- Early September we found out we are having another boy!! We are naming him Rory Wheeler. Bam. Both parties win with that name.
- We went to Arizona at the end of October for the weekend. It was awesome. Koen loved being able to play with his cousin Jaxon.
- Koen decided that he wanted to be like a 2 year old and have his terrible twos. Yay. I'm so excited.
- He likes to throw tantrums in public now. People without kids give me weird looks. They must not have kids.
- We took Koen trick or treating. He was a hobbit. I made him an AWESOME costume. Complete with the ring (I didn't make that though). Had some crazy lady speculate on whether or not Koen was too young to be out trick or treating. Please. He was 2 (ish). Not too young. He knows what candy is and he quite enjoys it. He also kept trying to go into people's houses when they would open the door. Weirdo.
- We had a party for him on the 3rd with some family and friends. It was a blast and Koen loves all the gifts he got (Thanks everyone!) His two favorites though are the little cash register Grandma Robin and Grandpa Paul gave him and the Thomas book that Grandma Katie and Grandpa Doug gave him. Thank you for those wonderful noise making toys.
- We finally moved Koen into a big boy bed. I let him pick out his own sheets. He picked cars (surprise!) He's getting a lot better about staying in the bed while he sleeps but there are still a few nights when we check on him and he's in the middle of the floor.
- He is saying words and phrases now. It's getting a lot easier to understand him.
- He lets you know what he wants and when he wants it.
- He just ate a pound of strawberries in less than 24 hours. Yeah. New favorite food I'm thinking. Too bad they will probably make him poop. A lot.
- I took him to the doctor on Monday and he went from being in the 25 percentile for height to about the 40. He also isn't gaining weight like he should be (surprise he's tall and skinny just like the rest of the men on both sides of the family!) I also don't think that they got an accurate weight on him because he was not holding still. At all. They were about half a pound off. Not a lot, I know, but still. It puts him up a little bit higher on the chart. Also, we got blood tests done on Koen earlier this year and they all came back normal, but now the doctor thinks there is a chance that Koen has Celiac's disease since he poops so dang much. If he is allergic to gluten I will be very upset. So I have to take him to get the same blood tests done. Again. Wonderful.
- I went in to do my blood glucose test on Saturday. I drank that super nasty drink, then went in to get my blood drawn and they were like hey we don't have your paperwork and it's Saturday so the office is closed and the doctor on call is really bad at calling back so we can't draw your blood today. Fantastic. So I have to drink a super nasty drink again. Hopefully I can get that done today. Perhaps.
- Rory thinks it is a great idea to constantly step on my bladder. Or as Caitlyn likes to think of it apparently, he's doing that gangnam style. Finally looked it up. Yeah that's pretty much what it feels like. I can't wait til he's here. In happy news baby related though, only 11.5 more weeks!!! Yeah! And in that time there is Thanksgiving and Christmas! So time should go by really fast.
- The other day (Tuesday I think) I was making Koen an egg for breakfast, turned my back for literally a second, turn back around and he's got his finger on the burner. Happy day. When the pain finally kicked in he was inconsolable. I tried running his finger under cool water multiple times, aloe, tylenol, but he wouldn't let me pull his hand away from his side. He just wanted me to hold him in our bathroom in front of the mirror. So I did, every time I tried to walk out of the bathroom he freaked out. He eventually cried himself to sleep though. On me. So I laid in bed with him and every time I tried to move him off of me so I could get things done he woke up and waved his hands at me like he tends to do if I'm doing something he doesn't like. After his nap he was fine. I hope I never have to go through that again. It is so hard watching your kid in pain knowing there is nothing you can really do after everything you've already tried. Haha now I know a little tiny tiny bit how mom and dad felt raising me. Haha sorry parents. I don't know how parents survive with accident prone children. And mine isn't even that bad. I don't know how they don't have heart attacks every single time something happens to their kid.
- Whenever it's time for a diaper change, Koen will tell me he's poopy and needs a diaper and then he runs and hides from me.
- He sings to tv shows now. He sings to chuggington, the hot dog song on Mickey, and the Jeopardy song.
- Thomas the tank engine is his new love. Whenever Nick or I pull out the x box controller Koen thinks it means he gets to watch trains. Only sometimes.
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