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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Weight loss update
After being VERY undisciplined over the holidays and gaining 7 pounds back I decided that I had to kick it into high gear in January. I started faithfully back on my Herbalife shakes and added the proleso duo to them. After a week and not loosing weight I realized it was the milk in the shakes keeping me from hitting my goal. So I switched to almond milk (SUPER yummy by the way). This week I have lost 2 pounds and 2 1/2 inches off of my belly!!!! I have also added yoga back to my life. If anything it is making it to where my back doesn't hurt on a daily basis. I am excited to see what the next two weeks of my proleso duo do! I have a goal to hit by Claire's birthday in March and I will hit it!! I have to :)
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Beauty and the Beast 3D
On Saturday I took Claire to see one of her and my favorite movies...Beauty and the Beast in 3D!!! I have known for a while that we were going but we waited until Friday night to tell Claire. I think that I was more excited than she was but she was still excited! Saturday morning came and Claire was up with the sun ready to get dressed and leave. We got ready, found her Belle doll and headed to the theater. Since it was the first showing on Saturday morning the theater was almost empty. Claire and I got a small popcorn and a lemonade and found a seat in the theater. Claire LOVED the Tangled Ever After short film at the beginning of the movie and loved all of the previews in 3D. When the movie finally started I was really glad there were only 3 other families in the theater because Claire sang her heart out!!! Each and every song she sang every word at the top of her lungs!!! It was such a special moment!!! She also polished off an entire small popcorn with very little help from mommy!!! 
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Is she 5...6?
Michael took Cole to his 18 month check up and the nurse thought Claire was 5 or 6! When he told he she was 3 the nurse was shocked!!!! She is tall for her age! 
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Happy 18 months Cole
*Edited to add stats!
Cole you are 18 months old!!! I can NOT believe it!!! I sometimes feel like you should be a little baby still and then sometimes I feel like you should be 4 years old - ha! You are doing SO much these days and you are one VERY independent little boy!! You are walking and running everywhere. Your leg gives you a little trouble so you fall often, but it doesn't slow you down. You are a monkey and climb on everything!
You love to play with your toys. Your favorite toys right now are your Batman cave and figures, your workbench, and any type of ball. You do love to read and will sit and look at books for a while. You have an amazing arm and can throw really far with amazing accuracy.
You talk nonstop. You say: momma, daddy, sissy, I love you, bye bye, more, juice, please, thank you, no, yes, uh-oh, batman, football, ball, this, that, I stuck, me, Elmo, bubble, chicken, up, down, mine, poop (such a boy). You know what a cat says, a dog says, a monkey says, you do an amazing Cookie Monster impression, you know what a bear, lion, and dinosaur says.
You are still signing: more, milk, all done, help, night night, please, thank you, I love you
You are understanding us when we ask you questions and most of the time you will answer us.
You are wearing a size 3 diaper but I think we are about to move you to a 4.
You are wearing size 18 month clothes. We have some 24 month clothes and they are big on you.
**You are 25 lbs 7 oz and 34 inches long. That puts you 90% for height and 50% for weight!!!
One of my favorite things you do is fall onto your back and look up at me and say "I stuck!!" It is hilarious!
You are very funny. When you do something that you think is funny or anyone else finds funny you will do it over and over again just so people will laugh. We have to be VERY careful what we laugh at.
You are smart. You will listen very intently to what we are saying. You also can follow directions very well and you understand when we tell you to do something and give you consequences when you don't do it.
You have started sitting in time out for 1 minute at a time and amazingly you stay in time out just like you sister did.
You go to bed at 8:00 and wake up around 7:00 each morning. Your naps are crazy. We try to keep you awake each day until after lunch so you will take one long nap, but, most of the time you are falling asleep right before lunch and then you are taking a late afternoon nap as well.
You love to eat, but you like your foods whole or cut up in front of you so that you know what you are eating! You like using a fork and you are getting pretty good at it.
You are really the HAPPIEST BABY WE KNOW!!! You are so full of joy and bring joy to those around you. I am so glad you are in our lives!!!
We go February 24 for his 6 month evaluation of his leg - please keep us in your thoughts and prayers!!!
Cole you are 18 months old!!! I can NOT believe it!!! I sometimes feel like you should be a little baby still and then sometimes I feel like you should be 4 years old - ha! You are doing SO much these days and you are one VERY independent little boy!! You are walking and running everywhere. Your leg gives you a little trouble so you fall often, but it doesn't slow you down. You are a monkey and climb on everything!
You love to play with your toys. Your favorite toys right now are your Batman cave and figures, your workbench, and any type of ball. You do love to read and will sit and look at books for a while. You have an amazing arm and can throw really far with amazing accuracy.
You talk nonstop. You say: momma, daddy, sissy, I love you, bye bye, more, juice, please, thank you, no, yes, uh-oh, batman, football, ball, this, that, I stuck, me, Elmo, bubble, chicken, up, down, mine, poop (such a boy). You know what a cat says, a dog says, a monkey says, you do an amazing Cookie Monster impression, you know what a bear, lion, and dinosaur says.
You are still signing: more, milk, all done, help, night night, please, thank you, I love you
You are understanding us when we ask you questions and most of the time you will answer us.
You are wearing a size 3 diaper but I think we are about to move you to a 4.
You are wearing size 18 month clothes. We have some 24 month clothes and they are big on you.
**You are 25 lbs 7 oz and 34 inches long. That puts you 90% for height and 50% for weight!!!
One of my favorite things you do is fall onto your back and look up at me and say "I stuck!!" It is hilarious!
You are very funny. When you do something that you think is funny or anyone else finds funny you will do it over and over again just so people will laugh. We have to be VERY careful what we laugh at.
You are smart. You will listen very intently to what we are saying. You also can follow directions very well and you understand when we tell you to do something and give you consequences when you don't do it.
You have started sitting in time out for 1 minute at a time and amazingly you stay in time out just like you sister did.
You go to bed at 8:00 and wake up around 7:00 each morning. Your naps are crazy. We try to keep you awake each day until after lunch so you will take one long nap, but, most of the time you are falling asleep right before lunch and then you are taking a late afternoon nap as well.
You love to eat, but you like your foods whole or cut up in front of you so that you know what you are eating! You like using a fork and you are getting pretty good at it.
You are really the HAPPIEST BABY WE KNOW!!! You are so full of joy and bring joy to those around you. I am so glad you are in our lives!!!
We go February 24 for his 6 month evaluation of his leg - please keep us in your thoughts and prayers!!!
Funny Claire moments
Claire has said some very funny things lately and I wanted to write them down so we wouldn't forget (and so we can use them when she's a teenager he he).
The other day she told me that she didn't like chicken (she eats chicken nuggets ALL the time). She told me she didn't know how to swallow chicken and that she just had to chew and chew and chew it and it would never go down her throat. This was all leading up to lunch, in which she thought we were having a chicken dish...to her surprise we were having beef - which she quickly said "I don't know how to swallow beef either!"
While picking at her lunch the other day she looked at us and said "Are you sure about this?"
Also while eating she calls out "Mommy, do I have to eat the nasty stuff?"
We were telling her that my aunt got a new horse named Dottie. She looked at us and said "we need to go see aunt Jan." I told her that we did need to go see her and she said "great, after my nap we will go see aunt Jan!" I explained to her that we were busy that day and would have to go another day to which she replied "that's ok, I can go by myself."
We told her the other night that she was the cutest little girl we knew. She quickly told us that she was not cute (which she tells us often). We asked her what cute meant and she said "it's my booty!" Michael and I explained to her that cute meant pretty. It wasn't until later when I called her a cutey booty that it clicked that she thinks that cute is only in reference to her booty!
While singing the Imperial March from Star Wars she somehow switched gears mid song to Angels We Have Heard on High. It was seamless!
She walks into the bathroom where I am fixing my hair and says "Mommy, your hair is so beautiful!" I say thank you and she immediately says "Can I play your phone?" How quickly they learn that a compliment can get you far!!!
Cole will be crying and she will say "I think it is time for him to go to bed!"
When we get on to her she will say "You hurt my feelings I need an apology from you."
If she has been in her room for a while when she comes out she will always say "I've missed you guys!" Like she's been gone for a long time.
The other day she told me that she didn't like chicken (she eats chicken nuggets ALL the time). She told me she didn't know how to swallow chicken and that she just had to chew and chew and chew it and it would never go down her throat. This was all leading up to lunch, in which she thought we were having a chicken dish...to her surprise we were having beef - which she quickly said "I don't know how to swallow beef either!"
While picking at her lunch the other day she looked at us and said "Are you sure about this?"
Also while eating she calls out "Mommy, do I have to eat the nasty stuff?"
We were telling her that my aunt got a new horse named Dottie. She looked at us and said "we need to go see aunt Jan." I told her that we did need to go see her and she said "great, after my nap we will go see aunt Jan!" I explained to her that we were busy that day and would have to go another day to which she replied "that's ok, I can go by myself."
We told her the other night that she was the cutest little girl we knew. She quickly told us that she was not cute (which she tells us often). We asked her what cute meant and she said "it's my booty!" Michael and I explained to her that cute meant pretty. It wasn't until later when I called her a cutey booty that it clicked that she thinks that cute is only in reference to her booty!
While singing the Imperial March from Star Wars she somehow switched gears mid song to Angels We Have Heard on High. It was seamless!
She walks into the bathroom where I am fixing my hair and says "Mommy, your hair is so beautiful!" I say thank you and she immediately says "Can I play your phone?" How quickly they learn that a compliment can get you far!!!
Cole will be crying and she will say "I think it is time for him to go to bed!"
When we get on to her she will say "You hurt my feelings I need an apology from you."
If she has been in her room for a while when she comes out she will always say "I've missed you guys!" Like she's been gone for a long time.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
2011 in review
I really enjoy looking back at our year and remembering everything that has happened this year. Here is our year in review!!! (In each sentence there is a word that is hyper linked that you can click on and it takes you to that post)
In January Cole started on baby food. We redid our guest bathroom. Cole turned 6 months old. Claire begins playing on her leapster more and more. Cole's personality becomes more! We start making baby food for Cole! Cole starts taking baths in the big tub! Claire gets her first and only hair cut this far!! We do a 6 month photo shoot with Cole!
In February we experience large amounts of snow for Texas! We are out of school for a LONG time! We have another round of snow! Cole turned 7 months old!! After days and days of being out of school, Michael and I took even more days off (they were already planned before the snow storm!!!) and had a long weekend get away to see some of our favorite people! After our long trip we realized that we needed a new car! While Michael was out of town, my parents took us to see Ovo!!!
In March my kids learn to really play together. Cole turned 8 months old. Claire tuned 3 and we had a family party, and a big Tinker Bell Party!! Cole started pulling up on everything! The kids enjoyed beautiful weather to play outside in. And Michael and I had a date night!
In April, we had tons of Easter events! We colored Easter eggs, we had an Egg Drop at our church, met the Easter Bunny, played in a box at the church, had Easter at BB and Gigi's, we had Easter at Bill and Jan's, the Easter bunny came to our house, we had Easter baskets, Cole turned 9 months old, Claire practiced her fishing skills, Cole got a new/old toy that he loved, Michael and I celebrated 11 years of being together, and my cousin became Ms. Wheelchair Texas!!!
In May we enjoyed watching Claire in new stages of life, Cole turned 10 months old, Cole started to really enjoy baths, Claire enjoyed playing games with the family, Cole was sick, Cole discovered crayons, and Michael celebrated 30 years of life and we had a family day birthday party!!
In June, Claire learns that she loves to paint, Cole uses a car to help him walk, Claire and I had a great time having school sessions 1, 2, 3. We enjoyed our weekly water park trips, Cole begins to get into EVERYTHING, as summer got hotter we enjoyed days in our pool, I revealed the first steps in my weight loss journey, we went to the library for the first time, Cole enjoyed spaghetti for the first time, we discovered that Claire loved basketball as much as the rest of the family, while Michael was at Super Summer, the rest of us were at my family reunion, and Cole turned 11 months old!
In July, I headed to Alaska 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, while we were in Alaska Michael had the opportunity to preach and did an awesome job! The biggest part of July was Cole turning 1! His 12 month pictures, on his actual birthday we had a family day, we had a splish splash birthday bash! Also in July we received some news on Cole's legs, we had Claire's 3 year pictures, Cole's 1 year pictures, and Cole had a reaction to his shots!!! We also got to meet sweet baby Hudson.
In August Michael took a week off and we had a mini stay-cation!!! We went to the zoo, my brother had his birthday! we went to Chuck E. Cheese, we went to the water park, and had a date day! In August we lost someone we loved dearly. Cole had his first haircut! The first week of school brought our first trip the the pediatric orthopedic specialist and we got this news. I also discovered that the first week of school was an insight into what the rest of my year would hold...
In September, we had In and Out Burger for the first time! Cole had some "training." We discovered that our little boy was a Monkey! We had one last swim before fall. Claire decorated her first cake. I tried my hand at an accent vlog and so did Claire. Claire went to a pirate party! We had to rebuild a portion of our roof. We went to Grandpa Bill's car show. Claire started learning Bible verses. And one small step at a time Cole started to walk.
In October, Cole discovered his HUGE love for bananas! Cole learned to joust! Cole loves reading. I blog about Cole's bend. We discover Cole's amazing throwing abilities. We took the kids to Boo at the Zoo. Both of our kids end up sick. We enjoy some beautiful fall days playing outside! Cole gets croup :( We missed a ton of church this month due to sickness and I blogged about it here. We had 2 very cute kids for Halloween - a little girl dressed as Jessie, and a little boy dressed at Yoda!
The month of November I didn't blog much...We had family pictures taken and I put a sneak peak on here. Claire went to her sweet friend Maci's birthday party and swam in November! Our family pictures came in and I fell in love. We showed off our fall decorations. We celebrated Thanksgiving with my family.
In December we decorated for Christmas! My siblings were in a scary accident. We celebrated our niece's 2nd birthday. Claire had a cookie party! Claire got a video from Santa! We discovered things that calm Cole. We catch Claire's reaction to her Santa video! Michael and I celebrated 9 years of marriage. I turned 29 years old! We enjoyed Christmas lights with friends! Claire wrote a letter to Santa. We went to see Santa! We went to Macy's to mail the letter to Santa. We had Christmas with the Haffner's. I became an iPad widow. We made a gingerbread house. We took the kids to see a movie. We had Christmas with Mimi. We wished everyone a Merry Christmas! We baked cookies for Santa. The kids gave each other gifts. Santa came!!!! We enjoyed Christmas morning! And we all enjoyed opening gifts from one another.
All in all 2011 was a good year. I can not wait to see what 2012 holds!!!!
In January Cole started on baby food. We redid our guest bathroom. Cole turned 6 months old. Claire begins playing on her leapster more and more. Cole's personality becomes more! We start making baby food for Cole! Cole starts taking baths in the big tub! Claire gets her first and only hair cut this far!! We do a 6 month photo shoot with Cole!
In February we experience large amounts of snow for Texas! We are out of school for a LONG time! We have another round of snow! Cole turned 7 months old!! After days and days of being out of school, Michael and I took even more days off (they were already planned before the snow storm!!!) and had a long weekend get away to see some of our favorite people! After our long trip we realized that we needed a new car! While Michael was out of town, my parents took us to see Ovo!!!
In March my kids learn to really play together. Cole turned 8 months old. Claire tuned 3 and we had a family party, and a big Tinker Bell Party!! Cole started pulling up on everything! The kids enjoyed beautiful weather to play outside in. And Michael and I had a date night!
In April, we had tons of Easter events! We colored Easter eggs, we had an Egg Drop at our church, met the Easter Bunny, played in a box at the church, had Easter at BB and Gigi's, we had Easter at Bill and Jan's, the Easter bunny came to our house, we had Easter baskets, Cole turned 9 months old, Claire practiced her fishing skills, Cole got a new/old toy that he loved, Michael and I celebrated 11 years of being together, and my cousin became Ms. Wheelchair Texas!!!
In May we enjoyed watching Claire in new stages of life, Cole turned 10 months old, Cole started to really enjoy baths, Claire enjoyed playing games with the family, Cole was sick, Cole discovered crayons, and Michael celebrated 30 years of life and we had a family day birthday party!!
In June, Claire learns that she loves to paint, Cole uses a car to help him walk, Claire and I had a great time having school sessions 1, 2, 3. We enjoyed our weekly water park trips, Cole begins to get into EVERYTHING, as summer got hotter we enjoyed days in our pool, I revealed the first steps in my weight loss journey, we went to the library for the first time, Cole enjoyed spaghetti for the first time, we discovered that Claire loved basketball as much as the rest of the family, while Michael was at Super Summer, the rest of us were at my family reunion, and Cole turned 11 months old!
In July, I headed to Alaska 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, while we were in Alaska Michael had the opportunity to preach and did an awesome job! The biggest part of July was Cole turning 1! His 12 month pictures, on his actual birthday we had a family day, we had a splish splash birthday bash! Also in July we received some news on Cole's legs, we had Claire's 3 year pictures, Cole's 1 year pictures, and Cole had a reaction to his shots!!! We also got to meet sweet baby Hudson.
In August Michael took a week off and we had a mini stay-cation!!! We went to the zoo, my brother had his birthday! we went to Chuck E. Cheese, we went to the water park, and had a date day! In August we lost someone we loved dearly. Cole had his first haircut! The first week of school brought our first trip the the pediatric orthopedic specialist and we got this news. I also discovered that the first week of school was an insight into what the rest of my year would hold...
In September, we had In and Out Burger for the first time! Cole had some "training." We discovered that our little boy was a Monkey! We had one last swim before fall. Claire decorated her first cake. I tried my hand at an accent vlog and so did Claire. Claire went to a pirate party! We had to rebuild a portion of our roof. We went to Grandpa Bill's car show. Claire started learning Bible verses. And one small step at a time Cole started to walk.
In October, Cole discovered his HUGE love for bananas! Cole learned to joust! Cole loves reading. I blog about Cole's bend. We discover Cole's amazing throwing abilities. We took the kids to Boo at the Zoo. Both of our kids end up sick. We enjoy some beautiful fall days playing outside! Cole gets croup :( We missed a ton of church this month due to sickness and I blogged about it here. We had 2 very cute kids for Halloween - a little girl dressed as Jessie, and a little boy dressed at Yoda!
The month of November I didn't blog much...We had family pictures taken and I put a sneak peak on here. Claire went to her sweet friend Maci's birthday party and swam in November! Our family pictures came in and I fell in love. We showed off our fall decorations. We celebrated Thanksgiving with my family.
In December we decorated for Christmas! My siblings were in a scary accident. We celebrated our niece's 2nd birthday. Claire had a cookie party! Claire got a video from Santa! We discovered things that calm Cole. We catch Claire's reaction to her Santa video! Michael and I celebrated 9 years of marriage. I turned 29 years old! We enjoyed Christmas lights with friends! Claire wrote a letter to Santa. We went to see Santa! We went to Macy's to mail the letter to Santa. We had Christmas with the Haffner's. I became an iPad widow. We made a gingerbread house. We took the kids to see a movie. We had Christmas with Mimi. We wished everyone a Merry Christmas! We baked cookies for Santa. The kids gave each other gifts. Santa came!!!! We enjoyed Christmas morning! And we all enjoyed opening gifts from one another.
All in all 2011 was a good year. I can not wait to see what 2012 holds!!!!
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