Archive for the 'Parenting' Category

First Bike Ride

About a month ago Noah took his first official bike ride. I thought I would share some photos from that experience. Here he is just getting started. This is our first experience with falling. Which he now has a lot of experience with. Getting the hang of it.

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Random 25

This is a repost from Facebook. I figure a few more people will actual get a chance to see it on the blog. Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have [...]

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Things that go bump in the night

Originally uploaded by richwklein. After getting the boys down for bed the other night. Rachel and I were watching tv and heard a thump from upstairs. We thought that it was possibly one of the boys falling out of bed, since that happens on occasion. However, we didn’t hear any crying. When we went to [...]

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10 Years; A Retrospective

Today is our anniversary. Rachel and I have been married for 10 years now. I have loved the last ten years and I am looking forward to the next ten. In retrospect, it’s amazing how our lives have changed in that timeframe. We have lived in a trailer and a house, and we have now [...]

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Wishful Thinking

Originally uploaded by richwklein. Rachel caught the boys kneeling up on their Thomas table looking out the window longingly. They both love to play outside, and they had been cooped up inside too long for their taste. I don’t usually post pictures of the boys, but I like this one so much I had post [...]

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Wyatt’s 18 Month Check Up

Today Wyatt had his 18 month check up. Everything seems to be fine. He weighed 22 lbs 3oz (8th percentile) and his height was 31 3/4 in (45th percentile). His weight is a little low for his age, but it has been tracking that way since he was born. He has made every milestone except [...]

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Replacing the Faucet

Earlier in the week our kitchen faucet started acting up. Last night we decided to go ahead and replace it. I’ve done this lots of times before. It’s not a very hard process and usually takes less than an hour. This time was a little different. I had two little helpers to fetch me tools [...]

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Original Artwork

I’ve wanted some artwork to put up in the office for awhile. Earlier this week, my first pieces of original artwork arrived. I now have them hanging on my office wall. I’ve taken a picture so everyone can see. I’m so proud. The one on the left is from Noah. The one on the right [...]

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Sleep Improvements

Recently we’ve been having a rough time with the boys sleeping habits. In the hopes of improving the situation, we started putting the boys down while they were awake and getting them to fall asleep on there own. Some time has also past since we took away their pacifiers. This has greatly improved Noah sleeping [...]

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Nighttime Routine

You would think we would have a working nighttime routine figured out by now, since our oldest is two and a half. I’ll tell you that we don’t. At one point we could put our youngest, Wyatt, in bed after having a sippy and he would fall asleep. Noah would go to sleep after rocking [...]

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