Time

During this month, Cody turned 1 and Calvin turned 3. I feel like time is moving too fast. Calvin started potty training and has been wearing underwear now for 12 days. He's having an accident a day for the most part but some days he's gone the whole day with no accidents. Then Cody started staying "mommy" and "doggie" and "puppy" and "daddy" this month AND he took his first real steps on Tuesday, March 29. These boys are truly a blessing, I wish I could stay home with them more. Some days I feel like if I blink, another year will pass us by. Reaching the milestones, like potty training and walking, are wonderful and exciting but they also make my heart ache just a little bit. We were looking at the recreation center activities for the summer and Calvin is now old enough to join t-ball so we're tossing around the idea of doing that. I'm looking forward to having the boys help me plant some flowers this summer (aka rub mud on mommy) and going to the swimming pool with them.

Missing my big guy

Last night was the first time Calvin was away from me overnight other than when Cody was born. It feels like a milestone. And I miss him and can't wait to see him later today. He and dad went to visit friends for the night. So it was just me and Cody yesterday and last night. We went to bed early and are just getting ready to have breakfast now.

The End

Today was my last day working for Enscicon. Now it's time for a week off. I have lots of plans for the week. Most of them involve cleaning and organizing.

Happy New Year

This past year has been some of the worst and best for our family. We welcomed Cody to our family and said final farewells to Al.

Here's to health and happiness in 2011!

Bobcat

Wade found our camera! So I was going to take a picture of Calvin playing with the Bobcat that grandpa sent from the factory for him. And I told him about 3 times "get your Bobcat and smile" and every time he would start pretending like he's a cat and act like he was scratching a scratching post. Needless to say, there's no picture.

We have a tooth! and Lift off! and Singing!

At eight months and 3 days, we have our first tooth. It's the front lower right hand side. So now it begins. Cal had gotten his first tooth the day he turned 6 months. So hopefully Cody's will just come in quicker and it'll be over with in a jiff. Ha.

In addition to that, we have initial lift off. Code pulled himself up in the bathtub tonight by grabbing onto the faucet spout. I nearly had a heart attack. He can barely sit up without falling over, I'm not sure why he suddenly felt compelled to stand up in the most slippery place in the house. To my young Jedi: one thing at a time.

All of that and Calvin is now singing songs with me at night. He can sing Jesus Loves Me, the ABC's song, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. I love his little voice, I would like to hold onto these days as long as I can. Oh, and Calvin said Amen when we said prayers tonight without me prompting him to. I just want to scoop up that yummy-ness and keep it forever.

Say Cheese!

Today is a good day in our household. Cal had a food challenge at National Jewish hospital and is now ok to eat dairy products!!! He LOVES cheese. And I'm so glad to be able to feed it to him. And ice cream. And butter. And milk. And cheese. And ice cream. And whip cream. And ice cream. And cheese. Oh glorious day!

I was taking a picture of him a few minutes ago and I said "show me your cheese!" and he gave this really super fake smile and said "CHEESE!" The smile was so fake I couldn't even keep it, though I wish I had kept it now. But at any rate, I took a picture of him eating cheese and I'm waiting for it to show up from my phone in my email inbox.