A Year of Memories–Drew Turns 1

What a year it’s been!  Our life has been busier and more full than ever before.  Drew’s personality is coming through more every day and it is unbelievably fun to be a part of his and Connor’s life everyday.  I feel so lucky! 

Drew is getting big too.  He is officially moved down the scale from the 90th percentile at birth (8lbs, 10.5 oz. and 21 inches at birth to 19.7 lbs. and 31 inches at 1 year).  That puts him in the 50th percentile for height and 25th percentile for weight.  Its probably the fact that he has to keep up with his brother that he has gotten skinnier.  He lights up our lives with his laugh and I ABSOLUTELY love when I am in another room and can hear he and Connor laughing together next door.  I love that they are becoming friends!  It’s what every mom hopes for and waits for and it’s so fun.  Now, I won’t lie and say that they never hit or kick or scream or yell at each other…. that wouldn’t be believable!!!

Other Drew stats (as of September 15th, 2012):
- He currently has 2 teeth!  That’s it….2.  Connor had a full mouth but Drew just gums everything to death.  He can eat any table food we give him now including steak (you’re talking about my kid – of course he’s had steak!)
- He has been walking for 1 month.  His first steps were on his 11 month birthday and he has been nearly running ever since. 
- He can both climb the stairs and come back down them! 
- He’s learning to play more independently although he still thinks there’s still nothing like hanging out with his big brother!
- His personality is coming out more than ever….. so fun to watch this development!

Funny Drew stories:
- When you tell Drew no, he has a variety of reactions.  Sometimes, he shakes his head no back at you or waves his finger (picture a pointer finger from a mom waving back and forth).  Other times, he will just melt into a ball of tears because he’s so sad that you told him no.

- While these boys are almost perfect (ok… just kidding) there are times that they will fight.  Connor will sometimes hit Drew and get sent to time-out.  Despite being recently beat-up-on, Drew immediately follows his brother to time-out because he loves him that much!  He goes over to give him a hug 

- I was helping Connor reach something in his bedroom when I heard Drew screaming from the playroom.  I ran in there to see if he was ok and when I did he screamed one more time and pointed at something he wanted on top of the toy kitchen.  Once I handed it to him, he smiled, went “humph” and happily walked away.  (No baby/toddler was harmed in the making of this post…. he was fine all along just couldn’t get what he wanted and was determined to find a way!!!)

Here’s your picture fix of first birthday festivities (I know… I know…. but late is better than never )

So good!!!  MMMMMMmmmmmmmm……

Connor Turns 3

It’s hard to believe Connor is 3 years old.  It feels like yesterday that we brought a little 6 lb 11 oz bundle home from the hospital or celebrated his baptism surrounded by friends.

Today, he weighs in at 28 1/2 lbs and stands at 3ft 1 in tall.   He loves airplanes and telling stories (which we are LOVING!).  He knows how to count to 20 and all his letters.  Now its Mommy brag time…

• He can spell his name!  Dina surprised him with a “Connor” cup last year when we were in San DIego and he loves it!  He sits and says the letters over and over.  The other day, the cup was sitting on the counter completely out of sign and Connor said…. “Mommy, I want my C-O-N-N-O-R cup”.    Since then he’s spelled it a few more times over!  It completely surprised me!
• Left / Right – So we work on little things all the time like counting and letters and patterns and shapes and right and left.   I figured the last one was a push since there are some adults that still need to hold up their thumb and finger to figure out the “L” .  However, Connor’s got it!   One day he said to me “this is my right hand”. 

Funny Stories---We are headed out on a flight on Thursday to visit my Grandma.  Connor was so excited to go on the flight yesterday that we had the following conversation:

• C:  Mommy when we going on the airplane?
• M:  Thursday
• C:  No, we go today!  Go on airplane today!
• M:  We can’t go today, we have tickets for Thursday.
• C:  Then go get the right tickets for today!  We go today.
• M:  We can’t go today, nothing is packed yet.  (With that, Connor turned around and grabbed a random stack of clean kid clothes off of the couch that I had been folding) and said,
• C:  We all packed now.  Let’s go!

Make my heart smile and melt moment--- I was getting the kids dressed this morning and Connor pointed at me and said, “You my friend”. and then said the same to Drew “You my friend.”.  Then he wrapped his arms around my neck and said, “Mommy, you the best!” 

He is growing up!  Sometimes he seems like such a big boy and sometimes he just comes up to me and wants to snuggle (I love those days).  Here’s your pics!