18 month checkup

Keenan had his 18 month checkup today. Poor boy got a few shots and his legs are so sore. He's refusing to walk and sitting in the same spot all day like he is helpless. He's got a slight fever and is just not himself. It's really sad.

This kid is HUGE. He weighed in at 29.8 lbs and is 34.5 inches. Wow!

Circus pictures and more!

We've had a busy April!

Keenan

Keenan started school and loves it. The only thing he doesn't like is circle time and cries every time. He hates sitting still and is such a busy kid so I am not surprised! He naps so well there which surprises me the most! I told the teacher I had two fears. One is that he would steal food and the other that he wouldn't nap. Of course on his very first day he walked in, walked over to a boy looked the kid dead in the eyes, reached into his bowl and grabbed a handful of his cereal. He's getting better about not taking others food and suprisingly enough he naps just fine!!!! We had his allergy panel done for food and environmental allergies. Turns out he is not allergic to dairy, must have just had an intolerance which is what we expected. We've slowly brought dairy into his diet over the last two weeks and now he's full on whole milk! There was one surprising allergy that turned out from that panel. CATS!!!!! We were shocked. He's in the high range but low end of high. Nothing to be concerned about if you ask me. The classes run from 0 being no allergy to 6 being very high (100+). But class 4,5,6 are all very high. He fell into 3 which is "high" but ranges from 3.25 to 17.50. Keenan was 4.35. We've just upped our vacumming and have been keeping the cats out of his room.

Cayden

Caydens ever so long hair that I love needing a cut. It was just getting stringy. We got 3 inches taken off and it looks so much healthier. She had a harder time adjusting to Keenan going to school then he did. She was so afraid he'd be upset and her little heart was breaking. Her teacher told me she had to check on him several times the first day. She's a little mother sometimes. Keenan pulls her hair and constantly tortures her making her so mad at him but at the end of the day she doesn't like him to ever cry or be upset. We took Cayden to her very first circus. It was interesting. She really only cared about the animals and was bored by the acrobat acts. She loves the animals and thought the elephants were the best part! She got to be star of the week the past week at school and was the special helper all week, got to pick a movie to bring in on friday for the end of the day and brought home "Charlie" the school bear for the weekend. She's starting to try to read by sounding out every word she sees.

Shopping is so much fun!

I forgot how much fun it was to shop. I haven't shopped in awhile and to make it even more fun, I got to go ALONE! I picked up some really great sales - like denim capri's from old navy for $15! I got a few things for my upcoming cruise. I also got the kids some new pj's. Babies R Us sells Carters stuff cheaper than any other store and they had them buy 1 get 1 50%. It ended up being 2 pairs for $18. I checked out kohl's and it would have been two for $24 with the sale they had going on.

My cruise is less then 3 weeks away and I cannot wait. I'm putting together a small little tote bin of fun things for Cayden to do while I'm gone. I'm filling it with crafts from A.C. Moore and other such things. I'll put it together and put a big bow on it and then surprise her with it right before I get out of the car at the airport. Eric and the kids are dropping me off. I figure that will distract her from getting sad. On a completely different topic - Keenan starts school Tuesday. I hope he does ok!

Too early to pack?

I am so ready to start packing for my trip and I have 3 weeks and 5 days left to go. I need this vacation desperately. I'm so tired from work and the kids are driving me up a wall. Keenan is cutting all four molars at the same time and Cayden has been extra emotionally lately. I feel like I do nothing but listen to kids cry 24/7 lately.

On a good note Keenan is going to start school in two weeks. We are hoping the new environment will help out with his cranky personality. He loves kids so much and always wants to stay when Eric picks up Cayden.