Today Will got up on his hands and knees from sitting for the first time EVER!!! I am so happy that he is showing signs of crawling. He was enjoying it and rocking away. Of course before I could grab the camera he sat back down... Maybe next time.
Another first he actually drank out of the bottle yesterday and today he drank an ounce and a half at one sitting!!! I am so happy!!!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
My first conversation with Joshua today
Mommy: Good morning Joshua!
Joshua: I had a movie dream.
Mommy: What movie did you dream about?
Joshua: I don't know it was in my mind, my self.
Mommy: Oh
Joshua: We should buy that movie dream!
That kid makes me laugh!
Joshua: I had a movie dream.
Mommy: What movie did you dream about?
Joshua: I don't know it was in my mind, my self.
Mommy: Oh
Joshua: We should buy that movie dream!
That kid makes me laugh!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Sleep issues
We have definitely had a hard time getting sleep ever since we had Joshua. He still woke up multiple times at night until he was 14 months old then would only wake up once a night about 5 nights a week. He would do that until he was 2 then at age two he would only wake up 3 nights a week and has done that ever since. He has been a difficult night time sleeper, I remember waking in and out of our room and Joshua's room at night to get him to go back to sleep. Then for naps I would have to drive him around or walk him in the stroller to get him to go to sleep. I would have to do that even at age two! He still 'needs' me to lay down with him at night to get him to go to sleep. Sleeping with Joshua is definitely a struggle.
When we had Will I wanted so badly for him to be a good sleeper. At first he woke up a lot but that was what I expected. At 2 or 3 months he gave me three nights of sleeping 8 hours solid, but that was the end of that. He now wakes up every hour and a half to two and a half hours at night. I must say I have the best napper ever, but only for the last two months or so. Up until then I would walk around, bouncing as I walked or on a ball to get him to go to sleep. Now all I do is close the drapes, turn on the fan, give him a kiss, tell him I love him, lay him down with his paci and blanket, then walk out the door. I don't hear a single peep from him until an hour and a half to two hours later. It wasn't that easy in the beginning though, there were a lot of tears shed, because Will didn't like the idea of being in his bed alone. That only lasted a few days. His naps are a beautiful thing and I am so glad God has given me such a wonderful napper!!! He will also put him self to bed at night, unless he is over tired.
Last night Joshua woke Will up at least twice, so once again I didn't get much sleep. Tonight Joshua is going to sleep in our room in a toddler bed we are borrowing from our friends. I am praying our baby will sleep longer at night now. If the changed sleeping arrangements help us get more sleep we will do some rearranging.
When we had Will I wanted so badly for him to be a good sleeper. At first he woke up a lot but that was what I expected. At 2 or 3 months he gave me three nights of sleeping 8 hours solid, but that was the end of that. He now wakes up every hour and a half to two and a half hours at night. I must say I have the best napper ever, but only for the last two months or so. Up until then I would walk around, bouncing as I walked or on a ball to get him to go to sleep. Now all I do is close the drapes, turn on the fan, give him a kiss, tell him I love him, lay him down with his paci and blanket, then walk out the door. I don't hear a single peep from him until an hour and a half to two hours later. It wasn't that easy in the beginning though, there were a lot of tears shed, because Will didn't like the idea of being in his bed alone. That only lasted a few days. His naps are a beautiful thing and I am so glad God has given me such a wonderful napper!!! He will also put him self to bed at night, unless he is over tired.
Last night Joshua woke Will up at least twice, so once again I didn't get much sleep. Tonight Joshua is going to sleep in our room in a toddler bed we are borrowing from our friends. I am praying our baby will sleep longer at night now. If the changed sleeping arrangements help us get more sleep we will do some rearranging.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
The Pool
Before we went on our vacation I took Joshua and Will to the rec-center pool. This was Will's first time in the water and he loved splashing around. My sister-in-law was with us so she stayed in the water with Joshua. Joshua had a blast sliding down the small slide they have there and he was actually allowed to take the inter tube in the water with him.
Pictures of our trip to Idaho and Oregon
Will happy as can be. Little does he know we will be in the car for 6 hours!
Will fighting Andrea for her tray. He loves playing with his, which he dropped so he grabbed for Andrea's.
And he won.
Will at my dad's
Joshua finding eggs in the coup.
Farmer Joshua
Look at my egg. There were three in the coup that day.
Now time to check on the horses (my Step-mom has 2)
Nap time for the baby.
Random Hugs that warmed my heart.
Joshua watching a movie with Linda
A good family picture
The four of us at our hotel pool in La Grande.
My sister Erin with us in the water.
Erin and I at her place.
Erin and Joshua outside of her place.
Andrea and Will (Will is playing with a bottle, he thought he wanted one too since Andrea was holding one. He still won't take formula or water from one though.)
Our trip to Idaho and Oregon
Last week we took a drive to Boise, Idaho to see some great friends, then headed over to Oregon to see my Dad, Step-mom, and Sister. We had such a wonderful time and really didn't want to leave. Joshua was sad every time we told him we had to go to another town.
Our first stop was at Little America, hotel, just outside of Rock Springs Wyoming. We headed out a day early so the next day of travel wouldn't be so hard. I think Joshua was the only one who slept well that night and even he woke up quite a bit and was talking in his sleep.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights we stayed at our friends house in Boise, Idaho. They had a baby girl 5 months ago and it was nice finally being able to meet her. Us Women had a great time sewing and the men played games. The babies had fun playing with each other, Will loved their dog, and Joshua enjoyed the dog, movies, and video games.
Monday we drove over to Baker City, Oregon to spend the day with my Dad and Step-mom. It was nice to see them again and enjoy a wonderful meal. Once we walked in the door Joshua asked where the eggs were, he had remembered playing hide and find the wood eggs with my Step-mom. He had a fun time hiding and finding the eggs with my Step-mom and Dad once again. Later Joshua went outside to help my Step-mom with the chickens and horses, he had asked 'Do you have a farmers hat, mayme?' something else he had remembered from last time. While he was outside about to see if the horses needed water he told me 'I've been to this farm before'. I am always impressed with how great his memory is, especially since the last time we had been there was 9 months ago. On our way out the door he asked if my dad and step-mom could move to 'Laramie, Wywoming'. They said no and so he asked if just one of them could move there instead. I'm glad he likes them so much, I wish we could see them more often.
Monday afternoon we drove to La Grande, Oregon to see my little sister. We met up at the hotel we were staying at and enjoyed a wonderful dinner downtown at the Cock n' Bull. I had a very good salad and sandwich called the Turk n' Cranberry, and had a wonderful conversation with my family. After dinner we went back to the hotel so we could all swim, then talk more with my sister we were up until 10pm our time talking. We slept a little better in that hotel, however, in both hotels we stayed at I had dreams that they kicked us out because of Will getting up so many times at night. Tuesday morning Will was up at 6:00 mtn time so 5:00 for everyone else there. We had a very early breakfast and when it was time for Wills nap at 9:00mtn time Michael took Joshua swimming and I took a 2 hour nap! After nap time we went to my sisters cosmetology school so she could cut my hair. I am so proud of her, she has accomplished a lot and in July will graduate and start work in a shop! She did a wonderful job on my hair and I wish I lived closer so she could be my main hair stylist! For lunch I tried out a great burger joint called Nell's n' Out, I ate a great cheeseburger and curly fries with a milk shake to share. We took lunch back to my sisters house and left about an hour later so we could make it to Boise for dinner. Just before we got to my sisters house we heard Joshua exlaim 'I like this place!!' I said 'Oh, yeah? What does it have?' He said 'The ball thing!!'. 9 months ago we visited my sister at her house for about 3 hours or so and Joshua loved playing with the pool table. I am blown away by his memory.
We stayed Tuesday night in Boise at our friends and drove back home on Wednesday. Wednesday was a very long day. We did stop for lunch and little breaks along the way. Whenever we stopped we would get a new Red Box movie for Joshua to watch, we got three that day and it was so worth it. We were on the road for 14 hours and I don't think I have ever been happier to be home.
I'll post pictures soon!!
Our first stop was at Little America, hotel, just outside of Rock Springs Wyoming. We headed out a day early so the next day of travel wouldn't be so hard. I think Joshua was the only one who slept well that night and even he woke up quite a bit and was talking in his sleep.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights we stayed at our friends house in Boise, Idaho. They had a baby girl 5 months ago and it was nice finally being able to meet her. Us Women had a great time sewing and the men played games. The babies had fun playing with each other, Will loved their dog, and Joshua enjoyed the dog, movies, and video games.
Monday we drove over to Baker City, Oregon to spend the day with my Dad and Step-mom. It was nice to see them again and enjoy a wonderful meal. Once we walked in the door Joshua asked where the eggs were, he had remembered playing hide and find the wood eggs with my Step-mom. He had a fun time hiding and finding the eggs with my Step-mom and Dad once again. Later Joshua went outside to help my Step-mom with the chickens and horses, he had asked 'Do you have a farmers hat, mayme?' something else he had remembered from last time. While he was outside about to see if the horses needed water he told me 'I've been to this farm before'. I am always impressed with how great his memory is, especially since the last time we had been there was 9 months ago. On our way out the door he asked if my dad and step-mom could move to 'Laramie, Wywoming'. They said no and so he asked if just one of them could move there instead. I'm glad he likes them so much, I wish we could see them more often.
Monday afternoon we drove to La Grande, Oregon to see my little sister. We met up at the hotel we were staying at and enjoyed a wonderful dinner downtown at the Cock n' Bull. I had a very good salad and sandwich called the Turk n' Cranberry, and had a wonderful conversation with my family. After dinner we went back to the hotel so we could all swim, then talk more with my sister we were up until 10pm our time talking. We slept a little better in that hotel, however, in both hotels we stayed at I had dreams that they kicked us out because of Will getting up so many times at night. Tuesday morning Will was up at 6:00 mtn time so 5:00 for everyone else there. We had a very early breakfast and when it was time for Wills nap at 9:00mtn time Michael took Joshua swimming and I took a 2 hour nap! After nap time we went to my sisters cosmetology school so she could cut my hair. I am so proud of her, she has accomplished a lot and in July will graduate and start work in a shop! She did a wonderful job on my hair and I wish I lived closer so she could be my main hair stylist! For lunch I tried out a great burger joint called Nell's n' Out, I ate a great cheeseburger and curly fries with a milk shake to share. We took lunch back to my sisters house and left about an hour later so we could make it to Boise for dinner. Just before we got to my sisters house we heard Joshua exlaim 'I like this place!!' I said 'Oh, yeah? What does it have?' He said 'The ball thing!!'. 9 months ago we visited my sister at her house for about 3 hours or so and Joshua loved playing with the pool table. I am blown away by his memory.
We stayed Tuesday night in Boise at our friends and drove back home on Wednesday. Wednesday was a very long day. We did stop for lunch and little breaks along the way. Whenever we stopped we would get a new Red Box movie for Joshua to watch, we got three that day and it was so worth it. We were on the road for 14 hours and I don't think I have ever been happier to be home.
I'll post pictures soon!!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Developmental Preschool visit.
Three Ladies from the Developmental Preschool came over to asses Will (Dianna, Elizabeth, and I cannot remember the third lady). Two of the ladies are the same people who helped Joshua when he had problems speaking. It is kind of nice having them back at our house! Joshua of course wanted to be in the middle of everything, making it hard for Will to concentrate on what they were trying to have him do. Next time I might send Joshua to our neighbors house so Will can focus a little more.
They tried to get Will to do many different skills, having him try to grab items, and switch the item in his hands. They wanted to see him roll over, touch his toes, smile, ring a bell, put items in a cup, pick up tiny items, and listen to him talk. They wanted to see him get on his belly, and be on his hands and knees. He won't get on his hands and knees by himself only if someone places him there. Once he is on his placed on his belly he rolls over. Hopefully they can give me some ideas to help him become stronger, and sleep better.
They think Will has poor muscle tone and that is why he isn't sitting straight, rolling over much, or moving. I am praying they can give us some ways to make him be on his belly happily and that he will start moving soon. I really don't mind baby proofing our house it is practically baby proofed as it is.
That's all for the update.
They tried to get Will to do many different skills, having him try to grab items, and switch the item in his hands. They wanted to see him roll over, touch his toes, smile, ring a bell, put items in a cup, pick up tiny items, and listen to him talk. They wanted to see him get on his belly, and be on his hands and knees. He won't get on his hands and knees by himself only if someone places him there. Once he is on his placed on his belly he rolls over. Hopefully they can give me some ideas to help him become stronger, and sleep better.
They think Will has poor muscle tone and that is why he isn't sitting straight, rolling over much, or moving. I am praying they can give us some ways to make him be on his belly happily and that he will start moving soon. I really don't mind baby proofing our house it is practically baby proofed as it is.
That's all for the update.
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