This and That

What a crazy week its been! I'll start with the kids. As previously mentioned, Eve had her very first dental appointment last week. It went great! Her teeth checked out perfect, she loved having them cleaned, and it was all she could talk about that day. The same day she went to the dentist, Cole had his 18 month check-up with his pediatrician. Here are his current stats:

Height: 34 inches
Weight: 30 lbs 6 oz

He is a big boy! But he has always been proportionate, with both his height and weight measuring around the 90th percentile. He also had to get 2 vaccinations, but after a few seconds of crying, he was fine. Which was a good thing, because the very next day we were on our way to Ohio! We finally got smart and purchased two DVD screens that attatch to the back of our headrests so the kids could watch movies the whole way there. Oh what a difference that made! Normally the entire last half of the drive is filled with whining and crying, but not this time! They were entranced by Yo Gabba Gabba, My Little Ponies, and Max and Ruby...LOL. Anyways, we had a wonderful visit with everyone. The only downside to the trip was that one of our original reasons for even going was so that I could renew my Ohio drivers license (to get out of taking the written test here in Illinois!) and lets just say that it didn't go as planned. I completely and embarrassingly failed the simple little vision test they make you take. So humiliating! Especially when I took the walk of shame past all the other people there. So I guess I need to go get my eyes checked out and probably will be needing glasses...fun stuff!

In other news, yesterday was my birthday!! I am now only one year away from the big 3-0...scary! But the blow was softened with Chris surprised me with this:

I had lost my last Ipod a few weeks ago, and was really wanting to upgrade to the newest one. I am in love with my new hot pink Ipod nano. But that wasn't all....he also got me this:

After our treadmill went kaput a few weeks ago (its been a rough couple months with things breaking!), I had been eyeing exercise bikes as an alternative since they take up less space and would switch things up a bit. Actually I had pointed out this very one to Chris and am so happy he got it for me. I did my first workout on it today and it actually kicked my butt more than the treadmill used to! Love it and love my wonderful husband!!

(Posted this on 7/7/10...date is showing as 6/28 because thats when I originally started this entry!)

Random Things

First off, I'd like to take a second to brag about myself...yesterday after 4 1/2 months following Weight Watchers, I finally reached my initial goal weight! I've lost 31 lbs and went from a size 10 to a size 6. My dream is to lose 9 more pounds, but even if I stay where I'm at, I'm still pretty dang happy!

Moving on, I thought I'd do a kid update! I'll start with my spunky little Eve who I am beginning to think has an abnormally exceptional memory. Like it is scaring me...LOL. We've always noticed it, but lately it is just insane the things she remembers. For example, I will read her a book one time and days later, she will recite it nearly word for word. Same thing with movies...she'll watch a movie once and can quote practically the whole thing. She'll also bring up the most exact details of things we did literally a year ago when she was just barely 2 years old. So weird! I guess I shouldn't be too surprised because Chris has an awesome memory too, whereas I can barely tell you what happened yesterday. Anyways, Eve is doing great! She has her first dentist appointment for a cleaning and checkup in a few weeks...and she is actually looking forward to it! She has also been spending plenty of time enjoying our swimming pool now that the weather is nice and hot.

My little man Cole is doing awesome too! He is currently getting 6 flippin teeth in all at once...four are his 1-year molars and then his two lower canines. Needless to say, this has made him a bit of a grouch lately! He is getting so big and has learned to climb all over the furniture. This pretty much stresses me out all day long since he has already had quite a few tumbles onto the floor. He is just so full of energy that it amazes me. He and Eve have been getting along good for the most part and are able to play together nicely. Cole has his 18 month checkup the same day as Eve's dental appointment in a few weeks so I'll update with his stats after that.

Me According to Eve

Stole this idea from another blog...I think the idea is to re-ask your kids these questions from time to time to see how their answers change. The following are Eve's responses from today...some of which crack me up, some a bit off the wall, and others a bit insulting (I'm HOW old, baby girl!?). LOL! See for yourself!

What is something Mommy always says to you? "No!"

What makes Mommy happy? A ball

What makes Mommy sad? Sad faces

How does Mommy make you laugh? Funny jokes

What was Mommy like as a child? Planets

How old is Mommy? 30

How tall is Mommy? Big!

What is Mommy's favorite thing to do? I don't know

What does Mommy do when you are not around? Fishes

If Mommy becomes famous, what would it be for? Doggies

What is Mommy really good at? Art

What is Mommy not so good at? Shaking

What does Mommy do for her job? Plays good tricks on me

What is Mommy's favorite food? I don't know

What makes you proud of Mommy? Good things

If Mommy was a cartoon character, who would she be? A screaming monkey

What do you and Mommy do together? Find things

How are you and Mommy the same? Food

How are you and Mommy different? Big

How does Mommy show she loves you? Twirling

Where is Mommy's favorite place to go? Good stores

Eve Slideshow Explained

Wanted to get Eve's one year montage up here for my own personal reference later since I already had Cole's up after his first birthday. Talk about bringing me back to that time...it all goes by too fast!

Eve Slideshow

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