Julian's 15 month check up

Julian's 15 month check up went well. He is growing just as he should, and is doing all the things he should be. He is now 32 inches (70th percentile) and 29 lbs (94th percentile). Dr. Rampley asked if he was doing all the things he should be, and he is. I expressed to her how active he is and how naughty he can be. She has 2 boys and totally understands what I am going through :) She said that he is now at an age where I can use time out if need be.

I am so impressed with how much my boy talks nowadays. He repeats everything you ask him to and is using so many words. Dr. Rampley asked about how many words he has and I couldn't even answer. He is talking so much and using a new word almost every day. He is still sleeping beautifully, eats everything except green veggies, can play and run all day, likes to pull things off the walls or tables, and loves playing with his big sister. Speaking of big sister, Bella is such a good sister. She plays everything with him and rarely gets annoyed by him. They are such good buddies.

Here is a list of the words I can think of off the top of my head that he is using spontaneously:
-mama
-dada
-Bella (his favorite word)
-papa (for food)
-tata (grandpa)
-Dora
-airplane (anytime he hears an airplane , even while inside he yells it)
-poo poo (he has started telling me when he has poo poo, maybe he will be as easy and early at potty training as Bella)
-no no
-eye
-truck
-apple
-banana
-night night
-bye bye
-hi
-hello (loves to say hello over and over while pretending to be on phone)
-shoes (loves to give everyone their shoes and say shoes 100 times in a row)
-dog ( every time he hears a dog bark he screams it or chases Sadie around saying it)
-nice (pets sadie while saying "nice" 10 times)
-ball
-hat (every time he says anyone wearing a hat, he yells it, even at grocery store)
-milk
-wa wa for water
-cup
-up (this one can be annoying because he will say it over and over until you pick him up)
-down
-choo choo
-more, especially when it comes to food
-book
-duck
-baby (whenever he sees a baby, he finds it necessary to scream baby at them)
-hot (always touches the oven even when its not on and says hot)
-dance (loves to get his groove on)
-ashes (this is my favorite thing he says, he says it when he wants bella to do ring around the rosies with him)

He is doing so much and really keeps us on our toes. He makes being a mommy so much fun and amusing. I love my baby boy!

Family Photos

I have been dying to get our family photos done with Amanda ever since she took a picture of Bella a couple of years ago. She is a good friend of our old sitter Simone. I ran in to her at the hospital after having Julian, she takes pictures of the newborns. I had to keep canceling with her as scheduling conflicts came up, then Julian was sick. Anyway, we finally made a date and were able to follow through. I wanted Sadie to be part of our family photos as well so that the kids can look back at them when they are older and remember our beautiful Sadie. Bella really enjoyed the photo session, she takes such beautiful pictures. Julian was less interested and became frustrated after a while. I am SO HAPPY with the way the photos turned out. She really is a fabulous photographer, and will never use anyone else when we want our photos done again. I fell in love with every photo, but here are my favorites....

Football is back

On NFL kick off Sunday, we had our usual crowd and then some to join us in celebrating the day as well as remembering 9/11. I made pulled pork sandwiches and everyone brought a side dish. We had a really good turn out, even Tommy and Becky joined us. Here are some photos of the day. GO CHARGERS and COWBOYS!!

NINO WITH BELLA SUPPORTING THE CHARGERS, COWBOYS, PATRIOTS, AND CARDINALS :)







GO COWBOYS!

pictures of Julian

The first picture of Julian is one that I took of him as I caught him in this mess of toys. His face was saying "I didn't do it mom, I swear!". The 2nd, is of Julian by the pool. He continues to make us laugh and smile with his personality.

My destructive lil man

In the past few weeks, Eric and I have started going crazy with all the things that Julian is doing and getting in to. He can not be in a room without being destructive and making a mess. Aside from his usual taking all the books off the bookshelf, removing all of Bella's clothes from her dresser, and dumping out Sadie's food everywhere, he has really made a mess of some things in the house. Here is a little list that he has done in the last 2 weeks. I hope one day we can read back on and laugh at these things:
-he pulled the kitchen curtains off the wall (yes, he is that strong), he managed to break the hook as well
- broke the picture frame holding a picture of Eric and I
- pulled all the lint from the garbage can in the laundry room and covering himself with it
-took diapers from the trash and threw them in the toilet (all while wrapped like a mummy with toilet paper that he unrolled on himself).
- broke the shelf on the bookshelf in the playroom
- grabbed the carton of blueberries from the grocery cart and threw them on the floor all over the grocery store produce area
- got in to the garbage can in the kitchen and got spaghetti sauce all over the tile

All of these things are so funny to us (except in the moment). He drives me, Bella, and Eric insane but sure does provide constant laughter. He is nothing like Bella at this age who would sit and read and do puzzles. In reality, she is an exact replica of me , and he is his dad. He is so busy and so smart. It sure is different having a boy, but sure is fun!

Bella practicing her letters

I have kept pretty good records of Isabella on the blog of her recognizing all her letters and numbers. Since birth, she has shown such interest in print (books), letters, and numbers. I can remember her at 18 months pointing out letters at the grocery store. She now knows how to trace each letter as well as what sound each letter makes. It is amazing to me how fast she picked it up!
I have continued to research local preschools to put her in 2 days a week. The one I wanted is now full, but we are on the waiting list. In the meantime, Bernie and I work with her on preschool skills. Her fine motor skills have much improved and she loves doing work in her workbooks. She thinks its the most fun thing EVER. Such a smart cookie I have...

No more diapers at night!

For the past 3 weeks, Bella has been going to sleep in her underwear, no more diapers!! She hasn't had a single accident, I am so proud of her! I know it took me forever as a child to stop wetting the bed at night. She has been the easiest child to potty train , as she HATES being wet or messy. My baby girl is not a baby anymore :(