Easter at the Beach

I've been such a slacker when it comes to blogging! Anyways, I definitely have something to blog about...this past weekend we went camping at the beach in Perdido Key. We had so much fun! It was definitely roughing it though. We were camping in a tent and had to hike about a mile to get to our campsite. Doesn't sound too bad except it was in the sand and we were carrying tons of stuff!! Lots of work, but we had a blast. It was a bit chilly so the kids didn't really get to play in the water but they had a blast in the sand and flying kites.

Mardi Gras 2012

Mardi Gras season was so much fun this year! We got to go to a couple of parades with different people. Every year Isaac gets older, he gets more aware of what's going on and looks forward to things. What made this year much more fun was that Isaac's cousins Summer, Austin, and Luke came into town. We had plans to go to a big parade (Endymion) during the day, but the weather had other ideas. There was no way that we were going to take four kids out in the pouring rain. We decided to go to a Metairie parade at night. It was so much fun because it was cold and there weren't many people out! It was fun to see Summer get so excited at seeing the queens and maids of the parades.





For Mardi Gras day, Tat and Omi came in to town. That was a lot of fun because it was the first time Isaac had been to a parade with them! We set up daddy's old ladder and hung out all day. Nanny and Uncle Todd were there as well. We had a tent and lots of goodies set up thanks to Tat and Daddy setting the tent up the night before. Isaac got so much loot, including about 5 swords!

Growth Check

When we went in for Isaac's 3 year checkup back in September, he weighed 29.2 lbs and 35 in. Although his weight was ok, he hadn't grown as much in the year as he should have. After further investigation, we discovered that he had low iron levels. I was pretty surprised since he eats a good diet and nothing quite stands out that he would have low iron. Lord knows he has enough energy! He was started on iron supplements and the doctor wanted to recheck it to see if they were working. We went in December and it was much improved. Then she wanted us to go and get a new height to see if the iron was causing the slow growth. If he wasn't growing with the iron now normal, she wanted us to see endocrinology.

Daddy took him to the doctor last week and he was 30.5 lbs and 36.2 in. And the doctor is now happy :). His weight and height place him:

50 and 75%ile for BMI/Age
10%ile Ht/Age
10-25%ile Wt/Age

That means that he's on the smaller side for his age but that he's proportional. I love Isaac's doctor because she listens to me. I completely understand her concern for not growing enough within the year, and she's fine with his place on the charts now. There's nothing wrong with him being below average compared to his age. What's a problem is a drop in percentiles between visits and not following the curve.

Now Isaac is constantly telling us how tall he's getting!

Spot

When I first heard that the kids in Isaac's class will be taking turns bringing home the class pet, I panicked. In my head I envisioned me killing a fish or losing a hamster. When it was Isaac's turn, I was relieved to find out that this pet was nothing but a stuffed animal. :) Isaac had a blast with Spot. He loved feeding him "cheese puffs" and giving him "milk." Isaac and Spot went on a wagon ride and jumped on the trampoline together. He also accompanied the family to lunch. Isaac was sad when he had to bring Spot back to school...guess we'll have to take a trip to Build a Bear!

Field Trip: New Orleans Children's Museum

Last week Isaac's class went on a field trip to the Children's Museum. I was excited because it was the first field trip I got to go on with him this year. Surprisingly, we've actually never been to the museum here in New Orleans. Well, I've been when I was younger. Isn't it funny how things seem so big when you're little? :) Anyways, of course Isaac had a blast riding the bus. In the museum he wanted to spend the majority of his time at a little wooden table with trucks, boats, etc. But I did manage to pull him away for all kinds of fun stuff including my favorite...the little grocery store. I was SO looking forward to this. The kids get to pick up items in a tiny little grocery store. They have price stickers and then they can ring themselves up at the registers. I know, I'm a nerd :)

Officer Isaac

Riding the bus

Giant bubble with mommy

Cooking in the kid's cafe

His favorite!

Grocery shopping :)

Geaux Hornets!

Since football season is over (a disappointing one at that :( ), we've found ourselves now rooting for the Hornets! I've never been a basketball fan, but since Tat has season tickets I went to my first game during the playoffs last year. It was a blast! Last weekend Isaac went to his first game. The games are really family friendly-he got his face painted and had a lot of fun with all the music playing. We have to work on rooting for the right team though. He kept yelling "go tigers!" and "who dat!" haha.

Christmas 2011

Sorry I'm late in posting. Camera issues :( This past Christmas was amazing! We hosted at our house on Christmas Eve where we had some amazing food and fun with family. We opened presents at midnight, and this year Isaac was able to participate! The next day he played with his presents from Santa, which included rollerskates with a helmet! He also got the slinky dog from Toy Story and some movies. On Christmas Day we went to Nanny and Poppy's and had brunch and later went to my cousin's house to spend time with the WHOLE family. We were all spoiled this year. Thank you to everyone for sharing this special time with us!

*Pictures courtesy of Omi's camera. I have no pics of Nanny's house :( Sorry!