Showing posts with label bb gun. Show all posts
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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

February Monthly Update


It's official.......Cooper is potty trained! This doesn't apply to overnights, and doesn't mean we are completely accident-free, but the MAJORITY of the time, he recognizes he needs to go and asks to use a bathroom. I especially love how he has to pat his own butt and say "poo poo" with a scared look on his face when it's time for #2. 

He is also speaking more words all the time. I noticed that he has memorized counting to 10.... and a bunch of gibberish after that. He also calls Griffin something that sounds like "Bitten". 




He's the chocolate to Griffin's vanilla. When he gets in trouble, he immediately wants to kiss you or simply says "Okay" in a defeated voice as he does what he's told, while Griffin would have given you the most hateful look he could muster. He does a great job at sharing and is all around pretty easy to get along with. 







Griffin has moved from rhyming words to opposites now. He also loves to write simple words: stop, yes, no, Mom, Dad, and all of our names. This afternoon Drew said it was N-A-P time and Griffin chimed in, "it's nap time?"

He also saw the ENT doctor to check on his adenoids. For years he's snored, gagged easily, breathed through his mouth, had bad breath, etc. His pediatrician thought it would be a good idea to get the back of his mouth/throat check out. The verdict is that 1 is large and the other is borderline. The specialist gave us the option to go ahead and have his tonsils/adenoids removed or to start him on daily allergy medicine to see if we noticed a difference......we went with the latter for now and we'll see what happens. 









And the duo....









More from February:


another work perk, running home at lunch
 





We had an overnight "date night" with friends that took us to Kansas City. We started out at Topgolf and had a lot of good food and drinks throughout the evening. 






we are not serious golfers as you can tell










 Griffin is getting really good with the BB gun. 





A hard lesson in winning and losing was taught.......very sad but very funny to watch......





cute photo from daycare snack




With the weather getting warm, the bikes are coming out. Griffin is riding the bike that Mimi bought him for his last birthday. Cooper is riding the hand-me-down of Griffin's that also came from Mimi. 










Cooper is finally not afraid of Ma & Pa's Billy Bass:





The preschool aide sent me this pic of Griffin and a creation of his. 





Another daycare photo sent to me by one of Cooper's fav girls. 


One evening, I heard some commotion and a lot of laughing. I walked into the bedroom to see this "slingshot" rigged up. 







Griffin is a goofball

Cooper learned you don't eat an orange like an apple

New hearing test when we saw the ENT -- he passed!!
Life is good. 

Saturday, February 18, 2017

January Monthly Update

Welcome to 2017!

Griffin saw Dr. Sponenberg in January and we were able to record some official stats:

Weight - 45lbs (63%)
Height - 3' 8.5" tall (57%)

School continues to go well and it's obvious that he is thinking more about words/letters/sounds all the time. One thing he is REALLY into lately is rhyming. It's hard to keep a straight face though, because he magically finds a rhyming word for anything by just adding a "sm-" on the front. Gorilla, smorilla. Basketball, smasketball. He adds a huge smile and you can't help but laugh. He does do a good job with easier words. Hop, pop, mop, top, etc. 

Griffin was also able to enjoy the BB gun he got for Christmas. He had to earn it by good behavior, and we finally got a weekend of nice weather to take to the farm and have a picnic. 





I also got this gem of an interview one evening before bed. 




Cooper continues to be a little more mellow than his older brother. He definitely is figuring out his own likes/dislikes lately. His favorite color is orange. He still loves gum. He likes mints and gum of all flavors. He does not like to brush his teeth but we are constantly working at that. Molars are still working their way in!

Another major event currently taking place in his life is potty training! Being at daycare with other kids his age really helps, since the entire group will go on regular potty breaks to the bathroom. I think he's going to have this figured out pretty quick. 








More of January..............


Finishing out bow season



We've had 1 minor little snow, and the boys were very lucky to go to the Gettys house that day. 


 This was an attempt at molar pictures. 




Our usual pre-bedtime pillow fight. 




Good example of how quickly emotions can change. 



I found them sound asleep like this one morning. 

I took this video (in the dark, so no picture) while they were going to sleep one night. 





One Saturday morning turned into a bathtub photo shoot. You can tell where the cell phone camera was replaced with the real camera. 
















Shed hunting/BB gun shooting/picnic afternoon

































Another nice evening after work, we squeezed in a few minutes of play at the park before dark. Griffin is getting really good at the monkey bars. 



Magic Trax vehicles should never be driven through a messy ponytail. Screwdriver will be required. 


the tablet allowed for a long enough sit to go #2