Nate is finally taking some steps. His first 2 steps were taken at his Grammy's house a couple of weeks ago. (I was at work and missed it - of course). Joyce said he was holding onto a chair when a piece of paper in Granny B's (Andy's grandmother) hand caught his eye. He let go and took 2 steps toward her to get it.
Since then, there has been little progress until this weekend. He has really emerged as a pretty good walker. I have witnessed him take approximately 5 steps...Andy said that he took about 10 in a row last night. (again - i was at work).
What I'm most impressed with is that he's realizing that just because he starts to lose his balance doesn't mean he has to give up and crawl. He'll take about 2 steps - regroup/regain his balance and take a few more. I can't wait for the day when a) we can go outside and play and b) I can walk in to some place holding my boys' hands versus carrying them....
oooohhh...next cant wait for moment: "HEY KIDS - GO GET IN THE CAR!"
(Eli: no news on the walking front for him)
Monday, April 27, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Eli's Doctor Appt
Eli's appointment with the pediatric opthamalogist is scheduled for May 27th at 1:45. Andy has taken off work, so we will head over to Little Rock, AR that morning and come back the same day. I can't wait to get some answers. It makes me a nervous wreck not knowing how to help him. I just want everything to be OK and him not to have to struggle with anything.
Bass Pro Shop and Lambert's Cafe
This weekend we decided to get out and actually do something. We set out Saturday morning for Springfield, MO. The "big" Bass Pro Shop is located there. We thought it would be fun to get the boys out and let them see the big fish tanks and all the animals. Basically - just doing something other than sit around the house. As the boys are not walking yet, it really makes finding activities they can do difficult. So, we strapped them in and headed north.
Nate doesn't enjoy riding in the car. I think he gets bored. He fussed for the majority of the drive to Springfield. He finally fell asleep about 20 minutes to our final destination. So, we had to wake him up to go inside. He usually wakes up pretty happy so this wasn't that big of a deal.
Eli is a trooper. He fell asleep pretty quickly and slept the majority of the way. While awake he was happy as long as we kept feeding him WHALES (cheap version of goldfish) or little butter cookies. That kid can eat more than any kid I've ever seen.
When we got to Bass Pro - it was PACKED! MISERABLY PACKED! Andy dropped us off and went to find a spot. Joyce and I took the boys in and let them ride in the carts. They love riding in the carts. They weren't really into looking at the big tanks or animals - but they love to people watch and to show off.
After Bass Pro - we headed back south to Ozark, AR to eat at Lambert's - better known as "HOME OF THE THROWED ROLLS!". It was about a 45 minute wait - it was tough keeping the boys entertained without letting them crawl around (dangit I cant wait til they can walk). The food was well worth the wait. I think I ate 3 rolls! YUM! My fave was the fried potatoes that they "pass around". The boys enjoyed the rolls, carrots, and candied yams.
On the way home - NATE SLEPT! He was pooped from not getting a good nap in on the way up there. Eli though was not his normal self. He hated the whole ride home - again the only thing making him happy was handing him food and giving him juice - oh great, I'm going to have obese children!
We made it home about 8:30pm - the boys went to bed about 9:30.
All in all, it was a great trip - and sure beat sitting inside all day.
Nate doesn't enjoy riding in the car. I think he gets bored. He fussed for the majority of the drive to Springfield. He finally fell asleep about 20 minutes to our final destination. So, we had to wake him up to go inside. He usually wakes up pretty happy so this wasn't that big of a deal.
Eli is a trooper. He fell asleep pretty quickly and slept the majority of the way. While awake he was happy as long as we kept feeding him WHALES (cheap version of goldfish) or little butter cookies. That kid can eat more than any kid I've ever seen.
When we got to Bass Pro - it was PACKED! MISERABLY PACKED! Andy dropped us off and went to find a spot. Joyce and I took the boys in and let them ride in the carts. They love riding in the carts. They weren't really into looking at the big tanks or animals - but they love to people watch and to show off.
After Bass Pro - we headed back south to Ozark, AR to eat at Lambert's - better known as "HOME OF THE THROWED ROLLS!". It was about a 45 minute wait - it was tough keeping the boys entertained without letting them crawl around (dangit I cant wait til they can walk). The food was well worth the wait. I think I ate 3 rolls! YUM! My fave was the fried potatoes that they "pass around". The boys enjoyed the rolls, carrots, and candied yams.
On the way home - NATE SLEPT! He was pooped from not getting a good nap in on the way up there. Eli though was not his normal self. He hated the whole ride home - again the only thing making him happy was handing him food and giving him juice - oh great, I'm going to have obese children!
We made it home about 8:30pm - the boys went to bed about 9:30.
All in all, it was a great trip - and sure beat sitting inside all day.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Easter
We had a great Easter weekend. We left out for Shreveport at about 5pm due to Andy's cousin getting married on Saturday. It was a pretty brutal drive. Nate was not happy at all about being strapped down for 6 hours. We made it to Nana and Pawpaw's at about 11pm. We immediately gave the boys a bath and put them in their PJs then let them play for a while. They really enjoyed the freedom. I find it's getting harder and harder to make the 5-6 hour drive as the boys get older. They've had a taste of freedom - and they like it.
The boys then slept until 9am which was a blessing - but made for a very hectic morning - trying to get 9 people ready to leave the house by 1010 to make it to church on time. We were a little late - but we made it. The boys stayed in the nursery and we went on to "Big" church. Because they had so many extra kids in the nursery - they looked frazzled when we dropped them off so before the sermon began - I snuck out the back and ran back down to the nursery to check on them. I looked in and saw them on their knees playing with a couple of trucks - still with each other...I dont know why - but this was the cutest thing to me. You see, my boys dont seem to have the "twin" thing. They usually just play along side each other - rarely really interacting - so to see them amidst all those kids playing together was just the sweetest thing.
After church - it was POURING down raining!! Which was really aggravating. Last Easter the boys were only about 4 lbs - so needless to say there wasn't any Easter Egg hunting. I really wanted them to have that experience this year. BUT NO, it had to be raining. So not only was I not able to get all those cute Easter pics - but we had to hide the boys eggs in my pawpaw's bedroom for them to find. Which they did very well. Although, my boys are really into throwing things right now, so every time they found an egg - they'd shake it, then SLAM it down on the ground. Gotta love boys!!
After the Easter celebration at my MawMaw's house - we went back my parents house. The boys hadnt taken a nap all day, so I thought it would be time for a meltdown - but they didn't. There was so much new stuff for them to do and play with - they were very happy until we put them down at about 7pm.
Monday morning before heading back home - we put them back in their little brown corduroy outfits my mom had monogrammed the cutest bunnies on and put them outside for a mock Easter photo shoot. So I got some Easter pics afterall.
The drive back wasnt nearly as brutal - but we had to stop a lot due to poo! Poo in a car can be brutal - By the way - The Taco Bell/KFC in Mena, AR does NOT have a changing table in the bathroom - so we made 2 stops in Mena!
Overall - a great fun filled weekend!
The boys then slept until 9am which was a blessing - but made for a very hectic morning - trying to get 9 people ready to leave the house by 1010 to make it to church on time. We were a little late - but we made it. The boys stayed in the nursery and we went on to "Big" church. Because they had so many extra kids in the nursery - they looked frazzled when we dropped them off so before the sermon began - I snuck out the back and ran back down to the nursery to check on them. I looked in and saw them on their knees playing with a couple of trucks - still with each other...I dont know why - but this was the cutest thing to me. You see, my boys dont seem to have the "twin" thing. They usually just play along side each other - rarely really interacting - so to see them amidst all those kids playing together was just the sweetest thing.
After church - it was POURING down raining!! Which was really aggravating. Last Easter the boys were only about 4 lbs - so needless to say there wasn't any Easter Egg hunting. I really wanted them to have that experience this year. BUT NO, it had to be raining. So not only was I not able to get all those cute Easter pics - but we had to hide the boys eggs in my pawpaw's bedroom for them to find. Which they did very well. Although, my boys are really into throwing things right now, so every time they found an egg - they'd shake it, then SLAM it down on the ground. Gotta love boys!!
After the Easter celebration at my MawMaw's house - we went back my parents house. The boys hadnt taken a nap all day, so I thought it would be time for a meltdown - but they didn't. There was so much new stuff for them to do and play with - they were very happy until we put them down at about 7pm.
Monday morning before heading back home - we put them back in their little brown corduroy outfits my mom had monogrammed the cutest bunnies on and put them outside for a mock Easter photo shoot. So I got some Easter pics afterall.
The drive back wasnt nearly as brutal - but we had to stop a lot due to poo! Poo in a car can be brutal - By the way - The Taco Bell/KFC in Mena, AR does NOT have a changing table in the bathroom - so we made 2 stops in Mena!
Overall - a great fun filled weekend!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
New to all this...
This seems like the new thing to do - so I thought I'd give it a try. It may be a little easier for people to keep up with things going on in our lives. Mine's not so interesting - but the boys are growing like weeds.
Nate is getting his 7th tooth. Supposedly this is one of the "stomach teeth" (on the bottom, to his left of the middle 2). He was up from about midnite to 2 am last night fussing. He wasn't fussy at all with his first 6 - so these must be significantly harder to cut.
I'm still waiting on a call back from Children's Hospital in Little Rock, AR for a second opinion on Eli's "Fourth Nerve Palsy" diagnosis. I'll go into that later in more detail on separate post.
This seems a little difficult to start - so I'll let that be my first post...and update more later.
Nate is getting his 7th tooth. Supposedly this is one of the "stomach teeth" (on the bottom, to his left of the middle 2). He was up from about midnite to 2 am last night fussing. He wasn't fussy at all with his first 6 - so these must be significantly harder to cut.
I'm still waiting on a call back from Children's Hospital in Little Rock, AR for a second opinion on Eli's "Fourth Nerve Palsy" diagnosis. I'll go into that later in more detail on separate post.
This seems a little difficult to start - so I'll let that be my first post...and update more later.
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