Cullen got a new bike for his birthday, a 20". It's a little big, but he is getting the hang of it. Tony showed him how to stand on the petals to take off and how to jump off the seat to put his feet on the ground when he is stopped.
He had his 6 year well visit yesterday and he's doing great. 20/20 vision, good hearing, 99% height and 85% weight. I was shocked he was so tall. I knew he was outgrowing his pants everytime I turned around, but I didn't know he was that tall. He didn't have to get any shots, so that was good.
He's learning how to read and doing great at learning new words. They truly are sponges, it's amazing!
Today was a big day for him. He swam half the distance of the lap pool with no flotation device! I knew he could do it, but he had to work up the courage to try it.
I can't wait to see what the next year brings!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
The 3rd child has it made!
So Hudson helped himself to jellybeans today. We keep little boxes of raisins in a drawer with candy and he decided to help himself to the jellybeans. I guess I should be surprised it took him this long to figure it out. We never let Cullen and Aiden have access to that kind of stuff at that age. It pays to be the 3rd! I can't even imagine what it's going to be like for the 4th.
On a different note... We haven't told Cullen and Aiden about the baby yet, but apparently one of the neighborhood kids has. We're waiting until the ultrasound, so we just kind of played it off. We'll see how many more questions we get before next Tues.
On a different note... We haven't told Cullen and Aiden about the baby yet, but apparently one of the neighborhood kids has. We're waiting until the ultrasound, so we just kind of played it off. We'll see how many more questions we get before next Tues.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Catching Up
Ok, so it's been awhile since I've written anything, but better late than never. We've had a very hectic life since Christmas. In the midst of Tony's quarter from somewhere down below, we found out we are expecting our fourth. The baby is due Sept. 19th and we will find out the gender on May 5th. We're going to tell the boys after the ultrasound, so that should be exciting! So for the past four months we've been in the throws of nausea, sheer exhaustion, oh and trying to pass pharmacy school, with a horrible tooth ache and root canal for me too. So it's probably apparent now, why I've been MIA on here.
Hudson started walking a little after 13 months and has recently began talking too. He picked up the sign for "more" very quickly and used it quite often. He has recently opted out of signing "more" for some sort of angry cow noise that we're supposed to interpret as "give me more NOW". His first words were "thank you", not kidding. We said can you say "thank you" and he said "nank oo". He now says "ball", "up", "down", "dada", "yes" and occasionally "mama". He has also become an expert at going up and down the stairs, which makes him think he should be allowed to play in the basement with Cullen and Aiden. Luckily he has very nice big brothers who allow him to do this, while keeping him out of trouble. He also loves the little boxes of raisins and would probably eat 20 a day, if we let him. He still only has four teeth, which has turned him into quite the vegetarian. He gets just as excited about tomatoes as he does cupcakes, it's hilarious.
Aiden has been taking karate for the past month or so. He likes it and seems to do well. They usually don't let them start until 4, but they said he was "such a good listener and so mature for his age, that they would let him start early". I almost fell out of my chair laughing. Luckily by the time he gets settled in and shows his mischievous side, he'll be four and there will be no turning back. I also got to make my first trip for X-rays with Aiden. He fell and hit his nose at the McDonald's play place, so off to get X-rays we went. Luckily it was not broken, but it was black, blue, green for a long time and he has managed to hit his nose in the same spot 2 or 3 times since then, so I think he's starting a perpetual bruise there. He has gotten very good at riding his bike and is now ready to move up to Cullen's old bike. It takes him so long to work up the courage to get good at riding new bikes, that by the time he's good at it, it's time to move to a bigger size. Tony got a bike too, and the boys love to go riding with Daddy. Aiden is doing well in preschool and enrolled for next year. Of course, he's still picking up more of the stuff Cullen's learning than the basics he should be learning, but hopefully it will all come together in the end. Aiden is also doing really well in swim lessons and I think he might get to move up to the next class this time, so that's very exciting. He's learned how to open the child gate to go downstairs by himself and we're working on fastening his own seat belt. It's very exciting to see him gain independence away from Cullen.
Cullen has had some big milestones in the past few months. He was able to move up a class in swim lessons, so now he does lessons in the big lap pool. All they do is swim laps up and down the pool the entire 30 min., so he is exhausted, but becoming a very good swimmer. He can read on his own and do math, which he really seems to enjoy, and he lost his first tooth and turned 6 years old within a week of each other. He is very independent and proud of all the things he can do on his own. He likes to pour drinks for meals, get water for them when they're thirsty, help with laundry and use windex to clean windows, sinks, mirrors, etc. We had some of Tony's classmates over for Easter and Cullen said he wanted to help me make the sinks nice and shiny. He is such a big helper! We are definitely blessed to have him as our oldest, because he helps out so much. He loves to carry Hudson around and keep track of him going up and down the stairs.
So it's been a crazy, hectic time and I cannot believe that in less than two months I will have a first grader and another one a year away from kindergarten. Cullen and Aiden, and myself, are really looking forward to summer. We got some Little Tikes equipment for the backyard, so they are going to have a great time playing around the neighborhood, not to mention the trips to the beach that they're planning.
I'm sure we'll have many good stories to tell!
Hudson started walking a little after 13 months and has recently began talking too. He picked up the sign for "more" very quickly and used it quite often. He has recently opted out of signing "more" for some sort of angry cow noise that we're supposed to interpret as "give me more NOW". His first words were "thank you", not kidding. We said can you say "thank you" and he said "nank oo". He now says "ball", "up", "down", "dada", "yes" and occasionally "mama". He has also become an expert at going up and down the stairs, which makes him think he should be allowed to play in the basement with Cullen and Aiden. Luckily he has very nice big brothers who allow him to do this, while keeping him out of trouble. He also loves the little boxes of raisins and would probably eat 20 a day, if we let him. He still only has four teeth, which has turned him into quite the vegetarian. He gets just as excited about tomatoes as he does cupcakes, it's hilarious.
Aiden has been taking karate for the past month or so. He likes it and seems to do well. They usually don't let them start until 4, but they said he was "such a good listener and so mature for his age, that they would let him start early". I almost fell out of my chair laughing. Luckily by the time he gets settled in and shows his mischievous side, he'll be four and there will be no turning back. I also got to make my first trip for X-rays with Aiden. He fell and hit his nose at the McDonald's play place, so off to get X-rays we went. Luckily it was not broken, but it was black, blue, green for a long time and he has managed to hit his nose in the same spot 2 or 3 times since then, so I think he's starting a perpetual bruise there. He has gotten very good at riding his bike and is now ready to move up to Cullen's old bike. It takes him so long to work up the courage to get good at riding new bikes, that by the time he's good at it, it's time to move to a bigger size. Tony got a bike too, and the boys love to go riding with Daddy. Aiden is doing well in preschool and enrolled for next year. Of course, he's still picking up more of the stuff Cullen's learning than the basics he should be learning, but hopefully it will all come together in the end. Aiden is also doing really well in swim lessons and I think he might get to move up to the next class this time, so that's very exciting. He's learned how to open the child gate to go downstairs by himself and we're working on fastening his own seat belt. It's very exciting to see him gain independence away from Cullen.
Cullen has had some big milestones in the past few months. He was able to move up a class in swim lessons, so now he does lessons in the big lap pool. All they do is swim laps up and down the pool the entire 30 min., so he is exhausted, but becoming a very good swimmer. He can read on his own and do math, which he really seems to enjoy, and he lost his first tooth and turned 6 years old within a week of each other. He is very independent and proud of all the things he can do on his own. He likes to pour drinks for meals, get water for them when they're thirsty, help with laundry and use windex to clean windows, sinks, mirrors, etc. We had some of Tony's classmates over for Easter and Cullen said he wanted to help me make the sinks nice and shiny. He is such a big helper! We are definitely blessed to have him as our oldest, because he helps out so much. He loves to carry Hudson around and keep track of him going up and down the stairs.
So it's been a crazy, hectic time and I cannot believe that in less than two months I will have a first grader and another one a year away from kindergarten. Cullen and Aiden, and myself, are really looking forward to summer. We got some Little Tikes equipment for the backyard, so they are going to have a great time playing around the neighborhood, not to mention the trips to the beach that they're planning.
I'm sure we'll have many good stories to tell!
Monday, January 5, 2009
We Made It
Well it wasn't pretty, but we made it! Two days each way in the car with Hudson for our trip to MN. Of course, Cullen and Aiden were there too, but since they get absorbed into the TV, they weren't an issue. They really did great! They rarely complained and didn't fight too much. Hudson cried almost the whole time on the way there. He only took about an hour and 20 min. nap between both days! He was much better on the way home, which was a relief. We had a great time and got to see alot of family.
Hudson celebrated his first birthday while we were there and had a blast with his cake. He actually wanted to eat it instead of play with it. He stuck his face in it two times trying to take a bite out of it! We had his party on the 1st, since we were going to be driving home on his birthday, so he actually spent his birthday driving from Minnesota to Indianna. So exciting! The biggest news from his actual birthday was he figured out how to drink from a straw. I was afraid it was never going to happen. He has also become very brave with standing on his own and cruising around. He may actually walk by 13 months after all!
Tony and Cullen are back at school today and I haven't even started unpacking yet and we have to take down all the Christmas decorations too, so maybe by Feb. I'll have those two things accopmlished. Tony has his white coat ceremony on Sat. and I have just realized that I'm going to be alone with three small children to entertain during a very boring outing for them. It should be interesting!
Hope everyone had a great Christmas!
Hudson celebrated his first birthday while we were there and had a blast with his cake. He actually wanted to eat it instead of play with it. He stuck his face in it two times trying to take a bite out of it! We had his party on the 1st, since we were going to be driving home on his birthday, so he actually spent his birthday driving from Minnesota to Indianna. So exciting! The biggest news from his actual birthday was he figured out how to drink from a straw. I was afraid it was never going to happen. He has also become very brave with standing on his own and cruising around. He may actually walk by 13 months after all!
Tony and Cullen are back at school today and I haven't even started unpacking yet and we have to take down all the Christmas decorations too, so maybe by Feb. I'll have those two things accopmlished. Tony has his white coat ceremony on Sat. and I have just realized that I'm going to be alone with three small children to entertain during a very boring outing for them. It should be interesting!
Hope everyone had a great Christmas!
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