Lane is TWO

Two years ago this spitfire cam into this world! We were sitting at home ready for bed feeling good and all of the sudden I had super painful contractions come on! We had been going all day long celebrating Hunter's 2nd birthday out at dad and Dinah's for a swim party! I wasn't even sure I had time to shower the contractions were coming so fast! We called in family to come watch Hunter and headed to the hospital at about midnight. I'll never forget I was asking Jared what he thought... he was laying in bed half asleep and he said, "I don't know, google it!" haha! I wasn't quite sure what to google all I knew is that I went from no pain to a lot of pain in a matter of minutes! We got to the hospital and I was dialated to a 6-7. I labored for 2 hours and then all of the sudden we are being rushed back for an emergency c-section. Lane's heart rate was dropping rapidly. At 2:56 AM we had a beautiful healthy baby boy! I will never forget that moment!

At 2 years old, Lane is the most caring, loving, and wild little boy! He wakes up in the morning ready to "pay" (play)! We had to recently put a padlock on the door to our garage because he would go outside, open the garage door, and just start playing by himself outside! He runs constantly and is ALWAYS on the go. I try to refrain from taking him out to eat because getting him to sit that long is nearly impossible! We have often had to chase him in public places! Walmart is also disastrous! He refuses to sit in the cart and wants to push it the whole time. So we usually put Hunter in the cart and let Lane push. I don't dare make Lane mad in public because he has a set of lungs! Yes he has thrown fits and we've spanked but it doesn't always help. He has been a screamer since he found his voice at about 1 year old!

Lane is also the most loving little boy! He never wants to see anyone hurt or upset. A few days ago I was upset and shed a few tears and Lane was so worried. I think he gave me about 20 kisses! I love his sympathetic side! Anytime he's eating something and I ask for a bite he is so willing to share. He usually asks "good?" when I'm done and then offers to share his drink too, haha. He has always been my cuddle bug! He will sit and let me hold him with his head on my shoulder for a long time! He still loves to be rocked. Even though we broke him of the rocking this past winter we are back at it just because he loves it and honestly so does mom. He doesn't usually use it to fall asleep we still put him to bed awake and he will say "night night ma". I know one day soon he won't want rocked, so for now I'm enjoying every minute!

At 2 years old Lane is 37 inches tall and 30 pounds. He's tall and skinny! He's still got that blonde hair too! He wears size 7.5 shoe and 2T pants and some 2T some 3T shirts depending on the brand usually. His favorite things include riding the gator (which he has figured out how to do on his own in no time), play with Hunter, drink juice (he's an addict), he loves babies, he loves to just be doing anything outside really! He's not into technology near as much as Hunter... he would rather go to their rooms and play with cars, trucks, or watch paw patrol!

We are about to re-do his room and get rid of the crib... I'm so dreading this, haha! He is a wonderful sleeper. He takes 3 hour afternoon naps and sleeps 11-12 hours at night.He has been sleeping this long since he was 5 weeks old. My kids sure do love their sleep! He is talking so much more these days too! I love it! He might not be easily understood by some but I'm picking up on everything he is saying. He is getting better everyday!

I can't wait to see the boy Lane grows up to be! He's already proving to be very driven and compassionate.  We hope you grow up to be a God loving little boy! We love you so much Lane! You're spunky and cute! I love that when I say to him, "love you Lane" he says "love you more"! It melts my heart! Happy Birthday buddy!!

Lane 21 months

Almost 2! Cant even believe its been almost 2 years since we had this little guy! I can remember prepping for his arrival like it was yesterday. We are about to switch him to a big boy bed! I am kind of dreading this just because he sleeps so well in his crib. Once he turns 2 we will be re-doing his room and getting him a twin bed like Hunter has! Since he loves everything about sports, I'm wanting to do a baseball room. We will see what I can come up with.

As far as speech goes he is doing so well! He has so many words now his therapists are amazed at his progress. yay! Sometimes he is hard to understand but I usually know what he is saying. He is getting better at repeating 2 word phrases too! Before too long he will be talking in sentences. He is a very smart boy who loves everything outside! He has a great imagination and will play quite well on his own! If I can't find him he is usually in the basement or in Hunter's room playing with trucks, cars, and super heroes. I love his imagination! His favorite show is Paw Patrol and he has a very good attention span these days too! He also love "Baze" aka "Blaze".

He is wearing size 6/7 shoe and 2t clothes. He is very tall and skinny. He loves to snack! Meal times have been rough lately because he says "done" or "down" after about 2 bites. Luckily I can get him to still eat his fruit pouches which is at least some nutrients. I hate giving him junk food! He loves his chocolate milk too!

I love that our boys are so close. It was hard when they were younger but it is getting easier and they are lost without each other! Lane seems so bored if he is at home without Hunter. He does however love not sharing the ipad! I love hearing lane say ipad he says it so cute, haha I-PAH!

Lane's personality is: wild man. He is a go go go boy and when his head hits the pillow he is OUT. He is a very good sleeper just like big brother. He still takes a 2-3 hour afternoon nap. He goes to sleep at night at about 8:30 and he's usually up when he hears all of us in the morning about 7 or 7:30. Even though he is a wild man, he has a very sensitive side too! He is my cuddle boy. Loves to sit with mama and cuddle and loves to rock before bed. I am soaking it all in as I know my days are limited with this! He is also our animal lover. We may be getting a dog this summer, which mama isnt too thrilled about, but I know Lane will be in heaven with a pet!

Papa Steve got us some little critters to play with (fake ones of course) 

Animal loving boy

 Mama's boy 

After the egg hunt he decided to sit down and eat all the candy! 

Mom, why so many pictures? 

Mom said say cheeeeeeese 

Loves his bubby

Lane 19 months

Lane has made such great progress in his speech at this point! He has well over 50 words now. I am so thrilled at how well he is doing. He isn't saying sentences yet but we hear new words everyday. AND he's repeating everything we say now. 

When he and Hunter are taking turns playing with a toy and Lane is ready for his turn he yells  "me me me!" It's so cute! He sure does love his bubby! If Lane wakes up from his nap before Hunter does he runs into his room and sits on his bed patiently waiting for him to get up too!

I'm amazed at how much his attention span has increased since we started therapy too! He used to hate TV and well just sitting in general. His therapist sits with him for an hour and plays and that has helped so much! He really enjoys the hour of one on one attention he gets too! He also now fights Hunter for the ipad. They love kid-tube... weird!

At 19 months: Lane is wearing 24 months and 2T clothes. He weighs 29 pounds. He wears size 5-6 shoe.

He also thinks he is too big for the booster seat and the high chair now! It's not worth the fit so we put it up! We officially no longer have a booster or high chair in the kitchen! First time in 3.5 years! WOW! Is it time for another baby ;) haha just kidding! We are pretty content with our two!

 Lane at Friday's dipping anything and everything in ranch, his all time favorite  "food".

 Along with ranch, he also loves salmon patties! I made some the other night and he ate a whole one by himself at dinner then snatched one off the counter and walked around while eating his second!

 This might be my favorite picture of him so far, haha. He was trying on Grandma Ro Ro's wig and this is his new cheese smile! Too funny!!

 Along with his increased attention span comes the want for screen time just like Hunter! He loves the phones ipad and tv now! He calls the ipad "a- pple" I think its his way of saying ipad.

There's that cheese smile again, sittin on papa John's lap playing with his phone!

Lane 18 months

Lane at 18 months still weighs about 28 pounds. He is slowing down in the growth department just like his big brother did at this age. He is finally starting to eat more after all those teeth came in! He now has 12 teeth fully in! He did so good with teething he would rarely ever wake up but you can bet his whole hand would be in his mouth all day long! Ibuprofen has been his friend that is for sure! Hopefully we are done with teeth for awhile at least!

This month Lane started speech therapy. He has recently started talking more though. He can now say bye, mama, dada, baby, oh no, that, yah, hi dad, hello, ball, love you, night night, mimi. They come once a week and work with him on his words! I'm hoping in a few months he will pick up on it more and he will be good to go! He loves when his teachers come and work with him! Hunter gets a little jealous that they're not playing with him though!

Lane continues to love cheese and we recently found out he LOVES cuties! He ate 2 in a matter of minutes the other night and we had to shut him off. He is another juice loving boy and we have to monitor that! I wish my boys would just drink water! We are working on it!

Lane and Hunter sat on Santa's lap last weekend and you could say they were NOT fans! The picture is pretty priceless though! We are so excited for the Christmas season this year with our two big boys! 

 Cookies with Santa was a hit though!

 Lane absolutely loves looking at this magnet we have of Papa John and Grandma Dinah's family.

 If this little guy is ever upset about anything, put him outside and he will cheer up! He LOVES being outside! But be prepared for a fit when you have to come back in!

Lately little mister has been watching Hunter go potty and he keeps lifting up his shirt just like bubba. It is SO adorable! We will probably hold off until next summer to potty train though!

I am so glad these two have each other! They love each other so much!

We have another baby lover in the family! Lane loves babies but we have to watch him to make sure he doesn't attack them with kisses or try to pull their ears off, haha. 

Lane 16 months

We took Lane for his 15 month check up at the end of last month and he was in the 95 % for both height and weight. He weighed 28 lbs and 9 oz and he was 33 1/2 inches tall! I knew he was a tall little guy because his shirts were all way too short!

He sure is getting a mouth full of teeth lately! He now has 2 top molars,a bottom mollar is in and another one on the other side is pushing through. He is also getting a 3rd bottom tooth finally. So with all of those teeth he will have a total of 11! He went from 6 to 11 in a matter of a few weeks, poor guy! He's been running a fever here lately and if I don't give him IB Profin before bed he is up so I'm guessing they're hurtin him!

As far as speech goes he still says just a few words. I talked to his doctor about it when we took him for 15month check up and she said I could get him evaluated if I wanted to. If he qualifies then they will do in home therapy so we will see! The thing that worries me with his speech is that he talks non stop we just have no clue what he is saying! He will literally have a whole conversation with you and he thinks he's making sense haha. So, I'm hoping that he will grow out of that and we will be able to understand him better soon! I can't wait to start communicating with him! He's getting so fun! I'm still working on trying to break the screaming habbit and he has been better lately.

We went to Curtis Orchard and Pumpkin Patch with papa this week and had a blast! The boys got to ride ponies, do bounce houses, go on a wagon ride through the orchard, play at the play grounds, and more! I'm loving that the boys are getting old enough to go and do things and have fun now! Lane sure doesn't want to miss a thing!

This little dude is so handsome and sweet! He is my cuddler for sure! Love you Laner bug!

Lane 15 Months

Lane is looking like such a big boy lately! He recently got his first buzz cut and oh my is it cute! He still has the most blonde hair ever! It's almost white looking and so adorable with his little round face! 

 We enjoyed awesome weather at the beginning of September for camping! The boys had a blast! Lane loves any kind of balls for sports so he was loving the kickball and wiffle ball games!

 Look how cute I am with my new hair cut!

 Ranch dressing is his absolute favorite. Restaurants are sometimes difficult with Lane getting ansty but give him a cup of ranch and he's good to go, haha. We let him dip some fries in it and he was in heaven.

Seriously how stinkin cute is he?! Love the pink party hat too! This was at Kendyl's birthday!

Lane has his 15 month appointment next week but I am pretty sure hes grown a bit since his 12 month appointment! I weighed him on our scale the other day and he was almost 28 pounds. I had to get out the tub of summer clothes I had from when Hunter was 2 for Lane to finish out this summer in! He can not wear his 12-18 month clothes anymore! I've been buying 24 month for this fall season!

He is starting to talk more within even the last week too. He can now say "uh bah" which means "a ball". He is such a smarty pants though! Knows where to go when I say lets go change your diaper or lets go take a bath. He definitely knows how to use his voice with screaming even though he doesn't use it for too many words yet! Yikes! I hope we can stop the screaming soon!
He loves to feed himself with a fork or spoon lately too. He refuses to let us help!

Love you Laner-bug!

Lane 14 months

Well shortly after my last blog post Lane was a walking machine. It was about 5 weeks after his birthday when he officially took off on his own and hasn't really crawled since. He right away already knew how to get back up to a walking position after he fell without having to hold on to anything for help. He has started talking a little more as well. His new word for the month is bubba. The way he says it is sooooo cute! He puts inflection on the second syllable, adorable! So his total words so far are:

mama
dada
bubba
eeeee- means eat or drink
buh-buh- bye
uh oh
dee-uh- deer
mmmmm- he says this when he is eating, ha
we swear we have heard him say other things like hello, Lane, and ball

Other than walking and talking Lane's favorite things are to chase Hunter or be chased by Hunter. They did this around the ottoman the other night for a good half hour! They are both outside boys! Anytime anyone goes outside and Lane knows about it he will stand at the door and holler until he gets to go out too! He is still a climber as well. Luckily he doesn't climb on the kitchen table as much as he used to! That was scary! He loves the park and can climb up and down stairs now! He will even go down the slides by himself at the park!
He still LOVES food. I would say green beans and peas are among his top foods right now!

He is doing great after his tubes and has only had one round of sickness which involved tons of fluid drainage so he did get an ear infection in one ear. The other drained well. When he got sick he couldnt breath well and he gave up his paci! I know I should be excited about this because he gave it up on his own but I loved the way he looked with his paci! My little baby! I'm not gunna lie I have even tried to give it back to him and he just throws it!! :( He is growing up so quickly!
He weighs 25 pounds and is wearing 18-24 month clothes, 4 shoe, and 5 diapers. He is still a wonderful sleeper. This summer he has started sleeping in even more he now sleeps from about 8:30-8:30.

 He is a fire ball thats for sure! Wouldn't trade him for anything! He is still my cuddle boy :)