Do You Want To Walk?

This is a video to show off.....well.  I will let you be the judge.

First Steps

Cole took his first steps this afternoon with the babysitter while I was at work. I left with a cruiser hanging on to furniture and came home 3 hours later to a little boy walking up to the door to greet me with his arms open wide.  What a way to come home!  He is 16 months old and his whole world just opened up.  I am so proud and excited for him!  Way to go Cole!  Mama is so proud of you!

This is a video of Cole with 2 days of walking practice. 

Uggg!

I took Cole to the Dr tonight and the boys were horrible.  Case would not stop talking VERY loudly and interrupting the Dr every time he opened his mouth to talk.  Cole screamed the entire time.  Not the ‘I’m sick, please help me cry’ which can at least draw some kind of sympathy from those around.  No his scream was more like ‘you just took something away from me and I am mad’ kind of scream.  This went on the e-n-t-i-r-e visit.  One Dr even came into the room and said, ‘I don’t mean to eavesdrop but you are handling this situation great.’  I took that to mean even strangers were surprised I was not beating my children.  Ugg.  Please let everyone sleep tonight.  I need an uninterrupted break.    

Artistic Hour

Genius at work.  Creative area.  Do not disturb.  Caution, wet paint.  Thank goodness Crayola products are all washable because paint and markers were everywhere after the fun we had.  :)

Cookie Monster

Who will be my first victim?  Will it be you Mr. Left Cookie?  Or maybe you Mr. Right Cookie?  Either way, you are both getting eaten because I am a cookie monster and I love cookies!  Mumble, mumble, chew, slobber mouth full of cookies = Yum!



Feeling Better

Cole has had over 7 ear infections in the past 7 months. After a gillion Dr appts, today he successfully had tubes put in his ears. Cole was a trooper. The trip to the surgery center was a nightmare. Cody was scheduled to fly home the night before but due to Colorado’s crazy blizzard winds in excess of 70+miles all the airports were closed. Panic. Where can I take Case? I don’t want to drive in this weather. Can I handle Cole on my own? I don't want to do this by myself!  Oh no, please help.

Help showed up. At 10pm in the evening a good friend Jen M, whom I met at the gym and who’s son is in Cases school class, stepped up to the plate and offered to watch Case in the morning. One obstacle down, several more to go. The evening before the surgery was rough because Cole was not allowed to drink anything past 12 pm. Needless to say getting someone to sleep who uses a bottle to calm down is not easy. And of course, Cole woke up at 12:23 wanting a bottle. Oh no, let the fun begin. Needless to say sleep was not something I enjoyed that night and 5 am came all too quickly. Obstacle two, check. Then, what should have been a 20 minute drive ended up taking over an hour and a half because of the icy roads. I was an hour late getting to the center. Pretty please, no more obstacles.

On the bright side, all the hustle and bustle surrounding the hospital kept Cole’s mind off being upset about no breakfast, no bottle and being woken up 2 1/2 hours early. Blessing one.  Next, I was allowed to go back into the surgery center and be with Cole during his prep. I was even allowed to go back and kiss his face, brush his hair with my fingers and whisper that I love him in his ear while he was placed under anesthesia. Big big blessing two.  Finally, apparently the sleeping gas can be hard on kids and they freak out while going under. But Cole kept totally still as they put on the mask and didn’t move a muscle as he drifted off. Blessing three.  Even as non-dramatic as the sleeping procedure was it was still hard to see his eyes just flutter off.

However the biggest blessing of them all is that the tubes have been a success. Even as little as an hour after the surgery Cole was playing hard core, joyfully screaming at the top of his lungs and chasing dogs and people alike. He definitely feels better. Now he is louder and even more ornery than ever (Lord help us all). I am looking forward to improved speech and language development now that he can hear. Cole tries to talk all the time and says the same nonsensical statements regularly. It will be interesting to see what he has been saying all along because the boy defiantly had an opinion. I am just glad he is feeling better.

Valentine Party

Case had his first Valentine's Day celebration at school this past week which means the parents were invited to observe part of the morning in class and share in the celebration.  First up, find your hook and come on inside.  Little teeny hats, coats, lunch boxes and work folders are always just so sweet to see.

 

Everyday everyone gets started with a chance to practice their penmanship.  In my opinion, not too shabby for 3 years old.  I would say each child is off to a great start.



Warning.  These pictures are of actual children in thier natural enviroment.  What in the world is everyone doing?!  Singing songs, identifying letters and matching colors of course.

Decorating and personalizing cookies was part of a special Valentine’s Day party snack.  Yummy chocolate cookies.  Case ate every bite and then finger licked the extra icing off the plate and his face.  Nom, nom, nom.  



What party would be complete without sharing Valentine cards with fellow classmates?  Overall the affair wasn't a huge celebration but it is always fun to sneak a peek at what the kids are doing in school and feel their excitement and fun while learning with their classmates in school.