Sunday, October 31, 2010
Halloween 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Definitely a Full on Toddler Now!
It's been awhile since I've actually written much on one of these posts. Days are busy around here & you can't turn your back on Kellen for more than a second! He is into everything these days. It seems that within 30 seconds of entering a room he knows every single item that is in there, which ones he considers interesting enough to check out, and which ones would be good for climbing. And in this boy's mind I'd say almost anything is good for climbing. From the toilet to a doorstop, anything is used for leverage to get to what mom and dad thought were unreachable things up high. He amazes me with his ingenuity and creativity when it comes to getting what he wants. He is non stop & ever so entertaining.
Kellen has adjusted well to his new daycare. He appears to be thriving and has gotten good reports all around. He even (much to mom's delight) eats better at the new place. Both parents are impressed with the new facility as well, especially the playground (lots of grass to run on) and the fact that they had the parents make an "All About Me" poster for the walls (I'll let you guess which one of us was excited about this one :).
Now that summer is coming to a close, though we welcome the cooler weather, Kellen will miss his time spent swimming at YaYa & PaPa's pool. How lucky we are to have access to our own private oasis! Can't wait till next summer, when hopefully I won't break my foot once again and can enjoy more pool time with him! Kellen is quite the little fish and fearless.
Still his favorite activities are 'cleaning' and helping out anyone who is working on something. He just gravitates towards brooms, mops, vaccuum cleaners, power drills, you name it. New on his top priority list of 'toys' are keys. Not play keys mind you. Real keys. One of his very favorite things to do is go out on our screened in porch, close the door behind him, and use the keys to get back in. I think he could do this for hours. And he certainly thinks it's funny when he 'locks' one of us parents on the other side while he and Bailey (our dog) are on the other. I think he loves that feeling of independence!
Kellen is definitely an outside boy. I can't even keep count of how many times a day I hear the word 'outside'. Whether it be a simple statement, request, or downright plea to go OUTSIDE. He could spend all day outside.I'd say 'outside' and 'dog' are his two most said words on an hourly basis right now. He loves dogs!
Kellen is very connected to his Dad. I'd say right now he probably would choose time with Tom over me. They have a great time together and I hear the word "da da" a lot. Although he does still call me da da quite a bit he has started to say ma ma or mommy but only when he wants to. We are sure he knows the difference, but it seems he thinks it's funny to call me da da :)
He has always been vocal, but now his words are more so actual words that we can understand. He knows his body parts, several animals, the list goes on. He definitely knows "No" now too and uses it a lot. He uses 'no' for 'yes' as well and 'hot' means too hot or too cold so we are working on our opposites, such as no & yes, hot & cold, on & off, up & down.
His favorite foods & drinks are milk (still), chocolate milk, red or purple gatorade, green beans, corn, sweet potato, mashed pototoes, lasagna, hot dogs, ketchup, blueberries, peaches, & gummi fruit snacks. I don't think he really likes to 'waste' time eating but he does seem to be enjoying food more than he used to & occasionally I'll get an "mmmm" from him if he really likes something (like the first breadstick he had last week).
Other than a bout with bronchitis this past week which he has recovered from, Kellen is doing great. He is really growing, shooting up from a 50% height ratio to 70% at this last check up. He is so fun to be around and we enjoy every day with him, there is certainly never a dull moment when Kellen is awake!
Kellen has adjusted well to his new daycare. He appears to be thriving and has gotten good reports all around. He even (much to mom's delight) eats better at the new place. Both parents are impressed with the new facility as well, especially the playground (lots of grass to run on) and the fact that they had the parents make an "All About Me" poster for the walls (I'll let you guess which one of us was excited about this one :).
Now that summer is coming to a close, though we welcome the cooler weather, Kellen will miss his time spent swimming at YaYa & PaPa's pool. How lucky we are to have access to our own private oasis! Can't wait till next summer, when hopefully I won't break my foot once again and can enjoy more pool time with him! Kellen is quite the little fish and fearless.
Still his favorite activities are 'cleaning' and helping out anyone who is working on something. He just gravitates towards brooms, mops, vaccuum cleaners, power drills, you name it. New on his top priority list of 'toys' are keys. Not play keys mind you. Real keys. One of his very favorite things to do is go out on our screened in porch, close the door behind him, and use the keys to get back in. I think he could do this for hours. And he certainly thinks it's funny when he 'locks' one of us parents on the other side while he and Bailey (our dog) are on the other. I think he loves that feeling of independence!
Kellen is definitely an outside boy. I can't even keep count of how many times a day I hear the word 'outside'. Whether it be a simple statement, request, or downright plea to go OUTSIDE. He could spend all day outside.I'd say 'outside' and 'dog' are his two most said words on an hourly basis right now. He loves dogs!
Kellen is very connected to his Dad. I'd say right now he probably would choose time with Tom over me. They have a great time together and I hear the word "da da" a lot. Although he does still call me da da quite a bit he has started to say ma ma or mommy but only when he wants to. We are sure he knows the difference, but it seems he thinks it's funny to call me da da :)
He has always been vocal, but now his words are more so actual words that we can understand. He knows his body parts, several animals, the list goes on. He definitely knows "No" now too and uses it a lot. He uses 'no' for 'yes' as well and 'hot' means too hot or too cold so we are working on our opposites, such as no & yes, hot & cold, on & off, up & down.
His favorite foods & drinks are milk (still), chocolate milk, red or purple gatorade, green beans, corn, sweet potato, mashed pototoes, lasagna, hot dogs, ketchup, blueberries, peaches, & gummi fruit snacks. I don't think he really likes to 'waste' time eating but he does seem to be enjoying food more than he used to & occasionally I'll get an "mmmm" from him if he really likes something (like the first breadstick he had last week).
Other than a bout with bronchitis this past week which he has recovered from, Kellen is doing great. He is really growing, shooting up from a 50% height ratio to 70% at this last check up. He is so fun to be around and we enjoy every day with him, there is certainly never a dull moment when Kellen is awake!
Monday, October 4, 2010
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