The Pecks: December 2009

Monday, December 21, 2009

Chunky Monkey

Our little Caden is almost 4 months old! He had his checkup today and he's doing great! Unfortunately he is still supposed to be on oxygen but he'll get tested again in a week and hopefully be done with it! His last test showed he was doing really good and very close to being off but just needs to get a little stronger. We have taken him off at times though and the doctor said that it won't hurt him, but he is growing so much right now that his body needs the energy to grow instead of breathe. And boy is he growing!!! He is 11 lbs 12 oz and 23 in. long! When we brought him home two and a half months ago he was 5 lbs 5 oz and since then he has gained over 6 lbs! And it shows- he has a double chin and 2 rolls in each leg! And I love it! Easton was such always very skinny and so it is so much fun to have a chubby baby! I can't believe how adorable it is!

These pics are from when he was 3 months, but he looks pretty much the same now, so I thought you might enjoy seeing what he looks like now!

Unfortunately he has developed colic so we spend a good 4-6 hours a day trying to comfort him, but he's supposed to be getting to the downhill side of it. Hopefully within the next month he'll be feeling better! But whenever he's not crying he is smiling, cooing and gurgling! I forgot how much fun this stage is! I just love it!

Caden started smiling just 3 1/2 weeks after his due date! The doctor was very surprised and said that's a really good sign! He does everything that a normal two month old should and even though physically he is closer to his adjusted age, our doctor said he is developmentally a lot closer to a 4 month old and he thinks he should catch up by 9 months! This is wonderful news, especially since we've been waiting to see any signs of brain damage from his episode of oxygen depravation on our drive home from Virginia. The doctor said he's progressing so well that he would be surprised to see any, but if he did it would probably be something mild like ADHD or a learning disorder! Apparently the brain is still growing so much at this age that sometimes when part of it is damaged the rest of it will compensate for the damaged part. Hopefully that's what is happening here! I've always felt guilty about what happened and that if he had side effects from it then it would be because I didn't take him in soon enough, so Caden's progress makes me happier than I could ever express!

Caden is very social and loves to be talked to. And his favorite person in the world is not his mama, or his dada, but his big brother! He watches everything Easton does and loves when he plays with him! Easton even threw a ball to him the other day and hit him in the head (not a hard one though, I'm sure it didn't hurt) and Caden just looked at him and smiled! When I put them in the tub together Caden just smiles and coos and talks to Easton the whole time! And Easton sure loves "my bebe." One time he woke up from a nap and Jonathan was home and he ran out to see him and stopped halfway there because he saw the baby on the couch and ran over to Caden screaming "Heeeeeey bebe!" Easton is always giving him hugs and kisses and Caden just loves it. I LOVE seeing how much they love each other and I'm so excited for them to be able to play together more!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Peck Family Pics

A few weeks ago we decided to take some family pictures. By ourselves. With a tripod. It was actually a lot of fun. And between Easton wanting to play on the playground, Caden wanting to eat the entire time, and me flipping through the manual between each shot to try and adjust the settings, we ended up getting a few cute ones. Nothing professional of course, but we like 'em.

Easton was actually really cute. He would be running around while one of us held Caden and the other adjusted the camera and tripod. Then when everything was ready, one of us would hit the timer, grab him, run and sit down and he would get really excited every time and keep saying "cheese" long after the picture was taken.

I hate all the pictures where we're standing because you can see the 10 lbs. I'm still carrying in my thighs from Caden. Well, maybe not exactly from Caden, but if you were staying at the Ronald McDonald house and PANERA BREAD delivered bags and bags of pastries, muffins, brownies, and cookies every week, could you resist? Yeah, didn't think so.

So Easton developed a habit of grabbing people's ears just before we came home from Virginia. It's pretty funny and he will come up and just grab your ear for no reason all the time. What a silly little kid!

Caden is actually still on oxygen, but we took it off for each picture. This pic is what he actually looks like. Poor little cuss, doesn't he look miserable? He got monitored all night last night without the oxygen though so we'll find out if he passed and gets to be off of it tomorrow!

My Silly Boys

Easton LOVES nursery! I told him we were going somewhere fun today and he said, "To nursery??" and got all excited.
Easton pays really close attention to what we say. He calls me "babe" and Jonathan "sweetie." Often he'll say, "Whatchya doin babe?" or "Is sweetie at work?"
Easton woke up from his nap and went straight up to Caden and patted his head and said, "Hey, cool haircut baby."
Easton calls everything silly. When we're running if a bush whacks him in the face he says, "Oh, silly bush!"
Easton pulled a rock out of his shoe and said, "Hey rock! Whatchya doin?"
Easton started whimpering to me and said, "Mom I'm crying" and when I asked why he said, "because your love your love your love is my fun!" and danced away.
While driving, Easton will look out the window and say to himself, "Watch the trees. watch the mountains, watch the cars" and sometimes just start naming things like, "watch Dora, watch the temple, watch lake powell, watch the swimming cool."
At breakfast, Easton asked me to blow him a kiss and when I did he slapped his cheek and said, "Oh, right in the face!"
Caden loves to sing and dance! It starts with the head bob then moves to an entire torso bob and then he gets the "Uuhhh uuuhh" singing going! So cute!
We were swimming and Easton came up and poked my thigh and said, "Squishy leggies!"
I was getting ready and Easton came in and asked me if he could wear a white flower in his hair.
Me: Easton, if you go in the toilet you can have Kachow(Lightning McQueen) underwear. Easton: Mmmm.... Kachow diapers?
Jonathan said he was going to take a shower and Easton said, "all by hisself!" because he hates showers and didn't want to take one with him.
After I get done running on the treadmill Easton cheers "Yay mama" and claps for me. Lately he hops on and says "Didi's turn" and runs in place.
Easton calls himself "Didi." We have no idea why.
Caden pooped in the tub and Easton said "baby no poops bubble bath cucka!"
I asked Easton who his best friend was and he brought me his stuffed Syd the Sloth from "Ice Age" and now he takes his "bres fren" everywhere.
Whenever someone sneezes Easton says, "Bess you!" It is soooo cute!
I said the prayer in Relief Society so about ten minutes into the lesson, Easton walked up to the front of the room, folded his arms, and said a prayer then smiled and came and sat back down by me.
I was singing "I Am A Child of God" and when I sang "...find the way" Easton must have misheard me and sang "no way" with me for the rest of the song.
If you blow on Caden's tummy he giggles!
We were teaching Caden to roll over and Easton pushed Jonathan over and then clapped and cheered, "Yay Dada!"
Cadens favorite game is when you blow raspberries at him so he constantly sticks his tongue at us till we do it back and then he smiles and gets all excited.
So last night we went to Applebees and it was karaoke night and Easton was going crazy dancing to the music! It was hilarious! The manager even came and started dancing with him! What a funny kid.
During their bath, Easton threw a ball at Caden and hit him right in the middle of the head, not trying to be mean, just funny. I waited to see what Caden would do, and he just looked at Easton for a second and then got a huge grin on his face! Yay, another kid that loves being hit in the head!
I gave Caden and Easton a bath together last night and I have never seen Caden so happy! He LOVES Easton and just kept smiling and cooing and gurgling at him!
So, a few nights later we were trying to leave for our ward Christmas party and Easton tried to walk right out the door with the bucket on his head. Then he had a fit cuz we wouldn't let him wear it. Next time I'll just let him.
So last night Jonathan and I were doing the dishes and we heard a crash in the living room. We found Easton walking around with a bucket on his head! He kept running into things and tripping, but for some reason thought it was fun!
Easton likes to get on his hands and knees and then says "bebe" and wants us to put the baby on his back so he can be a horse.
Now that Easton understands the concept of "baby" anything small can be a "baby." For example, Grandma called little cars "baby cars" and now all of the sudden we have baby flowers (leaves), baby snow ( ice), baby vroom vrooms (little cars) and baby basketballs (little ones). Of course, with Easton's limited vocabulary these come out "be-wowa," "be-no," "be-vroom," and my favorite (which is a tongue-twister for him), "be-ba-be-be-ball-ba-be-ba...be-be-b-ball!"