Happy Halloween

This year the boys actually got to go out for halloween. Kyle was a monkey and Christopher was a dragon.

Christopher really enjoyed handing out the candy to the other trick or treaters...he kept trying to throw the candy into their bags.

Fall Update

I know it has been quite a while since I have sent any
updates / pictures of the boys, but it has been a very busy summer.
The boys are running and in to everything. They turned 2 on July
16th...I know....where does the time go to? We have had to separate
the boys at night, so if one wakes up, he does not wake up the other
one....this is usually Christopher who wakes up and wakes Kyle up.

Kyle is a very happy boy who loves his books. He is wearing glasses
now, and is keeping them on all day at daycare, but takes them off in
the car on the way home. He says dada, mama and Clock. Don't ask me
where the clock came from, but he points them out anytime we walk into
a room or open a book with one in it. He also just doesn't say it, he
yells it. We are trying to teach him to whisper it....not working so
far.

Christopher is also very happy....loves to cuddle and talk on the
phone. He is talking a lot...we just cannot understand it. He says
mama, dada and just recently said grandpa, book, diaper and baby. He makes all the animal
sounds. He loves dogs and if we are outside he wants to kiss all dogs
that walk by our house.

We have put both boys in swimming lessons, and they seem to love
it....as long as the water is warm enough. (they do not have a lot of
fat on them to keep them warm)

They have seen a speech therapist, but now they are 2, I think we will
be doing more for with them. The early interventionist in York Region
wants them to also go back to see a PT. She still sees stiffness in
their muscles.
Their Kidney stones are still there and Christopher seems to have
developed more since our last visit to Sick Kids....so they may just
end up zapping them....we will see at our next visit.

Here are a couple of pictures we just had done.

Summer Time, Summer Time

We were off a couple of weeks in July, which we spent at the cottage. Kyle and Christopher really enjoy being up there with Grandma and Grandpa and Auntie Leigh Ann. They have started to really enjoy swimming, going to visit their cousins next door and especially going for golf cart rides with Grandpa.

We took them to Santa's Village the last week of our vacation and they liked a few of the rides and seeing the animals.

Kyle, Mommy & Christopher on the Merry go Round

Kyle with mommy on the train


Christopher on the train with daddy

Happy 2nd Birthday!

The boys celebrated their 2nd birthday on July 16th. It was a beautiful day...lots of great weather and lots of great family and friends.

Since the boys are into animals and animal sounds, I made a farm cake complete with farm animals. (although the sheep kind of look like dogs).

Thanks to everyone who was able to make it to the cottage.

1st Birthday Present received

The boys received their 1st birthday present from Grandma and Grandpa M. (sand was given by Auntie Leigh Ann)

Of course it is only fun if you are sitting right in the sand.

Happy Canada Day!

We spent this Canada day at the cottage. We had an extra long weekend also taking Monday off. The boys loved being in the pool and swimming in the very cold lake. We had perfect weather for the fireworks display.....which we did a few at 7:30 for the boys.

Christopher and Kyle sporting their Canada Day wear

Spending more time outside

We have bought the boys some more toys for outside. Here is a picture of them driving their new cars.

Daycare

Yesterday when I went to pick up the boys at Daycare, one of the ladies had taken a picture of Kyle playing with the blocks.

He spent quite a bit of time putting the blocks in, and then taking them out again. He started doing this a few days ago....Mike and I are always putting toys / balls down his shirt, and I guess he has caught on.

Warmer Weather....

This past weekend was the beginning of warmer weather. We headed out to the park, which the boys loved.

Kyle on the swing

Christopher on the swing

Glasses...

Here is a picture of Kyle with his glasses. He does not keep them on for very long, but hopefully he will start to get used to them.

Our day at Sick Kids...

Last Thursday Kyle had his appointment to be sedated and his eyes all checked out. We had to be down at Sick Kids by 6:00 am. The only good this about that is it was early enough that Kyle was not hungry. They took him to the OR without any tears or even a second thought for me. An hour later he went to recovery and I was able to spend some time with him before he was discharged. The outcome is he does need glasses. We went and tried on glasses (there are not that many options for babies his size) and they are on order. They should arrive in the next couple of days. I will post pictures when he gets them.

Happy Easter!

The boys went and saw the Easter Bunny last weekend....Kyle loved him and wanted to stay and play with him, Christopher was very unsure of him. You can probably tell which baby is which....

Moving and Moving and Moving

Both boys are on the move....
Kyle will take a couple of steps on his own and is climbing onto chairs, couches or anything.
Christopher has been climbing for a while now and is learning that he must sit down and not jump on the couch. He still tests us to see if we are watching, but I think that is normal.

We finally had our appointment with the Speech Pathologist and she is not worried about the boys. She did give us some great ideas on helping them learn, but pretty much they are coming along. Kyle is stills saying "What's that" a million times a day, and Christopher is learning from him. He only says it 1/2 million times, but babbles quite a bit.

Kyle and Christopher proud to be sitting in a chair

Sick Baby!

A couple of weeks ago, both boys were sick with colds. We went to the doctors twice within that week, and the doctor just kept telling us it was a cold and it is going around. On the Friday, Kyle slept for 6 hours on the couch in the middle of the day, so I knew something was wrong. With the help of Auntie Leigh Ann, we went to Sick Kids, (Christopher stayed with Daddy) and found out Kyle had pneumonia. He was admitted, where we stayed for 6 nights. He was on Oxygen the entire time. We were very happy to get out of there...(both of us). Christopher's cold never turned into anything.
Kyle has recovered fully and is back to normal. Again, always trust your instinct when it comes to your kids...

Cold January....

It has been very cold the past few weeks, and I feel so bad taking the boys out in the mornings to drop them off at daycare. They do not seem to mind too much, and I am able to start the van from inside the house to warm it up for them.

Kyle has started talking a little...he now says "whats that?" as he points to lights, pictures and clocks. He also says cat. It is funny he will say cat, but not mom.

Last time Kyle had an ultrasound, the Doctor noticed that one kidney was smaller than the other one. He just wants to make sure it is nothing, so this past Monday we went down to Sick Kids. They put some radioactive die into his veins and did a scan of his kidneys. We will hopefully get the results soon.

Yesterday the boys had their 18 month check up and shots. Kyle now weighs 21 lbs 12 ounces, and Christopher is 21 lbs, 3 ounces. Finally they are over 20 lbs...we have waited a long time for that.

Kyle

Christopher
Christopher and Kyle

Bath Time...

Kyle and Christopher were able to have their first bath with a girl....mommy supervised so it is o.k. but remember boys, after age 4 this is not allowed.

Christmas Pictures

Here is some pictures from Christmas....the boys got a spaceship tent from Santa.