In a few days Casey will be 15 months! He is busy growing, learning and changing.
We are really liking the "school" he is at. He comes home with new tricks each time he is there. One day he came home and spun in circles the rest of the day. He really likes to shut the door, and put things away. Although, not necessarily when I want him to:) We did Valentine's for his little class of 7. And a little basket for Miss Cynthia. Casey has been stealing pacifiers in class. Not surprising! He was bit the other day, and has a huge full bite mark on his arm! I am sure it won't be long til he bites someone. He played in shaving cream the other day, and gets to paint a lot. So we got a bath time paint set for Casey for Valentine's Day! He got the cutest animal book from Gramma and Grandpa....when you press on the fuzzy animal it makes the noise....its adorable and he loves it!
We are still fighting the runny nose and cough, the nose may be from all the teething he is doing. The Doctor thinks he has Reactive Airway Disease, which is basically baby asthma, which he will hopefully outgrow. We have done a lot of breathing treatments...I am an old pro, after doing those with Jenna growing up! Going to a new daycare is hard with germs too. Casey got sick at school last Friday, so I left work to go pick him up, poor guy developed a 100.8 fever after I dropped him!
Casey is getting way too big. He learned to climb up on the couch, and then the kitchen chairs. Then he almost got all the way on the kitchen table from the chair! He is trouble!
I took him by my office to see everyone. He walked into a full room of mostly strangers, and he just lights up. Laughs, chatters and melts every ones hearts. He is so happy and full of life. He loves everything. Tonight we went swimming, and he laughed and shrieked and splashed. He is always content going for a walk in the stroller or hiking backpack. He loves his bath. He loves to chase the dogs and pull his wagon, ride his toys and throw anything and everything. He has the best personality. He is still a great napper and a great sleeper. He helps with the laundry by putting the basket on his head. He is hilarious. He loves to "get you" and to chase you. We played hide and seek a few days ago, where I hid and he came to find me. He enjoys everything. He is just a great kid!!!
Ryan and I are also doing pretty good. We have been getting quite a few date nights, trading with a couple friends. We have been working out a lot and playing outside anytime it's not raining and blowing us away outside. I am back seeing the Dr to see if my arm can get any better. We have been doing Badger Mtn again, now that the weather has warmed a little. We can't wait for spring and day light savings time. Almost time to dust off the bikes.....
Friday, February 18, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
14 months old
Oh goodness, it gets harder and harder to update this...but I love writing these things down.
Casey is doing awesome. He is still getting over a nasty bronchitis/ear infection, but he is definitely feeling better. We are getting the giggles we love so much. His antibiotics are a pain, he can't have milk 2 hours before or after, so we have been doing formula again around med time. Luckily we are almost done.
Casey is working hard on talking! He has mastered Uh-oh, it used to be uh-uh. He says doggy (without the g sound) and he says Dada and means it! He also mastered nana, and ba, but hasn't quite put them together for banana- his most favorite food ever. He seems to know mama, but doesn't always use it. This morning Ryan swears he said ello, when Ryan said "do you have jello?" He is definitely imitating sounds. Casey also answers your questions with "yea"....to every questions. It's pretty adorable. When he wants your attention, he will come up and say "eh?" until you answer him:)
This month Casey started at a full day preschool. He still goes just part time, but he is adjusting well, and interacting well. The teachers at his school all have to have a Bachelors degree, and are all bilingual, so Casey is learning Spanish, lol. I went to pick him up and he was sitting with 4 other kids on a rug with his teacher, Miss Cynthia, who was reading in Spanish, then English. Adorable. Miss Cynthia said Casey is warming up to the other kids (they are all 1-2 years old) and participating. They are curriculum based and have lots of fun. We get a classroom newsletter on what they are working on each week, so we can reinforce it at home. Casey painted the other day, the first time he didn't want to, but this time he held his hand out for paint when his little friends did. (Already influenced by his peers, oh man!) He danced with them, and sits nicely at circle time. They feed him breakfast, lunch and 2 snacks per day. We are really happy so far. This morning, he smiled and laughed when we pulled up. He is adjusting to naps there, which are on a cot in the classroom. This week they are focusing on the color red, and fire trucks. Last night, when he was at the gym daycare, he ran and found a red truck and brought it to us very proudly...he is learning! Smart kid!
On New Years we headed to Spokane to meet up with our good friends Casi and Chamisa, who were in town from Missouri, where Dr. Chamisa is interning at the Univerity of Missouri. We went to Chuck E Cheese...which Casey loved! He did try to steal some skee balls- and was pretty mad when I stopped him! He had lots of fun on the toddler slide, and even found a little friend, a cute little girl whose butt he patted! So funny! She taught him to go down the slide backwards, which he then took home and went down the entire set of stairs backwards! Yay! We had been working on going down stairs, but it wasn't clicking till a little 15 month old cutie taught him how. We won't tell his girlfriend, Maya.
He is quickly outgrowing his 18 month clothes. He is very long in the torso, and has a big belly, so he isn't fitting well into 18month shirts, we are doing mostly 2T. His 18 month pants still fit, but his 18 month jammies are getting tight. Such a big boy! Still 97% for height:)
We are just plugging along after the holidays, back into the routine and day to day life. Seems like we are always busy, but we have been getting some date nights! We have 2 different couples we have been trading date nights with...looking forward to this Sunday, our next date!!
Casey is doing awesome. He is still getting over a nasty bronchitis/ear infection, but he is definitely feeling better. We are getting the giggles we love so much. His antibiotics are a pain, he can't have milk 2 hours before or after, so we have been doing formula again around med time. Luckily we are almost done.
Casey is working hard on talking! He has mastered Uh-oh, it used to be uh-uh. He says doggy (without the g sound) and he says Dada and means it! He also mastered nana, and ba, but hasn't quite put them together for banana- his most favorite food ever. He seems to know mama, but doesn't always use it. This morning Ryan swears he said ello, when Ryan said "do you have jello?" He is definitely imitating sounds. Casey also answers your questions with "yea"....to every questions. It's pretty adorable. When he wants your attention, he will come up and say "eh?" until you answer him:)
This month Casey started at a full day preschool. He still goes just part time, but he is adjusting well, and interacting well. The teachers at his school all have to have a Bachelors degree, and are all bilingual, so Casey is learning Spanish, lol. I went to pick him up and he was sitting with 4 other kids on a rug with his teacher, Miss Cynthia, who was reading in Spanish, then English. Adorable. Miss Cynthia said Casey is warming up to the other kids (they are all 1-2 years old) and participating. They are curriculum based and have lots of fun. We get a classroom newsletter on what they are working on each week, so we can reinforce it at home. Casey painted the other day, the first time he didn't want to, but this time he held his hand out for paint when his little friends did. (Already influenced by his peers, oh man!) He danced with them, and sits nicely at circle time. They feed him breakfast, lunch and 2 snacks per day. We are really happy so far. This morning, he smiled and laughed when we pulled up. He is adjusting to naps there, which are on a cot in the classroom. This week they are focusing on the color red, and fire trucks. Last night, when he was at the gym daycare, he ran and found a red truck and brought it to us very proudly...he is learning! Smart kid!
On New Years we headed to Spokane to meet up with our good friends Casi and Chamisa, who were in town from Missouri, where Dr. Chamisa is interning at the Univerity of Missouri. We went to Chuck E Cheese...which Casey loved! He did try to steal some skee balls- and was pretty mad when I stopped him! He had lots of fun on the toddler slide, and even found a little friend, a cute little girl whose butt he patted! So funny! She taught him to go down the slide backwards, which he then took home and went down the entire set of stairs backwards! Yay! We had been working on going down stairs, but it wasn't clicking till a little 15 month old cutie taught him how. We won't tell his girlfriend, Maya.
He is quickly outgrowing his 18 month clothes. He is very long in the torso, and has a big belly, so he isn't fitting well into 18month shirts, we are doing mostly 2T. His 18 month pants still fit, but his 18 month jammies are getting tight. Such a big boy! Still 97% for height:)
We are just plugging along after the holidays, back into the routine and day to day life. Seems like we are always busy, but we have been getting some date nights! We have 2 different couples we have been trading date nights with...looking forward to this Sunday, our next date!!
Monday, January 10, 2011
Sick Baby
I am sitting in the family room, afraid to move other than typing. I am cursing the barking dogs, and my cell phone somewhere in the house that just rang, and who ever called it...Casey is laying on the living room floor....asleep. He is sad, crabby, feverish and just plain sick. I was up most of the night with him, he just feels awful, poor guy. We slept in the guest room half the night, so Ryan could sleep for work. I called in sick today, and am snuggling with Casey. Well, I was, until he wandered off, laid down and fell asleep. For the most part, he has been using me as his snot and drool rag, laying in my lap and dozing. As long as he is sleeping, even on the floor, at least he isn't crying! Poor baby. It's no fun when you can't make them feel better.
Friday, December 24, 2010
13 months
Casey's birthday has come and gone, and December is flying by. Casey is now 13 months old! He has mastered the whole walking/running thing...and is working hard on being verbal! He has been saying mama,dada, baba for a long time....but he doesnt use them in association with anything, so we are working on that! The first thing he has said with meaning, is Uh-Oh, although he pronounces it "uh-uh". He says this when he drops/throws something. He even uses the right tone! He is starting to say d-d-d-d-d when he sees his doggies. He says Eh? with the inquisitory tone when he wants you to pay attention to something. Last night, we babysat a friends little girl, who is 3. When she stopped paying attention to Casey, boy did he get vocal! He stood next to her and yelled "Eh?! Eh?!" over and over.....as in "Adeline, play with me!!"
Just now, I had to get up and find Casey, because he tore down the baby gate at the bottom of the stairs and went up. He thought it was hilarious when I found him, and promptly ran away, looking back to make sure I was chasing him. He loves to chase and to be chased! Casey also really likes pretending games. He will pretend to be asleep and then wake up, he loves peek a boo, he loves to give you his pacifier and then take it back. He likes the round laundry basket, he puts it on his head and walks around. He likes to try and put on hats, if you hand him one he knows where it goes. Same with socks, when he sees them, he hands you a foot, then the other.
Casey is now giving hugs, and loves on his own. He also gives kisses, with his mouth open and tongue out! While he is as busy as ever, he will come over and hug you, and go back to playing, he also hugs your legs. Last night, he went up and gave Adeline a big hug. So cute....talk about melting your heart! He also gets so excited when he sees Mom or Dad, when we come home from work. He smiles and laughs and wants you to pick him up and smother him with love.
It's amazing how quick he learns, and how everything is so fun and exciting for him. He learned to give high five, and is so proud of himself when he does it. He just thinks it is the funniest thing. He loves the wii fit board, and will stand on it forever. We are very glad he ignores the TV when it is on, he is too busy playing, going from one activity to another. The American Pediatric Association recommends no TV time, computer or video game time til at least 2, so we never put shows on for him, and never try to get him to watch. Luckily, this is easy, as he is just not interested anyways.
Casey starts in January at a full day preschool. He is going to love it, and will get lots of exposure to learning on the days he is there. He only goes about 2 days a week, and is home with Daddy the rest of the days. He loves the daycare at our gym, and has learned they give snacks....when we put him in there, he will go stand next to the high chair!
Today is Christmas Eve, we are waiting for Daddy to wake up! He works all weekend, but we celebrate when he is home. We make it work for us:) We are glad Ryan has a job he enjoys, and take the hours and shifts as they fall. It just happened to fall on Christmas the last 2 years. Casey isnt old enough to notice of course.
We celebrated Christmas with my family last weekend, where Casey got to play with all his cousins. They are so funny together. We were very spoiled with fabulous prime rib, made by my Dad....along with more appetizers, food and dessert than you can imagine. YUM! We got lots of fun gifts, and went to Zoo Lights with Matt, Kelly and Caleb. We took more photos with Santa at the WSU Cougar reception there!
Merry Christmas everyone! We are off to celebrate and spend time together as a family:) I love this little family I have been blessed with! And the HUGE extended family we have!
Just now, I had to get up and find Casey, because he tore down the baby gate at the bottom of the stairs and went up. He thought it was hilarious when I found him, and promptly ran away, looking back to make sure I was chasing him. He loves to chase and to be chased! Casey also really likes pretending games. He will pretend to be asleep and then wake up, he loves peek a boo, he loves to give you his pacifier and then take it back. He likes the round laundry basket, he puts it on his head and walks around. He likes to try and put on hats, if you hand him one he knows where it goes. Same with socks, when he sees them, he hands you a foot, then the other.
Casey is now giving hugs, and loves on his own. He also gives kisses, with his mouth open and tongue out! While he is as busy as ever, he will come over and hug you, and go back to playing, he also hugs your legs. Last night, he went up and gave Adeline a big hug. So cute....talk about melting your heart! He also gets so excited when he sees Mom or Dad, when we come home from work. He smiles and laughs and wants you to pick him up and smother him with love.
It's amazing how quick he learns, and how everything is so fun and exciting for him. He learned to give high five, and is so proud of himself when he does it. He just thinks it is the funniest thing. He loves the wii fit board, and will stand on it forever. We are very glad he ignores the TV when it is on, he is too busy playing, going from one activity to another. The American Pediatric Association recommends no TV time, computer or video game time til at least 2, so we never put shows on for him, and never try to get him to watch. Luckily, this is easy, as he is just not interested anyways.
Casey starts in January at a full day preschool. He is going to love it, and will get lots of exposure to learning on the days he is there. He only goes about 2 days a week, and is home with Daddy the rest of the days. He loves the daycare at our gym, and has learned they give snacks....when we put him in there, he will go stand next to the high chair!
Today is Christmas Eve, we are waiting for Daddy to wake up! He works all weekend, but we celebrate when he is home. We make it work for us:) We are glad Ryan has a job he enjoys, and take the hours and shifts as they fall. It just happened to fall on Christmas the last 2 years. Casey isnt old enough to notice of course.
We celebrated Christmas with my family last weekend, where Casey got to play with all his cousins. They are so funny together. We were very spoiled with fabulous prime rib, made by my Dad....along with more appetizers, food and dessert than you can imagine. YUM! We got lots of fun gifts, and went to Zoo Lights with Matt, Kelly and Caleb. We took more photos with Santa at the WSU Cougar reception there!
Merry Christmas everyone! We are off to celebrate and spend time together as a family:) I love this little family I have been blessed with! And the HUGE extended family we have!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Casey is ONE!!
Well, somehow Casey made it to one. A year ago, it seemed so far off and here it is. Everyone says they grow up so fast. It's true. Everyday is something new, something exciting and something fun. Definitely a learning experience. When I took Casey in for his one year check up, the nurse, Cindy, told me that she loved to see Ryan and I's enthusiam for being parents, how excited we are over everything Casey does, and how interested we are. That made me smile. 
Casey is still a happy go lucky kid. He laughs at everything. Smiles at everyone. Flirts with the ladies. Squeals all the time. Shrieks at his dogs, chases his Dad, He and Daddy try to sneak up on Mommy, but Casey gives it away everytime with giggles. He is fearless and bold. He tries everything with reckless abandon, and shakes off injuries. He is tough. He loves trucks and toys that make noise. The higher the swing the better. The higher Daddy throws him, the louder he laughs. He likes to play in mud puddles and splash in puddles and crawl in wet grass. He plays hard...go go go, and naps hard. He still takes 2-3 good naps during the day, but when he awake, he is always on the move. He goes to bed at 8, and is up at 6:30-7am.
We had an open house for Casey's birthday, from 3-7 at our house. There isn't much 1 year olds can do, and they don't get the concept...so we figured people could drop by and say hello and celebrate if they could. Casey wasn't interested in heping open gifts...he was interested in ripping paper, boxes, playing in the mess...like any 1 year old. And who am I to force him to sit down and open his gifts, so I did most of it for him. I did manage to get one picture!
Casey loves Mya, his girlfriend. Look at that silly, giddy grin. The sugar high may have had something to do with it as well.
CAKE!!! He demolished his cake. I couldn't believe how much cake Casey ate! He just kept eating and eating and eating.....
Happy Birthday Casey! At his one year check up, Casey weighed 23.5 pounds (68%) and was 31.5 inches long (97%). So, he continues to be huge:) He is already quite the athlete, and appears to be left handed! Daddy can't wait to teach him some sports. As busy as he is, he is going to need to play a lot of sports to stay out of trouble.
Casey is still a happy go lucky kid. He laughs at everything. Smiles at everyone. Flirts with the ladies. Squeals all the time. Shrieks at his dogs, chases his Dad, He and Daddy try to sneak up on Mommy, but Casey gives it away everytime with giggles. He is fearless and bold. He tries everything with reckless abandon, and shakes off injuries. He is tough. He loves trucks and toys that make noise. The higher the swing the better. The higher Daddy throws him, the louder he laughs. He likes to play in mud puddles and splash in puddles and crawl in wet grass. He plays hard...go go go, and naps hard. He still takes 2-3 good naps during the day, but when he awake, he is always on the move. He goes to bed at 8, and is up at 6:30-7am.
We had an open house for Casey's birthday, from 3-7 at our house. There isn't much 1 year olds can do, and they don't get the concept...so we figured people could drop by and say hello and celebrate if they could. Casey wasn't interested in heping open gifts...he was interested in ripping paper, boxes, playing in the mess...like any 1 year old. And who am I to force him to sit down and open his gifts, so I did most of it for him. I did manage to get one picture!
Casey loves Mya, his girlfriend. Look at that silly, giddy grin. The sugar high may have had something to do with it as well.
CAKE!!! He demolished his cake. I couldn't believe how much cake Casey ate! He just kept eating and eating and eating.....
Happy Birthday Casey! At his one year check up, Casey weighed 23.5 pounds (68%) and was 31.5 inches long (97%). So, he continues to be huge:) He is already quite the athlete, and appears to be left handed! Daddy can't wait to teach him some sports. As busy as he is, he is going to need to play a lot of sports to stay out of trouble.
Turkey Trot 2010
We were pretty excited to do the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning this year, except for one thing: SNOW! The Turkey Trot is the Benton-Franklin Red Cross's Annual Fundraiser, and I was sad maybe they wouldn't have a good turn out this year, because seriously, who wants to run in the snow? Turns out, everyone does! This was the biggest turn out ever, with 3300 people! It was 14 degrees and snowing. We dressed in underarmour and as many layers as possible. Ryan reminded me the last time I wore his underarmour it was cut off me in the emergency room. While I promised this would not happen again, I was not entirely convinced, because we were planning on running/walking on snow and ice. Alright, there was really no running involved, because of 1) the snow and ice 2) the 24 pound baby strapped to my chest decked out in a snowsuit and 3) the pulled muscle in my left calf.
We saw some pretty amazing things at the Turkey Trot. Let me highlight some of my favorites. I would like to reiterate that it was 14 degrees and snowing, quite heavily at times. 
We saw some pretty amazing things at the Turkey Trot. Let me highlight some of my favorites. I would like to reiterate that it was 14 degrees and snowing, quite heavily at times. *A man who ran the entire race in teeny tiny running shorts and nothing else (At the end Ryan ran after this man like the paparazzi trying to take his picture)
*Men running with no shirts
*Multiple people running with short shorts
*A guy with running shoes that looked like socks with toes
*A man with spandex that were neon pink and flowered.
*Lots of people with turkey hats (like literally looked like cooked turkeys on their heads), turkey feathers and boas, turkey beanies. One entire family had bright neon orange matching hunting hats....a good way to not lose a kid.
*Gumby was running the race.
We had a great time. Casey stayed super warm with his multiple layers, snowsuit, and snuggled in his Mai Tai wrap. We shared body heat! I think he may have the warmest person there. I don't think it has ever snowed over here this early and stuck around. Feels more like Christmas than Thanksgiving!
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