Just a boy and his Buzz

Cason LOVES Buzz Lightyear.  Although Lion King has taken over Toy Story as his favorite movie, Buzz Lightyear is still his favorite character.  He is really looking forward to Halloween when he gets to dress up like Buzz Lightyear for trick-or-treating.  He sleeps with a Buzz pillow each night.  During naptime today I snuck in and captured this picture.  He makes me smile :).

Baking Soda and Fruit Loops

Cason and I decided to do a little science experiment with baking soda and vinegar yesterday. It kept us enterained for quite a long time while daddy was golfing. Cason loved mixing the colors together and watching the baking soda fizz as he dropped the colored vinegar on to the pan. We tried different droppers and his favorite was the aspirator... I'm sure because it dropped the most at once, making the biggest fizz. I love to watch his eyes and see his reaction when he is trying something new or seeing something for the first time.

 

Last week we spent an afternoon stringing pasta and cereal onto yarn.  He loved the challenge of making the string fit through the smaller holes.  Toward the end he decided he didn't want the pasta anymore and started over using only fruit loops.  He thought it was a pretty cool idea to make a necklace out of his masterpiece and wanted to wear it and show it off to daddy when he got home from work.  Unfortunately, his tummy couldn't wait that long and he had eaten most of it before 5:00.

26 Weeks

Cason's "Big Boy" Room

With a new baby coming we decided it would be a good time to transition Cason out of his crib and into a "big boy" bed.  I really don't want him feeling like the baby is taking over everything and figured the earlier we made the change, the better.  We started painting his new room a few weeks ago and just put the finishing touches on it this past weekend.  I am so happy with the way it all turned out.  Friday night was the first night he slept in his new bed and he did amazing!  I was a bit nervous (seeming how he can climb out whenever he wants), but he has been doing great!  He loves the new bed and the new room.  He keeps saying "thank you my bed, thank you my new room."  I really think it's going to be a good change.  Now, after a bit of arm twisting, Jeff has agreed to make a few changes to the nursery as well.  We won't be doing a lot, but I seem to be in project mode lately and want to get started on a few things that will be new for our new little one. 

 

 

 

21 Weeks

This is the first picture I have taken this pregnancy of my "baby bump."  Just in the last 1-2 weeks I have really started to show.  It seems like in the past few days I have doubled in size... it truly is amazing how this pregnancy thing works!  This is a little bit earlier than I started to show when I was pregnant with Cason.  But then again, this whole pregnancy has been different.  Jeff makes fun of me a bit and mocks me saying "I looooove being pregnant."  With Cason I really did love every second of pregnancy.  I don't think I ever complained once because there was nothing to complain about.  I never felt sick and was never really too uncomfortable.  With this pregnancy, however, it feels that I have hit almost all of those pesky pregnancy symptoms.  It started with morning sickness that lasted for almost 2 months, then headaches, and extreme fatigue and feeling just plain yucky.  I am now finally getting to the point that I am feeling great for the most part and have my energy back.  Yay!!  Hopefully it is smooth sailing from here.  I still LOVE being pregnant, it's just funny what a difference those little things can make.  I can't wait for this baby boy to get here!  I'm not one to wish away time, but I am really hoping these next 19 weeks fly by so that I can meet the sweet new addition to our family. 

It's a.... BOY!

On May 11th we found out that baby Clark #2 (due January 12, 2013) is on the way!?!  AND just today we found out it is a BOY!  Are we ready for two little maniac, munchkins running around?  Probably not, but we are thrilled!  I am so excited for Cason to have a little baby brother and hope they grow up to be best buds.  Not only did the ultrasound show us that we will be having another boy, but more importantly, that he is beautiful and healthy.  Everything looked perfect!!

2 years, 2 months

How can it be that 2 years and 2 months have gone by since my sweet Cason came into this world and changed my life forever?  I haven't been as good lately about writing down the funny, cute, silly, bizarre things that he does and am starting to regret it.  So, here's a short post about him at 26 months...

• Loves movies! There were a couple of weeks that he and I were both sick off and on and we ended up watching movies to pass the time and keep us on the couch :).  Since then he can't get enough.  His favorite right now is Toy Story (I love it too!).  He loves Buzz Lightyear and runs around the house with his arms out, jumping off of things saying "Finity and Beyon."  It's pretty adorable.  We also have braved the big screen twice and taken him to Brave and Ice Age.  He did so great and sat through the entire show without incident. 
• Instead of saying he doesn't want to do something he says he can't want to.  "I can't want to go to bed... I can't want to come inside... I can't want to eat dinner."  I find it pretty adorable!
• He's getting more and more independent everyday and I think we are starting to see some of the terrible two's.  I've thought so in the past, but am pretty sure this time.  Luckily, his fits never last long and he is easily redirected to something else. 
• Has started playing my old ukulele and calls it his guitar.  He loves to play guitar along with his daddy and sing and make up songs. 
• Gives a pouty face and rolls his eyes anytime he doesn't agree with something.  It's pretty dramatic and comical at the same time. 
• He loves playing his ABC game and is getting good at recognizing some of the letters.  His favorite book (which also happens to be one of my favorites) is the alphabet book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.  He recites it with me and I often find him saying "chicka chicka boom boom" when something exciting happens.  He also loves to sing the ABC's. 
• Insists on climbing in the car and buckling his seatbelt all by himself.  Sometimes this is great and sometimes it really prolongs our leaving time. 
• His favorite foods are pasta, pizza, hamburgers, chocolate milk, and corn dogs.  We're going through a rough eating stage right now that I'm hoping he gets out of soon. 
• At bedtime he always begs for "one more song, one more kiss, and one more hug."  I find it adorable and usually give in.... at least the first time he asks.  He went through a rough patch with sleeping as well, but has recently gotten over it and luckily is back to our amazing sleeper. 
• He loves to play with friends.  Typically when they come over or we get together he ignores them most of the time and plays independently, but he always asks to play and asks for them by name.  His best friend right now is his cousin Cydney and they actually do play together well.
• H is getting quite the imagination.  He is always bringing me pretend chocolate milk or cake to eat and loves to pretend that his toys are something else.  A favorite is to find sticks and pretend that they are squirt guns.  He also pretends that he is Buzz Lightyear or a monster often and hides from other monsters or buggies.  I love this stage in his development.  He surprises me with something new everyday. 
• When he doesn't want Jeff and I to talk or doesn't like what we are saying to him he says "stop saying about it" or "no talking about it."