Adam is 9 month's old. I took him to the doctor today (which was long overdue since we were in California for so long)... and everything looks great!
Here are his stats:
Weight: 19.1 25% percentile
Height: 28 50% percentile
Head: 44 cm 50% percentile
Its so weird because Seth was always in the 75-90% percentile for his height and weight as a baby. Looks like Adam might be smaller than Seth...or he's almost near a growth spurt! Anyway you see it, he's healthy and we couldn't be more blessed to have him!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Kid's say the funniest things
Yesterday I made Loren a cheesecake for Father's day and used whole milk. I had some left over so I gave Seth a cup of it for dinner. Since he was 2 he's only had skim milk.
He took a drink and said:
"yummy, hmmm, Mom this milk must have come from a fat cow"
haha
I love Seth's age, you never know what will come out of his mouth!!
He took a drink and said:
"yummy, hmmm, Mom this milk must have come from a fat cow"
haha
I love Seth's age, you never know what will come out of his mouth!!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Computer Problems
I hate them! Computer problems that is!!! When I got back from California our PC was kaput, as the German's would say. Now Loren is shopping online for a replacement but as always we are having problems with companies delivering to our APO address! We are working off both of laptops right now but our pics are on the external hard drive which the blog doesn't like. I'm having trouble downloading pics on here. Its takes forever! Which means, my blog might not have a lot of pics for awhile :(
I took the control back!
Well that implies I had it in the first place! haha! I'm talking about my wonderful Seth's PICKY eating! We all know Seth is a picky picky little eater! For the past 2 years he has lived on carbs and diary. Well I had one of those moments last week when you realize something's gota give. Loren and I have talked for awhile about changing Seth's eating habits. We have talked with his Doctor and his advice was: try and introduce new foods but don't engage in a food battle; since this has nothing to do with food but rather his personality and need to control his environment. Well this mumbo jumbo was probably right but at the same time we felt if we didn't do something soon than he'd be living on pasta, cheese, and yogurt the rest of his life.
So here's what I did! I sat him down and explained he is going to start eating meat (something he HATES), veggies, and fruit. I told him he needs these to have a healthy body and to grow up strong like his Dad. During this conversation he rarely talked but I could tell he was listening. And at the end of it I told him I'm taking the control back and I'm over his picky eating!! He gave me a hug and that was that.
So the real test begin that night for dinner! I would normally make him something different if I knew he wouldn't touch what Loren and I were having. But I didn't, I put everything we were eating right on his plate. We grilled that night so I gave him a hot dog, steamed broccoli, and little red potatoes. And GUESS WHAT, the kid ATE it! Yes Mom, I know you are reading this thinking YEAH RIGHT...but its true, he ate it with little disagreement...hey the kid is 4 he's going try and get out of it right? But Loren and I stuck to our guns and told him, "no you're eating it, no discussion".
And I'm happy to update, its been a week and he's done AWESOME!!! Here is a list of what he has eaten:
peas, grilled chicken, scalloped potatoes, eggs, green beans, corn, stuffing, and chicken nugget's (the entire nugget, not just the ends...go ahead and laugh Mom and Dad!!)
I am really proud of him and myself for the change!!!!
Now If I could just get him to stop burping than life would be complete...
So here's what I did! I sat him down and explained he is going to start eating meat (something he HATES), veggies, and fruit. I told him he needs these to have a healthy body and to grow up strong like his Dad. During this conversation he rarely talked but I could tell he was listening. And at the end of it I told him I'm taking the control back and I'm over his picky eating!! He gave me a hug and that was that.
So the real test begin that night for dinner! I would normally make him something different if I knew he wouldn't touch what Loren and I were having. But I didn't, I put everything we were eating right on his plate. We grilled that night so I gave him a hot dog, steamed broccoli, and little red potatoes. And GUESS WHAT, the kid ATE it! Yes Mom, I know you are reading this thinking YEAH RIGHT...but its true, he ate it with little disagreement...hey the kid is 4 he's going try and get out of it right? But Loren and I stuck to our guns and told him, "no you're eating it, no discussion".
And I'm happy to update, its been a week and he's done AWESOME!!! Here is a list of what he has eaten:
peas, grilled chicken, scalloped potatoes, eggs, green beans, corn, stuffing, and chicken nugget's (the entire nugget, not just the ends...go ahead and laugh Mom and Dad!!)
I am really proud of him and myself for the change!!!!
Now If I could just get him to stop burping than life would be complete...
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Back to Reality
After 7 months, we are back to our normal lives. Loren had a very safe and uneventful deployment...thank God! The boys and I had a wonderful time in California. And now its Monday and Loren's back to work and I'm taking care of the boys and cleaning house this morning. It feels great to be back to our normal lives and in the routine of our dailyness. Let me get you updated on the cutest boys in the world!
Seth~My Big Angel
loves having his Daddy home! He cried last night b/c we explained to him that Daddy had to go back to work today. Seth thought that meant he was leaving again...I know, sniff, sniff it broke both our hearts too. I made sure he has some activities to do this summer and tonight he has Kinderpsorts than cooking class on Wed! We made a major descion and singed him up for private Kindergarten which starts at the end of August. I'll blog about this later, but we know he's ready.... even though it breaks my heart he is growing up. We will go to the pool a lot and of course the zoo! We are going to enjoy our last summer in Germany even though its going to be a HOT one...remember NO AC in EUROPE...lovely, huh! NOT!!
Adam~ My little Angel
is eating like a mad man! He must be going thru a growth stage or something b/c all day he is eating. He has backed off the bottle and only wants solids during the day. He is so easy to feed since he will eat anything. Really I haven't found one thing he won't eat. At first he didn't like his fruits but that has changed and now loves them. He loves green beans, potatoes, cheese, and pears. He is also crawling and climbing like a monkey thus getting into everything. He is starting to let go when he is standing so I know its a matter of time before we walks. And the most important, he is FINALLY starting to sleep thru the night! ITS A MIRACLE! I love the irony in it, Loren's home, I have help now, but don't need it since he sleeps thru the night! I put him down around 7:30 and he sleeps till 6- 6:30. I know what happened, I have made the transition to letting him put himself to sleep for naps so I think now when he wakes up at night he just puts himself back to sleep rather than relying on me. Whatever the reason, its wonderful!
Now that life is back to normal I will be posting more. I think I'm going to make this Blog private though so I'll get you all the info on that. Love to you all!
Seth~My Big Angel
loves having his Daddy home! He cried last night b/c we explained to him that Daddy had to go back to work today. Seth thought that meant he was leaving again...I know, sniff, sniff it broke both our hearts too. I made sure he has some activities to do this summer and tonight he has Kinderpsorts than cooking class on Wed! We made a major descion and singed him up for private Kindergarten which starts at the end of August. I'll blog about this later, but we know he's ready.... even though it breaks my heart he is growing up. We will go to the pool a lot and of course the zoo! We are going to enjoy our last summer in Germany even though its going to be a HOT one...remember NO AC in EUROPE...lovely, huh! NOT!!
Adam~ My little Angel
is eating like a mad man! He must be going thru a growth stage or something b/c all day he is eating. He has backed off the bottle and only wants solids during the day. He is so easy to feed since he will eat anything. Really I haven't found one thing he won't eat. At first he didn't like his fruits but that has changed and now loves them. He loves green beans, potatoes, cheese, and pears. He is also crawling and climbing like a monkey thus getting into everything. He is starting to let go when he is standing so I know its a matter of time before we walks. And the most important, he is FINALLY starting to sleep thru the night! ITS A MIRACLE! I love the irony in it, Loren's home, I have help now, but don't need it since he sleeps thru the night! I put him down around 7:30 and he sleeps till 6- 6:30. I know what happened, I have made the transition to letting him put himself to sleep for naps so I think now when he wakes up at night he just puts himself back to sleep rather than relying on me. Whatever the reason, its wonderful!
Now that life is back to normal I will be posting more. I think I'm going to make this Blog private though so I'll get you all the info on that. Love to you all!
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