LOTS of PICTURES and A Funny Video

I feel like I have had the camera in my hand all weekend! Maybe it is because I am picture happy or because I have the cutest kids but I have LOTS to post. This should make the grandparents very happy! The weather here has been amazing for the past few days so we have spent a lot of time outside. I just love this taste of spring.

Today we went to the YMCA and are probably going to join. We have a free week trial so I am going to go tomorrow with the kids. Karoline wanted to go into the childcare room so bad while we were there so I think she will enjoy it. They also have classes for her starting in March and swimming lessons coming up soon. I think this will be a good thing for us as a family and I hope to meet some more people in our community. Anyway... Here are the pictures and the video.

Anderson really enjoys being outside...



Cutie face...

Im pretty sure TJ is supposed to be pushing Karoline...

Karoline in motion...

The ball ended up by Whisper...

Sunday morning wearing her monkey dress...

Anderson on Sunday morning wearing his tatoo shirt (It says Mom on it... so fun!)
Oh she was so funny walking around in my boots on Sunday afternoon... see the video for a good laugh!!!

Enjoying the beautiful weather again today...

Anderson took a late nap today because he only had one nap in his crib... this was nap #4 of the day.

He did fit in 30 minutes of play time before being ready for bed at 7:30...

Video
This video is pretty funny... The first part is Anderson. He was laughing and of course as soon as I got the camera out he stopped but it is still cute. The second part is Karoline fake crying. The third part is Karoline walking around the house in my boots!

Happy 60th Gammy!!

I cannot believe my mom is the big 6-0 today!!!! She for sure does not look like she is 60 and she only acts like it sometimes! :) Just kidding!!! We love you so much Gammy and wish we were with you to celebrate!!


TJ's parents got Karoline this cute Tshirt for Christmas. It is a size 3/4 year and it fits her perfectly! Anderson's foot doctor also said that she was the size of his 4 year old daughter! Hehe...


My sweet little man!!

VICTORY

Last night I went to Now Where Cooking to prepare our meals for the month. I gave TJ two bottles for Anderson incase I was not home in time to put him to bed. I last fed Anderson at 3PM and when I called TJ at 7PM he said that Anderson would NOT take the bottle. This little man HATES the bottle but he has to take it at some point (I am desperate for a date with my husband in the next few weeks)!!! So I got home and got out one of Karoline's old bottles that she always took, no problem. HE TOOK IT!!!!! It was wonderful! He didn't like it but he took it!!! Yeah! VICTORY!
Another victory came last night after putting him to bed. He rolled over pretty much when I left him room but he didn't start crying he just kind of sucked on his hands and was content. I looked at the video monitor about 15 minutes later and he was asleep on his back!!! He has not slept on his back since he was like a month old! Maybe now I won't have to spend my nights rolling him back over onto his tummy!
What a hot husband I have! :)

Anderson loves his Peter Rabbit lovey...

Look at those blue eyes!

Karoline got a hair cut today (and so did I, YEAH!)... Before...

After...

Here is a video of Anderson today. You can hear him talk a little. I did not have time to edit it... sorry!

Things that Drive Me Crazy and A Funny Story...

Sorry, no pictures... I posted some yesterday so if you have not seen them check out the post below...

Okay, here are a few things that are driving me crazy, yet I know they are a blessing too in a way because most of them are developmental behaviors which is a good thing, but still...

1. Rolling Over- Andersons new found freedom to roll over is not so cute in the middle of the night!! I remember going through this with Karoline every time she learned a new skill: rolling over, sitting up, pulling herself up, and walking. Until the newness wears off I guess I'll just have to keep rolling him back over. It's funny to watch on the video monitor because he seems so proud of himself but shortly after realizes he can't roll over the other way and go back to sleep.
2. "What's that?"- Karoline is going through that phase of wanting to know what EVERYTHING and who EVERYONE is. Cute... until she says it 1.5 million times a day!
3. "Round dirties"- Also known as Ring Around the Rosy, this is something Karoline wants to do most of the day and I get sick going around in circles! But she loves it so we do it!
4. The bruises on my feet- Yes, Karoline seems to be constantly on my feet while I cook, type on the computer, get ready, etc... But I love it because my little girl likes being with her mommy. Sometimes though I would like to make dinner without someone on my feet pulling down my pants.
5. Teething- I HATE TEETHING and it is enough to guarantee we will NOT have a third child! Enough said!
6. Getting A Toddler Dressed- Aunt Loretta said it perfectly... Karoline is in perpetual motion!! Getting her dressed is like trying to dress a wild animal and I just don't understand why she can't stand still... wait, yes I can, she is almost 2!
7. Karoline's decision making skills- "Watch Dora"... turn Dora on... two minutes later, "Watch Blues"... "Eat Banana"...Banana is cut up and put on her plate... "Eat Oranges". Everything she wants changes in about 2 minutes!
It feels good to get all that out! :)

Okay, here is my funny story. Yesterday after putting dinner in the oven I went to go vote. TJ was with the kids and Karoline was playing with Huggums and putting her to sleep in Anderson's crib. TJ told her to go get Huggums up and get her bottle to feed her... Well, she got Huggums, sat on the sofa where I normally feed Anderson, and pulled up her shirt!! I guess she really does understand what I am doing when I am feeding Anderson!

New Cast

I'll give you a medical lesson. TJ is making a V with his fingers and as you can see the foot fit correctly into the V... This is his "good" foot.

Now compare it to his "bad" foot. You can see that there is a big gap and the foot does not make a V. So this is one way the doctor knew it was Metatarsus Adductus.

Soaking the cast off took 1 HOUR!!! Anderson did really well actually. He only fussed once and that was because it was past his bedtime.

Here is Anderson after he got his new cast. He did great getting his new cast on. It was a better experience than the first.

VIDEO

Here is Anderson getting his cast soaked off, Karoline in the bath saying hello to her relatives, and Anderson on his changing table.
Here is Karoline peaking in the crib to see Anderson. She does this when we go in to get him up from his naps.

CRAZY HAIR!

Karoline usually picks up her Bible and "read" when she wakes up from her nap while she waits for me to go and get her. I wanted to get a picture for her scrapbook.

Funny Walk, Dancing, and Counting Video

This is a funny video. Karoline does this funny walk where she looks like an old man. She is also doing the mambo dance. She keeps saying "watch it" because she loves to watch video's on my camera. It is so hard now to get a video of her now! At the end she is counting to 20... TJ taught her this... she can actually make it to 50 if you help her a little. When I came home TJ and Karoline were counting to 100. The girl loves to count. She even counts when she washes her hands, rides her bike, waits for her food... strange; I know!

Happy Birthday Ella and Kylie!!

Happy Birthday Ella!
Ella's birthday is TODAY!!!! We cannot believe Ella is a year old! I love my precious niece! She is so cute and such a sweet baby!!! Ella we love and miss you and wish we were there to celebrate and to give you kisses.

Happy Birthday Kylie!
Kylie's birthday was on Feb. 1st!
This is me holding baby Kylie when she was just a few weeks old!!


Here are some pictures from the past few days...

The other day when we went outside to play and it was so cold... If it is not raining we try and go outside because we know it is going to rain for the next 3 or 4 days.

Karoline likes to push Diego around on the bike...

Sitting with daddy...

Playing in her room...



OH SWEET POTATO!!! I got this at the grocery store as a joke for TJ. He loves them and when I saw this I started laughing so hard. I personally have not seen one quite this large. It is over a foot long. How funny!

Is he not the cutest!!!??

Cast and Concussion

Short Version: Anderson has to wear a cast for 4-6 weeks to correct his Intoeing which was caused by his position in my belly. After the visit while in the parking lot Karoline fell out of our car (an Expedition so it is high) and landed head first. She is fine now but it was SO scarry.

Long Version: The doctor today said that Anderson's Intoeing (also known as Metatarsus Adductus) was from the way he was laying in my uterus. The doctor says this is common with larger babies in smaller women (YES, he called me small... I was quite flattered!). His foot was most likely pressed against my spinal cord. He said there is a 50/50 chance he would grow out of the condition but TJ and I wanted to treat it while he was still small and not mobile. If he is like Karoline he will be walking by 9 months so I didn't want to wait any longer.Anyway, he has to wear the cast for 4-6 weeks and we have to take him back almost every week to recast it since as a baby he grows quickly. Anderson cried the whole time they were casting him... not from pain but because we were having to hold him down. They could not believe how strong he was... they were trying to keep his knee bent and it took three of us to do it. Next time I am going to try nursing him while they do the cast. The last thing the doc said to me was "bring him back hungry".
Anderson seems to be just fine with the cast and he even rolled over in his bed when he was finished with his nap. The doc says he will have to wear some special Stride Rite shoes that look like the shoes are on the wrong feet. People are going to think I am crazy and can't put my children's shoes on correctly!
Well, Karoline was so restless when we got back to the car and I needed to nurse Anderson and change his diaper before we could get moving so TJ was just going to let her play in the car. She loves to clip the buckles on the seatbelts. Well, he put her in the car closed the door, and then opened the door back up to get in with her and she fell head first from our Expedition to the cement parking lot. Apparently she was leaning up against the door and TJ didn't see her. She has a HUGE knot on her poor head but all in all she is okay. I was worried and wanted to take her right back into the hospital but she stopped crying pretty quickly. I asked if she could count to 10 and she actually counted to 15, I asked her to say her ABC's and she did, I asked her where a few body parts were and she showed me, so she was okay but I thought for sure she was going to have a concussion. She was pretty much fine the rest of the afternoon. In the picture it does not look too bad but oh it is horrible in person.
With my son in a cast and Karoline's knot on her head I am sure people will throw me a few dirty looks at the grocery store.
After all of that I did get to go to my heaven on earth... Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn. It was great and I got a few fun things.


Karoline likes to carry this silly thing around the house...

Me and my precious babies!

This video was of Karoline teaching Anderson a few of her favorite songs. I was in the kitchen fixing coffee and looked into the living room and she was singing to Anderson. I got my camera quickly but she caught me taking the video. It was so cute.

Rolling Over

Anderson is rolling over now. He rolled over a few times when he was like 5 or 6 weeks but I think it was kind of random. He rolled over in his crib on Saturday and did it again today and then rolled over twice tonight and I actually caught it on video. I don't know if he really knows what he is doing but it is cute.
Here is a video of Karoline and Anderson after waking up and of him rolling over...

One of Anderson's favorite places... the changing table.

Here is how I found Anderson when he woke up from his nap. (He is a tummy sleeper and had rolled over)

What a handsome little man...

Karoline LOVES holding Anderson. She always says "hold him" when she wakes up and it is so cute. She would hold and kiss Anderson all day long if I would let her.

Ready to go to Target...

Karoline enjoying making her bunny a meal...

Do bunnies like cheeseburgers?

What To Do With Our Governments Money...

Well, I want to do my part in helping our economy so when I get my check from the government I plan on spending it! :) (well part of it, then save the rest.) He he...
Seriously, I cannot remember a time when I didn't have a camera in my hands. I LOVE taking pictures, especially of my kids if you can't tell. My camera is always close by to capture new moments. I LOVE scrapbooking too which is probably why I take so many pictures. Which leads me to what I am going to do when/if we get a nice check in the mail this summer...
I want a new professional camera... a digital SLR. This has always been a dream of mine and TJ has given me the go-ahead. So if you have any suggestions of a really good digital SLR please leave me a comment because I honestly don't know where to start. They are all so confusing.
Here are some pics of the kids so that my mother does not slip into depression...
Bath time... Anderson love to look in the mirror.

TJ made me take this picture. She was looking through TJ's NewsWeek while going potty.

Showing off her two cookies. She went #2 in the potty!!

Silly girl in Anderson's Bumbo...

Sick

Yeah, our family (minus TJ) are sick! I ask that you pray for me, Karoline, and Anderson. Karoline and Anderson have had fevers and are VERY stuffed up. It is 9:45AM and Anderson is still sleeping! Poor little man. Please pray that my babies don't suffer....

Happy Birthday GiGi and New Look!

The blog has a new look thanks to TJ. He whipped this up last night for me. On a side note I was getting Karoline out of bed this morning and my sweet little girl said with quite the stuffed up nose "Im sick". Yes, she is sick and so am I! Anderson is a little sick too but thanks to the all wonderful breastmilk he is doing much better than the two of us. Please pray for us and that TJ won't get sick.

Happy Birthday GiGi! We LOVE YOU!!!