud that he knew about the ride and I didn't so he made sure to tell me everything that was going to happen and all the things I'd see. This ride goes through Space Mountain so it's pitch black and Carter grabbed my hand and said "Don't be afraid mom, I've got you. Don't worry, there's no bugs." Ha!!! Don't know why he thought I was worried about bugs but I loved the sweet gesture!<br />
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The next day we left! We flew from Orlando to Atlanta and then on to Birmingham again. Garrett did this right here during the longer of the two flights from Orlando to Atlanta:<br />
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It was nice to be home for sure. When you are 4 years old and are used to having a 2 hour nap every day and going to bed no later than 8:30pm...Disney World is tough. The lack of naps and staying up till 10pm or later every night eventually took its toll on all the kids. Both my boys fell asleep at 6:30pm the day we got home and slept till after 8am the next day. It took Carter a solid week to catch up on his sleep and start acting normal again. We had so much fun though!! I will say that when we go again, I will be sure to wait until Garrett is at least 5 or at the very least, not taking naps anymore. Carter talks about Disney every single day so I know he had so much fun. I would say that he won't remember this experience but I truly think he will. Carter remembers things that happened two years ago so I know that he will remember this forever!</div>
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This was a video from the Club Disney. Not great quality, but it gives you an idea of it!Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-77260376981356452362016-02-17T10:48:00.000-06:002016-02-17T10:51:05.465-06:00The Morris Crew Goes to Disney - Part 3On the third day of visiting Disney parks, we hit up Magic Kingdom. We scheduled two days to be at Magic Kingdom because there was so much kid stuff there. Wouldn't you have it...those two days were the two days that it rained! No biggie though...rain meant less people and shorter lines!<br />
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I love this photo of Justin and Garrett riding it. I snapped it not realizing that the castle was in the background. Such a cool picture!</div>
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And of course we made a few minutes for the big kids to ride Space Mountain!!</div>
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Like I said in my post from the first day at Disney, Carter didn't really have any interest in meeting characters. When he rode the Winnie the Pooh ride he all of a sudden loved Pooh. He made us use his Disney giftcard he got for Christmas to buy him a Pooh stuffed animal. Then he said that the ONLY character he wanted to meet was Winnie and Tigger. So of course, we made that happen! Love seeing those sweet hugs he gave Pooh!!!</div>
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Garrett loved the character unlike his brother. He had a tendency to always want to play with their noses!</div>
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This is Carter watching Splash Mountain. He was scared for the people on the ride because he was watching them go down the big hill. He hung out in the "splash zone" on the bridge just watching over and over again. We tried so hard to convince him to do it but he had no interest in it. Oh but he did end up doing it!!! But not until later.<br />
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That night at Magic Kingdom Carter rode what he calls one of his ABSOLUTE favorite rides. The tea cups. Those. Dang. Teacups. Carter wanted to ride it over and over and the girls all for some reason wanted to ride it with me too. I ended up riding those teacups probably 5 or 6 times and wanted to vomit every single time. But the joy on Carter's face!!!<br />
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We ended our fun day at Magic Kingdom with another viewing of the fireworks, but this time we viewed it from Main Street looking at the castle. We went back to the hotel for the night and hit the sack...we were all exhausted. Up next, day 2 at Magic Kingdom!!Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-11190887607096610702016-02-17T09:50:00.000-06:002016-02-17T09:50:00.021-06:00The Morris Crew Goes to Disney - Part 2We got up early and got ready for day 2! On this day, we had a scheduled breakfast at Chef Mickey (which also happened to be at our hotel). Chef Mickey was a gigantic buffet with any and everything you could imagine to eat. At a certain time, all the main Mickey Mouse Clubhouse characters came out and went from table to table meeting everyone and taking pictures. We got some great pictures of the kids with the characters!<br />
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After breakfast we all loaded onto a bus and headed to Epcot!!! Which, let's be honest, is the least kid friendly park there is!! The adults however loved it! I loved walking through all the countries and seeing defining factors of each place. There were a few rides for the kids, but not much at all. Carter really liked Spaceship Earth (the one inside the 'golf ball' as I call it). <br />
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He also did something called Test Track. Test Track is all about cars and since Carter is obsessed with cars, we knew he'd love it. We didn't do much research on it though...and boy were we in for a shock! Carter, Papa, Justin, Aeron and myself all went on this ride. Debbie and Jen watched the other kids while we were doing it. You go inside and you build your own car. You picked out the engine, the body style, the color...everything! Carter thought that was really cool. Then you got into a car and did all the tests that actual cars go through during the testing process. So basically, going really fast on wet surfaces and turning very quickly to dodge things. Carter wanted to be in the front row with Justin and Papa and I sat in the back with Aeron.<br />
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This is one of the pictures they took of us during the ride. The reason I say that we were in for a shock is because we had NO clue how fast this ride went. After it goes through all the testing obstacles, it goes outside on a track and goes in circles up to 68mph. I later found out via a trivia test that this ride is the FASTEST ride in all of Disney World. And I let my 4 year old ride it. Yikes. Justin took the Go Pro and videoed Carter during the ride and it was priceless. He almost has no expression because of how fast he's going. Once the car slowed down you see him in the video say "are we done??" and then the video cuts off. But what isn't in the video is the constant asking "are we done?" and then we finally get to a part that says we are done and Carter starts clapping saying "yaaaaaay". Justin asked him if he liked the ride and he said "I don't like it daddy!!!". God love him!<br />
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After this ride we just walked around the big lake at the center of Epcot going from country to country. The girls met several princesses while we were there too!<br />
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This is me and Carter riding the Crush ride (Finding Nemo). It comes out by an aquarium and all the kids loved it!</div>
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This is what Garrett did during our stroll through the countries!!</div>
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Justin and I in Morocco! We were trying to catch Aladdin and Jasmine but the line was too long!<br />
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He was watching this little village that's over that rail. It has little houses and cars and trains that all move on their own. </div>
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In front of the big golf ball! I regret not taking the time to get a family picture at the front of the park before we got there. Maybe next time.</div>
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This was the night of Dumbo as I call it. It was during the fireworks so everyone in Magic Kingdom was heading to the front of the castle to watch the fireworks and the parade. We stayed in the circus area and rode Dumbo. Over. And Over. And Over.</div>
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How adorable are these kids!?!?! They are having a blast!!!</div>
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After all the fun at Magic Kingdom again, we headed home to bed so that we could get some sleep for the next day. A full day at Magic Kingdom!!! I should also note the sleeping arrangements at our hotel. We stayed at the Contemporary Resort, but our room was in a separate tower called the Bay Tower. This tower had some entire villas that fit whole families. So we had a two story "house" that had a laundry room, kitchen, living area and every family had their own room with a balcony and bathroom. So Gordon and Debbie had the master downstairs and us and our boys had one room upstairs while the Gault's had the other room. The one thing I was most worried about was all four of us sleeping in the same room. My kids have always ALWAYS slept in their own rooms. The only exception to this is right when they were born and they shared a room with us for a few weeks. I was terrified that Carter may keep Garrett awake or vice versa. Luckily, this never was an issue. Sometimes we put Garrett down first and let him fall asleep before bringing Carter in there and Carter did a great job of being quiet and not waking his brother. Other times that wasn't possible and both boys had to go down at the same time. Even in those times, they did great. There was one day where Carter kept getting out of bed and bringing Garrett stuffed animals and it would make Garrett laugh, therefore Carter kept doing it over and over. We had to get on to him for this, but even on this night, both boys were asleep within an hour. </div>
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Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-32803080114638104692016-02-16T16:13:00.001-06:002016-02-17T09:50:14.211-06:00The Morris Crew Goes to Disney - Part 1At age 4 and 15 months, Carter and Garrett made their very first (but certainly not last) trip to DISNEY WORLD!!!! We've been planning this trip for over half a year now with Justin's parents and with his sister and her family. This also made the very first time either of my boys have been on airplanes. Garrett was a champ and slept the whole time. He was on my ticket as infant in arms so we didn't have to pay for him to have his own seat. Carter did get his own seat and he made sure it was by a window every single time! We flew from Birmingham to Atlanta for a small layover and then Atlanta to Orlando.<br />
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**Yes, there are going to be numerous parts to this blog about Disney. Too many parks visited, too many pictures, too many AWESOME memories to put all in one post**</div>
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Playing on the fun little playsets at the Birmingham airport</div>
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Carter loved looking at all the planes with Papa!</div>
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My sweet baby boy!! This is what he did most plane rides...and most of Disney to be honest!</div>
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Once we got to Orlando we rode a bus to our hotel, the Contemporary Resort. We chose our hotel intentionally because it has the monorail run through it but also is within walking distance to Magic Kingdom. This ended up being crucial because of the days we were there, the two days we scheduled to go to Magic Kingdom-it was POURING. So on the days we went to Epcot and Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, we came back to our hotel and rested for a bit and then headed to Magic Kingdom for a couple of hours. We were surprisingly able to get a ton done in Magic Kingdom on all those half days. We all pretty much had that park memorized by the end of the trip because we were there every single day! Which is fine because Magic Kingdom has BY FAR the most kid stuff.<br />
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We didn't do anything our first day there. Just hung out at the hotel for a while and watched the fireworks over Cinderella's castle before bed. The next day was Animal Kingdom and I just knew Carter was going to love it! We got two double strollers for all the kids (there was a total of 3 four year olds, a 15 month old and a 10 month old with us). Jennifer (Justin's sister) wore Charlotte around her chest the whole trip. Props to her because I could NEVER do that. The strollers fit the other 4 kids. And it was great because the strollers leaned back so when it was naptime for Garrett, we just leaned his seat back and he went right to sleep!<br />
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This was Garrett's home for the week! I highly recommend these strollers!! They were great for us. It's the City Mini Stroller and we rented it from Kingdom Strollers.</div>
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Carter was loving the Kilimanjaro Safari ride, just like I knew his animal loving self would!</div>
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Garrett enjoyed a lot of the rides too! Anything to get out of that stroller!!!</div>
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We did get to sneak away for a bit while everyone else went to see the Finding Nemo show. It was Garrett's naptime and I said I wanted to walk him around the park in the stroller for him to fall asleep. Justin joined me and we had just a few moments of one on one time :)</div>
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There was a kid play area called Dino-Land and they had a huge playset. Carter absolutely loved it and could have spent the entire day there!</div>
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Me and Garrett rode the dinosaur ride together. It's the exact same ride as Dumbo, just dinosaurs instead of elephants!</div>
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Love my little ninja turtle!!</div>
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We took a break and let Garrett get out of the stroller and walk around. He and Carter really enjoyed chasing eachother around this stage. Precious brothers!</div>
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That night we went to Magic Kingdom and were able to ride It's a Small World, Dumbo, Winnie the Pooh and the Little Mermaid ride. After the Little Mermaid ride they did the fireworks in the park. We all loved them except Celia. Celia gets a little freaked out by loud noises like that so she rode the Little Mermaid ride again while the rest of us watched the fireworks. Then we all headed towards the exit where we got to see the parade! I honestly didn't think Carter was going to care about the parade but he loved it!</div>
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This baby y'all! He is amazing. It's 9pm, he's only had one nap and he is smiling from ear to ear!!</div>
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This is the Winnie the Pooh Ride. Carter didn't have a clue who Winnie the Pooh was (he's never watched the show) and yet after this ride, he required a Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal. He is inseparable from this stuffed animal even now.</div>
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Garrett rode with Justin and I on the Little Mermaid ride. It's a shame that most of the kid friendly rides are inside and I can't take good pictures!!</div>
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Carter rode a seashell with Nana and those two danced the entire time. These seashells go through a course and it has all kinds of wax figures and stuff showing major scenes from the movie. Everytime our shell turned to face Carter's, he was dancing to Under the Sea or some other fun song.</div>
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After the ride, the girls wanted to meet Ariel and the line was short so we all went to meet her. Now if you know Carter, you know how shy he is. He is already shy around people he knows, but he is SUPER shy around girls that he doesn't know. So Ariel had to work with him to get him to open up a bit. In this picture, she was showing him how to make fish faces. He was eating it up!!! This was when I realized (after meeting Ariel at MK and Rafiki at Animal Kingdom earlier that day) that Carter was going to have almost no interest in meeting characters. He was way more interested in rides than in meeting people.</div>
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During the fireworks! The sound didn't really bother Carter but he wanted to try on Celia's headphones just to see how they worked. </div>
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We headed back to the hotel after the light parade to put these exhausted kiddos to bed. It was a fun and jam-packed first day at Disney and we had to get ready for Day 2 - Breakfast with Mickey and Friends, Epcot and another night at Magic Kingdom! </div>
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Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-69057662200845856222016-02-16T07:49:00.003-06:002016-02-16T07:49:37.369-06:00Garrett - 15 Months OldGarrett is now 15 months old! Time with him is flying! He seems like such a baby to me still. Possibly because he's always around his 4 year old brother. Even as a 2 year old, he'll always seem like the baby I suppose. Garrett turned 15 months on January 27, 2016 while we were at Disney World. <br />
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Garrett has moved up to size 4 diapers. He can still wear a 3 if he has to, but 4 is just so much better fitting. <br />
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This is at Thanksgiving on my side of the family. These are all the young kids. Lots of boys. Lots and lots and lots of boys...<br />
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I haven't officially gotten Garrett sized, but he is wearing two pairs of shoes right now and they both seem to fit. They are 4.5W and 5W. <br />
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Bless this child for letting his big brother do all kinds of things to him!!!<br />
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Garrett still wears 12 month clothes. We haven't moved up to 18 months just yet. Very few of the items he wears are 18 months, but they are some crazy brand that runs super small so he's wearing 18 months in that. I use all my clothing judgments off of the Carter's brand because it's what my kids wear the most.<br />
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Garrett sleeps extremely well and always has. At 15 months, he STILL takes two naps a day when he's not at school or church and I don't see that changing anytime soon. Carter transitioned to one nap a day at 15 months old but that won't happen with Garrett. When he's at school and on Sundays, he takes one nap a day due to timing, but if we are at home, he takes two naps. Usually from about 10-12 and again from 2:30-4:30ish. Garrett is so funny-he LOVES to have his back scratched. When we put him in the crib, he rolls immediately to his tummy (see picture below) and waits for us to scratch his back. When we stop he will stand up immediately as if saying "what are you doing? Why did you stop??". If we put our hand back on his back, he will fall right back to his tummy and let us scratch it again. He also sleeps like this picture below the majority of the time too. Sometimes he'll lay flat on his tummy, but for the most part, his booty is in the air with those feet crossed!</div>
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He drinks from a sippy cup extremely well now and has even showed interested in cups with straws. I've let him try this a few times but he hasn't mastered the "sucking" part of using a straw just yet. He loves to hold his own utensils, but definitely not anywhere near to feeding himself with them just yet. The past few months Garrett has shown some slight preferences. I've noticed that he isn't a fan of many fruits other than blueberries and bananas. He doesn't like the texture of things like strawberries, peaches and oranges. I'm not giving up though and hopefully he'll hop on board soon. He also doesn't always want his vegetables. He loves the vegetable pouches, just not always the real stuff. But he does eat his veggies sometimes, so I think it's just a texture thing again. Something he will hopefully grow out of soon.<br />
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Unlike his big bro, he loves bread. Things he typically eats are peanut butter sandwiches, cheese quesadillas, turkey meat, string cheese, yogurt, lots of those Gerber Graduate meals, Spaghetti O's, applesauce, various pouches, corn, green beans, ham, etc. I could probably go on with this list for a while. He really is a good eater!<br />
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With the 15 month mark came a tough illness. Garrett wasn't acting himself and was coughing a lot and Justin and I were determined he had croup again. I made an appointment with his pediatrician and we went in. I tried to take his temp several times at home but he wouldn't hold still long enough for it to read properly. At the doc, the nurse took his temp under his arm and it was 101. I argued. I knew it was more than that. So when the doc came in I asked that they retake his temp because I know it was higher than 101. So a different nurse came in and did it rectally. It was 103.4. A momma knows when something with her baby ain't right and just by touching his skin I knew it wasn't simply 101. The doctor tried to listen to his heart and became concerned by his breathing. He was breathing roughly 60 times a minute which is bad for this age. He wanted to run some tests so we had to wait around for a while. After the 2 hour appointment (let me tell you how super fun it is to keep a 15 month old sick baby entertained for 2 hours) it was determined that he had a double ear infection and RSV that had already turned into bronchiolitis. My poor baby!!! They gave him motrin right then to bring down his temp. The doc said not to worry about the breathing treatments just yet because he really thought that the high number of breaths was due to the fever so he wanted to see if they were still that high after the fever broke. The next day the fever broke and his breathing stayed between 30-30 breaths per minute which was ok. It has taken Garrett FOREVER to get over this sickness. He is still not eating well and is still super clingy and whiny. Not a bad whiny as in crying every single minute, but just a pitiful whiny. Sitting in my lap watching tv and just whining. I'm hoping he will begin to turn a corner soon. It's been a week and I've seen slow improvement but not enough. I need him to eat more to get strong again! I'm hoping he will go back to school this week. There's no medical reason for him to not be in school anymore, but I'm still worried about him going. I will likely take him and just tell them to call me if he gets too uncomfortable and I will come get him. Praying he will be fine though and I won't have to do that!<br />
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This is what he's been doing the past week. Breaks my heart y'all!</div>
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Garrett has been doing really well in his class. He's brought home several artwork projects already. What momma doesn't love getting those?!?! Next year, however, both boys will change schools. This was such a tough decision for us because right now the boys go to school where we go to church AND I am a substitute teacher and work up there every now and again. But the distance from our house to church has become too big of a burden. Even with our recent move, it takes about 15-20 minutes to get to the church. That means that I spend one hour a day in the car going to and from twice. They go to school 3 days a week. On top of that they have church Wednesday nights and also on Sundays. I have the occasional committee meeting once a month or so as well. It's just a lot of car time! On top of the distance, the tuition at our current school went up a lot this year. Due to these things, we decided to put our kids in school at a church significantly closer to home. They will begin at their new school in the fall. On top of the distance and money issues, this change will also allow the boys to be in preschool with the same kids they will be zoned to go to Elementary School with. Right now, the majority of the kids at our current school are zoned within the Vestavia area and we're in Hoover so they will have to make all new friends in Elementary School. This one reason isn't enough for me to change schools, it was just an added bonus. Carter has also begun to show a lack of interest in going to church on Wednesdays and I don't blame him. We are up there ALL. THE. TIME. I'm ready to separate church and school so that he wants to be at church again and see all his friends there. We'll see how Garrett does with this change. He will do better than Carter will because he's a baby so he isn't playing with others just yet. He just plays with toys around others. Carter, on the other hand, tells me all about who he plays with and what he does so he will certainly notice a change. But on the bright side, he loves this new school. He's been there before because his twin cousins go there and he loves it. When I told him he was going there next year, he was excited!</div>
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Garrett does all kinds of things during his waketimes. In the new house, we spend time playing with several toys downstairs, then we play with different toys in the playroom upstairs, then if it's pretty outside we'll go out and play in the driveway. We haven't done a golf cart ride yet in the new neighborhood because it's still cold. I'm already seeing it warm up though so maybe we can do that soon. Garrett loves playing with Carter and prefers the exact thing Carter prefers, cars. They both play with cars together and I love seeing it! He also loves to stack things like blocks. His teacher says that he does this a lot at school too. He loves to be read to. Over the past month he has begun pointing to things a ton as well. <br />
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Garrett still doesn't really talk much. I was concerned about this because at this age Carter was basically talking small sentences. Doc reassured me of two things. 1) Carter was advanced. He did things well before the average age. And 2) siblings usually talk much later than their older counterparts because they just let big brother or sister talk for them. And with a brother as talkative as Carter, doc wasn't worried about Garrett not consistently talking. Garrett has said a ton of words, he just doesn't say them all the time. He's definitely the observer whereas Carter is the talker. We are working on body parts and Garrett has shown us his head, tummy and ear before. But he just doesn't do it every time you ask. He hates performing. Justin and I can tell he understands pretty much everything he sees and hears, he's just choosing to not show us that he understands it right that minute. He plays with cars just like Carter does. He puts them in their exact position on the Hot Wheels tracks and pushes them with his fingers down the tracks. And he loves to stack things like blocks and boxes. These types of tasks show that he is very much thinking and processing and copying the things he sees which are all signs of good development.<br />
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He got so many stinking teeth that I can't keep count how many he has now! I think he has 11 or 12 now. He went through a spurt right before we went to Disney World where he cut about 7 all at the same time. So now he has a mouth full of pearly whites!!! A couple of the back molars are still coming through but they've all cut the skin.</div>
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This is Carter's school picture for 3k. His teacher is Mrs. Rodgers and he LOVES school. See Preschool section below.</div>
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The picture above is from Carter's Thanksgiving Program. They have been doing this same program for at least 30 years because Justin did the exact same program dressed the exact same way using the exact same songs when he was in 3k. I love that Carter has experienced exactly what his daddy did at the same school.<br />
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At 3 years old he was 8.5 wide. He can still wear an 8.5 wide, but sometimes he’ll even wear a 9. I don’t know if his foot is still wide. Sometimes they grow out of the wide foot, sometimes they don’t. All his shoes are wide and I’ve never had him try on a non-wide shoe, so I honestly don’t know. <br />
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Carter had a bit of a growth spurt recently. He’s always been short, usually wearing a size below normal for his age range. At 2 years old he was still in 12-18 months. At 3 he was wearing 2t and at 4 he was mainly wearing 3t, but about a month after turning 4, his jeans were all of a sudden too short. So I went and bought him some 4t jeans and pants. They’re a bit baggy in the waist (he’s got a small waist for his age) but overall, the 4t pants seem to fit much better than the 3t did. I just have to make sure the adjustable waist is as tight as it can be. Most of his shirts are 3t or 4t, depending on the brand.</div>
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Carter has opened up his horizons so much when it comes to eating. He loves fruits and vegetables and is starting to finally eat more meats. The only thing I wish he would eat better is pizza and hamburgers. He refuses a hamburger still. He’ll eat pizza, but has to be convinced and you pretty much have to hold his hand (not literally, but figuratively speaking) to get him to eat it. I should be glad though. Pizza and hamburgers at fast food places in particular can lead to bad eating choices later. He would much rather have grilled chicken or ham with some green beans and yogurt. He has started eating hot dogs finally. And even eats sandwich meat, but still won’t eat a full sandwich because he doesn’t like bread. I sure wish I didn’t like bread!!! He’s eaten a peanut butter sandwich (on a tortilla though, not normal bread…because apparently there’s a difference) a few times, but it’s not his favorite. Which I really don’t understand because he loves peanut butter with his apples, and he eats the tortillas all the time with cheese quesadillas…so I don’t really understand why he can’t eat the two together, but whatever. <br />
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**He had swim lessons for the first time this past summer. He did great! But he’s not a swimmer just yet. He needed more practice than I was capable of giving with a baby in tow. So we plan to put him in lessons again this summer and attempt to go to the pool more often so he can practice.**<br />
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Carter goes to school 3 days a week at church. His teacher this year is Mrs. Rodgers, who happens to be one of my friends as well. Her husband is me and Justin’s Sunday School teacher. He loves all his friends in his class and does very well at school. He goes to Spanish class where he learned to say all the main colors in Spanish as well as counting to 10. He plays outside on the playground and on any given day, he’ll say playing outside is his favorite part of school. He goes to chapel one day a week and learns a Bible story and sings a song about the story. He also does something called “Move and Groove” which is the equivalent of P.E. for us old school kids. They ride bicycles and run a lap and play hand eye coordination games.<br />
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Carter’s four year appointment was on January 6, 2016. Justin took him to this appointment. The four year appointment is a rough one because of all the shots. I’ve heard horror stories about this appointment so I made Justin go with him. He did a good job overall. He cried during the shots and apparently didn’t stop until Justin pulled into the Wal-Mart parking lot to get him a new car for being such a big boy during the shots. Even now if you ask him about it he’ll tell you how much he didn’t like it and is quick to tell you that he doesn’t have to get any more shots until he’s 11. <br />
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**He got a big boy full size bed this year too. I was nervous he’d fall off, but we stack pillows on the sides and he has only fallen off once in his sleep. He’s used to the bed now.**<br />
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<li>Carter still likes to learn countries on his placemat that shows the entire world. So far he knows where America, Russia, China, Mexico, Canada, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, India, Turkey, Greenland, Iran, Brazil, Tanzania, Israel, Georgia, Egypt, Madagascar, Iceland, Thailand, Malaysia and Australia.</li>
<li>Loves cars. Oh have mercy does he love cars. He has pretty much every single hot wheels car that exists.</li>
<li>On the cars note, he loves actual cars too and can tell the difference. He recognizes Buicks, Toyotas, BMWs, Jeeps, Chevy’s, Fords, Volkswagens, Mercedes, Lexus, you name it he knows it. He knows pretty much ALL of the makes of cars and is beginning to memorize the models. For example, he can look at a Buick and tell you if it’s an Enclave, Encore, Lacrosse, etc. Same with Toyotas. He knows the difference between a 4Runner, Camry, Avalon, etc. He doesn’t know all of the makes of each car yet but he does know most of them. This past year, the 4th year, was what I call "the year of the Buick". </li>
<li>He went to his very first football game this year with Justin. He went to an Auburn football game about 2 months before he turned 4. They made it a whole guys weekend. They went to the game and then stayed at a hotel and then the next day went to the Georgia Aquarium and to some drive thru zoo. I try to get them to have a guys weekend twice a year. When Garrett’s older, I still want him to have a guys weekend with each boy individually so that they can get individual attention from Justin.
<li>He dresses himself for the most part, but sadly I must say that I usually dress him because it’s just so much faster. He knows how to put on underwear and pants on his own. He tends to need help with socks and sometimes needs help with shirts.
<li>He still isn’t interested in sitting down to watch movies. I took him to see Minions in 3D for the first time but he only made it about 40 minutes. He didn’t even get restless at all during the movie, he just looked at me and said “mommy I’m bored can we go?”. He just doesn’t like tv or movies really. I have no idea why. He has recently gotten into a tv show on Nickelodeon called Blaze and the Monster Machines. It’s actually a great show. It’s about cars (so a win for Carter) but it teaches math and science too. A good show to be obsessed with for sure!
<li>We have still yet to allow Carter to have any kind of caffeinated drink. He’s had sprite but that’s it. I’m honestly not sure when I will allow him to have a coke. Probably not for another couple of years. Not sure if you’ve met my child, but the last thing he needs is caffeine!
<li>We do notes every day for Carter’s lunches when he goes to school. Every index card has a note from me or Justin and each note has a car symbol on it. He brings these notes home and puts them in a photo album so that he can go back and look at them. If I forget a note one day, I don’t hear the end of it.
<li>He remembers EVERYING. And I mean…EVERYTHING. We can’t promise him something and not follow through because he will totally call us out on it. He also repeats absolutely everything he hears so if you come around my child and curse, be prepared to see the bad side of this momma!! **I actually wrote this bullet point in his 3 year post but I’m leaving it here because it is STILL true**
<li>Carter is a boy, and with being a boy comes typical boy things. Like potty words. He thinks saying “poo poo” and “pee pee” are funny. We get on to him about this all the time. He has gotten significantly better, but boys will be boys as they say.
<li>He rides his bike with his helmet very well now. We need to buy him some elbow and knee pads to ride but we just haven’t yet. Being outside is still his favorite. He adores doing any and everything outside!
<li>Loves to read! He is capable of reading so much. I have no idea how he knows some of the words he knows, but he has a beginning reader's set of books (12 books per box and we have 3 boxes). He knows almost every single word in them and can read the books on his own. This is very advanced for his age.
<li>He has seven trillion stuffed animals on his bed. It's ridiculous!!! </li>
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Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-70612666547664441962015-10-30T21:47:00.001-05:002016-02-17T09:50:48.700-06:00Garrett - ONE YEAR OLD!!!!<strong><u></u></strong><br />
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<strong><u>Diapers</u></strong><br />
Still in size 3’s. Big brother was also in size 3 when he turned 1 year old.<br />
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<strong><u>Shoe Size</u></strong><br />
We went to stride rite to get fitted for shoes and he is size 3 wide. Carter was 3 1/2 wide at this age. Both my kids have wide feet. UGH!!! Wide feet shoes are so hard to find and tend to be more expensive. Carter has now outgrown the wideness and can wear regular shoes. At least Carter was wide too, so that all the shoes Garrett inherits from Carter are the right size.<br />
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<strong><u>Clothes</u></strong><br />
Still wearing 9 months and starting to wear a few 12 months. A few of his 9 month shirts and onesies are a little too small, but most of the 12 month stuff is still too big. Both my boys are a little on the small side. Which is odd to think because Garrett used to be HUUUUUGGGGGEEEEEE!!!!!<br />
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<u><strong>Feeding/Solid</strong>s</u><br />
When we began the sippy cup a month ago, Garrett struggled with knowing that he had to lift the bottle up and tilt his head back in order to get the milk. He doesn’t really have that problem anymore. Though I will say he does prefer to drink from the bottle while laying down on the floor (he lets gravity do the work for him) or leaned back in the high chair. We also jumped the gun and began whole milk. He drinks it just fine. We have already begun to see that Garrett prefers the same thing Carter did at this age-to have the milk heated up. We transitioned to milk the way most pediatricians tell you to. You gradually mix it in with formula. If they normally drink 5oz formula, give them 4oz formula/1oz whole milk. Gradually increasing the whole milk over the period of a couple of weeks and before you know it they’re on whole milk and don’t even realize they aren’t drinking formula anymore. But that’s why he prefers it warm. He never drank formula at room temp, he always preferred it to be heated up. I would rather him not need the milk to be heated up but if he does-oh well. Carter did the same thing and when he was close to 2 we stopped heating it up and he just drank it from the fridge. Garrett will grow out of it too. This is the best part of 2nd children…you learn not to sweat the small stuff.<br />
Best eater ever. He eats everything. Literally. He’s always taking bits and pieces of things me and Justin eat and he’s never not liked or spit out anything. Kid loves food. At this age, Carter still ate blended foods with very few adult food items. Garrett is already ahead of the curve on that one. We have some sweet potatoes that is blended with grilled chicken that we just haven’t used yet. It’s in the freezer and we use one of those every now and again. We have a couple of baby food packages left but I’ve been using them as snacks. After we use what we have we won’t buy anymore. Garrett truly prefers big people food. At school he will usually have a yogurt or cheese quesadilla or peanut butter sandwich. I’m going to start mixing up his foods at school a lot more. He is also already eating the Gerber Graduate toddler meals. Haven’t found one that he doesn’t like yet either.<br />
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<strong><u>Schedule</u></strong><br />
For the most part, he’s still doing a 4 hour schedule of feed, wake, sleep. This means he takes 2 naps a day that last anywhere from 1.5-2.5 hours each. Sadly, he doesn’t have 2 naps quite as much as I would want. On Sundays and the three days a week that he goes to school, he usually only has 1 long nap that’s about 2-3 hours long. I don’t want that to become the norm because he still needs two naps at his age, but some things you just can’t avoid. He usually wakes up for the day around 7:30-8am and his first nap is around 10:30. He wakes from that around 12:30 or 1 and then takes another nap around 2:30 and sleeps till about 4-4:30 and then stays awake until bedtime around 7-7:30.<br />
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<strong><u>Sleep</u></strong><br />
Still the best little sleeper ever. 11-12 hours at night and two naps that are about 2 hours each, or 1 long nap that’s 3 hours.<br />
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<strong><u>Waketime</u></strong><br />
He does all kinds of things during waketime. Sometimes he runs errands with me, sometimes we ride the golfcart, sometimes we sit outside or take walks around the neighborhood. But most of the time he plays in his playroom with an insane amount and variety of toys. He is not very interested in TV. Carter use to LOVE watching Baby Einstein at this age. Garrett will watch it but only in the car. He’s shaping up to be just like Carter and only watch TV when strapped into a seat. He loves walking with any and everything. He isn’t 100% walking on his own yet, but he pushes things across a room as far as he can get them and then he will walk up to 10 steps if he needs to. <br />
At this age, Carter was walking completely unassisted (though falling a lot). Garrett, just last week, began to try to walk. He would hold onto something and steady himself and you could tell the wheels in his head were turning trying to figure out how to put one foot in front of the other. Then he would take that first step and let go of whatever he was holding on to…but then he’d fall. Just this week he has begun trying to walk all the time!! He can’t get more than 8-10 steps or so without falling. But he’s learning a lot about balance. He used to couldn’t stand up on his own at all, but then he was able to stand by himself for several seconds. Now he’s able to stand up and steady himself, then walk a few steps and stand still again to steady himself, and then walk a few more steps. He really is starting to figure it all out! <br />
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<strong><u>Mother’</u></strong><strong><u>s Day Out</u></strong><br />
Nothing big to note here. At least not with Garrett. I did start subbing with their school this month. My first day was October 9th. I will never sub in the nursery because Garrett’s in there, but I’m used for any other class where a teacher has had to call in for whatever reason. October 9th I was in the older two’s class and at the end of October I was in the toddler class several times (they range from 12-24 months). Garrett absolutely refuses to take naps at school. Apparently there’s just too much to play with. Carter was the exact same way when he was in the nursery too. Garrett’s teachers say he’s still the happiest baby in the class even without a nap. So I guess that’s good!<br />
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<strong><u>Statistics</u></strong><br />
Garrett’s 12 month appointment was on October 30, 2015. He weighed 20lbs, 14oz (50th percentile) and was 29 inches long (25th percentile). His head is 18 inches (50rh percentile). It’s crazy to me that Garrett weighed LESS at his 12 month appointment than Carter weighed at his. Carter was a little over 21lbs. I know it’s still close, but I’ve always thought of Garrett as my bigger baby. The cheeks and the way he sticks out his belly is what throws me off!<br />
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<strong><u>Abilities</u></strong><br />
Still working on walking! He can stand on his own for up to 20-30 seconds without falling which is impressive and can take as many as 10 steps without falling. Garrett attempts walking ALL.THE.TIME. He didn’t start trying to walk this much until this week, literally. It’s like he turned one and then decided he was ready. At 11 months, Carter had just said mama for the first time. His brother has him beat on this one. He was saying mama around 8 months. As of now, Garrett has said mama, dada, car, papa, and ball. He jabbers a TON but it isn’t always words. We still go over colors in the bathtub just like I did with Carter at this age. I think he’s tried to say blue and purple before but just can’t form the word yet. We also read books a lot and sing the alphabet a lot and when we sing the ABC’s he babbles as if he is trying to sing a long with us. He also does this when we sing patty cake. I’m hoping these things are exposing him to words so that he can speak to us soon.<br />
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<strong><u>Teething</u></strong><br />
Still at 6 teeth right now. He’s been a little whiney lately and chewing on his fingers a ton so I wondered if I was about to see some white buds on his gum. Then I went to his 12 month appointment and the doctor laid him in the perfect position to show me those white bumps that are his ONE YEAR MOLARS!!! I though we were going to get a few more teeth before hitting the molar motherload, but apparently not. Hopefully they’ll pop through soon and stop bothering him.<br />
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<strong><u>Discipline</u></strong><br />
When I tell him “no” the most is when he is getting on the fireplace, playing in Gizmo’s water bowl, standing up in the bathtub or trying to open cabinets and drawers. I’m still only saying no and removing him to distract him. We began timeouts at this age with Carter. We used a pack n play in the corner and put him in the pack n play for a minute or two when he did something he wasn’t supposed to be doing. With Garrett it’s more difficult. Since we are trying to sell our house, there’s not really room for a pack n play anywhere, so I’m not sure where I can do timeouts. I’ll have to think about it more. Right now I just pick him up and put him in a different room. He cries of course, but eventually he stops and just plays with something else.<br />
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**I must document this. This kid has FINALLY begun to let me rock him at night!!!! He refused for a whole year. Finally I sat down with him one night and he fought me like the dickens. But eventually he gave up and laid on me and fell asleep. I tried it again the next night and he still fought, but he did significantly less fighting and fell asleep again. By the third night he just laid right down on me and fell asleep!!! I should say that as much as I love this, I still don’t want it to become a necessity for him, so I pick and choose when I rock him. I don’t do it every night!**<br />
<strong><u>Birthday Party</u></strong><br />
We had Garrett’s first birthday party at our house on October 23rd. We decided to have it on a Friday night instead of a Saturday afternoon because of football. This is an issue I’m going to run into his entire life because he was born during football season in the good ole south. I may not mind future parties being held around a house where the parents can watch TV while the kids play, but not the first birthday party. I love him too much for that. I don’t want people huddled around a TV and not even paying any attention to him. If you’re gonna do that then just don’t come, seriously. Not to mention that our family is split in half with Alabama and Auburn fans and the tension would have been crazy and not what I want to remember when I think of my baby’s first birthday. Anyway, so we had his party on a Friday night instead. We had a great turnout and, of course, it was Halloween themed. You can see the post on his party <a href="http://justinandmarciemorris.blogspot.com/2015/10/garretts-birthday-party.html" target="_blank"><strong><u>HERE</u></strong></a>.<br />
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<strong><u>Other Notable Things</u></strong><br />
<strong><u>Likes</u></strong><br />
<ul>
<li>Sleeping </li>
<li>Balls. He loves to chase balls around the house. </li>
<li>Cars. He enjoys playing with Carter’s little hot wheels cars almost as much as Carter does. In fact he has pretty much bypassed the whole Thomas the Train or Elmo stages of infancy and gone straight to cars. Whatever big brother is playing with is where little brother wants to be! </li>
<li>Washer and Dryer. He loves to climb up and touch it and watch clothes spin around inside. </li>
<li>He really likes it when you hold him upside down and blow on his tummy. He loves it! </li>
<li>Baths. LOVES LOVES LOVES baths. He also loves to attempt to stand up and touch the spout. As well as pulling at the stopper. I think he’s trying to figure out how it works. What’s funny is when he tries to play with the stopper while the bath water is still running…which means his head gets soaked. It definitely takes him by surprise! </li>
<li>Right now he loves crawling into our master bathroom and going through the bottom drawer and pulling out everything he has in it. That’s not annoying at all… </li>
<li>Walking with his walker or anything he chooses to use as a walker, such as the end tables in the living room. </li>
<li>His brother. He seriously just loves watching Carter. He studies every move he makes! </li>
<li>Patty Cake monkey book. We have a book that has a monkey puppet on the front and I put my fingers in it and I make the monkey clap. He absolutely adores it! </li>
<li>His momma. Ask anyone who has been around him and they will tell you. Garrett is a 100% bonafide momma’s boy!</li>
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<strong><u>Dislikes</u></strong><br />
<ul>
<li>The new carseat. He wasn’t a fan of being put in his infant carseat by any means, but he wasn’t a crier either and if he did cry, it didn’t last long. He stopped as soon as you picked the carseat up. Now that he’s out of the infant carseat and is now in the convertible carseat (still rear-facing, don’t worry) I get lots of tears and lots of him trying to rollover to not be buckled in. It’s baffling and extremely frustrating. Momma intends to nip this in the bud STAT. </li>
<li>Being kept awake for too long . </li>
<li>Being held by someone when I am in his line of sight. If he can see me, he wants me holding him. No one else will do.</li>
<li>When you take too long to feed him. My garbage disposal needs his food fast! </li>
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Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-36954280043423268252015-10-24T12:02:00.001-05:002015-10-24T12:02:00.871-05:00Garrett’s Birthday Party<p>Yesterday we celebrated Garrett’s first birthday!!!  His actual birthday isn’t until Tuesday, but since Halloween was next weekend we decided to have his birthday party this weekend instead.  We had a great turnout of friends and family!  I am reminded, however, of the reason I despise having birthday parties at my house.  The setup and cleanup is brutal and I feel like I don’t get to talk to people as much since I’m playing host.  First birthday parties are the only ones I have at my house.  Anything after that is always somewhere else.  Carter’s 2nd birthday was at our church with a bouncy house (Garrett’s probably will be the same) and his 3rd birthday was at Jump Zone in Pelham and his 4th birthday coming up in December will be at Let’s Play on Hwy 280.  </p> <p>Since his birthday is so close to Halloween it was natural to do a Halloween themed party.  I won’t do this every year from here on out, that’s just not fair to the poor kid.  But it made the first party easier.  We took a video of Garrett getting into his cake.  You can see it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovw0PlocX9E" target="_blank"><strong><font size="3"><u>here</u></font></strong></a>.</p> <p>Here’s a few of my favorite pictures from the party:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YlWQJGnv9jE/Viu5K7p-9hI/AAAAAAAARdw/SJo7dFJDiqY/s1600-h/IMG_4252%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4252" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4252" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8X_15tJtYCE/Viu5LtFlLCI/AAAAAAAARd0/O6ScoGfeItU/IMG_4252_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="619" height="422" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PqmoZEG-9ME/Viu5L3cBQ9I/AAAAAAAARd8/I5Jc-EFhr6w/s1600-h/IMG_4158%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4158" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4158" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ppZ7FwY4YL8/Viu5MSdcnqI/AAAAAAAAReE/8qDaay1koY8/IMG_4158_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="308" height="421" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V1fzYqhelv4/Viu5M6Z8dmI/AAAAAAAAReM/SoSI5XcHiAk/s1600-h/IMG_4159%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4159" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4159" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_15tnOK1L-Y/Viu5NX4mUXI/AAAAAAAAReU/O_hw69PxQqY/IMG_4159_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="306" height="422" /></a></p> <p>Aren’t the cakes fabulous?!?!  One of my friends mom did them.  She’s fantastic!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-crIyb6Hrx8A/Viu5NsxM5fI/AAAAAAAARec/hraL5lGflnk/s1600-h/IMG_4170%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4170" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4170" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cGHJJ37jnrQ/Viu5ODrwD9I/AAAAAAAARek/Lvnna2emR5A/IMG_4170_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="610" height="469" /></a></p> <p>Hot dog mummies!!  Gotta love some pinterest!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HzlAlAsPkZs/Viu5OhOmoDI/AAAAAAAARes/UUN7vDsfvrY/s1600-h/IMG_4122%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4122" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4122" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CDYzppiG0X4/Viu5PPdMcRI/AAAAAAAARe0/66eSQLuH_n8/IMG_4122_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="605" height="465" /></a></p> <p>More pinterest!!  Mummy hand favors!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I8n9C6uyfc4/Viu5PSrxI5I/AAAAAAAARe8/hcSFlO0QeeQ/s1600-h/IMGP1207%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP1207" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP1207" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P5q7ePORqPw/Viu5QDI4yII/AAAAAAAARfE/SHV_yqEXC7k/IMGP1207_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="596" height="410" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l5dVylepC-M/Viu5QpW3HMI/AAAAAAAARfM/CRmH4osSfdw/s1600-h/IMG_4173%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4173" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_4173" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2lArYtitZBM/Viu5RK4cmHI/AAAAAAAARfU/nb4c6bE-zfU/IMG_4173_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="398" height="538" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FoJtjtlCIoI/Viu5RuecHFI/AAAAAAAARfg/BXlTYFXBaYA/s1600-h/IMG_4232%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4232" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4232" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-blVM_cuKhhE/Viu5SQygDcI/AAAAAAAARfk/TaGYdfvSNZs/IMG_4232_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="409" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wkUvISVdQ5Y/Viu5TJ8eeyI/AAAAAAAARfw/YoNrYxVcEk8/s1600-h/IMG_4233%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4233" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4233" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oA7rjRxhm7I/Viu5TnQ1s0I/AAAAAAAARf4/fqFbN41ydec/IMG_4233_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="297" height="409" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1iKiR8IHbJE/Viu5UZDLBKI/AAAAAAAARgA/h3xDnigGlXk/s1600-h/IMG_4235%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4235" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4235" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4PJP12L7fpo/Viu5U0UY2sI/AAAAAAAARgE/Tt3oLM_dARY/IMG_4235_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="598" height="459" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tCE2iTlMJ4w/Viu5VoYA-9I/AAAAAAAARgM/DlmQIyAaKYc/s1600-h/IMGP1211%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP1211" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP1211" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2_wuIIAI7XI/Viu5WJSnXEI/AAAAAAAARgU/MWmmP9fcvNU/IMGP1211_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="592" height="407" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7956-HI0XYA/Viu5W-06oiI/AAAAAAAARgg/B8idYQE67pQ/s1600-h/IMGP1216%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP1216" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP1216" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ma-6PG8feFs/Viu5XapzPPI/AAAAAAAARgk/k7De39useQE/IMGP1216_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="593" height="404" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cBOtPy-d2w8/Viu5YBfyQgI/AAAAAAAARgw/qSF-539PnzY/s1600-h/IMGP1221%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP1221" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP1221" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ibt78ygcytY/Viu5Y_GTxdI/AAAAAAAARg0/9qJ3L1pdbXc/IMGP1221_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="589" height="401" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DgbjybUcBcw/Viu5ZVM7_TI/AAAAAAAARhA/wZ8HZ3ACx30/s1600-h/IMGP1230%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP1230" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP1230" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vzzPw8I9g18/Viu5aJSe0EI/AAAAAAAARhE/1fOTYOyNdFU/IMGP1230_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="590" height="402" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mJGKWzGWlTg/Viu5ax8Q46I/AAAAAAAARhQ/M999I3esz8I/s1600-h/IMGP1252%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP1252" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP1252" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W13lzRoIfUU/Viu5b6Yy0UI/AAAAAAAARhU/GxhwV6zX9aI/IMGP1252_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="590" height="406" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KZVtpVNY6Nc/Viu5cZBvyWI/AAAAAAAARhc/Qrc9-ms4M2s/s1600-h/IMGP1255%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP1255" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP1255" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jhOZt5krc4E/Viu5c1CMrEI/AAAAAAAARhk/drTgAgFcPQY/IMGP1255_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="595" height="405" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hYx0PJRo2vc/Viu5dnzqvbI/AAAAAAAARhs/hS0gQTQN7-U/s1600-h/IMGP1257%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMGP1257" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMGP1257" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-honfqdjLdUw/Viu5eBtWD2I/AAAAAAAARh0/Ca1z85hVWq8/IMGP1257_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="597" height="407" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DWw6FXDXf0Q/Viu5e2n1CaI/AAAAAAAARh8/CFH1pGYcEQw/s1600-h/IMG_4236%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4236" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4236" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QbJReZarZ8o/Viu5fIHiLxI/AAAAAAAARiE/eQ8o-cKGA_0/IMG_4236_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="310" height="422" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GV8nofn0MfI/Viu5frsqdCI/AAAAAAAARiQ/K1w7020PFaI/s1600-h/IMG_4229%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4229" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4229" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YAiDkwzVOwo/Viu5gKCCrUI/AAAAAAAARiY/E07xs_kN_VA/IMG_4229_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="420" /></a></p> <p>On the left:  Garrett was LOVING his gift from Cici and Uncle Jeff.  That picture was taken mid belly laugh!  And on the right:  Best gift ever.  Carter shockingly got 2 gifts at his brother’s birthday party.  One was a firetruck and he has been carrying around with him everywhere.  And the other was this bad boy.  My brother in law ordered a Buick iron on from Ebay and bought Carter a jacket.  He is IN LOVE with this thing!!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XSOdySHN3zg/Viu5hNDmZ0I/AAAAAAAARig/rGtIu5r5vhY/s1600-h/IMG_4181%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4181" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_4181" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Kpg0I4SubRI/Viu5hsJ1xCI/AAAAAAAARio/tXykD_kh6Nk/IMG_4181_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="611" height="474" /></a></p> <p>This was the best I could get of the four of us!</p> <p>We had so much fun!  I can’t believe he’s just days away from being O-N-E!!!!  Happy birthday sweet boy!!!</p> Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-34194208285204696052015-09-28T12:25:00.001-05:002015-09-28T12:25:56.652-05:00Garrett - 11 Months Old<p><strong><u></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ahebGdDoXYg/Vgl30CFD4-I/AAAAAAAARYE/rmt-o27toF8/s1600-h/11-months3.jpg"><img title="11 months" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="11 months" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d0Jql63ALi4/Vgl30k9rSaI/AAAAAAAARYM/CeKzBEUVQV0/11-months_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="618" height="475" /></a></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Diapers</u></strong></p> <p>Still in size 3’s.   He’s in that weird stage where he fits into 3’s as well as 4’s.  We’ll just keep buying 3’s for now.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bbkC8cI8hNE/Vgl31aM8muI/AAAAAAAARYU/YnqFK6hcBTc/s1600-h/IMG_34634.jpg"><img title="IMG_3463" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3463" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RR1eZWGbc9Y/Vgl317RSONI/AAAAAAAARYc/skXbwrJLrOs/IMG_3463_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="592" height="455" /></a></p> <p>**First time riding in the car buggie at Publix happened this month**</p> <p><strong><u>Shoe Size</u></strong></p> <p>He is just now beginning to wear shoes.  I haven’t gotten his feet sized yet, just letting him wear Carter’s old shoes.  They seem to fit for now.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CEqy9QljAaw/Vgl32rsVEyI/AAAAAAAARYk/1c431DMYh3c/s1600-h/IMG_35385.jpg"><img title="IMG_3538" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_3538" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i30WM_YXp_U/Vgl33fmk89I/AAAAAAAARYs/EJMuoCDQ3AM/IMG_3538_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="373" height="506" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Clothes</u></strong></p> <p>9 months.  12 month stuff is too big so he’s still rocking 9 month onesies/shirts/jeans.  And yes, he finally wears jeans.  They make him look like such a big boy in my opinion!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jNq0rtZPI-k/Vgl34F-ZdgI/AAAAAAAARY0/dm-C7hYyWPM/s1600-h/IMG_35896.jpg"><img title="IMG_3589" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3589" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sK26GTtJczo/Vgl348JJFsI/AAAAAAAARY8/PuAqf9j5aNQ/IMG_3589_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="310" height="427" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y__2lAL7CnY/Vgl35RqnpXI/AAAAAAAARZE/vWJtoXxGdHo/s1600-h/IMG_36065.jpg"><img title="IMG_3606" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3606" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-029uiucNJek/Vgl35_ypgeI/AAAAAAAARZM/zSISBOZSctk/IMG_3606_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="313" height="427" /></a></p> <p><u><strong>Feeding/Solid</strong>s</u></p> <p>Still rocking the sippy cups.  Can’t remember the last time he drank from a bottle.  He still struggles to lift his hands in the air when he’s only got about 1/4 of his formula left so I usually have to lift up his hands for him so he can get that last little bit.  Some days he kind of transitions to 3 meals on his own instead of 4.  Most days he drink his formula and cereal for breakfast, formula and some kind of lunch solid food, formula again after his second nap and then dinner and formula again right before bed.  But some days he skips the formula at night before bed because he’s so full from the other stuff.  </p> <p>He pretty much eats everything.  Literally.  He’s always taking bits and pieces of things me and Justin eat and he’s never not liked or spit out anything.  Kid loves food.  I have to keep reminding myself to vary up his foods so that he doesn’t become a picky eater.  That’s what ended up happening with Carter.  Carter is a much better eater now, but around age 2, I stopped making foods if he didn’t like it because I hated wasting food and then he never liked it because I never offered it.  I can’t make that mistake with Garrett so I do my best to switch up his foods frequently.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4zZk1UBDAt4/Vgl36uSDv9I/AAAAAAAARZU/3JsqBuJITqs/s1600-h/IMG_33106.jpg"><img title="IMG_3310" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3310" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SsramlNbaKM/Vgl37cJP21I/AAAAAAAARZY/K0JFgRaeOyc/IMG_3310_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="295" height="406" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R3GsRO4hQvg/Vgl37x6RF4I/AAAAAAAARZk/H2Q00GupeGs/s1600-h/IMG_33136.jpg"><img title="IMG_3313" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3313" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JLUc-SkLdFo/Vgl38Tgz5gI/AAAAAAAARZo/WlG_oLHaKk0/IMG_3313_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="316" height="405" /></a></p> <p>**These pictures are from school.  They have a fun little contraption that they call the “bye bye bus” that holds all the kids so that they can go outside and walk around the parking lot.  Garrett loves it!**</p> <p><strong><u>Schedule</u></strong></p> <p>For the most part, he’s still doing a 4 hour schedule of feed, wake, sleep.  This means he takes 2 naps a day that last anywhere from 1.5-2.5 hours each.  Sadly, he doesn’t have 2 naps quite as much as I would want.  On Sundays and the three days a week that he goes to school, he usually only has 1 long nap that’s about 2-3 hours long.  I don’t want that to become the normal because he still needs two naps at his age, but some things you just can’t avoid.  He usually wakes up for the day around 8am and his first nap is around 10:30.  He wakes from that around 12:30 or 1 and then takes another nap around 2:30 and sleeps till about 4 and then stays awake until bedtime around 7-7:30.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-llG4wNQGVzA/Vgl39ABDeHI/AAAAAAAARZ0/0_eJSAxrSiE/s1600-h/IMG_34114.jpg"><img title="IMG_3411" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_3411" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LH0PadnoSjw/Vgl396rDmtI/AAAAAAAARZ8/KAJucMCMwJY/IMG_3411_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="413" height="558" /></a></p> <p>**This is our church directory picture **</p> <p><strong><u>Sleep</u></strong></p> <p>Still the best little sleeper ever.  12+ hours at night and two naps that are about 2 hours each, or 1 long nap that’s 3 hours.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b5riLQd-QUo/Vgl3-qC7syI/AAAAAAAARaE/f9EIo069ORQ/s1600-h/IMG_35074.jpg"><img title="IMG_3507" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3507" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mKG8nULMnF0/Vgl3_Aog2JI/AAAAAAAARaM/-l0n_wf2PHQ/IMG_3507_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="638" height="490" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Waketime</u></strong></p> <p>He does all kinds of things during waketime.  Sometimes he runs errands with me, sometimes we ride the golfcart, sometimes we sit outside or take walks around the neighborhood.  But most of the time he plays in his playroom with an insane amount and variety of toys.  He is not very interested in tv.  Carter use to LOVE watching Baby Einstein at this age.  Garrett will watch it but only in the car.  He’s shaping up to be just like Carter and only watch TV when strapped into a seat.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qU4xNpPHmRI/Vgl3_0sXMmI/AAAAAAAARaU/8UIYEOOr7wY/s1600-h/IMG_36374.jpg"><img title="IMG_3637" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3637" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yC70XniNLKM/Vgl4Acytn-I/AAAAAAAARac/iVF44UAa3Pw/IMG_3637_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="411" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K21336rwzv8/Vgl4A8pKFCI/AAAAAAAARak/nJD-cLL8ev8/s1600-h/IMG_36665.jpg"><img title="IMG_3666" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3666" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gk3FmXraktA/Vgl4BkMLttI/AAAAAAAARao/aANT1_e5KRk/IMG_3666_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="410" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Mother’</u></strong><strong><u>s Day Out</u></strong></p> <p>Still doing great at school.  He rarely cries at drop off but he always cries when I pick him up.  I haven’t quite figured that out.  He sees me and immediately starts crying.  I kind of think he’s just so happy to see me and is hoping I don’t leave again and that I actually take him home.   He got pretty sick this month and had to miss one day.  He had been showing signs of illness for a while but I was hesitant to take him and pay $40 for them to tell me that he had a cold and that there’s nothing he can take (that’s happened to me a few times).  Well when it didn’t get better and particularly when I noticed that he basically stopped drinking his formula, I took him in to see a doc.  Turns out he had a stomach virus, ear infection, was dehydrated, all on top of teething and cutting 4 teeth at the same time in his top gums.  It was like the perfect storm.  He got a lot of medicine and finally started drinking again.  The doc told us that if he didn’t begin drinking more the next day that they wanted to admit him and give him fluids via IV.  Praise the Lord he started drinking because I don’t know any mama that could watch her 10 month old receiving fluids at the hospital.  It took several days to get him back to normal again.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cG20SK8e17Y/Vgl4CNyjraI/AAAAAAAARa0/mVu9cjBImec/s1600-h/IMG_36914.jpg"><img title="IMG_3691" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_3691" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xFy8FtuUmzY/Vgl4CzVJE2I/AAAAAAAARa8/tySZ5UyJWDc/IMG_3691_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="428" height="529" /></a></p> <p>**His teacher sent me this picture of him sleeping at school.  Almost a year old and still sucks on those two fingers upside down!!!**</p> <p><strong><u>Statistics</u></strong></p> <p>No 11 month appointment but he weighed in at 19lbs, 9oz and I was able to measure him about 29 inches tall.  This puts him in the 25th percentile for weight (clearly some weight loss has been going on due to the sickness he had where he basically didn’t eat for a week and a half and all the extra calories burned by moving so much) and 50th percentile for height.  These are obviously rough estimates.  I will know more exact numbers at his 12 month appointment that is scheduled for October 30th.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iyIBHhZrUCQ/Vgl4DcmRvQI/AAAAAAAARbE/U4j-pphgxaY/s1600-h/IMG_37204.jpg"><img title="IMG_3720" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_3720" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BnOTnebhbJY/Vgl4EGUi9XI/AAAAAAAARbM/fKNKJ9veqsM/IMG_3720_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="375" height="507" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Abilities</u></strong></p> <p>Trying so hard to get him to walk!!!  Carter took his first steps the day after he turned 11 months old.  Garrett has been consistently behind Carter on the milestones, but not usually by far.  Hoping Garrett will start walking soon.  He walks with a walker all the time.  It’s one of his favorite things to do.  He just hasn’t mustered the courage to do it on his own just yet.  He also learned to wave this month.  He does it all the time too.  He can now say Papa and Bye Bye.  He came close to saying Nana.  One day, Carter gave him one of his cars (the car is from the movie Cars and her name is Sally) and when Garrett took it from Carter he said “Sa”.  I think he really was trying to say Sally.  This makes me happy because even though he can’t say all the things he hears me say, I know he is listening and can recognize names of objects and people, even though he can’t say it on his own yet.</p> <p><strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BAfavv9a-qE/Vgl4ElKuRXI/AAAAAAAARbU/7hBUJ94suxg/s1600-h/IMG_36774.jpg"><img title="IMG_3677" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3677" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9AUXvyGOFws/Vgl4FD_JL-I/AAAAAAAARbc/-lp7436EoEM/IMG_3677_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="596" height="458" /></a></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Teething</u></strong></p> <p>Those top 4 teeth finally came in so we’re up to 6 teeth.  Haven’t noticed any other teeth coming through at this point.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nYxhGVeOpYw/Vgl4F13m5II/AAAAAAAARbk/cLn41iMbOLc/s1600-h/IMG_37604.jpg"><img title="IMG_3760" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3760" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bMgwK1Ag6pk/Vgl4GgcB9DI/AAAAAAAARbs/DYPUCSTmvSw/IMG_3760_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="608" height="467" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Discipline</u></strong></p> <p>When I tell him “no” the most is when he is getting on the fireplace, playing in Gizmo’s water bowl, standing up in the bathtub or slamming his hands on the table during a meal.   Still just saying no and removing him to distract him.  We’ll start very small timeouts after his first birthday.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nsiBtKjulsw/Vgl4HPRQ2EI/AAAAAAAARb0/L1hz_PtI6IA/s1600-h/IMG_35004.jpg"><img title="IMG_3500" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_3500" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XrolipGaGRM/Vgl4HnJfYcI/AAAAAAAARb8/KnaWCxncg-w/IMG_3500_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="436" height="590" /></a></p> <p>**Daddy thought that, instead of teaching little man to not stand up in the bathtub because he may slip and fall and get hurt, it would be a better idea to just pad him up head to toe with spoungy bath letters to keep him from getting too injured.  My husband thinks he’s hilarious.**</p> <p><strong><u>Birthday Planning</u></strong></p> <p>I can’t believe it’s already time for this!!!  Garrett’s invitations have been mailed out and I am already planning things for the big day.  His party will be before his actual birthday.  He turns 1 on October 27th but I am having his birthday party on October 23rd.  It’s a Friday night.  I struggled with this as most moms do that have fall babies in the south.  Football season.  I could have had it on Saturday, but to be honest, I don’t want people glued to the tv while at his party.  Not to mention we have some intense Bama and Auburn fans in our family and getting them in the same room on gameday just didn’t seem like a good idea.  Justin leaves on Sunday to go out of town so we decided to have it on a Friday night.  Naturally, it will be Halloween themed.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h-9lTx87JZk/Vgl4IB9gugI/AAAAAAAARcE/KOztkeWoR4Q/s1600-h/IMG_35505.jpg"><img title="IMG_3550" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_3550" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iiu535QOAsg/Vgl4I4OaOkI/AAAAAAAARcM/o9POLWbKglU/IMG_3550_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="398" height="542" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Other Notable Things</u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Likes</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Sleeping </li> <li>Balls.  He loves to chase balls around </li> <li>Cars.  He enjoys playing with Carter’s little hot wheels cars almost as much as Carter does. </li> <li>Washer and Dryer.  He loves to climb up and touch it and watch clothes spin around inside. </li> <li>He really likes it when you hold him upside down and blow on his tummy.  He loves it! </li> <li>Baths.  LOVES LOVES LOVES baths.  He also loves to attempt to stand up and touch the spout.  As well as pulling at the stopper.   I think he’s trying to figure out how it works.  What’s funny is when he tries to play with the stopper while the bath water is still running…which means his head gets soaked.  It definitely takes him by surprise! </li> <li>Right now he loves crawling into our master bathroom and going through the bottom drawer and pulling out everything he has in it. </li> <li>Walking with his walker </li> </ul> <p><strong><u>Dislikes</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>If you put him in the middle of a room and walk away, he will be fine.  But if you’re within eye sight, he will cry because he wants you down there with him.  It’s the funniest thing.  We’ve tested this theory several times and the result is always the same.  If he even spots you around a corner, the flood gates open and the tears start falling.  </li> <li>Being kept awake for too long . </li> <li>Rocking-I’ve tried so many times to rock this kid and he just won’t have it.  He would rather you just put him in the bed and leave him alone. </li> <li>Having his nose wiped </li> <li>When you take too long to feed him.  My garbage disposal needs his food fast! </li> </ul> Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-7271819867252306022015-08-27T13:36:00.001-05:002015-08-27T13:36:31.942-05:00Garrett - 10 Months Old<p><strong><u></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zrw-eQXKbw4/Vd9YW7e8AUI/AAAAAAAART8/ny9M5uGL1kI/s1600-h/10%252520months%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="10 months" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="10 months" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7o8byk27zd0/Vd9YXraHppI/AAAAAAAARUE/dnjrtsHkK1Y/10%252520months_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="633" height="490" /></a></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Diapers</u></strong></p> <p>Still in size 3’s.   He’s in that weird stage where he fits into 3’s as well as 4’s.  We’ll just keep buying 3’s for now.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nHKfOcX4Ikc/Vd9YYNciQiI/AAAAAAAARUM/h9QsBUCZe3U/s1600-h/IMG_28194.jpg"><img title="IMG_2819" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2819" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-peCeOOVseaA/Vd9YYyA0IxI/AAAAAAAARUU/pIexGXdnsoI/IMG_2819_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="622" height="478" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Shoe Size</u></strong></p> <p>He doesn’t wear shoes yet so I have no idea!   I bought Carter’s first pair of shoes around this time, but I think I’m going to hold off with Garrett until he actually starts walking.  I did try on a pair of Carter’s old shoes on Garrett one day and they seemed to fit.  I have a feeling that Garrett will have a wide foot just like brother did.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dwvChkUX1yg/Vd9YZqRXGqI/AAAAAAAARUc/WGhIMUAUMPk/s1600-h/IMG_27985.jpg"><img title="IMG_2798" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2798" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C6JfBFXU75E/Vd9YaP1NasI/AAAAAAAARUk/X_P1A35vG98/IMG_2798_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="413" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GawtdAcVtCY/Vd9Yaw0MMyI/AAAAAAAARUs/aPogZdv1eQs/s1600-h/IMG_28004.jpg"><img title="IMG_2800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2800" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N9i7zh3hOBU/Vd9YbYUP3aI/AAAAAAAARUw/6OUz8-5nsLk/IMG_2800_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="411" /></a></p> <p>This is Garrett looking at our family section of the church courtyard.  We have a brick for me and Justin’s wedding and for both Carter and Garrett’s births.  And right above us is my SIL and BIL’s wedding brick with their kids birth bricks (Celia, Cynthia and Charlotte).</p> <p><strong><u>Clothes</u></strong></p> <p>9 months.  I just packed away pretty much all of the 6 month clothes.  There’s a couple of onesies that he can still wear but other than those few, he mostly wears 9 months.  He’s slimming up that’s for sure!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g249DqhWlcA/Vd9Yb3mGPJI/AAAAAAAARU8/fY9_DK7rkaA/s1600-h/IMG_29964.jpg"><img title="IMG_2996" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2996" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6b8j17f3T2c/Vd9YcUuJeOI/AAAAAAAARVE/ObxZmGoQgEo/IMG_2996_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="436" height="590" /></a></p> <p>Carter is so sweet y’all.  When Garrett cries when I put him in the carseat (he’s not a fan of being strapped in) he always gives Garrett the Buick.  I want to be like “kid-not everyone enjoys Buicks like you”, but I can only praise him.  He adores that Buick so for him to give it to Garrett to comfort him is HUGE.</p> <p><u><strong>Feeding/Solid</strong>s</u></p> <p>Big changes in this department.  I officially quit nursing Garrett when he was about 9.5 months old.  But he had frozen milk in the fridge that lasted him until almost 10 months.  But he is now 100% formula.  I wanted to make it a year, I really really did.  But y’all, it’s tough to nurse that long when you have 2 kids.  And exhausting.  My once kick butt supply severely diminished around 8 months and I would nurse him and then have to give him a bottle because he wouldn’t get enough from nursing.  That got tiring REAL fast.  So at 9.5 months I was just done and stopped.  He took to the formula like a champ.  There was no difference or adjustment for him.</p> <p>He still eats 4 times a day.  At the first meal he gets about 5oz formula with breakfast and then around noon-ish he gets another 5oz with a lunch food.  The next bottle is 5oz and is served by itself (no solids).  He eats dinner (solids only) around 6:30 or 7 and then gets one final feeding before bed.  This past month, however, he hasn’t been eating all of his formula.  He’s got 4 teeth coming in right now and his eating has slacked a bit because of it.  Carter was the same.  When he was cutting teeth, he barely ate.  I’m actually tired of wasting formula so I may start giving him 4oz instead of 5.  </p> <p>The big changes I was referring to are in the solid foods served.  Most of the month, he was still getting strictly pureed foods (all of which was homemade from real fruits and veggies and meats).  However towards the end, we kicked up the adult food a ton.  He began eating actual bananas, pieces of pancakes or waffles, blueberries, peas, chicken nuggets, hot dogs, spaghetti, oranges, grilled chicken, etc.  All chopped into insanely small pieces of course.  At his 9 month appointment (that didn’t occur until literally last week) the doc even told me that the rules for allergies have changed.  It is now ok to give your infant peanut butter and eggs!  He has tried very small bites of peanut butter and he liked it, but I still would rather wait until he’s one to introduce that some more.  Haven’t attempted the eggs yet but feel the same.  Would rather wait until he’s one.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7lo86MSl4hk/Vd9YdAA8igI/AAAAAAAARVM/EbKbk7jo66Y/s1600-h/IMG_30284.jpg"><img title="IMG_3028" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_3028" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-atPxIg6bnqo/Vd9Yd8RJT6I/AAAAAAAARVU/gOKrMunTINc/IMG_3028_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="381" height="515" /></a></p> <p>Oh yeah-he’s on sippy cups now.  It took some adjusting.  This is about how he took it for the first few tries!!!  </p> <p><strong><u>Schedule</u></strong></p> <p>For the most part, he’s still doing a 4 hour schedule of feed, wake, sleep.  This means he takes 2 naps a day that last anywhere from 1.5-2.5 hours each.  We have had several things pop up that we’ve had to rearrange his schedule around and he frequently ends up only getting one nap that’s about 2-3 hours long.  I don’t want that to become the normal because he still needs two naps at his age.  School started last week and he’s in school 3 days a week from 9-1pm.  This means that he may have a quick little catnap at school, but will mainly just have one long nap a day.  He still goes to bed around 7-7:30, depending on when he woke up from the last nap.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D1hTATan5v4/Vd9Yecfr1uI/AAAAAAAARVc/1ZuzzNfMKkU/s1600-h/IMG_30654.jpg"><img title="IMG_3065" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_3065" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dHsypXeogyM/Vd9YfJg0UxI/AAAAAAAARVk/tV46sv6OJ0E/IMG_3065_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="386" height="522" /></a></p> <p>How cute are these sweet cousins?!?!?  I hope they love each other as much as their older counterparts do!</p> <p><strong><u>Sleep</u></strong></p> <p>If he takes two naps, they’re between 1.5-2.5 hours each.  If it’s one nap, it’s between 2-3 hours.  At night he sleeps anywhere from 12-14 hours.  Just like brother, Garrett is able to wake up and play and keep himself entertained for a while before we go upstairs to get him.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AR2MrHfis8k/Vd9Yf4dtxhI/AAAAAAAARVs/8qZcHa0KX5Q/s1600-h/IMG_31414.jpg"><img title="IMG_3141" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3141" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3R9pzDrVdJI/Vd9YgaE6HtI/AAAAAAAARV0/xVew322Xnwo/IMG_3141_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="526" height="535" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Waketime</u></strong></p> <p>He typically does the same kinds of things he has been doing.  We rearranged the house a little bit and all of the toys are in one room now.  Most of the time he plays with a Cookie Monster/Elmo kitchen set that Carter got at his 2nd birthday party.  He loves standing up and holding onto it and listening to Cookie and Elmo sing songs.  He does not use his ocean mat or piano mat anymore-one has been packed away in the attic and I sold the other one.  He also doesn’t use the exersaucer anymore either, so I sold that to one of my friends.  I brought a couple of toys down from the attic that are for kids learning to stand up since he really enjoys standing up.  We had to get something to put underneath our rug in our living room to give it some extra cushioning because when Garrett would fall over his head would hit the floor and it was LOUD and he would cry and cry and cry.  What we got seems to work pretty well and it doesn’t hurt as much.  He absolutely loves chasing balls around a room.  He will crawl after a ball and touch it with his hands, but when he touches it, the ball tends to get even further away from him, so he keeps crawling and repeating the process over and over.  This can take up a solid 20 minutes of his waketime.  He doesn’t watch DVDs at home anymore because he doesn’t really stay in the bouncy seat to watch them.  I’ll play them on the DVD player and sit him in the floor, but he ends up not paying attention and playing with other things so I don’t even bother anymore.  He does watch tv in the car now.  I set up the DVD player so that he and Carter can both watch TV.  Though I don’t think he’s interested.  He’d rather watch his brother and interact with him over watching TV.  He is constantly disobeying his mom and dad and even big brother when we tell him to stay away from the fireplace and from Gizmo’s water bowl.  Like a moth to a flame!!  He only has a million toys he can play with and he chooses to constantly do the two things he’s NOT allowed to do!  Kids…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ng9t-5MpA_Y/Vd9YigxJpYI/AAAAAAAARV8/WVnQc-6Ku-4/s1600-h/IMG_27694.jpg"><img title="IMG_2769" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2769" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PgDXpI6tSBE/Vd9YjMfgkiI/AAAAAAAARWE/V6H7WxiiY7A/IMG_2769_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="412" height="557" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Mother’</u></strong><strong><u>s Day Out</u></strong></p> <p>School started for Garrett on August 20th.  But for the month of August, his school gets out at noon instead of 1pm.  This is beyond inconvenient when brother goes to school in the same building and doesn’t get out until 1.  I’ve had to arrange to have Justin or one of the grandmother’s go get Carter while I go get Garrett.  Sometimes that wasn’t possible so I would go get Garrett and feed him his lunch at the church and then go get Carter (and I would still be getting Carter a half hour early).  Ready for Garrett to go to 1pm like brother does.  Garrett goes to school Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  When Carter was his age, he only went twice.  But with Carter being in preschool now and going those three days, I figured that if I had to go all the way up there on Friday to get Carter, I may as well sign Garrett up for Friday too and let them both go 3 days a week.  This will definitely be good for Garrett to get used to being around someone else.  I worked the first two years of Carter’s life so he was always around other people (teachers or grandparents).  But I’ve been a stay at home mom the entire time Garrett has been on this Earth so he isn’t real used to being taken care of by someone else.  His separation anxiety issues are starting to show so it really was time to just put him in MDO and let him become accustomed to being cared for by multiple people.  Also, I’ve agreed to be a sub for the 2 year old class on Fridays once a month.  It’s not much by any means, but pays for gas!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-isU_GFdsiWg/Vd9Yjw1bLPI/AAAAAAAARWM/TOVyOk3NfUU/s1600-h/IMG_31694.jpg"><img title="IMG_3169" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_3169" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ElAvexhdhRk/Vd9YkuqKCbI/AAAAAAAARWU/Sn9sfXTYY28/IMG_3169_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="400" height="541" /></a></p> <p>First day of school!!!</p> <p><strong><u>Statistics</u></strong></p> <p>He didn’t have a 10 month appointment, but his 9 month appointment was just last week.  The timing was awful because when he turned 9 months was when all the kids were making appointments to get updated immunization forms and vaccinations to go back to school.  So we had to wait a couple of weeks.  Anyway, last week he was 19lbs, 13oz.  I weighed him today and he was 19lbs, 10oz.  This loss doesn’t surprise me.  He hasn’t been a stellar eater since these 4 teeth have been popping through.   This is 50th percentile for weight at his age.  As far as height, I didn’t re-measure him because I doubt he’s grown much in a week.  But at that appointment last week he was 28 inches tall which is the 30th percentile.  I feel like this is why my kid still looks “chubby”.  He’s technically not because his weight is right on average.  But because he’s short, that weight is stacked in tighter than normal, so he looks chubby.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gVTpPL-Pbvk/Vd9Ylfc2DiI/AAAAAAAARWY/eaMXdjHd_Cc/s1600-h/IMG_32284.jpg"><img title="IMG_3228" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_3228" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zSTcKs9MNsQ/Vd9YlxBU2LI/AAAAAAAARWk/qYahY-yriWY/IMG_3228_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="415" height="561" /></a></p> <p>Always following big brother around…</p> <p><strong><u>Abilities</u></strong></p> <p>When I wrote his 8 month post, I said that Garrett was very good at turning in circles on the ground but that he wasn’t really crawling just yet.  Not long after I posted that, he began crawling!  Kid is all over the place.  We’ll leave him in the front bedroom (which is our playroom) and I will literally walk into the kitchen to get something and then go back to the bedroom and he’s gone.  9 times out of 10, I will find him in the laundry room.  He’s obsessed with the washer and dryer.  I also mentioned in his post last month that I thought that he has been saying “mamamama” but wasn’t sure he was truly doing it intentionally.  Well he does it all the time now so I’m gonna go on a limb and say that this kid has said his first word and his first word was “mama”.   All my time spent saying “mama” and pointing to myself has paid off.  He has also begun to say “ba” “ga” and “pa”.  He is definitely experimenting with his voice trying to say things!  He started saying “dada” last week too.  He began clapping this month as well.  I don’t think Carter clapped until after his first birthday, but Garrett does it constantly.  Oh and I almost forgot, we are 100% on the sippy cup!!!  I’m about to pack up the bottles all together!  It took a while to find which one he liked, but once we found it I purchased like 8 of them and that’s what he drinks from now.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HsXavIgtJu8/Vd9YmqIPV1I/AAAAAAAARWs/ReetCeG5Ttw/s1600-h/IMG_31914.jpg"><img title="IMG_3191" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3191" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UKGnuzEyl5c/Vd9YnSTjMDI/AAAAAAAARW0/X0Y00vq3-hY/IMG_3191_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="619" height="476" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Teething</u></strong></p> <p>Yowzas!!!!  4 teeth coming in at the same time y’all!  No joke.  Both of my kids were cluster teethers for some reason.  Carter had the exact same 4 teeth come in all at the same time too.  Neither of them were too fussy though.  Garrett has his days when I can tell they hurt more than normal, but overall we haven’t been miserable.  The pain doesn’t interrupt his sleep.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mljk7yTK5RM/Vd9YoeuAKoI/AAAAAAAARW8/Cz5OgHFkCmg/s1600-h/IMG_28644.jpg"><img title="IMG_2864" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2864" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fBNwATUORKI/Vd9YpEXtKCI/AAAAAAAARXE/UN6Sju79OU8/IMG_2864_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="395" height="534" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Discipline</u></strong></p> <p>When I tell him “no” the most is when he is getting on the fireplace, playing in Gizmo’s water bowl or slamming his hands on the table during a meal.   Still just saying no and removing him to distract him.  We’ll start very small timeouts after his first birthday.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h6yLEcSVphs/Vd9YpluFhpI/AAAAAAAARXM/1HTlsg7Gjag/s1600-h/IMG_30444.jpg"><img title="IMG_3044" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_3044" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ACIc6gaQky8/Vd9YqVXaInI/AAAAAAAARXU/3oZ7ZFneMcY/IMG_3044_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="399" height="539" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Other Notable Things</u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Likes</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Sleeping </li> <li>When Carter “talks” to him in the car.  Carter will look at him and say “tickle tickle tickle tickle” and Garrett laughs hysterically at him.  He loves watching Carter while they’re both in the backseat. </li> <li>The cover of my phone.  It has a little band on it to put around my wrist and he’s constantly trying to put it in his mouth.  See above picture. </li> <li>Washer and Dryer.  He loves to climb up and touch it and watch clothes spin around inside. </li> <li>The toy that is connected to his crib.  It lights up and plays lullabies for a few minutes and then it turns itself off.  Now that Garrett is getting more and more mobile, he’s figured out that he can put his hand in between the crib rails and the toy and bang them together.  I think he likes the noise.  Gizmo, on the other hand, goes crazy because she can hear the noise but can’t see where it’s coming from.  Also now that Garrett can pull himself up in the crib, he can turn the toy on himself, but he’s only done it a few times.   </li> <li>He really likes it when you hold him upside down and blow on his tummy.  He loves it! </li> <li>Shoe strings.  I have no idea why this is a fascination, but he is ALWAYS going after my shoes in the closet so he can play with the shoe strings! </li> <li>Medicine.  Thank God I have two kids that like medicine!!!  I have heard horror stories of kids that hate medicine.  Having to hold them down while they are screaming can’t be easy on a momma’s heart!  Thankful both boys really enjoy medicine.  Carter actually gets sad when the 10 days to be on an anti-biotic is up and he can’t take it anymore! </li> <li>Baths.  LOVES LOVES LOVES baths.  He also loves to attempt to stand up and touch the spout.  As well as pulling at the stopper.   I think he’s trying to figure out how it works.  What’s funny is when he tries to play with the stopper while the bath water is still running…which means his head gets soaked.  It definitely takes him by surprise! </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eKRmLeR9l-U/Vd9YrHjJ_cI/AAAAAAAARXc/jCaG-2-h8k4/s1600-h/IMG_28524.jpg"><img title="IMG_2852" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2852" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FsbO6RcakkM/Vd9Yrlk7wHI/AAAAAAAARXk/rUfz7N2EDnE/IMG_2852_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="439" height="594" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Dislikes</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>If you put him in the middle of a room and walk away, he will be fine.  But if you’re within eye sight, he will cry because he wants you down there with him.  It’s the funniest thing.  We’ve tested this theory several times and the result is always the same.  If he even spots you around a corner, the flood gates open and the tears start falling.  </li> <li>Being kept awake for too long .</li> <li>Being put in the carseat.  He is still not a fan of being strapped in, but once he’s in and you start moving him, he’s fine.</li> <li>Rocking-I’ve tried so many times to rock this kid and he just won’t have it.  He would rather you just put him in the bed and leave him alone. </li> <li>Having his nose wiped. </li> <li>Blueberries.  I have no idea why, but as of right now, he is not a fan! </li> </ul> Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-24653072262865621152015-08-05T12:17:00.001-05:002015-08-05T12:17:08.767-05:00Carter’s Swim Lesson<p>2 weeks ago, Carter had his first swim lessons.  We did them at the YMCA by our house and it was for a two week period, Monday through Thursday from 9-9:45am.  Carter isn’t afraid of the water.  He loves swimming with his puddle jumper on.  But we knew he needed to work on the way you are supposed to swim.  Kicking legs, moving arms, holding your breath.  Those things.  He also isn’t a huge fan of his whole head going underwater, so we knew he needed to get more comfortable with that too.  All of this was worked on during his lessons.  He had a great teacher!  There were 4 kids in his class one week and 5 the next week.  It didn’t take long to realize that what Carter needs to work on most is closing his mouth.  He gets so excited about being in the water and his mouth is wide open grinning and laughing and then he gets upset when he swallows a mouthful of chlorine water.  </p> <p>Overall, he did awesome at swim lessons.  He still can’t swim 100% by himself, but those lessons definitely got him more comfortable with kicking and using his arms and floating in the deep end without us and jumping into the pool knowing his face will go completely underwater.  He likes it so much that he wants his bathtub full of water during bathtime so that he can “practice”.</p> <p>Here’s a few pics I was able to snap of him during his lessons:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uNGEy8hErJ8/VcJE8djRxDI/AAAAAAAARRs/NXUz37cukac/s1600-h/IMG_2523%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2523" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2523" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gFXm2_C171U/VcJE9NMhWtI/AAAAAAAARR0/BHjF5aAqNpE/IMG_2523_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="552" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DgYb7AgHCXg/VcJE98z-7EI/AAAAAAAARR8/uSchj5hWkwo/s1600-h/IMG_2503%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2503" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2503" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eWxMhzRpSDk/VcJE-ozDRVI/AAAAAAAARSE/CwWMTUT51dk/IMG_2503_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="616" height="477" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0Okt_XtUGX8/VcJE_CAkMzI/AAAAAAAARSM/fpBi7V_7ymA/s1600-h/IMG_2779%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2779" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2779" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4NTGqmEpBpI/VcJE_8Ue5MI/AAAAAAAARSU/AjWVKXmuPZM/IMG_2779_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="453" height="617" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2Tvey-JZjgU/VcJFAfxGmyI/AAAAAAAARSc/Sb2_GqRbhLk/s1600-h/IMG_2508%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2508" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2508" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hGR5WrGVY44/VcJFBPgAP2I/AAAAAAAARSg/PJJngWCeR2Y/IMG_2508_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="611" height="469" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Us9Dt9yx9QE/VcJFBloC9PI/AAAAAAAARSs/PsMU-rSC5V0/s1600-h/IMG_2785%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2785" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2785" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OgT-wlZ9P_Q/VcJFCZLW6pI/AAAAAAAARS0/4hgWzrBFwts/IMG_2785_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="410" height="554" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--9u7ecKb9lE/VcJFC14N73I/AAAAAAAARS8/VXxArBavYSk/s1600-h/IMG_2510%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2510" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2510" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QBAmRKLQPz0/VcJFDrxR8cI/AAAAAAAARTA/KHg1wmAd1Uc/IMG_2510_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="613" height="480" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2RT3WwXpDi8/VcJFEMS6lfI/AAAAAAAARTI/hRP1PnDoh0U/s1600-h/IMG_2517%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2517" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2517" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2BcSQ9l3nQI/VcJFEw9YilI/AAAAAAAARTU/Vf2Xnp7HF4o/IMG_2517_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="614" height="475" /></a></p> <p>Fun times!!!  We will probably enroll him in the same swim classes again next summer as a refresher and maybe then he will be more willing to take the little life float off his back.  </p> Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-43319519755308716632015-07-30T15:46:00.001-05:002015-07-30T15:46:29.159-05:00Puerto Rico<p>In June, Justin and I had our first vacation since Garrett came into the family.  Justin had some free companion tickets for airline flights and they had to be used by a certain time so we decided to go to Puerto Rico!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vxIDvDyUX6o/VbqMzc7G3oI/AAAAAAAARM8/hvYJXU9sD78/s1600-h/IMG_1247%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1247" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1247" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ellr80gvUoU/VbqMz8QvUWI/AAAAAAAARNA/zYpj2-csjEQ/IMG_1247_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="613" height="471" /></a></p> <p>Gorgeous right?!?!  We flew into San Juan and stayed there for a night.  We were glad that we only stayed in San Juan for one night and then drove to our main location, Fajardo.  San Juan wasn’t a resort town and even though the water was pretty, it just felt dirty…the town, I mean.  It was just really run down.  When we got to Fajardo we noticed a huge difference.  The water was UNREAL and the resort we stayed at was phenomenal.  All the pictures in this post are from Fajardo.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8p8pZv9DUw8/VbqM0QyhA4I/AAAAAAAARNM/ZRCxJ3HdTQ0/s1600-h/IMG_1252%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1252" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1252" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8_qiiA2sfRg/VbqM1KoL6lI/AAAAAAAARNU/CVAhSlHyfW8/IMG_1252_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="614" height="472" /></a></p> <p>This was the view from our room balcony!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5bw67GhGCXg/VbqM1hypthI/AAAAAAAARNc/2jJTQ5fjWVk/s1600-h/IMG_1261%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1261" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1261" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZnBuTdR7mEM/VbqM2jZIk_I/AAAAAAAARNk/dQQWTxr3BeM/IMG_1261_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="613" height="478" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J_uKX4IHMa0/VbqM3cYHARI/AAAAAAAARNs/vp_ByOsRnD4/s1600-h/IMG_1275%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1275" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1275" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w7e365sbwQ8/VbqM4KMqmxI/AAAAAAAARN0/WKdXnKkst1k/IMG_1275_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="612" height="470" /></a></p> <p>The hotel rented its own island and had a ferry that went to the island several times a day.  This picture was taken from that island.  The water was just as gorgeous there and they had so many activities you could book-snorkeling, kayaking, jet skis, parasailing, etc.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H9-Gry8SMeI/VbqM4q7or2I/AAAAAAAARN8/CzZYFoVanPk/s1600-h/IMG_1285%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1285" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_1285" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iO-Bby6tQKs/VbqM5FmPpfI/AAAAAAAAROA/GFw0ynrH4qs/IMG_1285_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="407" height="550" /></a></p> <p>There were LOTS of iguanas on the island.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qWtW7M-eGKQ/VbqM5oAWNsI/AAAAAAAAROM/m0oo8yzd754/s1600-h/IMG_1295%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1295" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1295" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1GiRkgMh2OA/VbqM6LNddLI/AAAAAAAAROU/U5SYi1KJtSk/IMG_1295_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="616" height="473" /></a></p> <p>Sunset from our hotel room balcony.  Gorgeous right??</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CJOdx9IF_Ak/VbqM6sngAwI/AAAAAAAAROc/eRxo3gudeRY/s1600-h/IMG_1300%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1300" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1300" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YFO9VgJWFsY/VbqM7Z4dsiI/AAAAAAAAROk/MWFiNwKl77U/IMG_1300_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="615" height="472" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qgr9ZCQTqJs/VbqM70OCG7I/AAAAAAAAROs/HyvNUGC70jE/s1600-h/IMG_1323%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1323" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1323" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tyvnxahU2QY/VbqM8sLpN8I/AAAAAAAARO0/al8ttm5qx5E/IMG_1323_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="613" height="471" /></a></p> <p>The hotel also owned its own water park and at the park was an infinite pool!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LlFM5Kx9x-M/VbqM9W_qOqI/AAAAAAAARO8/1r-NyocSHqA/s1600-h/IMG_1339%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1339" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_1339" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0DkYrRqcKSg/VbqM9xIWaUI/AAAAAAAARPE/yey4F9zFZfc/IMG_1339_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="386" height="522" /></a></p> <p>One of the days we were there we went to a local national park to go hiking and trail running.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nar-s4XmNds/VbqM-aru2jI/AAAAAAAARPM/kMtgef63G-s/s1600-h/IMG_1340%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1340" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1340" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JXzPaC2jazM/VbqM_APqEoI/AAAAAAAARPQ/GPvohAu6mF8/IMG_1340_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="310" height="423" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CJbhpVxU95I/VbqM_o0U8mI/AAAAAAAARPc/sm50vmQbt2I/s1600-h/FullSizeRender%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="FullSizeRender" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="FullSizeRender" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XXSCgrO5Z5Y/VbqNAOrNp6I/AAAAAAAARPk/ECThRqpHGG4/FullSizeRender_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="418" /></a></p> <p>After several small hikes, we headed back to the main part of the island to head to our mini-boat/snorkel tour.  In this tour, we got our own little mini-boats to drive from snorkel spot to snorkel spot.  I was fearing my life with Justin driving….</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y-WvKdlDEug/VbqNA5DsCXI/AAAAAAAARPs/NAsrRcpaOUY/s1600-h/IMG_1354%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1354" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1354" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qBnKqsjhTps/VbqNBkTH7zI/AAAAAAAARP0/VQm7bYP_0Us/IMG_1354_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="611" height="469" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kywXEqauapg/VbqNCTYStNI/AAAAAAAARP8/-NyBVa_umuw/s1600-h/IMG_1365%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1365" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1365" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YI4NkjshKh8/VbqNC4tG2EI/AAAAAAAARQE/KrVWDXCVBIg/IMG_1365_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="610" height="469" /></a></p> <p>Seriously how gorgeous is this water?!?!?</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K5NoAP4LkIg/VbqNDUcqwnI/AAAAAAAARQI/csBvcKt2V_k/s1600-h/IMG_1379%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1379" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1379" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wcju7iVXh0w/VbqND6eYC_I/AAAAAAAARQU/7rYcVRTZCEc/IMG_1379_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="609" height="468" /></a></p> <p>The picture above was from our second snorkel spot.  The island in the photo was in the movie The Pirates of the Caribbean 4.  It’s where Jack Sparrow drops off Penelope Cruz’s character and leaves her.  UNBELIEVABLE water!!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dDJszVUh9KE/VbqNEjc26ZI/AAAAAAAARQc/cwE695yIuiI/s1600-h/17909510174_09e1e470b9_o%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="GOPR2779" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="GOPR2779" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AxWEQ5CsxaM/VbqNFBH-KQI/AAAAAAAARQk/68PYSP4Mtm0/17909510174_09e1e470b9_o_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="606" height="470" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R0ev9mxZJMk/VbqNF1GzIhI/AAAAAAAARQs/GurcABZ68w0/s1600-h/18345550638_ee8438a27d_o%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="GOPR2994" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="GOPR2994" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cqMlJtuv--A/VbqNGYkkSVI/AAAAAAAARQw/3GYf88LP0YU/18345550638_ee8438a27d_o_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="606" height="466" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bdJL6er2s8M/VbqNHNz_OZI/AAAAAAAARQ8/z2T-GcT9HLM/s1600-h/18346379399_a7bdcfa893_o%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0398" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0398" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7gWbFRbt1Ms/VbqNHubaPOI/AAAAAAAARRA/5rmj8fQ7pUs/18346379399_a7bdcfa893_o_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="465" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EGuALXDTYmk/VbqNIDhrmoI/AAAAAAAARRM/rTelk-RlDsE/s1600-h/18528582332_59541d4472_o%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="GOPR2951" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="GOPR2951" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s6c_VroxDGo/VbqNI4rvuHI/AAAAAAAARRQ/FnwD3YANR6U/18528582332_59541d4472_o_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="597" height="463" /></a></p> <p>It was so much fun!  It was a quick trip, only 4 days.  But totally worth it!!  Of course I missed my babies the entire time we were gone.  Nana and Papa had the boys the first 2 days and then my mom had them the 2nd half of the trip.  Both were in good hands and had fun.  We even came back to Garrett having gotten his very first tooth!</p> <p>Justin and I love traveling and it has obviously taken a backseat since we had kids, but once these kids get older, we will certainly be going on trips more often and taking them with us.  Don’t think for a second that we aren’t planning on a family trip to climb Mount Kilimanjaro again!!!</p> Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-32487629459542036752015-07-30T12:58:00.001-05:002015-07-30T12:58:08.792-05:00VBS<p>Ok you’re probably going to see several posts within the next couple of days.  I’m realizing that my “family blog” that was intended to keep up with the fun happenings of our family, has turned into the monthly Garrett post blog…and that’s it.  I’ve been so busy and just haven’t made updating the blog a priority.  I’m trying to do better so I’ve made a list of all the things that have happened to our family that I need to update on so I will be working on completing that list over the next couple of days.  First up-VBS!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EXYCac-vHZ0/VbplGzVZVtI/AAAAAAAARFU/W1xJ6E8umd0/s1600-h/IMG_2452%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2452" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2452" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pJxM1emgtgE/VbplHXkWbKI/AAAAAAAARFc/HhBBOoGyoMQ/IMG_2452_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="410" height="554" /></a></p> <p>If you haven’t heard of VBS, it’s Vacation Bible School.  Lots of churches host these “schools” in the summer to keep kids interested in the Bible and also still doing fun crafts and things like that.  Technically, Carter isn’t old enough for VBS at our church.  He’s supposed to have completed 3k (he starts 3K next month) but he was able to do it because I volunteered.  I worked as a crew leader for the 2K/3K kids so that I could have Carter in my group.</p> <p>It was held at our church from Sunday night through Thursday night from 6-8:30pm.  We began each night singing in the sanctuary and learning the songs that they would perform at the parent concert on Thursday night as well as for our entire church congregation the following Sunday morning.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eXyYfr8xe8E/VbplIAnTQBI/AAAAAAAARFk/EgGJ4jZ1uOo/s1600-h/IMG_2539%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2539" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2539" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JiDPse37F6U/VbplIvai4xI/AAAAAAAARFs/abmkBMKI6Gw/IMG_2539_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="630" height="484" /></a></p> <p>The theme we used was Mount Everest.  Several churches used that theme this year.  Mrs. Kristi did a FANTASTIC job decorating the entire church to look like Base Camp!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wq0MxaFGEG4/VbplJERLRyI/AAAAAAAARF0/n0-4jqfQTlA/s1600-h/IMG_2460%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2460" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2460" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vhy_J4nZnSc/VbplJmHL9tI/AAAAAAAARF8/EqZif62qh6o/IMG_2460_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="618" height="479" /></a></p> <p>These three LOVED the music part!  May or may not have had something to do with Nana’s involvement in the music…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--SrnT0rwwBs/VbplKbCFXyI/AAAAAAAARGE/5fcW0W9asqY/s1600-h/IMG_2535%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2535" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2535" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aWZxh5-do2c/VbplLGk-LhI/AAAAAAAARGM/HClofDE2PG0/IMG_2535_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="631" height="485" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BMjS1HL5j14/VbplLoRSQBI/AAAAAAAARGQ/cxYsDqxj4ns/s1600-h/IMG_2542%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2542" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2542" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UcMk_Qi2YzM/VbplMb70_1I/AAAAAAAARGc/BVPzhEIlRE8/IMG_2542_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="630" height="484" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l3g8JGhLL20/VbplM6fTzNI/AAAAAAAARGk/Nvmse8O5_kU/s1600-h/IMG_2498%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2498" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2498" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HsxMhBWpR2E/VbplNYWqI2I/AAAAAAAARGs/5eSaIOhOmZU/IMG_2498_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="311" height="420" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zyW8lg21zf4/VbplN65d23I/AAAAAAAARG0/-zJ2XT5gMJM/s1600-h/IMG_2541%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2541" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2541" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FFakNyruXZ0/VbplOpMG0wI/AAAAAAAARG4/Rmemawcm8_o/IMG_2541_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="306" height="418" /></a></p> <p>I probably shouldn’t have been taking pictures during prayer time, but I couldn’t help it.  Watching him pray just melted my heart!!!!</p> <p>After Music, the kids went to the gym for some playtime.  They did all kinds of things that revolved around the Mount Everest theme.  Carter’s favorite day was the last day that included a silly string fight and some time playing with a big parachute and some balls.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h2gpkPaSbCs/VbplPKc5rpI/AAAAAAAARHE/qbEVYaZ27qk/s1600-h/IMG_2469%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2469" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2469" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ba_KI9C00GM/VbplQEFrRpI/AAAAAAAARHI/30ULTY5tXgQ/IMG_2469_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="597" height="459" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W2B_AIit968/VbplQWD5qEI/AAAAAAAARHU/9F3PAubb4Gs/s1600-h/IMG_2551%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2551" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2551" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hjUCipCXDsU/VbplQx7jLdI/AAAAAAAARHY/4qfRZvlcbdM/IMG_2551_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="312" height="422" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AAjc-ovC2us/VbplRQ4WzaI/AAAAAAAARHk/1pe8o0Jzk9Q/s1600-h/IMG_2552%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2552" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2552" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L5ya-pOl1hs/VbplR8qZVuI/AAAAAAAARHo/etHGzSEwYkc/IMG_2552_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="307" height="419" /></a></p> <p>This was one of the games we played.  Where the adults “rescued” the kids (they were supposed to be hikers in trouble) and carried them back to base camp.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F_8YGKpOkiI/VbplSho1hHI/AAAAAAAARH0/kQ_4mxNzxmw/s1600-h/IMG_2629%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2629" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2629" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pQr1EH2bom0/VbplTFh9X8I/AAAAAAAARH4/uHqvR9DbRKc/IMG_2629_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="613" height="471" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1bcUzkbuXPY/VbplTsKowXI/AAAAAAAARIE/rD_FnATnFTk/s1600-h/IMG_2475%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2475" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2475" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lGfzGNyp5L8/VbplUd41_GI/AAAAAAAARIM/ksTv7m27Cbs/IMG_2475_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="413" height="568" /></a></p> <p>This is me and Jamie and Jordan.  We’re all in the same Sunday School class and Jordan’s kids were in the same group as Carter.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e8Y4nm8omAk/VbplVNri_tI/AAAAAAAARIU/qbcA3UC6EjA/s1600-h/IMG_2670%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2670" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2670" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Si927WrpmIc/VbplVoWQFOI/AAAAAAAARIc/3aGRKAqZVdc/IMG_2670_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="614" height="472" /></a></p> <p>We couldn’t believe Mr. Jeff could get that many kids to sit on the curb and listen to his instructions!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z4uC9SO-zFQ/VbplWKh20VI/AAAAAAAARIk/zSxsrJrZ0wU/s1600-h/IMG_2671%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2671" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2671" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uYrga-JuecM/VbplWknq54I/AAAAAAAARIs/ucwlPRXyR0Q/IMG_2671_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="437" height="591" /></a></p> <p>Of course he picked the blue silly string.  Didn’t expect anything less!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X2RWZt8aUmI/VbplXcZ0aUI/AAAAAAAARI0/t9WIDzzKsjg/s1600-h/IMG_2674%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2674" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2674" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u9ZGyOZaGF4/VbplYMWPqYI/AAAAAAAARI8/r32lRox_Zhs/IMG_2674_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="608" height="471" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W9SMsA3EQJA/VbplY4X-pzI/AAAAAAAARJE/nMqfz4F0Tkc/s1600-h/IMG_2676%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2676" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2676" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5bTnPZvC5PE/VbplZRWY0aI/AAAAAAAARJI/Byqe6UJ2qpw/IMG_2676_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="606" height="469" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F6RKOEOq2xc/VbplZrMUXcI/AAAAAAAARJU/UimGuUJe7SQ/s1600-h/IMG_2679%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2679" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2679" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E9wByX7sIHw/VbplaRp1IgI/AAAAAAAARJc/AhYgaSyjaec/IMG_2679_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="413" height="558" /></a></p> <p>Papa came by one night to check on his grandkids.  Their faces say it all.  They adore their Papa.</p> <p>After some games in the gym, the kids headed to the “Imagination Station” which was basically arts & crafts.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bxPKYo9b3rk/VbplbLlkBdI/AAAAAAAARJk/F50p3zAgnwE/s1600-h/IMG_2481%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2481" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2481" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QNq2Mwr4HMI/VbplbzISHoI/AAAAAAAARJo/ikFiGTHE7U8/IMG_2481_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="611" height="469" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4l5I-_1EJuY/VbplcbG38FI/AAAAAAAARJ0/TRYhpUJhs08/s1600-h/IMG_2482%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2482" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2482" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4-KgzirJ9UU/VbpldHsg-fI/AAAAAAAARJ8/Uo6mczCA5Fo/IMG_2482_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="608" height="471" /></a></p> <p>These are ravens.  The kids learned about how God fed Elijah by having ravens drop food.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zJgfUluQgZw/VbpldxHk5QI/AAAAAAAARKE/IAvsGhtdILA/s1600-h/IMG_2554%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2554" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2554" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YNiRM87A8Ng/VbpleUjJBfI/AAAAAAAARKM/-zWqAKSUPgI/IMG_2554_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="298" height="403" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GRZ6YZaBbqI/VbplfHJMMZI/AAAAAAAARKU/1ASEgROSuao/s1600-h/IMG_2631%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2631" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2631" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NP2ra70tdI0/VbplftUKGQI/AAAAAAAARKY/_bZp8H-fH_c/IMG_2631_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="297" height="401" /></a></p> <p>The second night we talked about how God comforts us so we had them spell comfort in cotton balls.  The next night we talked about how God forgives us and we ripped up pieces of paper and for each piece we said something we do that’s bad (our sins) and then we washed them away in a bowl.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3ZrAq5xRKZU/VbplgKfPCII/AAAAAAAARKk/KFucuDDrvYI/s1600-h/IMG_2633%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2633" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2633" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AHZp6vSv1hE/Vbplgv61lyI/AAAAAAAARKs/_4e-MH47vd8/IMG_2633_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="309" height="421" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fgxMdYq3jmk/VbplhM4uSeI/AAAAAAAARK0/b9RccyY4Hcc/s1600-h/IMG_2636%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2636" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2636" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iyrLX836hzI/VbplhwDD2BI/AAAAAAAARK8/nweC1ZKWQxY/IMG_2636_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="310" height="423" /></a></p> <p>After that, the kids headed over to Bible Time where they heard Mrs. Lisa tell stories about the prophet Elijah each night.  These kids were completely captivated by her!  It’s not easy to get a group of 25 3 year olds to sit still and listen to a story but they did for her!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R_b8vsGvz9w/VbplisC2g4I/AAAAAAAARLE/sP-w31pzaU0/s1600-h/IMG_2487%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2487" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2487" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c9tQWmr5FpQ/VbpljUWwLzI/AAAAAAAARLI/BhXrNLe22ZU/IMG_2487_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="639" height="491" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m_s8Q0u76Z4/VbplkFhWYiI/AAAAAAAARLU/gWkGmMU6RSU/s1600-h/IMG_2638%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2638" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2638" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ESaTYruym94/VbpllNI_TTI/AAAAAAAARLc/pBpmcGIAIyU/IMG_2638_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="636" height="497" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-45b5uJLqENw/VbplloCWd3I/AAAAAAAARLg/FRx7_KxcSxM/s1600-h/IMG_2664%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2664" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2664" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p79vAmqH610/VbplmFF92cI/AAAAAAAARLs/2cqS_ixEBHA/IMG_2664_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="310" height="423" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oTplCorXQQc/Vbplmox_blI/AAAAAAAARL0/9p4nSSfnLJE/s1600-h/IMG_2666%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2666" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2666" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xFiR1LWH-qI/VbplnPea4GI/AAAAAAAARL4/ywiQ4gD8r5w/IMG_2666_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="308" height="421" /></a></p> <p>After Bible Time they went to snack time where they got a different snack every night and watched a DVD about Mount Everest (it was a cartoon with characters that talked in 3 year old terms…not something you and I would see on the Discovery Channel).  The crew leaders took a break during the snack time and that’s when we went to eat dinner so I only have one picture of snack time.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zLX7xpzpx7k/VbplnuuPQYI/AAAAAAAARME/GXaxSov-oEc/s1600-h/IMG_2491%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2491" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2491" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cVQh3CdvVhM/VbploVT1_4I/AAAAAAAARMM/2jIwKuvJpLg/IMG_2491_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="623" height="479" /></a></p> <p>On Thursday night was the concert for the parents…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rw6wIb9tDdI/VbplpMJfhXI/AAAAAAAARMU/uD5eRZGRcrw/s1600-h/IMG_2683%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2683" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2683" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sl3SZUuDCBU/VbplqB54ifI/AAAAAAAARMY/0KeB4xWfEhE/IMG_2683_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="626" height="485" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6p5PMnLnABU/Vbplq0oYPlI/AAAAAAAARMk/aZPQl5LW_VY/s1600-h/IMG_2689%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2689" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2689" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2Ws5CjfGQu8/VbplrxZax5I/AAAAAAAARMo/6LBxdCTcVFA/IMG_2689_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="620" height="492" /></a></p> <p>Carter had SOOOOO much fun and I’m not kidding when I say that the dang VBS CD hasn’t come out of my CD Player in my car in two weeks.  He requests to listen to those songs over and over and over and over.  Momma is beyond tired of these darn songs, but he loves them and I love hearing him sing about God and how powerful he is so I put up with it!</p> Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-25326226507300461722015-07-27T10:35:00.001-05:002015-08-17T12:25:18.434-05:00Garrett - 9 Months<p><strong><u></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bjzO4OqGfJY/VbZPXEEchzI/AAAAAAAAQ-g/KTcchOJwm7Y/s1600-h/9%252520months%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="9 months" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="9 months" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9ts1Riy7xno/VbZPXs4hEUI/AAAAAAAAQ-o/TCaq6Ebmi8A/9%252520months_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="606" height="466" /></a></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Diapers</u></strong></p> <p>Still in size 3’s.  I feel like we’ll be in these for a while!</p> <p><strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Noh19whhSZo/VbZPYcARflI/AAAAAAAAQ-w/cwU98xgYmkg/s1600-h/IMG_20964.jpg"><img title="IMG_2096" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2096" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nnx400684yI/VbZPY4uFy0I/AAAAAAAAQ-0/1mkzLqlQlwM/IMG_2096_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="615" height="472" /></a></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Shoe Size</u></strong></p> <p>He doesn’t wear shoes yet so I have no idea!   I bought Carter’s first pair of shoes around this time, but I think I’m going to hold off with Garrett until he actually starts walking.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zl9e6tPFxxw/VbZPZrpgR0I/AAAAAAAAQ_A/rRU659nAtnM/s1600-h/IMG_21354.jpg"><img title="IMG_2135" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2135" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_Qi_tJvBROY/VbZPaO-etBI/AAAAAAAAQ_E/-y8ZNu_vyyU/IMG_2135_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="419" height="567" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Clothes</u></strong></p> <p>Either 6-9 months or 9 months.  Some 9 month stuff is a little too baggy, but he still wears it.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lXUVsqDDpUE/VbZPax6idjI/AAAAAAAAQ_Q/Yp14t85Ht0Q/s1600-h/IMG_21724.jpg"><img title="IMG_2172" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2172" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1ZIbRNNfpn8/VbZPbRQYO7I/AAAAAAAAQ_Y/0_BSfNZarEU/IMG_2172_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="637" height="489" /></a></p> <p>**We got our first “haircut” this month.  I use the air quotes because it was more of a trim than an actual haircut.  He doesn’t have enough hair for that.  But what he did have was falling into his ears so I had my mom trim it up for us.**</p> <p><u><strong>Feeding/Solid</strong>s</u></p> <p>He is still eating 4 times a day.  For the majority of the month, those feedings were either nursing or a breastmilk bottle, however we did begin to give him formula towards the end of the month.  I’m still planning to nurse as long as possible, but my supply is definitely drying up and I’m not making enough for him at certain feedings anymore.  At this moment, I nurse first thing in the morning and then the two feedings after that are either breastmilk bottle or formula and then I will nurse the final feeding of the day.  I still plan to nurse him at least once if not twice a day until he turns 1 and then I plan to wean off all together.  I’m hoping my supply will hold out that long, but it’s not looking good right now.</p> <p>For his solid foods-we have been mixing in meats with his veggies.  He’s had turkey, grilled chicken and ham mixed with things like sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, brown rice or green beans.  He also eats bananas, peaches, pears, apples, prunes, etc.  I haven’t noticed a particular preference for one food over the other.  He seems to like all the foods equally.  He’s still a tad messy when he eats because he’s always putting those two fingers in his mouth in between bites which causes the food to get on his face.  I’ve been working on tell him “no hands Garrett” and tapping his hand so that he knows he has to move it.  He doesn’t like it when I do that at all!  We also began giving him foods to eat that haven’t been blended.  He’s eaten pieces of banana, peaches, bread and peas.  We’ve introduced the ever so famous ‘mums’ that all kids love so his snacks are typically one of the mums or some puffs.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KBXrQ3UsvHI/VbZPcegLsLI/AAAAAAAAQ_g/vEpZ6vfUFq8/s1600-h/IMG_22244.jpg"><img title="IMG_2224" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2224" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0njrTyV7Y_I/VbZPc7oUI4I/AAAAAAAAQ_k/0Jh3TJt0iXw/IMG_2224_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="419" height="567" /></a></p> <p>This was both boys first time to Chuck E’ Cheese.  Carter was invited to a birthday party there and he has never been before.  He loved it, obviously!  </p> <p><strong><u>Schedule</u></strong></p> <p>For the most part, he’s still doing a 4 hour schedule of feed, wake, sleep.  This means he takes 2 naps a day that last anywhere from 1.5-2 hours each.  At the end of the month he got sick and had a massive runny nose for what felt like 2 straight weeks.  The runny nose made it hard for him to breathe so he was waking up out of naps a little earlier than he usually does and he was waking up for the day earlier than normal too.  We have had several things pop up that we’ve had to rearrange his schedule around and he frequently ends up only getting one nap that’s about 2-3 hours long.  I don’t want that to become the normal because he still needs two naps at his age.  School starts in the last week of August and then he will be in school 3 days a week from 9-1pm.  This means that he may have a quick little catnap at school, but will mainly just have one nap a day.  He still goes to bed around 7-7:30, depending on when he woke up from the last nap.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_AGIY8VM32A/VbZPdWKJVDI/AAAAAAAAQ_w/UQCr8PWU6gA/s1600-h/IMG_22894.jpg"><img title="IMG_2289" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2289" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8HeaTL-HTkA/VbZPd0hYf0I/AAAAAAAAQ_4/bMMjKfRFITY/IMG_2289_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="390" height="527" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Sleep</u></strong></p> <p>Still my perfect little sleeper, what can I say?  If he takes two naps, they’re between 1.5-2 hours each.  If it’s one nap, it’s between 2-3 hours.  At night he sleeps anywhere from 12-14 hours.  Most days we have to wake him up.  We’ve introduced a stuffed animal for him.  It’s a blue rabbit that the Easter Bunny put in his basket.  He has really long ears and G likes to play with them.  We call him Peter.  Get it?  Peter Rabbit?  Anyway…it’s the only stuffed animal in his crib and that’s the way I want to keep it for a while.  Carter was insanely attached to Henry at this age and it was adorable so I do want Garrett to have something like it too, but I would rather him not require 75 animals in the bed with him like Carter does.  Just like brother, Garrett is able to wake up and kind of play and keep himself entertained for a while before we go upstairs to get him.  That being said, the last week and a half has not been the normal because he’s been sick so his naps haven’t been quite as long and he’s waking up a little earlier than normal in the morning.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dBddF8f_4cw/VbZPeU30A3I/AAAAAAAARAA/7zx42kdXpvw/s1600-h/IMG_23244.jpg"><img title="IMG_2324" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2324" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mU9FjxKhAr8/VbZPfa5eHWI/AAAAAAAARAI/17Ts2bQRQAo/IMG_2324_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="530" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Waketime</u></strong></p> <p>He typically does the same kinds of things he has been doing.  He plays in the exersaucer, watches Baby Einstein DVDs, plays with various toys in the floor, etc.  He has now become super interested in a Cookie Monster/Elmo kitchen set that Carter got at his 2nd birthday party.  He loves standing up and holding onto it and listening to Cookie and Elmo sing songs.  He rarely uses his ocean play mat or his piano mat anymore.  I may pack those up soon and put them in the attic.  I brought a couple of toys down from the attic that are for kids learning to stand up since he really enjoys standing up.  We had to get something to put underneath our rug in our living room to give it some extra cushioning because when Garrett would fall over his head would hit the floor and it was LOUD and he would cry and cry and cry.  What we got seems to work pretty well and it doesn’t hurt as much.  He absolutely loves chasing balls around a room.  He will crawl after a ball and touch it with his hands, but when he touches it, the ball tends to get even further away from him, so he keeps crawling and repeating the process over and over.  This can take up a solid 20 minutes of his waketime.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R_EZYunVJKQ/VbZPgukHYyI/AAAAAAAARAQ/F66buGCIgY8/s1600-h/IMG_19825.jpg"><img title="IMG_1982" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1982" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BuniFLVmyWI/VbZPhGD238I/AAAAAAAARAY/Uw30__x4mfU/IMG_1982_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="303" height="414" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dBrb04dOpr0/VbZPh1AEz7I/AAAAAAAARAg/6F9K01W5p9M/s1600-h/IMG_19935.jpg"><img title="IMG_1993" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1993" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QMcHu-pErtE/VbZPiUG357I/AAAAAAAARAo/xxkhrypsIy8/IMG_1993_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="412" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Mother’</u></strong><strong><u>s Day Out</u></strong></p> <p>No MDO this month.  School starts back August 20th for him so I have a little bit longer with these two kiddos before I will finally have some time to myself!  You know those momma’s that post on facebook about their kids first day back to school and how sad they are that summer’s over??  Yeah I’m not that mom.  Bring it on school….I’m ready for some ‘me’ time!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ND4mJ6t5gtY/VbZPjBvFSVI/AAAAAAAARAs/wKb4dQAZfF0/s1600-h/IMG_20646.jpg"><img title="IMG_2064" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2064" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u7qsAhdbZFk/VbZPjhnTFEI/AAAAAAAARA4/Bt0aqy8aiQA/IMG_2064_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="298" align="left" height="413" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HAY13iS4xIU/VbZPkGJzQnI/AAAAAAAARBA/ns7tCVnffKM/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img title="1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uq25AQAU7pw/VbZPksSAezI/AAAAAAAARBI/dSFZoIDPDFw/1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="303" height="409" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Statistics</u></strong></p> <p>Due to extreme busyness at the pediatricians office with people needing back to school vaccinations and immunization forms, Garrett’s 9 month appointment didn’t happen until he was almost 10 months!   At that time, he was 19lbs, 13oz (50%) and 28 inches long (30%) with an 18 inch head circumference (70%).  Doc gave the go ahead for most foods that adults eat, they just have to be chopped into insanely microscopic pieces since his trachea is about the size of his pinky finger.  So I’ll be introducing chicken nuggets, grilled cheese and some sliced turkey soon.  He also shocked me when he told me that the rules for peanut butter have changed.  He said that now the APA is saying that introducing high allergy foods later may predispose kids to developing an allergic reaction.  He gave me the ok to give Garrett peanut butter and eggs now!  So crazy to me!!  The only thing he can’t have right now is fish.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fVSZun0J46E/VbZPlO1U64I/AAAAAAAARBQ/6s9m10O9vjk/s1600-h/jesussaves4.jpg"><img title="jesussaves" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="jesussaves" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s4bFrqJdHVU/VbZPltZyT6I/AAAAAAAARBY/mP85jHy9X6I/jesussaves_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="601" height="466" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Abilities</u></strong></p> <p>When I wrote his 8 month post, I said that Garrett was very good at turning in circles on the ground but that he wasn’t really crawling just yet.  Not long after I posted that, he began crawling!  He’s still working on the concept of one knee in front of the other while also moving one hand in front of the other.  As of now he jumps up on his knees and rocks back and forth and shoots himself forward and then does it again.  He can get across a room lickity split doing this.  So he’s definitely crawling, he just has to work on his technique.  I also mentioned in his post last month that I thought that he has been saying “mamamama” but wasn’t sure he was truly doing it intentionally.  Well he’s done it a ton since then so I’m gonna go on a limb and say that this kid has said his first word and his first word was “mama”.   All my time spent saying “mama” and pointing to myself has paid off.  He has also begun to say “da” and “ba” and “pa”.  He is definitely experimenting with his voice trying to say things!</p> <p>**One of the things Garrett has been doing a lot lately is lifting things over his head to observe them.  He does it with almost everything he picks up.  See all the pictures below for what I mean:**</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wGQl64HO77E/VbZPmYtXI7I/AAAAAAAARBc/UwJ8EcM50LQ/s1600-h/IMG_21153.jpg"><img title="IMG_2115" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2115" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qC3npop22rs/VbZPm69WFTI/AAAAAAAARBo/NXPayQ9kiEE/IMG_2115_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o8wm_LHQs4M/VbZPnARjvwI/AAAAAAAARBs/yajBKZnUA4g/s1600-h/IMG_21223.jpg"><img title="IMG_2122" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2122" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nhbhUTTot0E/VbZPns2wwAI/AAAAAAAARB4/0BVvSuR5fLQ/IMG_2122_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hMgG209y2mQ/VbZPnx_xMqI/AAAAAAAARCA/PagYQRP69Cc/s1600-h/IMG_21443.jpg"><img title="IMG_2144" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2144" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9e0u_ppK9xg/VbZPopd0W9I/AAAAAAAARCI/SegIuEFsyH0/IMG_2144_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i08e-userKM/VbZPpKEYVOI/AAAAAAAARCQ/F1IwdgaSlpU/s1600-h/IMG_2162.jpg"><img title="IMG_2162" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2162" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T2arGRZhTtc/VbZPpXJBqiI/AAAAAAAARCU/u4w3uu7BG1U/IMG_2162_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="351" height="275" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--GkaAPjpkNc/VbZPp1GMBrI/AAAAAAAARCg/99B2AZp_MD0/s1600-h/IMG_2151.jpg"><img title="IMG_2151" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2151" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T4Uv5CUBzJA/VbZPqducA_I/AAAAAAAARCk/lHWL5yTMNik/IMG_2151_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="203" height="277" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-40lHv9KzmaU/VbZPqzLc4ZI/AAAAAAAARCs/EZs0RG1w2ks/s1600-h/IMG_21533.jpg"><img title="IMG_2153" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2153" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-abiMKBI7xH4/VbZPrDBy4gI/AAAAAAAARC0/GL67NJgEL6k/IMG_2153_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RBEG7Rb2zfE/VbZPrvbxu9I/AAAAAAAARDA/5BCywNGhsQo/s1600-h/IMG_22543.jpg"><img title="IMG_2254" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2254" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H1Abf3HjprU/VbZPr9ACdaI/AAAAAAAARDE/nUlbRTHmum4/IMG_2254_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ox6rKNZTxgU/VbZPsSwTwvI/AAAAAAAARDQ/kchrZb5Mybk/s1600-h/IMG_23023.jpg"><img title="IMG_2302" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2302" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Kj5ZJ4nF4rY/VbZPs1xfsWI/AAAAAAAARDU/CSsxHCsBKno/IMG_2302_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Teething</u></strong></p> <p>Garrett got his first tooth when Justin and I were vacationing in Puerto Rico.  He was right at 8 months when he got it.  The other bottom central incisor popped through this month too, so now he has TWO teeth, both on the bottom.  I expect to see the top central incisors next, just not sure when they will come.  No signs of teething right now.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jY4GFOaJ3Nw/VbZPtanPExI/AAAAAAAARDg/4_JXHxRvvhc/s1600-h/IMG_21024.jpg"><img title="IMG_2102" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2102" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Hp7SodFo_zI/VbZPuCMpxsI/AAAAAAAARDo/CPYpl7KRfd0/IMG_2102_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="406" height="549" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Discipline</u></strong></p> <p>I still say “no” to Garrett, but now a days, he laughs at me when I do it.  Which is frustrating.  The only times I say no are when he’s eating and trying to put his hands in his mouth and when I’m trying to change his clothes or a diaper.  Have mercy y’all….I have no idea where this came from, but this kid will NOT let you change his diaper.  You have to be a serious ninja to get it changed fast enough before he rolls over.  The second you put him on his back he starts rolling to the side and it takes so much of my energy to try to pull him back down so that I can change him.  I usually give him something to play with to keep him distracted and on his back so that I can change him.  Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.  Needless to say, it is difficult to change this kid’s diaper these days.  I say no to him, but like I said, I think he thinks its funny.  I’ve used the serious tone and face and elevate my voice just a little bit to where I’m not yelling at him, but it’s not my normal tone either.  None of this has worked.  He just laughs.  He may be my stubborn one.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--DjuzzwJcJY/VbZPuk13_8I/AAAAAAAARDw/bfiz73NJQSc/s1600-h/IMG_24014.jpg"><img title="IMG_2401" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2401" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nqj4bTlGqHw/VbZPvV3j1tI/AAAAAAAARD4/mMO6nUpwcMs/IMG_2401_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="613" height="471" /></a></p> <p>Playing with his younger cousin Charlotte.</p> <p><strong><u>Other Notable Things</u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Likes</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Sleeping </li> <li>When Carter “talks” to him in the car.  Carter will look at him and say “tickle tickle tickle tickle” and Garrett laughs hysterically at him.  He loves watching Carter while they’re both in the backseat. </li> <li>The cover of my phone.  It has a little band on it to put around my wrist and he’s constantly trying to put it in his mouth. </li> <li>Chewing on board books.  I’m ashamed to say that I barely read to him right now because every time I try to, he just grabs the book and puts it in his mouth. </li> <li>Playing with Gizmo’s collar.  She has two tags on her collar so they make noise when they cling against eachother.  Garrett’s always crawling over to her and playing with them.  She’s such a good sport to just sit there and let him play: </li> </ul> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W9DH_7k3bkw/VbZPvz45QAI/AAAAAAAAREA/vSjWoH-0BgI/s1600-h/IMG_26035.jpg"><img title="IMG_2603" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2603" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qi6Ad0RoMG8/VbZPwSwqMzI/AAAAAAAAREI/F51VKwAz7kA/IMG_2603_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="609" height="473" /></a> <ul> <li>Still obsessed with sucking on his fingers – he prefers the index and middle finger of his right hand and as weird as this sounds, he prefers to suck them upside down.  He did begin experimenting with his thumb this month.  However the favorite is still the two fingers upside down. </li> <li>The toy that is connected to his crib.  It lights up and plays lullabies for a few minutes and then it turns itself off.  Now that Garrett is getting more and more mobile, he’s figured out that he can put his hand in between the crib rails and the toy and bang them together.  I think he likes the noise.  Gizmo, on the other hand, goes crazy because she can hear the noise but can’t see where it’s coming from. </li> <li>When you shake your head against him stomach.  It makes him laugh hysterically. </li> <li>Standing up.  He has begun to experiment with pulling up.  He’s not an expert yet, but we did go ahead and lower his crib mattress.  We did this after we put him to bed one night only to hear him screaming and when we looked at the monitor he had pulled himself up on the crib rail, but one leg was between two rails and the other was behind his booty.  Basically in the “hurky” position if you have ever been a cheerleader in your life.  We put in the mesh bumpers too. </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2Rb05obkbgc/VbZPxONK0UI/AAAAAAAAREQ/7MpoFphvmWs/s1600-h/IMG_26974.jpg"><img title="IMG_2697" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2697" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9AMPwh3UmWY/VbZPx_3tu5I/AAAAAAAAREY/oUWvgZMsU34/IMG_2697_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="616" height="473" /></a></p> <p>**This month, we also did our first “side by side” in the shopping buggy.  We can’t do this at Publix because Garrett isn’t coordinated enough just yet to sit in those racecar buggies.  But at Sam’s they have spots for two kids to sit in a normal buggy so that’s what we did.  I told Carter to protect his brother and make sure he didn’t fall over.  That sweet boy had his arm around Garrett THE ENTIRE TIME we were at Sam’s.  God love him!   He’s such a good brother!!</p> <p><strong><u>Dislikes</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>If you put him in the middle of a room and walk away, he will be fine.  But if you’re within eye sight, he will cry because he wants you down there with him.  It’s the funniest thing.  We’ve tested this theory several times and the result is always the same.  If he even spots you around a corner, the flood gates open and the tears start falling.  </li> <li>Being kept awake for too long </li> <li>Bouncy seat.  It may be time to put this bad boy away.  He tries to sit up and when he’s strapped into the seat that doesn’t make sitting up easy.  Sometimes he wants to play with toys on the floor too so he will try to lean down and he’ll get stuck in the seat. </li> <li>Pacifiers-we don’t even try with these anymore </li> <li>Rocking-I’ve tried so many times to rock this kid and he just won’t have it.  He would rather you just put him in the bed and leave him alone. </li> </ul> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nCAFeYACcaM/VbZPyQS-sCI/AAAAAAAAREg/Hn4MZqJ7WFk/s1600-h/IMG_26554.jpg"><img title="IMG_2655" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2655" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w_XY7Q4UqY0/VbZPy1EZpqI/AAAAAAAAREo/EicFmiza_lU/IMG_2655_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="458" height="466" /></a></p> <p>And this also happened this month.  Garrett turned 38 weeks old, which also was one of the last pregnant photos I took of me pregnant with him.  So this side by side comparison is when he was 38 weeks inside my belly and when he was 38 weeks old outside my belly!</p> Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-22110868147652003782015-07-04T09:54:00.001-05:002016-02-17T09:51:33.935-06:00Carter - 3 1/2 Years Old<strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zQBQAREKKXQ/VZfzRcQPr8I/AAAAAAAAQ6A/AIPcZpRhYBw/s1600-h/IMG_0331%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0331" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ui0QRcousgY/VZfzSHrnB9I/AAAAAAAAQ6E/yFwPryuPHpE/IMG_0331_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="502" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0331" width="654" /></a></u></strong><br />
<strong><u>Potty Training</u></strong><br />
In his 3 year old post, I mentioned that Carter was tee tee trained 100% and that we were working on pooping in the potty. My big boy is now completely trained for everything! I also mentioned in that post that even though he was tee tee trained I was still having to help him put his clothes back on. He used to be big into completely taking off his pants/shorts and underwear instead of just pulling them down so I was constantly having to help him put them back on. He’s been doing this all on his own for a while now. These days, if Carter does have to go poo poo, he will literally go into the bathroom and close the door and turn on the fan. Such a boy. We do still leave his little Elmo potty in his bedroom with him in case he needs to go in the middle of the night or something. He’s not allowed to leave his room once he’s in there (we have a child-proof lock on the door). We do this because Garrett’s room is right across from his and I just don’t want him going to check on his brother without my knowledge.<br />
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<strong><u>Shoe Size</u></strong><br />
Last time we got him measured he was measuring around a size 9. His foot is also narrowing too. Some of his shoes are still wide, but some of them aren’t. It just depends on the brand.<br />
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<strong><u>Clothes</u></strong><br />
At his last doctor appointment at 3 years old, Carter was 50% for weight and 40% for height. As of now, he’s wearing 3t shirts and pants/shorts (though some shorts are still 2t-depending on the brand). We’re even starting to buy some 4t pajamas because his 3t ones are getting a tad snug already. <br />
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<strong><u>Eating</u></strong><br />
Carter’s always been a picky eater, but everyone has told me that as he grows up he will be more willing to try new things and will like them. I have found this to be true. In his 3 year post, we mentioned that he just started liking pizza. Carter will eat pizza under the right conditions, but he just really doesn’t like it all that much. I’m sure this is definitely one of those things that he will learn to like as he gets older. Pizza is what most kids have at birthday parties and what kids order when there’s a large group. So I do think that he will eventually hop on board the pizza train. He recently tried a hot dog for the first time and liked it. No bun on the hot dog though, obviously. The kid still doesn’t like bread. He loves lunchables though, even the ones with meat. He used to only eat the ones with cheese, crackers and oreos, but now he really loves the ones with ham, turkey and bologna. It’s usually what we send him to eat at school. He also has tried pork chops and liked that too. We do still have to try to convince him to eat the pork chops though. He’s also eaten roast!! And one of his favorite breakfast meals now is oatmeal (I’m still working with him on eggs-as of now I think it’s a texture thing for him). All this to say that he’s becoming more and more open to trying new things. But he is overall a big health nut! He’s not doing it intentionally, but he prefers lean meats with veggies and fruits. He’s not big into things like bread, macaroni and cheese and pizza and hamburgers. I’m still hoping he gives those things a shot in the future but we’ll see.<br />
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**This was the first time I’ve ever let Carter help me make a cake. It was for Justin’s birthday. Carter picked out the flavor (blue of course-it’s still his favorite color) and he also decorated it, as you can probably guess by looking at the picture.**<br />
<strong><u>Sleep</u></strong><br />
Everyone told me that age 3 is when they drop the nap. Carter isn’t even close. He loves his nap…and so do I!!!! He still takes a solid 2 hour nap every day! Some days I will let him skip the nap, particularly if there’s a reason we need to skip it. On days that he takes a nap, we still put him down for the night around 8pm, but he usually won’t fall asleep until closer to 9. On days he skips the nap, he goes to bed right at 7:30. He wakes up anywhere from 7am-8am most days. Our night time routine hasn’t changed much. He still loves to read books except now he actually points out words that he recognizes. We’ve been working on spelling and reading and he’s already picking up on it and can point out words he knows in books. We pray with him every night before bed. We usually ask him to tell us 3 things he’s thankful for every night and we incorporate that into the prayer. At naptime he says the “As I lay me down to sleep” prayer all on his own. Carter is still in his toddler bed that has a rail. Not sure when we’ll give him a twin or full size bed yet. My guess is that we’ll go straight to a full size bed so that we don’t have to buy another one. No plans to do that on the horizon though. He’s content with his bed right now.<br />
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<strong><u>Mother’s Day Out</u></strong><br />
Carter is out of school for the summer. He was in the Older Two’s class last year and went to summer school for a month but is now out of school until September. Also, he “graduated” from Mother’s Day Out and will begin preschool in the fall. I can’t believe he’s already had his first graduation! He got a diploma and everything! <br />
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I will say this-my kid is really smart. And I know most parents say that about their kids, but mine really really is. He can already spell so many words that I can’t even count them all. One day I came up to his room and he had used his letter books and spelled the word “Washingto” on the floor. My jaw just dropped when I saw it and he looked at me and said “I only had one ‘n’ mommy, I need another one to finish the word”. He’s three y’all. Three. He’s known the alphabet for over a year now and he can count up to 40. Carter has an extreme interest in learning new things, particularly spelling. He’s always asking how to spell stuff. Well one day I saw a preschool packet for sale on Zulily that had flashcards and DVD’s and everything so I bought it because I wanted to encourage his desire to learn words and be able to read. Well come to find out, some of what I bought is for kindergartener’s, not preschooler’s. Didn’t stop my kid though. He knows about 60% of the sight words by heart already. Where we do need work is writing. He’s really good at tracing letters, but struggles to write them on his own without a template to follow. So we’ll have to work on that, however none of that is expected by preschoolers. I’m just trying to work with him while he’s showing interest.<br />
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**Carter demanded taking a bath with Garrett one time. He didn’t realize how cramped the quarter would be so he hasn’t done it since then!**<br />
<strong><u>Statistics</u></strong><br />
Carter won’t have another official appointment until he’s 4 and I’m dreading that because that’s when he’ll get his first tetanus shot. Eeeeeeekkkk!!!! As of now he weight roughly 34 pounds and is about 39 inches tall. This puts him in about 50th percentile for both height and weight.<br />
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<strong><u>Chore Chart</u></strong><br />
I was in a mom’s bible study on Wednesday nights at my church and the book we were reading was about parenting (duh) and in the book it suggested doing a chore chart for kids Carter’s age. So I started one. They weren’t hard chores, but more like things I wanted him to work on personality-wise instead of physical labor. So his chore chart included things like manners (saying yes ma’am and no ma’am and please and thank you), being kind to others, sharing, trying a new food, obeying mommy and daddy (this means no time-outs), cleaning up toys before naptime and bedtime, cleaning up after he eats a meal (putting plate and cup in sink), etc. He had to get so many checkmarks at the end of the week for doing these things in order to get a surprise (a doughnut from Krispy Kreme, cookie from Great American Cookie company, a trip to Yogurt Mountain, etc.). It has worked REALLY well. He loves the challenge of trying to get checkmarks! I highly suggest this for anyone who has a kid preschool age!<br />
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<strong><u>Other Abilities/Random Things to Note</u></strong><br />
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<li>He still loves the states. He can look at a map and tell you where the vast majority of them are and can even tell you some capitals. Like I said, he’s kind of a genius.</li>
<li>When I say this kid is obsessed with cars I don’t mean the little hot wheels cars (though he is obsessed with those too) but he’s really obsessed with pointing out cars on the road while we’re driving. He can identify Buicks, Toyotas, Hondas, Jeeps, Chevy’s and Mazda’s. Worthy to note: Justin has a Chevy Tahoe. So Carter would look at the Chevy symbol and call it the “dying cross” (because it looks like a cross and Jesus died on the cross…you know…a conclusion any three year old would come too!). So we did have to teach him to call it the “Chevy Bowtie” which is what he now calls it.</li>
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<li>He can put all of his clothes on and off by himself. Sometimes he struggles with putting on the shirt and getting his head in the hole, but most of the time he can do it. He also sometimes struggles to put his socks on by himself. </li>
<li>He’s gotten several big boy haircuts at Sports Clips. He’s no longer scared to get his hair cut because he is ALL ABOUT the sucker he gets afterwards!</li>
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<li>As far as drinks goes, he still likes applejuice, milk (we don’t heat it up anymore thank God), Hawaiian Punch (he drinks all of the flavors of HP but he doesn’t call it that, he calls it “red drink” or “orange drink” or “blue drink”…whatever color it is). Any juice that we give him is 50% diluted with water. Overall we’re lucky with Carter though because he loves water and will frequently just ask to drink water instead of some sugary drink.</li>
<li>ADORES his baby brother y’all. I’ve listed so many things with Carter in this post but in the past 8 months I think what can define Carter is being an amazing big brother. He loves Garrett so much and is always wanting to be with him. If Garrett cries, Carter will drop what he’s doing and run to him saying “it’s ok brother. I’m here!!” (As if the reason Garrett was crying had to do with not being able to see Carter instead of the fact that he had a diaper full of poop). Garrett is the first thing Carter asks about when he wakes up every morning and he requires giving brother a kiss and a hug before every nap and bedtime at night. He talks to him in the backseat of my car all the time and I find it incredibly heart melting. He is so kind to Garrett and to me when I’m dealing with Garrett. He’s a great helper! He gets me diapers, throws things in the trash, puts Garrett’s clothes in the laundry basket, puts Garrett’s bottles in the sink…he does so much for him and I love it!</li>
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<li>He remembers EVERYING. And I mean…EVERYTHING. We can’t promise him something and not follow through because he will totally call us out on it. He also repeats absolutely everything he hears so if you come around my child and curse, be prepared to see the bad side of this momma!! **This bullet point was on the three year post and I’m leaving it here because this is still so incredibly true!! He absorbs EVERYTHING you tell him. Everything. He asks questions all day long about random things and I think most parents brush it off when their kids start asking questions non-stop. Sometimes I do that if I’m really busy trying to get something done, I just tell him we’ll talk about it later and I end up forgetting. But most of the time, I try to take the time to answer his questions. And I can tell that he listens and remembers for MONTHS. </li>
<li>He is now riding a big boy bike with a helmet and loves it! By big boy bike, I mean that it’s not a baby radio flyer, but that it does have training wheels.</li>
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<li>He still likes Elmo and Cookie Monster, but just not quite as obsessed with them. We have Brighthouse Cable at our house and they just picked up this channel called Baby First Channel. We let Garrett watch that a lot and Carter is now hooked. He is WAY more interested in it than Garrett is. So Carter now watches this Baby First Channel more than he will watch Sesame Street. I actually can’t remember the last time we watched Sesame Street!</li>
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Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-81242528708463173662015-06-27T16:33:00.001-05:002015-06-27T16:33:09.917-05:00Garrett - 8 Months<p><strong><u></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CCfneZwIPYA/VY8WI3qPoOI/AAAAAAAAQ1s/oS6RnPlYsnI/s1600-h/8%252520months%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="8 months" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="8 months" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nhEzH9pYn1Q/VY8WKP0dYwI/AAAAAAAAQ10/IzhRQfM8KWo/8%252520months_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="591" height="458" /></a></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Diapers</u></strong></p> <p>Still in size 3’s.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cmqkGxNdwn4/VY8WK4y_K2I/AAAAAAAAQ18/N16cvYgMvmo/s1600-h/IMG_14635.jpg"><img title="IMG_1463" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_1463" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xIPvaJwsIKQ/VY8WLVquHWI/AAAAAAAAQ2E/w4nOYpOa-BE/IMG_1463_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="386" height="526" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Shoe Size</u></strong></p> <p>He doesn’t wear shoes yet so I have no idea! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5L5AGpR5nRE/VY8WMMvnYHI/AAAAAAAAQ2M/-Yqf2neVOc8/s1600-h/IMG_15045.jpg"><img title="IMG_1504" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1504" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y9Ztu1qb0zY/VY8WMyVahhI/AAAAAAAAQ2Q/lo53b8lIgw0/IMG_1504_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="611" height="473" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Clothes</u></strong></p> <p>Mostly 6 months, but we are venturing into the 6-9 month range now.  I bought him some onesies and shorts from Wal-Mart the other day and they were 6-9 months.  They looked like they were going to be huge on him, and they are a little baggy, but not as big as I was thinking.  I have also washed all the 9 month clothes that Carter wore.  Most of them are very baggy, but some of them fit.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6Xd4XfRDcOU/VY8WNT7Kk3I/AAAAAAAAQ2c/jCeeydfsg3s/s1600-h/IMG_15174.jpg"><img title="IMG_1517" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_1517" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UkWOWhte9x4/VY8WOIKMfjI/AAAAAAAAQ2k/9QQww6_1WWA/IMG_1517_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="546" /></a></p> <p>**This is my grandfather.  He is an amazing man and the rock of my dad’s side of the family.  We went to my cousin’s baseball game (my grandfather is his biggest fan and is at all of his games) because it was in Birmingham so both Garrett and Carter got some time with Paw Paw.  I will cherish the pictures I got of them together for a long time!**</p> <p><u><strong>Feeding/Solid</strong>s</u></p> <p>He is still eating 4 times a day and still doing only breastmilk (via nursing or bottle).  His solids are as follows:  cereal for breakfast, fruit for lunch (about 4oz), a bottle only at the 3rd feeding and veggies for dinner (another 4oz).  These solids are all in addition to the bottle or nursing.  Garrett is still in the distraction phase while he eats which is quite frustrating.  He’s always pulling at my hair or the straps on my shirt or trying to look around the room.   It was a phase with Carter so I’m hoping that this phase passes soon.</p> <p>As far as solids goes, he’s pretty much eating it all.  Sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, green beans, bananas, peaches, pears, apples, prunes, etc.  We also started the combination foods like Bananas and Oranges or Apples and Cherries.  And he’s also eating the meat combinations like Chicken, Rice and Carrots.  I haven’t noticed a particular preference for one food over the other.  He seems to tolerate all the foods equally.  He used to not really like sweet potatoes but he really loves those now.  I’m about to start making combination foods for him (the ones I mentioned above that he’s eating is the store bought ones).  For example, grilled chicken with peas and brown rice.  He’s not near as messy of an eater as he used to be but he’s still messy because he’s always putting those two fingers in his mouth in between bites which causes the food to get on his face.  I don’t expect much less with an 8 month old though, to be honest.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vh2EZgRBpm4/VY8WOpivDeI/AAAAAAAAQ2s/JzJ5SQQYohc/s1600-h/IMG_15555.jpg"><img title="IMG_1555" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_1555" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PmYlcTERwyY/VY8WPlHD2kI/AAAAAAAAQ20/lDQI0lsbTR4/IMG_1555_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="548" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Schedule</u></strong></p> <p>Still on the 4 hour schedule of feed, wake, sleep.   He’s now staying awake for about 2-2.5 hours each waketime.  He was at school this month for 3 days a week and he stayed awake for longer than 2.5 hours.  They said he did great though.  One of the teachers said he was the happiest baby in the class and that he never cries, he just whines a little bit when he’s bored with something.  He is just like Carter when it comes to sleeping in the nursery.  He’s doing good if he gets a 20 minute catnap, but for the most part, he wants to be awake and exploring.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7mqdLve2IEY/VY8WQfGahRI/AAAAAAAAQ24/R_zk8WgO6bk/s1600-h/IMG_15864.jpg"><img title="IMG_1586" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_1586" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6Imn5aJdZNU/VY8WRKHkxCI/AAAAAAAAQ3A/FloUXQtCIQk/IMG_1586_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="497" height="505" /></a></p> <p>I put this picture on Instagram one day.  Look at this comparison!!!  The picture on the left is Garrett at 3 months old and on the right is about 7.5 months.  My sweet boy is starting to slim down!!!</p> <p><strong><u>Sleep</u></strong></p> <p>Still sleeps like a champ!  About 12 hours every night, but naps changed this month because of school.  He normally gets two naps that are about 2 hours each and then a third nap that’s roughly an hour.  With school, he wasn’t sleeping much for that first nap (too much distraction) so when he came home he’d take a really long 2nd nap (almost 3 hours-and we would have to wake him up) and his third nap was still about an hour or so.  Next month we will probably go back to the old schedule of three naps a day, however at some point we are going to drop the 3rd nap.  That nap is typically dropped between 6-8 months and we tried to drop it once already and he wasn’t ready to lose the nap yet so we gave it back.  Kid likes to sleep…what can I say.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b2ORHvVPQQ0/VY8WSO33NkI/AAAAAAAAQ3M/vF1T12fPJDA/s1600-h/IMG_15624.jpg"><img title="IMG_1562" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1562" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gL1PX1cB0IM/VY8WShKsujI/AAAAAAAAQ3U/jxCVB1E-ijo/IMG_1562_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="592" height="455" /></a></p> <p>We went to the pool as a family one day and little man couldn’t even make it all the way home before falling asleep in my arms in the golf cart.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZBOp5qcH5vk/VY8WTn9cuYI/AAAAAAAAQ3c/KvFW3q5kcCE/s1600-h/IMG_16805.jpg"><img title="IMG_1680" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1680" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F15rJdgUS8A/VY8WUPkdBDI/AAAAAAAAQ3k/oCoyEiVNMxI/IMG_1680_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="296" height="404" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-POQgYoW9ngQ/VY8WYO4_F2I/AAAAAAAAQ3s/J-fpsG6rXZM/s1600-h/IMG_16834.jpg"><img title="IMG_1683" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1683" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KZzycfsu9zo/VY8WY1ievdI/AAAAAAAAQ30/zQapOtFeHog/IMG_1683_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="298" height="403" /></a></p> <p>And this is my boy falling asleep at the highchair at school after lunch.  This is a first for me.  Carter has never fallen asleep in a random place like this.  It was HILARIOUS!</p> <p><strong><u>Waketime</u></strong></p> <p>Still loves doing the same things.  Watching Baby Einstein or the Baby First Channel on TV, playing in his exersaucer, playing on his music mat, etc.  Justin lowered our pack and play recently and now we set him in there with a bunch of toys and he’s pretty entertained for a while in there.  He’s still a champ at running errands but I’ve been trying to stay at home so that we can work on skills.  I feel horrible…I worked with Carter so much on hitting milestones like crawling and standing up and stuff like that, but I just haven’t been able to do it as much with Garrett as I did with Carter.  It may be why Carter was able to do stuff slightly quicker than Garrett has been able to.  Regardless, I’m currently using some waketimes to work on crawling and standing with Garrett.  Until the last few days, this kid showed ZERO interest in crawling.  He just now is beginning to test his own limits and see if he can get to an object further away than he wants it to be.  He isn’t doing much on all fours yet.  If he is able to get to the object it’s because he has used a combination of random maneuvers to get there.  But Carter did that too and the crawling on all fours wasn’t far behind so maybe Garrett will be up on all fours and crawling like a pro soon.  He does, however, show a ton of interest in standing and pulling up so he may do that before crawling.  It’s also not unusual for kids to skip crawling all together and go straight to walking.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vG7ssR53e5w/VY8WZiGAWgI/AAAAAAAAQ38/vANXQxpdgqY/s1600-h/IMG_16104.jpg"><img title="IMG_1610" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1610" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nDQtbt0TwWM/VY8WaRGcanI/AAAAAAAAQ4E/7WhXsheMYZE/IMG_1610_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="611" height="469" /></a></p> <p>First time sitting up like a big boy in the shopping cart!</p> <p><strong><u>Mother’</u></strong><strong><u>s Day Out</u></strong></p> <p>This month was Garrett’s time at school!!!  He went all four weeks of June from 9-1 three days a week.  I was soooooooo nervous y’all.  With Carter, his first day of school was no big thing for me.  He was also around Garrett’s age when he started, but I went back to work when Carter was 3 months old so by the time he was 8 months old, I was used to someone else caring for him other than me.  This wasn’t the case with Garrett because I have always been a stay at home mom with him.  It was much more stressful for me while he was in school, but that was also because it just so happen to be the week Justin and I went on our first vacation since Garrett was born.  We were in Puerto Rico the whole week of Garrett’s first week of school.  Luckily I have awesome grandmothers on my hands that always kept me up to date and some pretty awesome teachers that constantly sent me videos and pictures of both my kids.  Garrett looked so happy in all the pictures and got great reports from everyone.  He has done very well with school!  He was in the infant room with 5 other kids and he’s the youngest out of all of them, which let me tell you how weird that is given that he has an October birthday.  Carter’s consistently been the oldest in his classes because of his December birthday, so I knew Garrett would be even older with his October birthday, but somehow he’s one of the youngest in that infant room.  Crazy.  I adore hearing the teachers tell me that Garrett lights up when they take all the kids for gym time and Carter sees him and runs up to him to “tickle” him and give him hugs (Carter is in a different room than Garrett obviously, so he only sees his brother during gym time).  Garrett apparently loves seeing Carter and would smile and laugh so big.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-et8B5pLO7HA/VY8WbbOVopI/AAAAAAAAQ4M/5xE4W9YLpx0/s1600-h/IMG_16784.jpg"><img title="IMG_1678" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1678" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cLKRU_ETCj8/VY8Wbx-nGMI/AAAAAAAAQ4U/ZdaMpotnXQU/IMG_1678_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="588" height="452" /></a></p> <p>Kristi, Carter’s teacher, texted me this picture.  That’s Carter and another girl in his class rolling the ball back and forth to Garrett in the gym during play time.  </p> <p><strong><u>Statistics</u></strong></p> <p>No 8 month appointment (no appointment again until he’s 9 months actually).  As far as I can tell, he measures around 27.25 inches long (around 30-40th percentile) and weighs 18.8 lbs (roughly 40th percentile).  Slimming down for sure!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y-HPyMGBGGM/VY8WcgBW15I/AAAAAAAAQ4c/0ORarqQineU/s1600-h/IMG_15495.jpg"><img title="IMG_1549" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_1549" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fDJJK4Nr7UI/VY8WdJi0eiI/AAAAAAAAQ4g/QEeSJ3XXf-A/IMG_1549_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="414" height="565" /></a></p> <p>This is Garrett wearing one of his daddy’s old outfits when he was a kid.  I have several of Justin’s outfits, but Garrett hasn’t been able to wear them because of his size.  Now that he’s slimming up, he is finally able to fit in a couple.</p> <p><strong><u>Abilities</u></strong></p> <p>We’ve been working on crawling on all fours.  As of now, he is extremely capable of turning in circles on his belly.  I’ll put him on his tummy facing the TV and go get something from the kitchen and when I come back he’s facing the couch (he had done a complete 180).  I know he can get up on all fours because he’s done it numerous times, but I don’t think he’s connected the dots yet that if he could get up on all fours and crawl that way, that he’ll get further.  So basically he’s an army crawler right now (and even that is only a little bit of crawling), but not on all fours yet.  He’s also been “talking” a lot.  I swear he’s said the word “hey”, but I’m not 100% convinced that he’s saying it intentionally.  I’ve been saying “mama” and “dada” a ton trying to get him to say those and towards the end of the month he got SUPER clingy and wanted me all the time.  I swear I could hear him in the midst of his crying saying “mamamamama”.  I’m not counting it just yet because I don’t know if he is doing it intentionally but hopefully it will come soon!  He has shown a HUGE interest in standing up and pulling up.  He always wants to be standing.  He is capable of holding on to a table or toy and standing up on his own, but he can’t quite pull himself up to it yet, you have to place him there.  I can tell he’s trying though.  He may be standing before he’s crawling!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I4w_yzUbwpg/VY8Wdx2C2kI/AAAAAAAAQ4o/9Mc4jkho-Fs/s1600-h/IMG_16984.jpg"><img title="IMG_1698" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1698" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OLw4PSPdDKI/VY8WelCQgsI/AAAAAAAAQ4w/wiPQuPdNxnE/IMG_1698_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="615" height="472" /></a></p> <p>Oh and he’s also showing interest in sitting in his bouncy to watch Baby Einstein instead of laying back.  After a while, he ends up laying back, but when I buckle him in he always leans himself forward to sit up.  Carter did this too.</p> <p><strong><u>Teething</u></strong></p> <p>Well I was wrong on being a late teether-he got his first tooth while we were in Puerto Rico.  The bottom right central incisor.  Carter got his bottom two teeth at the same time but so far it’s looking like Garrett’s just getting the one side and maybe the other one will pop through soon.  Best baby ever for teethting!  Carter was a terror when his top incisors came in, but was relatively unaffected by the other teeth, even the molars.  We’ll see how Garrett does.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ar42Ch5nEk8/VY8WfunPOKI/AAAAAAAAQ44/eFFsjgP2h44/s1600-h/IMG_14404.jpg"><img title="IMG_1440" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_1440" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f_dGchiiqko/VY8WgjlN-1I/AAAAAAAAQ5E/DjUMr1Q48as/IMG_1440_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="389" height="526" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Discipline</u></strong></p> <p>The only form of discipline he gets is saying “no” to him.  And I think he understands too.  The only time I even say no to him is during mealtime when he eats solids.  He has a tendency to put his hands in his mouth (which makes feeding hard as you can imagine) or he puts the strap on the highchair in his mouth so I’m always saying “No” at those things.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SqlzC3jXGDg/VY8WhcNvIKI/AAAAAAAAQ5M/8y6rtj6CThA/s1600-h/IMG_14514.jpg"><img title="IMG_1451" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_1451" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-keQTvNwWI_w/VY8WiPNW-OI/AAAAAAAAQ5Q/o59Lz29ZrOU/IMG_1451_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="415" height="561" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Other Notable Things</u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Likes</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Sleeping </li> <li>When Carter “talks” to him in the car.  Carter will look at him and say “tickle tickle tickle tickle” and Garrett laughs hysterically at him.  He loves watching Carter while they’re both in the backseat. </li> <li>The cover of my phone.  It has a little band on it to put around my wrist and he’s constantly trying to put it in his mouth. </li> <li>Chewing on board books.  I’m ashamed to say that I barely read to him right now because every time I try to, he just grabs the book and puts it in his mouth. </li> <li>Eating his feet….have mercy he’s always got his feet in his mouth! </li> <li>When daddy plays peek-a-boo with him or makes him laugh in general </li> <li>Puffs.  We have begun introducing the “baby crack” to him.  At first he would grab a ton of pieces in his hand and not even manage to get one of them in his mouth.  He is getting significantly better at this now.  He still misses several pieces but he is getting so much more in his mouth than he used to.  The pincher grasp takes time for sure but I introduced it a little before I did with Carter.  Garrett is still using his whole hand but I’m hoping that soon he will begin using his thumb and index finger to pick things up. </li> <li>Still obsessed with sucking on his fingers – he prefers the index and middle finger of his right hand and as weird as this sounds, he prefers to suck them upside down.  He did begin experimenting with his thumb this month.  However the favorite is still the two fingers upside down. </li> <li>The toy that is connected to his crib.  It lights up and plays lullabies for a few minutes and then it turns itself off.  Now that Garrett is getting more and more mobile, he’s figured out that he can put his hand in between the crib rails and the toy and bang them together.  I think he likes the noise.  Gizmo, on the other hand, goes crazy because she can hear the noise but can’t see where it’s coming from. </li> <li>Baby Einstein Animal DVD </li> <li>When you kiss him on his neck.  It makes him belly laugh! </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C4oGOe7Zduc/VY8WjpvPZhI/AAAAAAAAQ5c/UBAUuoaUC3o/s1600-h/IMG_15833.png"><img title="IMG_1583" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_1583" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BvQZHgXTAQA/VY8Wk5mH09I/AAAAAAAAQ5k/MqlIo-0mlgo/IMG_1583_thumb1.png?imgmax=800" width="598" height="348" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Dislikes</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>This month, he highly dislikes being set down somewhere and watching me walk away.  This kid is all about the momma this month. </li> <li>Being kept awake for too long </li> <li>Getting bored with one activity-just like his brother did when he was this age, he likes to change up his activities every 15 minutes or so unless it’s a Baby Einstein DVD.  He can usually sit through a whole 25-30 minute DVD pretty easily. </li> <li>Getting scared when he’s not expecting it.  For example, Carter will sometimes run up to him really fast and “tickle” him.  If he’s not expecting it, this scares Garrett and he’ll cry. </li> <li>Teething </li> </ul> Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-3107871042106521992015-06-06T06:46:00.001-05:002015-06-06T06:46:03.255-05:00Garrett - 7 Months Old<p><strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h4KgZAic47I/VXLdO5JvxxI/AAAAAAAAQxs/bz52iz3gOlc/s1600-h/FullSizeRender41.jpg"><img title="FullSizeRender" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="FullSizeRender" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aldSJoBqUbU/VXLdPuW6PjI/AAAAAAAAQx0/CwZxRqNBvng/FullSizeRender_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="551" height="428" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-scWYOhObUXs/VXLdQAYBv8I/AAAAAAAAQx8/7xk9fyx4ksE/s1600-h/IMG_10094.jpg"><img title="IMG_1009" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1009" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Pr11ezuzf7g/VXLdQsn7XzI/AAAAAAAAQyE/QCkqQFJMzAs/IMG_1009_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="422" /></a></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Diapers</u></strong></p> <p>Still in size 3’s.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LhmshtGhAnM/VXLdRBGjJfI/AAAAAAAAQyM/m6XwAmwdlFQ/s1600-h/IMG_06835.jpg"><img title="IMG_0683" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0683" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vYC7VgufJUw/VXLdRmisSOI/AAAAAAAAQyU/zwzuLo4cI5E/IMG_0683_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="437" height="596" /></a></p> <p>This is from Mother’s Day.  It took about 100 pictures to get this one…we couldn’t get both kids to look at camera and smile/laugh.  So this is the best we could get, with Carter having a completely unemotional face.  </p> <p><strong><u>Shoe Size</u></strong></p> <p>He doesn’t wear shoes yet so I have no idea! </p> <p><strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q3e9C4pQ3Tk/VXLdSGppXhI/AAAAAAAAQyc/rsSiXwzox-I/s1600-h/IMG_06915.jpg"><img title="IMG_0691" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0691" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AVe3tyHM-fY/VXLdSkikD6I/AAAAAAAAQyk/hAAiPmJ4BeY/IMG_0691_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="571" height="443" /></a></u></strong></p> <p>Garrett’s twin cousins playing with him at Nana and Papa’s house.</p> <p><strong><u>Clothes</u></strong></p> <p>6 months.  He was previously wearing some sleepers that were still 3-6 months but he’s too long for all of  those now, so he’s wearing solely 6 month clothes.  I remember now why all of the 6 month clothes are colored clothes and not white.  Because of solids.  No sense in buying 6 month white outfits, because they will just get completely ruined!</p> <p><u><strong><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8rlkEIezZb8/VXLdTDvMcVI/AAAAAAAAQys/g4sgUsM9Hl4/s1600-h/IMG_06194.jpg"><img title="IMG_0619" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0619" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H-01SqV3gJM/VXLdT-h4ZVI/AAAAAAAAQy0/xU4jM9XJOFg/IMG_0619_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="579" height="445" /></a></strong></u></p> <p><u><strong>Feeding/Solid</strong>s</u></p> <p>He is still eating 4 times a day (roughly 9am, 1pm, 5pm and 7:30/8).  His food is always either a breastmilk bottle or I nurse (as long as I’m here, he nurses.  He only gets a bottle if I happen to be gone when it’s time for him to eat).  Each bottle is about 5 ounces so I also assume that’s  about what he eats when he nurses.  He still eats cereal with his first feeding of the day in addition to the 5 ounce bottle.  At lunch time he nurses and gets a 2 ounce solid, then he nurses again at the 5pm feeding and at the final feeding, he gets about 4oz of solids in addition to another roughly 5oz.  This month we tried to drop his third nap of the day and keep him up as long as possible from about 5ish to bedtime at 7:30 or 8.  We noticed that he was waking up around 5am when we did this and we do not like that at all…so we gave him his 3rd nap back and he’s back to sleeping till about 8 or 9ish.  The third nap is usually dropped between 6 and 8 months so he’s apparently not ready to drop it just yet.  We’ll try again in a few weeks.  Garrett is DEFINITELY in the distraction phase.  I’ve gotten to where I feed him upstairs in his room before bringing him downstairs because he will look at absolutely everything around him (particularly big brother) and will take forever to nurse.  He’s also pulling at the straps of my shirt now too.  Carter did the same thing at around this same stage.  </p> <p>As far as solids goes, we have introduced sweet potatoes, carrots, green beans, peas, pears and bananas.  As of now, one of his solid feedings is 2oz but the other is closer to 4oz, but soon we’re about to bump them both up to 4 ounces each time.  Also, when we introduce a new food, we buy the packaged food, but once I’m sure he has no allergic reaction, I give him the real stuff.  I get the fresh fruits and veggies and use the baby bullet to make his meals.  The reason we do this is because I need him to like both the real stuff and the packaged stuff.  The packaged stuff is MUCH easier when you’re on the go and is at room temperature.  The fresh fruits and veggies is much healthier (obviously) but isn’t always convenient if there’s no microwave around.  As far as preference of food goes, he doesn’t really have one that I can tell.  He seem to tolerate all the foods equally.  I can’t really tell yet if there’s one that he LOVES.  The cereal is still by far the easiest to feed him and he’s always opening his mouth quickly for that, so I guess he likes that the most.  The hardest one to feed him is the sweet potatoes so maybe he has a small dislike for those.  He’s an EXTREMELY messy eater.  I mean, seriously.  The kid is always waiting until his food is halfway in his mouth and then he turns his head, causing food to go all over his face, and because he doesn’t like the way that feels, he uses his hands to get it off his face, except that he tends to get it all over his face.  So he has the ability to go from beautiful white boy complexion to a face full of carrots and peas in less than 10 seconds.</p> <p><strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VJ_KvImPRlE/VXLdUYMtGYI/AAAAAAAAQy4/IhlmqKqG7D4/s1600-h/IMG_09114.jpg"><img title="IMG_0911" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0911" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bC8iPfl9kiU/VXLdU3xwNKI/AAAAAAAAQzA/As7E-RjGdwM/IMG_0911_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="414" height="421" /></a></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Schedule</u></strong></p> <p>Still on the 4 hour schedule of feed, wake, sleep.   He’s now staying awake for about 2 hours each waketime.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9TQ7LBJ_Qw8/VXLdVdQpdlI/AAAAAAAAQzI/FDq2zah7Vrg/s1600-h/IMG_06524.jpg"><img title="IMG_0652" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0652" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zb3qpfdq5dA/VXLdWDIe3eI/AAAAAAAAQzQ/SfjciFVFi2c/IMG_0652_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="593" height="456" /></a></p> <p><strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ybF97--1ioU/VXLdWoNujLI/AAAAAAAAQzY/I6q_83gtzfE/s1600-h/IMG_06547.jpg"><img title="IMG_0654" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0654" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vcwH-qG44a4/VXLdXPseGUI/AAAAAAAAQzg/xDiSekUrSOQ/IMG_0654_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="590" height="467" /></a></u></strong></p> <p>Garrett has always loved mirrors but I think he’s beginning to realize that the person he sees in the mirror is himself.  He loves to just sit there and move around looking at himself.</p> <p><strong><u>Sleep</u></strong></p> <p>Still sleeps like a champ!  During most of this month, he was taking three naps a day (the first two were about 2 hours each if not more and the last one was usually a short one, maybe an hour).  Towards the end of the month, we began dropping the 3rd nap (which usually happens around 6-8 months).  On days where he dropped the 3rd nap, his other two naps were longer (roughly 2 1/2-3 hours).   As I mentioned before though, this didn’t last long because he wasn’t ready to drop that nap, so we’re back to the third nap again.  At night he sleeps 12-13 hours.  </p> <p><strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y0IGQRuSoPE/VXLdXl5Vb5I/AAAAAAAAQzo/7_HoQ0qOPQ8/s1600-h/IMG_05734.jpg"><img title="IMG_0573" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0573" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-85zLPzRJXNc/VXLdYHNrZCI/AAAAAAAAQzw/VZmdOm9AqZU/IMG_0573_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="597" height="459" /></a></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Waketime</u></strong></p> <p>Still loves doing the same things.  Watching Baby Einstein or the Baby First Channel on TV.  His absolute favorite is Vocabularry on Baby First Network.  It’s a parrot named Larry that goes over basic items in a baby’s life like a table, bottle, toy, etc. (hence the name Vocabularry).  Not sure why he loves it so much but when he hears the theme song for the show he will immediately turn to look at the TV.  He still loves his exersaucer and is becoming more and more engaged in all the things on the exersaucer.  He likes sitting up a lot too so sometimes we sit him up in the bumbo seat with the tray connected to it and put a toy laptop or some other toy that makes noise.  He’s also a champ at running errands.  But above all else, he loves to touch your face and play with you.  He likes when you make him laugh and no one can make him laugh like his daddy.</p> <p><strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7O7lPHn2ZBI/VXLdYhDr-DI/AAAAAAAAQz8/XbQXzqVdCq0/s1600-h/IMG_07415.png"><img title="IMG_0741" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0741" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GIi3opCINpo/VXLdZkqbhmI/AAAAAAAAQ0E/0bVK_b12iZg/IMG_0741_thumb3.png?imgmax=800" width="268" height="492" /></a></u></strong></p> <p>This was when I went to Seattle to visit a friend who had just had her baby.  It was the first time I had been away from Garrett for more than an afternoon so we did lots of facetime so that he could see me.  And I truly think he sees me in the iphone.  He smiled everytime he saw me!</p> <p><strong><u>Mother’</u></strong><strong><u>s Day Out</u></strong></p> <p>Well school for Carter is officially over.  His very last day of Mother’s Day Out was May 14th.  He officially “graduated” from the program (he got a diploma and everything) and begins preschool next year.  But before that, both boys will go to summer school.  Starting June 2nd, they will go Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9am-1pm.  They will do this for the four weeks in June and then it will be back at home with me again until the next school year starts.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OpQ1idC8nAk/VXLdZ9AnFzI/AAAAAAAAQ0I/Yn-L7mdAnlU/s1600-h/FullSizeRender14.jpg"><img title="FullSizeRender1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="FullSizeRender1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Sxd7TPySGK8/VXLdaryKogI/AAAAAAAAQ0U/Hc3jJEUYm1w/FullSizeRender1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="385" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r_oYeIkQJiI/VXLdaxjoBAI/AAAAAAAAQ0c/uuowEl6RkZA/s1600-h/FullSizeRender23.jpg"><img title="FullSizeRender2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="FullSizeRender2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ThSZ0LR15VE/VXLdbTc2BLI/AAAAAAAAQ0k/Y2y6HCftm20/FullSizeRender2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="289" height="390" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EwtxKKAuD0E/VXLdb_AEPMI/AAAAAAAAQ0s/fBQX__kx6SI/s1600-h/FullSizeRender43.jpg"><img title="FullSizeRender4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="FullSizeRender4" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ikNI3QRWiAU/VXLdcVe8kiI/AAAAAAAAQ00/QLEb7ZnDfMI/FullSizeRender4_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="424" height="573" /></a></p> <p>This month, we took Garrett to the pool for the first time.  There was a storm rolling in so we only stayed for a little while though.  I think he liked it.</p> <p><strong><u>Statistics</u></strong></p> <p>No 7 month appointment (no appointment again until he’s 9 months actually).  From what I can tell, he’s roughly 26 inches long (20th percentile-yeah, he’s a short one!) and 18.5 pounds (50th percentile).   We did take Garrett to the doc for the first time this month for a sick appointment.  He’s been having a super runny nose and at his 6 month appointment the doc told us that it looked like he was getting a cold.  We’d been giving him Zyrtec for a while but hadn’t noticed any change.  On top of that, while I was visiting my friend in Seattle, he began a rough cough.  And a very recognizable cough.  The CROUP cough.  Justin was determined he had croup because he remembered that awful dry seal barking cough.  Carter had croup when he was 15 months old and and it was HORRIBLE.  In fear that this is what was wrong with Garrett, I took him to the doc almost as soon as my flight landed from Seattle.  The doc confirmed that he likely did have croup but that croup comes in two stages.  The first is the dry seal barking cough (the most dangerous stage) while is followed by the healing phase where the cough turns into more of a wet cough.  He heard him cough and thinks he’s getting over croup.  How much of a champ is my kid?  He basically had croup and I had no idea.  So we gave him antibiotics (because croup can sometimes cause ear infections-when Carter had croup was when he had his very first ear infection as well).  The doc could tell I was bummed because I’ve been breastfeeding for a solid 6 months with next to no formula supplement and he still got sick.  Carter was breastfed until 9 months and he didn’t get sick until he got croup at 15 months.  The doc made me feel better.  He told me that it’s completely different when there’s only one kid in the house.  When there’s a big brother bringing home all kinds of germs that he may be immune to but that baby brother may not be immune to…that’s when little siblings get sick sooner than their older siblings did.  Garrett is completely fine now though.  Justin said he was fussier than normal during that time, but he’s back to his normal self again.</p> <p><strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JjyFSIuRlUY/VXLdcxRf5cI/AAAAAAAAQ08/apGGXLXOvuA/s1600-h/IMG_10334.jpg"><img title="IMG_1033" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1033" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vUvMk34OGcc/VXLddWnEvbI/AAAAAAAAQ1E/LPa6yT-25So/IMG_1033_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="597" height="459" /></a></u></strong></p> <p>I think this was actually the first time Garrett has ever “pet” Gizmo.  He grabbed onto her fur by accident but then couldn’t look away!  He was so interested in the texture.  I’m not sure Giz liked having her hair pulled though.</p> <p><strong><u>Abilities</u></strong></p> <p>Still doing all the things he was doing last month.  The biggest change I’ve noticed is grabbing his feet.  Lately he is constantly grabbing his feet whether he’s sitting up or laying down.  He’s also “creeping” a lot when he’s on his tummy.  He isn’t crawling yet by any means, but he seems to always be facing a different direction when I come back into a room than the one I put him down in.  I’ve begun working with him on getting him to crawl.  He rocks back and forth on his knees in his crib, but he rarely does it downstairs.  So now I’m working with him on showing him how to get on his knees and hopefully he’ll start crawling soon.  I think Carter started crawling on his hands and knees around 8 months.  He was like Garrett before that, just scooting and turning in circles.</p> <p><strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sBasaLK8NWI/VXLdd6nOHHI/AAAAAAAAQ1M/59rmpvBjrEU/s1600-h/FullSizeRender33.jpg"><img title="FullSizeRender3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="FullSizeRender3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g5FMQaTWGv0/VXLdeuad4SI/AAAAAAAAQ1Q/fhNUIbxOH0Q/FullSizeRender3_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="389" height="526" /></a></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Teething</u></strong></p> <p>Still no teeth.  It appears I have a late teether on my hands!  That’s honestly ok with me.  Carter was an early teether so he will lose his teeth sooner rather than later.  Garrett, if he is a late teether, will have stronger teeth so he’ll lose them later.</p> <p><strong><u>Discipline</u></strong></p> <p>The only form of discipline he gets is saying “no” to him.  And I think he understands too.  The only time I even say no to him is during mealtime when he eats solids.  He has a tendency to put his hands in his mouth (which makes feeding hard as you can imagine) so I’m always saying “no hands Garrett.  No.”  After a while, he started putting his hands down when I said it so I know he’s picking up on it.</p> <p><strong><u>Other Notable Things</u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Likes</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Sleeping </li> <li>Car rides </li> <li>Pull toys that are connected to his carseat.  He really likes pulling them to make noise! </li> <li>Watching brother play </li> <li>Watching Gizmo </li> <li>Being outside when it’s warm.  He prefers to sit in the shade because he doesn’t like sunlight in his eyes, but he does enjoy being outside </li> <li>Seeing himself in a mirror </li> <li>When daddy plays peek-a-boo with him or makes him laugh in general </li> <li>Sucking on his fingers – he prefers the index and middle finger of his right hand and as weird as this sounds, he prefers to suck them upside down.  </li> <li>The toy that is connected to his crib.  It lights up and plays lullabies for a few minutes and then it turns itself off.  We usually turn it on right when we put him down for a nap and he stares at it for a while before falling asleep.  Now that he’s sitting up really well, I will sit him up next to the toy and he will grab at it to try to play with it. </li> <li>Baby Einstein Animal DVD </li> <li>Still obsessed with almost anything on the Baby First channel, particularly Vocabularry </li> </ul> <p><strong><u>Dislikes</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Sun in his eyes </li> <li>Being kept awake for too long </li> <li>Getting bored with one activity-just like his brother did when he was this age, he likes to change up his activities every 15 minutes or so unless it’s a Baby Einstein DVD.  He can usually sit through a whole 25-30 minute DVD pretty easily. </li> <li>Missing nap.  It’s when he gets the fussiest.  If he can’t have his nap in his crib we try to rock him until he falls asleep.  Eventually it will work, but it takes FOREVER.  He wants to be in his own bed.  We bought a carseat canopy that helps with this.  This way, he can fall asleep in the carseat while it’s completely dark and listening to his music that he listens to while falling asleep (we have a small lamb that connects to his carseat that  makes noise). </li> </ul> Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-39629857231588813492015-05-07T11:42:00.001-05:002015-05-07T11:42:16.425-05:00#48 - Check!<p>Bet you think I forgot all about this list huh?  Well, you’d be right.  I totally 100% did.  I also don’t blog quite as much as I used to.  I always thought that when I started staying at home I would have more time for stuff like this.  Nope.  Two kids is a full time job folks.  Heck, one kid is a full time job.  I digress.  So number 48 on my <em>forgotten</em> <em>and neglected</em> list of <a href="http://justinandmarciemorris.blogspot.com/2012/01/remember-that-101-list.html" target="_blank"><u>101 things to do in 1,001 days</u></a> was to take Carter to the aquarium.  Even though I wasn’t physically there, I’m going to mark it off the list anyway because the goal was really for Carter to go to a big aquarium,  not that I was the parent that had to take him.  </p> <p>Justin had a brilliant idea a few weeks back to pick Carter up from school on a Tuesday and drive to Chattanooga to spend the night.  The next morning they would wake up and he would take Carter to the Tennessee Aquarium.  This was just too much for a 6 month old, so me and Garrett opted to stay home.  I also wanted Carter to have some one on one time with daddy.  He is out of town so much and when he’s in town it’s great to be together as a family, but ever since Garrett came along, Carter hasn’t had much one on one time with me or with Justin.  So I thought it was a great idea to make a trip all about him.  It also just so happened to fall on my birthday.  So they got to have fun at a super awesome aquarium and I got to stay home with the baby that sleeps 18 hours a day.  Win win for everyone!!!</p> <p>We really thought Carter would take a small nap on the way to TN after school but not so much.  He was too excited.  They got to the hotel and Carter even wanted to roll his own bag into the hotel lobby.  He watches daddy roll his luggage around so much and I think he wanted to copy him.  After they checked in they went to the room and Justin let Carter just sit on the balcony and look at the view for a while.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zmbmAQHWHqM/VUuVsJPBQCI/AAAAAAAAQtw/I9UQFY3z9Fw/s1600-h/IMG_0478%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0478" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0478" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0honyxMPk4s/VUuVsjWEpiI/AAAAAAAAQt4/MG0G4VDi_k8/IMG_0478_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="290" height="392" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9v48Qk_-VKQ/VUuVtHpAW6I/AAAAAAAAQt8/zzynP2TVQDE/s1600-h/IMG_0477%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0477" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0477" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vRNHlZtJImo/VUuVtlHGtnI/AAAAAAAAQuE/geBiYtO0HrA/IMG_0477_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="288" height="393" /></a></p> <p>They walked around and ended up finding a little museum similar to the McWane Center here in Birmingham.  Justin decided that after taking him to the aquarium he would take him to the museum since it was just across the street.  They went ahead and got tickets for the next day just in case there were a lot of school trips.  This way they wouldn’t have to stand in line to get tickets.  I wouldn’t wish that on anyone with a three year old!</p> <p>They came back to the hotel and Justin made up Carter’s bed.  He’s only slept in the room with us one other time and that was at Camp Sumatanga.  We realized then that when we’re in the room with him that he thinks it’s a party and he takes FOREVER to go to sleep.  Eventually he did…with the five animals that he got to pick out from his bed to take with him.  His love for the stuffed animals has STILL not ended.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0W98ClBnp38/VUuVuCKDv6I/AAAAAAAAQuQ/o88-jT4MyZE/s1600-h/IMG_0488%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0488" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0488" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EHY9XTxJCfU/VUuVum0gQLI/AAAAAAAAQuY/wNiGdmNEIEg/IMG_0488_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="369" height="499" /></a></p> <p>The next morning they got ready and ate breakfast in the lobby downstairs.  Fruit loops and yogurt for Carter!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AIODTK4iE54/VUuVvFPyBrI/AAAAAAAAQug/mwDymi7Hd_U/s1600-h/IMG_0490%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0490" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0490" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WgYBB2gytGs/VUuVvoiLymI/AAAAAAAAQuo/z6iJxzJdqXk/IMG_0490_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="306" height="413" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0FXlXsOcbwE/VUuVwaekmFI/AAAAAAAAQuw/d8vRlys9iT0/s1600-h/IMG_0489%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0489" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0489" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-udDM1CVurnA/VUuVwy51G6I/AAAAAAAAQu4/aJArnQGcPAQ/IMG_0489_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="413" /></a></p> <p>And then they headed to the aquarium!  I kid you not-it took 45 minutes for Carter to see the entire aquarium.  That was all.  45 minutes.  He ran so fast through each of the animals, likely because he was worried he was going to miss something, and 45 minutes later he was done!  3 year olds…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9gJU_wZHmk0/VUuVxkOlv9I/AAAAAAAAQvA/PD_4UhAsOig/s1600-h/IMG_0491%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0491" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0491" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EA16qgeDyNw/VUuVyLKa1KI/AAAAAAAAQvI/EKenZY5bZbA/IMG_0491_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="298" height="406" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lQeNuwQHnbU/VUuVysRrQyI/AAAAAAAAQvQ/LsWyjO8o4I4/s1600-h/IMG_0492%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0492" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0492" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vBRxJTW7j0s/VUuVzCouNPI/AAAAAAAAQvU/MgpRK3WEj1Y/IMG_0492_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="298" height="407" /></a></p> <p>He really enjoyed the sharks.  Justin told him that if he was good and obeyed him all day that he would buy him a stuffed shark that he saw in the gift shop.  Sure enough we now have stuffed animal number 465 in his bed.  His name is Sharkie.  Kids are so original when it comes to naming things.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CJumEiaFIUk/VUuVzptiGyI/AAAAAAAAQvg/l1LaemIPGeo/s1600-h/IMG_0493%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0493" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0493" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4nZAA1BMUho/VUuV0Mv0BpI/AAAAAAAAQvo/41V-wwZC1EM/IMG_0493_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="305" height="415" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8Qlz29b8vTE/VUuV0wuCu9I/AAAAAAAAQvw/5HGeGYin3M0/s1600-h/IMG_0494%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0494" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0494" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Pi1eynIRxTE/VUuV1YxWhMI/AAAAAAAAQv0/6FT2pgiNs4U/IMG_0494_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="306" height="413" /></a></p> <p>He was originally scared to put his head in that little hole to see the crabs so he made Justin go with him the first time to show him it wasn’t scary.  Justin said the little tunnel he had to go through was teeny and quite suffocating.   Clearly made for kids only.</p> <p>That’s all the pictures I have of the aquarium.  Justin barely had time to take more because Carter moved so fast through it!  After the aquarium they went to the museum thing across the street.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PJBOVxAFGdk/VUuV1-9-hLI/AAAAAAAAQv8/e0rIfWb8P2U/s1600-h/IMG_0495%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0495" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0495" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--FjG8xErAsY/VUuV2eMfq9I/AAAAAAAAQwI/qXWar1VHoYc/IMG_0495_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="293" height="401" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q6SY_j0Fha8/VUuV29yg_pI/AAAAAAAAQwQ/HwU2vL3d_ww/s1600-h/IMG_0496%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0496" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0496" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GDXq7-JdXws/VUuV3aNS1YI/AAAAAAAAQwY/sFhbem4aDGc/IMG_0496_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="298" height="403" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J0Zs9POPfQs/VUuV31VHqOI/AAAAAAAAQwg/K2712-hjNg8/s1600-h/IMG_0498%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0498" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0498" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hSTcEHy1g8s/VUuV4dy5ykI/AAAAAAAAQwo/3o34L28tXqw/IMG_0498_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="357" height="487" /></a></p> <p>Meet Sharkie.</p> <p>Luckily, this little sucker was worn out and passed out on the way back home.  He slept for about an hour of the ride.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q-CQgPelq5o/VUuV5L1aXVI/AAAAAAAAQww/aFtL-ucSymc/s1600-h/IMG_0499%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0499" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0499" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gSGkPLaHHbA/VUuV5pTJHjI/AAAAAAAAQw0/EIIWhhsJ488/IMG_0499_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="357" height="483" /></a></p> <p>Carter clearly had a blast because he is still talking about the aquarium and all the things he saw.  And it’s been over a week since he went.  Just this morning he was having a “conversation” with Gizmo telling her that when she’s older she can come with him to the aquarium so that he can show her the sharks and crabs.  Love that little boy!</p> Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708183519853530.post-68811234146369314982015-04-27T17:11:00.001-05:002015-04-27T17:11:08.440-05:00Garrett - 6 Months Old<p><strong><u></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iy89LI_I3AY/VT6zpKKaJ9I/AAAAAAAAQpA/f79A49m46EQ/s1600-h/IMG_04524.jpg"><img title="IMG_0452" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0452" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ii-JCjPZcSk/VT6zp7yRvPI/AAAAAAAAQpE/a8otGT_JGBQ/IMG_0452_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="637" height="489" /></a></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Diapers</u></strong></p> <p>Rocking the size 3’s.  His weight gain has slowed down significantly so we’ll probably be in size 3’s for a while.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3tilkxr34XQ/VT6zqbvDbsI/AAAAAAAAQpQ/eH3KpZfWp1Q/s1600-h/IMG_00724.jpg"><img title="IMG_0072" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0072" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cFK2yivR4WI/VT6zq81IUMI/AAAAAAAAQpY/-zfXuXGX7Oo/IMG_0072_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="272" height="367" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b6fcizhPOcw/VT6zrSKQZrI/AAAAAAAAQpg/DTV1a7ulHi0/s1600-h/IMG_01134.jpg"><img title="IMG_0113" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0113" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ddEFf_Je-J8/VT6zr8mk0aI/AAAAAAAAQpo/EnDe8TuOfdE/IMG_0113_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="365" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Shoe Size</u></strong></p> <p>He doesn’t wear shoes yet so I have no idea! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8T-a5BiVRtY/VT6zspjpEyI/AAAAAAAAQpw/DMXDL8pEPZk/s1600-h/IMG_01404.jpg"><img title="IMG_0140" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0140" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L83L8MLJXmI/VT6ztLd8FrI/AAAAAAAAQp4/KhK_K4f5Brw/IMG_0140_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="266" height="359" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1Fvd9uwS4VQ/VT6zuDDis7I/AAAAAAAAQqA/xMz8wjucGxY/s1600-h/IMG_01545.jpg"><img title="IMG_0154" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0154" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MO2RNAVSsSM/VT6zuvmvjTI/AAAAAAAAQqI/LpFJXtInZlM/IMG_0154_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="263" height="359" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Clothes</u></strong></p> <p>Mostly 6 month clothes now, though we are still in 3-6 month sleepers.  I’ve packed up all of his newborn and 3 month clothes to give away.  I’ll have to write a whole separate blog about this, but instead of trying to consign their clothes, I am donating them to an organization called Olivia’s House.  I read a book called “Delivered” about a woman’s journey through addiction to drugs, her life of prostitution and her lack of care for the numerous children she gave birth to during the process (it wasn’t an easy book to read).  But during the birth of baby #4, this woman heard the voice of God and her entire life changed at that moment.  She was able to keep her baby and raise her while living in Olivia’s House.  God completely changed her life and she was able to kick all of her bad habits and spend the rest of her life preaching about Jesus to any and everyone that would listen.  She described her time at Olivia’s House in the book and lots of people trying to get clean live there with their children but they don’t provide baby clothes so lots of the kids wear dirty clothes and they just don’t have many pairs of clothes.  So instead of getting a small amount of money that, let’s be honest…I don’t truly <em><strong>need</strong></em>, I’m giving the kids clothes to these women so that their babies can have some clean clothes.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0E47eDGoxcI/VT6zvNhSSpI/AAAAAAAAQqQ/sSD91OeW_xY/s1600-h/IMG_01587.jpg"><img title="IMG_0158" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0158" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x5SBEyjaIZg/VT6zv-OFv9I/AAAAAAAAQqY/S4YMl8QW-zo/IMG_0158_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="393" height="533" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Feeding</u></strong></p> <p>We did it!  We made it 6 months off of breastmilk (with a few formula bottles during those first months when he woke in the middle of the night).  Unfortunately, my sweet baby can no longer thrive off of only breastmilk.  He needs iron and therefore needs to begin eating cereal, his first form of solids.  We started the oatmeal cereal last Friday (24th).  With Carter I didn’t know what to expect and followed the instructions to a “T” on how to make it.  It was very runny and soooooo hard for Carter to eat.  It also took some patience for me because I didn’t understand why he had such a hard time swallowing food.  Well I get it now and the experience with Garrett was exactly how I expected it to go.  I didn’t follow the instructions on the box this time (because when I do-it’s too soupy) so the consistency was just right.  I considered his first time a success because he grabbed at the spoon to get more food, but unfortunately, he wore more of it than went into his mouth, which I expected.  Think about it-they have been either sucking a bottle or nursing for 6 months.  He’s not going to just magically understand a spoon overnight.  By day 3, he was still wearing a lot of the food, but he was also actually eating it.  He still does the tongue thrust because that’s what he’s use to doing when he nurses, but he’s gotten a little better at it each day since we started.  I will probably do just one meal of cereal (the breakfast meal around 8:30/9am) for another week and then I will move up to feeding him cereal two/three times a day.  Once he does really well with that, then I will introduce the orange/yellow veggies.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AHa60cVuWac/VT6zwX91vYI/AAAAAAAAQqg/GvxUFhBBRpk/s1600-h/IMG_04105.jpg"><img title="IMG_0410" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0410" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nteh-h-jp9I/VT6zxBsX_MI/AAAAAAAAQqo/mPM5Gil9jaQ/IMG_0410_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="401" height="546" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Schedule</u></strong></p> <p>No big changes to his schedule.  He’s still on a 4 hour schedule which means he eats, then stays awake for about an hour and a half and then sleeps for about 2 and a half hours before we have to wake him up to start it all over again.  An hour and a half is about as long as I can get him to stay up without getting fussy.  He can make it longer if we are out and about doing things, but if we’re at home he just gets bored too fast and would rather go to sleep.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KpMl6IMUunA/VT6zxhcx66I/AAAAAAAAQqw/I74yXG5w-ok/s1600-h/IMG_03026.jpg"><img title="IMG_0302" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0302" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gHSouMeEpQk/VT6zyfIzqAI/AAAAAAAAQq4/w4ODEFpUaR4/IMG_0302_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="539" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Sleep</u></strong></p> <p>This kid y’all.  He sleeps A TON.  He absolutely loves sleeping.  More than Carter did and Carter loved it too!  He very rarely wakes up on his own.  We have to wake him up every single morning and after about 98% of his naps.  Sometimes he will wake up on his own and I will see him on the video monitor.  He’ll lift his head up and look around as if saying to himself “I’m up…wait…the lights are still off…no one is in here….guess I’m supposed to still be asleep….alrighty then” and then he lays his head back down and goes back to sleep.  It’s hilarious.  People look at me like I’m crazy when I say that Garrett’s only awake for about 5-6 hours a day.  I get that look that says “really??  I mean…is something wrong with him?!?!”  To answer that question-no, nothing is wrong with him.  The pediatrician said that some babies just need more sleep than others.  On top of that, Garrett is still hitting milestones faster than average, so obviously he’s taking full advantage of those 5-6 hours!  And we are so thankful to have such a HAPPY baby when he wakes up.  He doesn’t scream for food.  When we walk in there he usually wakes up and just looks at us and laughs.  He also frequently gets up on all fours and starts rocking like he’s trying to go somewhere.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VA11OErmMbI/VT6zzLm71_I/AAAAAAAAQrA/KGCje68Zcuw/s1600-h/IMG_03844.jpg"><img title="IMG_0384" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0384" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7lYPBmXq2Go/VT6zzo0o9lI/AAAAAAAAQrE/IzUiXShY03k/IMG_0384_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="620" height="476" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Waketime</u></strong></p> <p>We still like spending time outside during waketimes, but haven’t been able to do it much the past couple of weeks because it’s been raining a ton here.  But he still likes Baby Einstein DVDs, his music playmat and he’s been spending some time in a Johnny Jumper that’s connected to one of our doorways in our house as well as spending time in his exersaucer.  I’ve been working with him a lot on sitting up and he’s getting SOOOOOO good at it!  Carter was sitting up extremely well on his own by 6 months and Garrett is right there with him.  I was expecting it to take him a bit longer than it has because his head is so much bigger than Carter’s was and he has a lot more weight on him than Carter did, therefore a lot more weight to hold upright while sitting up.  But he was only about a week or two behind big brother so he’s doing really well with it.  He can probably go up to three or four minutes without falling over.  But I still am not at a point where I will leave him in a room unattended while he’s sitting up.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4orhJ9cu_uc/VT6z0OyvTsI/AAAAAAAAQrQ/LPAJ6TU7JTs/s1600-h/IMG_03454.jpg"><img title="IMG_0345" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0345" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I7bEgX1uqks/VT6z0veZRAI/AAAAAAAAQrY/5PoD-4oK-6E/IMG_0345_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="610" height="469" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Mother’s Day Out</u></strong></p> <p>Summer school for both kids starts the first week of June.  They will go three days a week from 9-1pm.  Carter is fine with this…he’s been doing MDO for years at these hours.  But this will be Garrett’s first time at school.  He’s been in the nursery before on Sundays at church, but this will be his first time going for that long too.  He struggles with falling asleep without being in a bed in a dark room so we’ll see how he does with sleep.  If they can get him to take at least one quick 20-30 minute nap I will call it a win.  He gets fussy when he’s tired, but the good thing about him is that even though he takes 2.5 hour naps at home, he doesn’t require one that long to be in a good mood.  If he can take a quick 20 minute catnap, he thinks it’s been 2 hours and he’s fine.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w8iIp-l3zt0/VT6z1MDVDOI/AAAAAAAAQrg/nwAFt_6c0J4/s1600-h/IMG_03905.jpg"><img title="IMG_0390" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0390" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M0CytrQBL28/VT6z1ldW8WI/AAAAAAAAQro/EuwcEt8FSJU/IMG_0390_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="581" height="451" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e8E1PLlDTkE/VT6z2fH2arI/AAAAAAAAQrw/yySyW_jPG0w/s1600-h/IMG_03915.jpg"><img title="IMG_0391" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0391" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6Zyzz2CZ58k/VT6z271TQEI/AAAAAAAAQr4/077dstM61lc/IMG_0391_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="575" height="445" /></a></p> <p>And as you can see in the pictures above, he’s really aware of Gizmo now and likes watching her and trying to touch her.</p> <p><strong><u>Statistics</u></strong></p> <p>His 6 month appointment was on his actual birthday, April 27th.  His head is still big, but not as big as it has been.  It’s been consistently in 90th percentile since birth but it’s down to 70th percentile now.  He’s about 25 3/4 inches long which is the 25th percentile and weighs 17lbs, 8oz which is 50th percentile.  So overall, the reason he looks fat, is because he’s short, not because he’s actually fat.  I agree that he is definitely short, but I don’t think he’s in the 25th percentile and neither does Justin.  The way they measure these babies is so jacked up and as I was watching her mark the paper to measure him I almost said something but decided against it.  Garrett is really a little over 26 inches and I don’t know what percentile that is, but it’s not 25th (at this age, a mere 1/4 inch can shoot you up in the percentiles a lot...you’d be surprised!).  But yes, he is definitely short.  I was expecting higher than 50th percentile on weight too.  He is also NOT 17lbs, 8oz.  The timing of the appointment was immediately after drinking a 7oz bottle and eating some cereal.  I weighed him the other day when he woke up before he ate anything and he was 17lbs even.  So this likely puts him a little less than 50th percentile in weight.  Regardless, his weight is slowing down because as he gets older he’s getting more active.  He’s sitting up all the time and is constantly bouncing in our laps and in swings and toys so he’s working those muscles and burning calories now.  He looks like a Michelin baby (see picture below) because he’s just not quite proportional yet with his height but Dr. D says that is totally normal and that babies grow at their own rate.</p> <p>Other things noted during the doctor’s appointment:</p> <ul> <li>Baby boy has a minor cold so doc told me to go get some baby Zyrtec for him.  I’m hoping it clears it up and that he’s not developing allergies. </li> <li>He still has a mild case of eczema.  Carter never had this so it’s new to me.  I’ve tried using Aveeno products because they’re supposed to be best on sensitive skin but I swear there’s something in it he’s allergic to because everytime I’ve used the Aveeno lotion on him it makes him break out.  So I’m throwing it out.  We’re going to keep using hydrocortisone and aquaphor. </li> <li>There’s one spot on his tummy that we think is just some eczema, but doc said it also looks a little like ringworm.  So I’m going to use the hydrocortisone for a few days and if it’s not better then we’ll call in a prescription for ringworm medicine.  However, both doc and me think it’s just eczema. </li> <li>He got shots as always.  I teared up this time though.  I don’t know why, but when Garrett cries it makes me cry.  Maybe because he NEVER cries.  He’s more of a whiner and grunter than a crier.  So when I see those tears it just breaks me in two. </li> <li>Next appointment isn’t until 9 months.  My boy is growing up too fast y’all!!! </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m9VpJRwGDvE/VT6z3oGO_zI/AAAAAAAAQsA/6rtytb59tZ8/s1600-h/IMG_04015.jpg"><img title="IMG_0401" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0401" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_yDbfoee5aE/VT6z4fxRKTI/AAAAAAAAQsI/l2j_kiHjhTM/IMG_0401_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="414" height="563" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Abilities</u></strong></p> <p>Like I mentioned above, the big accomplishment in the last month was the ability to sit up unassisted.  He can sit up for several minutes on his own without falling over, however I still wouldn’t call him a “master” at it just yet.  I would never leave him sitting up in one room while I’m in another room.  It’s gonna take some time for me to be comfortable doing that!  He’s also been getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth.  See, Garrett tends to be about a week or two behind on doing things when big brother did them.  The rocking on his knees, however, he did way before big brother did.  Carter didn’t rock on all fours until he was close to 7 months old and Garrett does it almost every morning when he wakes up.  Both boys started out just doing it in their cribs and eventually did it when they were just laying on the floor.  This is the move that is the prerequisite to crawling, so Garrett may not be too far off from crawling!  He is also showing a HUGE interest in standing up.  He loves it when you help him stand up in your lap or on the floor.  He’s also grabbing at stuff constantly.  He adores touching my face for some reason.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XOHD9aLzimw/VT6z46SMTyI/AAAAAAAAQsQ/ACsMNHcyFK8/s1600-h/IMG_99943.jpg"><img title="IMG_9994" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_9994" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rYGiXva0UeA/VT6z5WIq3kI/AAAAAAAAQsY/KJ82vxZWcaI/IMG_9994_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="312" height="474" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Teething</u></strong></p> <p>These teeth are going to be the death of me!!!!  I was sure they’d be in by now but not so much.  Overall, he’s honestly not that fussy, but he is just CONSTANTLY drooling and it’s driving me bonkers!!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MlB21TnpVzo/VT6z6CnzIGI/AAAAAAAAQsg/7Uv-QgAwcko/s1600-h/IMG_04185.jpg"><img title="IMG_0418" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0418" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vCrrZvTA_cc/VT6z6sunnyI/AAAAAAAAQso/_WY2bRvYVXg/IMG_0418_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="275" height="375" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VChY74umGgE/VT6z7HJ3x2I/AAAAAAAAQsw/MEGgnu_hQF8/s1600-h/IMG_99724.jpg"><img title="IMG_9972" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_9972" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ltIdrsN06lI/VT6z72DUfhI/AAAAAAAAQs4/hcxYbqqEcq0/IMG_9972_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="278" height="375" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Discipline</u></strong></p> <p>Again, definitely not there yet!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cANe2uN112o/VT6z8v7Y4TI/AAAAAAAAQtA/W7ohHw0jNFA/s1600-h/IMG_02073.jpg"><img title="IMG_0207" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0207" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mfoty1M0Cr8/VT6z9GN8pBI/AAAAAAAAQtI/AAKcC3k7aIc/IMG_0207_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="587" height="402" /></a></p> <p><strong><u>Other Notable Things</u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Likes</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Sleeping </li> <li>Car rides </li> <li>Pull toys that are connected to his carseat.  He really likes pulling them to make noise! </li> <li>Watching brother play outside. </li> <li>Watching Gizmo. </li> <li>Being outside when it’s warm.  He prefers to sit in the shade because he doesn’t like sunlight in his eyes, but he does enjoy being outside. </li> <li>Seeing himself in a mirror </li> <li>When daddy plays peek-a-boo with him </li> <li>When I roll my tongue-it makes him laugh hysterically! </li> <li>Sucking on his fingers – he prefers the index and middle finger of his right hand and as weird as this sounds, he prefers to suck them upside down.  See below picture for what I mean.  Brother was a thumb sucker but this kid refuses the thumb.  He wants two fingers instead! </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OG3VUdkQbY8/VT6z98VVnAI/AAAAAAAAQtQ/gd6rJ0k7zzk/s1600-h/IMG_04595.jpg"><img title="IMG_0459" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0459" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2JMDYV3E_9o/VT6z-imbc2I/AAAAAAAAQtY/-8opD4Vu5Lo/IMG_0459_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="394" height="537" /></a></p> <ul> <li>The toy that is connected to his crib.  It lights up and plays lullabies for a few minutes and then it turns itself off.  We usually turn it on right when we put him down for a nap and he stares at it for a while before falling asleep.  Now that he’s sitting up really well, I will sit him up next to the toy and he will grab at it to try to play with it. </li> <li>Baby Einstein DVD’s – preferably one with land animals on it (he’s not a fan of the ocean one for some reason-which was Carter’s favorite one!) </li> <li>Still obsessed with almost anything on the Baby First channel, particularly Vocabu-Larry (it’s a bird named Larry that spells words…get it??) </li> </ul> <p><strong><u>Dislikes</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Sun in his eyes </li> <li>Being kept awake for too long </li> <li>Teething </li> <li>Loud noises-this is a new one.  If a loud noise startles him unexpectedly he will cry…like actual tears.  Justin sneezed one day and Garrett started bawling.  But if he expects the loud noise it doesn’t bother him…like vacuuming.  He’s fine with it because he sees me getting the vacuum out so he knows it’s going to make noise. </li> <li>Getting bored with one activity-just like his brother did when he was this age, he likes to change up his activities every 15 minutes or so unless it’s a Baby Einstein DVD.  He can usually sit through a whole 25-30 minute DVD pretty easily. </li> <li>Missing nap.  It’s when he gets the fussiest.  If he can’t have his nap in his crib we try to rock him until he falls asleep.  Eventually it will work, but it takes FOREVER.  He wants to be in his own bed. </li> <li>A pacifier.  Just like brother, this kid won’t take a pacifier!  I love it because I don’t have to worry that he will lose it in the middle of the night and start crying because he needs it to sleep.  This is why I was glad Carter was a thumb sucker.  I got worried about when Carter would stop sucking his thumb (upside of the pacifier is that you can take it away-you can’t exactly cut their thumb off) but around age 2ish, he stopped all on his own and hasn’t done it since.  So hopefully if Garrett becomes a big finger sucker, he will drop it on his own before I have to take drastic measures! </li> <li>Shots (because who likes those?!?!) </li> </ul> Justin and Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109575993022563186noreply@blogger.com1