Today, he pretty much has taken off. He's taking anywhere from 8-15 steps at a time now, and on any surface. Last night, we took this video, when he was still stopping at the wood floor. Today, he is fearless. Look for a cameo at the end of this video :)
Monday, December 6, 2010
"Tis the Season!
For Thanksgiving, we spent the day with the Kranz side in Toledo. Very nice to see everybody!
Cute pic of great grandpa Kranz and Cam. Jamie won't go to anyone he doesn't know well, so we couldn't get any pics of him with anyone.
Jamie wanted my wine, but he didn't get to it in time.
An attempt to get a pic of Jamie with Great Grandpa Montgomery
Brotherly love
Dinner
Great Grandma Montgomery spoiling Cam & hand-feeding him. LOL
We were a little exhausted by the end of the evening from chasing the babies around, but did that stop me from Black Friday shopping? Nooooooo...
My mother-in-law and I braved the Toys R Us line on Thursday night to score a bunch of 50% off deals. Thankfully, I was not after an electronics that night, so it was not a high stress situation; however, as soon as I was done at TRU, I bundled up & took a thermos of coffee & parked my butt in the Target line. That was my first Black Friday all-nighter & I must say that it was kind of fun. Except for the freezing part. The rest of it was exciting, though. I had the people in line and my phone to entertain me. I got everything on my list, so I guess it was worth it!
We had our Christmas photos taken by our friend, Joe. He did a great job and was so much more patient with us than a national portrait studio was with us recently. We got matching jammies for the shoot & I must say that I think they turned out great!
A couple of candid shots that I took afterward:
We've got the tree decorated. It's the same tree that we had last year, but I tried to get more creative with the photos.
Corbin and I made Christmas cookies a few days ago. He really enjoyed the process of cutting them out and then decorating the baked cookies.
Jon had his holiday party at Belterra Casino and Resort on Saturday night. We had Monica stay with the boys overnight & enjoyed our night out sans kiddos. We both missed them, though! Here we are on Saturday night. It took me a lonnnnng time to find this dress!
I'm sure this is going to be a busy Christmas season. The house looks so great & we are starting new traditions with Corbin. He's been putting up the advent ornaments on my childhood advent calendar that my mom made each day for December. We've also been doing the Elf on the Shelf. He gets so excited each morning to find that Elf! In about a week, we start the twelve days of Christmas, too, where he will find a dollar item outside his door every morning to countdown to Christmas!
Cute pic of great grandpa Kranz and Cam. Jamie won't go to anyone he doesn't know well, so we couldn't get any pics of him with anyone.
Jamie wanted my wine, but he didn't get to it in time.
An attempt to get a pic of Jamie with Great Grandpa Montgomery
Brotherly love
Dinner
Great Grandma Montgomery spoiling Cam & hand-feeding him. LOL
We were a little exhausted by the end of the evening from chasing the babies around, but did that stop me from Black Friday shopping? Nooooooo...
My mother-in-law and I braved the Toys R Us line on Thursday night to score a bunch of 50% off deals. Thankfully, I was not after an electronics that night, so it was not a high stress situation; however, as soon as I was done at TRU, I bundled up & took a thermos of coffee & parked my butt in the Target line. That was my first Black Friday all-nighter & I must say that it was kind of fun. Except for the freezing part. The rest of it was exciting, though. I had the people in line and my phone to entertain me. I got everything on my list, so I guess it was worth it!
We had our Christmas photos taken by our friend, Joe. He did a great job and was so much more patient with us than a national portrait studio was with us recently. We got matching jammies for the shoot & I must say that I think they turned out great!
A couple of candid shots that I took afterward:
We've got the tree decorated. It's the same tree that we had last year, but I tried to get more creative with the photos.
Corbin and I made Christmas cookies a few days ago. He really enjoyed the process of cutting them out and then decorating the baked cookies.
Jon had his holiday party at Belterra Casino and Resort on Saturday night. We had Monica stay with the boys overnight & enjoyed our night out sans kiddos. We both missed them, though! Here we are on Saturday night. It took me a lonnnnng time to find this dress!
I'm sure this is going to be a busy Christmas season. The house looks so great & we are starting new traditions with Corbin. He's been putting up the advent ornaments on my childhood advent calendar that my mom made each day for December. We've also been doing the Elf on the Shelf. He gets so excited each morning to find that Elf! In about a week, we start the twelve days of Christmas, too, where he will find a dollar item outside his door every morning to countdown to Christmas!
Corbin Is 3!!
He had a very fun birthday! He sort of got it this year. He definitely got into the idea of cupcakes. I need to find a vegan cupcake recipe that works though. Boxed cake mixes with substituted ingredients for eggs do not work! They are way too crumbly, but he adored them anyway.
We spent his actual birthday recovering from illness, so it was a very low-key day. His Grandma Mary & Grandpa Miller came over in the afternoon & he opened some presents from them and from us.
On the day after his birthday, we celebrated with friends at the Little Gym. The day started off worrisome as we were getting phone calls left and right with updated RSVPS due to illness. But about 8 kids or so were still able to come, so it was still a nice sized group. This cold and flu season is just brutal!
He didn't really want to do any of the group activities, but he really loved running around freely. Here are some pictures from his party!
His 3 year doctor's visit was interesting. His stats are great- he is 30 1/2 pounds and I *think* 36 inches. I might be wrong on the height. But I do remember that he was 50th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for height. So, he has definitely had a growth spurt. His feet are growing, too. I need to buy him some size 9 shoes. THose are probably on the smaller side for most kids his age, but he just got into an 8 at the end of September, so he hasn't been wearing his current shoes for long, and now we have to buy new ones.
Mostly, we talked about how he's progressing academically. She ended up observing him for a while because I wanted her to see what I was talking about. I told her to just say a random sentence & that he would write it. And he did. Then she started to dig deeper with socialization questions. And honestly, communication has been difficult for a while. Not the actual speech itself. He can come up with the words for things just fine. But as far as actually interacting, it has been his habit to fall into reciting books, tv programs, etc. She asked me if I would like to have this investigated because it is so unusual for him to be so cognitively advanced & I agreed to that. So, she has referred us to the Children's Development Center for some testing.
Of course, because we've now gone forward with this testing, his communication skills have improved. And probably because we've been paying more attention to it!
We went away on Saturday overnight, and when we returned, we walked in & hugged him. Jon asked him, "Did you miss me?" and Corbin directly replied, "I did miss you, Dad!" So cute! He's been answering yes or no questions well. It's just taking some coaching so far.
Here are some photos that I took of him in honor of him turning 3. We tried to have them done at a studio, but the studio had no patience with us & barely tried to captivate his attention. It was bad news. I complained to their corporate offices about the poor service, and I rarely complain like that.
Anyway, here is my sweet little 3 year old!
We spent his actual birthday recovering from illness, so it was a very low-key day. His Grandma Mary & Grandpa Miller came over in the afternoon & he opened some presents from them and from us.
On the day after his birthday, we celebrated with friends at the Little Gym. The day started off worrisome as we were getting phone calls left and right with updated RSVPS due to illness. But about 8 kids or so were still able to come, so it was still a nice sized group. This cold and flu season is just brutal!
He didn't really want to do any of the group activities, but he really loved running around freely. Here are some pictures from his party!
His 3 year doctor's visit was interesting. His stats are great- he is 30 1/2 pounds and I *think* 36 inches. I might be wrong on the height. But I do remember that he was 50th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for height. So, he has definitely had a growth spurt. His feet are growing, too. I need to buy him some size 9 shoes. THose are probably on the smaller side for most kids his age, but he just got into an 8 at the end of September, so he hasn't been wearing his current shoes for long, and now we have to buy new ones.
Mostly, we talked about how he's progressing academically. She ended up observing him for a while because I wanted her to see what I was talking about. I told her to just say a random sentence & that he would write it. And he did. Then she started to dig deeper with socialization questions. And honestly, communication has been difficult for a while. Not the actual speech itself. He can come up with the words for things just fine. But as far as actually interacting, it has been his habit to fall into reciting books, tv programs, etc. She asked me if I would like to have this investigated because it is so unusual for him to be so cognitively advanced & I agreed to that. So, she has referred us to the Children's Development Center for some testing.
Of course, because we've now gone forward with this testing, his communication skills have improved. And probably because we've been paying more attention to it!
We went away on Saturday overnight, and when we returned, we walked in & hugged him. Jon asked him, "Did you miss me?" and Corbin directly replied, "I did miss you, Dad!" So cute! He's been answering yes or no questions well. It's just taking some coaching so far.
Here are some photos that I took of him in honor of him turning 3. We tried to have them done at a studio, but the studio had no patience with us & barely tried to captivate his attention. It was bad news. I complained to their corporate offices about the poor service, and I rarely complain like that.
Anyway, here is my sweet little 3 year old!
Catching Up- Post #1
Oh, man! I am so behind on this blog...
My main excuse is illness. Our home has been plagued with it for the past month. It started right after my last post with 3 colds for the little guys. Then Corbin vomited the Wednesday before his birthday. For about 6 hrs straight. I had to actually call Jon home from work because I could not take care of this twins while I constantly attended to poor little Corbin. He was miserable, but it was over by the evening, with the exception of his fatigue. That lasted another day or so. Then at 1 AM on Friday morning, Jon and I both woke up sick as a dog. We were both in need a waste recepticle all night long. But of course, it was topped off by the twins waking up at 2 AM with the same violent virus. Oh, to see those babies puking was just awful. And the fact that we were all so sick at the same time was simply awful. We had to call in support from my mother. She bravely came into this infested house and took care of us.
Thankfully, we only puked for the same length of time- about 6 or 7 hrs. Then we were all so exhausted. That was an awful virus. We all recovered on Saturday & were fully rested by Corbin's birthday party on Sunday.
Then we were healthy for a few days until Corbin got another virus. This virus made him incredibly lethargic & feverish, but had no other symtoms. He was ill for a few days & then as soon as he got over that, he caught a cold.
None of us escaped the cold. We all still have it, complete with chapped lips and noses.
Corbin's cold, on top of recent exposure to allergens, turned into wheezing. It's not the first time he's wheezed. When we were in Nashville at my cousin's house, we noticed that he was coughing quite a bit & a bit short of breath (they have a dog). That was really the first time dogs have affected him like that. Before, it was just dog saliva that triggered a hive reaction. Now, it's a reaction to the airbourne dander that he's allergic to. When we spent the night at my mother-in-laws a couple weekends ago, we noticed the same thing, but on a larger scale since we were there longer. Then last Friday night, he was around a few cats & was wheezing that night.
Just the cold, on top of his already challenged immune system, put him over the edge. So, we had him checked out at the urgent care last night. He had a breathing treatment there, which was such a battle. He is so strong willed- the nurse and doctor could not believe how he was fighting. It was hard to hold him down to take it, but it was absolutely necessary. Poor guy. I had promised to take him to see some Christmas lights, so we tried to make it up to him that night by taking him.
He's now on steroids for 5 days, and today he had the inhaler once and one breathing treatment. That actually went a little better this time- maybe because there weren't any strangers present & because he had been through it once. But it was still quite a fight. He still has a lot of stuff to cough up, but he's getting better.
Here are his new scripts:
I hope the start of this cold and flu season is not indicative of how the rest of winter is going to go!
My main excuse is illness. Our home has been plagued with it for the past month. It started right after my last post with 3 colds for the little guys. Then Corbin vomited the Wednesday before his birthday. For about 6 hrs straight. I had to actually call Jon home from work because I could not take care of this twins while I constantly attended to poor little Corbin. He was miserable, but it was over by the evening, with the exception of his fatigue. That lasted another day or so. Then at 1 AM on Friday morning, Jon and I both woke up sick as a dog. We were both in need a waste recepticle all night long. But of course, it was topped off by the twins waking up at 2 AM with the same violent virus. Oh, to see those babies puking was just awful. And the fact that we were all so sick at the same time was simply awful. We had to call in support from my mother. She bravely came into this infested house and took care of us.
Thankfully, we only puked for the same length of time- about 6 or 7 hrs. Then we were all so exhausted. That was an awful virus. We all recovered on Saturday & were fully rested by Corbin's birthday party on Sunday.
Then we were healthy for a few days until Corbin got another virus. This virus made him incredibly lethargic & feverish, but had no other symtoms. He was ill for a few days & then as soon as he got over that, he caught a cold.
None of us escaped the cold. We all still have it, complete with chapped lips and noses.
Corbin's cold, on top of recent exposure to allergens, turned into wheezing. It's not the first time he's wheezed. When we were in Nashville at my cousin's house, we noticed that he was coughing quite a bit & a bit short of breath (they have a dog). That was really the first time dogs have affected him like that. Before, it was just dog saliva that triggered a hive reaction. Now, it's a reaction to the airbourne dander that he's allergic to. When we spent the night at my mother-in-laws a couple weekends ago, we noticed the same thing, but on a larger scale since we were there longer. Then last Friday night, he was around a few cats & was wheezing that night.
Just the cold, on top of his already challenged immune system, put him over the edge. So, we had him checked out at the urgent care last night. He had a breathing treatment there, which was such a battle. He is so strong willed- the nurse and doctor could not believe how he was fighting. It was hard to hold him down to take it, but it was absolutely necessary. Poor guy. I had promised to take him to see some Christmas lights, so we tried to make it up to him that night by taking him.
He's now on steroids for 5 days, and today he had the inhaler once and one breathing treatment. That actually went a little better this time- maybe because there weren't any strangers present & because he had been through it once. But it was still quite a fight. He still has a lot of stuff to cough up, but he's getting better.
Here are his new scripts:
I hope the start of this cold and flu season is not indicative of how the rest of winter is going to go!
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Nashville Trip
We had so much fun visiting family and friends in Nashville. It is such a fun city & a great place for kids. We really enjoyed ourselves & can't wait to visit again.
When we got into town Friday night, we gave Dawn an impromtu call & invited ourselves over- lol. Thankfully, she & the girls were free- Barry was hunting. Deane', Uncle Bud and Aunt Carolyn also came by. We had a great time visiting, eating Chick Fil A & the richest, yummiest chocolate cake ever. I couldn't believe that I forgot to bring my camera over, but Dawn took a few pics while we were there.
The next morning, we got up early because we were used to EST, so we were able to get a little bit of sight-seeing in before our planned meet-up at a local pizza joint. Dawn had recommended the Adventure Science Center, which was so age-appropriate for Corbin. He had a blast!
Corbin absolutely loved this water table representing the circulatory system. It was hard to drag him away!
The rest of the science museum was fun, too. What kid could resist the small intestine/colon slide, complete with fart noises?
We toured Nashville from the minivan- cool downtown area! Then we met up with family at Pie in the Sky pizzeria for a get-together lunch. We tried to dway Corbin into playing with some pizza dough, but he mostly wanted to practice writing with crayons and paper. What a fun place, though! Good pizza, too. Nice crust and what must have been 100% mozzarella cheese.
After lunch, my aunt and uncle gave us a mini tour of downtown Franklin- also very beautiful. Then we went back to the hotel (and had a puking incident along the way. Fun times.) to meet up with J & her daughters. Once again, I forgot to take pics of them- but Corbin had a blast running around the hotel lobby with B. They are old buds now.
On Sunday morning, we all headed to the Nashville Zoo to meet up with another friend of ours, C, her husband, D, and their sons.
What a gorgeous jungle gym this zoo had! And it was not crowded at all, especially for the first couple of hours that we were there. They really put some money into this jungle gym.
Corbin just adored C- he tried to shower him with hugs at every opportunity.
Here are 3 December '07 Mommies & their KAK's :)
Too bad C lives so far away- they would be great friends!
We hope to see everyone again, soon!
When we got into town Friday night, we gave Dawn an impromtu call & invited ourselves over- lol. Thankfully, she & the girls were free- Barry was hunting. Deane', Uncle Bud and Aunt Carolyn also came by. We had a great time visiting, eating Chick Fil A & the richest, yummiest chocolate cake ever. I couldn't believe that I forgot to bring my camera over, but Dawn took a few pics while we were there.
The next morning, we got up early because we were used to EST, so we were able to get a little bit of sight-seeing in before our planned meet-up at a local pizza joint. Dawn had recommended the Adventure Science Center, which was so age-appropriate for Corbin. He had a blast!
Corbin absolutely loved this water table representing the circulatory system. It was hard to drag him away!
The rest of the science museum was fun, too. What kid could resist the small intestine/colon slide, complete with fart noises?
We toured Nashville from the minivan- cool downtown area! Then we met up with family at Pie in the Sky pizzeria for a get-together lunch. We tried to dway Corbin into playing with some pizza dough, but he mostly wanted to practice writing with crayons and paper. What a fun place, though! Good pizza, too. Nice crust and what must have been 100% mozzarella cheese.
After lunch, my aunt and uncle gave us a mini tour of downtown Franklin- also very beautiful. Then we went back to the hotel (and had a puking incident along the way. Fun times.) to meet up with J & her daughters. Once again, I forgot to take pics of them- but Corbin had a blast running around the hotel lobby with B. They are old buds now.
On Sunday morning, we all headed to the Nashville Zoo to meet up with another friend of ours, C, her husband, D, and their sons.
What a gorgeous jungle gym this zoo had! And it was not crowded at all, especially for the first couple of hours that we were there. They really put some money into this jungle gym.
Corbin just adored C- he tried to shower him with hugs at every opportunity.
Here are 3 December '07 Mommies & their KAK's :)
Too bad C lives so far away- they would be great friends!
We hope to see everyone again, soon!
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