Friday, April 26, 2013
Bowling!
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Cayden 11mo!
*After writing this, I realize I made a lot of comparisons between our boys - this is more just observations for me and because I know others are curious. I realize that every child will progress at different rates. Both are absolutely wonderful!
Take away one of those '1' and that's what he'll be next month - a one year old...wow. In some moments, he still seems like my small baby; sometimes he seems so big. I am continually telling him to stop being so big. Maybe my perception of "smallness" comes from the fact that he's average size but so much smaller than my Tim who has always been in the 95 and greater percentile. :)
We've finally had some warmer (60s) days here in the midwest which means everyone is outside! It's been so fun to see Cayden explore the playground. He is fearless! Anything he can pull himself up on or climb on, he will do. He even tries to climb up and down the slide - the down is obviously a little more tricky, so he typically ends up sliding down on his belly (I promise, I'm right there with him the whole time).
Cayden is obsessed with Timothy. Whatever Tim is doing, Cayden wants to do. Wherever Tim is, Cayden wants to be there. Sometimes these are sweet moments of playing together, sometimes these end with "tackles" from Tim and even crying (Cayden) and yelling (Tim). We're working on it working together...:)
So much for crawling any more. He stands and scoots around everything. He even once reached out and took one "fall step" toward another object. I'm beginning to wonder if walking will be the one thing he does before Tim did (Timothy walked 2wks after his first birthday).
Teeth count? Six with two breaking through. And I'm 95% sure he's going to have curly hair. So hard to get a picture of his curls but so darn cute!!
He's mastered the "more" sign but enjoys saying "mmmm" instead for more food. He talks the most when he wakes and lays with Eric and I in the morning. And no more encouragement needed for clapping; he does it all the time now. He claps when Tim finishes playing the guitar and any chance at music class.
Cayden is definitely aware when he's left with people he doesn't know; however, he's much more distractible than Timothy was and easily calms down in a couple minutes.
We took Cayden in for allergy testing at Timothy's yearly check up. Good news: He's not allergic to peanuts or almonds (which Tim is). Bad news: He's allergic to cashews. Strange. (Note to allergy parents: There's a new epinephrine injector out on the market designed by two brothers with allergies. Perfect for boys as they get older and easy for those who don't know how to use an Epipen - Auvi-Q. I saw this in action - so cool.)
Happy Spring!
Take away one of those '1' and that's what he'll be next month - a one year old...wow. In some moments, he still seems like my small baby; sometimes he seems so big. I am continually telling him to stop being so big. Maybe my perception of "smallness" comes from the fact that he's average size but so much smaller than my Tim who has always been in the 95 and greater percentile. :)
We've finally had some warmer (60s) days here in the midwest which means everyone is outside! It's been so fun to see Cayden explore the playground. He is fearless! Anything he can pull himself up on or climb on, he will do. He even tries to climb up and down the slide - the down is obviously a little more tricky, so he typically ends up sliding down on his belly (I promise, I'm right there with him the whole time).
Cayden is obsessed with Timothy. Whatever Tim is doing, Cayden wants to do. Wherever Tim is, Cayden wants to be there. Sometimes these are sweet moments of playing together, sometimes these end with "tackles" from Tim and even crying (Cayden) and yelling (Tim). We're working on it working together...:)
So much for crawling any more. He stands and scoots around everything. He even once reached out and took one "fall step" toward another object. I'm beginning to wonder if walking will be the one thing he does before Tim did (Timothy walked 2wks after his first birthday).
Teeth count? Six with two breaking through. And I'm 95% sure he's going to have curly hair. So hard to get a picture of his curls but so darn cute!!
He's mastered the "more" sign but enjoys saying "mmmm" instead for more food. He talks the most when he wakes and lays with Eric and I in the morning. And no more encouragement needed for clapping; he does it all the time now. He claps when Tim finishes playing the guitar and any chance at music class.
Cayden is definitely aware when he's left with people he doesn't know; however, he's much more distractible than Timothy was and easily calms down in a couple minutes.
We took Cayden in for allergy testing at Timothy's yearly check up. Good news: He's not allergic to peanuts or almonds (which Tim is). Bad news: He's allergic to cashews. Strange. (Note to allergy parents: There's a new epinephrine injector out on the market designed by two brothers with allergies. Perfect for boys as they get older and easy for those who don't know how to use an Epipen - Auvi-Q. I saw this in action - so cool.)
Happy Spring!
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Timothy - Words To Remember
As of 4.28.13: Some of my favorite "Timothism"
Word Replacements:
-Cal-U-fornia = California
-Bonnects = Connects
-De-or-D-ant = Deodorant
-Panpakes = Pancakes
-Crame-ra = Camera
Song:
"Someone's in the kitchen with Dino" (instead of Dina)
4.15.13
T: How can Jesus be his own father?
4.9.13After finishing telling "scary story":
E: Wow, Tim, that was scary!
T: Yeah, Daddy, that's why it's a scary story.
(E procedes to laugh)
T: Daddy, why are you laughing?
E: Because you just stated the obvious.
Word Replacements:
-Cal-U-fornia = California
-Bonnects = Connects
-De-or-D-ant = Deodorant
-Panpakes = Pancakes
-Crame-ra = Camera
Song:
"Someone's in the kitchen with Dino" (instead of Dina)
4.15.13
T: How can Jesus be his own father?
4.9.13After finishing telling "scary story":
E: Wow, Tim, that was scary!
T: Yeah, Daddy, that's why it's a scary story.
(E procedes to laugh)
T: Daddy, why are you laughing?
E: Because you just stated the obvious.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Easter Morning: Pictures
*Breakfast Skillet by Eric
*Maybe the tallest three year old there
*"Hidden" eggs
*Love the action of this shot
*So sweet that he was so excited to show me all his eggs
*And love how he looks so stunned at what is in front of him
*Happy 1st Easter sweet boy!
*The best picture of all of us
*The outtake...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Easter Hope
This morning, I sit by the window, soaking in the sunshine that's still a bit cold to actually be in. And I reflect on the past couple weeks and the weekend to come. My husband and I have been aware of coming Easter Sunday and what that means to us personally. We'll still give a little candy (and this year pajamas for Timothy); we still dyed eggs and made bunny shaped cookies. Nothing wrong with that. Yet, as I rolled out the dough for the cookies I thought, "Oh Easter is so much more than this." It is the whole foundation to the hope I believe in.
No sweeter name than the Name of Jesus,
No sweeter name have I ever known
No sweeter name than the name of Jesus.
You are the Life to my heart and my soul
You are the Light to the darkness around me
You are the Hope to the hopeless and broken
You are the only Truth and the Way
*Lyrics by Kari Jobe
Jesus. He is the hope I believe in. Not just today or on Easter. He is the perfection that I cannot be. He is the sacrifice that is completely sufficient. Yes, he died. But do not stop there. He rose from the dead. He ROSE from the DEAD! Impossible, but so so possible for him.
Timothy sang this song for a Palm Sunday service at our church:
Jesus came to earth
He lived a perfect life
He died upon the cross
Then He rose from the dead
Now He is in heaven
Seated on His throne
At the right hand of the Father
Where heaven is His home
We praise You Jesus, Son of God
We praise You Jesus, Son of Man
You left Your throne of grace
To suffer in our place
So we praise You, Jesus Christ
Such simplicity, written for a child, and such life-giving truth. This is a hope worth believing in, trustworthy, and a hope that doesn't fade. A hope that doesn't end with death but where there is life no longer separated from Jesus but with him forever - no longer will we be apart.
We watch Les Miserables this past weekend. I don't think I've ever seen it before, and the context of the songs makes it that much more moving. The finale ends with a song speaking of the hope of tomorrow. Tomorrow comes...seems so far away, yet life is fleeting. So humbled and thankful to have Jesus and to wait in anticipation of being with him.
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