Toddler Bed

Well Madison is a BIGGER girl now. On Monday, we transitioned her from her crib to a toddler bed. She was so excited about her new bed. Her first night was great, as I hear her tonight, it might not be go great. We'll see.

Parker's stats

A year has passed and our little Parker is 1. This means he's ready for his year check-up, which includes three shots. First, his stats: Height 30 inches (50% for his age) and Weight 20 pounds 6 ounces (10% for his age). He is quite the eater, but very actively crawling and pulling himself up.
Madison went with Parker and I to his appointment. Madison got on the scale too, with her sippy cup, pinks, snacks, books and herself she weighed in at 27.5 pounds. Once we weighed Parker, Ms. Shirley (nurse) took us to our room. Parker was crawling around in his diaper, then Madison said, "Mommy I want to crawl." I said, "ok." She turned to me and said coat off, then dress off. I told her she could crawl with her clothes on. Shirley just laughed.
Then it was time for the three shots, I was holding Parker. Madison scooted up to the table and grabbed Parker's hand. She said, "Parker it's okay, you'll be alright." Once finished, Ms. Shirley asked Madison if she wanted a sticker, she told Shirley, the stickers were too big and she did not want one. Parker did not get one either, Madison thought they were too big for Parker.

Happy 1st Birthday Parker Bennett!

Oh, how time flies. Our little man turned one today. Although you were crying at your party, we love your smiles, hugs and love for food. You are such a joy. Your sister is your best friend.....for now. Happy Birthday Parker!

Little Leprechaun

At school, Madison was transformed into a little Leprechaun, with help from Ms. Karrie.

Two little pots o'gold

Happy St.Patrick's Day!

Parker's First Birthday

Although Parker doesn't turn 1 until March 22nd, we celebrated his birthday with family this past weekend. Both Grandparents, cousins Kylie and Wyatt, Uncle Dana and Lori all attended a Saturday party honoring the birthday boy. The little prince enjoyed eating his first cupcake (he liked the cake, not the frosting), pulling on his balloons and smiling for the camera. There was definately a John Deere theme to the day as Parker got toys, a wagon and a riding vehicle all associated with the brand. Parker also got some little people to add to his Fisher Price collection, a truck, a T-Rex, the before opened Nebraska chair and a little airplane rocker that came 2 days too late. I think the little man made out just fine. Happy Birthday Parker!!

Two little hams

Whenever we get the camera out and ready, Madison says, "Cheese" and Parker just begins to smile. Neither one is camera shy. Also, today Madison's teacher said Madison sang the whole song, BINGO, and included the clapping at each point. Her teacher mentioned that later during circle time they sang Bingo again. Madison was the only one that got all of the clapping correct. She loves to sing and dance. She tells us, "My name is Madison and I like to dance."

So proud of Parker

This morning, Parker was playing with his Fisher Price shape sorter. He took and lifted the full container of shapes and dumped them all out on the floor. Then one by one he placed each shape in the container. He did this six times in a row. Then he was playing with his Elmo blocks and stack four of them on top of each other (built a tower) knocked it over and repeated the exercise. He was so proud of himself. Great job Parker! (Sorry no picture of this yet, just some random playing)

At super last night, he figured out he could turn around in his highchair. Yes, our little charmer..a.k.a troublemaker.

Playing catch-up

It's been a busy week for us. On Saturday, we took the kiddos to Target for the Dr.Seuss story time. We enjoyed this event last year. On our way to Target, we asked Madison where we were going, she stated, "Target to get cookies." When we arrived at Target the area where they had the Dr. Seuss story time was completely full. Madison made herself at home by walking around the crowd and grabbed a place underneath a table to read books on her own. Parker just listened.

Tuesday evening around 6:00pm before dinner, Madison was screaming like she was in pain. After talking to her for a while, I determined she was constipated. Little did I realize she would cry in pain as nothing would happen, Darin and I held her, rubbed her feet and back, tried to massage her tummy. After about 2.5 hours we decided to take Madison to Children's Mercy. Darin took her in and they administered enema. No luck, no movement. Dr. mentioned to provide her with a stool softener with her water, limit milk and bananas. Darin and Madison arrived home at 11:00pm of course Madison was really hungry. We sat down at the dinner table and I heard quite the "explosion." Madison turned her head towards me and smiled. Yes, there was success. The next day I took the kids to school, the entire drive Madison stated, "Mommy I am so better."

Fun weekend

My parents made a surprise visit to see us this weekend. Darin and I had a date night Saturday by going to En Chamas (Brazilian grill). We had a wonderful time together. Mom and Dad took care of the kiddos and enjoyed "spoiling" them. Here are some pictures of the weekend.