For the Record

Dane's 18 month appointment went wonderfully. He has seen more than half a dozen doctors so far, and this one is our favorite. Because we moved him to a family practice when we moved, Dane can see the same doctor as Daniel.

Anyway, Dane's 18 month stats are as follows:
Weight: 23 pounds
Height: 33.5 inches

He is still long and lean, and there is absolutely no cause for worry about his weight gain at this point. I think it helped that the doctor was aware of Daddy's tall, skinny genes! We talked about Dane's growth and development, and he is on par with everything.

When Dane Thomas had to get his shot, I turned the tables on Daniel and made him hold Dane for a change! Dane screamed for about a second, cried for about 10, and then went IMMEDIATELY into making his car sounds. I guess he was trying to tell us he was ready to leave! He was given two suckers (still uneaten in my purse) and two stickers. It was altogether a fantastic appointment and we are blessed that Dane Thomas is doing so well.

Picture of the Week

Dane Thomas went today for his 18 month check-up. He had to get a shot and Daddy held him, while I got a "shot" to capture the moment. Please enjoy.


Details and stats to follow.

God Gives Me Good Things

Well, you should know by now that we are pretty proud of our church. Give us the opportunity to talk about it and we will. Dane belongs to the "Zebra" age group (this just means the one year olds) in E-kidz at Elevation. This week in his diaper bag, I found his craft and lesson plan from his service. Over the next five weeks, Dane will be learning that God gives us good things. We're given the weekly schedule of what good thing they will be focusing on, activities to help reiterate the points he's learned, and cute songs to sing with Dane to illustrate how God provides.
THIS week's lesson was GOD GIVES ME FOOD. I thought it was funny that the first week would be food, considering DT's passion for food. He put food shaped stickers on a paper plate. I thought it was sweet and it now hangs in our kitchen, but I wanted to share with you. Maybe Dane could remind YOU that EVERY good gift comes from God. =)

And with Super Double coupons starting at Harris Teeter tomorrow, I am pretty sure we'll find many occasions to explore and explain with Dane how God gives us food.

18 Months Already

WOW. Our little Baby Dane is 18 months old today. At 18 months he weighs around 22 pounds and he is around 32 inches tall. He isn't talking much, but he is picking up on signing like crazy. He's recently learned cookie. Pair that with "more" and "please", and boy, are we in for it! He loves to make animal sounds and is still pretty obsessed with cars and monkeys. Oddly enough, his favorite noises to make are the baaaing of a sheep, while Mommy adores his owl goes "Whoooo" and Daddy likes his pig sound (it isn't "oink"!). Dane loves being outside to run, swing, look at cars, and go for walks. Upon re-entering the house, he must ring the doorbell.
He enjoys the company of his cousins and grandparents. His favorite pastimes include antagonizing the dogs and recently, shredding napkins. His favorite non-toy toys are pots and pans, xbox remotes, the salt shaker, and cell phones. He has peed in the potty a few times, but I am just not sure he gets that it is a good thing, despite my foolish cheering. His favorite books are the lift-the-flap kind, and he gets to watch Curious George every morning. He eats like I am starting to suspect you might believe, because we talk about it so dang much, and if you've seen him put away food once, you don't quickly forget.
We are absolutely smitten with our little man and we could not be more proud of him. He has filled our lives with love and laughter, and truly, there is nothing more we could ask of him. Happy 18 month birthday, Dane Thomas. We love you.

Happy New Year!

2010! We can hardly believe 2009 is over. We had a fantastic year and we have been so blessed. The biggest and best change was most definitely the new house. Have we said recently that we are LOVING IT??? We are hopeful and excited to see what the new year has in store for us. We hope you'll come along for the ride.

Happy New Year to you and yours!