Had Tanner's two year check up today. Thankfully he didn't need any shots but the doc said he had some fluid build up in his right year so we got an antibiotic for that (The ironic thing is that I was in there last week because I suspected an ear infection and that doctor (not our regular one) told me his ears were "pristine". Hmm go figure).
He is 15th percentile for weight and 50th for height. She said he looks great and is growing well.. he doesn't need to go in until he's three. Three! Ahh! I dont like to think about that! Where did my little snuggly baby go...
Height: 34 1/4 inches
Weight: 25.6 pounds
Can't find Grant's stats from that age so I can't compare but I know at 18 months Grant was close to 25 lbs aready. Tanner has always been a little small but grows at a pretty regular pace. No worries.. just my "little" T-man!
Out of the clear blue a few days ago Tanner started counting. I watched him in amazement and he just kept right on going- all the way to ELEVEN! I was quite impressed and it was pretty much the cutest thing ever. He doesn't say his 'v's that well so SEVEN sounds like seben and and eleven is LEBEN. We are working on his ABCs. He knows the tune of the ABC Song and will start saying a few but then just makes the rest up. He is a complete chatter box. Although when someone he doesn't know wants him to chat he gets all shy and snuggles up to mommy. I'm pretty much fine with that :) He is quite vocal about his feelings- unfortunately that extensive vocabulary somehow disappears when dealing with his big brother and usually just screams come out. We are working on this *daily*. I know becoming the middle child will be an adjustment for Tanner but I also believe that he will be an excellent big brother and I'm excited to see him transition into his new role. We have so much fun talking about Baby Nana coming I wonder how much of it he really understands. Grant on the other hand - understands completely and is ecstatic for Baby Nana's arrival. Hard concept that even though my belly is *huge* already- its still going to be 4+ months before he/she gets here.
Ultrasound in a few weeks.. that will add an interesting twist to things now won't it?? :)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
We are still here...
The saddest part of my "excuse" for not keeping up on blogging is that we HAVE the internet at home now! And have for 3 months! Oh well.. I won't even attempt to justify my selfish behavior.
Winter is flying by (thankfully). We got a little surprise late November.. that is due late July. We are thrilled about becoming a family of five. Grant is convinced its a sister because "I prayed for one!". Tanner doesn't seem to really understand other than he knows where Baby Nana is (this is what the boys have nicknamed the baby).
The holidays came and went and were wonderful. The second week of January we spent 6 days in Florida with my parents. Exactly what the doctor ordered! (ok so maybe she didn't order me to go on vacation.. but she was definitely digging the idea). The boys had fun and Tanner talks about Floriday and Cocoa Beach almost everyday.
Tanner turned TWO last weekend. We had a great party with almost the entire family (13 kids ages 8 and under and 12 adults all hanging out at our house.. can we say SLIGHT chaos?). It was wonderful to watch all the cousins play and interact. And of course there was yummy cake and ice cream. We have just started being more serious about potty training.. although we aren't quite SUPER serious yet. Hopefully before Baby Nana comes we will be there.
We had quite the storm here this week so Robb got the day off. We have been going a little stir crazy but making the most of our random day together.. like making Curious George Robots and hauling out some long forgotten toys (who knew packing something away for a month could bring hours of renewed entertainment?).
God is blessing us and we want to be a blessing to others. Something I need to remind myself of when I have been holed up in the house for 3 days in a row, without a shower, wearing the same sweatshirt again (because let's be honest- they are the most comfortable).
We are so blessed!
Winter is flying by (thankfully). We got a little surprise late November.. that is due late July. We are thrilled about becoming a family of five. Grant is convinced its a sister because "I prayed for one!". Tanner doesn't seem to really understand other than he knows where Baby Nana is (this is what the boys have nicknamed the baby).
The holidays came and went and were wonderful. The second week of January we spent 6 days in Florida with my parents. Exactly what the doctor ordered! (ok so maybe she didn't order me to go on vacation.. but she was definitely digging the idea). The boys had fun and Tanner talks about Floriday and Cocoa Beach almost everyday.
Tanner turned TWO last weekend. We had a great party with almost the entire family (13 kids ages 8 and under and 12 adults all hanging out at our house.. can we say SLIGHT chaos?). It was wonderful to watch all the cousins play and interact. And of course there was yummy cake and ice cream. We have just started being more serious about potty training.. although we aren't quite SUPER serious yet. Hopefully before Baby Nana comes we will be there.
We had quite the storm here this week so Robb got the day off. We have been going a little stir crazy but making the most of our random day together.. like making Curious George Robots and hauling out some long forgotten toys (who knew packing something away for a month could bring hours of renewed entertainment?).
God is blessing us and we want to be a blessing to others. Something I need to remind myself of when I have been holed up in the house for 3 days in a row, without a shower, wearing the same sweatshirt again (because let's be honest- they are the most comfortable).
We are so blessed!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
FUN WEEK!
So this week has been lots of fun for the boys and myself.
Saturday we had a party for Grant with the Kalmans to celebrate his 4th birthday. No- that was not a typo. He really is four already! He will be going to preschool this fall at Hudsonville Christian and he is ecstatic. I am mostly ecstatic.. sad that he is growing so fast but excited to see this new chapter start for him. And i am excited to have some one-on-one time with Tanner.
Something I never considered when having our second child was missing out on the one on one time with the newborn. Grant was a champ when Tanner arrived and was a joy to have around- but I was unable to focus 100% on TJ so I am excited to have this time together.
Anyway.. continuing our week
Sunday the whole fam went to Holland to play at the beach for a bit after going to Mars. It was great. We ate lunch on the beach, played in the water and walked the pier. Both boys took great naps that afternoon :)
Monday my sister and her family were in GR so we went with them to their grammas house to swim. Again.. the boys LOVE being in the water and playing with their cousins so we enjoyed that day.
Tuesday we hit the zoo with all 11 VandenHoek grandchildren. I think every kid loved it :) they had so much fun checking out all of God's cool creatures while laughing and playing with eachother. After that we went to Doug and Kates to swim in their pool.. have I mentioned that my kids are complete water rats?? :)
Wednesday night our fam hit the Hudsonville Fair and Grant got to ride his FIRST fair ride and they both expierenced an elephant ear. YES! now they are truly living!
Here are a few pics of our fun week!
And can't forget to say THANK YOU to God for the beautiful creation we could enjoy with this great weather! And for wonderful family.
Saturday we had a party for Grant with the Kalmans to celebrate his 4th birthday. No- that was not a typo. He really is four already! He will be going to preschool this fall at Hudsonville Christian and he is ecstatic. I am mostly ecstatic.. sad that he is growing so fast but excited to see this new chapter start for him. And i am excited to have some one-on-one time with Tanner.
Something I never considered when having our second child was missing out on the one on one time with the newborn. Grant was a champ when Tanner arrived and was a joy to have around- but I was unable to focus 100% on TJ so I am excited to have this time together.
Anyway.. continuing our week
Sunday the whole fam went to Holland to play at the beach for a bit after going to Mars. It was great. We ate lunch on the beach, played in the water and walked the pier. Both boys took great naps that afternoon :)
Monday my sister and her family were in GR so we went with them to their grammas house to swim. Again.. the boys LOVE being in the water and playing with their cousins so we enjoyed that day.
Tuesday we hit the zoo with all 11 VandenHoek grandchildren. I think every kid loved it :) they had so much fun checking out all of God's cool creatures while laughing and playing with eachother. After that we went to Doug and Kates to swim in their pool.. have I mentioned that my kids are complete water rats?? :)
Wednesday night our fam hit the Hudsonville Fair and Grant got to ride his FIRST fair ride and they both expierenced an elephant ear. YES! now they are truly living!
Here are a few pics of our fun week!
And can't forget to say THANK YOU to God for the beautiful creation we could enjoy with this great weather! And for wonderful family.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
APPOINTMENTS!
So last Friday was quite a busy day.
At 10:20am, Tanner, Grant and myself went to Grant's second pediatric dental appointment. He -once again- did great and was completely unphased by having to go into the back without mommy. Tanner and I stayed in the fun waiting room where he was highly entertained by the safari murals on the wall. He was hissing at the snake and growling at the stuffed tiger. Then Grant came out CAVITY FREE and we headed to the mall to look for a few birthday presents.
We quickly ran home, scarfed down some lunch and Grant went garage sale-ing with his buddies Caden and Jackson (and their mom.. of course).
Tanner and I then went to T's 15 months (although a little late... he will be 16 months this week) well child check up. Here are his stats:
22 lbs 3 oz (15th percentile)
33 inches (30 percentile)
He eats all table foods .. but doesn't eat a ton of anything.
He still loves his bottle (shh don't tell the doctor) and gets whole milk three times a day. He also still takes two naps but I try to keep his morning nap under an hour.
Tanner is a smart little guy. He loves to copy his brother (especially when yelling/loud voices are involed).
He can say these words (some of which his has picked up on just this week!!)
-mama
-dadda
-pop-pop
-shoe
-book (although sounds like booooo)
-baby
-uh oh (which is your favorite and you say CONSTANTLY!!)
He can sign
-please
-more
-all done (it's kind of precious- whenever our family says amen he signs "all done" - which really makes sense if ya think about it :))
He loves to wave and give kisses and still cries if you say "no" in too forceful of a voice. He also loves to imitate animals sounds and can do kitty meows, doggy woof-woofs and bear/tiger rarrrrs.
Sometimes I think he is trying to say brother and tanner but those usually come out as dadddaa
He has TWELVE teeth and when he smiles big he shows them all off and he looks so old .. :*( tear! My little babers is so grown up!
After that busy day we had a birthday party for Abby (who turned SIX on Saturday!) and for the twins who turned one in April.
Then on Sunday we had a party for Aubrey who turned 3 this week and for Gramma Kalman (who would probably appreciate that I do NOT put her age on here)
God is good all the time and all the time God is good.
At 10:20am, Tanner, Grant and myself went to Grant's second pediatric dental appointment. He -once again- did great and was completely unphased by having to go into the back without mommy. Tanner and I stayed in the fun waiting room where he was highly entertained by the safari murals on the wall. He was hissing at the snake and growling at the stuffed tiger. Then Grant came out CAVITY FREE and we headed to the mall to look for a few birthday presents.
We quickly ran home, scarfed down some lunch and Grant went garage sale-ing with his buddies Caden and Jackson (and their mom.. of course).
Tanner and I then went to T's 15 months (although a little late... he will be 16 months this week) well child check up. Here are his stats:
22 lbs 3 oz (15th percentile)
33 inches (30 percentile)
He eats all table foods .. but doesn't eat a ton of anything.
He still loves his bottle (shh don't tell the doctor) and gets whole milk three times a day. He also still takes two naps but I try to keep his morning nap under an hour.
Tanner is a smart little guy. He loves to copy his brother (especially when yelling/loud voices are involed).
He can say these words (some of which his has picked up on just this week!!)
-mama
-dadda
-pop-pop
-shoe
-book (although sounds like booooo)
-baby
-uh oh (which is your favorite and you say CONSTANTLY!!)
He can sign
-please
-more
-all done (it's kind of precious- whenever our family says amen he signs "all done" - which really makes sense if ya think about it :))
He loves to wave and give kisses and still cries if you say "no" in too forceful of a voice. He also loves to imitate animals sounds and can do kitty meows, doggy woof-woofs and bear/tiger rarrrrs.
Sometimes I think he is trying to say brother and tanner but those usually come out as dadddaa
He has TWELVE teeth and when he smiles big he shows them all off and he looks so old .. :*( tear! My little babers is so grown up!
After that busy day we had a birthday party for Abby (who turned SIX on Saturday!) and for the twins who turned one in April.
Then on Sunday we had a party for Aubrey who turned 3 this week and for Gramma Kalman (who would probably appreciate that I do NOT put her age on here)
God is good all the time and all the time God is good.
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