Brandon's 3 yr checkup

B had his 3 yr appt today. I was kinda worried cause at Jack's 9 mo appt the doctor asked how Brandon was doing (he wasn't with us) and she had me a little worried we'd have to see another specialist. Anyway, it was great. He weighed 27.2 lbs and is 35.5 in tall. He's in 5% for weight and just under 10% for height. His doctor was pleased with his stats and that he's at least on the chart for both. I was so pleased that he answered all her questions and didn't ignore her like he's been doing me lately. Brandon got his flu shot and Jack got his second one. Brandon was so cute cause the doc said that he could get a sticker after he was done and he was listening, apparently. The nurse came and gave him his shot and put a Looney Tunes bandaid on his leg and then we put him on the ground while Jack got his shot. Brandon ripped his bandaid off and said thank you to the nurse for his "sticker" (LOL, bandaid) and thank you for Jack's, too. He's so cute, the nurse thought that was pretty funny, too. What a relief! So glad the doctor thought he was doing great!

Big Boy Jack

So Jack is the big trouble maker in the house these days. Ever since he's learned to pull up and cruise the furniture it's like he's found this inner bad boy that didn't used to exsist. I've caught him on top of his little play table and Brandon's train table. He's started climbing in to toy boxes to reach things...seriously, I had no idea a child could be this much trouble before a year old. I must have had it easy with Brandon. If you tell him no he just gives you this adorable little look and his beautiful smile and sometimes you even get a nose scrunch...which makes me totally want to smooch all over that face. He thinks it's funny to get caught. I can't imagine what I have in store for me with this one. Here are a few pictures of him from this week. Check out those chubby-ish legs!

Also, more potty training news. Today we went to San Marcos to the outlet malls and met my friend, Jodi, and her fiancé , Alan, for lunch. We left the house at 9:30 and Brandon went potty before we left, we put him in a pullup. At about 11:30 he told me that he had to pee and since we were not close to a bathroom I told him it was okay if he had to go in his pullup and assumed he went. At about 1pm, during lunch, he told me he had to go again and I took him in the restaurant and he peed on the potty. We finally got home around 4:30 and I took him potty again and was SHOCKED that his pullup was totally dry! PLUS, he went pee and poop on the potty! I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am about this!!! So, today was accident free! Yay, to Brandon. Keep it up, kiddo.

Oh, and Jodi and Alan we had sooo much fun. Can't wait to do it again!

Some Progress

Just a little update on the potty training. Brandon had regressed quiet a bit around the time I went to/got back from Vegas. I gave him a few days of a break and then got back on it with him. The exciting news is that he's now POOPING on the potty! For his birthday he was given two packages of figurines (one from Wall-e and the other from Toy Story) and each time he poops on the potty he gets one figurine (there are about 6 in each package), well that's proven to be enough of a motivator for him. Today we went out to lunch and he told me that he had to go potty (quiet frankly I forgot he even had underwear on, lol) and he went pee. About two minutes after we got back to the table he said he had to go again and this time he POOPED in the potty! AT A RESTAURANT!!! And yet, despite all that progress, he still had two big pee accidents in his pants...one at "naptime" and the other right before bed. Jason and I are learning that you don't ask him if he needs to go, you tell him he does or he'll have an accident. Hopefully we are on the right track!! Keep your fingers crossed.

Curly

After the boys bathtime this evening I decided to fluff Jack's hair out and see just how curly it would be. I couldn't believe how much he looks like my brother did when he was a little boy! I don't think Jason cared for it much, asking me if I was going to leave it like that. Brandon thought it was hilarious and love it.



Just more proof that my children have no idea what a pacifier is for or how you use one, LOL. At least he got the nipple part out of his nose like he had it before.

And, yes, we are pulling up on everything and I've even watched him cruise around the crib when he's suppose to be napping. In other Jack news he's finally been eating more table food. The other night he has some french fries and then tonight he had macaroni and cheese and some cut up, cooked, veggies (green beans, peas, corn and carrots).

My New Obsession

....is Triscuit roasted garlic flavor. I tried them cause I needed lunchmeat this week and HEB had a Combo Loco. Buy the Triscuits and get the lunchmeat for free. OMG, they are sooo good!!! I think I've had almost the whole box in two days!

BRANDON IS 3!!!

Today is Brandon's 3rd birthday! I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. I remember so much of his birth day and can't believe that it was 3 years ago! He was born at 9:15am, so I keep thinking of what stage I was at this time on that day. I think I was getting my epidural since I was 8cm. I started pushing just before 9am and he was born 20 minutes later!

We have a lot planned for today. We are going to the zoo this morning and then we'll have a picnic in Brackenridge Park with his buddy, Preston. Later tonight we are taking him to Chuck E Cheese for dinner, it's his birthday tradition, he's very excited about that. Tomorrow is his big birthday party at the house. I'll update more later. We need to get ready to go see some animals!

Soo busy!

We've all been so busy around here. Last weekend Jason and I flew out to Las Vegas together. I went for the weekend and came back on Monday, he stayed until Friday, attending a computer related conference. It was great to get away, just the two of us, but I really missed my kids! We stayed at The Palazzo. MY GOSH! Sooooooo nice. We had a Strip and pool view. I don't know that we'll ever stay anywhere that nice again, lol. We didn't do too much gambling together, I wasn't really feeling lucky. We did a lot of shopping and it was nice being able to do things at our own pace. On the flight back I got to sit in the same row as local "celebrity", Mike Yuchnitz, the "My Econo 39.95 Optical" guy . Wow, that guy is something else. Pretty full of himself to say the least. I'll never buy glasses from him, that's for sure. The kids seemed happy to see me but I think Brandon was a little upset with us for leaving, he didn't understand it I think. One thing is for sure, they kicked my mom's butt, lol. She is awesome, though, I know she was exhausted, not used to having them for such a long time, but there is no one I trust more (well, maybe my sister) to watch my kids. I didn't worry about them for a second, just missed them like crazy!

Wednesday we met up with some friends at Kiddie Park and had a picnic in Brackenridge Park. That was a lot of fun, Brandon did NOT want to leave. Thursday Brandon had a bit of a runny nose so he didn't go to preschool. Friday I took the kids to the zoo, again, Brandon did NOT want to leave. I got the kids in the double jogging stroller in the parking lot there and noticed it wasn't pushing as well as it normally does and then realized that the tires were almost totally flat! I let Brandon walk next to it while we were there, I knew he would be so upset if we had to leave, so now he doesn't want to ride in a stroller anymore. He really loved looking at the fish, we stayed in the hippo exhibit for quiet awhile. Jason got home that evening. Yay! Saturday we celebrated my mom's birthday! Happy Birthday, Mommy! (today is her actual birthday) And Sunday we met friends out at Sea World. It was sooo nice! Not too many people, I love it like that!

So, this will be another busy week for me, too. Brandon's 3rd birthday is Friday, Sept 26th. We are having his party on Saturday. I want to get his picture taken and I still need to get all the odds and ends for his party. He is sooo excited about his Wall-e cake, he asks about it everyday. On Thursday I'll be taking cupcakes or cookies to his preschool so he can have a little party there. I think Friday night we'll try to take him to Chuck E Cheese, that's what we've done the last two years on his birthday. I can't believe that my baby is going to be 3!!!

We've had some issues with his language these last few days, lol. The other day he called our cat, Abbie, "my stupid cat" and showed her his "stupid raisins". UH OH! We kept telling him NOT to say that, and I haven't heard him say it since, but we'll be on the lookout for that. Then, yesterday at Sea World, we were watching a whale show and one of the performers jumped in the water and he said, "holy crap!". I know I'm guilty of that one, but I think most of the blame has to go to Dad on it. Sigh, no one said anything about the *terrible threes*!!