What's New (2019)
January
Week 1 (Jan 1-5): I found some mini cast iron pans for Micah and he has been experimenting with omelettes this week. I love it when he cooks- everything is always so delicious compared to my cooking!
Week 2 (Jan 6-12): We bought a treadmill this week! We are slowly working up our running- the first day we were able to do one mile in 3 chunks of time. I hate running so this is a challenge for me! We are continuing our weight lifting as well. We worked on Micah's Battle Brothers guide this week- we found some good map seeds and came up with a system to grade map seeds objectively to find the best ones.
Kalyn hates it when Micah sings in a low voice- she will pout her lip and start crying! It's actually pretty funny. She has started to suck on her hands, I wonder if she is starting to teethe?
Benji loves cereal now, especially if it has raisins in it. He is starting to talk more and will repeat what you say so you have to be careful! He loves to say phrases that he knows I am going to say to him, like when I bring him a snack in his room he will say "go sit down" before I get a chance or "eat your food" lol. He has been a bit demanding lately and will get upset if you say no to him. He will make a fist and pound it up and down. I hope he gets over these temper tantrums fast!
Kalyn hates it when Micah sings in a low voice- she will pout her lip and start crying! It's actually pretty funny. She has started to suck on her hands, I wonder if she is starting to teethe?
Benji loves cereal now, especially if it has raisins in it. He is starting to talk more and will repeat what you say so you have to be careful! He loves to say phrases that he knows I am going to say to him, like when I bring him a snack in his room he will say "go sit down" before I get a chance or "eat your food" lol. He has been a bit demanding lately and will get upset if you say no to him. He will make a fist and pound it up and down. I hope he gets over these temper tantrums fast!
Week 3 (Jan 13-19): Poor baby Kalyn woke up one day with a rash all over her face! I still don't know what caused it (one thing it could be is our dog maybe stuck his head in her crib and licked her?) I gave her a tiny bit of Benadryl and it went away a few hours later.
Benji has started going on the treadmill with us and he loves it! In the summer he loved going for walks so I think this will help the winter days pass by more quickly and burn some energy! He started on the slowest speed and walks for 5 minutes x 3 sets (he going 0.085 miles each time).
Benji has started going on the treadmill with us and he loves it! In the summer he loved going for walks so I think this will help the winter days pass by more quickly and burn some energy! He started on the slowest speed and walks for 5 minutes x 3 sets (he going 0.085 miles each time).
Week 4 (Jan 20-26):
Kalyn has big smiles this week! It's so nice when you go to check on her and she gives you the biggest smile to say hello! Benji still loves walking on the treadmill and we increased the speed to level 2 which put him at 0.165 miles x3. He immediately passed out on his bed after drinking his post-workout shake! We have started going through Micah's memorabilia totes and I have been putting his card collections in plastic sleeves. It's so cold here this week: going down to -46C with the windchill at night! We have been watching the Star Wars Clones Wars tv show and Benji loves it- he gets excited when he hears the intro music.
Kalyn has big smiles this week! It's so nice when you go to check on her and she gives you the biggest smile to say hello! Benji still loves walking on the treadmill and we increased the speed to level 2 which put him at 0.165 miles x3. He immediately passed out on his bed after drinking his post-workout shake! We have started going through Micah's memorabilia totes and I have been putting his card collections in plastic sleeves. It's so cold here this week: going down to -46C with the windchill at night! We have been watching the Star Wars Clones Wars tv show and Benji loves it- he gets excited when he hears the intro music.
Week 5 (January 27-Feb 2):
Kalyn is now 4 months old! It's crazy to think that when Benji turned 4 months I went back to work! Kalyn loves staring at people's faces, hates loud, low sounds but likes high sounds (opposite of Benji). She sleeps pretty much through the night.
Benji will pretty much eat anything you give him. He is learning more words (like stew for dinner). Near Christmas we made a pumpkin pie and sometimes out of the blue he will say "pumpkin please"-its cute how he remembered the name!
Micah created an excellent dish that he calls Italian Mac and Cheese- made with our homemade noodles and ricotta! Now that our internet plan has expanded (we now get 100GB per month compared to 20) we signed up for netflix again. We started watching The Punisher and The Last Kingdom.
Kalyn is now 4 months old! It's crazy to think that when Benji turned 4 months I went back to work! Kalyn loves staring at people's faces, hates loud, low sounds but likes high sounds (opposite of Benji). She sleeps pretty much through the night.
Benji will pretty much eat anything you give him. He is learning more words (like stew for dinner). Near Christmas we made a pumpkin pie and sometimes out of the blue he will say "pumpkin please"-its cute how he remembered the name!
Micah created an excellent dish that he calls Italian Mac and Cheese- made with our homemade noodles and ricotta! Now that our internet plan has expanded (we now get 100GB per month compared to 20) we signed up for netflix again. We started watching The Punisher and The Last Kingdom.
February
Week 1 (Feb 3-9):
This week was pretty boring and I realized I didn't take any pictures of Benji!!
Kalyn had her 4 month vaccines. She didn't even cry after the first needle but she did a little after the second. The nurse called her a brave little lady. She is small for her age (11.15 lbs) putting her in the 15th percentile but that's because she was born premature. She has started to coo a lot this week and she rolled over once. She laughs at Papa's silly voice (Golem) he does for her.
Still very cold outside. Raven and Fang usually aren't so cuddly but they were cold and found a nice bed together.
Started going through Micah's letters from his mission to organize into binders. It was fun reading my love letters to him and remembering how lucky I am to have him as my husband :)
I also started to read some of Micah's manuscripts for the books he is writing. We need to get those published!
This week was pretty boring and I realized I didn't take any pictures of Benji!!
Kalyn had her 4 month vaccines. She didn't even cry after the first needle but she did a little after the second. The nurse called her a brave little lady. She is small for her age (11.15 lbs) putting her in the 15th percentile but that's because she was born premature. She has started to coo a lot this week and she rolled over once. She laughs at Papa's silly voice (Golem) he does for her.
Still very cold outside. Raven and Fang usually aren't so cuddly but they were cold and found a nice bed together.
Started going through Micah's letters from his mission to organize into binders. It was fun reading my love letters to him and remembering how lucky I am to have him as my husband :)
I also started to read some of Micah's manuscripts for the books he is writing. We need to get those published!
Week 2 (Feb 10-16):
I found a picture of Micah when he was a baby- looks like he had blue eyes too! I wonder if Benji's and Kalyn's eye will turn green like Micah's did? He was an adorable baby!
I had to snag a picture of Fang licking Micah's hair! I've never met another cat who does that- he loves to lick the back of Micah's neck and his beard! (We call Micah's beard Mama because we think Fang is licking it for milk lol)
I found a picture of Micah when he was a baby- looks like he had blue eyes too! I wonder if Benji's and Kalyn's eye will turn green like Micah's did? He was an adorable baby!
I had to snag a picture of Fang licking Micah's hair! I've never met another cat who does that- he loves to lick the back of Micah's neck and his beard! (We call Micah's beard Mama because we think Fang is licking it for milk lol)
Week 3 (Feb 17-23):
I cleared out our closet this week and packed up our clothes in totes (to make things easier when we move). We are selling the wicker baskets we used- I'm kind of sad to see them go, I bought them when we first got married to use in our tiny 500 sq ft apartment 10 years ago and we have had them ever since!
I cleared out our closet this week and packed up our clothes in totes (to make things easier when we move). We are selling the wicker baskets we used- I'm kind of sad to see them go, I bought them when we first got married to use in our tiny 500 sq ft apartment 10 years ago and we have had them ever since!
Week 4 (Feb 24-March 2):
I didn't take any pictures of Kalyn this week! I made a pretty good pumpkin dessert, usually when I try something off the internet it turns out so bad but we both liked this one. Benji hates to sleep with his door closed- he will get out of bed just to open it and will fall back asleep. He also loves to turn on his heater and will sleep at the foot of the bed to be closer to it (sounds like he is my son!)
I didn't take any pictures of Kalyn this week! I made a pretty good pumpkin dessert, usually when I try something off the internet it turns out so bad but we both liked this one. Benji hates to sleep with his door closed- he will get out of bed just to open it and will fall back asleep. He also loves to turn on his heater and will sleep at the foot of the bed to be closer to it (sounds like he is my son!)
March
Week 1 (March 3-9):
Benji loves the show "Beast Wars!" His new favourite words are "ouchy" and "whoopsy"
Kalyn loves to stare at Papa and smiles when he says "what are you looking at!" and scratches he head. She also likes to be held up in the air (Benji hated this as a baby!)
Benji loves the show "Beast Wars!" His new favourite words are "ouchy" and "whoopsy"
Kalyn loves to stare at Papa and smiles when he says "what are you looking at!" and scratches he head. She also likes to be held up in the air (Benji hated this as a baby!)
Week 2 (March 10-16):
My three favourite things this week:
1. Finding Benji sleeping like this- Micah now calls him Twinkle Toes! haha
2. Watching Kalyn do "sit ups" or as Micah pointed out, they are more like "crunches." She lifts her head and feet and holds as long as she can
3. Micah hates getting his picture taken so I love that he let me get this one, Kalyn looks so small in his arms. We realized Micah is repping on bench press the weight of his whole family (combined weights of me, Benji, Kalyn, our dog and four cats plus a little more)! Micah has his scruffy winter look- I actually like his pony tail :)
Micah created a recipe for "Naples Pizza" making his own pesto sauce for it. Turned out really good!
My three favourite things this week:
1. Finding Benji sleeping like this- Micah now calls him Twinkle Toes! haha
2. Watching Kalyn do "sit ups" or as Micah pointed out, they are more like "crunches." She lifts her head and feet and holds as long as she can
3. Micah hates getting his picture taken so I love that he let me get this one, Kalyn looks so small in his arms. We realized Micah is repping on bench press the weight of his whole family (combined weights of me, Benji, Kalyn, our dog and four cats plus a little more)! Micah has his scruffy winter look- I actually like his pony tail :)
Micah created a recipe for "Naples Pizza" making his own pesto sauce for it. Turned out really good!
Week 3 (March 17-23):
We have been practicing with Benji "what's your name?" and this week he finally said Benji! Usually he says Papa lol. Did some cleaning out in the garage and took some pictures of things to sell on kijiji. Benji is loving the show Beast Wars and loves playing wrestling with Papa. Kalyn has been grumpy this week. She doesn't like smiling at strangers when I take her shopping. Micah played "dance on the counter" with her to make her smile but she must be teething because she is so grumpy!
We have been practicing with Benji "what's your name?" and this week he finally said Benji! Usually he says Papa lol. Did some cleaning out in the garage and took some pictures of things to sell on kijiji. Benji is loving the show Beast Wars and loves playing wrestling with Papa. Kalyn has been grumpy this week. She doesn't like smiling at strangers when I take her shopping. Micah played "dance on the counter" with her to make her smile but she must be teething because she is so grumpy!
Week 4 (March 24-31):
Benji still like to play "guns"- this week he like to pretend to get shot and he falls down all dramatically. Kalyn is happier this week- she even giggled a little. Started painting the ceiling in our master bedroom. My 33rd birthday this week. Fang throws up several times on March 30 and does not want to eat or drink. Micah stays up all night with him and he didn't throw up again. After a few hour nap we woke up and Fang had thrown up again and was hiding in the ceiling. Decided to take him to Winnipeg because the vet in Kenora doesn't do IV fluids after hours. The vet was very pessimistic- Fang was very thin and his body temperature was very low. We left him in Winnipeg overnight to get x rays, IV fluids and antibiotics. We started a fast for him.
Benji still like to play "guns"- this week he like to pretend to get shot and he falls down all dramatically. Kalyn is happier this week- she even giggled a little. Started painting the ceiling in our master bedroom. My 33rd birthday this week. Fang throws up several times on March 30 and does not want to eat or drink. Micah stays up all night with him and he didn't throw up again. After a few hour nap we woke up and Fang had thrown up again and was hiding in the ceiling. Decided to take him to Winnipeg because the vet in Kenora doesn't do IV fluids after hours. The vet was very pessimistic- Fang was very thin and his body temperature was very low. We left him in Winnipeg overnight to get x rays, IV fluids and antibiotics. We started a fast for him.
april
Benji:
You love to have cereal for breakfast! When you wake up in the mornings you say "cereal, raisins, almonds, milk, please!" The only problem is that sometimes you will just drink the milk out of the bowl and then don't want to eat the rest! You also love eggs and ricotta! In fact, ricotta is one of your new favorite words. Now that it is warmer out, you love running around on the deck surrounding the house. Getting fresh air is fun! One time you were outside it started raining, and you just stood there and cried! You didn't want to come back inside. At the beginning of the month our little kitty Fang got very sick. Luckily he got better after staying at the vet in Winnipeg for a few days. The whole family drove to Winnipeg to pick him up and we were able to visit with Grandma and Grandpa McGregor, Auntie Stephanie and cousins Milo and Lienna. A few days after being in Winnipeg you got sick! You had a fever and a runny nose. To help you sleep Mama gave you some Benadryl- it helped but you got super hyper and then crashed! The next day you had a 2 hour lukewarm bath that made you feel much better. You like playing with the rubber duck in the bath, making it attack things! You love going to church and saying prayers. When we get to church you will run in and shake hands with everyone! You sit very well during the meeting, playing with the hymn book. Mama taught you the song "I Am A Child of God" and you will sometimes sing it with her (finish the sentences). But because of that song, every time you see a picture of Jesus you say "I God!"
Kalyn:
At the beginning of the month you had your 6 month doctor appointment. You weighed 13lbs and were 25". You are still in the 15th percentile for weight and height! Our little kitty Fang got sick at the end of March/beginning of April. He pulled through after being at the vet in Winnipeg for a few days. The whole family drove to Winnipeg to pick him up and we were able to visit with Grandpa McGregor on his birthday! You also got to see your cousins Milo and Lienna and Auntie Stephanie and Grandma McGregor. You are now better friends with Papa- you are definitely a Mama's girl but now if Mama goes out grocery shopping you will sit in the corner of the couch with Papa, happily playing (before you would just cry). When you have a wet diaper or are in the crib and want to be picked up you will arch your back. You are quite noisy at church (especially after hymns) and this month you decided to start making a weird clucking sound with your tongue right in the middle of church! You are a very noisy pooper- you actually wheeze when you are pooping (hehe, oh the weird details written about babies...On the same note, you poop about every 2-3 days). We introduced you to some solid foods, and you love the oat cereal. You have also tried baked beans but didn't like it as much.
You love to have cereal for breakfast! When you wake up in the mornings you say "cereal, raisins, almonds, milk, please!" The only problem is that sometimes you will just drink the milk out of the bowl and then don't want to eat the rest! You also love eggs and ricotta! In fact, ricotta is one of your new favorite words. Now that it is warmer out, you love running around on the deck surrounding the house. Getting fresh air is fun! One time you were outside it started raining, and you just stood there and cried! You didn't want to come back inside. At the beginning of the month our little kitty Fang got very sick. Luckily he got better after staying at the vet in Winnipeg for a few days. The whole family drove to Winnipeg to pick him up and we were able to visit with Grandma and Grandpa McGregor, Auntie Stephanie and cousins Milo and Lienna. A few days after being in Winnipeg you got sick! You had a fever and a runny nose. To help you sleep Mama gave you some Benadryl- it helped but you got super hyper and then crashed! The next day you had a 2 hour lukewarm bath that made you feel much better. You like playing with the rubber duck in the bath, making it attack things! You love going to church and saying prayers. When we get to church you will run in and shake hands with everyone! You sit very well during the meeting, playing with the hymn book. Mama taught you the song "I Am A Child of God" and you will sometimes sing it with her (finish the sentences). But because of that song, every time you see a picture of Jesus you say "I God!"
Kalyn:
At the beginning of the month you had your 6 month doctor appointment. You weighed 13lbs and were 25". You are still in the 15th percentile for weight and height! Our little kitty Fang got sick at the end of March/beginning of April. He pulled through after being at the vet in Winnipeg for a few days. The whole family drove to Winnipeg to pick him up and we were able to visit with Grandpa McGregor on his birthday! You also got to see your cousins Milo and Lienna and Auntie Stephanie and Grandma McGregor. You are now better friends with Papa- you are definitely a Mama's girl but now if Mama goes out grocery shopping you will sit in the corner of the couch with Papa, happily playing (before you would just cry). When you have a wet diaper or are in the crib and want to be picked up you will arch your back. You are quite noisy at church (especially after hymns) and this month you decided to start making a weird clucking sound with your tongue right in the middle of church! You are a very noisy pooper- you actually wheeze when you are pooping (hehe, oh the weird details written about babies...On the same note, you poop about every 2-3 days). We introduced you to some solid foods, and you love the oat cereal. You have also tried baked beans but didn't like it as much.
Week 1 (April 1-6):
Week 2 (April 7-13):
Week 3 (April 14-20):
Week 4 (April 21-27):
Week 5 (April 28-30):
May
Benji:
You love to be outside and will spend hours playing on the deck. When we send you out, we say, "get outside!" so you will repeat that every time you step through the door. You love watching for planes and will yell "plane, plane!" even when you just see the exhaust streak in the sky. When you come inside you can now take off your shoes all by yourself and then will put them away nicely. One time you were outside and it was getting a little dark. You came running to the door yelling, "ball, there's a ball!" So Mama followed you outside and around the corner to the back deck where you pointed up to the moon in the sky and said "ball!" It was very cute. You love to sleep under a big pile of pillows; sometimes you wake up so sweaty and with "mad scientist" hair. Your nighttime routine is to say a prayer then get all tucked in and say "good night, love you" after a kiss. One night you pointed to Bunny and said "kiss please" so Mama kissed Bunny, then you did the same thing with Bear. One night you woke up crying- you were saying "ball please, ball please" and pointed under the bed. Mama looked down and there was a pepsi box under your bed and you were calling the pepsi symbol a ball! Mama grabbed it and you tucked the box under your pillows and fell back asleep! You love to make Kalyn laugh; sometimes you will do funny laughs to make her smile or play "don't eat the baby!" where you will pretend to chomp her and she laughs. One of the most exciting things this month is that you started peeing in the potty! The first few days you had a couple of accidents but now you will say "potty please" and pee all by yourself. You have only pooped in the potty once and still wear diapers during naps and bedtime. You are a good boy at church- you love to run in and shake hands with the greeters and will even say "good morning" while doing it. One Sunday you kept yelling out random "amens" and after the second speaker you loudly said "amen, car please!" It was pretty funny. Papa has taught you that soda is called "brew" and you love to sit on the banana chair under a pile of "blanks" (blankets), watching movies with popcorn and brew. You still love Beast Wars and say "transformers" and "autobots" while playing with your toys. You used to only repeat things we say to you, but you are now starting to say your own words- but get really mad when we don't understand! One sweet moment was when Mama gave you a kiss on the cheek you said "love you" all on your own :) Whenever you burp you say "'cuse me Papa" even if Papa is not in the room!
Kalyn:
Your favourite sound to make is "dadada" and you like to scratch everything. You still don't have any teeth but now there is a bit of white showing through your top right gum. You love to be thrown in the air now (not just lifted) and be swooped around like you are flying. You like to reach for the hymn book at church and try to chew on it! You think that Benji is the funniest person ever- only he can make you laugh as much as you do when he is around. You laugh when he does funny laughs for you, you laugh when Mama is carrying you downstairs and Benji is following behind us, you laugh when he goes nose to nose with you. Benji likes to play a game where he will pretend to bite you and Mama will say "don't eat the baby!" and he laughs and does it again! He also likes to hold you to take pictures. We are happy when we see you two together! You are picky with food; you like to have blueberries in your milk but hate carrots! Sometimes you will do a Tarzan cry from your crib that Papa thinks is really funny! (You take naps in the crib in Benji's room but sleep in the bassinet at night).
You love to be outside and will spend hours playing on the deck. When we send you out, we say, "get outside!" so you will repeat that every time you step through the door. You love watching for planes and will yell "plane, plane!" even when you just see the exhaust streak in the sky. When you come inside you can now take off your shoes all by yourself and then will put them away nicely. One time you were outside and it was getting a little dark. You came running to the door yelling, "ball, there's a ball!" So Mama followed you outside and around the corner to the back deck where you pointed up to the moon in the sky and said "ball!" It was very cute. You love to sleep under a big pile of pillows; sometimes you wake up so sweaty and with "mad scientist" hair. Your nighttime routine is to say a prayer then get all tucked in and say "good night, love you" after a kiss. One night you pointed to Bunny and said "kiss please" so Mama kissed Bunny, then you did the same thing with Bear. One night you woke up crying- you were saying "ball please, ball please" and pointed under the bed. Mama looked down and there was a pepsi box under your bed and you were calling the pepsi symbol a ball! Mama grabbed it and you tucked the box under your pillows and fell back asleep! You love to make Kalyn laugh; sometimes you will do funny laughs to make her smile or play "don't eat the baby!" where you will pretend to chomp her and she laughs. One of the most exciting things this month is that you started peeing in the potty! The first few days you had a couple of accidents but now you will say "potty please" and pee all by yourself. You have only pooped in the potty once and still wear diapers during naps and bedtime. You are a good boy at church- you love to run in and shake hands with the greeters and will even say "good morning" while doing it. One Sunday you kept yelling out random "amens" and after the second speaker you loudly said "amen, car please!" It was pretty funny. Papa has taught you that soda is called "brew" and you love to sit on the banana chair under a pile of "blanks" (blankets), watching movies with popcorn and brew. You still love Beast Wars and say "transformers" and "autobots" while playing with your toys. You used to only repeat things we say to you, but you are now starting to say your own words- but get really mad when we don't understand! One sweet moment was when Mama gave you a kiss on the cheek you said "love you" all on your own :) Whenever you burp you say "'cuse me Papa" even if Papa is not in the room!
Kalyn:
Your favourite sound to make is "dadada" and you like to scratch everything. You still don't have any teeth but now there is a bit of white showing through your top right gum. You love to be thrown in the air now (not just lifted) and be swooped around like you are flying. You like to reach for the hymn book at church and try to chew on it! You think that Benji is the funniest person ever- only he can make you laugh as much as you do when he is around. You laugh when he does funny laughs for you, you laugh when Mama is carrying you downstairs and Benji is following behind us, you laugh when he goes nose to nose with you. Benji likes to play a game where he will pretend to bite you and Mama will say "don't eat the baby!" and he laughs and does it again! He also likes to hold you to take pictures. We are happy when we see you two together! You are picky with food; you like to have blueberries in your milk but hate carrots! Sometimes you will do a Tarzan cry from your crib that Papa thinks is really funny! (You take naps in the crib in Benji's room but sleep in the bassinet at night).
Week 1 (May 1-4):
Week 2 (May 5-11):
Week 3 (May 12-18):
Week 4 (May 19-25):
Week 5 (May 26-31):
June
Benji:
You love trying new foods, especially when Papa is cooking! You love Papa's Creamy Rice and Shrimp soup (you always ask for more!) You also sometimes like food that Mama and Papa don't- Papa made a lobster fettuccine but we just didn't like it so we gave it to you and you ate the whole thing! You also really liked crab stuffed salmon wheels- you would say "more sama sama please!" Even months later you will ask for salmon randomly! You like to snack on carrots and apples but aren't a huge fan of celery. You are starting to get a nice farmer's tan from playing outside. You love to play with your new water guns and blowing bubbles (sometimes you will try to shoot the bubbles, or pretend to shoot planes in the sky). Sometimes Kalyn will come outside on the deck with you in her car seat- you will go play but every few minutes you will come back to see her and she smiles every time. Every bug you see is "eww, bug" even pretty butterflies! When the sun starts to set you will say "goodbye sun, hello moon" and you get excited when the stars start to come out! You also love to watch thunderstorms and get excited each time you see the lightening and hear the thunder. One Sunday you literally "ran to church"- you were running up to the door from the car and you fell! But you got up and ran in shaking hands. After prayers and talks you say "amen, good boy" so we are trying to get you to just say amen! Grandma and Grandpa English came to visit for two weeks! You were so excited when they walked into the house and you didn't want to go to bed that night. You liked reading books with Grandma English and going on walks with her. You even helped her weed the garden area. You also liked watching movies with us at night, and Grandpa English shared his snacks with you! After they left we moved you from the red room to the black room where they had been staying (so that Kalyn could start sleeping in the crib at night, not just during naps). The black room has a queen size bed and you loved sprawling out on it with four pillows! You slept the whole day after Grandma and Grandpa left- you were so tired from all the fun! One day we took you to a birthday party- a little boy from church was turning one! There was a toy school bus in the middle of the yard that you wanted to drive but there was a little girl in it. You got mad and tried to squeeze her out of the seat. Mama took you away and you had a big temper tantrum! After we left we tried to teach you about sharing using your blocks. You did not like to share your blocks with Papa but you eventually learned (after some tears.) Your newest favorite thing to say is "no,___, no". For example, we will ask "do you want eggs?" and you will say "no, eggs, no". Sometimes we use it against you to tease you! You are starting to like Alty our dog more! When you were smaller you didn't like him because he would push you around! One day Mama was painting the barn doors white and you were playing outside nearby. You started calling Alty over- he was so far away and you were using the biggest voice you could to call and were throwing your hands in the air! Mama helped you call him and you were so happy when Alty came running towards you! Some other things this month: Papa gave you a haircut, you fell and got a huge goose-egg on your head, like to run fast on treadmill at speed 3, like to brush teeth, like to draw on whiteboard "A apple", like to sit at big table instead of highchair, like to give hugs before bed, "good night Bumblebee", "I love you Bumblebee, I love you baby" with hugs, still scared of the dark when Papa turns off the lights!
Kalyn:
It is finally warm enough outside for you to go sit on the deck with Benji. He likes to play on the deck then every once in awhile come back and see you. Benji loves running into your room in the morning yelling, "hi baby!" and likes it when I make you stand up and hold the crib so he can make funny faces and dance for you. If he ever hears you cry he constantly reminds us, "baby crying" and he even hugged you and said "I love you baby" all on his own. Grandma and Grandpa English came for a 2 week visit this month! The first day you just stared and stared at Grandma English but after a day you warmed up to her and she got you smiling and laughing. You even fell asleep on her chest. She worked with you on sitting up on your own and figured out if someone holds your feet you can scoot forward like a crawl. When Grandma and Grandpa English left you slept the ENTIRE day, you didn't even cry for food or to have your diaper changed, Mama had to come in and wake you up for those things. You were so tired from all the fun! (We switched Benji into the black bedroom so now you sleep and nap in the crib). You love to reach for bright colors, you can hold your bottle on your own now, and you can roll from tummy to back and back to tummy freely. You are chewing on everything and had a few bad nights this month where you couldn't fall asleep. You get excited/dance when Mama walks into the room and laugh when Papa blows air in your face. You also laugh when Mama bounces you on her knee. You like pumpkin in your milk. You don't like Papa's peek-a-boo game and you hate peas in your milk! You can sport a cute mohawk and by the end of the month you can sit up on your own for a few seconds.
You love trying new foods, especially when Papa is cooking! You love Papa's Creamy Rice and Shrimp soup (you always ask for more!) You also sometimes like food that Mama and Papa don't- Papa made a lobster fettuccine but we just didn't like it so we gave it to you and you ate the whole thing! You also really liked crab stuffed salmon wheels- you would say "more sama sama please!" Even months later you will ask for salmon randomly! You like to snack on carrots and apples but aren't a huge fan of celery. You are starting to get a nice farmer's tan from playing outside. You love to play with your new water guns and blowing bubbles (sometimes you will try to shoot the bubbles, or pretend to shoot planes in the sky). Sometimes Kalyn will come outside on the deck with you in her car seat- you will go play but every few minutes you will come back to see her and she smiles every time. Every bug you see is "eww, bug" even pretty butterflies! When the sun starts to set you will say "goodbye sun, hello moon" and you get excited when the stars start to come out! You also love to watch thunderstorms and get excited each time you see the lightening and hear the thunder. One Sunday you literally "ran to church"- you were running up to the door from the car and you fell! But you got up and ran in shaking hands. After prayers and talks you say "amen, good boy" so we are trying to get you to just say amen! Grandma and Grandpa English came to visit for two weeks! You were so excited when they walked into the house and you didn't want to go to bed that night. You liked reading books with Grandma English and going on walks with her. You even helped her weed the garden area. You also liked watching movies with us at night, and Grandpa English shared his snacks with you! After they left we moved you from the red room to the black room where they had been staying (so that Kalyn could start sleeping in the crib at night, not just during naps). The black room has a queen size bed and you loved sprawling out on it with four pillows! You slept the whole day after Grandma and Grandpa left- you were so tired from all the fun! One day we took you to a birthday party- a little boy from church was turning one! There was a toy school bus in the middle of the yard that you wanted to drive but there was a little girl in it. You got mad and tried to squeeze her out of the seat. Mama took you away and you had a big temper tantrum! After we left we tried to teach you about sharing using your blocks. You did not like to share your blocks with Papa but you eventually learned (after some tears.) Your newest favorite thing to say is "no,___, no". For example, we will ask "do you want eggs?" and you will say "no, eggs, no". Sometimes we use it against you to tease you! You are starting to like Alty our dog more! When you were smaller you didn't like him because he would push you around! One day Mama was painting the barn doors white and you were playing outside nearby. You started calling Alty over- he was so far away and you were using the biggest voice you could to call and were throwing your hands in the air! Mama helped you call him and you were so happy when Alty came running towards you! Some other things this month: Papa gave you a haircut, you fell and got a huge goose-egg on your head, like to run fast on treadmill at speed 3, like to brush teeth, like to draw on whiteboard "A apple", like to sit at big table instead of highchair, like to give hugs before bed, "good night Bumblebee", "I love you Bumblebee, I love you baby" with hugs, still scared of the dark when Papa turns off the lights!
Kalyn:
It is finally warm enough outside for you to go sit on the deck with Benji. He likes to play on the deck then every once in awhile come back and see you. Benji loves running into your room in the morning yelling, "hi baby!" and likes it when I make you stand up and hold the crib so he can make funny faces and dance for you. If he ever hears you cry he constantly reminds us, "baby crying" and he even hugged you and said "I love you baby" all on his own. Grandma and Grandpa English came for a 2 week visit this month! The first day you just stared and stared at Grandma English but after a day you warmed up to her and she got you smiling and laughing. You even fell asleep on her chest. She worked with you on sitting up on your own and figured out if someone holds your feet you can scoot forward like a crawl. When Grandma and Grandpa English left you slept the ENTIRE day, you didn't even cry for food or to have your diaper changed, Mama had to come in and wake you up for those things. You were so tired from all the fun! (We switched Benji into the black bedroom so now you sleep and nap in the crib). You love to reach for bright colors, you can hold your bottle on your own now, and you can roll from tummy to back and back to tummy freely. You are chewing on everything and had a few bad nights this month where you couldn't fall asleep. You get excited/dance when Mama walks into the room and laugh when Papa blows air in your face. You also laugh when Mama bounces you on her knee. You like pumpkin in your milk. You don't like Papa's peek-a-boo game and you hate peas in your milk! You can sport a cute mohawk and by the end of the month you can sit up on your own for a few seconds.
Week 1 (June 1-8):
Week 2 (June 9-15):
Week 3 (June 16-22):
Week 4 (June 23-30):
July
Benji:
It was so hot in June that we decided to buy a pool for you to play in! You thought it was a lot of fun- you loved bringing your water gun in the pool and shooting bugs with it. You also liked to shoot bubbles that Mama blew into the pool. You can't say pool; you call it "cool."You still love to play with "guns" (any toy can be turned into a gun) and you have mastered the machine gun sound effect. You also now pretend to reload your guns after shooting. Sometimes you will pretend to throw a grenade! Speaking of turning anything into a gun, one day Mama took you grocery shopping and you were holding an eggplant. First you would smile and wave hi to everyone in the store, then you turned the eggplant into a gun and pretended to shoot people in the store! You got to visit with Auntie Brenna, Uncle Kenley, Milo and Grandma and Grandpa McGregor. You loved chasing Milo around the island in the kitchen and kept saying "run!" to Milo if he stopped. You shared your gun toys with him and afterwards he showed you how he likes to play with brooms! You love to sit at the island and watch Papa cook! Some things you have liked are his yorkshire puddings with berry sauce and moussaka. You have become a little food critic- when you take a bite you will nod your head and say "yes, very good." Papa's cooking has influenced you and now you like to pretend to make soup and feed it to your toys. Your favorite breakfast now is yogurt with protein powder added for flavor (you loved the birthday cake flavor that had sprinkles in it!) You think it is so funny to watch Kalyn eat her plain yogurt! You like to have Mama draw pictures for you, especially stars and blocks. One time you thought that a car she drew for you was your Monkey! You still like watching Beast Wars but have also been watching Old Testament and Book of Mormon stories. You like reading the New Testament Stories book and looking at pictures of Jesus in the nursery manual (you call it the "I God book"- short for I Am A Child of God). You like to cuddle next to Papa at church when you get cold. You say the sweetest prayers! Some things that you have been thankful for in your prayers include: hugs, movies, shooting bugs, coming home in the car. You like to play with Kalyn and will share your toys with her. When she starts to cry you try to comfort her by bringing her a toy. You are a great big brother! We all got sick this month but after a week you were feeling better! You love playing outside in the rain, chasing Papa around the island (he gets tired before you do!). You are getting more independent- you like to get water from the dispenser by yourself and you helped Mama carry in groceries and put your shoes away nicely without being asked.
Kalyn:
Your new favorite food is plain yogurt! Benji loves to watch you eat it! You like to "roughhouse" with Papa and smile/chuckle when he pretends to punch you. You like to snort and shake your head at Papa. Grandma and Grandpa McGregor, Auntie Brenna, Uncle Kenley and your cousin Milo came over for a visit. Benji and Milo were playing with bubbles and you liked to watch the bubbles float in the sky. Everyone got a summer cold, including you! You had a runny nose and a bit of a fever- it took almost a full week for everyone to recover! By mid July you started crawling- you go on your tippy toes then use your arms to pull yourself forward. You still love being bounced on Mama's knee but find it even more fun when Benji jumps in front of you so you are both "jumping like bunnies" together. You giggle when Papa says "Irish blood" and rolls the r. You get very "talkative" in church after the hymns. Benji brings you toys when you cry.
It was so hot in June that we decided to buy a pool for you to play in! You thought it was a lot of fun- you loved bringing your water gun in the pool and shooting bugs with it. You also liked to shoot bubbles that Mama blew into the pool. You can't say pool; you call it "cool."You still love to play with "guns" (any toy can be turned into a gun) and you have mastered the machine gun sound effect. You also now pretend to reload your guns after shooting. Sometimes you will pretend to throw a grenade! Speaking of turning anything into a gun, one day Mama took you grocery shopping and you were holding an eggplant. First you would smile and wave hi to everyone in the store, then you turned the eggplant into a gun and pretended to shoot people in the store! You got to visit with Auntie Brenna, Uncle Kenley, Milo and Grandma and Grandpa McGregor. You loved chasing Milo around the island in the kitchen and kept saying "run!" to Milo if he stopped. You shared your gun toys with him and afterwards he showed you how he likes to play with brooms! You love to sit at the island and watch Papa cook! Some things you have liked are his yorkshire puddings with berry sauce and moussaka. You have become a little food critic- when you take a bite you will nod your head and say "yes, very good." Papa's cooking has influenced you and now you like to pretend to make soup and feed it to your toys. Your favorite breakfast now is yogurt with protein powder added for flavor (you loved the birthday cake flavor that had sprinkles in it!) You think it is so funny to watch Kalyn eat her plain yogurt! You like to have Mama draw pictures for you, especially stars and blocks. One time you thought that a car she drew for you was your Monkey! You still like watching Beast Wars but have also been watching Old Testament and Book of Mormon stories. You like reading the New Testament Stories book and looking at pictures of Jesus in the nursery manual (you call it the "I God book"- short for I Am A Child of God). You like to cuddle next to Papa at church when you get cold. You say the sweetest prayers! Some things that you have been thankful for in your prayers include: hugs, movies, shooting bugs, coming home in the car. You like to play with Kalyn and will share your toys with her. When she starts to cry you try to comfort her by bringing her a toy. You are a great big brother! We all got sick this month but after a week you were feeling better! You love playing outside in the rain, chasing Papa around the island (he gets tired before you do!). You are getting more independent- you like to get water from the dispenser by yourself and you helped Mama carry in groceries and put your shoes away nicely without being asked.
Kalyn:
Your new favorite food is plain yogurt! Benji loves to watch you eat it! You like to "roughhouse" with Papa and smile/chuckle when he pretends to punch you. You like to snort and shake your head at Papa. Grandma and Grandpa McGregor, Auntie Brenna, Uncle Kenley and your cousin Milo came over for a visit. Benji and Milo were playing with bubbles and you liked to watch the bubbles float in the sky. Everyone got a summer cold, including you! You had a runny nose and a bit of a fever- it took almost a full week for everyone to recover! By mid July you started crawling- you go on your tippy toes then use your arms to pull yourself forward. You still love being bounced on Mama's knee but find it even more fun when Benji jumps in front of you so you are both "jumping like bunnies" together. You giggle when Papa says "Irish blood" and rolls the r. You get very "talkative" in church after the hymns. Benji brings you toys when you cry.
August
Benji:
The beginning of the month was very hot and you liked playing in the pool! You love to play outside in the rain! The second half of the month it started to get cool, almost fall like. You are not going to like being cooped up in the winter! You love roughhousing with Papa, being thrown in the air (you used to cry but now ask for it), and even being hung over the stairs (you know Papa would never drop you!) Papa even showed you how to do the wheelbarrow. You LOVE to play with Kalyn now that she is crawling! You will show her a toy and when she starts to crawl towards you, you will go further away and then repeat. You love to build forts under the high chair for you and her to play in and if Mama picks Kalyn up you ask, "lay down baby, please!" You get sad when Kalyn goes downstairs for a nap! Your new favorite toy is your calculator! You even like to sleep with it. One day you were sitting by the window with it and realized the sun was glaring off of it. The cat started playing with the sun spot and you moved it around like a laser pen, making the cat run and jump. You thought it was hilarious! We made gnocchi as a family and you loved eating it! (You say "gnocchi" very well and often include it in your prayers). You also like to watch Mama make fettuccine and help turn the handle on the pasta machine. You also love parmesan! At church you like to lean against Papa and have him scratch your back. The branch president told you that you are the most reverent one there; you are a good boy! We have been watching stories about Jesus (you call him "I God" still- see last month for explanation). One night we were watching the story when Jesus cleans the temple of the money changers and when he starting knocking over the tables you got mad and yelled, "Bad boy, I God!" It was hilarious! You like to listen to the children's songs from Primary and started dancing to "I Hope They Call Me on a Mission" (which is funny because Papa hates that song!) Before bed you kneel down and say your prayers and can do it all by yourself! Some things you have included in your prayers are: thank you for pizza, soup, eggs, ricotta, turning on light, for family, pants, shirt, underwear, watching movie, monkey, bear. You like to read The Three Bears (Goldilocks eats oats!) and still love it when Papa plays songs for you (even before it ends you are asking for another). You can eat a whole bag of popcorn by yourself, and liked the movie Pikachu. You love it when Papa sneaks up behind Mama to tickle her (you scream every time!) and play Beast Wars with your toys ("maximize, terrorize!") You like to get Papa to dance (shake bum) by saying "shake please!" You got to visit with Grandma McGregor, Auntie Stephanie, Uncle Kent and Lienna! You were good with sharing your toys with Lienna and cried when Grandma said goodbye.
Kalyn:
This month is all about crawling! You love to be able to move around and can crawl really fast. You still use your arms to pull yourself forward but you alternate arms like an army crawl. Papa says you look like you are paddling a canoe! You crawl all around the island in the kitchen and after Benji! He loves to play a game where he will show you a toy, you start to crawl towards him, then he runs further away and repeats. You even had a crawl race with Benji (you were going so fast but Benji won). In the mornings you crawl so fast towards Mama when you see she has your bowl of yogurt! And when she is getting your bottle ready you crawl after her back and forth from the cupboard to the water dispenser, even if you are crying. You can now sit up by yourself and go from sitting to crawling. Benji LOVES playing with you! If Mama picks you up he asks "lay down baby please!" and if you are crying and ready for a nap he gets sad that you don't want to play anymore. He really likes building forts under the highchair for you and him to play in. One day Mama found you sitting up in your crib all by yourself then a few days later she walked into your room and you were standing in your crib! You laughed at Mama's shocked face! You sometimes will try to stand up on your own by grabbing onto Mama's leg.
Odds and ends: like baked beans and Papa's soup, flexible (did the splits! sit in funny crossed leg position), made gnocchi as a family (you watched, hehehe), squirmy at church (a lady named Evie likes to hold you), suck on pointer finger when hungry, visit with Grandma McGregor, Auntie Stephanie, Uncle Kent and Lienna, a few hot days this month but didn't like your feet in the pool.
The beginning of the month was very hot and you liked playing in the pool! You love to play outside in the rain! The second half of the month it started to get cool, almost fall like. You are not going to like being cooped up in the winter! You love roughhousing with Papa, being thrown in the air (you used to cry but now ask for it), and even being hung over the stairs (you know Papa would never drop you!) Papa even showed you how to do the wheelbarrow. You LOVE to play with Kalyn now that she is crawling! You will show her a toy and when she starts to crawl towards you, you will go further away and then repeat. You love to build forts under the high chair for you and her to play in and if Mama picks Kalyn up you ask, "lay down baby, please!" You get sad when Kalyn goes downstairs for a nap! Your new favorite toy is your calculator! You even like to sleep with it. One day you were sitting by the window with it and realized the sun was glaring off of it. The cat started playing with the sun spot and you moved it around like a laser pen, making the cat run and jump. You thought it was hilarious! We made gnocchi as a family and you loved eating it! (You say "gnocchi" very well and often include it in your prayers). You also like to watch Mama make fettuccine and help turn the handle on the pasta machine. You also love parmesan! At church you like to lean against Papa and have him scratch your back. The branch president told you that you are the most reverent one there; you are a good boy! We have been watching stories about Jesus (you call him "I God" still- see last month for explanation). One night we were watching the story when Jesus cleans the temple of the money changers and when he starting knocking over the tables you got mad and yelled, "Bad boy, I God!" It was hilarious! You like to listen to the children's songs from Primary and started dancing to "I Hope They Call Me on a Mission" (which is funny because Papa hates that song!) Before bed you kneel down and say your prayers and can do it all by yourself! Some things you have included in your prayers are: thank you for pizza, soup, eggs, ricotta, turning on light, for family, pants, shirt, underwear, watching movie, monkey, bear. You like to read The Three Bears (Goldilocks eats oats!) and still love it when Papa plays songs for you (even before it ends you are asking for another). You can eat a whole bag of popcorn by yourself, and liked the movie Pikachu. You love it when Papa sneaks up behind Mama to tickle her (you scream every time!) and play Beast Wars with your toys ("maximize, terrorize!") You like to get Papa to dance (shake bum) by saying "shake please!" You got to visit with Grandma McGregor, Auntie Stephanie, Uncle Kent and Lienna! You were good with sharing your toys with Lienna and cried when Grandma said goodbye.
Kalyn:
This month is all about crawling! You love to be able to move around and can crawl really fast. You still use your arms to pull yourself forward but you alternate arms like an army crawl. Papa says you look like you are paddling a canoe! You crawl all around the island in the kitchen and after Benji! He loves to play a game where he will show you a toy, you start to crawl towards him, then he runs further away and repeats. You even had a crawl race with Benji (you were going so fast but Benji won). In the mornings you crawl so fast towards Mama when you see she has your bowl of yogurt! And when she is getting your bottle ready you crawl after her back and forth from the cupboard to the water dispenser, even if you are crying. You can now sit up by yourself and go from sitting to crawling. Benji LOVES playing with you! If Mama picks you up he asks "lay down baby please!" and if you are crying and ready for a nap he gets sad that you don't want to play anymore. He really likes building forts under the highchair for you and him to play in. One day Mama found you sitting up in your crib all by yourself then a few days later she walked into your room and you were standing in your crib! You laughed at Mama's shocked face! You sometimes will try to stand up on your own by grabbing onto Mama's leg.
Odds and ends: like baked beans and Papa's soup, flexible (did the splits! sit in funny crossed leg position), made gnocchi as a family (you watched, hehehe), squirmy at church (a lady named Evie likes to hold you), suck on pointer finger when hungry, visit with Grandma McGregor, Auntie Stephanie, Uncle Kent and Lienna, a few hot days this month but didn't like your feet in the pool.
September
Benji:
September was a cold and rainy month! We didn't get to go outside too much but you had fun playing inside. One of your new things you like to play with is playdough (homemade)! You also like to color with pencil crayons. But your favorite thing is to pretend to make soup, pizza and eggs! You have a collection of containers and scoops that you play with and we will hear you pretending to make soup, adding in "pepper, garlic, onion." You still love playing with Kalyn- one time you were being bad so Mama sent you to your room and all the way downstairs you cried, "play with baby please!" You share your toys very well with her and one time Mama was watching you two play together and saw you teaching her how to pray! She is lucky to have such a good brother. You like to make people laugh and are very silly sometimes! One time you were making up funny concoctions like "pizza yogurt" or "ketchup yogurt" and Papa said "eww" after all of them and you thought it was so funny! You still like going to church and now when we tell you we are going to church you get excited and yell "sacrament bread and water!" One time you wore a vest to church but Papa couldn't scratch your back with it on so you tried to take it off. You love watching New Testament stories (we watch one or two every night); you don't like the Good Samaritan story when the man gets beaten up, you were sad when Jesus was being arrested, and when child Jesus is lost in Jerusalem you called out "where's I God, where's I God" when Mary and Joseph were looking for him. You hate it when songs start during the movie and say "watch movie please!" but we can't convince you the movie is still going! You will ask for "one more movie" but hold up two or three fingers, which makes Papa laugh. We watched Kung Fu Panda with you and you thought it was hilarious (especially when he had to try to steal food from the trainer!) But when we watched Kung Fu Panda 2 you were so sad when the baby panda was left by his mom that you started sobbing and we had to stop the movie to console you. You got to visit with Grandma and Grandpa McGregor again; you played with your car with Grandpa, and you cried when they left. You are a sensitive little boy! You love to ask Papa for hugs. You saw Husky the Musky for the first time and asked Papa in awe, "what is that?" and he told you it is a monster who lives in the lake! Papa was watching a video about shearing sheep for wool and you got mad when you heard the sheep because you thought he was getting hurt! Mama taught you how to ask "may I have..." and you have picked that up very quickly. After you use the potty you say "I like potty" and you also "like brew." One time Mama went to the store and you asked Papa if she was getting pizza! Papa texted Mama and asked her to bring some home for you because you kept chanting "Mom pizza, Mom pizza" and even went to the door and yelled out to the world "Mom! Pizza!" When Mama was going to give you a slice you kept trying to say "May I have pizza please" but it kept coming out as "May I have pizza pizza". Mama and Papa couldn't stop laughing! Mama went back to work on the last day of September. Papa decided he wasn't going to put you in diapers but you had to poop! You kept asking "diaper please, Mama please, nap please!" But Papa wouldn't cave. We moved you back into the red room with Kalyn! We just hope you don't crawl into her crib with her! Things you have included in your prayers this month: thank you for shake, french fries, ricotta, eggs, coloring, my books, ketchup, gnocchi, making bed, baby, grandpa, reese's pieces, Papa, milk, eating pizza, aunties, sprinkles, raisins, Alty.
Kalyn:
You started walking this month! Last month Mama found you standing up in your crib- sometimes you would cry because you couldn't sit back down on your own! A few days after that you were walking around your crib, holding onto the rails. Soon you could walk alongside the couch and now you are absolutely fearless and will walk anywhere there is something to hold on to! One time you crawled under the table where Mama and Papa were sitting, stood up and held onto the beam. Your feet slipped out from under you but you kept holding onto the beam. We heard you cry and looked under the table and you were dangling there! We couldn't help but laugh. You are adventurous and a quick learner; you can sit down from standing on your own now. Your first teeth came through pretty much all at once. Those white specks Mama had thought were teeth coming through previously were not teeth at all! Your top right and bottom left front teeth are all the way through and two top left ones are almost there! You no longer army crawl but crawl on your knees, which makes you crawl even faster. One time Papa fed you a piece of bread and then he turned and started walking away. You liked it so you started to chase after him! You like to play peek-a-boo with Papa and when he makes you jump on the counter! You also really like the stew Papa makes! One time Papa was watching you play with toys- you were standing, trying to reach a toy on the couch. He saw you grab a ruler and try to use it to get the toy closer to you! Benji loves to play with you and share toys. One day he got sent to his room and all the way down the stairs he cried, "Play with baby, please!" One day Mama saw Benji kneeling with you and he said "pretend pray- thank you for eggs, ricotta..." We are so glad you two like each other so much. You have started saying "dadada" "mamama" and even "ca" when Mama shows you the cat. When Mama taps the couch you tap back. It is still pretty hard to get you to laugh but we can get some smiles from you. For your birthday dinner you had stew and a few bites of berry cheesecake that Mama and Papa made for you. Mama went back to work on September 30. She texted Papa to see how you were doing and he said you were very very sad. But he did find out you like ricotta dumplings (even with black pepper!) and you ate almost half of Papa's bowl. He said you looked like a little monster screaming for more :) The day after your first birthday Mama brought you for your one year doctor appointment. They measured you and you weigh 17.4lbs and are 27.5" (that puts you in the 15th percentile for babies your age). You had three vaccines- one in your arm and one in each leg. You cried a lot! We also got a prescription for timolol to put on your hemangioma to try to shrink it down. We are trying to wean you off bottles but so far you only like Papa's stew with mushrooms and yogurt with protein powder and fruit (berries or applesauce).
September was a cold and rainy month! We didn't get to go outside too much but you had fun playing inside. One of your new things you like to play with is playdough (homemade)! You also like to color with pencil crayons. But your favorite thing is to pretend to make soup, pizza and eggs! You have a collection of containers and scoops that you play with and we will hear you pretending to make soup, adding in "pepper, garlic, onion." You still love playing with Kalyn- one time you were being bad so Mama sent you to your room and all the way downstairs you cried, "play with baby please!" You share your toys very well with her and one time Mama was watching you two play together and saw you teaching her how to pray! She is lucky to have such a good brother. You like to make people laugh and are very silly sometimes! One time you were making up funny concoctions like "pizza yogurt" or "ketchup yogurt" and Papa said "eww" after all of them and you thought it was so funny! You still like going to church and now when we tell you we are going to church you get excited and yell "sacrament bread and water!" One time you wore a vest to church but Papa couldn't scratch your back with it on so you tried to take it off. You love watching New Testament stories (we watch one or two every night); you don't like the Good Samaritan story when the man gets beaten up, you were sad when Jesus was being arrested, and when child Jesus is lost in Jerusalem you called out "where's I God, where's I God" when Mary and Joseph were looking for him. You hate it when songs start during the movie and say "watch movie please!" but we can't convince you the movie is still going! You will ask for "one more movie" but hold up two or three fingers, which makes Papa laugh. We watched Kung Fu Panda with you and you thought it was hilarious (especially when he had to try to steal food from the trainer!) But when we watched Kung Fu Panda 2 you were so sad when the baby panda was left by his mom that you started sobbing and we had to stop the movie to console you. You got to visit with Grandma and Grandpa McGregor again; you played with your car with Grandpa, and you cried when they left. You are a sensitive little boy! You love to ask Papa for hugs. You saw Husky the Musky for the first time and asked Papa in awe, "what is that?" and he told you it is a monster who lives in the lake! Papa was watching a video about shearing sheep for wool and you got mad when you heard the sheep because you thought he was getting hurt! Mama taught you how to ask "may I have..." and you have picked that up very quickly. After you use the potty you say "I like potty" and you also "like brew." One time Mama went to the store and you asked Papa if she was getting pizza! Papa texted Mama and asked her to bring some home for you because you kept chanting "Mom pizza, Mom pizza" and even went to the door and yelled out to the world "Mom! Pizza!" When Mama was going to give you a slice you kept trying to say "May I have pizza please" but it kept coming out as "May I have pizza pizza". Mama and Papa couldn't stop laughing! Mama went back to work on the last day of September. Papa decided he wasn't going to put you in diapers but you had to poop! You kept asking "diaper please, Mama please, nap please!" But Papa wouldn't cave. We moved you back into the red room with Kalyn! We just hope you don't crawl into her crib with her! Things you have included in your prayers this month: thank you for shake, french fries, ricotta, eggs, coloring, my books, ketchup, gnocchi, making bed, baby, grandpa, reese's pieces, Papa, milk, eating pizza, aunties, sprinkles, raisins, Alty.
Kalyn:
You started walking this month! Last month Mama found you standing up in your crib- sometimes you would cry because you couldn't sit back down on your own! A few days after that you were walking around your crib, holding onto the rails. Soon you could walk alongside the couch and now you are absolutely fearless and will walk anywhere there is something to hold on to! One time you crawled under the table where Mama and Papa were sitting, stood up and held onto the beam. Your feet slipped out from under you but you kept holding onto the beam. We heard you cry and looked under the table and you were dangling there! We couldn't help but laugh. You are adventurous and a quick learner; you can sit down from standing on your own now. Your first teeth came through pretty much all at once. Those white specks Mama had thought were teeth coming through previously were not teeth at all! Your top right and bottom left front teeth are all the way through and two top left ones are almost there! You no longer army crawl but crawl on your knees, which makes you crawl even faster. One time Papa fed you a piece of bread and then he turned and started walking away. You liked it so you started to chase after him! You like to play peek-a-boo with Papa and when he makes you jump on the counter! You also really like the stew Papa makes! One time Papa was watching you play with toys- you were standing, trying to reach a toy on the couch. He saw you grab a ruler and try to use it to get the toy closer to you! Benji loves to play with you and share toys. One day he got sent to his room and all the way down the stairs he cried, "Play with baby, please!" One day Mama saw Benji kneeling with you and he said "pretend pray- thank you for eggs, ricotta..." We are so glad you two like each other so much. You have started saying "dadada" "mamama" and even "ca" when Mama shows you the cat. When Mama taps the couch you tap back. It is still pretty hard to get you to laugh but we can get some smiles from you. For your birthday dinner you had stew and a few bites of berry cheesecake that Mama and Papa made for you. Mama went back to work on September 30. She texted Papa to see how you were doing and he said you were very very sad. But he did find out you like ricotta dumplings (even with black pepper!) and you ate almost half of Papa's bowl. He said you looked like a little monster screaming for more :) The day after your first birthday Mama brought you for your one year doctor appointment. They measured you and you weigh 17.4lbs and are 27.5" (that puts you in the 15th percentile for babies your age). You had three vaccines- one in your arm and one in each leg. You cried a lot! We also got a prescription for timolol to put on your hemangioma to try to shrink it down. We are trying to wean you off bottles but so far you only like Papa's stew with mushrooms and yogurt with protein powder and fruit (berries or applesauce).
October
Benji:
On the last day of September Papa wouldn't put you in diapers so you didn't poop all day! The next day, October 1, when Mama was at work, Papa put you on the potty and you pooped! You haven't worn diapers since. You still wet your bed overnight but you will grow out of that soon. When you have pooped in the potty you say "poop eww" or "did an eww" and we wipe your bum and wash your hands. You were proud the first couple of times and clapped your hands but by the end of the month it is no big deal. During the first week Mama went back to work you also got the stomach flu for the first time. One night you were eating dinner and then you threw up in your bowl! Afterwards you said your tummy hurt. That was the first time you threw up. Two days later Mama was at work and you were sitting on your banana chair next to Papa. You asked him for raisins so he got you a bowl (you hadn't wanted to eat the day before) and gave you some apple too, along with some brew. All of a sudden you stood up, smiled and came running at him. You opened your mouth as if to say something and threw up all over Papa's lap, keyboard and floor. As he was cleaning up Kalyn started crying and you chanted "whoopsie food, baby crying, whoopsie food, baby crying!" You and Kalyn are sharing a room but she likes to wake up earlier and you get mad at her! But if she tries to nap during the day you can't go in the room with her because you won't let her sleep! We had a few bonfires outside this month and you think they are lots of fun! You ate hot dogs, french fries and marshmallows. Afterwards you kept asking for "BBQ please!" The missionaries had a bonfire twice with us and the whole day before you kept saying "elders come, elders come!" We got you a mini chalkboard to draw on and you drew your first real picture, an airplane! You also colored in the lines for the first time, a picture of "Papa's door." (Mama drew the door and you colored it). We are trying to teach you the colors and you started off just knowing yellow. Papa worked hard with you and two weeks later you know black, white, pink, red, orange. You sometimes get blue and green right, but you rarely get purple! One day you ate so much food- you must have been doing through a growth spurt! You ate your big bowl of oats, 3 fish burgers, a shake and pizza! You are obsessed with bread and butter and like to snack on apples, oranges or bananas. You also love banana and PB oats or oats with berries and graham crackers. You like to watch Dragonball Abridged (you like Mr.Piccolo and Goku). We watched the Broly movie and you started crying when you thought baby Goku was getting hurt! You thought the Penguins of Madagascar movie was really funny and also like The Incredibles and Storks. You also really like to look at Kalyn's photo book! One day Papa phoned Grandpa English and you wanted to say hi. You got so mad when Papa was ignoring you but eventually he saw what you were wanting and you were so happy to talk to Grandpa. For Halloween we carved pumpkins and you loved the baby pumpkin we got for Kalyn. Your favorite was the skeleton and cat pumpkin and you loved turning the lights off to look at them lit up. You had a little bit of candy and some sparkling cider when we did a toast to our family members who have passed on. We showed you pictures of Rascle, Great Grandmas and Grandpas English, Fowler, McGregor and McCormick. Some things from Benji's prayers this month: [always starts with thank you for eating pizza], popcorn, making soup, carrots, bread, Rotten Ronnie's, burgers, milk, oats, grandpa, Kalyn, Papa, Mom, car, church, cat, turning light on, watching movie
Kalyn:
This month you started liking a lot more solid foods! One day when Mama was at work Papa made you and Benji some oats with berries. You scrunched your face at Papa but you ate it! After that first day you started to really like oats, either with berries or with bananas and peanut butter! You love to snack on graham crackers, bread and mandarin oranges but your favourite is bananas! For dinner you have liked ricotta eggs, Papa's creamy rice and shrimp soup and breakfast hash. Benji started climbing into your crib with you and wouldn't let you sleep at night! We lowered your crib down so he can't climb in anymore. In the mornings you like to wake up early (8am) which makes Benji mad because he likes to sleep in later than you! You like to be thrown in the air by Papa and flipped and held upside down! You laugh when Papa does it! You like to play with the large lego blocks at church with Benji. You can say "mamama." On Halloween we carved pumpkins- we got a baby pumpkin just for you! You got another tooth this month- your top left incisor. It's starting to get a little colder out (we have had to turn the heaters on at night and by the end of the month decided that the heater in your room always has to be turned on because you get too cold!) There have been a few last nice days with some pretty fall colours! We found out that you will be getting a sibling in July! Note: Benji includes you in his prayers a lot... "thank you for baby"
On the last day of September Papa wouldn't put you in diapers so you didn't poop all day! The next day, October 1, when Mama was at work, Papa put you on the potty and you pooped! You haven't worn diapers since. You still wet your bed overnight but you will grow out of that soon. When you have pooped in the potty you say "poop eww" or "did an eww" and we wipe your bum and wash your hands. You were proud the first couple of times and clapped your hands but by the end of the month it is no big deal. During the first week Mama went back to work you also got the stomach flu for the first time. One night you were eating dinner and then you threw up in your bowl! Afterwards you said your tummy hurt. That was the first time you threw up. Two days later Mama was at work and you were sitting on your banana chair next to Papa. You asked him for raisins so he got you a bowl (you hadn't wanted to eat the day before) and gave you some apple too, along with some brew. All of a sudden you stood up, smiled and came running at him. You opened your mouth as if to say something and threw up all over Papa's lap, keyboard and floor. As he was cleaning up Kalyn started crying and you chanted "whoopsie food, baby crying, whoopsie food, baby crying!" You and Kalyn are sharing a room but she likes to wake up earlier and you get mad at her! But if she tries to nap during the day you can't go in the room with her because you won't let her sleep! We had a few bonfires outside this month and you think they are lots of fun! You ate hot dogs, french fries and marshmallows. Afterwards you kept asking for "BBQ please!" The missionaries had a bonfire twice with us and the whole day before you kept saying "elders come, elders come!" We got you a mini chalkboard to draw on and you drew your first real picture, an airplane! You also colored in the lines for the first time, a picture of "Papa's door." (Mama drew the door and you colored it). We are trying to teach you the colors and you started off just knowing yellow. Papa worked hard with you and two weeks later you know black, white, pink, red, orange. You sometimes get blue and green right, but you rarely get purple! One day you ate so much food- you must have been doing through a growth spurt! You ate your big bowl of oats, 3 fish burgers, a shake and pizza! You are obsessed with bread and butter and like to snack on apples, oranges or bananas. You also love banana and PB oats or oats with berries and graham crackers. You like to watch Dragonball Abridged (you like Mr.Piccolo and Goku). We watched the Broly movie and you started crying when you thought baby Goku was getting hurt! You thought the Penguins of Madagascar movie was really funny and also like The Incredibles and Storks. You also really like to look at Kalyn's photo book! One day Papa phoned Grandpa English and you wanted to say hi. You got so mad when Papa was ignoring you but eventually he saw what you were wanting and you were so happy to talk to Grandpa. For Halloween we carved pumpkins and you loved the baby pumpkin we got for Kalyn. Your favorite was the skeleton and cat pumpkin and you loved turning the lights off to look at them lit up. You had a little bit of candy and some sparkling cider when we did a toast to our family members who have passed on. We showed you pictures of Rascle, Great Grandmas and Grandpas English, Fowler, McGregor and McCormick. Some things from Benji's prayers this month: [always starts with thank you for eating pizza], popcorn, making soup, carrots, bread, Rotten Ronnie's, burgers, milk, oats, grandpa, Kalyn, Papa, Mom, car, church, cat, turning light on, watching movie
Kalyn:
This month you started liking a lot more solid foods! One day when Mama was at work Papa made you and Benji some oats with berries. You scrunched your face at Papa but you ate it! After that first day you started to really like oats, either with berries or with bananas and peanut butter! You love to snack on graham crackers, bread and mandarin oranges but your favourite is bananas! For dinner you have liked ricotta eggs, Papa's creamy rice and shrimp soup and breakfast hash. Benji started climbing into your crib with you and wouldn't let you sleep at night! We lowered your crib down so he can't climb in anymore. In the mornings you like to wake up early (8am) which makes Benji mad because he likes to sleep in later than you! You like to be thrown in the air by Papa and flipped and held upside down! You laugh when Papa does it! You like to play with the large lego blocks at church with Benji. You can say "mamama." On Halloween we carved pumpkins- we got a baby pumpkin just for you! You got another tooth this month- your top left incisor. It's starting to get a little colder out (we have had to turn the heaters on at night and by the end of the month decided that the heater in your room always has to be turned on because you get too cold!) There have been a few last nice days with some pretty fall colours! We found out that you will be getting a sibling in July! Note: Benji includes you in his prayers a lot... "thank you for baby"
November
Benji:
Papa continued to work with you on your colors and by the end of the first week this month you know them all! You really wanted a drink and when Papa held up a red chalk and asked you what color it was you yelled "RED!" and threw up your arms in victory because you knew you got it right! The best way to teach you is to ask you a question before you get something to eat or drink- you will try really hard because you love to eat! You love to point out colors around you now (eg. point out a pink shirt, blue Christmas lights) and like to sort the big lego blocks at church by color. We are now teaching you your numbers and if we say "show me the number 6" you can hold up the right number of fingers. Sometimes Mama will draw numbers on the chalk board and you know 1, 3, 4, and 5. Papa says learning your colors has "kick started your brain" because you are talking a lot more now! You can answer "how old are you?" and "how old is Kalyn?" You like to draw on your chalkboard and have started drawing really good faces! You drew a very nice picture of Papa! One day Papa made you a peanut butter and banana sandwich. You asked, "Peanut butter? Banana? Bread?!" in confusion but you loved it! You love to eat mandarin oranges and can peel them all by yourself. (You have also been taking off your clothes before showers all by yourself and can get your shirt on.) You are obsessed with homemade bread and love it when we make a loaf every Saturday (we bring two slices to church to use for the Sacrament bread). You loved helping Mama make oatmeal cookies and still love to watch Papa make soup! Papa decided that we should do some sort of service for others on Sundays. We made a meal for Sister Wickham Sr who just had shoulder surgery and brought it over to her. You carried in the loaf of bread and was so excited! You gave Sister Wickham hugs and kisses. The next week we made her another meal and you chanted "Sister Wickham, Sister Wickham!" as we made the meal. As we were walking down the stairs to leave you fell down! You went airborne and then rolled down the last 4 stairs. Poor thing! You were ok other than a scratch on the lip. You were in good spirits to see Sister Wickham but showed off the cut! We all got sick again this month! You threw up twice, once on the floor but the second time you said "food in toilet" and ran and threw up there. You had a really runny nose and would panic when you needed to blow it- "blow nose please!!" You got some tylenol and benadryl which made you feel better- the next few days you would say "medicine please!" You asked for "Halloween movies" so we watched Terminator 1 and 2 and you loved seeing the "robot hand." You also thought The Rescuers and Aladdin were funny. You like having Kalyn crawl after your calculator and you like to make block towers for her to knock down!
Kalyn:
This month we realized you have a lip tie! It doesn't bother your eating but we can see the attachment of your top lip going between your two front teeth. You have another bottom tooth coming through which puts the total at 4 bottom teeth. You learned to clap and wave this month! You still haven't walked on your own yet but you like to practice standing up without holding on to anything. One day Papa saw you stand up in the middle of your crib, wobble, fall down then you tried it again! We think you have a good "don't give up" attitude! We found out you don't like cottage cheese (just like Papa!)- when you don't like something or are all done eating you will spit it out. You got to try your first restaurant french fries when you drove in to Winnipeg with Mama to pick up Fang's medicine. You still love bananas and can eat about 3/4 of a banana in one sitting. You got sick this month. It started with a runny nose then you got a bad stuffy nose and diarrhea (along with a bad diaper rash). You were miserable for a few days because it was so hard to have your bottle with a stuffy nose! Benji likes to build block towers then you come over and knock it down! He also lets you play with his calculator. That night he included in his prayer "thank you for calculator, thank you for baby playing with calculator..." Usually at church you are very noisy and Mama has to bring you to the nursery room. One Sunday you fell asleep in your car seat beside Papa while you were taking a bite of your last cracker! You were so tired!
Papa continued to work with you on your colors and by the end of the first week this month you know them all! You really wanted a drink and when Papa held up a red chalk and asked you what color it was you yelled "RED!" and threw up your arms in victory because you knew you got it right! The best way to teach you is to ask you a question before you get something to eat or drink- you will try really hard because you love to eat! You love to point out colors around you now (eg. point out a pink shirt, blue Christmas lights) and like to sort the big lego blocks at church by color. We are now teaching you your numbers and if we say "show me the number 6" you can hold up the right number of fingers. Sometimes Mama will draw numbers on the chalk board and you know 1, 3, 4, and 5. Papa says learning your colors has "kick started your brain" because you are talking a lot more now! You can answer "how old are you?" and "how old is Kalyn?" You like to draw on your chalkboard and have started drawing really good faces! You drew a very nice picture of Papa! One day Papa made you a peanut butter and banana sandwich. You asked, "Peanut butter? Banana? Bread?!" in confusion but you loved it! You love to eat mandarin oranges and can peel them all by yourself. (You have also been taking off your clothes before showers all by yourself and can get your shirt on.) You are obsessed with homemade bread and love it when we make a loaf every Saturday (we bring two slices to church to use for the Sacrament bread). You loved helping Mama make oatmeal cookies and still love to watch Papa make soup! Papa decided that we should do some sort of service for others on Sundays. We made a meal for Sister Wickham Sr who just had shoulder surgery and brought it over to her. You carried in the loaf of bread and was so excited! You gave Sister Wickham hugs and kisses. The next week we made her another meal and you chanted "Sister Wickham, Sister Wickham!" as we made the meal. As we were walking down the stairs to leave you fell down! You went airborne and then rolled down the last 4 stairs. Poor thing! You were ok other than a scratch on the lip. You were in good spirits to see Sister Wickham but showed off the cut! We all got sick again this month! You threw up twice, once on the floor but the second time you said "food in toilet" and ran and threw up there. You had a really runny nose and would panic when you needed to blow it- "blow nose please!!" You got some tylenol and benadryl which made you feel better- the next few days you would say "medicine please!" You asked for "Halloween movies" so we watched Terminator 1 and 2 and you loved seeing the "robot hand." You also thought The Rescuers and Aladdin were funny. You like having Kalyn crawl after your calculator and you like to make block towers for her to knock down!
Kalyn:
This month we realized you have a lip tie! It doesn't bother your eating but we can see the attachment of your top lip going between your two front teeth. You have another bottom tooth coming through which puts the total at 4 bottom teeth. You learned to clap and wave this month! You still haven't walked on your own yet but you like to practice standing up without holding on to anything. One day Papa saw you stand up in the middle of your crib, wobble, fall down then you tried it again! We think you have a good "don't give up" attitude! We found out you don't like cottage cheese (just like Papa!)- when you don't like something or are all done eating you will spit it out. You got to try your first restaurant french fries when you drove in to Winnipeg with Mama to pick up Fang's medicine. You still love bananas and can eat about 3/4 of a banana in one sitting. You got sick this month. It started with a runny nose then you got a bad stuffy nose and diarrhea (along with a bad diaper rash). You were miserable for a few days because it was so hard to have your bottle with a stuffy nose! Benji likes to build block towers then you come over and knock it down! He also lets you play with his calculator. That night he included in his prayer "thank you for calculator, thank you for baby playing with calculator..." Usually at church you are very noisy and Mama has to bring you to the nursery room. One Sunday you fell asleep in your car seat beside Papa while you were taking a bite of your last cracker! You were so tired!
December
Benji:
You are now going to the bathroom in the big toilet! You really like to flush it and are great at washing your hands afterwards! We moved you to the top bunk in your bedroom because you kept bothering Kalyn! But on the second day you learned to climb down the ladder so our plan didn't last long! You really like the two missionaries currently serving here- Elder Simpson and Elder Jensen. When they came over for dinner we snagged a picture of you with them and good thing we did because Elder Simpson got transferred out a few days later. You asked Mama if the elders could watch a movie with you and she tried to explain they can't watch movies! You like the Christmas tree we set up but Mama can't quite convince you the ornaments are not toys to play with! When we go for a drive you like to look at the Christmas lights on the houses! We got you some lego blocks that you are having lots of fun with. It's fun for Mama and Papa to see you get more creative with them each day. For your birthday we had banana splits (we had just watched Home Alone with you the previous day!) You had fun making it and blowing out the candles, but after a few bites you grabbed a tomato from the counter and started eating it instead!
Kalyn:
This month we moved Benji to the top bunk of the bunk bed in your room because he kept bothering you at night when you were trying to sleep! He would throw toys into your crib and try to pull you through the bars! Unfortunately our plan didn't last long because he figured out how to crawl down the ladder the next day. But so far he has bothered you less. He loves you a lot- lately in his prayers he says "thank you for my baby, my Kalyn" which makes Mama and Papa smile. You took 2 shuffle steps all by yourself but haven't tried again since! You are great at walking when holding onto someone's hand though! You can stack 2 blocks together and love to jump in your crib. You like to throw toys onto the floor or hand toys to people. Sometimes when you pick up a toy you say "ooh!" and wave it around. You also like to flip books open and close. Your new favourite game is to be chased! We'll say "I'm going to get you!" and you will start crawling away laughing. During diaper changes you like to say "DA!" really loudly and like it when Mama sings Away in a Manger. Mama tried to get you to say "Mama" but all you would say was "Dada!" Mama is trying to teach you how to sit nicely in her lap for church. You like looking at Christmas lights. You hate being in the car when we deliver meals to people on Sundays- you cry and scream when the car is stopped! You love the cats and try to call them over with your hand. You try to say cat but it doesn't really sound like it! You like to snack on meat- spam, pepperoni and ham! One day you ate 2 whole bananas during church. We are trying to teach you not to crawl over to the fireplace- when Papa says "No!" you stop and put your finger up to your lip!
You are now going to the bathroom in the big toilet! You really like to flush it and are great at washing your hands afterwards! We moved you to the top bunk in your bedroom because you kept bothering Kalyn! But on the second day you learned to climb down the ladder so our plan didn't last long! You really like the two missionaries currently serving here- Elder Simpson and Elder Jensen. When they came over for dinner we snagged a picture of you with them and good thing we did because Elder Simpson got transferred out a few days later. You asked Mama if the elders could watch a movie with you and she tried to explain they can't watch movies! You like the Christmas tree we set up but Mama can't quite convince you the ornaments are not toys to play with! When we go for a drive you like to look at the Christmas lights on the houses! We got you some lego blocks that you are having lots of fun with. It's fun for Mama and Papa to see you get more creative with them each day. For your birthday we had banana splits (we had just watched Home Alone with you the previous day!) You had fun making it and blowing out the candles, but after a few bites you grabbed a tomato from the counter and started eating it instead!
Kalyn:
This month we moved Benji to the top bunk of the bunk bed in your room because he kept bothering you at night when you were trying to sleep! He would throw toys into your crib and try to pull you through the bars! Unfortunately our plan didn't last long because he figured out how to crawl down the ladder the next day. But so far he has bothered you less. He loves you a lot- lately in his prayers he says "thank you for my baby, my Kalyn" which makes Mama and Papa smile. You took 2 shuffle steps all by yourself but haven't tried again since! You are great at walking when holding onto someone's hand though! You can stack 2 blocks together and love to jump in your crib. You like to throw toys onto the floor or hand toys to people. Sometimes when you pick up a toy you say "ooh!" and wave it around. You also like to flip books open and close. Your new favourite game is to be chased! We'll say "I'm going to get you!" and you will start crawling away laughing. During diaper changes you like to say "DA!" really loudly and like it when Mama sings Away in a Manger. Mama tried to get you to say "Mama" but all you would say was "Dada!" Mama is trying to teach you how to sit nicely in her lap for church. You like looking at Christmas lights. You hate being in the car when we deliver meals to people on Sundays- you cry and scream when the car is stopped! You love the cats and try to call them over with your hand. You try to say cat but it doesn't really sound like it! You like to snack on meat- spam, pepperoni and ham! One day you ate 2 whole bananas during church. We are trying to teach you not to crawl over to the fireplace- when Papa says "No!" you stop and put your finger up to your lip!