7.15.2008
the boys will play...
mom goes away for an evening and this is what the boys got themselves into... daddy is going to turn boden into an exhibitionist like himself...
7.14.2008
cousins
ok, ok, ok. i know we are long overdue for a post here, and i will try to do better. blame it on being pregnant (this pregnancy has actually been quite a bit harder on me than boden's. thought the 2nd was supposed to be easier. go figure.). anyway, here is just a little tidbit. i'll try to do more later.
last night the 3 of us were eating dinner (the 4 of us if you count the baby, as eric almost always does now days :) ). boden started talking about micah (micah is boden's newest cousin and we had just looked at pictures of him that aunt shelle sent out earlier in the day). i was like, yes, micah is your new baby cousin. then boden said, katie. this surprised us, and we said, yes, katie is your cousin too. he immediatly went on to say nathan. we were very surprised. we have talked about his cousins and all, but have not made a huge effort to categorize them into the whole cousin thing. he couldn't come up with any more on his own right then, though i thought i'd get him to say jason, because he will often talk about jason (jason has made an impact on him with sharing his stickers and cars and riding his scooter at the campground). so, we talked about his other cousins then. today i tried it out again and asked him who his cousins were. he repeatedly offered up micah again and naty (natalie). so anyway, we thought this was a pretty big deal. boden just continues to amaze us! the best part about it all is that all the cousins will be getting together plenty this weekend, so that will be for sure a bunch of fun!
last night the 3 of us were eating dinner (the 4 of us if you count the baby, as eric almost always does now days :) ). boden started talking about micah (micah is boden's newest cousin and we had just looked at pictures of him that aunt shelle sent out earlier in the day). i was like, yes, micah is your new baby cousin. then boden said, katie. this surprised us, and we said, yes, katie is your cousin too. he immediatly went on to say nathan. we were very surprised. we have talked about his cousins and all, but have not made a huge effort to categorize them into the whole cousin thing. he couldn't come up with any more on his own right then, though i thought i'd get him to say jason, because he will often talk about jason (jason has made an impact on him with sharing his stickers and cars and riding his scooter at the campground). so, we talked about his other cousins then. today i tried it out again and asked him who his cousins were. he repeatedly offered up micah again and naty (natalie). so anyway, we thought this was a pretty big deal. boden just continues to amaze us! the best part about it all is that all the cousins will be getting together plenty this weekend, so that will be for sure a bunch of fun!
6.22.2008
news flash!
check out this video for the latest news from our home...
we are 12 weeks along and have heard the heartbeat. thus far, everything is checking out well.
we are all very excited, though boden really has no clue what is about to happen.
we are 12 weeks along and have heard the heartbeat. thus far, everything is checking out well.
we are all very excited, though boden really has no clue what is about to happen.
6.17.2008
all better
the older boden gets the more he is scraping knees, stubbing toes, ect. a couple of times lately i have kissed his 'owie' and said it was all better. this has seriously only happened a couple of times. yesterday, boden had dropped something on his toe and i kissed his foot and said it was all better. he stopped crying and went on his merry way. this afternoon after his nap, we were laying on eric and my bed (a habit i've gotten into at times to give him a transition time as it really helps his mood ). We snuggle and talk sometimes. the talking has been becoming some of my favorite times with him as he brings up all these people and things to talk about. like today he had to run thru about everyone he knew and say where they were and what car they drove and sometimes what color the car/truck was as well. anyway....... this is not what this post was going to be about! at one point he started pointing to the scab on his knee and saying 'owie'. then he stuck out his foot and put it to my face making his kissy sound, so i kissed it, not even remembering the day before until he said 'all better.' seriously. so cute! he made me do it several more times always saying 'all better' after i'd kissed it. later as we were downstairs, he hurt his finger. he came right up to me and said 'owie,' pushing his hand to my mouth, then after i'd kissed it said 'all better.'
another little thing, but huge to me, today he started saying 'i love you, mommy' back to me after i told him i loved him. usually you have to tell him to say it, which he will with lots of 'l' (any of you that have heard him say it know what i'm talking about :) ). he kept saying it over and over holding out the 'e' in mommy for quite a while. it was very fun!
another little thing, but huge to me, today he started saying 'i love you, mommy' back to me after i told him i loved him. usually you have to tell him to say it, which he will with lots of 'l' (any of you that have heard him say it know what i'm talking about :) ). he kept saying it over and over holding out the 'e' in mommy for quite a while. it was very fun!
6.16.2008
big boy
just wanted to post quick about boden being cute, as usual, again tonight.
at supper time tonight, eric and i were putting things on the table, when we turned and looked and boden was already halfway into his highchair. he has tried before, but has never really made it much off the ground. eric said something like, "wow boden, are you going to climb up into your highchair?" boden stops and says, "big boy!" it was soooooooooo cute. we tell him he is a 'big boy' when he does something well, but he has never really shown that it connected or was desirable. we all said yeah and he climbed the rest of the way into his highchair. maybe you had to be here to get the full effect (or be bodenstruck parents :) ), but it was just about the cutest thing ever!
at supper time tonight, eric and i were putting things on the table, when we turned and looked and boden was already halfway into his highchair. he has tried before, but has never really made it much off the ground. eric said something like, "wow boden, are you going to climb up into your highchair?" boden stops and says, "big boy!" it was soooooooooo cute. we tell him he is a 'big boy' when he does something well, but he has never really shown that it connected or was desirable. we all said yeah and he climbed the rest of the way into his highchair. maybe you had to be here to get the full effect (or be bodenstruck parents :) ), but it was just about the cutest thing ever!
6.03.2008
'daddy fun'
so sweet yesterday! after eric came home from work, boden and he played in the living room together (which is not unusual). they were having a great time with boden squealing in delight. when it came time to eat and we loaded boden all up into his highchair, eric made a quick check of his email (our computer is in the kitchen) while i put some finishing touches on dinner and boden sat sipping his milk. boden initiated a conversation with me (which he is doing all the time now). he started pointing toward eric saying 'daddy daddy.' when i finally said 'yes, that's daddy on the computer,' boden said 'fun fun, daddy fun.' he went on to repeat it a few more times. is that not one of the sweetest things ever???? what a doll! :)
6.01.2008
5.31.2008
elmo wants to be a chicken
yesterday, when katie was babysitting boden she brought along elmo/chicken. boden sure loves elmo/chicken. he wasn't hardly out of bed and he was already talking about elmo.
here is boden with his elmo/chicken
5.29.2008
just a bit
to keep you going... sorry there hasn't been many blogs of late. i will try and do better this summer. just put some more pics in the may 2008 album and thought i'd give you a little teaser to help you make it until i get to a more substantial blog!
went to the beach on memorial day. found out that boden DOES NOT like sand.... guess we better work on that this summer...
went up to hoffmaster for a memorial day cookout with the fam. i just love this picture of eric, boden, and his steenwyk cousins!!!
so, we are getting to that time of year again where i realize i don't have anything that fits properly on my son! notice the pants that are two inches too short and the shirt that look two sizes too big! this boy just keeps on growing and with the changes of the season i just don't know what to do!
5.15.2008
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