2.75 years old

My little Lou Lou bug is getting big. How big you ask? Well, 2 and 3/4 a year big. Two years ago she was just beginning to crawl, Easter day of 2009. Now she is a crazy, independent, sassy, energetic, loving, rambunctious, smart, terrible two attituded little girl. I love her. Some days she makes me pull my hair out but I still love her.
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Words that are too cute to forget:
aminals (animals)
noffing (nothing)
maggots (magnets)
Shampoo bear (Pooh Bear)
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Some fun statements from my precious girl:

(Whenever Papa is being, well, a dork) "Papa's a dork!"

(After we were all teasing my brother) "You gotta be nice to Uncle Brandon, he's just a boy."

(After getting in trouble for trying to draw on the bed, also during the time when she sprained her ankle and couldn't walk) "I can't walk... can't draw... but I can talk!!!"

(EVERY time we go out to the car) "I gotta get some rocks for my dad. Daddy really likes rocks!!!"

(At the rodeo watching the saddle back riders) "Look at those ponies jumpin and fartin." (Thanks for that one, Papa)

(Whenever people leave our house) "Watch out for the big bad wolf!!"

Folding 'garrrments' for mommy and daddy

Seven

Callen turned 7 months old on April 9th. Wow. My baby boy is getting big. Here are 7 tidbits about our little 7 month old Cal man:

• 1. Callen is still a happy HAPPY baby. I thought Lou was a happy baby (and she was, I have been blessed with rather good babies), but Callen is almost giddy happy. I love it. He is always trying to catch someones eye so he can give them a big smile and show off those dimples.

• 2. He is still a momma's boy and will give me a big hug if I ask for one. Occasionally he will do it for my mom but I am happy to admit I get the most and best squeezes from him.

• 3. Callen is a little roller. If you lay him on the ground, it's a pretty good bet he will be rolling to whatever else is one the floor within 2 seconds. He was only a one way roller, always rolling left, but he has picked up rolling to the right now too. It is funny, I will take my eyes off him for a second and when I look back he is one the other side of the room with some toy or sock in his mouth.

• 4. Mr. Cal is as curious as they come. I am in trouble with this one and just know the day will come when I come in the kitchen and see flour, or sugar, or whatever peeks his curiosity at the moment, dumped all over him and the floor. He is always trying to reach something and will either be bending and wiggling out of your arms or his seat to reach it or rolling like a mad man on the floor so he can get it.

• 5. He cut his first tooth on Friday, April 8th. Bottom middle right. He had been working on the thing for awhile and it looks like the bottom middle left on will be following suit soon.
  

• 6. Callen is feeding himself so good! During dinner he always has a little mum-mum cracker so he is occupied and I can hurry and eat my dinner before I feed him his baby food. He also eats little puffs. They look like little pieces of cereal but they dissolve easier and quicker. He can even pick them up himself with his index finger and thumb and get them into his mouth!

• 7. He is so close to crawling!! I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Good because he will be able to get around; bad because, well, he will be able to get around. Casey and I are predicting that sometime in the month of April he will get the hang of it. We shall see!!

Wheelin'

Lou got a little four wheeler for Christmas. We have all been waiting for nice weather to actually get here so she can go out and ride it. Occasionally we let her ride it around the house. The other day, Callen decided to take it out for a spin.

He thought it was pretty fun. He actually thought Buzz on the front was the coolest part.

But it wasn't too long before a little Missy abandoned her blankie and spot on the couch to join her little brother.

Which he thought was GREAT!

So did she!

Good thing they have a good Daddy to follow along so they can both have fun and not get hurt!!

Hopefully soon we will be able to get the wheeler outside and enjoy some nice, warm spring air!!

6 months

Our little man turned 6 months old on Wednesday. I can't believe he is that old already.

We went in for his 6 month check up and shots on Thursday and here are his stats:

Weight: 18 lbs 13 oz (74th percentile)
Height: 26 1/4 inches (44th percentile)
Head Circumference: 43.2 cm (34th percentile)

Dr. Murdock said he looks great. The funniest thing that happened at Callen's appointment was this conversation:
Dr. Murdock: "Besides those scratches on his nose, he looks perfect."
Me: "Yeah, he likes to hack up his nose at nights."
Olivia, sitting up to join in: "You can say that again!" (giggle, giggle, giggle)

Honestly, where does she come from? At least she is entertaining and Callen adores her. Here are some pictures of Mr. Cal from his first 6 months.
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Few minutes after he was born, Sept 9th
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One week
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One month
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Two months
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Three months
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Four months ~

Five months ~

Six months
Happy 6 months my son!! Thanks for being such a sweet, lovey, happy boy!

Aquarium and magic water

Well, we took our trip to Utah and took the kids to the aquarium. We almost didn't go. Last Wednesday night Olivia was running and playing with Dexter when she tripped and fell. Her ankle made this really horrible pop and then she couldn't walk. She was screaming and crying so bad. That evening when she still wasn't putting any weight on it, we decided to take her in to see her doctor, luckily they are there until 9. Long story short, nothing was actually wrong. We even went back on Friday and they did an x-ray because she still wasn't walking on it at all. Still nothing. So she must have sprained her ankle. We were all so excited to get out of the house that we decided we were going to go on our trip anyways, even if we would have to carry our little Lou Lou the whole weekend.Lou pretending to talk to Grandma and Grandpa


Notice his cute messy hair from being in his car seat? :)


We went swimming at our hotel and the kids looked so cute in their little suits!!! Sadly, my two year old is wearing a 4T swimsuit. Still cute though. After we were done swimming, we told Olivia about the 'magic water' in the hot pool. The magic water would make her foot feel all better and she could walk. It was more mental than actually painful now so this actually worked and she was walking all over the hot pool (thank you Justin for the creative idea!). It still took some convincing when she was out of the water but she has been walking on it since. She still has a limp and sometimes if she tweaks it just right she cries but she is still walking. Thank goodness, having two babies to carry around is hard work!Look at those rolls!


Puppy had to be in the picture too




We also went to Cabela's. It was actually really neat. We had never been there and they have a ton of stuffed animals all over the store set in these huge exhibits. Olivia thought it was great. Casey thought it was great too because they had some huge bucks and bull elk. I really liked the fudge and Callen likes anywhere that he can watch his sister, mommy, and daddy.

We were able to go visit Justin and Joi and their kids too. Olivia loves playing with her cousins and looked forward to it for days. I didn't get many pictures but this one is of Ezra and Olivia with their blankets. They were sitting on the stairs showing each other their blankies, it was pretty cute!!

Before we went to the aquarium we went to the Sandy mall that was right by our hotel. They have a carousel in it and Olivia loves to take rides on them so we thought it would be fun for her. She rode a kitty cat eating a fish and now tells us all the time that she rode a kitty cat.

The aquarium was okay, don't know if we will ever do back. Olivia was so tired from everything we did and not having a nap that it was hard for her to be excited for too much of it. There was an octopus that just sat in a corner, a huge anaconda that freaked Olivia out (she is afraid of snakes), HUGE bull frogs, a petting area to pet sting rays (which I did, Casey and Lou opted out of that), jellyfish, and penguins.
Stingray


Jellyfish


Olivia really liked the penguins. They have a section so you can watch the penguins dive in the water and watch them swim which was pretty neat. Also, Lou did not forget and told them hi for Aunt Joi just like she asked her to. Callen's highlight of the aquarium was when I was holding both of the kids so they could see the penguins. But who needs penguins when your awesome sister is right next to you?? He was laughing and trying to hug her and was just so happy she was so close to him. He absolutely loves her. Meanwhile, she was freaking out and trying to push him away. Ah... sibling love. A penguin swimming in the water, you might have to look closely


Lou watching the penguins and Callen trying to love on his sister




Overall it was a fun trip but like always, we were all ready to get back home. Always bittersweet when you leave home. Olivia even told us once that she "wants to go home... I really miss my Papa." Those dang grandparents. I guess they will just have to go with us next time....Tired, sleeping babies on the way home