15 Month Old Colt

 I don't know where the time is going but this little guy is getting so big so fast; he is growing up faster than B did that's for sure!!  He celebrated his 15 month milestone August 3rd (B's birthday) & I think that he thinks he is the one that turned 3.  He is defiantly getting to big for his britches!!  He is mister independent & wants to do everything on his own...........until he does, gets hurt & then wants mommy.  He is a momma's boy for sure; he used to be a daddy's boy but I secretly whispered in his ear that I was cooler & he finally listened.

He is in 18 month clothes but is pushing the limits on those, he is in size 4-5 shoes, he has a million teeth coming in (which are making him VERY moody), he sleeps like a champ most nights & eats like a pig!!  The kids sees food & wants it; his belly literally sticks out by the end of the day from eating; it is the cutest thing.  He is in the 98% for height & his weight & head are both average; I said this with Brayden too but his daddy is very happy that they have my height & has both of their football futures with UGA planned out.

Colt is into EVERYTHING.  We have moved the trash can into the pantry & have to make sure that door stays closed or else he'll get into it & pull out food to eat all day.  He gets into the stuff under the sink in the bathroom (which is just shampoo, towels, & TP) so that door stays shut & so does the spare bedroom door down stairs since he likes to grab the candles off of the night stand.  No is a word he says & he knows the meaning of but he does not listen too AT ALL.  He is very strong willed & wants what he wants & if he doesn't get what he wants he is already doing the "throw myself on the floor" temper tantrums.  I am afraid for our lives as he gets older!!

He is very attached to his little Mickey Mouse & blankie & likes to have them in his little chair downstairs.  He loves to be outside & loves to wear his crocs; he will grab them & hand them to me right when we walk into the garage & sit right down so I can quickly put them on.  His new drink love is a juice box & want to drink them all the time but he squeezes them of course so he can't hold them just yet.  He is jabbering up a storm & had a great vocabulary in the works but his favorite word is "baby".  That is what B calls him so he points at things that he wants & says "baby"; he says it for anything & everything & it is the CUTEST thing in the world to me.

Colton you are a little stinker but you are our little stinker & we love you more than you can ever know.  Watching you grow, progress, & change is amazing & even though we'd like for you to also be the baby you are now our little big toddler & you are amazing!  You are pure joy & laughter, your smile lights up a room & fills your momma's heart with love.  You are perfect & we love you always!!

14 Months Old

I missed his 13 month update (I know I suck) but am going to try to do better at Colt's monthly updates since I NEVER missed one of B's.  

Colton is a literal mess.  He is all over the place & into everything all of the time.  He loves to open & close drawers & happens to get his fingers caught in said drawers at least once a day.  When he gets hurt he milks it for all it is worth.  His fake crying is pretty good for a 14 month old (B taught him everything he knows).

He watches B like a hawk........still...........& is picking up & learning everything bad that B does.  He loves his big bro so much & just wants to be like him I guess.  They already fight with each other over toys, books, mommy; you know everything & they even smack each other which we are working on stopping ASAP. 

I think that Colt is in the process of getting every tooth in his mouth cut but is handling it pretty well.  He is grumpy but not as grumpy & fussy as I would expect him to be.  He tries so hard to be in such a good mood but with all the drool coming out of his mouth I think sometimes it's hard!!  

He loves when I sing to him & really loves when someone reads to him.  He will clap his little heart happy when ever he hears "if your happy & you know it".  My song with both boys is "you are my sunshine" & when I sing it both boys will come sit right next to me & cuddle in...........my heart melts every time!!

Colt has a size 4 foot already & is in 18 month clothing & is just a big boy.  Lance says he's going to be our linebacker & B our quarterback (a father's football fantasy I guess!!).  He goes in for his 15 month check up next month so we'll see what his weigh is then but I think he's around 26 pounds; whatever he is, he is HEAVY!!  He was sleeping in until around 7-7:30 before the teeth issues began so now it's restless nights & early mornings. 

The boy eats just about anything & wants to eat anytime someone walks into the kitchen; it is crazy but he will bang on the fridge & pantry doors if you walk in there & don't give him something!  He is the child who is going to eat us out of house & home!!  He is talking up a storm too.  He says nana (banana), dada, no-no, down, yes, ju (juice), has only said momma clearly once but it was so sweet sounding, ma (more), papa (once), ba-ba (bye-bye), hi (he waves too) & there are more but I can't remember what right now (I need to write them down & keep better track).   He sleeps with his Mickey Mouse & blankie & likes to carry them around just like his big bro.

He loves to be outside & LOVES to play in the water.  His little cheeks turn so red but he just runs around like a little terror.  He is so funny to watch because he thinks he can run really fast & he just giggles & laughs while he plays.  He (& his brother) are absolute perfection; don't get me wrong my kids do not act perfect (by any means).  They fight, throw fits, cry, yell, scream, hit, make messes, get into EVERYTHING all the time.........you name it & they do it BUT they are my kids & even though they do wrong they are PERFECT!!  They have so much love to give & share & their cuddles are AMAZING!!  They are going up faster than I would like but it is fun to watch them do it!!

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12 Months Old

This big guy turned one over a month ago & I have been a bad mommy & not posted about it yet..........life is crazy with 2 little head strong guys running around this house & even though I wouldn't change any of it for the world some days I could use about another 3 hours in the day to just sit & collect my thoughts!!

Colton is a pure joy, he has the best laugh & smile & he shows them all the time.  He is a carefree little guy 98% of the time but the other 2% is complete breakdowns because I am late with his food..........HE LOVES FOOD & I best not be late getting it made or else.  He eats anything & everything; he is leaning away veggies at the moment but loves fruits & anything that has pasta in it is heavenly to him.

He has so much energy & thinks that he is a big as Brayden & can keep up with him; he even thinks that he can run like his big bro but he has the bumps on his head that proves he is still a bit wobbly in the running department.  He is in 18/24 month clothing & wearing a size 4 shoe..............I have a crazy suspicion that he is going to be a BIG BOY.

Colton is a mommy's boy most of the time but it seems that when daddy walks through the door I become chopped liver.  Lance has such a crazy work schedule & with Colton going to bed at 8pm he doesn't see Lance for more that 30 minutes a day so he makes sure that when he sees him he gets all the loving he can.  Our poor little guy has actually been under the weather for about a month with an ear infection that he just couldn't shake but he is better now & getting back to his old cheerful self!!

He is talking & babbling so much; he has still not said momma but says daddy, no-no, yes, point to shoe & tries to say it & says juice.......kind of.  He really just bangs on the fridge saying something that sounds close to juice until I get it for him!!  He is in the 95% percentile in height & weight; he weighs 24 pounds & it 31 inches tall.  He really is such a big little guy.............Lance is hoping he'll be a linebacker.  He loves, loves, loves to be outside & prefers to be there more than inside or anywhere else.  If he sees me let the pups out he'll start running for the door wanting to go too & if he doesn't get to go lays on the floor throwing a fit.  He is pretty good at the fit throwing at this point.  He is testing he boundary's & limits a good bit but will hopefully learn mommy is the boss & not him.................RIGHT!!!!

The boy doesn't sit still & loves to copy everything that B does (so we are in trouble).  He loves Brayden so much & follows him around where ever he goes.  B calls him baby & loves him too but of course doesn't want him to touch his stuff!!  Colton lights up the room & our hearts each & everyday & he is just a true & pure blessing to our family.  He is growing up & changing so fast & it makes me sad as much as it makes to smile & happy.

Here is Colton a few days after he was born laying on the same bear.............tears at the difference & at the fact that he is no longer considered a baby but a toddler!

Wordless Wednesday

Colton's 1st Birthday party was this past Sunday & it was a blast..............

more photos to come of course!!

The Simple Things In Life

Brayden carries "Mr. Happy" & his "bankie" every where he goes.  He'll take them up & down the stairs each & every time we do with out fail.  Who knew that a "bankie" could make the best fort in the world for a 2 year old?

Both our upstairs & downstairs living rooms have ottomans in them so now "bankie" becomes a fort & gives B so many smiles & will occupy him for quite a while too!

It's crazy that we spend money on things like toys & B (& so many other kids) just love the simplistic things like draping a blanket over an area so that they can hid, play & laugh...........

29 Months Old ;

I feel like I haven't posted about the 1st Good-son guy in quite a while so let me catch you up on him.  I have always said that he is an amazing little guy but HE IS AN AMAZING LITTLE GUY.  He is so sweet & cuddly.  He has the best belly laugh in the world.  He has a ton of energy which has gotten this momma back to her pre-pregnancy weight & then a few.  He fills my heart with joy & laughter...............until he doesn't!  He has the worst temperament in the world sometimes (thanks Lance).  He will throw the monster truck he is rolling on the TV stand or wall then I ask him to only roll it on the floor.  He will throw himself onto the floor if he hears the word "no" throwing the biggest tantrum I have ever seen.  He will shoot you the look of death just because sometimes BUT he will also now say things that I have been waiting to here since the day he was born............luv u being my favorite!!

In a nutshell speech therapy is going very well & B is making great strides.  Don't get me wrong we have a long way to go but we are getting there & that is what matters.  I feel like we have had to turn his world upside down & confuse him without telling him why BUT it has all been worth it.  His speech is progressing & it is changing him & us each & everyday.  Some days we struggle more than others but again it is all worth it & hearing his little voice brightens my day & melts my heart.  Not to mention it takes a huge weight off of my shoulders!!

I have felt for so long that this is my fault; that B is not talking because of something I did wrong.  I still think that way sometimes but there are other times that I think that he just wasn't ready to talk yet.  He was talking some before Colton's arrival & then he just stopped so maybe he just needed some time & some extra loving.  Maybe it shocked him more than we will ever know & he honestly just was upset about having a brother.  I guess I will never know the rhyme or reason for it; all I do know is what we are doing now is working & soon enough I will be pulling my hair out from all the "whys" & how comes" that kids ask.  I couldn't be more secure in our decision to intervene early.  I don't think that we could have found a better place to take him (Helping Hands Pediatric Therapy)  or found a better therapist in Ms. Lisa because we are just learning so many different & fun ways to learn & teach the Brayden & Colton too.

Brayden is a rock star & in my heart of hearts I know he will do great things.  I hope that he won't remember the struggles that he is going through right now a year from now & only remembers that we love him & always will.  I want him to grow up knowing that his family will always have his back & look out for him even when he doesn't think he wants us too..............& some days he really does look at me like I am a nut job for making him do some things but again it is worth it!!

Enough serious stuff; here are just a few updates on B:

He is wearing 3T clothes

He is in a size 8 shoe

He LOVES to color & write with "his" pen

He is really into Thomas the Train at the moment

He is also really into daddy (probably because momma is really mean)

He loves to wrestle (probably why he prefers daddy because momma doesn't do it right)

He still loves to be outside whenever possible

He still won't eat veggies BUT I am still putting them on the plate

He has not peed in the potty since the "poop incident" BUT I am still putting him in it all day every day

His new favorite toy in his iXL his Grams & Puddy got him for Christmas (carries it everywhere)

He is the best 2 year old that I know & I love his to pieces!!!!

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Just Gimmie That Wink.........

Brayden has been trying to wink for a while now & he is getting so close!!

Fake Smiles

A few months ago B started hating when he would see the camera come out; he would look at me nor would he smile for me.  I wasn't sure it if it was just because I had been taking so many pictures or if he was just being a typical 2 year old BUT thankfully he has come around to liking his picture being taken again.  

When I say smile though this is what I get..........

I guess beggers can't be choosers right??

Houdini

Brayden has become a little Houdini & been escaping from him room.  Every since we took the binky away he has been a little harder to get to sleep so I have been showering him with kisses & leaving him to cry for a second/minute in his room.  Then one night I was in our bedroom putting away laundry & turned around & B was standing there smiling at me.  He had figured out how to get the door handle thingy off the door (very quietly I might add) & scared the crap out of me.  I tried to figure out what to do for the night & finally just locked his door & unlocked it when he finally fell asleep.

The next day Lance put this up.  B actually doesn't mind it being there HOWEVER it has effected his sleep; meaning he is getting up really early (between 4-5:30) going to the door to open it & crying at the gate for me to get him.

Even with the gate up I am locking his door for him to actually lay down & go to sleep.  If I don't he goes straight to it, opens it & cries..........what do I do??  Do I just let him cry with the door open so he knows that he has to go to sleep?  I have been hoping that he will stop crying so that I can just leave the door open since the gate is there but that really hasn't been working out well for me.  I can't really let him scream because Colton's room is right across the hallway & I don't want 2 kids awake & screaming.........I'll just keep doing what I am doing I guess & just hope & pray that he understands that he is in there for the night (& nap too) & then when he stops the crying & then I open the door permanently.  

I feel like I get one thing figured out & 5 other things pop up that need to be figured out...........being a parent is a hard job & some days I feel completely up to the challenge but other days I feel like a complete failure & like I am going to lose my mind!!

2 Years Old - Part One - THE DAY

This post is also about a month & 3 days late.............BAD MOMMY!!

STATS:

Weight: 28.4 lbs. (50-75%)

Height: 35 1/2 (75%)

Head: 19 1/4 (50%)

We celebrated B's birthday day just like we did last year; we took him to Chuck E Cheese.  He actually hadn't been there since his 1st birthday & it was great to see how he played a year later.

He actually wanted to get on the big games & even rode the thing above about 5 times & couldn't stop smiling.  Daddy played this silly video game with him & he was in love; just look at that smile!

He is obsessed with balls so it was no shock that he wanted to play basket ball when daddy walked over to it.  He actually walked around the whole building holding the ball for about 30 minutes.

He also loved the Skee Ball but as you can see he didn't want much help for anyone!

We asked for all educational presents this year & that is exactly what he received; we have been enjoying them all.  We asked for these because B is actually not talking much.  He was talking but has stopped & we are actually going back to the doctor in October to get his ears looked at & to also get evaluated for possibly beginning speech therapy. I know that they say boys mature slower & our doctor says that it really isn't anything to worry about because he is so intelligent is every other aspect of his growth & development but he is 2 & should be communicating via speech.

Brayden gets very frustrated very easily because he is not willing or able to tell us what exactly he wants when he wants it.  It is frustrating for him & for us to try to figure things out not to mention the worry I feel & have over this.  I think as a parent you are always going to worry about your kids but me, I worry about everything times 10 for some reason.  I worried when B didn't crawl & other kids did but then he decided that he was going to walk instead of crawling & my worry was gone.  With this though it is a whole different kind of worry; what if something is wrong with his hearing, what if there is a developmental issue, what if, what if, what if............Google is the devil & the things that I have read are SCARY!!  

I pray that is is just him being stubborn because his brother joined the family (that seems to be around the time he stopped talking) & that it is just speech therapy that is needed but if that is not the case than I pray for God to help us get through whatever is thrown our way!!

Brayden is a very independent & spirited boy; he is full of spunk, joy, & laughter & he makes me smile each & everyday!  

P.S. - I made cupcakes for his class at school & of course they HAD to be Toy Story!! 

Slippies

Lance picked out a pair of slipper for B that matched a pair of his PJ's that we were getting at Carter's & when he did I just looked at him & thought those are a waste of money but we'll give them a shot.  B has developed a recent hatred of anything on his feet except for his Crocs so socks & shoes are an issue let alone a pair of slippers............or so I thought.

He LOVES them & wears them every night now; it is the cutest thing so see him running & slipping on the hard woods in his "slippies".

& I was unaware but they can also be worn on hands for many different purposes.

Score one for daddy; he made a good & adorable clothing choice!!

So Many Smiles.........

I have a TON to catch up on including B's 2nd Birthday & Dr. Appt. not to mention little C's 3 month birthday but I wanted to do a few other quick posts before those long thought out amazingly awesome ones!

His smiles melt my heart each & every time I see him!!

& the smirks get me too!