OMG - the condo finally SOLD!
After several rounds of negotiations, the contract was finalized yesterday. Now we can put an offer on our Iowa dream-home. More to come...
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
15 month check-up
Since we are in Chicago for a few days, I decided to take Kevin for one last visit to our favorite pediatrician. Today was his 15 month check up. When we walked in the office today, the nurses asked me "Where have you been?" (because we were there like clockwork every 3 weeks while Kevin was in daycare). Amazing, he has not been sick at all in Iowa. It must be all the fresh air, clean living. Here are his 15 month stats:
Height: 30.5 inches
Weight: 27 pounds
2 shots today :( make for one cranky, sleepy toddler. Later tonight Aunts Shari, Meghan, and Sheila are coming over to play with Kevin. Good thing he is resting now.
Back to Iowa tomorrow...
Height: 30.5 inches
Weight: 27 pounds
2 shots today :( make for one cranky, sleepy toddler. Later tonight Aunts Shari, Meghan, and Sheila are coming over to play with Kevin. Good thing he is resting now.
Back to Iowa tomorrow...
Monday, July 14, 2008
There are no photos of this epic event
Let me set the scene... Sunday morning the 3 of us go out for pancakes, take Kevin to the swings then we find a baby wading pool at the park and Kevin enjoys the pool & is so happy splashing in the pool. So far, a perfect family day, right? Then we come home and it's nap time. We put Kevin in his pack&play (since we are still in Iowa he is without the luxuries of his cozy crib). We have brought along several of his favorite fuzzy animals to make it feel more like home.
A few hours go by and Nate & I are happily watching the Cubs game, relaxing and so pleased that we are enjoying the nice Sunday afternoon. Finally, after 3 and a half hours of quiet we get curious and decided to open Kevin's bedroom door. Well what happened next might not shock the more seasoned parents who read this blog, but Nate and I were SHOCKED.
When we opened the door the first thing Nate noticed was that Kevin was naked. At first I thought, "wow, what a smart kid, he got his diaper off". Then the smell hit me & Nate. We were instantly frozen in shock, then a giant wave of laughter hit us both as we looked down at our adorable baby COVERED in poop. Maybe this has happened to some of you, but we have never seen anything like this. Poop, everywhere. Thank goodness Nate was home. This was a 2 man operation to clean up. Nate took Kevin for 2 baths. Like a carwash, the first round was to rinse off the major grub, the second was more of a scrub. I was faced with the challenge of cleaning up his poopy bedroom. There was no way to salvage the crib sheet, I tossed it. Thank goodness too that stuffed animals can survive a swirl in the washing machine. I took the pack&play into the backyard and started scrubbing. It was a sunny day so it dried really fast. I think we both did a great job with cleanup, although we are still paranoid that his room smells like poop. Oh well, at least it's his own. Good job Kevin for not throwing it on the walls or carpet!
Lesson learned: Never, under any circumstances, put your baby to sleep wearing only a diaper & a t-shirt (even if you think you are being nice by letting him enjoy the summer breeze).
A few hours go by and Nate & I are happily watching the Cubs game, relaxing and so pleased that we are enjoying the nice Sunday afternoon. Finally, after 3 and a half hours of quiet we get curious and decided to open Kevin's bedroom door. Well what happened next might not shock the more seasoned parents who read this blog, but Nate and I were SHOCKED.
When we opened the door the first thing Nate noticed was that Kevin was naked. At first I thought, "wow, what a smart kid, he got his diaper off". Then the smell hit me & Nate. We were instantly frozen in shock, then a giant wave of laughter hit us both as we looked down at our adorable baby COVERED in poop. Maybe this has happened to some of you, but we have never seen anything like this. Poop, everywhere. Thank goodness Nate was home. This was a 2 man operation to clean up. Nate took Kevin for 2 baths. Like a carwash, the first round was to rinse off the major grub, the second was more of a scrub. I was faced with the challenge of cleaning up his poopy bedroom. There was no way to salvage the crib sheet, I tossed it. Thank goodness too that stuffed animals can survive a swirl in the washing machine. I took the pack&play into the backyard and started scrubbing. It was a sunny day so it dried really fast. I think we both did a great job with cleanup, although we are still paranoid that his room smells like poop. Oh well, at least it's his own. Good job Kevin for not throwing it on the walls or carpet!
Lesson learned: Never, under any circumstances, put your baby to sleep wearing only a diaper & a t-shirt (even if you think you are being nice by letting him enjoy the summer breeze).
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Midwestern summer past-time
With all the rain this year, the mosquitos have been really bad. Kevin has heard us say "mosquito" then clap to catch it. Well this is proof that babies will mimic their parents. We better watch out!
Nothing better on a HOT summer afternoon
To keep cool on HOT summer afternoons in Iowa, we got Kevin a new baby pool. Kevin loves the spray fountain on the front of it. Can you believe we inflated it on Monday, and it still hasn't popped? Tomorrow is going to be extra hot and we are headed to a friend's lake house for some boating & beach time :)
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
We LOVE summer
We are in Chicago this week! With Nate hard at work in Iowa until Thursday, Kevin and are keeping busy with our friends, family & lots of swimming. On Sunday & Monday Kevin played with one of his birthday presents - a baby pool. Grandpop setup the pool for Kevin to enjoy. His favorite part was crawling in and out of it. Over. and. over. again. and. again. Today we went swimming at Shari's pool and tomorrow we have an invitation to another friend's pool :) Don't worry, we will load up on the sunscreen!
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