3 year Stats

Caydin's 3 year doctor's appointment.... only 5 weeks late!  (I guess thats what happens when you have 1.7 kids!  (Get it.... 7 months down, 3 to go!)

We headed to the doctor on Monday for his appointment.  His doctor looked at his chart and said, "Wow, I haven't seen you since his 2 year appointment!"  I don't think Caydin has ever gone for a "sick visit".  He's always been very healthy - thank goodness! 

Here are his stats:
29 and 1/4 pounds
38 and 1/4 inches!

Still tall and skinny!  I think he was around the 25th percentile for weight.  He has always been in the percentile so we aren't concerned.  He gained 3 pounds and 2 inches in the last year.

Caydin's doctor was very impressed that he is completely potty trained (even at night!)  Of course, we give him the good news and the last 2 days, he has had trouble with telling us when he has to go! He leaks some because he waits to the VERY LAST SECOND.  Urgh! Leaks enough to need an underwear change but not enough to call it a full-blown accident.  We are hoping this is a very fast phase that he is going through!

We talked alittle about the speech concerns I have noticed.  He's made huge progress with speech lately and is very understandable but the teacher in me still hears a lot of sounds that he is not saying or sounds that he is switching with another....  I figured that his speech wouldn't be severe enough to need a therapist but I felt better afterwards just going over it with the doctor.  :)

Our other concern has been bug bites lately.  The last few bites (doesn't matter if its an ant bite, mosquito bite, or bee sting) he has swelled up like crazy and it stays swollen for a few days.  I'm pretty sure he had his first bee sting this past month, not that it bothered him at all.  Hes a tough kid.  It just looked yucky on his leg for a week or so.  The doctor told us to do what we've already been doing so all is good there!

Caydin got one shot and will start his Kindergarten booster shots next year when he turns 4 (so he doesn't have to do all 4 shots when he turns 5!)

All-in-all, a good doctor's visit!

Whats a post without a picture?!?!?! 

Caydin's first day at School Skills

I had to work yesterday (booo - its only the 6th day of school for me so it's hard to take off right now!) so Grandma took Caydin to class for the first time.  I handed over my camera and gave Grandma very specific directions.... you know...  the kind that go "TAKE A PICTURE OF EVERYTHING!"  So she did!

Here is Caydin with his lunch that Grandma packed - a PB & J sandwich, grapes, goldfish, some gummy snacks, and a juice box.  I even gave my mom editable markers to decorate his sandwich with! LOL - she didn't get to use it but its a must for Thursday! :)

 Caydin in front of his class.

 The kids take off their shoes and socks and line up at the stairs with their lunch.  Their little classroom is upstairs.  Here is Caydin and one of his best buddies, Ava.  So glad they are in the class together!

Grandma was good and took pictures of Caydin heading up the stairs to class and coming back down the stairs a few hours later when class was over!

 I think he probably has the cutest lunchbox in the class! Thank you Babyhalfoff!

 Loved this idea when I saw it on Catherine's blog! Caydin with his sign.  :)

I really enjoyed hearing how Caydin's day went!

Grandma said he did really good at drop-off!  He walked right up the stairs when he was told too! His teacher told Grandma that he got alittle upset when he came downstairs to use the bathroom.  He thought that Grandma would be down there waiting for him but she was gone so he was alittle sad but recovered great when the teacher encouraged him to play again! :) At lunch, he told his teacher that peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are yucky so he didn't eat much of it.  He did eat all his grapes and goldfish though!  He eats PB and J at home all the time so we laughed when the teacher told Grandma that it was yucky!  He worked on a puppy puzzle at class and brought it home.  I'll take a picture of it and post it tomorrow!  It's pretty cute! I took one at it and thought that his teacher must of done most of it but according to them, he did most of the work! Used a gluestick and everything! :)

Happy 1st Day of School Skills!

Silly Sunday

As if he doesn't have the whole front room to play in....

 ....he has to take over the couch as well!

 Caydin will probably not like me in 15 years for taking this photo!

 I love seeing Caydin and KoBe together.  If Caydin is in the front room, KoBe will usually hop over and sit next to him.  Caydin likes to share a car or toy with KoBe whenever she is around.  So cute to watch.... But then again, Caydin also likes to "jump" over KoBe, which can't be all that safe so they definitely have their moments!

Tomorrow is a big day for Caydin! He starts his school skills class.  I have to work so I sent home my camera with Grandma tonight to catch all of his drop-off at class on film!  Caydin is very excited :) We showed him his lunch box and food containers again and told him that he will get to eat lunch at class tomorrow.  I'm pretty sure Grandma will have a harder time at sending him off to class than Caydin will.  Caydin's buddy, Ava is also in his class so he'll have a friend.  :) Tomorrow afternoon, Caydin heads to the doctor for his 3 year appointment..... (yeah, only 5 weeks late!) 

Going to be a busy day!!!!

Conversation with Caydin

On the way home from playgroup tonight, Grandma and I had a little conversation with Caydin.  It went like this:

Caydin: "SURPRISE! Happy Birthday!"
Mommy:  "Who's birthday is it?!"
Caydin: "Mommy's birthday!"
Mommy: "Oh thank you! How old is mommy?"
Caydin: (No answer)
Mommy: "Do you know how old Mommy is?"
Caydin: (No answer)
Grandma: "Is mommy old or is mommy young?"
Caydin: "Grandma old!"

I'm pretty sure Grandma won't mention young and old anymore! :)

Day 1 in Wyatt's Room

This past weekend, my mom and I worked on cleaning out the new baby room.  We ordered and picked up Wyatt's new furniture a few days before so we were anxious to see how it looked in the room with the wall color and bedding! :)

We love, love, love his furniture! (Well we love the dresser - the crib is still in the box!)

Caydin had a monkey (safari) theme for his first bedding set.  Wyatt's is an elephant theme!  All the bedding came from my mom's house! She had a complete set for Caydin's baby room at her house but he never stayed there as a baby! :)  So its almost brand new! (and free for me!)

The cradle in the back is the same one that we used for Caydin.  My dad made it.  It will go to my brother's house for a few weeks and get used by my first niece or nephew before Wyatt gets to try it out!  Caydin had some acid reflex as a baby and liked to sleep upright or angled so we didn't get to use it much for him!  My favorite part is the pennies that go along the cradle edge.  A penny for every baby that gets to use the cradle.  :)

 And our crib!!! Maybe one of these days, it will come out of the box!

School Skills Preview

A few weeks ago, Caydin previewed a skills class.  It's a 2 hour class that meets twice a week. We got to stay with him since it was just the preview class.  I think he enjoyed it.  The class is set up like a normal preschool/school class.  They have a neat schedule that includes center time, calendar, reading time, lunch, science, and some other things that I forgot.  On the day we were there, the kids learned about apples then got to paint with apples using red, yellow, and green.  Cute!   

Now if you ask him, he'll tell you that "A is for apple." 

He starts next week.  I can't wait to see what stuff he brings home.