Preston had his 18 month check up a week or so ago and he is one healthy little boy. We are still dairy free, and sticking to almond milk as his milk substitute. He sure is growing, and getting taller by the day! I have really started to notice it as his 18 month pants are getting too short.He is right on target for gross motor skills (typical boy-climbing and running are second nature) and he is doing well with verbal skills too. He probably has 20ish words now, right where he is supposed to be. He isn't putting two words together yet, but he sure is becoming Mr. Repeater, anything you say, he says. Here were his stats:
Weight: 26.4 lbs (56%tile)
Height:35 in (98%tile)
Reese also had a "checkup" but of different sorts. We had her preschool conference on Monday morning. Kyle was unable to attend since it was at 11:00 am, but I was able to go. Overall, she is a playful, fun, social girl who loves to interact with everyone and loves to learn. The teacher said she is doing well in almost every area, but we need to start working on number recognition a bit more, and learning when to use listening ears (not shocking to me) :) I guess her and another little girl like to talk during story time and her teacher has to remind them quite often to be quiet during stories. Again, not shocked by this :) She is quite the talker and loves to tell stories about anything and everything.
I started obedience class with Izzy last night and it went really well. It's an hour class with 15 dogs in it. It was all conducted "off leash" last night, so it was fun to see how Izzy reacted to all the other dogs. She did FANTASTIC. She is really a social puppy (thank goodness) and loved playing with them all. We learned how to sit, lay down, and then stand last night. As well as recall (coming when I call her name). Some of the dogs were much bigger than her, but she held her own and would jump right up on them and play. A good sign so far!
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Sunday, March 2, 2014
February
Oh February, where did you go? That may have been one of the quickest months on the books for me. We had a busy busy schedule so it went by in the blink of an eye.
Here's a little recap of our month:
As stated in the last post, we brought Izzy home. She was 2.8 lbs when we got her Feb. 1 and she is now 4.2 lbs as of last week when she got shots. She is such a good puppy, crate trained right off the bat, sleeps through the night, and is getting better with potty training. We still have to keep a close eye on her to get her outside, and I start obedience classes with her on March 11 (a 6 week class.)
We celebrated Preston's baptism in February as well. The whole family (minus Kyle, my brother in law, and Aubrey, my niece) made the trip. The weekend started out great- and ended not so great. Preston got sick once Saturday night, but was then fine, leading me to think it was maybe something he ate. We made it through the church service and baptism fine on Sunday morning, but come Sunday afternoon, I got hit with it. A yucky stomach virus that would not only hit me, by 11 of the 14 people that were in our house all weekend :( Not fun.
Last weekend, we loaded up and went to Chicago to celebrate one of my best friend's, Kelsey, engagement to her new fiance, Steve. We took the kids with, and my parents met us in Chicago and watched the kids at the hotel while we went out. Reese was SO excited because she got to swim at the hotel, and Preston was content spending time with Nana and Poppa. We took the kids to eat lunch at the Rainforest Cafe, which Reese thought was really neat. We had a great night out and I was so glad we were able to make the trip up there to help our friends celebrate! We are looking forward to their wedding in Mexico the beginning of December!!
Kids update:
Reese is getting smarter, and more wity each day. She amazes me with her vocabulary, things she thinks about, and how she processes information so quickly. She also has the memory of a steel trap. She LOVED her Valentines day party at preschool this past month, and had fun decorating cookies and handing out Ariel valentines to her friends.
Preston is what my Mom would call a "bruiser". And I couldn't agree more. He is SO aggressive and very hands on- but he is also a sweety at heart. He is my cuddle bug and is usually such a happy, smiley little boy.
He is starting to talk much more. He is now beginning to try to repeat things we say. He probably has 15-20 words he uses on a regular basis, and is learning new ones daily. He is upto 10 teeth- and he got all 4 molars at once!
Both kids LOVE the dog, and now our cat, Jack, is beginning to love her too. Instead of being scared of her- he is now starting to play with her. I can see a friendship in the making :)
Here are a few pictures of our adventure in February:
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Here's a little recap of our month:
As stated in the last post, we brought Izzy home. She was 2.8 lbs when we got her Feb. 1 and she is now 4.2 lbs as of last week when she got shots. She is such a good puppy, crate trained right off the bat, sleeps through the night, and is getting better with potty training. We still have to keep a close eye on her to get her outside, and I start obedience classes with her on March 11 (a 6 week class.)
We celebrated Preston's baptism in February as well. The whole family (minus Kyle, my brother in law, and Aubrey, my niece) made the trip. The weekend started out great- and ended not so great. Preston got sick once Saturday night, but was then fine, leading me to think it was maybe something he ate. We made it through the church service and baptism fine on Sunday morning, but come Sunday afternoon, I got hit with it. A yucky stomach virus that would not only hit me, by 11 of the 14 people that were in our house all weekend :( Not fun.
Last weekend, we loaded up and went to Chicago to celebrate one of my best friend's, Kelsey, engagement to her new fiance, Steve. We took the kids with, and my parents met us in Chicago and watched the kids at the hotel while we went out. Reese was SO excited because she got to swim at the hotel, and Preston was content spending time with Nana and Poppa. We took the kids to eat lunch at the Rainforest Cafe, which Reese thought was really neat. We had a great night out and I was so glad we were able to make the trip up there to help our friends celebrate! We are looking forward to their wedding in Mexico the beginning of December!!
Kids update:
Reese is getting smarter, and more wity each day. She amazes me with her vocabulary, things she thinks about, and how she processes information so quickly. She also has the memory of a steel trap. She LOVED her Valentines day party at preschool this past month, and had fun decorating cookies and handing out Ariel valentines to her friends.
Preston is what my Mom would call a "bruiser". And I couldn't agree more. He is SO aggressive and very hands on- but he is also a sweety at heart. He is my cuddle bug and is usually such a happy, smiley little boy.
He is starting to talk much more. He is now beginning to try to repeat things we say. He probably has 15-20 words he uses on a regular basis, and is learning new ones daily. He is upto 10 teeth- and he got all 4 molars at once!
Both kids LOVE the dog, and now our cat, Jack, is beginning to love her too. Instead of being scared of her- he is now starting to play with her. I can see a friendship in the making :)
Here are a few pictures of our adventure in February:
Day of Preston's baptism- Feb. 16th
Godmother (my sister) Courtney- the best pic we could get :)
The next few pics are dark (taken in the church)
Courtney, Godmother- Ryan (Kyle's brother) Godfather
Chicago Engagement Party L to R:
Steve and Kelsey, Kyle and I, Jody and Tim
Pearl City Crew
"Mrs. Sraga" hanger I gave Kelsey to hang her wedding dress on the day of the wedding
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