So Sunday afternoon we were heading to my in-laws like we do most Sundays. We had a couple of errands we needed to run before we got there, also like we do most Sundays. The first place we stopped to look for a magnetic baby lock; didn’t have one. So we headed down to Buy Buy Baby to check and see if they had them. Since we had originally gotten them from there to begin with anyways. While we were in the car I told Dan that maybe we would go and get i-c-e-c-r-e-a-m after we were done. Desmond didn’t seem to be paying attention, at the time.

We got there and Dan was putting Eloise up on his back, so I took Desmond with me across the parking lot to the sidewalk. We get on the sidewalk Desmond looks at me and says, “Get ice cream first!” and starts to head off down the sidewalk to the ice cream shop. He was not happy with us telling him no and making him go into the store with us first. Apparently he had been listening to us in the car, and apparently the kid can spell. At least important words like ice cream.

After we picked up our items Dan went to drop them in the car and Desmond and I headed to the ice cream store. One thing that it is important to note, we bought baby wipe at the store. Also note where the baby wipes were headed…

So when we all got to the store we ordered a cone for Dan, a cone for me and a cone for Desmond. We assumed Eloise would be happy enough to lick the cones while on Dan’s back. I know we are foolish! Also Desmond got Rocky Road, which Dan doesn’t like. So as we are leaving the ice cream store I try to give Eloise a lick of Dan’s cone and she attempts to take it out of my hand. I tell her no, just lick the ice cream cone. She gives me a look like are you joking Mom? She then keeps repeating “ice cream, ice cream, ice cream!” She wants to hold the cone though.

So we stop at a set of tables and Dan gives her his cone. He and Desmond go back to the ice cream store to get Dan a new cone. Eloise sits with me and starts chowing down. When Dan and Desmond get back, Dan has Desmond’s cone and Desmond is happy with his new cone. Poor Dan, eventually is able to convince Eloise to switch with him, but she was quite happy with Dan’s original cone.

So the two small ones eat their ice cream happily. Eloise also wears her ice cream quite happily. It was a nice full body experience for her!

Oh and Dan ran into Whole Foods and bought another package of baby wipes, because it was faster then walking to the car to get the ones we had just bought. So that we could clean up Desmond and Eloise!

So Desmond started camp this week. He actually did a week long camp down at my parents over Memorial Day as well. This week really seemed like he started though, since this is the camp through his preschool that he starts in September. It is really weird to think I have a child old enough to go to preschool! The first day he went to camp was Tuesday, he went later this week again on Thursday as well. Both days when I picked him up I asked him what he did and his response was “I play playground, I push kids!” We have no clue what he means when he says he pushed kids, since the teachers didn’t mention anything about it and they would have. He is quite adamant that he “pushed kids”. We are wondering if maybe there are push toys there that he pushed. It is a bit disconcerting though to have your three year old tell you, “I had fun, I played playground, I pushed kids!” though.

He seems to be having fun, though he fought me both mornings about leaving. He had no problems once he got there and I left though. He is growing up so fast!

better knows as yes, she is still a peanut!

Eloise had her 15 month appointment on Friday. She is still tiny. She dropped from 8th percentile in weight to under 5th percentile in weight, looking at the chart though, she is totally off the edge of the chart. The doctor seemed a bit concerned because she dropped percentiles again, neither Dan or I are concerned. She actually gained more between 12 and 15 months then Desmond did. Desmond gained 3 ounces in that time period she gained 4 ounces. She is quite a peanut though.

She is 18 pounds 4 ounces, so she finally hit 18 pounds. I am hoping she’ll be 19 pounds by her 18 month appointment, maybe a bit higher even, but I will be quite happy with her at 19 pounds by then. Her height stayed right at the 25th percentile, she is 29 3/4 inches tall. She is still in the 50th percentile for her head. She is just a tiny little peanut. She did great at the appointment though she wasn’t pleased with her shot. She had a fun weekend at Sesame Place though.

She gained 4.5 ounces in the past three months which is not unexpected with her hitting her stride in walking and running and just being on the go, and she gained 1 3/4 inches.

At birth 7 pounds 5 ounces and 19 3/4th inches
At 1 month 8 pounds 8 ounces and 20 3/4 inches
At 2 months 10 pounds 4 ounces and 22 1/2 inches
At 4 months 12 pounds 14.5 ounces and 24 inches
At 6 months 15 pounds 4 ounces and 25 1/2 inches
At 9 months 16 pounds 12 ounces and 26 3/4 inches
At 12 months 17 pound 15.5 ounces and 28 inches
At 15 months 18 pounds 4 ounces and 29 3/4 inches

I am not going to put a comparison up to Desmond’s stats at the same age anymore. It is sufficient to say she weights less then he did at 6 months and is almost as tall as he was at 12 months.

Here is the video Dan took when we were at Sesame Place. Desmond and I are in the 4th car back, the first visible people riding the roller coaster. It is not a great video but I think you catch a glimpse or two of Desmond in there.

Here is Eloise showing off her sunglasses.

Last year we took Desmond on one of the water slides at my parents pool. He was not a fan. A lot has changed in a year. This year he couldn’t get enough of the water slides. He started off going down with either me or my Dad and quickly graduated to going down all by himself, with someone at the bottom to catch him. He loved it, he would try to get us to take him again and again and again. We did limit him somewhat. We won’t let him go down more then 5 or 6 times in a row, since that was enough for the adults. When he is a bit bigger so he can go up the stairs all by himself, I know where he is going to spend his whole pool time when we are visiting!

Eloise also went down the water slide with my Dad. She enjoyed it, but once or twice was more then enough for her.

So one of the pools at my parent’s club has a splash pad, rather then a wadding pool. Both Desmond and Eloise enjoyed playing in it when we went to the pool. Here they are having fun.

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So we have a pool we go to year round up in Maryland. There is an outdoor pool from Memorial Day to Labor Day and an indoor pool the rest of the year. We love our pool and it is a great place, both the indoor and outdoor pools are zero entry and both kids love playing in the water. That being said, they don’t allow you to take pictures at our pool. Which generally sucks, since well I like taking pictures, lots of them. So the only time I get swimming pictures is in the summer, when we are down in Georgia at my parents lake house, since the various pools at their club don’t care if you take pictures.

Eloise, Desmond and I were at my parent’s lake house for 10ish days at the beginning of this month. We went to the pool a lot and I got a bunch of pictures of the kids in the pool. I plan to get some more when we go back. For now though here are pictures of the two small ones, my Mom, my Dad and me in the swimming pool.

Desmond jumping into the water.
Ready:

jump:

splash Nonnie!:

Eloise and Nonnie:

Desmond swimming with his Grandfather (pom)

Desmond swimming to the bottom of the pool to get his Woody dive stick.

Desmond swimming to the side with Mommy’s supervision:

Desmond practicing his swimming with Mommy

Desmond taking a ride on Mommy’s back

So Eloise talks a lot. It is kind of weird actually since while Desmond had a lot of words at 15 months he didn’t really use them. In fact he didn’t really start talking a lot till right before he turned 3. Eloise on the other hand loves to talk. She normally just uses one or two word phrases, but she does occasionally use 3 to 5 word sentences as well. I figured since I have a blog post way back in history of what words Desmond knew and used somewhere around this age, I would do one for Eloise as well. So here is a partial word list for Eloise, she knows a bunch more then these, but these are the words I know she says frequently off the top of my head.

dog
K (for K-line)
Des (Desmond)
Mama (me)
Dada (Dan)
Grandpa (My Dad)
Nonnie (My Mom)
fish
pop (lollipop)
tuptake (cupcake)
bo ber (blueberries)
that
bark (and if you ask her what sound a dog makes she will say bark bark)
moo
cow
go
up
bath
shoe (she loves shoes)
sock
dress
pink
that
sit
walk
down
ball
cup
juice
gummie bears
mine
car
no
yes
pants
chocolate
ice cream cone
peach
apple

Plus a bunch more I can’t remember off the top of my head. You know looking at the list, it looks like my kids eat a lot more junk food then they really do. She apparently likes sugar though! She likes fruits and veggies too, just doesn’t name them yet, I think I blame her brother for this since he says the names of various sweets far more then he says the name of fruits and veggies.

And a few I forgot when first writing this post:
bop (for boppy)
tah dah
nurse
all done
please
thank you
book
yum
kiss
frog
taco
pasta
french fries
potty
hi
bye bye

Here is another quick comparison post.

Desmond May 2008 picking strawberries for the first time:

Desmond May 2009 picking strawberries for the second time:

Desmond May 2010 picking strawberries for the third time:

Look at how big he looks compared to last year, let alone 2 years ago!