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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Dear Brennan,
My sweet little baby boy, you are now 26 months old! I'm enjoying being your Momma more now than ever before. You are just so much fun. I think you're having a great time being 2! You are still wearing 2T clothes, but don't wear diapers anymore. Yep, you're potty trained! You currently wear a Pull-Up at night, but the past three mornings you've been dry, so I think we might be turning a corner on nighttime training. You've done so great with using the potty. I'm so proud of you! You also have three of your four two-year molars, so you're almost done with teething too! Thankfully teething never seemed to bother you.
You continue to get faster and faster at climbing up the stairs. You still go up on your hands and knees, but do it without as much complaining now (as long as a treat is waiting at the top for you!). When you're not supposed to climb stairs (the stage at church, a friend's house) you do it with no complaining. Go figure. We are now working on getting you to go down the stairs alone on your bum. You are also getting more confident walking in the grass. I don't know why you're so nervous about it, but we've really been working on you doing it on your own without holding my hand and you've gotten much better. Our yard is really bumpy, so it can be a little tricky.
The other big news this month is that you are now sleeping in a big boy bed! We put the toddler rail on your crib and you've done great with the transition. You are able to get yourself out of the bed, but so far every time you wake up, you just lay in bed until I come in. Then you'll sit up, scoot to the open end, and get out. The main reason I wanted to go ahead and switch your bed was because you are such a good boy and I was pretty confident you wouldn't make any attempts to get out.
You keep saying more and more words. You can now say "two" and "shoe" clearly. It's funny because sometimes I do have a hard time understanding you and will have to guess what you're saying. You'll say, "No" until I get the word right and then say, "Yeah". I'm glad that on most days the word "yeah" is now spoken a lot more than the word "no".
We still attend a weekly story time at the library. Some how you've become known as the class clown of the group! Everyone there thinks you are such a happy guy. You love dancing at home, but in that class, you only want to sit in Momma's lap. I think you get your class clown nickname because you find it nearly impossible to sit still and be quiet during the Quiet Song. Your whole body starts shaking and little giggles start coming out before you're supposed to move again. It makes everyone in the class laugh!
You are still a good listener. You understand so much and will try to use big boy words instead of whining after I give you a reminder. You now say that whining is a "no no". You also say that crying when you go to your toddler class at church is a "no no". Obviously crying isn't a "no no", but I'm glad you haven't cried when going into class the past two weeks. Most Sundays you've done well about going to the potty while in your class too!
You still love playing with your choo-choos, watching The Wiggles, and saying your ABCs and numbers. You'll just start randomly counting to 10 or saying your alphabet during the day. I think you know the difference between your left and right foot because we talk about it when we're putting your shoes on, but it's really hard to tell the difference between the two words when you say them.
We've started playing some games on the computer and you really like that. We have been using the Fisher-Price online game site quite a bit. There's an opposite game on there that you enjoy, but your favorite is the Thomas and Friends Engine Wash. You now know almost every choo-choos name because of that game. It amazes me how much information is stored in that little brain of yours!
One of my new favorite things you're starting to do happens at night. I've always said your bedtime prayers for you, but now you're helping me. You'll help me name lots of people you love and we'll pray for all of them. It's so very sweet! You love so many people and I hope you know how many people love you. You are a very lucky little guy to be so loved. I hope you stay as sweet as you are now for a long, long time! Hugs and Kisses!
Love,
Mommy
You continue to get faster and faster at climbing up the stairs. You still go up on your hands and knees, but do it without as much complaining now (as long as a treat is waiting at the top for you!). When you're not supposed to climb stairs (the stage at church, a friend's house) you do it with no complaining. Go figure. We are now working on getting you to go down the stairs alone on your bum. You are also getting more confident walking in the grass. I don't know why you're so nervous about it, but we've really been working on you doing it on your own without holding my hand and you've gotten much better. Our yard is really bumpy, so it can be a little tricky.
The other big news this month is that you are now sleeping in a big boy bed! We put the toddler rail on your crib and you've done great with the transition. You are able to get yourself out of the bed, but so far every time you wake up, you just lay in bed until I come in. Then you'll sit up, scoot to the open end, and get out. The main reason I wanted to go ahead and switch your bed was because you are such a good boy and I was pretty confident you wouldn't make any attempts to get out.
You keep saying more and more words. You can now say "two" and "shoe" clearly. It's funny because sometimes I do have a hard time understanding you and will have to guess what you're saying. You'll say, "No" until I get the word right and then say, "Yeah". I'm glad that on most days the word "yeah" is now spoken a lot more than the word "no".
We still attend a weekly story time at the library. Some how you've become known as the class clown of the group! Everyone there thinks you are such a happy guy. You love dancing at home, but in that class, you only want to sit in Momma's lap. I think you get your class clown nickname because you find it nearly impossible to sit still and be quiet during the Quiet Song. Your whole body starts shaking and little giggles start coming out before you're supposed to move again. It makes everyone in the class laugh!
You are still a good listener. You understand so much and will try to use big boy words instead of whining after I give you a reminder. You now say that whining is a "no no". You also say that crying when you go to your toddler class at church is a "no no". Obviously crying isn't a "no no", but I'm glad you haven't cried when going into class the past two weeks. Most Sundays you've done well about going to the potty while in your class too!
You still love playing with your choo-choos, watching The Wiggles, and saying your ABCs and numbers. You'll just start randomly counting to 10 or saying your alphabet during the day. I think you know the difference between your left and right foot because we talk about it when we're putting your shoes on, but it's really hard to tell the difference between the two words when you say them.
We've started playing some games on the computer and you really like that. We have been using the Fisher-Price online game site quite a bit. There's an opposite game on there that you enjoy, but your favorite is the Thomas and Friends Engine Wash. You now know almost every choo-choos name because of that game. It amazes me how much information is stored in that little brain of yours!
One of my new favorite things you're starting to do happens at night. I've always said your bedtime prayers for you, but now you're helping me. You'll help me name lots of people you love and we'll pray for all of them. It's so very sweet! You love so many people and I hope you know how many people love you. You are a very lucky little guy to be so loved. I hope you stay as sweet as you are now for a long, long time! Hugs and Kisses!
Love,
Mommy
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Happy Easter Sunday
Happy Resurrection Day!
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And now for some pictures of Brennan! Yesterday we had a few Easter egg hunts. Just at home and just with Brennan. But now I think he'll be ready for the big time next year. We started hunting eggs inside and then moved outside. These eggs from the Dollar Tree are his new favorite toy!
Here are a few shots of B this morning before heading out to church!
Then it was off to church. Once we were back home we snapped a few pictures outside! I love him in his little hat. He didn't wear it much at church, but was willing to leave it on for pictures, so I consider that a win!
Here are a few shots of B this morning before heading out to church!
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| Checking out his Easter baskets. |
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| He was pretty excited when he discovered his eggs had jellybeans inside! |
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| Hugging Pooh and one of his Easter baskets. |
Then it was off to church. Once we were back home we snapped a few pictures outside! I love him in his little hat. He didn't wear it much at church, but was willing to leave it on for pictures, so I consider that a win!
Friday, April 6, 2012
Big Boy Bed
We've taken the plunge! Last night was Brennan's first night to sleep in his new "big boy bed". His crib is convertible, so we purchased the toddler rail to go along with it and changed it out last night! Sort of on a whim, but oh well.
Just a little over a week ago, I looked online at BabiesRUs for the toddler rail for his crib. We weren't in need of it, but I just wanted to make sure they still made it. When I checked, it was out of stock. There was an option to sign up to receive an email when it was back in stock, so I did that fully expecting it to be weeks if not longer for a notification. Within two days, I got an email. Kyle and I discussed it and decided to go ahead and purchase it while it was there, so we'd have it when we were ready to make the change.
Brennan turned two in February. I know plenty of kids his age who are already in toddler beds. I know most people move their kiddos out of the crib when they start climbing out or if they need the crib for a new baby. Brennan to this day still does not stand up in his crib, much less try to climb out. He is capable of standing up in it, but will only do so if you ask him to. So we have no fear of him climbing out in the near future. And unfortunately we don't have another baby that needs the crib, so we planned on keeping B in there for a while longer.
Then the toddler rail arrived. Super fast. Two or three days after I ordered it online. I opened the box and started getting excited about switching his bed. I know most people would say leave him in the crib as long as possible, but I was so antsy to change it. One because I thought it would look cute. Two because I didn't think Brennan would make any attempts at this point to get out of the toddler bed. He still isn't a good climber and he's always been a great sleeper, so my thinking was maybe we should just change it while he's still so compliant most of the time and before he's a daredevil doing flips over his rail.
Kyle and I talked about it and went ahead and packed the toddler rail away under the guest bed the day after it arrived. I kept asking Brennan if he wanted to a big boy bed and he would adamantly say, "No!" every single time. Then last night after dinner we were in his room playing and he asked to get in his crib to play. I put him in there along with some stuffed animals and started telling him what his toddler bed would look like. He started getting excited. Kyle looked at the time and said, "I can change it right now. We have 25 minutes until praise team practice." And that's exactly what he did. Like I said; on a whim.
Brennan watched as Dada took the front off his crib and installed the new rail. It only took about 15 minutes and it was all set up. At this point, Brennan still seemed excited about it, but it was almost time to leave for church, so we didn't really get to look at it too much. After praise team practice, it was home and straight to bed for Brennan. I didn't make a big deal out of his new bed at all. We just did our exact same bedtime routine and then I put him in bed. I did have to lay him down with his head at the opposite end as normal because the toddler rail only installed one way, but he didn't seem to mind. I kissed him and walked out.
He slept like a champ. He woke up a little after 8 this morning. I went in there and he was still laying down in the bed saying, "big, big, big" over and over again. When I walked in the room, I asked him to sit up. He put his hands on the new rail like he was going to stand up, but realized it was different. I told him to scoot down to the end which he did. He scooted right to the edge and got out on his own. As I type this now, he's napping in his big boy bed. I'm hoping it continues to go this well! So proud of my big boy!
And yes, my potty trained, big boy bed sleeping child still sleeps with a paci. That's our next thing to tackle.
Just a little over a week ago, I looked online at BabiesRUs for the toddler rail for his crib. We weren't in need of it, but I just wanted to make sure they still made it. When I checked, it was out of stock. There was an option to sign up to receive an email when it was back in stock, so I did that fully expecting it to be weeks if not longer for a notification. Within two days, I got an email. Kyle and I discussed it and decided to go ahead and purchase it while it was there, so we'd have it when we were ready to make the change.
Brennan turned two in February. I know plenty of kids his age who are already in toddler beds. I know most people move their kiddos out of the crib when they start climbing out or if they need the crib for a new baby. Brennan to this day still does not stand up in his crib, much less try to climb out. He is capable of standing up in it, but will only do so if you ask him to. So we have no fear of him climbing out in the near future. And unfortunately we don't have another baby that needs the crib, so we planned on keeping B in there for a while longer.
Then the toddler rail arrived. Super fast. Two or three days after I ordered it online. I opened the box and started getting excited about switching his bed. I know most people would say leave him in the crib as long as possible, but I was so antsy to change it. One because I thought it would look cute. Two because I didn't think Brennan would make any attempts at this point to get out of the toddler bed. He still isn't a good climber and he's always been a great sleeper, so my thinking was maybe we should just change it while he's still so compliant most of the time and before he's a daredevil doing flips over his rail.
Kyle and I talked about it and went ahead and packed the toddler rail away under the guest bed the day after it arrived. I kept asking Brennan if he wanted to a big boy bed and he would adamantly say, "No!" every single time. Then last night after dinner we were in his room playing and he asked to get in his crib to play. I put him in there along with some stuffed animals and started telling him what his toddler bed would look like. He started getting excited. Kyle looked at the time and said, "I can change it right now. We have 25 minutes until praise team practice." And that's exactly what he did. Like I said; on a whim.
Brennan watched as Dada took the front off his crib and installed the new rail. It only took about 15 minutes and it was all set up. At this point, Brennan still seemed excited about it, but it was almost time to leave for church, so we didn't really get to look at it too much. After praise team practice, it was home and straight to bed for Brennan. I didn't make a big deal out of his new bed at all. We just did our exact same bedtime routine and then I put him in bed. I did have to lay him down with his head at the opposite end as normal because the toddler rail only installed one way, but he didn't seem to mind. I kissed him and walked out.
He slept like a champ. He woke up a little after 8 this morning. I went in there and he was still laying down in the bed saying, "big, big, big" over and over again. When I walked in the room, I asked him to sit up. He put his hands on the new rail like he was going to stand up, but realized it was different. I told him to scoot down to the end which he did. He scooted right to the edge and got out on his own. As I type this now, he's napping in his big boy bed. I'm hoping it continues to go this well! So proud of my big boy!
And yes, my potty trained, big boy bed sleeping child still sleeps with a paci. That's our next thing to tackle.
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| This is how he sleeps most of the time; with his hands behind his head. |
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| Can you see his cheesy grin in this picture? |
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| "Mom, pictures first thing in the morning??!!" |
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| Good morning, sunshine! |
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| He can get out of bed on his own now! |
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| "I did it!" |
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| I think he likes his new bed! |
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| Ha! Ok so maybe he's still not fully awake. |
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| So cute! |
Thursday, April 5, 2012
ABCs and 123s
Brennan has shown a strong interest in letters and numbers from a very early age. He was pretty little when he could identify all his letters and count to 10. Until recently, however, he always wanted me to repeat each letter or number after he said it. Now he's willing to count to 10 completely on his own (plus he can say "two" much more clearly) and he can say his whole alphabet (albeit imperfectly) on his own. So proud of him. Looks like some of his best thinking occurs while on the potty because that's where he was willing to perform both new skills last night. Enjoy!
ABCs - He got a little distracted and started touching the phone the 2nd time through, but I think the beginning of the second time sounds like he's actually singing the song.
123s
ABCs - He got a little distracted and started touching the phone the 2nd time through, but I think the beginning of the second time sounds like he's actually singing the song.
123s
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Just Some Random Pictures
Here are few of the most recent photos of B.
Brennan tries to say lots of words, but many are hard for anyone other than me to recognize. However, almost everyday, he starts to say something more clearly. Last week he started saying "shoes" and "two" correctly. I love it that he can now answer the question, "How old are you?"
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| Brennan was all about the Easter Bunny at the mall! |
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| I'm so glad my big boy still loves to snuggle! |
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| Having fun in Dada's chair in the basement |
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| Seriously, so cute! |
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| Thanks, Lala, for my new undies! |
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| Just chilln' with a giant teddy bear! |
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| McDonalds date with Momma after an aquarium visit! |
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Happy Sunday
As I was reading some new blogs the other day, I came across one that posts a Bible verse on her blog each Sunday. I thought it seemed like a pretty neat idea and I have SO many verses I love pinned on Pinterest, so I think I'm going to try to start doing the same thing.
Happy Palm Sunday
Happy Palm Sunday
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