Monday, April 5, 2010
Easter!!
So, I am actually posting a day after the event I am writing about...can you believe it?! I had the day off so that might have something to do with it...;)
The boys started the day off with opening their Easter baskets. They loved all of the fun toys in there but I think the harmonicas and the book that you can paint with water and colors magically appear were the big hits. They weren't too big on the candy but that's probably a good thing. Liam had fun playing with the grass in the baskets too. Then, we went outside and had an Easter egg hunt. At first Jude was not into it because all he wanted to do was going inside and color his new book but eventually he got into it. He kept saying he found them all after each egg and by the end we were having to lead him to the general vicinity so that he could find "just one more". Liam immediately found two eggs that he held in each of his hands the whole time. He liked the noise they made when he shook them since mommy and daddy put jelly beans in them. He is really into crawling up and down steps now so he just kept crawling up and down the steps to our deck.
I was a lazy Momma and I didn't cook anything traditional or over the top for Easter. I wish I would have looking back but I guess there is always next year.
Some updates on Liam and Jude's progress unrelated to Easter are as follows:
1. Liam is quite vocal now and he can say out, momma, dada, no, mine, more, woo hoo, boom boom boom (noise that a drum makes), yummm, Jaden, Donna, and he can put his little finger on his lips and say Shhh.
2. Liam is cruising now and keeps trying to stand up without holding onto anything. He is definitely making progress!
3. Liam must be getting his molars in because his gums are SO swollen and he is not my little LiLi...he is just not his usual self. Thank God for Motrin!!
4. Liam is getting so good at giving hugs, he wraps his little arms around your neck and squeezes his little cheek against yours. He also gives great open mouth kisses and he will grab you and pull your face toward his...it is hilarious!!
5. Jude is talking SO much. Some of his favorite phrases are, "What ya doin' Momma?", "Whatcha lookin for?", Where we goin'?", "Who's that?", "Liam, you stop it", "I said No", "That's so fun", "Like a big boy", and many, many more. Some of those have definitely caused me to speak a little nicer and use the words please and thank you more often. ;)
6. Jude is a pro at stairs now and he insists on walking and basically doing everything "Like a big boy", which means he wants to do it without any help.
7. We changed Jude's crib into a big boy bed on March 31st. He has done so well with it and he has only climbed out of his bed before we came in there once.
8. Jude is going through this phase where we have to really stay on top of him to eat anything. He still likes everything for the most part, he just has to be told again and again to eat.
Well, I think that about sums up our two sweet boys. What a joy they are! I am not looking forward to being gone so much next year but I have to press on so that one day I can have a normal schedule and be able to spend more time with them. That will be a beautiful day...
The boys started the day off with opening their Easter baskets. They loved all of the fun toys in there but I think the harmonicas and the book that you can paint with water and colors magically appear were the big hits. They weren't too big on the candy but that's probably a good thing. Liam had fun playing with the grass in the baskets too. Then, we went outside and had an Easter egg hunt. At first Jude was not into it because all he wanted to do was going inside and color his new book but eventually he got into it. He kept saying he found them all after each egg and by the end we were having to lead him to the general vicinity so that he could find "just one more". Liam immediately found two eggs that he held in each of his hands the whole time. He liked the noise they made when he shook them since mommy and daddy put jelly beans in them. He is really into crawling up and down steps now so he just kept crawling up and down the steps to our deck.
I was a lazy Momma and I didn't cook anything traditional or over the top for Easter. I wish I would have looking back but I guess there is always next year.
Some updates on Liam and Jude's progress unrelated to Easter are as follows:
1. Liam is quite vocal now and he can say out, momma, dada, no, mine, more, woo hoo, boom boom boom (noise that a drum makes), yummm, Jaden, Donna, and he can put his little finger on his lips and say Shhh.
2. Liam is cruising now and keeps trying to stand up without holding onto anything. He is definitely making progress!
3. Liam must be getting his molars in because his gums are SO swollen and he is not my little LiLi...he is just not his usual self. Thank God for Motrin!!
4. Liam is getting so good at giving hugs, he wraps his little arms around your neck and squeezes his little cheek against yours. He also gives great open mouth kisses and he will grab you and pull your face toward his...it is hilarious!!
5. Jude is talking SO much. Some of his favorite phrases are, "What ya doin' Momma?", "Whatcha lookin for?", Where we goin'?", "Who's that?", "Liam, you stop it", "I said No", "That's so fun", "Like a big boy", and many, many more. Some of those have definitely caused me to speak a little nicer and use the words please and thank you more often. ;)
6. Jude is a pro at stairs now and he insists on walking and basically doing everything "Like a big boy", which means he wants to do it without any help.
7. We changed Jude's crib into a big boy bed on March 31st. He has done so well with it and he has only climbed out of his bed before we came in there once.
8. Jude is going through this phase where we have to really stay on top of him to eat anything. He still likes everything for the most part, he just has to be told again and again to eat.
Well, I think that about sums up our two sweet boys. What a joy they are! I am not looking forward to being gone so much next year but I have to press on so that one day I can have a normal schedule and be able to spend more time with them. That will be a beautiful day...
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Liam's 1st Birthday!!-January 12th, 2010
I cannot believe my baby is 1!! What a sweet boy...such a lover. We had a low-key celebration with Jeremy, Jude, Liam and I. We had some cake and blew out some candles. We attempted to have Liam wear a birthday hat but that only lasted a few seconds. Then, he opened his 1 gift from us, some little drums. He loved that toy though! Enjoy the pics!
Christmas and beyond...
So, here it is February 27th already...geez how the time flies. The pics above are Liam's first Christmas and Jude's 3rd. Jude is so into opening presents now and he is so funny because he says, "WOAH!" every time he opens one. The only problem is that he keeps asking for more and that is somewhat embarrassing when there aren't anymore...we'll work on that. Since I las wrote, Liam got his most medial 4 top teeth in. So, now he has the bottom two and the top 4. His smile just cracks me up. Liam just started pulling himself up the other day. Last Sunday, the 21st, I was reading a book to Jude on the couch and Liam snuck up and pulled himself up. Yeah, he's a little behind but he's progressing so whatever. He's now at the point where he can take quite a few steps while holding onto my hands. He is finally taking whole milk instead of refusing milk altogether. He would never take formula and I had cut back to breastfeeding him to twice a day by the time he was 1 so he didn't gain very much weight. He was 19 lbs and at the 5th percentile when we went to the doctor's a couple of weeks ago so they were not happy with me. He is now drinking milk and he eats a ton so I am sure he's gaining more weight. He was in the 50th percentile for length and 95th for head circumference. He has quite a few words now: night night, pa-pa (for pacifier), ball, block, yum, dada, mama, cup, and the worst one...mine. Jude was playing on the floor the other day and Liam wanted to play with the same toy and Jude said, "No, mine!" and Liam screamed right back, "mine!" Jeremy and I just looked at each other...we can thank big brother for that lesson. I have been driving the mustang with both kids in it since Jeremy needed Moby in order to drive with his left leg so we turned Liam's car seat around already. Yes, it is 20 lbs and 1 year old but I am sure he's gained a pound in the past 3 weeks. Liam is still breastfeeding right before bed. I tried to get away with not doing it last night and he wasn't having it. Really it's not hurting anything so I didn't want to push the issue too hard. He's so funny though because whenever he is over tired he laughs at everything. He is the most pleasant, joyful baby. Every time I am around him I can't help but smile. I love to just cuddle with him and rock him in the rocking chair. I sure do miss him during the day...
Jude is such a character. He is just adorable and he is talking SO much. He's like a little person, you know?! He's finally catching on to the whole manners thing with saying please and thank you. He loves to do something for you and say thank you for you too. ;) I have been saying "Good morning Jude!" every morning that I come in and get him out of his crib so now whenever he sees me he says, Good morning Mama!" He loves to make Liam laugh. He will just start cracking up and look at Liam until he starts laughing and then they just keep laughing for no reason. I guess they really are my sons. ;) Jude is such a sweet boy. He loves to read Liam books. He doesn't like when I help though, he says, "No Mama, reading Liam a book." Recently Jude's favorite thing has been to play in his crabbie sandbox that Grandma and Grandpa Clifford got him. We bought him some beach toys and he will literally play in there for hours. He makes me and Liam get in there with him so it is a pretty packed crabbie. ;) Last night we took Jude and Liam to Chuck E Cheese's for the first time. He had so much fun! He has a more laid back, passive personality though so we had to make sure he actually got turns on the games. Then, today we took them to Zoinks funstation. I loved this place!! They have those big blow up bouncy things and some games and it was only $5 for each of them to play. there was a special area for Liam and he loved it. Jude had a blast and enjoyed playing with the other kids that were there. He also rode on a little miniature merry go round and he thought that was hilarious. He tried to get off at one point though and fell so that wasn't too fun. Jeremy has a video of the ride so maybe we will post it soon. I can't believe how much my boys are growing. They are such a joy to be around and I love watching them interact with each other. I love having them so close together in age even though it can be a lot of work sometimes.
In other news, Jeremy is now walking with a cane. That is an improvement from crutches, believe me. He has been doing physical therapy 3 times a week and that is helping but he still doesn't have full range of motion of his knee. He is able to drive with his right leg for short distances now though. Dr. Wong said that he has so much scar tissue built up that it is going to take a while to get back to normal. He also mentioned that he might not need a second surgery though because he doesn't have the instability that you usually get without an ACL. So, we'll see about that. I start my last required rotation of 4th year on Monday. I get to do another adult medicine rotation for 18 days straight. It makes me a little sick to my stomach to think about it but I am sure or atleast I hope the time will fly by. Then, I get 7 days off!! I will have to take a test at the end of that but passing is good for me at this point. I am so ready to be done. It takes a lot for me just to go to work everyday let alone to study anymore...I guess that's good ole' senioritis kicking it. The fact that every required rotation we have is heavily adult medicine focused doesn't make it any easier. Well, sorry for the novel but thanks for keeping up with the Wolter's!
Monday, January 4, 2010
Quick Update
Hello everyone! I thought I would send a quick update of the past month. We went down to Titusville for Christmas. Jude loved opening presents and he was actually pretty well behaved at my parent's house. He calls both my parents grandma though which is hilarious. My parent's new dog, Nova, and Eli did not get along and Eli ended up with some staples from a couple of bite marks. That same day Jeremy tore a ligament in his knee playing raquetball. I am the horrible wife who didn't have him go to the ER though and now he doesn't have an appt until Fri so we don't know what is wrong with it. He is still on crutches though and can't drive so I have had to take care of the kids by myself which has been quite a feat. Somehow I misplaced both of my white coats too so getting the kids ready for Donna's got even more interesting this morning. My grandma, mom and half sister came up his past week. I had a lot of fun seeing them even though I was a little stressed with not having Jeremy helping me. Liam enjoyed his first Christmas and he was able to somewhat open gifts too. He started getting his top two teeth (not the middle but the ones on either side) so he was a little fussy and even more of a Mama's boy. Well, I will post pictues of Christmas soon. Thanks to all of our friends and family for such wonderful gifts and for all the great times we spent together. I really wish we were closer to family.
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