The Baby Parade 2013 is Out!

Kason has been learning more and more this week! He figured out that he can reach the keys on the piano this week and has been playing a lot! He is babbling lots more and says “Dada” now most of the day. He usually saves “Mama” for when he really wants something!  He did some more shooting on the basketball hoop in our living room. He figured out that putting it through the hoop got a good reaction, so he was doing it over and over one night this week! He has been playing lots with Nathan and Brooke this week. He loves watching Nathan, and Nathan does a good job of playing with him. Brooke and Kason seem to have a good time together too! He has officially mastered the “zerbit”. He can give some great ones on your cheek! He has been eating more and more solid foods.  He likes to eat fruits and vegetables cut up, so he can feed himself. He also had meatballs this week which he loved!

Kason also had a bit of a hiccup in his sleeping routine last week. He was waking up every hour for a few nights in a row, and we noticed that he was pulling his ear when we got him from his crib.  On top of the runny nose he has had, we suspected he had an ear infection again. We took him in on Monday, but the doctor said his ears look great! He did say though that sometimes the teething can cause a runny nose which can put pressure on the Eustachian tubes at nights.  We are going to blame it on that for now! The good news is that since we knew he wasn’t sick, we could be confident that he is feeling okay. He is now back to his normal sleeping routine from 9ish-5ish. We are more than happy about that! We also got his latest weight at the appointment! He weighs 23 lbs. 2 oz. which is still the 95% and he is still over 100% in height. We are grateful for our big boy!

On Monday, I went into the office with Kason after his appointment. It was a pretty uneventful day without my Monday night volleyball. Tuesday I did lots of housework while Kolt was at school.  I had Brooke and Nathan in the evening and also a little on Thursday to help Natalie as she recovers from her surgery.  I had volleyball practice in the evening. We played the Wave drill to get ready for the games this weekend.  My mom and I watched the finale of our weekly TV show that we have been watching over the winter.  It has been nice to have something to do when it gets dark early, but now that things are warming up, it’s nice to have another open night. We didn’t do much for St. Patrick’s Day, but we did get some pictures and remembered to wear green!

Wednesday I went into work and Kolt had school. Kolt has been helping a classmate study for the upcoming Anatomy and Physiology exam.  Both he and his friend improved drastically on the test last week—so much that his professor asked them both about it.  She suggested that he register to work for the school as a tutor and asked if he would help a few additional students.  I think Kolt is excited about that, and he does a good job at remembering what they are taught.  After work, I did some grocery shopping in town.  Kason was a great sport for a long day.  We dropped his hat somewhere in Walmart, but I’m grateful that someone turned it in, so Kolt could pick it up on his way home.  For dinner, I made a Copycat Olive Garden Chicken & Gnocchi Soup.  It wasn’t exactly a “Check Plus”, but it is fun to try new things, and it was still edible!

On Thursday I printed checks at work. Kolt picked up Kason late in the afternoon. I decided to bring the walker to work this week. Kason had a good time in it and visited many of the other people in the office and even made a trip to the microwave to watch someone cook their lunch. He loves to eat when others are eating. Kason went to Grandma Piquet’s on Thursday evening while Kolt went to Pocatello and I did homework. I was able to get everything done that I needed to before spring break.

On Friday Kolt and I attended the wedding of my cousin, Jeremy Dalling and his wife Natalie Webster.  It was a really nice sealing. We were grateful to be able to attend. Shauna was awesome to watch Kason while we were there. We went back to pick up Kason before the luncheon and stayed to visit a while.  Kason and Paisley have a good time playing with their toys together.  We had a nice luncheon at BYU-I. Natalie, Nathan, Brooke, and Grandma were with us there. Kason sat with Cousin Nichole for a little bit while we dished up! I sure miss Nichole and don’t see her often enough! On Saturday afternoon, I did some homework with my Capsim group over Skype. Kolt took Kason to take Rope to his basketball open gym.  We took Rope to meet Piquet’s at Reagan Streeper’s wedding reception in Ucon. It was a pretty reception, and Reagan and her husband looked happy. After the reception, we had dinner at the Ucon Diner with Grandpa Piquet, Paisley, Shauna, and Rope.  Kason was a good boy and liked sharing some of Mom’s potatoes and Paisley’s grilled cheese sandwich. 

 

On Saturday, Kason and I went to volleyball at the Zone in Rexburg.  It was a long successful day! The girls were a lot more comfortable playing, although we didn’t get any 3-hits this week from either team. Kason spent the day with help from lots of moms. I’m so grateful for help! Kason was a pretty good boy and had fun with some of the girls during our breaks.  Kolt spent the day finishing working on the trailer and studying at the school.  In the evening, we went over to Cameron and Ashley High’s new home.  Cameron and Ashley are going on a trip in 2 weeks for 10 days.  Kolt and I are going to stay at their home and watch 4 of their 5 children.  We babysat on Saturday night to get to know the kids and figure out what we were in for. J The kids were great, and Kolt and I are excited to find out what having 5 kids is like! The biggest plus is that Kason loved being with the kids.  He was completely content to follow them around.  Kolt also played basketball with the older 3 boys and many other kids in the neighborhood for almost 3 hours. He couldn’t complain at all!

On Sunday I played the organ and Kolt taught the Sunday school lesson. I also accompanied a lady in our ward singing in her sister’s ward at 11, so Kolt was lucky enough to get to teach with Kason which was interesting! We had a nice ward conference in our ward.  The musical number went okay considering I got the music this morning.  Good thing Sister Bratt and her sister are very talented. They covered up my mistakes! We had a slow Sunday evening. My parents left for Las Vegas for 5 days, and Kolt’s parents left for Iowa for a week. We are not sure what we are going to do without them this week! It will be an adventure! We sure love our family. We have enjoyed watching the NCAA games this week and watching our brackets fall apart.  It is fun to do the family bracket challenge with our families.  

The Baby Parade 2013 also came out today.  Kason, Kylen and Paisley were in it this year! Kason even got an extra picture inside the front cover for being related to a Post Register employee. I think I will forever pay for forgetting about the photo shoot for the front cover. Since we were late, Kason didn’t get to be part of the big group, but it is fun to see him be mentioned! Every year since I was a little girl, I have looked at the Baby Parade edition from the Post Register. I remember years that I kept it to look at for the entire year until the next year came out. It’s fun to see Kason be part of it now!