Conversation with a three year old
Carter and I have some great conversations with each other in the car on the way home from daycare. I get to catch up with him and find out how his day went, who he played with, if he shared his toys, and some other very random topics of Carter’s choice. I love hearing the stories he comes up with (he is nonstop talking the whole way home) and I look forward to our chats every day.
Yesterday, as we passed by the airport grounds, a low flying plane caught his eye and we started talking about airplanes and our upcoming Florida trip to Grandma and Grandpa Baldwin’s house in January.
Me: “Carter, after Christmas we’re going to fly on an airplane to see Grandma and Grandpa Baldwin. We’re going to fly all the way to Florida!”
Carter: “How are we going to do that?”
Me: “Well, we will drive to the airport and then get on the airplane and the plane will fly us to Florida.”
Carter: Long pause. “When I get on the plane I want to push some buttons.”
Me: “What buttons do you want to push?”
Carter: “NOT the red button.”
Me: “Why? What does the red button do?”
Carter: “If we push the red button, then we will fall to our house.”
Me: “No, nobody will fall out of the plane. We will be safe.”
Carter: “When I get on the plane I want to see some directions.” (Pronounced Dur-ect-chuns)
Me: “Directions? Directions for what?”
Carter: “So we know how to get there. How do we get there?”
Me: “Well, the pilot knows the exact route to Florida and he will get us there.”
Carter: “I still want to see the directions. I also want to go to the bathroom on the plane. They have a bathroom and a sink and a door.”
Me: “You seem to know a lot about planes.”
Carter: “Yeah, I do."
It should be an interesting trip in January!
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Halloween 2009
We had a fantastic Halloween this year, Carter really got into dressing up this year and loved going trick-or-treating. A month ago when we asked Carter what he wanted to be for Halloween, he told us he wanted to be Wall-E from the Disney Pixar movie. Not a big surprise since Wall-E has recently been upgraded to the movie of choice over Cars in the past few months. I never thought I'd say this, but I kind of miss Cars! I looked on-line to see if there were any Wall-E costumes out there and there were, but they were so expensive and not even that cute. So Dave gladly took on the task of creating our own Wall-E costume for Carter (I think even if we had the choice of a free Wall-E costume Dave would have wanted to make our own). I hate to brag, but Carter was THE CUTEST Wall-E ever thanks to Dave's amazing costume. Carter also really wanted Mia to be "Eva" (or Eve) from the movie, but we had an adorable cow outfit and decided with the cold weather it was the best and most warm option for Mia.
We carved pumpkins on Friday and Carter really enjoyed getting his hands goopey this year. Here are some pictures of the boys in action, we had a wardrobe change mid-carving since things were getting so messy.
Saturday we went over to the Burke's house to trick-or-treat with Kayley, Tyler, and Drew. Carter loved trick-or-treating with other kids his age and we all had a really good time walking around their neighborhood (despite the freezing temperature and incredible wind). Both our kids' costumes were perfect for cold weather so Carter loved running from house to house and Mia didn't seem to mind her stroller walk.
We had a fantastic Halloween this year, Carter really got into dressing up this year and loved going trick-or-treating. A month ago when we asked Carter what he wanted to be for Halloween, he told us he wanted to be Wall-E from the Disney Pixar movie. Not a big surprise since Wall-E has recently been upgraded to the movie of choice over Cars in the past few months. I never thought I'd say this, but I kind of miss Cars! I looked on-line to see if there were any Wall-E costumes out there and there were, but they were so expensive and not even that cute. So Dave gladly took on the task of creating our own Wall-E costume for Carter (I think even if we had the choice of a free Wall-E costume Dave would have wanted to make our own). I hate to brag, but Carter was THE CUTEST Wall-E ever thanks to Dave's amazing costume. Carter also really wanted Mia to be "Eva" (or Eve) from the movie, but we had an adorable cow outfit and decided with the cold weather it was the best and most warm option for Mia.
We carved pumpkins on Friday and Carter really enjoyed getting his hands goopey this year. Here are some pictures of the boys in action, we had a wardrobe change mid-carving since things were getting so messy.
Saturday we went over to the Burke's house to trick-or-treat with Kayley, Tyler, and Drew. Carter loved trick-or-treating with other kids his age and we all had a really good time walking around their neighborhood (despite the freezing temperature and incredible wind). Both our kids' costumes were perfect for cold weather so Carter loved running from house to house and Mia didn't seem to mind her stroller walk.
The whole gang, Wicked Witch, Mr. Incredible, Wall-E, Darth Vadar, and our little calf.
Pretty much every person we encountered on our walk made a comment about Carter's costume, both parents and kids. He was definitely a hit and everyone recognized who he was supposed to be. It's going to be hard to top this next year!
Wall-E now sits in our dining room...I'm not sure what his fate will be, but for now Carter and Dave seem to enjoy having him as part of our family. Sometimes I do a double take when I walk by, it really looks like Wall-E is hanging out, ready for me to serve him dinner. But if I ever hear "EVAAAAA" come from that room, he's out of here.
Stats
Carter and Mia had a dual Dr.'s appointment on the 30th, this was for Mia's "6 month" check-up and Carter's "3 year" check-up. As I think I've mentioned before, our Dr.'s office is quite busy, especially in the summer, and we got off track earlier this year and since they have to space out shots so many months apart, we really won't be back on track any time soon.
Everyone is healthy, believe it or not! (I'm currently knocking on wood). This seemed to shock both our nurse and Dr. when they asked how we were doing. Carter went first and he is healthy as can be. They checked his blood pressure and recorded his BMI and did an extra vision test, none of which we've ever had done before. I know it shouldn't surprise me that as he grows they want to do more grown-up type tests on him, but he still seems like my baby and watching the nurse take his blood pressure really hit home that he is such a big boy now. He weighed in at 30 lbs. which is in the 27th% (last time he was around the 12th% for weight so he's gaining!) and his height was 36 inches, 10th%. I believe the nurse's words were "he's still a peanut." Carter had one shot and the flu mist.
Mia was second and she is also very healthy. She weighed in at 17 lbs. 13 oz. which is the 58th% for her age and she is 26.5 inches tall which is the 45th%. It looks like Mia is right in the middle and hopefully won't be as much of a "peanut" as her brother. They also measured her head which ended up in the 81st%, I attribute that to mostly to her hair. She also received 3 shots (none of which were the flu shot, they were all out). So we have to go back for the flu shot for Mia whenever they get more in...which they didn't know and told us to simply watch the website. Like I have time to constantly check their website.
Other Mia stats: she is still on the verge of crawling. She can crawl backwards and spin around but the forward motion is still not quite there. She did however start saying "mama" just a few days ago! Carter started saying "dada" right around 7+ months so she seems to be on somewhat of the same schedule as Carter at this point.
Carter and Mia had a dual Dr.'s appointment on the 30th, this was for Mia's "6 month" check-up and Carter's "3 year" check-up. As I think I've mentioned before, our Dr.'s office is quite busy, especially in the summer, and we got off track earlier this year and since they have to space out shots so many months apart, we really won't be back on track any time soon.
Everyone is healthy, believe it or not! (I'm currently knocking on wood). This seemed to shock both our nurse and Dr. when they asked how we were doing. Carter went first and he is healthy as can be. They checked his blood pressure and recorded his BMI and did an extra vision test, none of which we've ever had done before. I know it shouldn't surprise me that as he grows they want to do more grown-up type tests on him, but he still seems like my baby and watching the nurse take his blood pressure really hit home that he is such a big boy now. He weighed in at 30 lbs. which is in the 27th% (last time he was around the 12th% for weight so he's gaining!) and his height was 36 inches, 10th%. I believe the nurse's words were "he's still a peanut." Carter had one shot and the flu mist.
Mia was second and she is also very healthy. She weighed in at 17 lbs. 13 oz. which is the 58th% for her age and she is 26.5 inches tall which is the 45th%. It looks like Mia is right in the middle and hopefully won't be as much of a "peanut" as her brother. They also measured her head which ended up in the 81st%, I attribute that to mostly to her hair. She also received 3 shots (none of which were the flu shot, they were all out). So we have to go back for the flu shot for Mia whenever they get more in...which they didn't know and told us to simply watch the website. Like I have time to constantly check their website.
Other Mia stats: she is still on the verge of crawling. She can crawl backwards and spin around but the forward motion is still not quite there. She did however start saying "mama" just a few days ago! Carter started saying "dada" right around 7+ months so she seems to be on somewhat of the same schedule as Carter at this point.
Milwaukee Girls' Visit
A few weekends ago, Aunt Lee, cousin Elsa, and cousin Claire came to visit Michigan. Unfortunately, Uncle Bob was tied up at work and wasn't able to make the trip with them. But we had great long weekend hanging out with the girls and miss them so much already.
Since we hadn't seen each other since May, we had a late birthday celebration for Carter and Elsa. Carter received some really cool games for his "Leapster" and Mia even got in on the present action when Aunt Lee gave her an adorable homemade quilt. It has cute little owls and chicks on it and the colors match her room perfectly. She loves snuggling with it on the couch with Mommy.
We loved having so much time to hang out and play together!
One of the main reasons for the trip (other than to visit with all of us and catch up) was for Mike Pries and Christina Charron's wedding. This was also the final weekend for Grandpa and Grandma Baldwin to live in Michigan before heading back to their home in Florida. Grandpa and Grandma Jernstadt came over to babysit the kids while the grown-ups went to the wedding and reception. We did however take the kids to the first 10 minutes of the reception to get pictures with all the other cousins. Grandpa and Grandma Baldwin love trying to wrangle in all 9 grandkids for their Christmas card picture and this was a great opportunity for all of us to get together with the kids all dressed up. After the pictures were taken (and they went surprisingly well) we ran the kids back home and went back to enjoy the rest of the reception.
We had a wonderful time with the Heinrich Girls, we can't wait to see everyone around the holidays!
A few weekends ago, Aunt Lee, cousin Elsa, and cousin Claire came to visit Michigan. Unfortunately, Uncle Bob was tied up at work and wasn't able to make the trip with them. But we had great long weekend hanging out with the girls and miss them so much already.
Hanging out in the playroom.
Since we hadn't seen each other since May, we had a late birthday celebration for Carter and Elsa. Carter received some really cool games for his "Leapster" and Mia even got in on the present action when Aunt Lee gave her an adorable homemade quilt. It has cute little owls and chicks on it and the colors match her room perfectly. She loves snuggling with it on the couch with Mommy.
Opening presents.
Mia and Claire enjoying the new quilt.
We loved having so much time to hang out and play together!
Elsa and Carter enjoying some breakfast together.
One of the main reasons for the trip (other than to visit with all of us and catch up) was for Mike Pries and Christina Charron's wedding. This was also the final weekend for Grandpa and Grandma Baldwin to live in Michigan before heading back to their home in Florida. Grandpa and Grandma Jernstadt came over to babysit the kids while the grown-ups went to the wedding and reception. We did however take the kids to the first 10 minutes of the reception to get pictures with all the other cousins. Grandpa and Grandma Baldwin love trying to wrangle in all 9 grandkids for their Christmas card picture and this was a great opportunity for all of us to get together with the kids all dressed up. After the pictures were taken (and they went surprisingly well) we ran the kids back home and went back to enjoy the rest of the reception.
Getting ready for the reception.
Nobody was running or crawling out of the shots this year!
Carter and Elsa posing for some shots.
Mia and Claire, ready to party.
We had a wonderful time with the Heinrich Girls, we can't wait to see everyone around the holidays!
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