Christian's new statistics:
Height- 29 inches, 70%
Weight- 19 lbs. 2 1/2 oz. 30%
Tall and skinny!
Our doctor was pleased that Christian is moving up on his growth chart, he was 18 lbs. 7 oz. a month ago, so we gained almost a pound this last month. He should, he would eat constantly if I let him.
I was looking at the girls' numbers at this age and this is what they were:
Megan- weight- 16 lbs. 12 oz. 25%
height- 27 3/4 inches 60%
Courtney- weight- 18 lbs. 3 oz. 50%
height 28 inches 60%
Christian is the heaviest and the tallest kid out of three at 9 months of age!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
What do I do??
Today after school, it was beautiful out!
Christian and Courtney both love to be outside, so we went out. We put Christian in the wagon and Courtney got on her bike. We stayed out there and waited for Megan to come home.
Once Megan got off the bus, her first question was, "Can I ride my bike too?" I said "sure" and the two older girls were riding up and down the sidewalk.
Before this though, Courtney had mentioned going to the park. I LOVE taking the girls to the park, it's not a very nice park, but it's only about 6 blocks away and makes for a nice little walk.
My problem is that I have not figured out how to get everyone to the park in one piece. I had Christian in the wagon, which was perfect, but then Courtney AND Megan wanted to ride their bikes. Problem, not a big one, but a problem.
I am still leery about watching Megan ride her bike, she is really good, but she still scares me. Especially on a busy street like the one we take to the park.
In addition to trying to watch Megan, there is Courtney. She is pretty stable on her bike, but needs some help sometimes, like to get across really slanted driveways, up hills, and when she gets her training wheels stuck in the sidwalk.
How would I pull Christian in the wagon, help Courtney get across driveways and everything else, plus keep track of Megan on her bike?
It's just not going to happen!!!
So we stayed home. I told them if they wanted to walk, we could go, but I got a very bad response when I mentioned that.
Eventually I will get there with Megan. I just need to trust that she does fine. Courtney is getting better on her bike, but still. Maybe by the end of summer.
They eventually found the sidewalk chalk and bubbles and the park was far from their mind. :)
I feel bad, but I also had to feed Christian and get him down for a nap.
Soon Matt came home and them three are gone on a bike ride! Yay for daddy!
I just need to grow an extra set of arms, maybe that would help.
Christian and Courtney both love to be outside, so we went out. We put Christian in the wagon and Courtney got on her bike. We stayed out there and waited for Megan to come home.
Once Megan got off the bus, her first question was, "Can I ride my bike too?" I said "sure" and the two older girls were riding up and down the sidewalk.
Before this though, Courtney had mentioned going to the park. I LOVE taking the girls to the park, it's not a very nice park, but it's only about 6 blocks away and makes for a nice little walk.
My problem is that I have not figured out how to get everyone to the park in one piece. I had Christian in the wagon, which was perfect, but then Courtney AND Megan wanted to ride their bikes. Problem, not a big one, but a problem.
I am still leery about watching Megan ride her bike, she is really good, but she still scares me. Especially on a busy street like the one we take to the park.
In addition to trying to watch Megan, there is Courtney. She is pretty stable on her bike, but needs some help sometimes, like to get across really slanted driveways, up hills, and when she gets her training wheels stuck in the sidwalk.
How would I pull Christian in the wagon, help Courtney get across driveways and everything else, plus keep track of Megan on her bike?
It's just not going to happen!!!
So we stayed home. I told them if they wanted to walk, we could go, but I got a very bad response when I mentioned that.
Eventually I will get there with Megan. I just need to trust that she does fine. Courtney is getting better on her bike, but still. Maybe by the end of summer.
They eventually found the sidewalk chalk and bubbles and the park was far from their mind. :)
I feel bad, but I also had to feed Christian and get him down for a nap.
Soon Matt came home and them three are gone on a bike ride! Yay for daddy!
I just need to grow an extra set of arms, maybe that would help.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Ten on Tuesday
1. Why must my baby be into EVERYTHING??? I can't sit here and check email without him getting into the cords under my desk. I can't have the dishwasher open doing dishes and he's over there "helping" me. Ugh...I know this is just the beginning too!!
2. Megan went back to school yesterday. And then brought home FIVE sheets of homework. Really, five for one night? She got them all done though and didn't complain. She shouldn't, she had two free days off last week.
3. Courtney cracks me up more and more everyday. Tonight at supper, she said, "Dad, I have something funny, well, not really funny, but kind of funny." Then she proceeded to tell us this story of a girl at supper who was supposed to drink her milk. Well, the girl spilled it on the floor and then cleaned it up before dad came back into the room. Then dad thought she had drank it all! Good story Courtney!!
4. I really wish my root canal/ crown would stop bothering me!!! I just feel it and my mouth hurts. I'm going to the dentist Friday, seriously, enough already, figure it out.
5. I think I'm addicted to going to the chiropractor. I just love feeling better and learning new ways to make my life better. I would probably go everyday if I could, but unfortunately, I can't. Why can't I just feel good everyday? Why am I falling apart already?
6. I take Christian in for his 9 month appointment tomorrow. I think he has some ear trouble going on, I'm too cheap to pay the $150 it would cost me to take him in, so we're waiting. And yes, he is a little cranky sometimes and not taking very good naps, but I'm willing to wait. The chiropractor looked in his ears yesterday and said they was quite a bit of drainage, whatever that means. I'm very curious to see how much he weighs. He would eat non-stop if I would let him!
7. Matt and I have been discussing homeschooling our children lately. I'm not going to go into much detail, but just that we're giving it some thought.
8. I bought some fresh blueberries today and made some blueberry muffins from scratch, they were delicious! I usually buy pre-mixed packages of muffins, but I thought, I should try something healthier, especially since they are so easy to give to Christian to eat. We'll try them out tomorrow morning, I'm sure he'll love them.
9. I am not looking forward to the time change next week. Christian was up by 6:30 this morning, I don't want to be getting up at 5:30. I might need to feed him and put him back to bed for a couple of hours.
10. I just love how much my kids love each other! I love that they they play so good together (most of the time) and I love how much they love their brother! Courtney loves to push him around in the dump truck, if he even hears it, he starts kicking his feet and whining! Megan just likes to play with him, oh, and pick him up! I'm always saying, "Megan, put him down!" She replies with, "But mom, he likes it!" She just wants to help him walk, but I'm afraid she's going to drop him. For the most part, I love having older children around with the baby! They are my extra set of eyes and ears!
Anyway, that's all for today.
2. Megan went back to school yesterday. And then brought home FIVE sheets of homework. Really, five for one night? She got them all done though and didn't complain. She shouldn't, she had two free days off last week.
3. Courtney cracks me up more and more everyday. Tonight at supper, she said, "Dad, I have something funny, well, not really funny, but kind of funny." Then she proceeded to tell us this story of a girl at supper who was supposed to drink her milk. Well, the girl spilled it on the floor and then cleaned it up before dad came back into the room. Then dad thought she had drank it all! Good story Courtney!!
4. I really wish my root canal/ crown would stop bothering me!!! I just feel it and my mouth hurts. I'm going to the dentist Friday, seriously, enough already, figure it out.
5. I think I'm addicted to going to the chiropractor. I just love feeling better and learning new ways to make my life better. I would probably go everyday if I could, but unfortunately, I can't. Why can't I just feel good everyday? Why am I falling apart already?
6. I take Christian in for his 9 month appointment tomorrow. I think he has some ear trouble going on, I'm too cheap to pay the $150 it would cost me to take him in, so we're waiting. And yes, he is a little cranky sometimes and not taking very good naps, but I'm willing to wait. The chiropractor looked in his ears yesterday and said they was quite a bit of drainage, whatever that means. I'm very curious to see how much he weighs. He would eat non-stop if I would let him!
7. Matt and I have been discussing homeschooling our children lately. I'm not going to go into much detail, but just that we're giving it some thought.
8. I bought some fresh blueberries today and made some blueberry muffins from scratch, they were delicious! I usually buy pre-mixed packages of muffins, but I thought, I should try something healthier, especially since they are so easy to give to Christian to eat. We'll try them out tomorrow morning, I'm sure he'll love them.
9. I am not looking forward to the time change next week. Christian was up by 6:30 this morning, I don't want to be getting up at 5:30. I might need to feed him and put him back to bed for a couple of hours.
10. I just love how much my kids love each other! I love that they they play so good together (most of the time) and I love how much they love their brother! Courtney loves to push him around in the dump truck, if he even hears it, he starts kicking his feet and whining! Megan just likes to play with him, oh, and pick him up! I'm always saying, "Megan, put him down!" She replies with, "But mom, he likes it!" She just wants to help him walk, but I'm afraid she's going to drop him. For the most part, I love having older children around with the baby! They are my extra set of eyes and ears!
Anyway, that's all for today.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Home again, home again :(
I was very excited to send Megan back to school today.
I had MOPS this morning, lunch, groceries, and a chiropractor appointment. A whole day planned.
But after breakfast, Megan headed to the bathroom and informed me that her stomach hurt again. What?? NOOOOO!!
This was after I was up at 6:45 to get ready, after the girls were up, after I had her lunch packed and ready to send her upstairs to get dressed!
So, we're home another day with her. No MOPS, no lunch with Courtney.
I do need to get groceries though and we'll see about the chiropractor. It would probably help to go, but I'm not having really bad headaches like I was. I went off my Levoxyl for my thyroid, so I think that is causing some issues. I really don't want to drag three kids there anyway. And of course, it would cost me to go too.
So I've been up since 6:45 and the girls have been up since 7:30, hopefully we will get out this afternoon and the day won't go so slow!
Megan will go back to school on Monday! And of course, she's not even acting sick today either! She's irritating her sister just like always!
I think if I had her eat something, it might have effect her, so we'll see what happens after lunch. :)
I had MOPS this morning, lunch, groceries, and a chiropractor appointment. A whole day planned.
But after breakfast, Megan headed to the bathroom and informed me that her stomach hurt again. What?? NOOOOO!!
This was after I was up at 6:45 to get ready, after the girls were up, after I had her lunch packed and ready to send her upstairs to get dressed!
So, we're home another day with her. No MOPS, no lunch with Courtney.
I do need to get groceries though and we'll see about the chiropractor. It would probably help to go, but I'm not having really bad headaches like I was. I went off my Levoxyl for my thyroid, so I think that is causing some issues. I really don't want to drag three kids there anyway. And of course, it would cost me to go too.
So I've been up since 6:45 and the girls have been up since 7:30, hopefully we will get out this afternoon and the day won't go so slow!
Megan will go back to school on Monday! And of course, she's not even acting sick today either! She's irritating her sister just like always!
I think if I had her eat something, it might have effect her, so we'll see what happens after lunch. :)
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Are you really sick?
Home today with a not-so-sick kid. Megan was sick yesterday, but not today, but the school has a 24 hour policy. So we're going to go have some fun today.
If it was up to me, I would take her to school!! If she can irritate her brother and sister, she can go to school!!
If it was up to me, I would take her to school!! If she can irritate her brother and sister, she can go to school!!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
What did you put him in now??
Matt has a thing lately for putting Christian in things- it is kind of funny and Christian loves it!
This is one of my mom's mesh bags.
This is the bag to one of the girls' sleeping bags.
He thought this was funny at first, but that didn't last long!
Ok, I just had to add this one. Yes, Courtney had put the basket OVER Christian and then sat on it! She didn't stay up there very long, I came to the rescue, even though he was quite content under there. :)
This is one of my mom's mesh bags.
This is the bag to one of the girls' sleeping bags.
He thought this was funny at first, but that didn't last long!Ok, I just had to add this one. Yes, Courtney had put the basket OVER Christian and then sat on it! She didn't stay up there very long, I came to the rescue, even though he was quite content under there. :)
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
50 Degrees Outside!
Courtney, Christian, and I just came in from being outside for 2 hours!!!
Yes, we should've been inside having quiet time, cleaning the house, napping, etc. BUT it was 50 degrees out!
We played in our own backyard for about an hour and then went down to the park for another hour. There were some other kids down there, so we stayed awhile.
We only came home because poor Christian needed a nap AND we had to get home before Megan came home from school.
I don't think we'll be spending much time inside this summer. Christian LOVES to swing and go on wagon rides!!
Yes, we should've been inside having quiet time, cleaning the house, napping, etc. BUT it was 50 degrees out!
We played in our own backyard for about an hour and then went down to the park for another hour. There were some other kids down there, so we stayed awhile.
We only came home because poor Christian needed a nap AND we had to get home before Megan came home from school.
I don't think we'll be spending much time inside this summer. Christian LOVES to swing and go on wagon rides!!
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