An Update

As usual I am behind on Karter's monthly post.
-not sure about his weight but he has is 6 month check-up a week from Friday
-continues to eat every 3 hours during the day
-still eating cereal at night, eating it much better
-has started vegetables, so far likes them all
-sleeping pretty good at night if we could just keep him from getting congested
-can sit up, we keep his boppy near by though
-LOVES to be held which is hard on the babysitter and me but we are working on it
-will be crawling soon, gets up on hands and knees and rocks, the other night he moved his legs but not his arms so his face hit the carpet
-I am sure I am forgetting some things, but hopefully will remember them and add to his 6 month post

showing off his sitting skills

Cecil had foot surgery again on September 17th. This time they fused some bones in the top of his foot and put in plate and put a screw in his big toe. We are hoping this surgery will allow him to walk without pain. He has been on crutches since he had his first surgery in December. I am so ready for him to be off of them. The doctor said it will be 6-8 weeks with no weight on his foot and then will be able to gradually add weight. I had still been giving Karter a bath in his baby tub because it was just easier. Since I am having to give both boys a bath by myself I decided to give them a bath together. Keagan loves taking a bath with Karter. I think Karter enjoys it too.

my sweet boys

Keagan is still liking school. He has gotten a paw print stamp everday so he is behaving. I love listening to the stories he tells me about the things he does. The other day I had taken my kids to the cafeteria and was on my way back to my room and his teacher stopped me. She said she had to tell me about something that happened-my first thought was Oh no what did he do. Sometimes they send the kids to the gym to use the restroom because the two pre-k classes share one boy and one girl bathroom. His teacher was coming back from somewhere and saw Keagan outside like he was going to the gym and he was messing with his pants. When she got outside she said Keagan what are you doing? He asked her to open the gym door. She said the sidewalk was wet by where he was standing. She asked him if he had gone to the bathroom on the sidewalk and he told her no. She asked him again and he said no he didn't but that another boy had. She opened the door for him and sent him to the bathroom. She talked to the other boy and he admitted he peed on the sidewalk and she asked if Keagan had. He told her no. He couldn't get the door open either so he just went on the sidewalk. I told his teacher at least she didn't have to send him to the nurse to get a change of clothes. I was also glad to know Keagan was telling her the truth about not going and about who really did it.

Hopefully I will do a better job of keeping this updated but not making any promises.

First Day of Pre-K

Today was Keagan's first day of Pre-K.

We started off the morning with cinnamon rolls. This is an adjustment Keagan is going to have to make. He doesn't like to eat breakfast when he first gets up.

Ready to go with what other than a tractor lunchbox and backpack.

sitting at his table

Keag and Audrey

A couple of weeks ago I looked at Keagan's class list and saw that Kira and Landrie were going to be in his class. These were two of the girls that went to the babysitter with him. Then we found out Audrey was going to be in his class. Kira, Audrey and Keagan all stayed at Cheryl's at the same time. I warned his teacher about this!

He was excited this morning. I had one of our aides stay in my room as my kids were coming in this morning so I could take Keagan to his class and take a few pictures. When we walked in he was acting very shy. I think he was on the verge of tears so I tried to get out as quick as I could. I went over and talked to him at lunch and he said he was having a lot of fun. After lunch we were at recess and he came and sat with me for a little bit. I could tell he was tired. When the bell rang he walked from his class to mine all by himself. We got out at 1:30 but teachers had to stay until 3:30 so Cecil came and picked him up. Kira and Keagan are the flag holders this week. He said he holds the Texas flag and Kira holds the "States" flag. He got a paw print stamp at the end of the day because he was "good" today. He quickly informed me Audrey didn't get a stamp because she was throwing rocks on the playground. I don't know if that is true or not. He says he is going to eat in the cafeteria tomorrow for lunch. He will also have to nap/rest time tomorrow. They laid down for a little while today, but not as long as they usually will. I am glad he had a good day.

4 months old

I am two weeks late with this post but I guess it is better late than never. Time is going by so fast-my baby boy is 4 months old.
-at his 4 month check-up he weighed 15 pounds and was 24 1/2 inches long
-got two shots, began to cry as the nurse went to stick him with the second one and it was more of a "you hurt my feelings" cry than a hurt cry
-continues to eat every 3 hours during the day
-sleeping better at night, have tried really hard to get him in a routine at night and that has helped some, usually goes to bed around 9:00 and has been sleeping until 5:00 or after
-tries to hold his own bottle, doesn't do it everytime
-started cereal but not a big fan of it
-rolls from tummy to back and back to tummy
-drools all the time
-still loves to be talked to and watch people, doesn't want to be by himself
-went swimming for the first time, did not like to be splashed

my sweet boys

It's hard work on a baby to swim!

I guess he was thirsty.

trying cereal for the first time

Needed a little milk to wash down the cereal he didn't care for.

Getting ready for bed. A little girl who was in my class last year gave him these jammies. They are so cute.

We have a had a wild weekend. Karter was running fever Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. I think it was from teething. Saturday we were running some errands and Keagan said his stomach hurt. He got sick in the restaurant and didn't eat. He threw up all night long. I just kept thinking why is this happening when school starts on Monday. Karter has felt better today and Keagan has not gotten sick anymore today. I will post some pictures in the next few days of his first day of Pre-K. Still can't believe my little boy is big enough to start school.

Shockey Stables

A couple of weeks ago Cecil's aunt and uncle kept Keagan and Karter for us. While they were there, Keagan rode Uncle Rusty's horse Boo. He had a lot of fun. Over the 4th of July weekend he also got to go to the Mesquite Rodeo when he went to visit my sister. Since then, at home he gets on his bouncing horse and says he is roping a cow. He throws a rope at Karter's bouncy seat! This past week he has been in Abilene for one last time before school starts. On Friday my mom and dad took him to ride horses at a place called Shockey Stables. He got to ride a horse all by himself. The horse was older and very tame. He had a lot of fun.

getting ready to ride Sandy

ready to go

going down the trail

stoppped for a picture

going through "the jungle"

ducking for a tree

riding through the water

Sandy didn't like going in the water

the cat went for a ride too!

he couldn't remember the cat's name

feeding Sandy a cookie after the ride

Pictures

Finally got some new pictures.

"Black-eyed pea" as Cecil has been calling him.

Last Tuesday night, Keagan and Cecil were racing to get in the shower. I am not exactly sure how it happened other than Cecil's crutch was involved. I didn't take this picture until Friday so the swelling had already gone down. His eye is looking better, it is turning more purple now.

Karter doing what he LOVES to do-standing up.

practicing tummy time ....

and rolling over. I forgot to put that in his 3 month post. He can roll from his tummy to his back. He doesn't do it consistently, but he can do it.

one of my favorite pictures

thumb and finger in his mouth. I am trying really hard for this not to become a habit. A couple of times I have pulled his fingers out of his mouth and put his pacifier in and then he somehow gets his fingers back in his mouth with his pacifier.

The other day I was trying to get Karter to sleep but had to use the restroom. I put him in his bouncy seat for just a minute and didn't buckle him in. When I came back from the bathroom this is how I found him. He is one strong little baby. I am glad he wasn't any longer or who knows where he might have ended up.

3 months

WARNING-If you only like to look at pictures, there are none in this post! The battery on my camera is dead and I can't get it to come out to charge it. I am already a week late with the post, so I will have to add the pictures later.

Karter turned 3 months last Thursday. Here are some things about my sweet baby boy:
-not sure how much he weighs but I am guessing almost 15 pounds, he doesn't go back to the
doctor until his 4 month check-up next month
-continues to eat about every 3 hours during the day
-still hates to burp
-is sleeping through the night!, usually goes to bed around 10:00 and has been sleeping until
about 6:00 most mornings
-he is napping good most days now that I am letting him sleep on his stomach
-still wearing Size 1 diapers although we only have 1 1/2 packages left from all the diapers we
got, so he will be moving up to Size 2 soon
-still wears 0-3 months clothes
-enjoys being in his swing, bouncy seat, and bumbo as long as he can see someone, he doesn't like
to be by himself
-LOVES to be talked to and to talk back
-smiles all the time
-tolerates tummy time for a very short period of time
-likes to suck on his hand-usually his pointer finger and thumb if he doesn't have his pacifier, we
quickly pull the hand out of his mouth and stick the paci in because we can eventually take the
paci away easier than his hand
-has out grown colic!, there are some nights when he is fussy, but it is just a normal fussy baby, I
am so glad to be past that

Hopefully I can get the battery out of my camera and post some pictures soon.

Swimming Lessons

Last week Keagan took swim lessons. My main goal I wanted him to get out of the lessons was to get over his fear of water. Keagan likes to go swimming but doesn't like to get water in his face and go under the water. I have to admit, he gets it honestly from me. This summer he has done a lot better with the water. He took lessons from a guy named Ryan. He was really good with him. Cecil was very disappointed he didn't learn to swim, but he is definetly not as scared of the water as he was. On Friday I stayed so Keagan could show me what he had learned. He knows the technique of using his arms and kicking his legs but he still doesn't like to go under the water.

walking around in the water

he was suppose to be showing me how to kick his legs and use his arms, but it is hard to tell that in the picture

going down the slide.

He would go down the slide before but always wanted his swim ring on.

Sunday, Cecil and Keagan went swimming before we had Bible study. Keagan went down the slide several times with no floatie. When they were in the shallow end, Cecil would throw Keagan and make him go under the water and then Keagan would stand up. He was getting even better about having water in his face.

my sweet boys in thier red, white, and blue

Keagan is leaving today with my mom to go to Abilene and then tomorrow them and my dad are going to see my sister and Joey. They are also going to take Keagan to Six Flags. I hope everyone has a fun and safe 4th of July.