Pictures from Christmas at Disney World

We spent a week with Grandma from the Beach around Christmas time last year and Calvin got to spend 2 days at Disney World. We had SUCH a great time and we couldn't wait to go back. Calvin loved meeting the Disney characters and we managed to hit all 4 parks in one day. Our day ended in Magic Kingdom where Calvin saw "Mickey's house" (the magic castle) and a wonderful Christmas parade. Here are some pictures from our trip...

We're Back!

We're back to the blog!! Where to start?? Calvin is going to 3 in August and Baby GIRL Padgett will be here in November! We are planning on building a new home and (hopefully) moving next summer. We love our little 2 bedroom home, but eventually this little girl is going to need her own closet and room. It has been our dream to build and we are hoping to make that dream a reality very soon. I'll start with some updates on the pregnancy and then some updates on our almost-3-year-old (holy cow!) little boy. Hopefully followed by lots of pictures! I have enjoyed looking back on my old posts and would hate to not have those same memories for this little lady.

Updates on Baby Girl...

• I am 17 weeks pregnant now and feeling pretty good, it was a rough first trimester (I was much sicker than I was with Calvin). I had plenty of aversions but my strangest was and still is beef stroganoff. Which never actually made me sick in the first place... But the thought of ever eating it again makes me nauseous. Hmm....
• I have been a lot more hormonal this time around. Poor Korey has been very understanding as I randomly get grumpy, mad, and cry at the silliest things. It's not fun for me either, and I try to keep it under control!
• Thanks to those extra hormones, my skin has been a wreck! When I was pregnant with Calvin, my skin never looked better. This time, I have not been so lucky. I have never loved my Bare Minerals makeup more...
• Doughnuts, popcorn, fast food, cinnamon rolls.... Some random cravings that have hit me so far.
• I finally felt her fluttering around today. I thought I had felt her a couple times in the last couple weeks but today she has been consistently bumping around in there. Not strong yet, but I can definitely feel her.
• Calvin wanted to name her "Moses" so we had to break the news that he would not be getting his wish. : ) When we tell him it is a baby girl, he says "no, it's a baby boy!" Hopefully he doesn't know something we don't or I'll have some pink to return...
• Speaking of names, yes, she has one! But we are keeping it a secret until she gets here.

Updates on Mr. Calvin!

• How do I even begin to describe this awesome little man? He is so much fun and he makes us laugh everyday. He is so animated and funny and sweet. I could go on and on. : ) He is so smart and can carry on long conversations with us about anything and everything.
• He is still an eater... The kid does not seem to get full and will very rarely turn down an opportunity to eat something.
• He is very inquisitive. A typical conversation with Calvin that occurs at least 5 times a day...
• Mommy: That is a picture of a man
• Calvin: What kind of a man?
• Mommy: A tall man
• Calvin: What kind of tall man?
• Mommy: A tall man with overalls
• Calvin: What kind of tall man with overalls?
• And on and on....
• He tells Korey and I that we are his best friends. He loves giving hugs and kisses and will cuddle with us if he tired and a movie or tv show is on, but trying to get him to sit still any other time is rare.
• Favorites...
• Food: cereal, waffles, spaghetti, green beans, applesauce, and ANYTHING sweet
• Movie: Toy Story, Shrek, Madagascar, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Elf
• TV Show: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Super Why
• Toys: Toy Story figurines, anything he can turn into a "magic wand"
• Activities: going outside (he would stay out there all day if we let him) and anything that has to do with water
• Milestones...
• He knows his ABC's and can recognize almost every letter
• Counting to 15
• Shapes: circle, heart, square, triangle, diamond
• Colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, white, black, gray)
• He can sing our Good Night song, Rock a Bye Baby, Twinkle Twinkle, Birthday Song
• POTTY TRAINING! He has been stubborn on this one, but we are finally on our way
• Bedtime
• Our routine is bath time, brush teeth, read a book, say prayers, sing Rock a Bye Baby, and then sing Good Night song. Do not try to mix up that order or he is not happy.
• He goes to bed in his big boy bed around 8pm with his "little blanket"
• He inevitably ends up in our room almost night. We keep saying we will stop that habit but we haven't yet. It will hopefully happen before baby gets here.... We love waking up next to him despite being kicked and punched all night while he's in bed with us. : )

The rest of the family is doing well. Korey is loving his job at Penn Mutual as a financial advisor and I am still loving my job as a Labor and Delivery nurse at Community North. (Though the drive and the night shift hours are wearing on me a bit). I can't believe I have been an RN for over 2 years, and I am looking forward to going back to school to become a Nurse Practitioner after baby gets here. Life is good and we are thankful for the many exciting things going on right now.

Goofy boy

18 months

Calvin turned 18 months yesterday! He celebrated by coming down with a bad case of impetigo all over his face. We went to the doctor and he is on an antibiotic, so we are hoping it clears up soon. He is a trooper even when he's sick. Nothing slows this kid down. He weighed 25 lbs yesterday at his appointment. Small boy with a big ol' belly. He is still a big eater, though he's starting to spit out some vegetables at me. He used to eat ANYTHING I'd put in front of him. He is also Mr. Independent right now! He has to do everything by himself and he gets mad if you try to help without him asking for it (he will sign for help if he needs it). His temper tantrums are pretty short right now, he usually will just hit himself in the head a few times (hmm?) and then move onto another activity. He is still a great sleeper, and he can't sleep without his elephant blankie. He LOVES to brush his teeth on his own at night with his electric Thomas toothbrush. Here are some other facts about Calvin at 18 months!

Favorite food: bananas, popcicles

Favorite shows: Blue's Clues, Sesame Street

Favorite movie: Monsters vs. Aliens, Toy Story

Favorite toys: Elmo, books, doctor kit, cars, Thomas Train

New skills: drinking from cup, feeding self with spoon and fork, running, climbing onto furniture (and countertop when mom and dad turn their backs for 1 minute...), dancing and sometimes "singing", opening doors, blowing kisses, pointing to body parts (belly, belly button, nose, teeth, feet, eyes, head, hair),

Signs: please, thank you, more, eat, water, milk, help, doggie, shoes, bye bye,

Words: ball, mama, dada, water ("wa-wa"), bye bye, bath ("bah")

Hanging out with Daddy

Mommy & Calvin

Ready for bed! Blankie in hand=thumb in mouth instantly

Bye bye?

Siting in his favorite red chair

Look at my cheeks!

Loving my new Elmo slippers

(he gives them kisses)

Watching Monsters with Daddy

Little ham

"Show me your teeth!"

Christmas in Florida

Merry Christmas 2010

Updates! Cal is 14 months old : )

So I wanted to update on all the amazing new things Cal has learned over the last couple months. He is SO fun and he cracks us up with his amazing personality everyday. He now knows the following signs: more, eat, milk, doggy, water, and no. He is waving bye bye and today he said "bye bye" in the car when we left Korey after eating lunch with him at work. In fact he said "bye bye" all the way home and kept clapping for himself every time he said it. He has this hilarious fake laugh that he does, sometimes for no reason. His favorite tv show is Blue's Clues and he loves Sesame Street as well. We took him to a movie a couple weeks ago and he sat on our laps and watched the movie for almost 45 minutes. He kept laughing really loud and at completely random parts, like when they would change to another scene. The movie was "Alpha & Omega" and he kept doing the sign for doggy throughout the movie. (They were wolves, but close enough). He loves giving kisses. If he sees Korey and I kiss, he will run over and give us both kisses immediately. He still kisses us with a big, slobbery open mouth, and we love it. : ) He can say the following words: "mama", "dada", "more" (which comes out as "mo"), "papa", and "bye bye". When he wants something, he points and says "da!" which I think means that?? He still takes 2 naps a day, after breakfast and lunch, and is usually in bed by 7 or 7:30 every night. We wake up around 8am in the morning, which we can't complain about! Also, he does not turn down ANY food. We just have to stop feeding him when we think he has had too much because it seems that he cannot get full! It's hard to say his favorite foods since he seems to love everything, but I know he loves bananas, peas, cheerios, oranges, and cheese. (Okay, really that list could have gone on and on. The kid just loves food, period. )He has grown up so much already since he turned one. We are loving having a toddler in the house! : )

In other news, I am still working nights as an OB nurse at Community North. I love my job (most days) and I don't mind working nights. I love the people I work with, and I don't have trouble making it through the night. It's my "off" days that are difficult. It's hard to sleep normally at night. But I am so blessed to have the schedule I have, which allows me to be with Cal most days of the week. Korey is still working for my dad and finishing his business degree. He should be done by next summer. We are busy wedding planning right now and still doing projects around the house. It's been a wonderful summer and fall, and we are ready for the holiday season so we can see everyone.