The Todd Family: August 2010

Hi Everyone! I have been a slacker lately, but we really haven't been up to much. Mostly we've been staying inside and trying not to melt from this killer heat we've been having. Patrick has been working a lot and gearing up to start grad school later this month! We are really excited to get that ball rolling. I feel like I haven't given updates on the boys in a long time, so I'll fill you in on what they're doing these days...

Kaden is doing really well. He is such a smart, sweet boy. He LOVES to sing! Some of his favorite songs right now are "Smile" by Uncle Kracker and "Lover, Lover" by Jerrod Neiman; but he occasionally throws in a song or two that he learned at church over the summer. He is busy being a great big brother to Noah. He loves his "baby brudder" and knows just what to do to make Noah happy. He is still really into trains and his new favorite thing is Toy Story. My mom took him to see Toy Story 3 last week, and he had a blast. He's already decided that he wants to be either Buzz Lightyear or Woody for Halloween! Otherwise, he is just enjoying his summer break. I know he'll be really happy for preschool to start back.

Noah is busy, busy, busy! He is learning some new signs and words. Some of the words he uses now are: mama, dada, car, dog, juice, and "hush!" He loves animals. We went to the zoo a few days ago and Noah had a ball looking at all the animals and practicing some of the signs he knows for them (fish, bird, frog, etc.). He is still super tiny. He has broken 20 pounds finally, but he is still wearing his 12 month clothes with some room, and he'll be 18 months next week. He is a picky eater, and he just never stops moving so I don't think the calories he eats even have time to settle in his body before he burns them off. His skin is doing MUCH better! We've been to the dermatologist twice now and he has been able to find a medicine regimen that actually works. His skin isn't perfect, but it is amazingly better than it was before. He is becoming more of a little boy everyday and less of a baby. It's definitely a sad thing to see my baby turning into a big boy, but I'm just happy that I'm getting the chance to see both of the boys grow into healthy, happy kids.

We had family pictures taken a few weeks ago, and we should be receiving those soon, so I will post again with some of those pictures! Here are some recent pictures I've taken of the boys. Enjoy the pictures, and enjoy the rest of the summer! Before you know it, we'll be cheering on the Gamecocks and complaining about it being too cold!