Cole-isms

Its been awhile since I posted some of Cole's funny sayings. So, I thought I'd share a couple today:

Yesterday, at Nonnie's house, while going potty:

Cole: If my potty comes out yellow, then my Daddy likes mustard. If my potty comes out red, then my Mommy likes ketchup.
Nonnie: Really? [Laughing]
Cole: Welp, I guess my Daddy likes mustard!!!!

This morning, in the car, on the way to Nonnie's house:

Mom: [adjusting the temperature] Cole, are you hot? Cold? Or, just right?
Cole: I'm fine. Oh, wait!!! I'm a crumb cold.


EDIT: Had to add one more that he threw out tonight on the way home. Chase was fussing in his car seat and Cole was holding his ears:

Cole: I'm going to have to wash out my brain with apples now!!!!!
Mom: Wash out your brain?!?!
Cole: Yes, so I can get all that hollering out.
Mom: Well, what are the apples going to do?
Cole: They're just tasty!

Happy First Day of Summer!

It was a beautiful day and we decided to try out the new sprinkler Chase got for his birthday! (Thanks, Aunt Robyn!!) Cole loved it! Chase? Not so much. He didn't like his feet touching the grass, nor did he like standing in the puddle of cold water that was on the mat. So, the only way he would play in it is if I held him off the ground so he could get his hands and feet wet! (However, that resulted in Mommy wearing wet clothes, so that was short-lived!)

I did manage to convince Chase to sit for about 2.5 seconds, which was just long enough to snap a few pics before he started crying! Ah well...at least Cole had a good time!

Haircut!

Chase needed a haircut soooo badly! (See the spaghetti post if you want to see just how long his hair was getting!) Daddy kept commenting that he was starting to look like a girl. (And, he really was!)

So, after lunch, while Chase was still sitting in his highchair, Mommy whipped out the scissors and went to work! Ok, so its an ameteur job for sure! But, at least he looks better! I'm sure it won't be long before he is sitting in Leo's barber chair just like Cole does. But, for a temporary fix, a home haircut did the trick! And, a container full of spare keys kept him entertained the entire time! Doesn't he look so grown up now???

I love me some spaghetti!

Chase's 12-month checkup

Chase had his one year check up today with Dr. Trites! Here are his stats:

Height: 30 1/2" (75th percentile)
Weight: 23 lbs. (50th percentile)
Head: 46 cm. (25-50% percetile)

I was truly amazed that his weight was ONLY 23 lbs. and that he was smack dab in the "average" category! I thought for sure he was chunkier than that!!!! I guess all of his adventure crawling has really slimmed him down lately.

He is now officially off of his bottles and we've moved onto sippy cups of whole milk. He doesn't miss the bottle at all, so it was a very easy transition. And, he is about 95% on table food at this point. Again, he doesn't miss baby food at all. In fact, Mr. Independent gets mad if we try to help him eat. And, the bigger the mess he can make, the better! (Unlike Cole who would still let me feed him if I would. He wouldn't want to get a drop of food on him!!!)

Dr. T read the doctor's report from Children's Mercy while I was there. And, was pretty much in agreement that Botox was probably going to be our best bet for treating the torticollis. (Otherwise, our options are to do nothing or wait until 3-4 years old and have surgery to lengthen the short neck muscle.) So, we're now leaning towards the Botox injections and LOTS of physical therapy at home. But, for now, I haven't made that appointment just yet...

Chase was right on track, hitting all of his developmental milestones. I guess that broken leg and hip didn't slow him down one bit. And, he received 3 shots which he wasn't very happy about. All in all, everything was good and we'll go back again at 18 months.