Wednesday, August 27, 2014

One year old!

Ahhhh, I have a one year old!!!!! The last year has been the fastest year ever, and has been the best adventure ever, too! I've certainly learned a lot about myself, Tim, and our parenting styles. We've really been on the same page about most things, so that's been great! Corbin seems to teach us something new every day, and I've loved watching him grow into the little boy he's becoming. It's amazing how much he's changed even in the last month or two. Motherhood has literally been the best thing ever, and I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful little guy! Check out his first birthday here! Here's what we're up to:

Food!
Corbin is down to one bottle a day (at night). He eats all his meals with us and snacks in between as well. We've just recently started him on whole milk and he's been doing great with it! We haven't really found a food he dislikes, either. He isn't picky, he just wants to be sure we're feeding him while we're eating! We've started ordering off the kid's menu at most restaurants and that seems to be going well, too!

Mobile!
Pretty sure he's the most cautious kid ever. He LOVES walking around while holding onto our hands or cruising along the furniture. The moment he feels like he might fall or that he doesn't have something to hold onto, he wants to sit down and crawl. He's so nervous about sitting down, too! Usually his hand has to go down first to see how far it is to the floor. Little turkey! In the past could days he's been all about climbing, though, so maybe he's coming out of his shell. He's been standing by himself for longer chunks of time the last couple days, too, so I don't think it'll be long before he's a walker!

Wheels!
He is OBSESSED. That's the only way I can put it! He is so fascinated by wheels and loves watching them, spinning them, playing with them, and especially steering wheels! He is also in love with the little cozy coupe cars and if he sees one, that is the ONLY thing he wants, and he wants to be in it right now!

Books!
He loves looking at books and "reading". His favorite are the touch and feel books that have different textures for him to touch. He will sit in his room and pull every book off the shelf and sit and page through them.

Dancing!
He loves music and is really getting into dancing!! It's pretty cute! He just bounces and "sings"

Baths!
As soon as the water starts, he is bolting into the bathroom and standing up at the tub! He gets SO excited about bath time!! Even when the water isn't running or it's not time, he goes in there and thinks he needs to be in the tub.

Tricks!
His favorite is "SO BIG" and then he claps after! He also waves bye bye and we're working on blowing kisses. He still says Mama and Dada. He talks steady, but most of it isn't words. He knows what a tractor is and will go find you one if you ask. He LOVES puppies, especially Jersey, and will point out a puppy if one is nearby!

Personality!
Corbin is seriously one of the happiest kids I know! The only time he isn't happy is if we're taking too long to put food on his plate or he's getting tired. He isn't scared of other people, smiles so easily, and just has such a sweet personality! He's a little goofball who loves when people laugh at him--it just encourages him to be even more goofy!

Naps!
We're starting to wean away the morning nap! He hasn't been taking a very good nap in the morning and really fights it sometimes, so at daycare, he's going to have a morning nap every other day to help wean him off of it and make sure he still gets enough sleep. Yesterday was our first day of this and he seemed to do just great! Just another sign he's growing up :(

One year checkup
He'll have his one year check-up on September 2nd. Anxious to see his stats!

The birthday boy on the birthday saddle at Texas Roadhouse!

Love this sweet little dude!! The first year has gone by so fast, and I only hope time can slow down because we have so many more memories to make! Looking forward to our new adventures with a busy one year old!

The Birthday Party!!

All the prep work, pinterest-ing, and planning paid off! We had a perfect party and the birthday boy had so much fun!! There were about 38 of us total to help Corbin celebrate, and he was one busy little guy with all this friends! Take a look at our day!

The Cake!

What little farmer wouldn't want a John Deere combine cake?! Thanks to these awesome instructions, it turned out SO great!!! http://aquietlifeinaloudhouse.blogspot.com/2011/07/john-deere-combine-cake-directions.html

We also had cupcakes for the guests

AND since the combine cake was full of skewers and toothpicks holding it together, I made Corbin his own little smash cake

The Food!

I decided on serving a nacho bar! It was a huge hit--tortilla chips, taco meat, salsa, tomatoes, black olives, onions, jalapenos, guacamole, and sour cream! We also had a big pail of fresh mixed fruit! We sure didn't have much left over! Beverages served were a lemonade concoction that Tim mixed up with fresh lemon and lime slices in it. Complete with John Deere plates, napkins, and cups!





The Presents!

I'm pretty sure we have the most spoiled child ever! Everyone was so generous and he got so many awesome gifts!! He has already been trying on his new outfits, and has played with every single one of his new toys! His old toys aren't nearly as exciting now...bring on the new ones!



The Fun!

Corbin was so excited to have so many of his friends and cousins there! There were even 6 babies there who will also be graduating in the class of 2032!! Here's a picture of them!

Nolan, Aspen, Corbin, Haaken, Axel, Harper, Chandler

The Smashing of the Cake!

Best cake smash ever. He was really curious about what was put in front of him, so he just tried a little bit. Pretty soon he decided to go the "no hands" route and just plowed his face right into it!! He loved every second of the cake eating!!




One messy little guy!!

Thank you to all of our family and friends who helped make this day so special for all of us! I can't believe our little man is already one!! Time needs to slow down!









Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease

It has struck our house! When the boys came back from their weekend at Lake of the Woods, I noticed Corbin's chin was full of red spots and looked extremely painful. Then I was noticing a few more red spots on his hand, arm, leg. We talked about what foods he ate over the weekend and it was nothing that he'd never had before. Then the more I'm looking, he's got blisters on his hands and feet as well and a light rash all over his legs.

So, after some googling and talking with people, we determined that it is probably Hand Foot Mouth Disease. He probably had a fever Friday evening, was extremely fussy, and then on Saturday the fever went away and these spots started showing up. I brought him in to the Dr on Monday, and lo and behold, he also has Impetigo on his chin to go along with the HFM. His doctor said he could go back to daycare after he'd been on the antibiotic cream for the impetigo for 24 hours. So, while this mama loved her extra day and half home, would've much rather it been under different circumstances!!!

He seems to be feeling much better the last day or so, and the impetigo is going away. He still has blisters on his hands/feet, and one on his finger opened up. It hasn't seemed to affect his mood much, but hopefully those go away soon!!!!



A farmer never quits...even if he's not feeling well!

Managed to get a little smile out of him!