ego buster and kid updates

I was feeling pretty good about myself.  I've been running and am back down to my pre-pregnancy weight,  I was even priding myself on my body feeling firmer and more toned than it has in a long time.  Keenan totally busted my ego last night.  I'm going to chalk it up to the way I was holding Van and the way I was standing.  Keenan walked up to me, patted me on my belly and said "Ooooh, I feel the baby in there moving!"  WHAT??  Eric and I asked him why he said that, he just shrugged and said that mommy had another baby Van in her tummy.  Thanks Keenan!  For the record, I'm NOT pregnant!

I posted this next story on facebook a while ago but I don't think I put it here on the blog yet.  A few (well, maybe a week or two) mornings ago Keenan woke up on the wrong side of the bed.  He was a pretty grumpy child.  I told him to go down stairs and ask his dad to get him some juice, the next thing I hear is Keenan asking  demanding in a pissy little voice "Where's my DAMN juice?"  Yeah... Eric and I both burst out laughing, couldn't help it.  My dad suggested that I tell him next time that his DAMN juice is right next to his DAMN spanking.  Can you punish your child if you laughed in his face about something?  Doesn't seem quite right..

For a while Keenan was all about Spiderman but now it seriously all about Superman.  The other morning he put on his Superman shirt and informed me that he was NOT Keenan but that he was Superman.  I could call him Superman or Superman Keenan but NOT just Keenan.  I called him the wrong name several times that day and every time he reminded me who he really was.  As soon as he took off his shirt that night he told me that he was Keenan again.  Unfortunately his alter ego keeps coming back, with or without the shirt he is Superman.  Occasionally I am Superman Mom, Eric is Superman Dad and Van is Superman Van.  He has recently taken to "flying" off the couch as so far has only resulted in one split lip.  Does anybody has a Superman cape for this kid?

One more Keenan story: I was reading the Berenstain B Book to Keenan a few nights ago asked him what B was for.  His reply?  BOOBIES!

Van had his 9 month check-up a few weeks ago.  At 9 months he is 25 pounds, which is off the growth chart, and his height is almost 30 inches which I think is in the 95th percentile for his age.  He has eight teeth and likes to occasionally bite my shoulder just like Keenan did.  He still shows no signs of wanting to crawl, he prefers to scoot around on his butt.  Van LOVES bathtime, he splashes and squeals and laughs at the big mess he is making.  I probably should take the boys to the pool more often but haven't felt brave enough to take them both by myself.

Van and Keenan check-up

Took Van into his well-baby check up he's 3 1/2 months old and a little over 20 pounds... yikes no wonder my back is constantly killing me. He's also a little over 26 inches long. This time the Dr. admitted that he was just a big boy and that he wasn't too fat... I already knew that! :) and she didn't talk about trying to feed him water instead.

Van getting stronger and able to do tummy time for longer periods of time, especially if he's busy watching Keenan play. He is very talkative, lots of G sounds, gurgles and happy screeching. His face lights up and he smiles big when I hold him in front of the mirror and my favorite is that he almost always greets me with a smile when I get him from his crib even in the middle of the night. Van seems to be a very happy baby with lots of smiles and giggles. Its hard not to melt at the sight of a baby smile or the sound of giggles!

Van also popped out his first tooth last Saturday, I've been wondering when it was going to happen. I've been able to see and feel his front 3 teeth for about a month now, plus he's been drooling and gnawing on his fist like crazy. My left shoulder is constantly wet from his drool... sexy.

Keenan also had a check-up since he will be starting a Slovenian pre-school he needed a note saying he was healthy. Half-way through the exam Keenan gets this totally serious look on his face, points his finger at the Dr. and says very sternly "Now, we are NOT doing shots today. OK?" And no, he didn't need any shots.


Conversation this morning with Keenan.
Me: Aiden and Bauer are coming over this morning to ride bikes with you
Keenan: What if I don't want to?
Me: Do you want to?
Keenan: Yes, sometimes we have to do things we don't want to do though
Me: Oh, and what do you do when you don't want to do something?
Keenan: I spit it out in mommy's hand
Me: ?? Nice...