Reid decided to show Kai how to jump on Sunday. While he can't get off of the ground, it's pretty cute what he picked up on. The last couple of mornings he has gotten out of bed "jumping"!
Families are what make life rich. Love is what binds us together. Joy is being surrounded by both. ~Unknown
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
Rainy Season
The locals tell us that normally June/July is the "rainy season" and August is sweltering hot. Well, July was awful and now that we're in August it seems the sun has disappered. Last week we had thunderstorms, lightning, and pouring rain 4 out of 5 days and there were a few days that we didn't see a ray of sunshine at all. In fact, by Friday night it was so cold (around 40 degrees) that I knew it was time to buy Kai some fall/winter jammies. Kai now has new ultra-cute jammies, thanks to Colorado's rain. Oh, and the green on the mountains now extends up about half-way. Wow-who would have thought?!
Tunnel
A couple of months ago Kai discovered a new way to get from our living room area to the kitchen--by crawling under the end table. This got us thinking that maybe Kai would like a tunnel or something of the sort to crawl through. This past weekend we opened up a diaper box and showed him how to go through. It now works as a fabulous tunnel for his choo-choo train and him!
Mommy's Helper
I've mentioned to a few of you that Kai likes to do laundry. In fact, first thing on Saturday Kai started doing the laundry by himself! Being 7 in the morning, I didn't manage to get any pictures, but here are some shots from this morning's load.
Step 1: Place dirty clothes in the basket and transport to the washer. Yes, Kai typically does this one piece at a time. (We still have some things to work on!)
Step 2: Load clothes from the basket into the washer.
Step 3: Close washer door.
Step 4: Return basket to laundry area--ready for clean clothes.
Step 1: Place dirty clothes in the basket and transport to the washer. Yes, Kai typically does this one piece at a time. (We still have some things to work on!)
Step 2: Load clothes from the basket into the washer.
Step 3: Close washer door.
Step 4: Return basket to laundry area--ready for clean clothes.
Friday, August 15, 2008
15 Months
Kai had his 15-month check-up this morning. I can't believe how old he's getting! Let's start with the vital information:
Height--29 1/4 inches--8th percentile
*This is up from the 3rd percentile at his one-year appointment and so I was happy about that.
Weight--18 pounds 13 ounces--below the 3rd percentile
*At his one-year appointment he was in the first percentile weight-wise and so this is no change really. When the doctor showed me the chart, to me it looked like he had dropped off of the chart, but the doctor says he's holding strong and he's just going to be little like me.
Another chocolate mess
So, other than the fact that he still has to sit rear-facing in the car, he's doing great! He loved playing with the beads-on-wire toy (you know, the one that every doctor has) and really just played while the doctor and I talked. He only got upset when we had to take the toy away and the doctor looked at him. The best part of the whole appointment though was when the doctor was checking his belly. She was holding him down, he was crying and talking, and then the doctor looked up shocked. I'll admit I wasn't listening to Kai closely, but she asked me if he had just said "Hold me". I told her it wouldn't surprise me as he has started to put two words together--mostly "button push". And she said she was sure that he had said "Hold me". Needless to say, his vocabulary blew her away!
Other than that, he got two immunizations and I was happy to hear that after the two at 18 months, he'll be done with those until he's 4. We also went to the lab for some lab work. The doctor had us run a thyroid test (just because of family history) and an anemia test. We're just checking to make sure that's not contributing to Kai's small weight. I can't believe that they had to take the blood from the inside of his elbow, like an adult. That was hard. Poor kid came out like a champ though and is now nappping in his crib. After his morning, he deserves some sleep.
Height--29 1/4 inches--8th percentile
*This is up from the 3rd percentile at his one-year appointment and so I was happy about that.
Weight--18 pounds 13 ounces--below the 3rd percentile
*At his one-year appointment he was in the first percentile weight-wise and so this is no change really. When the doctor showed me the chart, to me it looked like he had dropped off of the chart, but the doctor says he's holding strong and he's just going to be little like me.
Another chocolate messOther than that, he got two immunizations and I was happy to hear that after the two at 18 months, he'll be done with those until he's 4. We also went to the lab for some lab work. The doctor had us run a thyroid test (just because of family history) and an anemia test. We're just checking to make sure that's not contributing to Kai's small weight. I can't believe that they had to take the blood from the inside of his elbow, like an adult. That was hard. Poor kid came out like a champ though and is now nappping in his crib. After his morning, he deserves some sleep.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Good Grief
Since coming back from our trip to Washington, Kai has only successfully made it through a night once. And he's not just getting up once a night either--it's two or three times! The exhaustion is starting to set back in for me! He has cut a new tooth, making a total of six teeth, and so that probably is playing into our nighttime woes. It was also very hot several days in a row (and we don't have air conditioning). Whatever the matter is, I hope we figure this out soon.
In the meantime, he was a cutie this morning as he decided that it would be fun to crawl into his basket. He also demonstrated his newest vocabulary by pointing out his "belly". He is a doll, even if he's keeping me up all night!
On a completely separate note, since the TV viewing has been a bit sparse, Reid and I have started to catch up on movies. I rented 27 Dresses the other week (loved it!) and this week we've watched Happy Feet and Shrek the 3rd. Out of those two I think Shrek wins! While I'm enjoying the movie viewing, I'm anxiously awaiting Olympic gymnastics! I'll be glued to my TV/computer from Saturday through Thursday! Go USA!
In the meantime, he was a cutie this morning as he decided that it would be fun to crawl into his basket. He also demonstrated his newest vocabulary by pointing out his "belly". He is a doll, even if he's keeping me up all night!
On a completely separate note, since the TV viewing has been a bit sparse, Reid and I have started to catch up on movies. I rented 27 Dresses the other week (loved it!) and this week we've watched Happy Feet and Shrek the 3rd. Out of those two I think Shrek wins! While I'm enjoying the movie viewing, I'm anxiously awaiting Olympic gymnastics! I'll be glued to my TV/computer from Saturday through Thursday! Go USA!
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