18 Month Checkup

We went to Wright's 18 month checkup today. He is 75% head, 70% weight and 50% height. Of course I had to ask Dr. D if it was bad that he was higher in weight than height, I mean lots of people do comment on how heavy he is. He assured me that he is ok, he just has a lot of muscle mass which weighs more. LOL! He did not get muscle mass from his mother! Anyways, overall the appts went well. I got some tips on the whining (redirect) and picky eating (sneak in healthy stuff) which were helpful. I also asked how much TV is allowable for his age since I feel like Wright is becoming an addict. I was a little embarassed when the dr. said, "Well at this age, none." Whoops! We have been staying under 1 hour a day, but none is going to be a challenge considering we spend a lot of time at home. Guess I have a new goal...

Arts and Crafts

Wright recently has started loving arts and crafts. I had tried to get him to color or play with play dough in his high chair a couple times in the past and he showed no interest. Then my experienced mom friends suggested putting him at a table or somewhere that is not associated with eating. So we got out this small kids' table we had and he immediately loved it. Thanks Jennie and Sarah! We even added some cookie cutters and plastic cutlery. Now he begs to get out the play dough every day. Yesterday at school he colored/scribbled with crayons. When he got home, the first thing he did was go to the arts and crafts drawer and look for his crayons. He even knew how to hold them correctly (well at least pointy part down) - amazing what they pick up from watching other kids! Then when he was done, he was very insistent that he put the crayons back in the box by himself with NO HELP FROM MOM! Needless to say, this took a while :)

Working so intently.

What mom? I am trying to work here!

Trip to Houston

We went down to Houston last weekend to visit Chris and Laura Hutcheson and their new baby Cooper. It was so great to see them and be able to catch up. We even got to go out without kids one night which was very nice. Wright LOVED the baby. He kept saying "baby, baby, baby" on repeat and wanted to touch him and show him things. It was the first time we have seen him really notice babies and seem to be so interested in them. Guess he is ready for a little brother or sister. :) He also had a great time at the zoo checking out all the animals and making their noises as he saw them.

Wright, Cooper and Brendan.




Sweet sleeping baby.

The Weekend

We had a great weekend starting Thursday night at the neighborhood happy hour. Wright and I walked over with Ashley, Jack Henry, Kristin and Cade and Brendan met us after work. It was the perfect yard for the kids to play, tons of toys and fenced in from front to back. We loved meeting some of our neighbors and all the kids. Friday we met Ashley and Jack Henry at the Galleria play area to let the boys run around since it was raining outside. Wright was VERY stir crazy! When Brendan got home from work, we tried out Fernando's near our house for dinner and had some great Mexican food. Saturday afternoon we headed out to Fort Worth with the Akhtars to have dinner at the Holms' with them and the Davidsons. It was great to catch up and see all the kids together. They all played well (with the exception of a few scuffles between the big boys). Today we went to church and then to the Arboretum this afternoon to attempt to capture some cute Spring pics of Wright.

Wright loved this cool red car at the neighborhood happy hour.

Wright, Cade and Jack Henry in the giant sandbox - it was hard to get them out of it!

Wright in the playhouse.

At the Holms' house, he loved playing with all the toy cars and this tractor.

Nelson and sweet Eleanor with those beautiful blue eyes.

The big boys played basketball.

Precious Molly in her cute white pants.

It was virtually impossible to get Wright to stop running for a picture.

Sort of serious per usual.

He also kept going up and down all the stairs.

Petting the deer statue like he pets Lucy.

Hi Dad!

There's a smile. :)

A Day at the Farm

We had a great morning today at Owen Spring Creek Farm with the LHAECPTA play group. Alycia and I met there with the kiddos around 9:45. They had all sorts of activities to do including feeding the goats, a tour of animals and a hayride. Wright was a pistol the whole time not wanting to be held, running away from the group and continually trying to climb inside the fences to get closer to the animals. He knows how to test my patience for sure, but we had a great time! We finished off the morning with a picnic lunch and Wright fell asleep in the car within 5 minutes on the way home.

Lanie and Wright hanging out before the tour began.

Wright felt pretty cool sitting on this big rock.

He was not so sure what to think of the goats at first.

Now he begins to get the hang of it.

This feed tastes good mom!

A few of the friends feeding the goats.

Wright kept trying to climb into the donkey cage.

Lanie and Wright watching donkeys.

Wright and Lanie on the choo choo train.

Aren't they so cute...

On the hayride...

Easter Weekend 2009

We had a wonderful Easter weekend. Gigi and Papoo came in town to celebrate with us. Saturday night we went up to Frisco for dinner with the Mitchells. Then Sunday we got up and went to the 9:30 service followed by brunch at our house, Easter basket and egg hunts and a lot of fun with cousins and grandparents.

Wright loves kitty cats especially Grayson who would let Wright pet him.

Uncle Mark makes Wright laugh!

Gigi and Wright having breakfast before church.

The Easter egg hunt is about to begin!

Finding his first egg.

Wow, there are lots out here.

Wright loved to open the eggs and find what was inside, then dump the egg on the ground.

Here's another one!

The three of us.

Mimi gave Wright a new golf club that he loved.

Nice hit!

He loved the fridge magnets from his Easter basket too.

A Few Cute Things to Remember

1. Whenever I pick Wright up out of his crib or put him down in it, I always squeeze him and pat his back or arm. Now he has started patting my arm when I hold him as if to say "mom, please pat me." Precious!

2. This morning, he wanted out of his highchair when his breakfast was over and he was saying "ta dow" on repeat. I guess he thinks "down" and "touchdown" are the same word. :)

3. We were reading a book today and I said "what is that?" pointing to a clock and he said "tock tick tock tick". Love it!

Wright's 1st Easter Egg Hunt

We went to Melanie's neighborhood today for an Easter Egg Hunt. Wright wasn't exactly sure what to do with the eggs once he found them. He kept picking them up and then just putting them back down. It was also freezing outside with major winds nearly knocking us all over. The pictures were cute though!

Thanks to Mimi for helping make my basket!

Is there something good in here?

I found one - now what do I do?

This basket is almost as big as me!

Mimi will help me get tons of eggs.

Love the pink egg...

Mommy and me.

Resting after a long day.