Sunday, April 6, 2014

18 months... Kam's a big brother!

Kam is jabbering up a storm these days and probably has over 30 words.  some of his favorites are
eat, car, dog, keys, outside, no, peeeese (please),  Tank u (thank you), bubble, ball, cavado (avocado), staberrie (strawberry), milk, cheese, grahm cracker, jake (nick and kel's dog), baby, Go, ouch, chip, dip, mint (he loves icebreakers), eyes, toes, head, yogurt, pee, hot, cool, bye bye and of course mama and dada.  He even is beginning to put 2 words together like "i go" or  "milk pease"  and he tried to count saying "1, 2 go!" before he goes down the slide at the park.    he really is picking up new words everyday and tries to repeat everything we say!  



He still loves playing outside especially in our newly re-landscaped backyard thanks to Grandma Suzi and Grandpa Law!  :-)  


I turned 31 in March and Ken surprised me by flying in a my best friend Natalie for a weekend visit.  It was just what the doctor ordered!   WONDERFUL!


He loves to eat and I swear he eats all day.  But he must need the calories because he is non stop from the time he wakes up to the time he goes to bed.  He runs, climbs, laughs and constantly keeps us on our toes.   He recently learned out to climb on our tall barstools and that makes mommy very nervous.  Kam also climbs up on the bottom rail along the stove drawer, hanging on the top rail, pulling back and forth saying 'hot, hot hot'  that makes mommy and daddy crazy.   our entire house is baby proofed from inch to inch.  





As wild as he is, he's still a very loving baby.  He love to give kisses, blow kisses and will smile and wave to anyone we meet.   He is also quite the goofball!






He took his first swim lessons in Feburary.  He didn't love them as much as we thought he would but there were alot of kids of all different ages, and I think he was overwhelmed.    He whined most of the time we were there (for all 4 lessons).  we have taken him swimming since the lessons and he did actually learn a few things.   he knows how to blow bubbles, kick his feet, and get in and out of the pool on his own.  

He currently obsessed with "pee" and "poopie"  He hides when he is pooping or will cover his eyes if he thinks you are looking at us.   Sometimes he will even tell us "pee" if his is peeing or pooping in his diaper.    and if he sees you go into the bathroom he will follow you in there or will yell "PEEEE" from across the room if he can hear anyone peeing.  Haha.  given this new interest in pee and poop we have purchased a potty for him.   he will sit on it and 'flush it' but we haven't have any pee or poop in the potty yet.  we also haven't seriously tried it but just wanted him to get used to the idea peeing on the potty!   we're hoping he is potty trained before new baby  arrives....

By the way... did i mention kam is going to be a big brother?!   We found out in January we are pregnant again.   At 12 weeks they could already tell it was another boy - kam is going to be such a great big brother.  we just can't wait to see these 2 boys together.      We're due on Sept 16th so the boys will be almost 2 years apart and we pray they are the best of friends.


Kam continues to fill our hearts with love and joy everyday.  I just can't imagine what it is going to be like with 2 little rowdy boys running around.


UPDATE -   I'm updating this after the fact because there are several months in between my post but I wanted to include some of my favorite pictures from this spring.

Mom and Paul came to visit over Easter and we had a great time.  Mom and I visited the flower fields with Kam and got some great pictures.  We enjoyed time at the beach and the pool with Mom and Paul.  Ken and Paul also spent some quality time together at different breweries.








Here is a picture of me 5 months pregnant - another little boy on the way! :-) 

With the new baby on the way Kam is getting a big boy room - we are doing a nautical/surfer theme.  Every Cali boy needs a surfboard so we have officially purchased Kam's first surfboard.  Grandma Suiz is going to paint it up to hang it and decorate it for his room. 
 Mike visited and for a weekend and Kam warmed up to him very quickly.  Here's a great video of how fearless our wild man is!

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

15 months

Guess what?!!    It turns out the holidays are hectic so you are just going to get bullet pointed milestones and pictures on this update.    Enjoy!  :-)

Went back to IL for Christmas!    Played awesome with his cousins.

Played in the snow for the first time

Loves Mr. Potato head

Says cookie and grahmn cracker

signs please and thank you

plays peeaboo

loves to blow kisses

has a good sense of humor always doing things to make us laugh












loves to be outside

weighs 22 lbs

Recognizes both his Grandmas and tries to say grandma

Helps himself to food in the cupboard.

Loves his Pottery Barn Chair

Eats with a fork

Loves scrambled eggs

Likes to 'dip' things in ketchup or ranch

Will chew things and spit them out -

Drops things off the highchair on purpose and says uh oh

Likes to help "clean up" but wiping the floor

This month we will attempt to wean him from a bottle  and we are still working on the paci

Got the first stomach flu  :-(  Luckily Grandma Kathy was in town so she was here to help clean up and for moral support for mom and dad!

Can dribble a soccer ball

LOVES baby einstein.

Loves to play in cardboard boxes (we got him a big cardboard castle for christmas)

Still loves music and loves to dance.

Plays the harmonica - which we brought back from our trip to Amsterdam!

Thinks he can summersault.

RUNS everywhere!

Not allergic to peanuts!   yay!!








Monday, November 18, 2013

14 months


November was very busy for us.  Ken and I traveled to Europe.  I had a business trip to go to the flower shows in Holland and Ken tagged along to make it a vacation.   After Amsterdam we visited Brussels and Brugge.

We left Kam for a week with Grandma Suzi while we traveled and he did great.   They both really enjoyed their bonding time together and Ken and I enjoyed our alone time!





Here are a few updates on what our Kam Man is up to these days:

He loves spaghetti and green grapes

Loves wheel of fortune - claps for the contestants

Blinks and winks

Obsessed with all things water and drinking it all.

Likes to wave at the kiddos as they are leaving school

Can open and close the door himself

Trying to ween the paci so he only uses it at night and nap

Still wants everyone to smell his feet

Favorite toy is his ball popper

Says dada, mama, hi, hair,  bath, 'arf arf'

Sleeps from 8pm -6:40 am

Has all of his teeth except his 2 year molars.

is starting to test boundaries.



Here are a few pictures from this month:
 Kam hanging out with his besties Will and Mila

 Ken, Nat, Kam and I after our Thanksgiving turkey trot!

Sunday, November 17, 2013

12 and 13 months Busy Busy Busy!

BUSY BUSY BUSY!  That sums up the last few months.   A lot has happened so I'm going to keep it to bullet points and pictures

KAM TURNED ONE!   -
We had a great mustache themed birthday party at Grandma Kathy's in Paxton.


 We bought a house!!!!!!   After years of searching we finally found 'the one'   we got a great fixer upper in the perfect neighborhood in Encinitas.  We are so excited  and can't wait to begin to make it our own and give Kam a backyard!


Kam loves his swing in this new backyard.  This was the first thing we bought for the house!

MORE TEETH-
Kam is currently getting all four molars AND all four K9 teeth - POOR BABY!


FIRST SENTENCE -
Kam was in the middle of a teething episode, was so cranky and mom, Ken and I were absolutely exhausted from moving.  I had finally calmed Kam down and he was sitting on my lap drinking a bottle on the couch.  Ken walked around the corner and said "Hi buddy" and clear as day Kam looked at him and said "Hi Daddy"  we all sat there in shock and looked at each other like did that just happen?  haha little stinker

POINTS TO EVERYTHING AND GETS INTO EVERYTHING
loves crawling into the cupboard

LOVES CARS, MICKEY AND BEING OUTSIDE

OFFICIALLY ON TO MILK
after 12 months of nursing we have officially transitioned to whole milk.   It took Kam a little while to adjust to not nursing with my anymore but took to milk in the bottle fairly quickly

KAM LOVES TO GIVE KISSES, HUGS AND PATS ON THE BACK

Jabber Jabber!  Loves to explore his voice  says dada, daddy, mama,  mumum (milk or food) tries to say thank you, says hi, tries to say bye.

Copy cat especially anything mommy or daddy does. he blows on food and on mommy's makeup brushes.

HALLOWEEN!   WAYNES WORLD - excellent!

Kam's first crab fest - we headed down to  celebrate Uncle Alec's birthday with a good ol' Crab boil.  


A new house means many new drawers to get into!


The best Halloween costumes ever -

Kam and Mila cruising in their Halloween costumes

A Halloween craft project with Miss Al You Spin me right round baby right round....
Kam's favorite spot in the house is the cupboard. 
Mom came to visit the weekend we moved in (lucky her) She was a huge help but we were able to sneak away for a bit and show her the beach and park by our new house (less than 3 miles away!)




We also had time to visit a pumpkin patch while Gma was in town






This little man LOVES his new hangout!