19 (1/2) Months Old!

Easton, you're 19.5 months old now!  I can hardly believe it - you're growing so fast.  :(  You had your 18-month check-up today (a month and a half late).....you weigh 27 pounds, 15 ounces (60th percentile) and are 35 inches "tall" (95th percentile).  Let's see what else you've been up to:

• I can still squeeze you into a size 4 diaper.....mainly because that's the size P&G is always doing diaper studies on  ;)
• You wear 24M and 2T clothes and a size 5.5 shoe (little feets like Mommy!)
• You sleep a good 11-12 hours at night and nap for 2-3 hours each day
• You LOVE to eat.  A lot.  I hope you continue to be a good eater because your brothers definitely grew out of this phase
• You still won't drink milk.  We really need to work on this!
• You still use a paci (AKA pa-pa) at bed time - I hate this but I love sleep so I'm waiting a little while longer to put an end to this
• You talk a lot - very little of it makes any sense (to anyone but you) but you seem very passionate about whatever you're saying
• You still love Blues Clues
• You love lemonade and have recently started requesting water (AKA wah-wah)
• You have very little patience and you do NOT like to share OR take turns  :(
• You throw a mean temper tantrum
• You like to dance - it's pretty funny stuff
• You're still a Mommy's boy (thank God) and you'll always be my little peanut!  Love you tons!

Now....how about thoses brothers of yours......


Zachary James......you are 2 years and 10 months old.....let's see what you're up to:

• You weigh around 28 pounds....that's right - within ounces of your baby brother!
• I would guess you're around 39-40 inches tall
• You're a skinny little thing and could wear a size 4 diaper but you wear a 5 most of the time
• You're finally wearing a size 3T....I think you must've gone through a growth spurt recently because you were able to wear size 24M just a couple of months ago!
• You are not a good eater.  :(  It's a struggle to get you to eat anything - breakfast is definitely your best meal of the day
• You still sleep in a crib but you have a normal sized pillow and sleep all covered up just like a big person.  I hope you stay in your crib for months to come!  :)
• You have a "baby froggy" that you LOVE to "nuggle" with.  You ask us to swaddle him in his blanky every day and you carry him and around and take care of him (and worry about him) like a good little "mommy"!  ;)
• You talk really well but you still pronounce Y like a W.....so you say 'wes' instead of 'yes' which is adorable!! 
• You say you're a Momma's boy but I think you're probably 50/50
• I honestly think you're one of the sweetest natured little boys EVER.  There's not a mean bone in your body.  You're a great big brother and I love you like crazy!!

Now....how about Brady Boy:

• You are 4 years and 9 months old!  I can't believe you're getting so big!
• I think you weigh around 45 pounds and are close to 4 feet tall!  You'll be taller than me before I know it
• You wear a size 13 shoe
• You're wearing a size 6/6T in shirts and pants!  So big!
• You're doing really well in school but your handwriting and toe-walking are still a problem; however, your teacher says there's no reason to hold you back so off to kindergarten you'll go next year!
• You absolutely love riding the bus to and from school
• Your teachers think you're just the smartest (and sweetest) thing ever and, of course, we agree!
• You're a pretty good eater....well, not really.  It's a struggle to get you to eat, too.
• You love your brothers so much - I'm so glad we were able to give you siblings! 
• You talk constantly.  If you're not talking, you're singing.  If you're not singing, you're asleep.  Seriously. 
• You go 90 mph unless you're asleep.  Seriously.
• Luckily, you're a good sleeper and very rarely have accidents (very impressive - I would say never but I don't want to jinx it)
• You're 100% Daddy's boy.  :( 
• 4 years ago tonight, Daddy and I were at his company Christmas party but were sooo excited because we were leaving to meet you the next day!  I can't believe it's already been 4 years!!  We love you, big boy!

7 Month Update

We took Easton in for his pre-op check-up yesterday........he weighs 20 pounds, 15 ounces - up 2 pounds in one month. No wonder my lower back is killing me!!!! He's all cleared for his surgery in 2.5 weeks....it's started to freak me out a little bit. I'm having flashbacks of being on the surgical floor again, walking the long hallway after we handed him over to his surgical team....just hoping everything goes well and that we're able to bring him home as planned.

7 Months Old!!

Sweet Baby Easton, you're 7 months old today....let's see what you've been up to lately....

• You're getting so big - we'll find out how much you weigh this week but I'm betting you're pretty close to 20 pounds
• You're officially wearing a size 3 diaper
• You're still able to wear some 9M clothes but that probably won't last too much longer
• You're getting really good at feeding yourself puffs and Biter Biscuits - I think you prefer to feed yourself but you also like to eat several types of fruit, oatmeal, some yogurt and sweet potatoes
• You're still on breastmilk about 95% of the time....sometimes I can't seem to pump enough for you so every once in a while you have to have some formula at the babysitter's
• You're still up at least once most nights...and you're still not a good napper
• You're sitting up pretty well but you would rather be on your tummy so you can do your little army crawl.....you're getting really good at that - you're into everything already
• You love your big brothers and can't seem to understand why they can't pick you up
• Your second tooth is coming in - it doesn't seem to bother you too much, though
• You're babbling a lot - it's very cute
• You're still just about the sweetest thing I've ever laid my eyes on and we love you so much!

Now let's see about those brothers of yours.....

Zachary James - you're almost 22 months old....here's what you've been up to lately...

• You're STILL wearing a size 4 diaper
• You're mainly wearing 24M clothes and a few 2T things
• You're still obsessed with your orange Crocs and you absolutely refuse to wear socks or a hat which will be a problem since it's getting cold
• You're just a talking machine - it's pretty hard to understand you still but you definitely try
• You still love penne pasta, pop tarts, gummy worms and lemonade - for some reason, you'll only drink lemonade.....we need to get some calcium in you somehow
• You like to do whatever Brady is doing and have to have whatever he has
• You fall asleep if you're in the car for more than 15 minutes - you love to sleep....just like your mommy!
• You've learned lots of animals and animal sounds lately but your favorite is still the cow
• You're still not the most graceful person in the world.....just this morning you took a nose/chin dive into the magazine rack and have a lovely looking chin as a result
• You're just the cutest thing ever and we love you bunches!

Big Boy Brady, you're 3 years, 8.5 months....let's see what you've been up to...

• You're still anti-potty training unfortunately
• You're wearing 5T clothes for the most part but I've sadly had to venture into the big boy section and purchase some small/4-6 size clothes
• You wear a size 11 shoe
• You love robots, cars and animals
• Your favorite song is "I Gotta Feeling" by the Blackeyed Peas - we have to listen to it several times a day
• You're still taking naps but that may not last too much longer
• You're doing really well with your new speech, occupational and physical therapists
• You love big boy school
• You had your first field trip of the school year yesterday and did really well according to your teacher!!
• You're very smart.....at least I think you are
• You're a great big brother...most of the time....
• You continue to amaze us daily and we love you to pieces!!