Now that Julian has a few weeks of walking under his belt, he has since started walking super fast and is now able to stand in the middle in the room without using furniture to help him up. His walk looks less "drunk" and thinks its hilarious when he walks fast. Here is a video of him walking around.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Julian's 1 year check up
Julian's check up went really well. He is super big which we already knew. He weighted in at a whopping 27.8 pounds and in the 95th % for weight and 31.5 inches and in the 75th % for weight. Looking back at Bella's records, they are the EXACT same height at his age, but he outweighs her by quite a bit. In fact, even now they are only 4.5 pounds difference. Anyway, Dr. Rampley did a full examination and he is in good health. She confirmed my suspicion of him being tongue tied, but there is no reason to worry about it now. She knows what I do for a living so she said just keep an eye out for it. At the time of his appointment, he had just started walking and she was pretty surprised that he was walking since he is such a big boy. She at one point said "is he always this active?". I laughed out loud because my response was "hell yes!". He is sleeping 11 hours at night and taking one 2-3 hour nap, so he sleeps great. He is trying to imitate everything we ask him to. She said to get him off the bottle by 15 months, which we have since done, and told us that we are doing a great job with him. ON a side note, Bella is always so quiet at the Dr. because she is uncomfotable, but she knew that we were going for Julian so she was okay. Bella recently received a Dr. kit with stethescope and thermometer, etc and she goes around telling everyone she is " Dr. Ampley" and wants to check your heart. So I told Dr. Rampley the story and she thought it was the cutest thing since she assumed Bella did not like her.
His favorite words include: more, dada, mama, Bella, dog(daw), ball, all done (awduh), bath (when we say bath time, he says "ba" and literally runs down the hallway to the bathroom), duck, up. If I ask him to go get an item such as a ball or train, he will go get it from the toy basket. He is a very smart boy. His favorite things include: his sister (he really really loves her), Sadie, his mama (mama's boy), snuggling, eating, sleeping, taking baths, swimming, playing anything with Bella, riding on his atv, dancing, yelling in to microphone, and running everywhere. HE can point to his eye and nose on himself and on others. My most favorite thing about him is his smile. He is always so happy and if you lock eyes with him, he immediately smiles. He is such a pleasant baby boy and I feel so blessed to be his mommy. We love you son, we are looking forward to watching you grow!
His favorite words include: more, dada, mama, Bella, dog(daw), ball, all done (awduh), bath (when we say bath time, he says "ba" and literally runs down the hallway to the bathroom), duck, up. If I ask him to go get an item such as a ball or train, he will go get it from the toy basket. He is a very smart boy. His favorite things include: his sister (he really really loves her), Sadie, his mama (mama's boy), snuggling, eating, sleeping, taking baths, swimming, playing anything with Bella, riding on his atv, dancing, yelling in to microphone, and running everywhere. HE can point to his eye and nose on himself and on others. My most favorite thing about him is his smile. He is always so happy and if you lock eyes with him, he immediately smiles. He is such a pleasant baby boy and I feel so blessed to be his mommy. We love you son, we are looking forward to watching you grow!
Friday, July 1, 2011
Baby J walking
Julian has been using furniture to walk for a few months now. HE has stood alone without holding for a while now too. BUT, when it was time to walk, he'd walk when we held hands, but as soon as I let go, he'd drop himself to the floor. He wasn't ready to be brave. Anyway, 2 days after his 1st birthday, he decided he was ready to take steps on his own. Here is a video of him walking across the room. I love the drunken walk, so cute! Now he is much more confident and gets very proud of himself.
Julian's 1st birthday
I CAN NOT BELIEVE MY BOY IS A YEAR OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have really wanted my lil man to stop growing, especially since I know that this will be the last child for Eric and I, I want to savor every minute. At the same time, I have been anxious for him to walk and talk. Anyway, on his actual birthday, I made dinner and the 4 of us sang happy birthday to him and we had cupcakes. He got a small toy from us to open. It was a great day...
On June 25th, we celebrated Julian's birthday with a Mickey Mouse themed party at Tempe Beach park. The park has a huge water play area with many splash pads, slides, fountains, etc. The kids and parents had a great time. It was a very warm day so we kept the party short. We played in the water, ate lunch , played in the water, then had cake. Both kids were exhausted afterward. We then swam for a while at my dad's hotel, the kids had a great time. There were about 40 people there to celebrate Julian's special day and he got lots of new clothes, gift cards, and a new atv from his nino and nina. what a fun birthday! We love you so much Julian, I have never met a baby so happy and full of wonder. You keep me, your daddy, and sister on our toes and I hope that it will always be that way. I love you so much my "mama's boy" :0
I have really wanted my lil man to stop growing, especially since I know that this will be the last child for Eric and I, I want to savor every minute. At the same time, I have been anxious for him to walk and talk. Anyway, on his actual birthday, I made dinner and the 4 of us sang happy birthday to him and we had cupcakes. He got a small toy from us to open. It was a great day...
On June 25th, we celebrated Julian's birthday with a Mickey Mouse themed party at Tempe Beach park. The park has a huge water play area with many splash pads, slides, fountains, etc. The kids and parents had a great time. It was a very warm day so we kept the party short. We played in the water, ate lunch , played in the water, then had cake. Both kids were exhausted afterward. We then swam for a while at my dad's hotel, the kids had a great time. There were about 40 people there to celebrate Julian's special day and he got lots of new clothes, gift cards, and a new atv from his nino and nina. what a fun birthday! We love you so much Julian, I have never met a baby so happy and full of wonder. You keep me, your daddy, and sister on our toes and I hope that it will always be that way. I love you so much my "mama's boy" :0
No more formula
I forgot to post this a month ago, but Julian is no longer on formula. On Bella's birthday weekend, he ran out of formula and I decided I wasn't going to buy it anymore, he was ready for milk. He LOVES milk. He has had no problem transitioning. My Bubba is growing up :(
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Bella's 3 year check up
Bella's 3 year Dr check up went well. I had some concerns going in to the appointment, so I was anxious to get her there. One, I am worried about her stye like bump that keeps recurring in her eye. She gave me a name for a opthamologist to take her to , so that she can have the surgery. I am not happy about that, but I don't want her to have long term effects from it. 2nd, she has a mole/birthmark that is on her arm that has some yucky hair growing out of it. It reminds me of the big birthmark my sister had on her leg that she had to have removed. Anyway, Dr. Rampley said to keep eye on it and if it grows, etc we will need to get that removed. UGH, my poor baby!!
Her measurements were:
38 inches, which is in the 63rd percentile, and 31 pounds , which is in the 40th percentile. She has turned in to quite the skinny girl, even though she eats and eats all the time! In fact, she almost always eats her entire plate of food. Granted, most of everything she eats is healthy, but the girl can eat! She just stays very active, which I love.
Some of her favorite things to do right now include: playing in her kitchen, reading books, playing with play-dough, coloring, practicing her letters, singing, dancing, playing soccer, anything outside, and running around the house with her brother. She is the best big sister I could ever have asked for and she takes great pride in being helpful to me and to Julian. She really likes to play "pretend" with her toys and likes to add Julian in to the mix, mostly to boss him around. She loves going shopping with me, and I love taking her. It's my favorite thing to do with Bella. Her and I go alone and leave the boys alone. She loves to grocery shop, clothes shop, etc. She is definitely a girly girl! She likes to say her prayers at night, in fact if we walk out before doing them, she gets very upset.
I have started to tour some preschools, as she is now 3 and I think it would be a great experience for her. I am looking at 3 hour classes 2 days a week. I want her to still be at Bernie's house, where she can still just play and run around. I also want her to have a couple hours a week where she can learn. The schools I have looked at have all been academic based and great schools. Eric and I have not made a decisions yet, but Bella is excited about the idea. She is so smart and I want to keep her mind stimulated. We have to make a decision asap!
Some things that Bella is doing: she is talking non-stop! Her vocabulary and speech are amazing. In fact, I gave her a speech and language test that we give our kiddos at work. She did wonderful! Her language score was that of a 4.5 year old.
She knows all her letters and numbers (and has since she was tiny), but now she knows most of the sounds each letter makes. She has even started writing some of the letters. She keeps us laughing all the time with the hilarious things she comes up with. She is so kind and very sympathetic to others. Don't get me wrong, she has her meltdowns and need for timeouts, but once she is in timeout, her meltdown is short lived. She can sure drive Eric and I crazy sometimes, but overall, she is such a good little girl. I just can't believe she is 3 years old, I am so sad about it. I love this age with her and don't want her to grow anymore!!!
Bella, we love you so much, you are and always will be our "baby girl" and we are so proud of you. Thank you for being the best daughter we could ever asked for and the best sister to Julian!
Her measurements were:
38 inches, which is in the 63rd percentile, and 31 pounds , which is in the 40th percentile. She has turned in to quite the skinny girl, even though she eats and eats all the time! In fact, she almost always eats her entire plate of food. Granted, most of everything she eats is healthy, but the girl can eat! She just stays very active, which I love.
Some of her favorite things to do right now include: playing in her kitchen, reading books, playing with play-dough, coloring, practicing her letters, singing, dancing, playing soccer, anything outside, and running around the house with her brother. She is the best big sister I could ever have asked for and she takes great pride in being helpful to me and to Julian. She really likes to play "pretend" with her toys and likes to add Julian in to the mix, mostly to boss him around. She loves going shopping with me, and I love taking her. It's my favorite thing to do with Bella. Her and I go alone and leave the boys alone. She loves to grocery shop, clothes shop, etc. She is definitely a girly girl! She likes to say her prayers at night, in fact if we walk out before doing them, she gets very upset.
I have started to tour some preschools, as she is now 3 and I think it would be a great experience for her. I am looking at 3 hour classes 2 days a week. I want her to still be at Bernie's house, where she can still just play and run around. I also want her to have a couple hours a week where she can learn. The schools I have looked at have all been academic based and great schools. Eric and I have not made a decisions yet, but Bella is excited about the idea. She is so smart and I want to keep her mind stimulated. We have to make a decision asap!
Some things that Bella is doing: she is talking non-stop! Her vocabulary and speech are amazing. In fact, I gave her a speech and language test that we give our kiddos at work. She did wonderful! Her language score was that of a 4.5 year old.
She knows all her letters and numbers (and has since she was tiny), but now she knows most of the sounds each letter makes. She has even started writing some of the letters. She keeps us laughing all the time with the hilarious things she comes up with. She is so kind and very sympathetic to others. Don't get me wrong, she has her meltdowns and need for timeouts, but once she is in timeout, her meltdown is short lived. She can sure drive Eric and I crazy sometimes, but overall, she is such a good little girl. I just can't believe she is 3 years old, I am so sad about it. I love this age with her and don't want her to grow anymore!!!
Bella, we love you so much, you are and always will be our "baby girl" and we are so proud of you. Thank you for being the best daughter we could ever asked for and the best sister to Julian!
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Isabella Rose's 3rd Birthday
With Bella and Julian's birthdays being 3 weeks apart (and mine in between), we decided to not have a huge party for Bella like in previous years. We really had a hard time choosing a spot for her party this year. I thought having it at a local resort sounded like a great idea! We had my Dad and Tommy and Becky coming from out of town who needed a hotel anyway, and the Pointe Hilton is so awesome, I figured we'd get a room and celebrate Bella's birthday too. The pool is so pretty at the resort, and there is a waterslide. Bella and Julian stayed out at the pool with our family and friends all day. Bella played with Guiliana in the water most of the time, while us adults vegged out and had some drinks. After we had enough of the water, we went up to the room for cupcakes and to sing happy birthday. Bella had such a great time, and I have to say, it was a perfect idea for her birthday.
The next day, we said good bye to our out of town guests, and we headed to Aunty Katherine's house because she was in town visiting from Boston. We swam and enjoyed the awesome weather. Then, we headed to Nino Steve's house where he set up a mini-birthday party for Bella. It was so sweet! He decorated the whole house and made a fabulous meal (which Bella ate every bite of). Then we had more cake and sang Happy Birthday again. IT was such a great birthday weekend for Bella, we are so grateful for all the people who helped making her day special!
The next day, we said good bye to our out of town guests, and we headed to Aunty Katherine's house because she was in town visiting from Boston. We swam and enjoyed the awesome weather. Then, we headed to Nino Steve's house where he set up a mini-birthday party for Bella. It was so sweet! He decorated the whole house and made a fabulous meal (which Bella ate every bite of). Then we had more cake and sang Happy Birthday again. IT was such a great birthday weekend for Bella, we are so grateful for all the people who helped making her day special!
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