As of yesterday, Mr. Keegster took about 20 steps from the playroom to the family room for Josh. It was so cute to see him walk so well! :) He is definitely on his way to walking like a pro!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Keegan's taking more steps!
As of yesterday, Mr. Keegster took about 20 steps from the playroom to the family room for Josh. It was so cute to see him walk so well! :) He is definitely on his way to walking like a pro!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Keegan's One Year Stats
Keegan had his 1 year baby well exam on Sept. 4th and here are his stats:
Weight = 22 lbs! 50% tile (Mia was only 20 1/2 lbs at one year. :))
Length = 30 1/2 in 75% tile (Mia was right around the same)
Head = 18 cm
Keegan did very well even though he was due for a nap...that's why he is such a good baby! He goes with the flow! He did very well during his exam and showed our doc how he can take steps. I told her about him not drinking a lot of milk and how he does gets enough dairy during the day. She didn't seem to be concerned at all. We told her we are not vaccinating still and she said that is fine and left it at that. We are still not comfy with the shot ingredients and are not vaccinating either of our kids. If you want to know more about vaccinations, you have to read the book "What your doctor may NOT tell you about vaccinations". I just bought it and it's really good! All in all, the appt went very well although Mia got testy and started to hit me. My doc said to ignore her b/c it will just bring attention to what she is doing. I will try!
Weight = 22 lbs! 50% tile (Mia was only 20 1/2 lbs at one year. :))
Length = 30 1/2 in 75% tile (Mia was right around the same)
Head = 18 cm
Keegan did very well even though he was due for a nap...that's why he is such a good baby! He goes with the flow! He did very well during his exam and showed our doc how he can take steps. I told her about him not drinking a lot of milk and how he does gets enough dairy during the day. She didn't seem to be concerned at all. We told her we are not vaccinating still and she said that is fine and left it at that. We are still not comfy with the shot ingredients and are not vaccinating either of our kids. If you want to know more about vaccinations, you have to read the book "What your doctor may NOT tell you about vaccinations". I just bought it and it's really good! All in all, the appt went very well although Mia got testy and started to hit me. My doc said to ignore her b/c it will just bring attention to what she is doing. I will try!
Keegan's 4th Tooth, taking 13 steps!
While putting Keegan down for his nap today (he was up for 6 hours before he took a nap...just refused to do so and I tried a bunch of times), I decided to take a peek to see if maybe he is teething...and he is!!! He is getting his 4th tooth on the top right front!
Keegan is doing well and is now taking about 13 steps before he falls down...at least that is what he did yesterday! It is just too cute to see him walking but he still loves to crawl. I'm not complaining by any means! :)
Keegan also started taking 8oz from a bottle in the mornings from Josh while I was gone to Cali from 9-4 to 9-9. He wouldn't take a bottle from me at all before we left but would from Josh. So while I was in Cali he took milk from a bottle and that was that! I got back and decided to not nurse him anymore (for one, my tatas were done with nursing and I pumped nada while I was there and secondly, I didn't want to take a step backwards) since he took the bottle from me w/ no problems! Nice! He's been taking 8oz in the morning since but won't take more than 4 ounces or so during the day/night. He gets plenty of chz and yogurt so I''m sure he is getting enough. :) He's a good eater for the most part and is such a happy baby!
Keegan is doing well and is now taking about 13 steps before he falls down...at least that is what he did yesterday! It is just too cute to see him walking but he still loves to crawl. I'm not complaining by any means! :)
Keegan also started taking 8oz from a bottle in the mornings from Josh while I was gone to Cali from 9-4 to 9-9. He wouldn't take a bottle from me at all before we left but would from Josh. So while I was in Cali he took milk from a bottle and that was that! I got back and decided to not nurse him anymore (for one, my tatas were done with nursing and I pumped nada while I was there and secondly, I didn't want to take a step backwards) since he took the bottle from me w/ no problems! Nice! He's been taking 8oz in the morning since but won't take more than 4 ounces or so during the day/night. He gets plenty of chz and yogurt so I''m sure he is getting enough. :) He's a good eater for the most part and is such a happy baby!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Home Sweet Home
Mia and I are finally back in DE after a visit with our friends in Folsom. What a great time we had! I wish we didn't have to leave!! Mia had a blast with her little girlfriends and boyfriends...it was too cute seeing them together again! We even got a pic of them sitting on a couch...it was priceless! Thanks to Miki and Tom for letting us stay with them...they were great hosts! We can't wait to come back and visit! We know the West is where our hearts are whether it be Cali or CO. We can't wait to get back!
Well on to Mia's Meltdown at the Sac and Denver Airport. It was hell to say the least! It all started when Mia couldn't get her way in the Sacramento terminal and it just escalated from there. She was kicking me, tugging my shirt, hitting....you name it, she did it! She was screaming and crying and nothing I did helped. So I pushed the stroller with her behind screaming and crying...we def made a scene. I heard ppl telling me "you're doing a good job Mom" and others who were smiling and agreeing with what I was doing. However, there were others who didn't feel the same. The "others" were a rude 50 some old lady along with her grumpy elderly companions...her parents. As I walked up to where they were, I stopped and just waited by them since there was no where to sit while Mia took her tantrum. The rude lady goes to Mia "you better calm down right now or you are are going pis*** a lot of ppl off on the plane!" Now, another bystander (a teacher) and I thought she was just trying to scare Mia but after hearing her mumbling and complaining to her parents, we knew she was serious...and couldn't believe it. She told me that her kids were never like that and I told her that every kid is different...she just shot back some snotty remark once again. That just did it along with her cursing at Mia. I was trying to hold back the tears (it was very very hard and tiring for about 45 minutes and this lady got my very upset) and just basically told the witch that she better not yell or curse at Mia again. She told me that I need to do something like talk to her (once again in a very demeaning way) and I just told the lady there is nothing else I can do and that was that. She said, "Well I hope you are not sitting by me". I told her that I hope we are! Then about 3 older men (dads I think) came up to me and told me that we can sit by them in front of that lady. They said that they all have kids and they don't mind if we sit by them at all. They were so nice. So this lady and her grumpy parents just talked smack about us while the other lady (the teacher) told me that Mia is being a toddler...and that it's completely normal. She also told me to ignore the rude people b/c obviously they have no clue about kids.
By this point, I was about to explode in tears which were starting to flow. People were getting ready to stand in line and so when the grumpy rude people stood up next to us, the grumpy old man said something rude once again. I didn't know what it was but some dad that was waiting in line told him that he has 3 kids and that throwing tantrums are normal. He also told grumpy grandpa, "there is nothing that mom can do besides hurt her child to get her to stop and I don't think you want her to hurt her child...or do you?" The old man said, "my kids were never like that" and the dad basically told him that he prob doesn't remember his kids being like that b/c his wife probably raised them. This dad was giving it to the old man and sticking up for me. It was pretty cool. Then the old man just didn't know when to stop. He continued on with rude comments and the dad told him, "You are an a**hole!" loud and clear for everyone to hear. He said you are causing that mom to cry...you are an a**hole!"
I thanked that guy, another dad who was trying to calm me down and some others who were all sticking up for me. We all couldn't believe how rude these people were...it was sickening. I finally calmed down and so did Mia once we were boarding. The gum that some dad gave me for Mia finally worked and she calmed down as soon as we started to board. PHEW!!! She did perfectly on the way to Denver thankfully!
Once we got to Denver, Mia napped on her stroller for about 1 hour and 20 minutes maybe. Then it was round 2!! Yeap, tantrum city all over again! She woke up very very very cranky from her nap and it started all over again. I tried everything from talking to her to giving her food, gummy lifesavers, gum. etc. People were asking me if I need help but nothing they did helped...it kind of made Mia more mad. Her tantrum here lasted about 20 minutes and although she almost knocked me and the stroller over a multitude of times, I managed to keep it together thankfully. Mia calmed right down once we were boarding. I swear, it was like a flick of a switch!! She saw gum in my bag (after trying to throw stuff out of it) and asked or a piece...and it worked finally! She calmed right down and that was that. The guy behind me and I were laughing b/c it was just weird to see her go from being a crazy maniac to this sweet little girl. I just think Mia was tired and when she doesn't get her beauty sleep (or enough of it), she is just miserable. Poor little thing...I felt badly, but knew I tried everything I could to calm her down. Mia did great on the flight to Phili and it was like the meltdown never happened. It was definitely one of those days!
We got in at 3am this morning and I got 3 1/2 hours of sleep before Keegan woke up. Then I napped while Keegan napped...that felt great! Mia woke up at noon so she's not going to get a nap today, just a regular bedtime to get her back on east coast time. She is back to her cute little self thankfully and I really hope to not encounter the little monster in Mia again! :) It is great to be home though with my family whom I missed a ton! The weather is beautiful and I think fall is in the air! Stay tuned for pics!
Well on to Mia's Meltdown at the Sac and Denver Airport. It was hell to say the least! It all started when Mia couldn't get her way in the Sacramento terminal and it just escalated from there. She was kicking me, tugging my shirt, hitting....you name it, she did it! She was screaming and crying and nothing I did helped. So I pushed the stroller with her behind screaming and crying...we def made a scene. I heard ppl telling me "you're doing a good job Mom" and others who were smiling and agreeing with what I was doing. However, there were others who didn't feel the same. The "others" were a rude 50 some old lady along with her grumpy elderly companions...her parents. As I walked up to where they were, I stopped and just waited by them since there was no where to sit while Mia took her tantrum. The rude lady goes to Mia "you better calm down right now or you are are going pis*** a lot of ppl off on the plane!" Now, another bystander (a teacher) and I thought she was just trying to scare Mia but after hearing her mumbling and complaining to her parents, we knew she was serious...and couldn't believe it. She told me that her kids were never like that and I told her that every kid is different...she just shot back some snotty remark once again. That just did it along with her cursing at Mia. I was trying to hold back the tears (it was very very hard and tiring for about 45 minutes and this lady got my very upset) and just basically told the witch that she better not yell or curse at Mia again. She told me that I need to do something like talk to her (once again in a very demeaning way) and I just told the lady there is nothing else I can do and that was that. She said, "Well I hope you are not sitting by me". I told her that I hope we are! Then about 3 older men (dads I think) came up to me and told me that we can sit by them in front of that lady. They said that they all have kids and they don't mind if we sit by them at all. They were so nice. So this lady and her grumpy parents just talked smack about us while the other lady (the teacher) told me that Mia is being a toddler...and that it's completely normal. She also told me to ignore the rude people b/c obviously they have no clue about kids.
By this point, I was about to explode in tears which were starting to flow. People were getting ready to stand in line and so when the grumpy rude people stood up next to us, the grumpy old man said something rude once again. I didn't know what it was but some dad that was waiting in line told him that he has 3 kids and that throwing tantrums are normal. He also told grumpy grandpa, "there is nothing that mom can do besides hurt her child to get her to stop and I don't think you want her to hurt her child...or do you?" The old man said, "my kids were never like that" and the dad basically told him that he prob doesn't remember his kids being like that b/c his wife probably raised them. This dad was giving it to the old man and sticking up for me. It was pretty cool. Then the old man just didn't know when to stop. He continued on with rude comments and the dad told him, "You are an a**hole!" loud and clear for everyone to hear. He said you are causing that mom to cry...you are an a**hole!"
I thanked that guy, another dad who was trying to calm me down and some others who were all sticking up for me. We all couldn't believe how rude these people were...it was sickening. I finally calmed down and so did Mia once we were boarding. The gum that some dad gave me for Mia finally worked and she calmed down as soon as we started to board. PHEW!!! She did perfectly on the way to Denver thankfully!
Once we got to Denver, Mia napped on her stroller for about 1 hour and 20 minutes maybe. Then it was round 2!! Yeap, tantrum city all over again! She woke up very very very cranky from her nap and it started all over again. I tried everything from talking to her to giving her food, gummy lifesavers, gum. etc. People were asking me if I need help but nothing they did helped...it kind of made Mia more mad. Her tantrum here lasted about 20 minutes and although she almost knocked me and the stroller over a multitude of times, I managed to keep it together thankfully. Mia calmed right down once we were boarding. I swear, it was like a flick of a switch!! She saw gum in my bag (after trying to throw stuff out of it) and asked or a piece...and it worked finally! She calmed right down and that was that. The guy behind me and I were laughing b/c it was just weird to see her go from being a crazy maniac to this sweet little girl. I just think Mia was tired and when she doesn't get her beauty sleep (or enough of it), she is just miserable. Poor little thing...I felt badly, but knew I tried everything I could to calm her down. Mia did great on the flight to Phili and it was like the meltdown never happened. It was definitely one of those days!
We got in at 3am this morning and I got 3 1/2 hours of sleep before Keegan woke up. Then I napped while Keegan napped...that felt great! Mia woke up at noon so she's not going to get a nap today, just a regular bedtime to get her back on east coast time. She is back to her cute little self thankfully and I really hope to not encounter the little monster in Mia again! :) It is great to be home though with my family whom I missed a ton! The weather is beautiful and I think fall is in the air! Stay tuned for pics!
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Back in Cali!
Well Mia and I are back in Cali as of Friday and man do I miss it! :) It is so good to be back in the perfect sunny weather and crystal blue skies! I want to move back!! We drove past our old home and saw some good friends of ours whom we miss a ton. Mia got to see her girlfriends whom she hasn't seen since she was 22 months old! It's been too long. Anyway, we are staying with some good friends of ours and Mia and their daughter (same age) are too cute together...it's like we never left Cali! It's been a great stay so far and I prob won't want to leave on Tuesday. :( I miss my baby boy and hubby though so I'm looking forward to seeing them when we return home in DE. All I have to say is there is no place like Cali!
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