Wrestling and dancing with Daddy!

Anthony and Daddy were having a blast the other night wrestling and dancing together and I just had to take video to share with everyone. Makes me smile everytime I see it.

Ring, ring, ring daddy are you there?

18 months already

Anthony had his 18 month well check on Friday. It's hard to believe that he is already that old. I remember sitting in the same doctor's room when he was just 4 days old and now there we were and instead of a quiet sleeping tiny baby I was trying to entertain a wild 18 month old who we soon found out no longer likes the man that walks in and pokes and prods him everywhere. Anthony has been his usual happy self so it was a shock to find out he had a left ear infection and bronchitis. So we are back on the neubulizer treaments that he had to do a year ago. If you don't know what it is it's a machine with a little mask that you have to put up to their face while medicine comes out and they have to breath it in. It's terrible and Anthony hates it. He cries and squirms everywhere. The thing isn't short either, it's supposed to be at least 10 minutes but I don't think we ever have made it that far. Hopefully he gets better soon so we don't have to keep torturing him with it. We did find out that he weighs 30 pounds 8 ounces and is 33 and a half inches tall, this is the average size of a 3 year old! I guess that's why they call him Big Bo at school.

So I still get updates from babycenter telling me what most children Anthony's age are doing. This week it said the following:

Your 18-month-old
How your toddler's growing: You may observe a spurt in physical development this month. Your toddler is surer on her feet, loves to climb all over your furniture, and can connect with a kick ball if she concentrates hard enough.

I think they were dead on with the physical development. Check out the pic below to see him lifting up his bouncy chair. He actually picked it up above his head. Crazy little guy.


He has also really gotten into wearing hats, which is great since this is the time for him to be covering up that big head of his. Of course I had to post a pic of him sporting his latest hat.


Since Anthony got moved up to the 2 year old room early he has been watching the big kids use the potty and I think it's helping him move towards that a little quicker. We went ahead and bought him a potty chair and set it up so he could get used to it at home also. The first time he sat on it he was just trying it out but he actually went potty, he still had his diaper on though so he went in that but hey at least he knew what he was supposed to be doing, right? Since he did that Randel decided today to just sit him on it without a diaper and he actually peed, unfortunatly for Randel he forgot to put the pee guard on and Anthony got him! Like I said, at least he understands the concept, even if it means wetting daddy during the learning process. Here he is saying cheese while sitting on his cool elmo potty chair.

Anthony is a cousin!

On Thanksgiving day Anthony became a cousin. Bodie Max Martyak was born at 7:11 am weighing in at a whopping 10 pounds and measuring ove 23 inches! Aunt Stacy did an amazing job enduring over 3 days of labor. Anthony already can say Bodie's name and can't wait to start throwing the football around. Check out the adorable Bodie:



On the home front, we obviosuly had a very exciting thanksgiving. Anthony spent his week surrounded by family and had a grand time. Here are a few pics since it's been awhile since I have updated and as many know with Anthony just a weeks time can be a big difference. He now will say "thank you" if you give him something and his abuelo has taught him to say "aw man". He has become very independent and bossy! He also likes posing for pictures now and will say "cheeeese" so you can take his picture.


Enjoying the fall weather.

Liking his food at michaels weddding this weekend and dancing with daddy.

Posing for the camera and enjoying a lollipop he shouldn't be eating.

Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese

Just looking cute and knowing it.

Helping decorate the christmas tree.

Enjoying his first happy meal cheeseburger.

Shoes and School

I had to record Anthony having his shoe meltdown.

Also, Anthony was moved up to the preschool room a couple of weeks ago. Yup he just keeps getting older and older. He was actually moved up because they said he was very mature for the rest of the kiddos in the toddler class and would benefit more from being around the older kids. We think it could also be that he likes to bully the little ones around but I'll go ahead and go with him just being mature for his age. Now that he is in preschool he actually gets homework which usually is something like ask mom and dad to read to you or bring something that starts with the letter I to school. When his teacher was explaining to me everything they do she ended it by telling me not to forget to read to him each day because it is very important for kids to be read to. It was funny to be on the other end of that conversation since I find myself telling my students parents that over and over. She also pointed out that Anthony can speak lots of words and do it very clearly so she actually undestands him a lot better than the older kids in the class. :) Okay, I am done bragging about my genious son. Here are some pics of him with his backpack though they don't do him justice, in person he looks even super cuter especially when walking along to school.

Finally, here are a few pics of anthony with his new slippers.

Shoes

Anthony has gotten into a stage where knows exactly what he wants and has no problem telling you. He will point to where he wants you to sit, he does not like it if he hands you something and you set it down or hand it to someone else, he will go get the item and put it back in your hand to let you know that YOU are the one that is supposed to hold it. He has also gotten to be very particular about his shoes. The boy loves shoes. Mia and Grandad took him shoe shopping and Mia picked out three pairs for him but he would only try on one pair. He happily showed them off to us when we picked him up. He also hates to have them off or for that matter anyone else around him to have them off. If I take my shoes off he will scream out, SHOES! SHOES! SHOES! and run over and pick them up so you will put them back on. Oh, and don't try to take his off!!! He won't even take them off at night. He is so obsessed with them he is even having nightmares about them being off. I heard him calling out while he was sleeping so I went in to check on him and he was alseep yelling out SHOES! SHOES! and grabbing at his feet making sure they were still on. He now has slippers to where to bed. :)

ok so two weeks late

I meant to post halloween pics right when I took them but I was hoping to be able to upload the video we took because it was super cute. Unfortunatly my mac is full and won't take video so until I suck it up and by a back up drive the video will have to wait but it's a must see ( at least I think so.) This was Anthonys second halloween but the first where he actually understood what was going on. It took him watching Ashton (Robin) and Dylan (Batman) go up to houses to understand that if he knocked on a door someone would come out and put candy in his bucket. Soon he was right there with them banging on doors and even taking extra helpings if allowed to do so.

In case there was any doubt...

Here is a quick video of him hitting his home run.




Random pics from this weekend

This has to be one of the best times yet....

I think I will say that a lot as Anthony keeps growing and changing. I loved his time as a newborn and was sad for him to not be a "baby" anymore but wow is this a great time. Tuesday we sat out on the front step and looked at all the cool things on the ground and talked about them. It started drizzling and instead of hating the water sprinkling on his head like he usually does he sat there and stuck his hand out like I was doing and felt the rain falling on him. Now most people will agree Anthony is all boy, in the way he walks with his athletic strut to playing ball with daddy and pushing cars around the room but seeing him playing out in the rain made me see his fun little boy way even more. It was raining hard so puddles were forming and he would run from one puddle to the next splashing into them and saying "agua" (water) each time. He would run through the mud like a wild man thinking it was the grandest thing around. I wish my video camera wasn't dead at the time because it was truly a fun thing to get to see. The only thing you could think while watching him playing in puddles and dirt was "boys will be boys." Have I mentioned lately how much I love my little boy? :)

Some pics

These are from the park a couple of weeks ago, he reallyl enjoyed the big sand pit they had there.

I like how the lighting came out in this one.



Daddy and Anthony working on a sand project.


I look crazy but I like Anthony's peacful expression.

Your Mom said...

Two posts in one day, what is going on here. Well I just had to share something that made me stop and smile today. Not to long ago the last thing I would have expected to hear from Randel was "Your mom just told you not to put that in your mouth and you looked at her and put it in your mouth anyway, now I don't feel bad that you are crying because I took it from you." I stared at Randel and just smiled at the fact that not only was Randel laying down the law with Anthony and being a Dad but that I was Mom. Even though we refer to each other a lot as Mom and Dad to Anthony ( take that to Mom, go show daddy) it caught me off guard to hear it. 16 months of being a Mom and it still makes me stop when I hear it and just makes me smile.

Our little boy

I keep saying I will come on here and update and before I know it the day has ended and once again I didn't post a blog. Right now Anthony is staring at himself in a mirror and he is quite fascinated by the handsome fellow he is looking at. He is walking to the mirror then runs away and looks back real quick to see if the person is still there. Then he sits in front of it and crosses his legs one way then the other then starts cracking up on his own. He is now hiding behind the dresser and playing peek a boo with his new friend and waving goodbye to him when he hides again. Pretty cute.
I have been meaning to update on how much he amazes me. 16 months old and I just can't believe how lucky we are to have this little boy who is full of love for his family and wants nothing more than to see us laugh and make us happy and proud. Ask him to hit the ball with the bat and he will hold it with both hands line the ball up properly and smack away. He will look right at you with a big smile waiting for your approval on what a great hit that is. He has even now learned that we think it's quite funny for him to dance a little jig after each hit so you will see him turning in circle waving his hands and stomping the ground after each one of his "homeruns." He also loves to read now. He will bring a book to you and say "boo" trying to say book and then crawl up on your lap and go through each page. He can now say and recognize, ball, apple, shoes, socks, dog and we have heard him say sippy cup. There are a few more that he will attempt like, goose and boat. He understands everything and will do anything you ask him to do. Works out great when you want helping cleaning the house since he will take things to the trash and will even clean up anything he spilled. Yup, he walks over gets a towel and goes and wipes up the floor.
I can't believe how quickly he went from a year ago just sitting in his bouncy chair or laying on the floor not doing much but sleeping most of the day to this active little boy who is just buzzing around me taking in everything around him. We are some very proud parents who feel blessed to have such a wonderful son.

Baseball star

Randel decided it was about time Anthony start hitting some balls so we got him his first teeball set. Anthony quickly figured out that he had to use the bat to hit the ball but he still wasn't up for using both hands to hold the bat correctly even after the countless attempts by dad to show him. Well this weekend Grandad had the magic touch because he now is holding the bat with two hands in the right spot. Not only that but man can he hit that ball with a good swing. Here are a couple of pics though these were his first attempts so his hands weren't in quite the proper position. Trust me you would be amazed at him now.

Ring, ring, ring.... Aunt Stacy I just wanted to say I really like my moose pajamas. Love, Anthony

Mrs. Edwards is the best! :)

I just had to share some pics of my first student letters and gifts that I have received from my kiddos.

This one says: " Thank you for being such a good teacher, I love you very much"


Love love love mrs. edwards
Yes, I was given a teddy bear and a purse. :)

Happy Grandparents Day!

Anthony has the best sets of grandparents ever! He is one lucky boy and we certainly are grateful. In case we don't say it enough, thanks again for all the love you give him and all the babysitting.

We once again had a wonderful weekend. Check out the pics. We got his haircut and this time the curls are gone. I am still trying to get used to it. I am putting up a last picture of his curls and then you can check out his new haircut in the ones after it.



After the cut we headed to the mall where anthony enjoyed walking with dad.


Later, we made a last minute decision to go see the Bears play in Waco. It turned out to be a great game that they actually won and not just won but crushed the other team 51-6. Anthony had a blast although I don't think he even knew a game was going on. He just had fun eating corndogs and climbing up and down stairs.

Sunday we woke up and headed to San Antonio to see Mia and Grandad and attend church. Anthony always loves his grandpa's as you can see in this pic. You can see how he gets them wrapped around his finger.



While at Mia and Grandad's Anthony decided that he needed to go ahead and perform the latest symphony piece he had been working on. We quite enjoyed it.

Could we have had a better weekend?

Hopefully I don't jinx this since the weekend isn't actually over but so far it has been great! We had lunch at the Salt lick with Mia, Grandad and Auntie Stacy then we went shopping and everyone got something new. Anthony loved his new Striderite extra wide sandals :). We napped and then headed off to see the Express play some ball. Today we had lunch at the always favorite Luby's then we played at home and sadly put away Anthony's toys that he no longer wanted and turned his crib into a big boy toddler bed. I think that may have been only sad for me though. We then headed out to the bat festival. Anthony was wonderful. He stayed in his car the entire time and enjoyed some snow cone which he eventually decided looked better on him than drinking it. We listened to music saw all the cool things they had and unfortunatley smelled the petting zoo too many times. Those darn bats decided not to come out for their own festival though. We did see daddy tear up today because Anthony had a bad fall. We gave him his bath and then wrapped him up in his towel and layed him in the bed. He ended up moving and falling off, Randel tried to catch him but didn't get him in time and he ended up with a big bump and bruise. Randel felt so bad and guilty but Anthony shook it off quick and was laughing and dancing as usual. After that we played until Anthony couldn't handle it anymore and he finally crashed. I hope tomorrow is as great as the past two days have been. The pic is one of my favorite and pretty much sums up how Anthony was all weekend.