Talked to Avery on the phone today. Actually, Jamie typically calls me at work in the late afternoon, when the kids start asking about "da-da". Usually they just allow Jamie to put the phone up to their ear and listen intently as daddy tries to get them to talk. Today was a little different - Avery and daddy actually carried on a conversation:
d - "Hi Avery - what does the elephant say?"
a - "eeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh" (elephant sound)
d - "Did you go check the mail?"
a - "may" (mail)
d - "Are you at home?"
a - "mome" (home)
d - "What does the dentist make you do?"
a - "aaaaaahhhhhhhh"
Really funny to be talking to Avery on the phone.
We were all sitting around one morning recently watching the Today show, when Matt Lauer was saying a phone number for some charity thing. Connor took special attention, and repeated the number to help out Matt:
one...eight hundred....five, five, five...zero.... [Connor] nye, nye, nye !!!
From then on, you can lead Connor into it with 800-555-0.... and he'll finish it for you - nye, nye, nye !!
12.07.2001
12.04.2001
18-month checkup
went fine this week. No problems, just BIG kids !!
Avery was 31 lbs 13 oz, 34.5" - off the chart 100+ percentile.
Connor has "beefed up" nicely to 29 lbs 5 oz, 34", 90 % (up from 50 at 15 months!?)
Dr. Anna put Avery on a diet !?!? :-) She said, "speaking of weight"....so she's on non-fat milk now, and things like non-fat cheese, etc.
Realizing how much the kids have grown in the past 6 months, we noticed that both A&C can see the top of the dining room table now, when 6 months ago, Connor used to cruise under the table with his walker without ducking !! Think back 6 months or so when we used to change them in the downstairs bathroom laying ACROSS the cabinet countertop !! If we lay them there now, they would have to put their feet halfway up the wall.
Connor was making a little more noise yesterday morning when waking up. It wasn't early or anything, and he wasn't crying, rather just talking a lot to himself. We go to get him and find that his full-body PJs are unzipped down to the diaper, exposing his chest like some sort of sex symbol. He was just sitting there indian-style giving us the "mmm?" as if to say, "I don't know what happened"....
Avery was 31 lbs 13 oz, 34.5" - off the chart 100+ percentile.
Connor has "beefed up" nicely to 29 lbs 5 oz, 34", 90 % (up from 50 at 15 months!?)
Dr. Anna put Avery on a diet !?!? :-) She said, "speaking of weight"....so she's on non-fat milk now, and things like non-fat cheese, etc.
Realizing how much the kids have grown in the past 6 months, we noticed that both A&C can see the top of the dining room table now, when 6 months ago, Connor used to cruise under the table with his walker without ducking !! Think back 6 months or so when we used to change them in the downstairs bathroom laying ACROSS the cabinet countertop !! If we lay them there now, they would have to put their feet halfway up the wall.
Connor was making a little more noise yesterday morning when waking up. It wasn't early or anything, and he wasn't crying, rather just talking a lot to himself. We go to get him and find that his full-body PJs are unzipped down to the diaper, exposing his chest like some sort of sex symbol. He was just sitting there indian-style giving us the "mmm?" as if to say, "I don't know what happened"....
11.25.2001
Snapping
Connor imitates snapping by fiddling with his thumb and forefingers on both hands and making the "click" noise with his tounge against the roof of his mouth.
Follow Directions - Connor is very good at doing what we want him to do (...usually...). He'll put toys away at the end of the night before heading up for bath, and LOVES to put the dirty clothes in the laundry basket (more about containers earlier).
Follow Directions - Connor is very good at doing what we want him to do (...usually...). He'll put toys away at the end of the night before heading up for bath, and LOVES to put the dirty clothes in the laundry basket (more about containers earlier).
Funny Stories
Jamie caught Connor red-handed a while back with resees peanut butter cups. There were a few left over (probably from halloween?) and sitting on the kitchen table. She had left him in the kitchen while taking Avery up to take a nap. When she came down, he was sitting on the kitchen floor, with a reeses in his mouth, a wrapper on the floor next to him, and another unopened one in his hand !! All he said was "mmmm" (good !!) He had apparently used a magazine or something on the table (which they can now reach) and slid it across the table - not knowing (we think) that it would knock whatever was on the table off !!
Both Avery and Connor play with the stereo in the living room on the way by to go to the stairs for bed, etc. They usually don't get to play in the living room. Even when playing with the stereo, they don't quite know all the right buttons to push - usually the speakers are turned off, but they turn the receiver on and off, select FM radio, and definitely play with the volume knob. One day Avery was playing with all the buttons, and happened to get them all in the right sequence. The volume was on max, and she turned on the radio - speakers were on. BLAST !!! Jamie looked, only to see Avery freak out with her arms flailing out to the sides and scared face. Didn't know what to do - so she crawled into the "cubby hole" wood box that supports the stereo equipment - hiding from the disaster I guess :-)
Both Avery and Connor play with the stereo in the living room on the way by to go to the stairs for bed, etc. They usually don't get to play in the living room. Even when playing with the stereo, they don't quite know all the right buttons to push - usually the speakers are turned off, but they turn the receiver on and off, select FM radio, and definitely play with the volume knob. One day Avery was playing with all the buttons, and happened to get them all in the right sequence. The volume was on max, and she turned on the radio - speakers were on. BLAST !!! Jamie looked, only to see Avery freak out with her arms flailing out to the sides and scared face. Didn't know what to do - so she crawled into the "cubby hole" wood box that supports the stereo equipment - hiding from the disaster I guess :-)
Around the House
Avery is all about reading books and doing puzzles (wood alphabet letters with corresponding objects, and fitted animal & vehicle pieces). She'll go into her bucket of books and pull out 4 or 5 at a time and bring them to us to read, or just go look at them on the ground by herself somewhere. With the puzzles, she can identify any of the animals or letters, and say yes or no (nod or shake her head) if she wants to put that piece in. She'll sit and do the same puzzle over and over and over....dumping the pieces out by turning the puzzle upside down.
Connor is mostly interested in containers and carrying things around. He'll put pieces of puzzle, balls, pretty much anything into a bucket, bag, or whatever, and carry it around...only to find some other container and move the contents over to it.
The other day we had a "spinning" session, where they were spinning around and getting dizzy, and cracking up. It must feel weird to them to get dizzy and try to walk.
Connor is mostly interested in containers and carrying things around. He'll put pieces of puzzle, balls, pretty much anything into a bucket, bag, or whatever, and carry it around...only to find some other container and move the contents over to it.
The other day we had a "spinning" session, where they were spinning around and getting dizzy, and cracking up. It must feel weird to them to get dizzy and try to walk.
Halloween
SOOO CUTE !!! Jamie found full body costumes at Costco for the kids - Avery was a lion, complete with full head of hair/mane, and Connor was an elephant, with a trunk hanging off his head. We took them to the Carlsbad Company Stores the weekend before halloween, as the stores were handing out candy for the kids. There were a lot of kids around, and the babies had a good time "walking around like crazy people" and going in many of the stores.
One store had a lady dressed as a cat and she was kneeling down at the entrance to the store with a bucket of candy. The kids went up to her and didn't know what to do - kept their 3 feet of distance and just stared. Connor had candy already in both hands from a previous stop....after some coaching, Connor took the Baby Ruth he had in one hand and set it down on its end (!!) to make space in his hand for the new candy. Connor had a bag from some previous store that he was using as his candy bag - for the both of them.
Avery had a couple candy bars in her hand that we assumed she would just look at and play with the wrapper. 5 minutes later, Jamie noticed that the WHOLE THING was in her mouth, wrapper and all. With the saliva and heat, etc, the chocolate was melting and oozing out through the wrapper - mmmmm, good. Had to fish the wrapper out of Avery's mouth, much to her disappointment...
One store had a lady dressed as a cat and she was kneeling down at the entrance to the store with a bucket of candy. The kids went up to her and didn't know what to do - kept their 3 feet of distance and just stared. Connor had candy already in both hands from a previous stop....after some coaching, Connor took the Baby Ruth he had in one hand and set it down on its end (!!) to make space in his hand for the new candy. Connor had a bag from some previous store that he was using as his candy bag - for the both of them.
Avery had a couple candy bars in her hand that we assumed she would just look at and play with the wrapper. 5 minutes later, Jamie noticed that the WHOLE THING was in her mouth, wrapper and all. With the saliva and heat, etc, the chocolate was melting and oozing out through the wrapper - mmmmm, good. Had to fish the wrapper out of Avery's mouth, much to her disappointment...
Sleeping Habits
For the most part, they are both sleeping like angels these days . Usually from 7pm to about 7am. Of course, when we take them on a trip or somewhere out of their normal routine, they *hate* it !! We just got back from Jamie's parents' house for turkey day. They slept in the pack-n-plays, and didn't fare too well, waking up crying at 2am, etc.
Around home, it's really funny to peak in on them in the morning to see what they are doing, while waiting for "ma-ma" and "da-da" to come get them. Connor will sometimes sit on the edge of the crib, with his feet dangling through the slats and down, like he's on a school bus... Avery will always have a "binky" or two (unless she loses them during the night), and waiting for us to come bring the small tupperware bucket for her to place the binkies before getting out of the crib.
Connor is all about his blankets these days. He usually has at least 2 with him while sleeping at night, and MUST have them bundled up with him when he gets out of the crib in the morning. He'll keep them bundled up around him as he gets his morning milk, and typically lays in "dad's corner" on the couch while catching some TV and drinking his milk.
Around home, it's really funny to peak in on them in the morning to see what they are doing, while waiting for "ma-ma" and "da-da" to come get them. Connor will sometimes sit on the edge of the crib, with his feet dangling through the slats and down, like he's on a school bus... Avery will always have a "binky" or two (unless she loses them during the night), and waiting for us to come bring the small tupperware bucket for her to place the binkies before getting out of the crib.
Connor is all about his blankets these days. He usually has at least 2 with him while sleeping at night, and MUST have them bundled up with him when he gets out of the crib in the morning. He'll keep them bundled up around him as he gets his morning milk, and typically lays in "dad's corner" on the couch while catching some TV and drinking his milk.
Thanksgiving
Well, now it's Thanksgiving weekend, and I'm still trying to find time to post a couple entries. Wild how time flies by and here we are 6 months later than the last post. So...again, we'll try to make more frequent posts, as the "babies" are now doing more and more zany things every day...
5.15.2001
Connor Crazy Sleeper
Connor is a CRAZY sleeper! This morning, Jamie went in to help him fall asleep for his nap...only to find that he was laying there with his SHIRT OFF!! He had somehow wrestled it over his arms and head, and was now posing in front of his crib-side mirror toy. What a man!!
Intro
Well, now that Avery & Connor are almost a year old (May 26), things are starting to stabilize enough that I can find some time to document some of the funny "goings on" of the crazy duo. Latest pics are always at Yahoo Photos.
Obviously, both are going to be LARGE kids. Avery is just about 30 lbs and Connor a dainty little 25. Connor is a crazy crawling man, and walking is just around the corner. He stands up next to everything, and occassionally goes for the free stand. He has taken up to 5 steps between mommy and daddy. Avery on the other hand just began to crawl about 2 weeks ago. She's constantly following Connor around the family and dining rooms, checking out what he's been up to all this time - when he was crawling and she was sitting.
Avery sleeps GREAT. Usually all the way through the night, 7pm to 6:30am. However, Connor is not so keen on sleeping. He is tougher to get down for sleep, be it a nap or the nighttime session. He'll cry and flail himself around for a while, and finally figure out that it must be time to sleep. We have occassional midnight, 2am, 4am sessions with him, when he just declares the night "over", and wants to play.
Look for more in the coming weeks and months as we get into their "toddler" stages, walking, talking, etc. Should be pretty funny.
Obviously, both are going to be LARGE kids. Avery is just about 30 lbs and Connor a dainty little 25. Connor is a crazy crawling man, and walking is just around the corner. He stands up next to everything, and occassionally goes for the free stand. He has taken up to 5 steps between mommy and daddy. Avery on the other hand just began to crawl about 2 weeks ago. She's constantly following Connor around the family and dining rooms, checking out what he's been up to all this time - when he was crawling and she was sitting.
Avery sleeps GREAT. Usually all the way through the night, 7pm to 6:30am. However, Connor is not so keen on sleeping. He is tougher to get down for sleep, be it a nap or the nighttime session. He'll cry and flail himself around for a while, and finally figure out that it must be time to sleep. We have occassional midnight, 2am, 4am sessions with him, when he just declares the night "over", and wants to play.
Look for more in the coming weeks and months as we get into their "toddler" stages, walking, talking, etc. Should be pretty funny.
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