Caedon stories
Last month I walked back to our bedroom to find Caedon covered in stickers. "Look at my stickers, Mom!" Except they weren't stickers. They were stamps.
Also last month, Caedon had trouble staying in his room at bedtime. He doesn't have the usual techniques of, "I need something to eat" or "I need a drink" that many his age may use to postpone bedtime. His are often more unique. For example, "Mommy, there is a yak in my room!" Followed by, "Mommy, there is a goat in my room!" He got better about not procrastinating after we gave him an ISU/Cy night light. However we still get an occasional, "Daddy, my ankle hurts" or "Daddy, will you tell Sophie to get out of my room?" (Sophie is a girl his age at daycare).
Caedon refers to M&M's as Lemon-M's.
Mr. C really enjoyed Valentine's Day. We put up window clings and other house decorations. Aunt Megan helped him put together his goodie bags for the other kids at daycare. He gave out Spider-Man Valentines and Drake gave out Mickey Mouse ones. Caedon origianlly wanted to do the Mickey cards, but then he found out the Spider-Man ones came with a heart lollipop so he changed his mind.
Our three year old is very good at the days of the week. Not just knowing the days in order, but knowing that if today is Tuesday, that means that yesterday was Monday and tomorrow is Wednesday. He is remembering other things very well, too. For example, last November we ate at Diamond Daves in Burlington before going to the Finding Nemo 3D movie with Gage VanAusdall. Last week, four months later, we ate there for a second time with him. He said, "Are we going to go watch Nemo now?" I couldn't believe he remembered that!
We took Caedon to his first ISU Men's Basketball game at the end of February. It was a gold-out against 11th ranked Kansas, so we all wore our gold Cyclone shirts. It was an 8:00 P.M. game and the team ended up losing in overtime (the refs got written up for blowing the game for the Cyclones in regulation), so it was a late night for the Newtons after we drove the 3 hours back home. We just beat the big snowstorm! Anyway, Caedon and I went for a clone-cone just before halftime. Caedon really liked the yellow and red ice cream. He said with big eyes, trying to convince me of this, "Ice cream is good for your body. If you are at the basketball game then you have to leave and get ice cream because your body needs it." Sure, honey, that sounds about right! But then he started holding his head and said, "Hurry Mommy! I need a hot drink, hurry!" I'm pretty sure he got a brain freeze from the cold ice cream, and unfortunately I had no hot drink to offer him haha. Anyway, I think he quite enjoyed the game.
We took Caedon to his first ISU Men's Basketball game at the end of February. It was a gold-out against 11th ranked Kansas, so we all wore our gold Cyclone shirts. It was an 8:00 P.M. game and the team ended up losing in overtime (the refs got written up for blowing the game for the Cyclones in regulation), so it was a late night for the Newtons after we drove the 3 hours back home. We just beat the big snowstorm! Anyway, Caedon and I went for a clone-cone just before halftime. Caedon really liked the yellow and red ice cream. He said with big eyes, trying to convince me of this, "Ice cream is good for your body. If you are at the basketball game then you have to leave and get ice cream because your body needs it." Sure, honey, that sounds about right! But then he started holding his head and said, "Hurry Mommy! I need a hot drink, hurry!" I'm pretty sure he got a brain freeze from the cold ice cream, and unfortunately I had no hot drink to offer him haha. Anyway, I think he quite enjoyed the game.
Right now Caedon is very much into playing dump truck. Mommy and Daddy play too. Caedon usually takes the big dump truck while we get the smaller one, however he is good about sharing if you ask him! We drive them from the living room to his bedroom and back all morning long, making different stops or pick-ups along the way. Drake just follows us, crawling and smiling, happy to have found us again when he peeks his head around the corner.
Drake
Smiles. Smiles, smiles, smiles. That about sums him up!
Drake now has two bottom teeth, one quite a bit bigger than the other. He is crawling EVERYWHERE, very quickly. He also pulls up to standing very quickly and cruises the furniture. He is still getting some bumps and bruises, though!
He started clapping last weekend and it is soooo adorable. He claps at everything. I think technically he said, "Dada" first. However, that only lasted a couple days and now he says, "Mamamamamama" ALL the time. He has a few other letter sounds he throws in there sometimes. He is eating baby food and likes pretty much anything, although we still struggle with him taking initial bites. Once he takes a few though, the rest goes down pretty quickly. He also stopped breastfeeding last weekend. I am kinda bummed, but oh well. For several days I would try to nurse him and he would refuse. I think it had to do with teething and a cold.
He loves following Caedon around, putting things in his mouth, and playing with anything he isn't supposed to play with. If you set five of his toys around him, he crawls over them to get to your cell phone, etc.
Chase and Sara
Chase is very busy with work, as always. This past weekend he had a very light on-call - very few admits and only a few patient calls. That was nice for once!
We made a trip up to Davenport's Epic Stone to try and pick out our granite. Couldn't do it in one day, so we have to head back next weekend. We had originally wanted quartz based on what we read about durability and maintenance, but when we went to look at it we really didn't care for it.
There are just so many house decisions that have to be made. We picked out paint recently, then once it got on we weren't sure we liked it, tried out a couple new colors, and ended up going back to our original pick. They are bricking our house now, too. With the snow and rain the past couple weeks, the place is a HUGE mess. We can't drive back there and have to wear mud boots. We are hoping to be moved in by the end of April.
I just took on a new position as the manager at the Keokuk Walgreens. I am loving it. I see so many people I know, and I have been getting really sentimental about that. I am just SO HAPPY to be back home, taking care of the people I grew up with, their parents, grandparents, their kids. It is what I have wanted to do since deciding to become a pharmacist - make a difference in my community. I never really felt this connection to patients in Des Moines, Newton, or even Burlington probably because I knew I was leaving eventually and held my distance. But here, each and every patient means so much more because I will be taking care of them for life. Did I mention I have been getting sentimental about this? Anyway, stop in anytime to see me or ask a medication question. I would love to help you out!
Wow, I feel like I could go on and on and on and..... :)
Drake
Smiles. Smiles, smiles, smiles. That about sums him up!
Drake now has two bottom teeth, one quite a bit bigger than the other. He is crawling EVERYWHERE, very quickly. He also pulls up to standing very quickly and cruises the furniture. He is still getting some bumps and bruises, though!
He started clapping last weekend and it is soooo adorable. He claps at everything. I think technically he said, "Dada" first. However, that only lasted a couple days and now he says, "Mamamamamama" ALL the time. He has a few other letter sounds he throws in there sometimes. He is eating baby food and likes pretty much anything, although we still struggle with him taking initial bites. Once he takes a few though, the rest goes down pretty quickly. He also stopped breastfeeding last weekend. I am kinda bummed, but oh well. For several days I would try to nurse him and he would refuse. I think it had to do with teething and a cold.
He loves following Caedon around, putting things in his mouth, and playing with anything he isn't supposed to play with. If you set five of his toys around him, he crawls over them to get to your cell phone, etc.
Chase and Sara
Chase is very busy with work, as always. This past weekend he had a very light on-call - very few admits and only a few patient calls. That was nice for once!
We made a trip up to Davenport's Epic Stone to try and pick out our granite. Couldn't do it in one day, so we have to head back next weekend. We had originally wanted quartz based on what we read about durability and maintenance, but when we went to look at it we really didn't care for it.
There are just so many house decisions that have to be made. We picked out paint recently, then once it got on we weren't sure we liked it, tried out a couple new colors, and ended up going back to our original pick. They are bricking our house now, too. With the snow and rain the past couple weeks, the place is a HUGE mess. We can't drive back there and have to wear mud boots. We are hoping to be moved in by the end of April.
I just took on a new position as the manager at the Keokuk Walgreens. I am loving it. I see so many people I know, and I have been getting really sentimental about that. I am just SO HAPPY to be back home, taking care of the people I grew up with, their parents, grandparents, their kids. It is what I have wanted to do since deciding to become a pharmacist - make a difference in my community. I never really felt this connection to patients in Des Moines, Newton, or even Burlington probably because I knew I was leaving eventually and held my distance. But here, each and every patient means so much more because I will be taking care of them for life. Did I mention I have been getting sentimental about this? Anyway, stop in anytime to see me or ask a medication question. I would love to help you out!
Wow, I feel like I could go on and on and on and..... :)
I love all the boys stories and I love that you love your new job!! So happy for you guys! Can't wait to see the new house also!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Jack likes to "read" the picture book Heidi made him and now he can point out "Canen" :) He kept calling Caedon "Jack" and himself "baby"... but I think we are getting the hang of it.