go,go,go

We have been on the go every day this week! Yesterday Makena had her eye appointment and today Brody had his 4 month well baby check-up. Did you know that all babies should be checked by an eyecare specialist between 6-12 months of age? It is a government sponsered program called Infantsee and it is free. Then a child should be checked at 3 and 5 years of age. I am passing this along because apparently not all peds. know to tell their patients. So here are the stats on my baby!
Age: 4 months 1 week Height: 26 inches Weight: 19 lbs 1 oz. (He did have a full diaper so technically he could be 18 lbs 14 oz. :) )
Percentiles: height 90% Weight 97% head 90%
DR report: He looks great!
Mama's Report: He is absolutly perfect!

Preschool, here she comes!

On Sunday, we went to an open house at Makena's preschool. She met both of her teachers and explored the classroom. We got to see some other parents and children who will attend the same one. It was wonderful! Then this morning, her main teacher came to our house for a home visit. She and Makena played with the beans and read a book together. I had the chance to chat with her and am feeling very good about this program! I found out that there are 14-16 students in Makena's class. The two teachers have divided up the class into small groups to make sure that each child is focused on daily. This means that although Makena will have two teachers, Mrs. V. will make sure to focus on Makena specifically when she is there. I REALLY like that idea. Makena can't wait to start! Her first day should be next Tuesday; it is pending on the fire marshall expection and licensing appointment. Pray that everything works out b/c we are ready to begin!

Poison Control Center

This all happened yesterday morning...
I was talking to my good friend Katherine on the phone about possibly getting together when I heard a scrapping and rattling noise. I quickly walked down the hallway only to see Makena standing on her stool with the linen closet doors open. In her right hand is the bottle of teething tablets and she is shaking the tiny tablets into her left hand. I yelled, "stop! Katherine, let me call you back" and grabbed the bottle out of her hand. I asked Makena to spit out the things in her mouth and used my finger to swipe out her mouth all the while, asking "did you take these? Did you eat any?" She said no but I still called poison control. Guess what the PCC lady said? "Oh, she could take the whole bottle and be fine. It is just powder sugar and doesn't even work." I was relieved to know that she would be fine so I asked the PCC lady why the work for my child. She said that is was just in the child's mind. Hmmmmmmmmmmm...very interesting. Well, I hung up the phone and told Makena to never open them again. I also put them up and realized that I am going to have to move my medicine cabinet as she can reach it now. Makena was fine the rest of the day. But, I do think that those teething things work for her so I will continue to use them! Besides, the ingredients listed are not powdered sugar....

Clean Teeth!

Today was Makena's first trip to the dentist. The office where we go is wonderful! They are very kind and were especially accommodating to Makena. The hygentist (sp?) showed her all of the tools before hand and let me smell the toothpaste. She used the toothbrush tool on Makena's hand so that Makena could feel what it would be like. I was so proud of my big girl as she sat so still for the x-rays. Makena even told me that she wanted me to wait in the other room. (I didn't but I thought that was neat.) When she was having her teeth cleaned, Makena held her mouth open so wide and did not even move a muscle! The hygentist gave Makena a special present: stickers, a purple toothbrush, toothpaste, and a ceramic bag to hold it. When the dentist came to look at Makena's teeth she was very complimentary of how good they look! The biggest compliment: no cavities!!!!! Yea for us! Makena let them put the flouride (sp?) trays in her mouth and held still for them. On the way out, the receptionist gave Makena another prize from the treasure chest. Overall, I was very happy and Makena was too. The only bummer thing is that I forgot my camera!!!!!!!!!!!! Soooooo no pictures!

uh oh

So I made the smile box appear three times or four times! I can't figure out how to remove it! Oops! Sorry!

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Brody's Bath

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Peace and Quiet

Both of my babies are sleeping....ahhhh :) Brody rolls over a lot so he likes to fall asleep on his side and ends up on his back now. However, he also seems to wake himself up more. He is waking up twice in the night to eat which is not fun for me! I am pooped! I am praying that he will once again sleep through the night soon!

Where I have been

We went on vacation to Indy and Michigan for two weeks and this week has just been so busy!! I haven't had much time to blog or post pictures but hopefully will soon.

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Happy Birthday Makena Bee!

Today is Makena's third birthday! We celebrated it in Indy and Michigan with our families and will do a little friends b-day party on Saturday. We suprised her with a bicycle this morning! She LOVES it and has ridden it around the house and outside. I made her birthday waffles with a candle in it and sang "happy birthday" to her. After nap, she and I made brownies. We gave some to our neighbors and put three candles in one and sang again with Daddy and Brody. I can't believe that she is three years old! What a big girl!!

Happy Birthday Makena

Check it out!!!!!

Brody had his pictures taken today by Mina. To see the pictures go to
http://minaarnoldphotography.blogspot.com
I think she got some GREAT shots of both kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a whirlwind!!!

This has been a fantastic weekend for us! It started out on Friday night when we had some friends from AZ over. Makena loved playing with their little girl. On Saturday we all slept in and then went shopping to Crate and Barrel. Our place settings were from there and we need about five more cereal bowls. Well, guess what? Our pattern has been discontinued! AHHH....so they were very nice and suggested that we call the outlets and warehouse. I will get on that tomorrow. Then we headed to this giant mall and it was a tad overwhelming with people. Our goal: running shoes for Ryan, tennis shoes for Makena, and sandles for me! Ryan: nothing....Makena: nothing but we did find out that her foot has grown by leaps and bounds in 4 weeks...me: yea!! I got black sandles. (That does not look right for spelling...hmmmm) Then, the great find of the trip! I got Makena the cutest dress for her b-day celebrations! It is a berry red with white polka dots. I LOVE it! That night we went to our friends house to swim and bbq. They are simply wonderful friends! Their son and Makena are great friends and love to play together. :) It was great conversation and yummy food which included homemade ice cream. :) Then this morning, we went to our old church with the AZ friends and met up with some other friends. WOW! We really miss RH church. After church, all three families grabbed food and went to a house to eat and chat. It was neat because when we all first met, we were newlyweds and now we all have children! As we were driving home this afternoon, Ryan and I decided that this had been a fantastic weekend! Now, because we were so on the go, both B's did not have naps in their beds. But they were both troopers! So come Monday, we will get pictures of baby B and get everyone back into the routine which included naps. :) So, to end our weekend, we are going to watch Shark Week on Discovery!! (Chomp!!)

Summertime Fun

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Offically 3 months

Brody is now 3 months old! He loves to interact with us and really pays attention to the ceiling fans. :) His smile melts our hearts! I have started using a slightly deflated beachball for rolling him on his tummy during tummytime. (I learned it from Gymboree classes with Makena.) He thinks it is great! Brody has learned the cause and effect of his bouncy seat. He kicks his feet and the lights and music turn on. Books have become more interesting for him; his favorite is a Baby Einstein called Mirror Me. We are going to have picture taken of him this week!!

Let's Go Swimming!

We have started Makena in swimming lessons! Our clubhouse offers them for very inexpensive so it works out good for us! :) She has completed one lesson and her instructor said she was doing well. Our goal is for her to have some understanding of moving her arms and legs to swim by the time we head out for our trip.

What's in a name?

When Makena was little I started calling her "MakenaBee" one day and the name stuck. Well, it often gets shortened to just "Bee". When Brody was born, Ryan came up with the nickname "BrodyBear" because he is so cuddly. I came up with the nickname "Blue" because his eyes are blue. Guess what he is most often called? "B." Yep, so basically Makena and Brody both will answer to the name of "Bee/B." I guess that when we have our third baby we won't even have to think of a new nickname; he/she will answer to "B"!