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| Kaida got her face painted at Melanie and Claire's birthday party. It's a unicorn. |
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| Kaida chows down on some spicy doritos |
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| Colin is 9 months old! |
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| Another side by side of Kaida and Colin |
Friday, October 26, 2012
More pictures
Friday, October 19, 2012
Pictures from forever
Kaida's 2nd Birthday Party New York Version
Other Random Kaida Pictures
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| Looks like she found the camera |
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| Kangaroos at the zoo |
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| Hat and Ponytail |
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| Tractor ride! Colin Pics
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| So Smiley! |
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| Doesn't need the bath seat anymore! Kaida and Colin    |
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Kaida at 7 Month Colin at 8 months
Family Pictures
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Doctor
10/15/2012
We finally went to the doctor today. I thought I was doing great by knowing how many days they'd been sick for. But they wanted to know all sorts of details.
Any fevers, condition getting worse or better, type of cough, and on and on.
It's like, Guys! Did I mention the two sick kids? I haven't slept in two weeks. You're lucky we made it here without crashing the car.
Anyway. We saw the CRNP. Kaida did pretty well but it obviously hurt her one ear when she looked in. Kaida has an ear infection in one ear and her lungs are clear enough that the nurse wasn't worried.
Colin was perfectly behaved of course. He was more interested in trying to get the stethoscope than being bothered by the exam. He has a double ear infection and his lungs didn't worry her either. When Colin's exam was over Kaida said "Is okay baby, is over now."
Very cute.
10/18/12
We set up Kaida's leapfrog My Pal Violet in January. We filled in some specifics about Kaida that Violet will talk to her about. Now Kaida has started playing with Violet more and she's like "Holy crap, Violet likes cheese too! And her favorite color is purple! And she likes kitty cats!" It's pretty funny.
They both still have a little bit of a cough. Kaida more than Colin. Colin seems to have stopped pawing at his ears, which is impressive considering we've only gotten about three quarters of his medicine in over the last 4 days. Kaida has been very excited to take her medicine except for this morning when she squirted most of it in her mouth herself and then didn't want to take the last 2 mL. I had to bribe her with a baby cookie.
We finally went to the doctor today. I thought I was doing great by knowing how many days they'd been sick for. But they wanted to know all sorts of details.
Any fevers, condition getting worse or better, type of cough, and on and on.
It's like, Guys! Did I mention the two sick kids? I haven't slept in two weeks. You're lucky we made it here without crashing the car.
Anyway. We saw the CRNP. Kaida did pretty well but it obviously hurt her one ear when she looked in. Kaida has an ear infection in one ear and her lungs are clear enough that the nurse wasn't worried.
Colin was perfectly behaved of course. He was more interested in trying to get the stethoscope than being bothered by the exam. He has a double ear infection and his lungs didn't worry her either. When Colin's exam was over Kaida said "Is okay baby, is over now."
Very cute.
10/18/12
We set up Kaida's leapfrog My Pal Violet in January. We filled in some specifics about Kaida that Violet will talk to her about. Now Kaida has started playing with Violet more and she's like "Holy crap, Violet likes cheese too! And her favorite color is purple! And she likes kitty cats!" It's pretty funny.
They both still have a little bit of a cough. Kaida more than Colin. Colin seems to have stopped pawing at his ears, which is impressive considering we've only gotten about three quarters of his medicine in over the last 4 days. Kaida has been very excited to take her medicine except for this morning when she squirted most of it in her mouth herself and then didn't want to take the last 2 mL. I had to bribe her with a baby cookie.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Zoo Class
10/10/12
I probably say "Daddy's at work" or some variation of it 10 times a day since Kaida always asks about him. Now that Colin has started "talking" Kaida talks back to him. When he says "Da da da da da" Kaida says "Daddy's at work."
10/14/12
We think that Colin is saying Ball. "Bah bah bah bah bah" when he's holding the big ball. That kid really loves balls.
Kaida has two new teeth on the right side of her mouth. I was putting on her bedtime diaper and JR was tapping out the beat to a song on her face when she started crying out of nowhere. It was strange. She finally managed to say that her mouth hurt. And that "Daddy hurt me!" So we felt around and then looked with the flashlight and there are definitely some new teeth in there. Maybe that's why she's been having trouble going to sleep the last couple nights.
Colin is trying to stand without any help. He'll take one hand off the ottoman and step one foot away from it. He hasn't taken the other hand off yet thankfully.
Yesterday Kaida had her first Zoo Class. It was Fur, Feathers, and Scales. So we saw a Chinchilla (that she didn't want to pet), and a Kestrel, and we got to pet a Ball Python. She made a peacock "puppet" and a lizard crown and colored a picture. We also listened to a story and got to see and feel a turtle shell, an ostritch feather, and beaver fur. I think she had fun but she kept wanting to get up from the circle to go color her picture again.
After the class we walked around and saw the tigers, lions, elephants, giraffes, and "Deers" (they were actually springboks, but whatever).
Today I had nursery duty at church and Kaida went with me. We think Colin might have an ear infection so he stayed home, plus we don't really see the point of adding two kids and one adult, sort of defeats the purpose. She had fun. There were two other two year olds and their birthdays are all within 3 months of each other. It was pretty funny/cute to see them all interact. I was impressed with how much more Kaida was talking than they were and they were both still in diapers. My baby is a SuperStar!
So we had a pretty busy weekend since we also went shopping and did all sorts of yard work too!
I probably say "Daddy's at work" or some variation of it 10 times a day since Kaida always asks about him. Now that Colin has started "talking" Kaida talks back to him. When he says "Da da da da da" Kaida says "Daddy's at work."
10/14/12
We think that Colin is saying Ball. "Bah bah bah bah bah" when he's holding the big ball. That kid really loves balls.
Kaida has two new teeth on the right side of her mouth. I was putting on her bedtime diaper and JR was tapping out the beat to a song on her face when she started crying out of nowhere. It was strange. She finally managed to say that her mouth hurt. And that "Daddy hurt me!" So we felt around and then looked with the flashlight and there are definitely some new teeth in there. Maybe that's why she's been having trouble going to sleep the last couple nights.
Colin is trying to stand without any help. He'll take one hand off the ottoman and step one foot away from it. He hasn't taken the other hand off yet thankfully.
Yesterday Kaida had her first Zoo Class. It was Fur, Feathers, and Scales. So we saw a Chinchilla (that she didn't want to pet), and a Kestrel, and we got to pet a Ball Python. She made a peacock "puppet" and a lizard crown and colored a picture. We also listened to a story and got to see and feel a turtle shell, an ostritch feather, and beaver fur. I think she had fun but she kept wanting to get up from the circle to go color her picture again.
After the class we walked around and saw the tigers, lions, elephants, giraffes, and "Deers" (they were actually springboks, but whatever).
Today I had nursery duty at church and Kaida went with me. We think Colin might have an ear infection so he stayed home, plus we don't really see the point of adding two kids and one adult, sort of defeats the purpose. She had fun. There were two other two year olds and their birthdays are all within 3 months of each other. It was pretty funny/cute to see them all interact. I was impressed with how much more Kaida was talking than they were and they were both still in diapers. My baby is a SuperStar!
So we had a pretty busy weekend since we also went shopping and did all sorts of yard work too!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Sickness and sizes.
My poor babies are sick. I thought last week was bad with the running noses, terrible congestion, and occasional projectile vomiting. But now they're coughing and coughing. It sounds terrible. And for Kaida it's that kind of cough where you can just tell that it hurts. I feel so bad for them.
Colin is a couple days behind her in the progression of the illness so I'm not sure if he's going to get as bad as she is or not. Maybe it will be worse since his runny nose and congestion were worse.
I've been giving her honey to help her throat feel a little better but it's not some sort of super cure, and I can't do that for him. Hopefully nursing is enough to help him feel better.
In other news they're both wearing the same size sleep sack to bed tonight. Colin sort of swims in it because he's not really long enough for it. The 9 month fleece sleep sacks (assorted brands) are really tight on him at the feet and they all have sleeves so they're sort of a pain. But the 9 month cotton (halo brand) sleep sacks don't seem warm enough. I bought these bigger fleece sleep sacks for her last year. They're halo and have the foot holes for walkers in them. Colin's feet just sort of slip up inside the holes and it's like a regular sleep sack for him.
Colin is also wearing a size 4 disposable diaper to bed and Kaida is still wearing the threes. I guess we knew he'd be bigger than her some day. I just didn't really think it would be when he was 8 months old!
As for the diapers, after a lot of aggravation, we've discovered that a cloth diaper works better for him overnight than a disposable size 3 diaper, and the disposable size 4 overnight diapers work a little bit better than the cloth. We wanted to make sure we had a bedtime solution before Mom and Aunt B come to stay with them so they don't have to change the sheets at 4am everyday. Then again he won't be nursing overnight when they're here so that may solve the problem anyway.
Colin is a couple days behind her in the progression of the illness so I'm not sure if he's going to get as bad as she is or not. Maybe it will be worse since his runny nose and congestion were worse.
I've been giving her honey to help her throat feel a little better but it's not some sort of super cure, and I can't do that for him. Hopefully nursing is enough to help him feel better.
In other news they're both wearing the same size sleep sack to bed tonight. Colin sort of swims in it because he's not really long enough for it. The 9 month fleece sleep sacks (assorted brands) are really tight on him at the feet and they all have sleeves so they're sort of a pain. But the 9 month cotton (halo brand) sleep sacks don't seem warm enough. I bought these bigger fleece sleep sacks for her last year. They're halo and have the foot holes for walkers in them. Colin's feet just sort of slip up inside the holes and it's like a regular sleep sack for him.
Colin is also wearing a size 4 disposable diaper to bed and Kaida is still wearing the threes. I guess we knew he'd be bigger than her some day. I just didn't really think it would be when he was 8 months old!
As for the diapers, after a lot of aggravation, we've discovered that a cloth diaper works better for him overnight than a disposable size 3 diaper, and the disposable size 4 overnight diapers work a little bit better than the cloth. We wanted to make sure we had a bedtime solution before Mom and Aunt B come to stay with them so they don't have to change the sheets at 4am everyday. Then again he won't be nursing overnight when they're here so that may solve the problem anyway.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Toddlers are gross.
10/8/12
In the car.
Kaida: In my mouth.
Me: What's in your mouth?
Kaida: Boodgers (Boogers).
JR: Don't put boogers in your mouth.
Kaida: Boodgers is nummy!
Today I went to the bathroom by myself. I closed the door all the way. Then Kaida puked on the floor. I probably should have known better than to try that anyway.
In the car.
Kaida: In my mouth.
Me: What's in your mouth?
Kaida: Boodgers (Boogers).
JR: Don't put boogers in your mouth.
Kaida: Boodgers is nummy!
Today I went to the bathroom by myself. I closed the door all the way. Then Kaida puked on the floor. I probably should have known better than to try that anyway.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Toddlers are funny
When Kaida sees something she tells us what it is.
JR has a shirt that's supposed to look like a Rorschach test. There are letters in it that spell out Desktop. When Kaida looks at it she sees a dragon and an octopus.
That's not really the funny part though.
The funny part is when she tells us things she sees in other places. Like the potty.
In the last week she's seen a snake, an elephant, a hippo, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and a seal. And once she says it, I see it too.
Today she whipped out a "Go Steelers!" without coaching.
In the bath tub she was putting her toothbrush in between her toes and telling us "In my paw." I tried to explain to her that people have feet, not paws, but she wasn't convinced.
Colin started cruising a little bit. More often than not he just leans so far he falls over but every once in a while he gets his feet under him and shuffles a little ways. He's pretty funny when he falls, he cries almost every time. Sometimes it's because it was scary, sometimes it actually hurt a little, but usually I think he's just mad that it didn't work the way he wanted it to.
JR has a shirt that's supposed to look like a Rorschach test. There are letters in it that spell out Desktop. When Kaida looks at it she sees a dragon and an octopus.
That's not really the funny part though.
The funny part is when she tells us things she sees in other places. Like the potty.
In the last week she's seen a snake, an elephant, a hippo, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and a seal. And once she says it, I see it too.
Today she whipped out a "Go Steelers!" without coaching.
In the bath tub she was putting her toothbrush in between her toes and telling us "In my paw." I tried to explain to her that people have feet, not paws, but she wasn't convinced.
Colin started cruising a little bit. More often than not he just leans so far he falls over but every once in a while he gets his feet under him and shuffles a little ways. He's pretty funny when he falls, he cries almost every time. Sometimes it's because it was scary, sometimes it actually hurt a little, but usually I think he's just mad that it didn't work the way he wanted it to.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Colin stands!
10/2/2012
Colin has learned to pull himself up to standing. The first time he did it was 2 nights ago on the 30th. Right now whatever he's pulling up on has to be right at the perfect hieght. The ottoman is too tall* but the arm chair is just right. And the storage blocks in the nursery work too.
This came about just a couple days after he got himself up to sitting the first time. That was on the 26th. He was in the crib after his nap when he did that. I think he woke up, I went to take Kaida to the potty, and when I went to look at the camera again he was sitting up! The mattress was still at the highest level so I ran up to get him and by the time I got there he was pulling himself up on the rail. Obviously we lowered the mattress that night before bed time.
This past weekend was the consignment sale at church. I volunteered for the afternoon and went shopping before that in the morning. I got a bunch of 2T outfits to beef up Kaida's wardrobe. She probably had enough but if something happened and I didn't get to the laundry it would be tight. I also got some 18 month winter for Colin. If he continues at the rate he's been growing he might need some 18 month for a couple weeks before it gets warm. And if he slows down he'll still be in them well into the winter so it should work either way. I also got some fancy shoes for both of them and for Colin a winter jacket and snow pants for playing and a thinner winter coat for the car (since you're not supposed to wear a puffy coat in the car seat). Kaida's coat from last year was big on her all winter and, not suprisingly, it still fits her.
It seems like Colin has gotten a bunch more hair recently. When I brush it after his bath I say he looks like a little CPA with it all brushed to the side. In the back it looks like a little toupee because there's a definitive line between where it's thicker and where it's thinner. It's adorable though.
At church this week a little old lady said that he's adorable and she specifically commented on his ears and thought they were perfect. He went to Nursery alone because Kaida stayed home with a cold. He painted a picture of a leaf with watercolors while he was there. I think that's pretty funny. Sue, who is in charge of the Nursery, is going to use them to decorate the room.
Kaida seems to have started knowing what she wants more and more lately. And then getting upset if it doesn't work out the way she had planned. I try to explain new experiences to her as much as I can beforehand so she knows what to expect but every once in a while she'll get an idea in her head that's totally out of left field and you can't distract her away from it.
Today she wanted to go fishing with Pop Pop. She had her little fishing pole and said Let's go fishing. So we talked about going fishing with Pop Pop and then she thought we were going to go see Pop Pop and go fishing with him right away. She got a little upset when we picked up Daddy and just came home instead of going fishing.
After that I explained that Pop Pop lives really far away and we'll go fishing with him but not today. And that she'll need a different pole and bait, or a fly, or something and that Pop Pop would show her how to do it. I think she understood after that. But she was pretty upset for a while there.
Her hair is getting really long and we've stopped using the detangling spray after the bath and instead use a wide tooth comb. I think it works better and doesn't hurt her quite as much as the regular comb. I've also started brushing her hair when it's dry because the comb is just terrible to try to get through her hair. So it's probably time to ger her her own hair brush.
And I think she's grown an inch since her doctor's appointment a month ago.
* Never mind, he can pull up on the ottoman now.
Colin has learned to pull himself up to standing. The first time he did it was 2 nights ago on the 30th. Right now whatever he's pulling up on has to be right at the perfect hieght. The ottoman is too tall* but the arm chair is just right. And the storage blocks in the nursery work too.
This came about just a couple days after he got himself up to sitting the first time. That was on the 26th. He was in the crib after his nap when he did that. I think he woke up, I went to take Kaida to the potty, and when I went to look at the camera again he was sitting up! The mattress was still at the highest level so I ran up to get him and by the time I got there he was pulling himself up on the rail. Obviously we lowered the mattress that night before bed time.
This past weekend was the consignment sale at church. I volunteered for the afternoon and went shopping before that in the morning. I got a bunch of 2T outfits to beef up Kaida's wardrobe. She probably had enough but if something happened and I didn't get to the laundry it would be tight. I also got some 18 month winter for Colin. If he continues at the rate he's been growing he might need some 18 month for a couple weeks before it gets warm. And if he slows down he'll still be in them well into the winter so it should work either way. I also got some fancy shoes for both of them and for Colin a winter jacket and snow pants for playing and a thinner winter coat for the car (since you're not supposed to wear a puffy coat in the car seat). Kaida's coat from last year was big on her all winter and, not suprisingly, it still fits her.
It seems like Colin has gotten a bunch more hair recently. When I brush it after his bath I say he looks like a little CPA with it all brushed to the side. In the back it looks like a little toupee because there's a definitive line between where it's thicker and where it's thinner. It's adorable though.
At church this week a little old lady said that he's adorable and she specifically commented on his ears and thought they were perfect. He went to Nursery alone because Kaida stayed home with a cold. He painted a picture of a leaf with watercolors while he was there. I think that's pretty funny. Sue, who is in charge of the Nursery, is going to use them to decorate the room.
Kaida seems to have started knowing what she wants more and more lately. And then getting upset if it doesn't work out the way she had planned. I try to explain new experiences to her as much as I can beforehand so she knows what to expect but every once in a while she'll get an idea in her head that's totally out of left field and you can't distract her away from it.
Today she wanted to go fishing with Pop Pop. She had her little fishing pole and said Let's go fishing. So we talked about going fishing with Pop Pop and then she thought we were going to go see Pop Pop and go fishing with him right away. She got a little upset when we picked up Daddy and just came home instead of going fishing.
After that I explained that Pop Pop lives really far away and we'll go fishing with him but not today. And that she'll need a different pole and bait, or a fly, or something and that Pop Pop would show her how to do it. I think she understood after that. But she was pretty upset for a while there.
Her hair is getting really long and we've stopped using the detangling spray after the bath and instead use a wide tooth comb. I think it works better and doesn't hurt her quite as much as the regular comb. I've also started brushing her hair when it's dry because the comb is just terrible to try to get through her hair. So it's probably time to ger her her own hair brush.
And I think she's grown an inch since her doctor's appointment a month ago.
* Never mind, he can pull up on the ottoman now.
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