The kids both had routine doctor appointments this week - Cass had his 2 year appointment, and
Celena had her one month appointment. Here's the rundown . . .
Cass's Stats:
Weight - 25 lbs (15
th percentile)
Height - 35 1/4 in (70
th percentile)
Head - 19 cm (50
th percentile)
Our doctor told us that if you double a child's height at 2 years, then you can tell how tall they will be as an adult. So, it doesn't look like Cass will be as tall as his daddy - he'll probably be 5'10" or 5'11".
The doctor said that
Cass's 2 year molars are coming in - I've noticed he's had his fingers in his mouth quite a bit lately, so that must be why. Hopefully that also explains some of his latest fussiness . . . I was just blaming it on the "terrible two's".
Celena's Stats:
Weight: 9 lbs 7.5 oz (55th percentile)
Height: 20 3/4 in (45th percentile)
Head: 14 1/2 cm (45th percentile)
Cass was always a long skinny baby, and she is measuring average all around. She is a really good eater, so I imagine she'll continue to pack on the pounds! The only real problem we have with her is she has reflux, so if she lays flat she spits up and gags. So, we put a
carseat in the bassinet in the bed and she sleeps in that so she is elevated (elevating the mattress didn't seem to do the trick - I guess the
carseat sits more upright). I'm nursing, and the doctor recommended I eliminate any dairy in my diet to see if that helps the reflux. That has been harder than I thought - obviously no milk, no cheese, no milk chocolate, no ice cream, etc. Even some crackers and baked goods contain dairy! I didn't realize how much dairy I consumed until I had to cut it out! So far it seems to be helping though, so I'll stick with it and hopefully once she is a little older I can start eating it again.
An update on sleeping . . . she has only been waking up once per night for the past week! It's wonderful!!!! At some point we will have to take her out of the
carseat and try to get her to sleep on an elevated mattress so that may make the nights worse for a while, but I'm going to wait another week until the dairy is completely out of my system before we try to do that - hopefully by then her reflux is completely over and she'll do fine laying on the mattress.
Here are the kids before we went to church on Sunday. It's so fun to get Celena dressed up in her little dresses and bows! She had her 2 month doctor's appointment today - she is a big girl! Here are her stats:.JPG)
Daddy and Cass were outside working on our irrigation system last Sunday afternoon, which apparently involved digging in dirt. Do you see what Cass is wearing? A white button down dress shirt, which actually was the shirt he wore to church that morning. And why, do you wonder, would Daddy knowingly take Cass outside to play in dirt in that shirt? I kind of wondered that too, but I didn't ask - I've learned to pick my battles. Ha ha. Sorry, Chris, if you are reading this. :) Anyway, it was cute and Cass obviously had fun - he was covered in dirt. Chris brought him inside and took him straight to the bathtub!
This is really the only Disney themed thing that they have at the resort - a couple bushes shaped like animals (not sure if these are Disney characters or just animals).
Here is Cass's first art project from preschool. I wonder how much of this Cass really did, and how much the teacher did. Regardless, we are proud! :) It's fun to have the artwork to display on the fridge. I'm going to take pictures of each piece that he brings home over the years, and make them into photobooks - a friend of mine recommended doing that, rather than trying to save all of the originals. I thought it was a great idea!
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There was a "Luau Party" in our neighborhood last night, so we dressed the family up in tropical attire. We had a good time - Cass pushed his wagon around the street most of the night (it doesn't take much to entertain him these days), and several of my girlfriends took turns holding Celena, so Momma got a much needed break! :)
Here is the typical front porch first day of school picture. He looks a little dazed. It is probably because our dogs Norm and Tina got loose when he opened the front door, so they were running like crazy down the street and we were yelling at them to come back home. They did.
Here we are walking into the school. Poor little guy didn't want to walk alone - he wanted to hold Mommy's hand. Check out the cute little Thomas the Train backpack!!
I think he was wondering why Daddy was taking so many pictures. He doesn't yet understand what a monumental event this is. :)
He was fine when we got to the classroom - he went right to the toys and started playing. However, when we told him told him goodbye before leaving he started crying, and we could hear him crying as we walked out of the church. I held it together (barely) - it was hard to leave him, but I just kept reminding myself that the preschool will be really good for him. When we picked him up, the teachers said he only cried for the first 5 minutes, then was fine. Hopefully each day gets a little easier!