August 2008

Can't believe August is about over!  The summer flew by!  The kids kept busy, and we had a great time! 

Kyle is 18 months old!!

Here's the 18 month pic in the rocking chair. I said I would stop taking these at 12 months, but I thought I would take just one more! :)

Look at how he has grown!

Kyle turned 18 months old on Saturday. He had his 18 month appointment today, and here are his current stats!

WEIGHT:  28.2 lbs. (80%)

HEIGHT:  I don't think his height was measured right.  They measured him standing this time.  He was very wiggly, too.  3 months ago he was 32 1/2 in, and today they measured him as 32 1/4 in.  So, there was a mistake made on one of those times.  I'll have him measured again when we go in for his flu shot.

This was our first visit to the new pediatrician. We really liked her! Our last doctor moved away in March.

Things Kyle does:

He now puts himself in time-out when he knows he has done something wrong.....Not sure how effective time-outs will be for him. He doesn't mind them much at all!

He loves light switches. He reaches up for someone to hold him just so he can turn the light on or off.

He still takes 2 naps. I am trying to get him away from the 2nd nap just so we aren't tied to the house every morning. He loves that nap, and if I have him skip it to do errands, then he is not a happy little guy anymore!

He is very active. He does not slow down from the moment he wakes up until he goes to sleep. That's why he is such a great sleeper...he wears himself out!

New Favorite foods:

Popcorn: He loves this, but it is such a hassle, because I go through the bag inspecting each one he eats to make sure he won't break a tooth.

Chips

He LOVES any kind of fruit! The other night, he ate club crackers, blueberries, grapes, strawberries and a banana for dinner.

New things he says:

"ha" for hi

"ba" for ball

"num-num" for yum-yum

"goo-da" for good job

"ba-bi-ba" for basketball

He points to nose and eyes.

He is still very good-natured! He smiles all the time!

Chloe's Gym Class

Chloe was promoted to the next gym class.  She has been listening to her coach and following all of the obstacles very well.  She is now in a class with 4 and 5 year olds.  She did awesome her first day with the new group, so we'll see if she is able to continue to keep up with them.

Here is a video of her year and a half in her gym class.  It starts out in February 2007 when we were in a 'Mommy and Me' class.  However, on this particular day, it became a 'Daddy and Me' class, because I was having a hard time keeping up with her when I was 9 months pregnant with Kyle!

VIDEO

Laughter

Children's laughter.....Isn't it the best sound?

Kyle was laughing so hard today when Chloe was building towers of blocks and knocking them down. He was laughing so much that he was having a hard time finishing his lunch.  I wish I could have gotten more of his laughing, but by the time I got the camera turned on, he was slowing down.

Hope you smile as much as I did! :)

CIRCUS!

Everett and I took Chloe to the Circus on Saturday. Kyle stayed home with Grandma Julie.

We watched the elephants, tigers, acrobats, tightrope walkers, dogs doing tricks, and a human canon! Chloe's favorite parts were the clowns riding around in cars and the little dogs doing all their tricks for us. She also loved eating Twizzlers and Popcorn!

The show was over 2 hours long.  Chloe had fun the whole time!  We did, too!  We realized that it was a good thing Kyle was not there....he never would have sat still that long for anything!  He might be ready to go in a few years!

On another happy note....We'd like to wish my parents a very Happy 46th  Anniversary today.  Hope you are having fun on your trip!