Milestone

This cutie patootie:

finally likes the bath!

What...you thought I'd write he was walking - nope. Won't take more than 2 steps and then resorts to crawling.

This was the first night Emmit did not scream/cry/fight...you name it when it was bath time. Not even when I washed his hair! This makes tubby time enjoyable again!

Here We Go Cougars, Here We Go!

Gerrit received a special present yesterday at church: a bag full of Cougar jerseys!
A family from church has 2 boys who cleaned out their bedrooms and saved these jerseys for Gerrit. They know how much of a sports nut he is (and his parents) and thought they'd be perfect for him as they were too small for the boys and yet too good to throw out. They found a perfect home. Now if only they actually fit him!
  He spent most of the day switching jerseys and playing hoops. I had to tuck the jersey in or else he'd trip (it fell to his ankle). My camera was on the fritz when I took these pictures, but you can see how much he loves the jerseys and how funny he looks in them. He has his choice of colors too: blue, white, grey...the practice jersey actually fits him the best (bottom right).

We are not sure if these jerseys were given to the family 'legally' so right now he can only wear them at home. I'm sure he will want to wear one to the next Cougar bball game; we are waiting to hear if he can wear them in public. If not, no big deal, he loves wearing them at home when he plays basketball.

Gerrit went to the game Friday night with Adam and Sunday at church he saw a Varsity player and said: hey, that's Cody! Adam was impressed how he remembered players and recognized them when they were not in uniform.

Big Helper

I had my first night away from Emmit last night. No, it was not for a great vacation getaway - it was due to conferences. I did not want to drive home after conferences so I stayed with my friend Sue and Adam played Mr. Mom for the night. Gerrit was a big helper for dad. As much as Gerrit can throw a fit and be a pain (be a typical 3 yr old), he can really step it up and help us out!

I called Adam this morning to see how the night went and getting them ready this morning and he said it went well. Adam told me this little story: 

Adam asked Gerrit to watch Emmit while he started to car. 

When he came back in the house, he asked Gerrit where Emmit was and Gerrit replied: 

going up the stairs.

Adam asked him why he wasn't watching him and Gerrit replied: 

I am dad, I watching him go up the stairs!

Sunday Afternoon

Gerrit sang in church this morning, well he was suppose to sing. When it came time, he didn't want to go up front. We knew he wasn't feeling well and was tired but I told him if he didn't go, he wasn't going ice skating! He perked up and with the help of Adam, went up front. He stood there with his hands over his eyes and did not sing, but at least he was up there! And he wasn't the only one not singing, Abby was wondering around behind the kids and another little boy his age was lifting up his shirt and showing off his belly. So he was right at home with the other 'misfits'! :)

Despite Gerrit having coupe we let him go ice skating with the big boys this afternoon. He had a blast! Adam took the camera this time so we could see him in action. He is getting faster and more comfortable on the skates and loves using the chair. It is the perfect size for him too. They took Gerrit's little hockey goal to use so they could play a game (of sorts). I couldn't believe how long they were gone, they must have had a fun time. And being outside in the cool air did Gerrit some good in terms of his throat. Adam made him take breaks and not push it too hard. It might be time to get the boys helmets...

And what did I do with Emmit during ice skating time....

Emmit did take a nap, but I took this picture after church during 1st nap to show off his new knitted pants! Now only if the kid would walk, I wouldn't be so nervous letting him wear his new pants.

Same Song, Different Tune

Gerrit has croup now. Odd thing was he was already 'barking' at daycare yesterday. Usually it strikes at night so we just gave him the steroids before bed rather than waiting for it to get real bad in the middle of the night. After his second dose today, he seemed to be doing better. Poor kid, wants to play basketball and run around but can't catch his breath! 

Took the boys to the ZM game today. Both of them enjoyed it, Emmit sat on our laps for most of it - granted I fed him a lot of popcorn but we were able to enjoy the game ourselves. Gerrit loved going between us and Luker. Sitting with the big boys was way cooler than sitting with the parents. I have a feeling we are going to have kids in elementary school that will know all the high school kids (Luke and Paul's friends). At least we know they will be watched!

Following a great dining experience at the CB (covered bridge restaurant), we stopped by Dahlen's where Emmit took more steps! I don't know what it is with their house, but he seems to take more steps there then at home! He was sporting cousin Max's Nike hiking boots and did pretty good walking with hard sole shoes. He didn't know what to think of them when I put them on him this morning but got around just fine. I figured he better wear them if he's going to at all and waiting for the kid to walk comfortably may mean his feet will be too big for the boots! Maybe the hard sole is what he needed to jump start his walking, rather than his Robeez. Anyways, he took more steps which is all we care about.

A late night and Gerrit has to sing in church tomorrow could make for an interesting morning!

Move Over Gretzky

Tonight Uncle Travis came over for dinner and ice skating. Adam, Gerrit, Luke, Paul, and Travis went to our little rink in town after dinner. I had to stay home with Emmit (although I really wanted to - to take pictures more than actually skate). Anyways, we don't have pictures (even though I suggested they take the camera), but Gerrit did great! He went last winter and didn't really like it; he preferred to play on the ice in his boots. Not tonight! He was all over the rink - with the assistance of a chair (same chair that Luke and Paul used to learn to skate). So with Logan's skates (he's a 19) and Dahlen's chair, Gerrit became a pretty good little skater tonight. The ice was in pretty good and the temperature was perfect for an evening on the ice. 

I guess this means more trips to the rink this winter, now if only the temperature would cooperate.

(Note: Gerrit will not be signed up for mini mites hockey - he will be a gym rat, sorry Jeff!)

On the Move...

Well, kind of...

Emmit took about 4 steps last night at Dahlens. 

We were watching football and Adam was determined to get Emmit to take a step - and he succeeded.

He used his beer bottle as the bate and it worked!

He only did it the one time, but we both saw it as did most of the Dahlen family.

So, it is a matter of time before he will be on his feet instead of his hands and knees! 

I better get my running shoes ready!