Category: Edward


November

We had a very quiet November. Something big in the beginning and the end. At the beginning of the month, Grandma Lorna and Great Grandma Natalie came out to visit for a few days. We took them down to Kerry Park to look at the view of Downtown Seattle.

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And then, we got a lovely little snowstorm to end the month and kickoff the start of the Christmas holiday season. Edward loved the snow and didn’t want to come back inside. The snow stuck around for 5 days before finally melting when it warmed up and also rained.

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My two favorite guys!

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17 months

Playtime: Balls and balloons are his favorite toys to play with. Those and the bead necklaces we got from Vegas for Aunt Carole and Uncle Sean’s wedding. First thing he does is come downstairs, put on the necklaces and the glasses that he got and then he pulls all of his balls and balloons down. We are starting to work on putting the toys away at the end of the day, but he likes to put them in the box and immediately pull them right back out. He loves to get a book at a time and have you read to him while he sits on your lap. We will probably read the same book 10 times before he gets another one for 10 times.

Sleep:  Still sleeping about 12 hours at night and then a good 2 hours in the afternoon.

Food: He has definitely been showing us that he is a toddler. There are days where he eats anything we put in front of him and then days where he won’t touch anything.

Teething: He has cut all of his teeth with the exception of the canines and the 2 year molars.

Clothes: He is mostly in 24 months and 2T clothing. There are a few 18 month clothes that still fit him, but not many.

Movement: He is starting to do a half run now. He can go up and down the stairs by himself.

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Before Halloween, we went over to the Craven Farms Pumpkin Patch. We had a lot of fun and Edward seemed to enjoy it as well. It probably would have been better if we had gone before the wind/rain storm that happened the night before. We did the corn maze, pumpkin patch, and ate a bunch of Kettle Corn. We will probably go back next year and time it when it isn’t so wet and muddy.

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Since we were so busy, I forgot to fill out the usual form for these months for Edward. So, here is an overview recap: He started walking about a week after his 13 months. He is started saying a few words around 15 months. His first word was “wobot” (robot). Since then, he has added “dat”, “wow”, “bagpipes”, and “pop pop”(not sure if it is popcorn, popping balloons, or bubbles). He also LOVES to sit at the counter and watch us cook and clean.

14 months:

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15 months: At his appointment, he was 27#11oz, and 33.25″ tall.

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16 Months:

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I knew we would be busy, but I didn’t expect to be this busy. I am going to do a few posts and combine some months.

July:

In July, we had our exchange student from Spain. It was a blast having her around. It kept us really busy, but was a lot of fun. We took the ferry over to Kingston and drove down to Bremerton to meet with my Uncle Paul for dinner on the first Saturday she was here. That Sunday, my cousin was in town and was having her little girl’s first birthday party, so we attended that. The next weekend we headed up to Vancouver and Sechelt to visit with some of Darrell’s relatives. The last weekend she was here, we drove down to Enumclaw for the Highland Games.

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August:

The first weekend, we said good-bye to Leire and then the next afternoon, my dad showed up for a few days while waiting for a load. The next weekend, we headed over to Sandpoint since Darrell’s mom broke her heel and needed surgery. We went out to visit and help her pack a little bit of her stuff since she was getting ready to move back down to California. Darrell also volunteered as a judge for a Space Elevator competition.

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September:

We had a fairly quiet beginning to September. We had Edwards doctors appointment and just spent time as a family. It was the beginning of the FTC season, so Darrell was busy helping them out. He also went for a hike with our neighbor to Blanco lake. It was a little bit more strenuous than both of them thought it would be, so they never made it all the way. At the end of September, we went down to Southern California and then drove out to Vegas for my sisters wedding. It was a lot of fun spending a week hanging out with family. Edward spent a good portion of his time in Vegas swimming in the pools. He absolutely loved the pools and didn’t want to get out. The last day of September was Darrell’s first day of class for his Master’s program at UW. This class is whopping his butt and we are glad that it is almost over. One quarter down, 8 more to go.

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