16 Months Old Going on 16 Years Old

Earlier this week I told Piper we needed to get ready to go to the store. I turned around to find her with her play wallet and cell phone. I think I have a 16 month old going on 16 years old. Looks like we are going to have our hands full soon.

Daddy Turns 30

Daddy turned 30 on Wednesday. He had the whole week off from work but not from being a Daddy. Daddy got to spend his 30th birthday taking care of sick little Pennington. Happy Birthday Daddy. Welcome to the Thirties!!!

Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease

On Tuesday morning Pennington told me he wanted to lay down because he felt sick. I asked him why he felt sick and he pointed to his mouth. I felt in his mouth and it felt like he had a canker sore. I thought he just bit the side of his mouth when he was eating a banana for breakfast so I went ahead and took him to school. A few hours later I got a call that Pennington wasn't feeling very well and had been sleeping all morning at school. I was told that another child had hand, foot and mouth so I called Dr. Booth to see if he could see Pennington that afternoon. Dr. Booth confirmed that Pennington did in fact has hand, foot and mouth. Below is some background on hand foot and mouth.

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a common childhood illness. It causes sores in the mouth and on the hands, feet, and sometimes the buttocks and legs. Mouth sores can be painful and may make it hard for your child to eat. The disease is not serious, and it usually goes away in a week or so.

This sickness sucks. Pennington cried for about two days straight. He only had sores in his mouth which made eating and drinking really hard. It has been three days since he was diagnosed and he is finally starting to recover. Below is a picture of Pennington at his doctors appointment. This pictures is deceiving since he looks totally fine but after this appointment he cried for a long time.

Like Father Like Son

Below is probably the only baby photo I have ever seen of Johnny. Some would say that Pennington and Johnny look a lot a like others would disagree. Regardless we know one thing for sure. They both LOVE football.

Bronco Basketball Game

Johnny and I have been wanting to take the kids to a Bronco Basketball game. So last night we took them to a game. Before the game we went to dinner at the RAM. Both kids did great at dinner. After dinner we headed over to the basketball game. We went to the game with Poppy, Bella and Grandma. For the game they were running some sort of deal where you could exchange your football ticket stub for a basketball ticket. Even though we only had three football tickets the lady was super nice and gave us 7 free tickets to the game. What a deal! Both the kids really enjoyed the game. Piper was walking and climbing up and down the stair constantly which was a bit annoying. Pennington couldn't keep his eyes off the game or Buster Bronco. I asked Pennington if he would like to go see Buster. He said yes. So we walked down to the basketball floor to see Buster. Buster gave Pennington a high five and took a picture with him. Below are some photos of the kids at the basketball game.

Piper 15 Month Checkup

Today Johnny and I took Piper to her 15 Month Checkup. Of course the only concern I have relates to the fact she has NEVER sleeps through the night (meaning more than 6 hours in a row). Dr. Booth told me the same thing he has told me at least 5 times before that if I want her to sleep I need to stop feeding her in the middle of the night. So I will continue to work on that.

Below are her stats:

Height: 30 inches (31st percentile)

Weight: 20 pounds 8 ounces (13th percentile)

Both Johnny and I were totally shocked by her weight. Piper eats pretty much anything you put in front of her and typically eats at least twice as much as Pennington does. To see that Piper is in the 13th percentile is crazy to us. I don't think she has gained any weight in over a month. Dr. Booth didn't seem to be concerned. Piper is just super active. Below is a picture of my little munchkin eating away.

Pennington Speech Assessment

On Monday we finally had Pennington's speech assessed. Six weeks ago he was saying 10 words at the most. Now he attempts to repeat anything you ask him to repeat and is learning to say new words everyday. So as expected he is now at age level when it comes to language. The ladies that met with us on Monday said that if he didn't progress over the next six months that we could call them back but we all agreed that the likelihood of that happening was very slim. I'm glad that I got him assessed because it made me realize how much he really does now. It is so amazing to watch children learn things for the first time. Definitely one of the greatest joys of my life.

One of his favorite things to do right is find objects within the pictures. We call it "I Spy". It is amazing all of the new words he is learning from "I Spy". We have to look at "I Spy" books every night before he goes to bed. It is so cute to hear him say "I don't know" when he can't find something in the picture. It feels really good when the next time you ask him to find an object that he couldn't find the night before that he is able to find it.

I hate posting without pictures so here is a recent picture of Pennington.