22 Months

Growing leaps and bounds!  We really noticed that Carsyn has been talking a lot more this past month.  She's stringing together 3-4 words now.  The other day she said "Ry-Ry where are you?".  Some of her favorite words are 'paci', 'cereal' and of course 'mama'.  Her favorite movie is Wreck-It-Ralph and it must be watched at least 2x's a day on weekends, and every night during the week.  She loves her big brother Ry and must copy him in all things; such as climbing walls & fences, eating the same snacks and playing with dinosaurs.  I love that she's such a tom boy.  :)  This girl's got spunk, character, smarts and will bust a move to music at any time. My tiny dancer.

Hook em - ready for football! 8/13/2015

stacking extraordinaire 8/4/2015

earning her keep 8/26/2015

At the beginning of August we took the kids on their first airplane ride to Cincinnati to visit my brother's family (Uncle Steve & Aunt Lil C, Mason & Harper) and meet the newest addition to their family, baby Harper.  The kids had a blast and flying didn't phase them one bit.  It was great to visit with family and check out the local zoo and aquarium!

Visiting family in Ohio 8/7/2015

extended family! 8/8/2015

all the littles - cousins/2nd cousins

monkeying around at the zoo 8/7/2015

at the aquarium

under water tunnel

This month we upgraded Carsyn's room from a crib to a full sized bed!  It took a couple nights for her to adjust and sleep through the night in her new bed, but it was totally worth it to be done with that crib.  It still takes a while to put her down because she wants you to lay there with her until she falls asleep, which sometimes takes a good hour!  Poor daddy gets stuck with this routine the majority of the time as Ry-Ry now wants mommy to take him to bed.  All in all a successful transition.  Next up is potty training, we still haven't mustered up the energy to tackle that new adventure.

new bed for the little lady 8/25/2015

Lots of changes for the little lady (and family) this month.  The last of Carsy's teeth finally broke through, all 4 canines at once!  That made for a rough couple of nights and lots of Tylenol.  Then we took a trip to San Marcos to visit Bro-Bro's new college apartment and stock up his fridge.  The littles got a nice taste of college life.  And finally Ry-Ry started pre-K in a new school, so Carsy is on her own now at daycare and at Opa & Juju's.  They are growing up way too fast!

They are like an old married couple...in their rockers with their blankets at Opa & Juju's  8/11/2015

sleepy girl 8/22

Visiting bro bro's apartment at college 8/22/2015

college beanbag chair...big enough for 2 littles!

Towards the end of the month we bought the kids a new toy, a bike trailer!  I've been wanting a bike trailer for a while now to cart the kids around, I can also use it to take Ry to pre-K as its only 1 mile away from our house.  The kids LOVE it, especially when mommy goes fast.  They rode in it all weekend long, mommy took them out in the morning and we hit up all the parks in the neighborhood.  Tons of fun for the kids, lots of exercise for mommy.

2 peas in a pod, Wheeeee! 8/29/2015

Carsy & Ry, must climb all the things together 8/30/2015

tunnel adventures 8/30/2015

Next up is planning Carsy's bday.  I've already confirmed the location, found her birthday present and sent out invites.  Now I just need to figure out her cake!

20 Months

Carsyn is such a doll and so full of life!  She loves it when mommy gives her airplane rides and she constantly tries to copy her big brother Ryland.  Those two mimic each other constantly; drinking at the same time, eating the same foods, racing around the house together, sharing mommy's lap...sometimes it's hard to keep up with them!  Carsyn is also a cuddle bug and I adore her for it.  She loves to give hugs and kisses, sit in your lap and just be near you.  Some of her favorite things to say are: cheese, bubbles, hi, waves and says 'bye-bye', if something falls she says 'oh no' and tries to clean it up and of course 'ow!'.  She's also an avid lover of her stuffed animals.  Right now her favorite movie is Beauty and the Beast and she loves bunnies and birds and tries to catch them when she sees them.  We haven't started potty training yet but I think she's close, she doesn't like having a poopy diaper and will come tell us when she has a BM.  She'll pat her bottom and say 'poop'. When we ask her if she needs a diaper she will nod her head yes and start walking to the changing table.  :)

swinging fools 5/30/2015

We started swim lessons in June, the first 2 weeks we were signed up with the Pf rec center.  Then we went to a birthday party and saw how well my SIL's kids could swim (the same age as our kids) and asked what they were doing, ISR lessons (infant swim rescue).  So we signed the kids up right away and managed to start the following week.  In just 5 days they have made huge improvements in their swimming abilities.  Definitely worth it!

swim lessons in Pf 6/10/2015

play time after lessons

At the Y for more swim lessons, playing before putting in the work  6/25/2015

ISR swim lessons 6/25/2015

Video of Carsyn swimming

This month was full of fun things:  Playing on the patio at Sam's Boat, a Safari Champs outing, Father's day lunch, playing in the rain and at the neighborhood splash pad, and of course an awesome birthday party at Kiddie Acres.  Heck we even went to Sea World to round out the month!  This time I bought Ryland some fish to feed the sea lions...and I totally forgot to take a picture!  Bad mommy.  Anyways, the kids had a blast and especially loved the kiddie water park.  During our Sea World trip it rained on us, so my phone was put away to avoid water damage, hence some missing pictures.

copy cats 6/14/2015

The bro-bro swing is a lot of fun! 6/14/2015

no daycare, so mom takes us to Safari champs! 6/18/2015

climbing like the big kids

Happy Father's Day lunch 6/21/2015

playing in the rain 6/21/2015

splash pad fun 6/23/2015

Always scaling something, trying to escape Pluckers 6/26/2015

Kiddie Acres, they loved this airplane ride. 6/28/2015

Selfie - on the train

1st time for the ferris wheel

We love the merry go round

1st time riding a horse/pony

Cowgirl Carsyn

snow cones

6/30/2015

alligator alley

Shamu

dolphins

15 Months

We have teeth!  Carsyn has finally cut some top teeth, it looks like one upper lateral and one upper central incisor have poked through with 2 more in close pursuit.  The funny thing is that the 2 that are through are on opposite sides so she still looks like a funny old man missing teeth.  My guess is that she's going to have a slew of them pop through in the next couple days/weeks.  I haven't tried taking a picture yet because she DOES NOT enjoy us poking and prodding around in her mouth, she turns bright red and throws a fit.  At least we've got her on the right track and have been brushing the few teeth she has for the past few weeks, she loves toothpaste and will demand more on her brush!  I just wish she felt this way about baths, she screams bloody murder if we put her in the tub.  For the moment she prefers to take showers with mommy.

Carsyn has also started to talk.  I will admit some of it still sounds like baby babble, but other times we know exactly what she's attempting to say.  

List of words so far:

Uh-oh!  

Oh no!  (puts hands on head)

ba'  (ball, she says this every time I read her this one book that contains colorful plastic balls)

baba (Grandpa on daddy's side is known as Baba....this could be coincidence though)

Ry-Ry (she loves her brother!)

Bye-Bye

please (signs it)

more (signs it)

Carsy is so sweet with her stuffed animals.  She has these 2 monkeys that she just LOVES and will hold and cuddle them as if she were their mommy.  She does like to dance as well, especially to the Mickey Mouse hot dog dance.  When she hears that music come on at the end of the show she will rush to the TV to bop up and down and sway side to side.  Super cute!   However watch out if you make her mad, she's totally got that angry look down.

Jumping on trampoline at Nana's 1/19/2015

This girl is growing up so fast!  Recently she has started demanding to sit in her kitchen chair without a booster seat.  We had to bring back out the kids table and chairs so her and Ryland could enjoy meals together without us worrying about her falling out of our high kitchen table chairs.  Most mornings Carsy and Ry will share a bowl of oatmeal together at the kids table, she loves this new morning routine.  Of course at dinner time we all sit at the big table so she will begrudgingly sit in her booster.

Popsicles at Opa and Ju-Ju's - 1/6/2015

For a while there Carsyn was eating way more than Ryland.  It was amazing the amount of food she'd put down, and then she'd crash by 8pm on the dot!  I think she was going through a growth spurt, perhaps building up the energy to push those teeth out?!  :)  She seems to have slowed down a bit on all the food lately, albeit she always goes for her snacks (apple sauce, fruit, cheese, etc).  I swear it's suicide hour(s) when we get home from work.  From ~5-7pm these kids are insane; constant whining for food, taking toys from each other, melt downs...it only subsides after their appetites have been appeased.  AMOK AMOK AMOK!

1st pony tail! 1/6/2015

Carysn is crazy energetic, she's trying desperately to keep up with Ryland.  They love to climb up and down the stairs together and she really loves the playscapes at the park.  Lately on weekends we've been taking Ry out on his bike or one of his motorized vehicles and Carsyn loves to follow in either the wagon, her stroller, and/or most recently the little tykes cozy truck (so much fun for mommy as I have to push her).  Thankfully Carsyn still takes naps once a day, usually from noon-2pm.  This gives us a much needed break on weekends.  Even Ry will calm down around this time and relax by watching a movie or playing games on our phones.  Anything for quiet time...

Outside adventures 1/18/2015

Rocking siblings 12/30/2014

Always together 1/16/2015

Dino park fun 1/17/2015

Eating batter, YUM! 1/22/2015

Phil's Icehouse 1/25/2015

Weeeee!