Beckett....Month by Month.

My baby is growing up way, way too fast!!!

My new kicks! 1st pair of shoes....

Well, since Beckett is now walking ...almost running...lol!  I figured it was time to go get him a new pair of shoes.
Went to Stride Rite got measured and picked out a pair of the cutest shoes.  Cute little Elmo shoes!  They really don't go with anything, but I just think they are adorable!  He, of course, hates them.  He hates wearing them and really won't even walk in them.  I know they fit.  Maybe it's just a stage and he prefers to be barefoot, can't blame him really.
Anyways, here he is...walking.  Being such a big boy.  Now, officially a toddler. 

Tyler and 1st grade

As some of you may know Tyler started Kindergarten on his 5th birthday.  Everyone told me the best thing to do was to wait a year before starting Kindergarten.  I read up on it and felt like he was ready to go and would do fine.  Well, I sent him and he struggled in Kindergarten and struggled in 1st grade. Everything seemed to frustrate him and although I truly believe he did always try his best, I felt like he just did not get everything.
I feel like having Beckett was really hard on him and he really had a hard time at the beginning of 1st grade with all the work and having a new baby, again in the house.  I do feel like as the year went on he started doing better, but still not where he should be.  So, with all that said Chad and I have decided the best thing to do is to have him repeat the 1st grade.  This was such a hard decision.  I question myself all the time...Am I making the right decision?  Will he make new friends?  How will he react when he sees all his friends going to the 2nd grade and he's going to the 1st grade?  Will his friends tease him?  Ugh!  All these questions and uncertainties are bugging me.  I guess I just have to go with my gut and what everyone else has told me that if I do it now it will be so much easier than waiting until he is older.  I can not imagine having to do this in 4th or 5th grade.  He was the youngest boy in 1st grade.  All his friends are taller than him and some of them were beginning to tease him (not in a mean way or anything, but still)....
I pray we are doing what is in Tyler's best interest. 
We are meeting with Tyler's school administrators week to go over everything.  Why we want to hold him back and I really don't know what else to expect.  Please say a little prayer for Tyler on his 1st day back at school that everything goes well for him.  Thank you :)

***UPDATE***

We made it through the 1st week of school...well, almost!  All the kids have been sick with strep.  1st Ashton, then Beckett and last Tyler.  He missed 3 days of school :(  He ran a really high fever on Wednesday and scared the crap outta me (105.5)!  Luckily, I was able to get it down pretty fast with a cool bath and Tylenol.

 Tyler went the 1st day and seemed to do good.  He did say he wanted to go to 2nd grade and he missed his friends.  I am sure he did.  I can not even begin to imagine how hard it must be to go back to the grade you were in last year while all your friends are in a new grade.  It really makes me sad, but even that being said I still feel this was the right decision.  I wish he would be more positive about this.  I feel as if he feels he is being punished for not doing good....which he is not by any means.  He did do good last year, we just felt he struggled all the time and I / we did not want him to struggle in every grade.  I am really hoping this gets easier on him and he starts to have a positive attitude and well, forgets about it all.

Ashton's 3 Year Stats!

Taking my Ashton to the pediatrician is now Hard!!! He knows what is going on and thanks to our last little dentist trip he is afraid of going to the Doctor. Luckily, I bribed him with getting a sticker and a lollipop at the end of his appointment. I am happy to say that during his appointment, he did GREAT! No tears what so ever...no shots. Just a little finger prick to check for anemia (which he is not). He is healthy and developing right on track!

Here are his 3 Year Stats:

Height : 41 inches (above the 95%).....Yes, he is TALL!!
Weight : 38.4 pounds (95%) BMI : 16 (50%)
He's perfect and it makes me SO super happy!!

Ashton's 3 year pictures

I think the hardest thing to do is to take your own child's photos. It's hard...or maybe just Ashton is hard!! Anyways, we finally got out and took some. I love this little guy! He is such a joy to have, such a mischievous little one, such a silly little boy! Ashton loves super heroes....Iron Man, Super Man, Captain America, The Hulk, . He is still working on potty training and doing good!! I am praying by the time he starts school he is totally (or almost totally) potty trained! Ashton loves fruit...any kind of fruit. Ashton HATES vegetables! Ugh! I wish my kids would just meat their vegis!!! Ashton loves Power Rangers. Ashton loves any type of sweets. LOL! I love it...when he sees something...anything he likes to eat he will say, "mmmm mmmmmm mmmmmmm" It's soooo stinking cute! Ashton loves going to the park, he loves animals, he loves to sing to Beckett, he loves to play with Tyler, he loves to color, paint. He loves to just be a little boy! I am so happy with him and can not even begin to imagine my life without him!!!!