Good Manners

Last night my parents came by to see Andrew's new big boy bed. My mom was sitting with Andrew playing with his cars. He asked her to fix his truck because it was detached from the trailer. After she fixed it we told Andrew to tell Grandma thank you. He turned to Grandma and said, "thank you Pama, amen!" We all burst into laughter. He says the funniest things!

Sunriver

Last weekend we took a family trip to Sunriver for 3 nights and 4 days. It's our annual Bailey family trip for the Sunriver Festival of Cars. I think this is our 3rd year going. Grandma Twyla, Andrew and myself left on Friday afternoon and the boys met us over there that night. They had prior commitments that day. Andrew did great on the way over except for the fact that he didn't nap! We even drove during nap time. We stopped in Bend to do some shopping and stretch our legs. We had an early dinner, got some groceries that we needed and then headed to Sunriver just before the sun went down. The place we stayed at was awesome! 4 bedrooms and a huge great room - plenty of room for Andrew to run around. Saturday we went to the car show in the morning and hung out at our place in the afternoon. At the car show Andrew was totally into the cars. I wanted to get in every car and tried to open all of the doors. It was very difficult trying to keep him away from the cars. At one point he saw a light blue Porsche and he ran over to it and said "Sally!" It cracked me up. He thought it was Sally from the movie "Cars" who is actually a light blue Porsche. Kinda scary how well he knows his cars :) That afternoon the boys watched the Duck game while the rest of us hung out and read or did whatever. It was very relaxing. In the late afternoon we took a walk to the park nearby. Andrew had so much fun running around. He also enjoyed playing with the stick that Grandpa gave him on the way to the park. He was swinging that thing all over the place! That night we made dinner at our place and relaxed some more. The next morning we decided to take Andrew to see the ponies and go for a ride on them. We got him all ready, helmet and all, and he was to scared to ride it. We stayed out there for awhile in hopes that he would warm up to it, but he was just too scared, so we decided to leave. We did get some cute pictures though (see below). Grandpa Bud & Grandma Twyla, Aunt Tiffany and Thomas had to leave that day, but we were able to stay an extra day! We relaxed at the house in the afternoon while Andrew napped and then played in the hot tub when he woke up. Don't worry, we turned down the temperature so it was lukewarm :) He had so much fun playing in his own mini pool! That night we decided to head into Bend for dinner. We walked around downtown, had dinner, and then had ice cream at an old fashioned ice cream parlor called Goody's. It's such a cool place. We had such a fun trip and such beautiful weather!



Playing in the hot tub

Getting ready to go for a pony ride....kinda

At the stables

With the family

Playing at the park

At the Ferrari Car Show with Grandpa Bud & Grandma Twyla
9.18.09-9.21.09 - Andrew 2 years old

Big Boy Bed

Today marked a big milestone in our family....Andrew is now in a big boy bed! Last weekend we were in Sunriver (I'll blog about this soon) and he slept in a twin bed which he's been doing when we go on vacation. We came back on Monday and since then he hasn't been sleeping well. He wakes up several times in the night and hasn't been taking good naps. We would find him with his legs hanging out of his crib and he just seemed to be uncomfortable. I thought it was maybe because he had shots on Wednesday or that he seemed to have a little bit of a cold for a few days, but Nate thought it might have to do with him not wanting to sleep in his crib anymore. I didn't really want to believe him because I wasn't sure if I was ready for Andrew to be in a big boy bed yet. I was afraid that he wouldn't nap as long and that he just wouldn't be my little baby anymore! I wasn't ready for him to grow up so fast yet! But after several nights of interrupted sleep and Andrew asking to go to Mommy's bed every time he woke up early from a nap or early in the morning, I agreed with Nate and said that it was time to try the big boy bed. So I raced out on Thursday to get a comforter and some sheets. We are doing a transportation themed room because Andrew absolutely loves planes, trains and cars. I found the sheets that I wanted, but decided to just do an extra plain navy set while we waited to get all the other accessories. His room now is monkey themed and I wanted to wait and put the new transportation sheets on when we get his room decor changed over. I know he doesn't care about that, but I like everything to match :) As Nate was bringing in the bed Andrew kept saying "big bed, big bed." He was so excited! It took us most of the morning to take apart the crib and set up the new bed. As soon as we had it all set up, Andrew climbed up, told Daddy to sit with him and he looked at some books. He kept saying "big bed" all morning, he was so happy! We had some friends come over to watch the Duck game this afternoon....his honorary Uncle Moose & Aunt Audra. He loves them! He played with them for about an hour and then it was nap time. He climbed right into bed and fell asleep. Problem was, he only slept for an hour! This was what I was afraid of. I went and checked on him, changed his diaper and then tried to put him back to bed. No such luck. He kept asking for Uncle and Daddy. It was just too cute. Eventually we let him get up and play. I'm hoping that in the future he naps longer. I'm going to need more than an hour in my day to get things done around my house! We put him to bed tonight and he fell right to sleep. Hopefully tonight goes smoothly!

Andrew 1st nap in his big boy bed

Andrew reading with Daddy....he's so excited
9.26.09- 2 years old

Last night of sleep in his crib

Getting ready for his last night of sleep in his crib
9.25.09 - 2 years old

2 year appointment

Andrew had his 2 year appointment on Wednesday. The whole way to the doctor he talked about the school bus and "roary" (daddy's car) which we were following. As soon as we got to the doctor he saw the fish tank and started talking about Nemo and turtles. He talked the whole time we waited for the doctor. The people that check you in were laughing at how cute he is and how much he talks. The doctor was on time, thank goodness, so we were able to get in right away. The nurse weighed him and measured him. He's 28.8 oz, 36 3/4 in, and 47cm head. He is average for weight, tall for his age and still has a small head! The doctor came in and once again Andrew talked the whole time. Even the doctor commented on how much he had to say! I filled out the questionnaire that screens for autism and their development while Nate held Andrew while the doctor checked him out. He did great on all his screening and is right where he needs to be in his development. Nate had to run to an appointment so I was on my own during shot time. I feel so bad for him when he has to get shots. Fortunately Andrew only had to get 2, Dtap and Hib #4. Last time we went in they were out of these shots, so we had to wait to get them at this appointment. I try to do no more than 2 shots per visit. The nurse gave him a little dinosaur finger puppet which distracted him and I gave him his pacifier to soothe him. He did great! He cried for about 5 seconds and then he was fine. Such a trooper! Still can't believe that my baby is 2...these 2 years have flown by!

Goodnight Moon

Tonight we were coming home from boating and dinner at my parents house and Andrew started saying "stas, stas" (stars). We have never heard him talk about stars before and there weren't any that we could see yet. He was pointing to the sky and we figured out that he was talking about the moon. So we told him that it was the moon and the rest of the drive home he kept saying "moon, moon" and "goodnight moon." It was so cute! I think he learns a new word everyday!

I want pacie!

These are the words I hear multiple times a day..."I WANT PACIE!" From day 1 Andrew has always loved his pacifier. It helped him sleep at night and he always wanted it when he was scared or super tired. Lately it doesn't matter what is going on, he always wants his pacie. He asks for it all the time. We used to keep one in his crib which he could have during nap time and one in the car for when we were driving around. He would pretty much stick to taking it just during those time and occasionally when he was tired and watching a cartoon. But lately, it's all the time. It's gotten out of control. We always said that by 3 we would be done with the pacifier, but we need to start putting limits on how often he can have it. So this week we started having limits. He is ONLY allowed to have it in his crib and occasionally, if he's tired, in the car. He will go around the house asking for it throughout the day and we will tell him that it's in his crib and that if he wants it he has to go in his crib. So after nap time on Sunday afternoon he kept asking for it. We put him back in his crib so he could have it and he stayed there hanging out for about 45 minutes! I was pretty surprised. That hasn't happened since. Now when we tell him that he has to go to his crib, he's not too thrilled about it so he usually decides that he doesn't really need his pacifier. I'm hoping that this will make him less dependent and gradually wean him from his pacifier. We'll see, but 3 is definitely the cutoff! I do have to mention that when nap time is over I tell Andrew to give Nokey (his monkey- that's what he calls monkeys) his pacifier and that Nokey is going night night. He says "night night Nokey," gives the monkey his pacifier and puts his blanket over the monkey....it's just the cutest thing!

9.12.2009 - 2 years old
Watching the Duck game

Andrew loves Pama

Today Andrew cracked me up! My mom came with me to help me out at Andrew's 2 year old pictures, which turned out awesome :) After the pictures she came back to my house and hung out for a little bit and played with Andrew. He's always called both of his Grandma's "ama" but today he started calling my mom "pama." I have no idea where he got it, but it totally cracks me up! Andrew sure loves his "pama!"