Cold Turkey

Jarrek and I decided that Weston should go 'cold turkey' with his bottles. He has only really gotten 2-3 bottles a day for about a month now. Some days he would only have 1, so we thought "this will be easy". WRONG. He must have know the day was coming when I threw the formula can away and didn't bring out a new one. This morning he woke up crying for his 'nigh-nigh' or bottle in Weston-talk. He pulled me until I followed him to the kitchen and he pointed to the drawer that contains his bottles and when I said "no nigh-nigh", he pulled me to his diaper bag. I finally got him calmed down and he drank his milk and ate breakfast. We then went to Target to get a few things. I went down the sippy cup aisle to get him some new cups and on the end were some cans of formula. He knew exactly what those were and tried to put them in the basket saying 'nigh-nigh' the whole time. Weston is now in his crib for his morning nap and crying for his 'nigh-nigh'. It breaks my heart, but I know it must be done.
For clarification...We never gave him milk in his bottles only formula so there are many things that make him think of his beloved 'nigh-nigh'...nipples, bottles, liners, formula cans, the little travel formula sectioned thingy, his diaper bag. When he sees them he calls out to his 'nigh-nigh' waiting for it to come to him.
I just went to calm him down in his crib. When I walked in his little hands reached out for his bottle and when I didn't hand one to him, he just broke down. He looked so disappointed, but finally fell asleep.
Cold Turkey SUCKS!

Sleepover

Tatum had her first sleepover last night. She had so much fun and we didn't have to go get her in the middle of the night! She did have a little breakdown right before they went to bed...she started crying because her ear hurt and her ant bites started itching. The little girls mom took care of her and everything was good. Tatum cant wait to have her friend over here.
Keaton and I decided we were going to go swimming last night. When we were ready to go outside, Keaton looked kinda sad. He said he missed his sister...it was so cute.

Splashpad party!

This past weekend we celebrated our nephew Brody's 2nd Birthday! It was at a Splashpad in Houston and everyone had a great time. Tatum and Keaton loved showing off their swimming skills in the little pool and Weston had a great time running through the spraying water. After the party we spent the whole day in Houston with Jarrek's sister and her husband and family. We also got to meet Jarrek's biological dad for the first time. It was a nice meeting and a great day. By the time we left to go home we were ALL exhausted.

Weston enjoying the sprinklers. As you can tell he LOVES the water!

Keaton ready to swim in the Olympics. He insists on wearing his goggles whenever he is in the water.

Tatum going down the slide. I never thought she would do it, but she loved it.

Keaton is still going to his Kinder prep class and is so excited to show off his Kindergarten knowledge! He is starting to love writing and playing word games. When anyone says a word, he always tells you what letters are in that word! This is a wonderful thing to hear since only a few weeks ago he didn't recognize all the letters in the alphabet.

Our countdown to Disney world has begun! Only 16 more days until we leave. We are all looking forward to it. Mommy (and maybe Daddy) is a little nervous about the plane ride with Weston, but hopefully all will go well.

Hello Summer

So, there were no real camping crazies. Tatum was sick the whole time with a strange virus. It was so sad to see her just sitting there and not really getting to enjoy the camping. We were suppose to have a fish fry with fish the guys caught...they ended up catching most of their fish at Brookshire Brothers. The kids had a great time just hanging out and playing.

We have started our summer off with a bang! The first two weeks the kids had swim lessons here at the house. They did great. Tatum can now do the freestyle, breast stroke, back stroke and side stroke. She can also tread water for 1 1/2 minutes and float on her back for god knows how long. She is unstoppable in the pool! Keaton also did really well. He can do the freestyle, breast stroke and back stroke. He can also tread water for 1 minute and float on his back until you make him laugh. It was kinda sad to look out and see my little babies swimming like pros.
Weston also LOVES the water. Every time we go swimming he just wants to put his head in and go. He will soon be a little fish like is big sis and big bro.

Keaton started a Kinder Prep program with CSISD on June 1. He loves going to his 'Summer Kindergarten'. It helps that Tatum's Kinder teacher and one other teacher from Tatum's school are teaching the class. Keaton adores Tatum's Kinder teacher. He seems to be really learning alot and hopefully he will be ready for Kindergarten in August. I cant believe that I will have 2 kids in school. Man, time sure does fly.

Weston had is first birthday on May 30 and since then has been getting into everything! He started walking a few weeks ago and now I can hardly keep up with him. He loves to follow his sis and bro everywhere they go and try to do everything they do. Here are a few things I have learned since he started walking:
* Markers taste good
* Crayons taste good
* Paper tastes good
* It's fun to climb up on things and even more fun when you don't know how to get down
* Everyone else food/drink is better than your own
* Cat food tastes good