Happenings @ the Arnold House

Well, we're back in full swing with school, work, and grad school. It's typically pretty busy at our house. Sydney is doing great in school and enjoying basketball. She will also be running in the Little Rockers Marathon in March. Carson has become "that kid that bites" at daycare. They really aren't sure if he's biting or just putting his mouth on the other babies. He hasn't left any marks yet, and hopefully won't. It's pretty difficult to figure out a way to break a 10 month old of biting, but we're trying. He has learned to clap and LOVES table food. Cam is getting ready for a trip to Florida in the next couple weeks. He is going to a convention at Disney World for work. I've been busy as usual but had a fun girls day with my friend Kristin this afternoon. She came down for lunch and to watch 27 Dresses. It was great!! Cameron, the kiddos, and I also met our friends Donnie, Valerie, and their son Kyle for dinner tonight. It was great getting to visit with them. We are looking forward to our Sunday afternoon nap tomorrow and a day off of school Monday. (thanks MLK) :)

Sydney's 1st Basketball Game

Clapping for Sissy
Watching the game with Daddy
Syd showing off her uniform before the game
Watching the shot
Bringing the ball down the court
Passing it in
"Hey, look at me...I'm open"




Today was Sydney's first basketball game. She did a great job and had a blast. She says she LOVES basketball. It was a little rough at the beginning, but she really caught on by the end. She didn't score in this game, but almost made 2 good shots, had 2 steals, and made some really good passes. After the game she received the red star for best defense on her team. I'm so glad she had fun and can't wait for next Saturday!!

9 Months

My little man turned 9 months old December 30th and we went for his check up today. Dr. O'Neill, our usual doctor, wasn't available until after school started back so we saw Dr. Malak. She said he was just perfect. We also got his flu shot today.

Weight: 19 lb. 2 oz.

Length: 27 1/2 in.

Head: 45 1/2 cm.

Eating: 6 oz. bottle every 3-4 hours. Loves table food... anything we eat and can mash up he'll eat, lots of different baby food (won't eat green baby food), fruit and veggie puffs, bitter biscuits, likes to chew on beef jerky.

Sleeping: Usually goes to bed at 8:30 and gets up when I wake him up for school in the morning, will sleep until 7:30 or 8:00 on weekends. Carson is a great napper!!

Development: Talks all the time, waves bye-bye and gives high-fives, crawling, pulling up on everything, trying to transfer from one thing to the other while standing, mocks whatever you do, can say Ma Ma, Da Da, and trys so hard to say Sissy...it's a little more thesthee. He loves to wrestle around with his daddy and will do anything Sydney wants. Smiles and laughs all the time!!