Discovery Park

Busy Week

Thursday: Pictures at JC Penny's - a link to the photos will be posted soon. Just in time for the photo shoot, Nic sat up on his own!
Auntie Pea here for a week before she moves to Maine for her new job.

Friday: Nora went to the ENT and found out that she will have her ear tubes removed on July 21st.
Nora and Nic stayed home with Auntie Pea while Mommy went to a meeting for her social skills business.

Saturday: Neighborhood Rummage Sale - Daddy sold his motorcycle!
Nora had her last ballet class at the community center. She is now being enrolled in a REAL ballet school in Kirkland with her good friend Mila.

Sunday: The whole fandamily went to Discovery Park and went on a nice long hike. Nora was asleep in the stroller on the way up from the beach. Nic had his first ride in the backpack carrier. He loved it!

Nic is now eating anything we put in front of him. He loves bananas, peas, sweet potato, squash, oatmeal, and rice. He also enjoys gnawing on chunks of apples, pears, and oranges. He's still sleeping like a rock star. He never stays up more than two hours between naps and is asleep by 7:00 pm and we don't hear a peep until 6:00 am. Good thing Nora broke us in because we were expecting him to still be up at least once a night and we've been pleasantly surprised.

Nic's favorite thing to do right now is scream like a pterodactyl. We remember hearing these sounds from Nora, but Nic has perfected them. He also has a lovely scream/grunt that he has learned from the other little girl that our nanny watches. He tenses up his whole body, shakes a bit, and makes his new crazy sound. It is funny at home, but in the restaurant this morning, it was a bit embarrassing!

Blowing Bubbles and Becoming Independent with the Hair dos

Nora's Final Ballet Performance

Does he look like his daddy or what?

Hunger Strike = Ear Infection

Hunger Strike

I know Nora did this at some point too, but Nic is refusing to drink much more than about 15 oz of formula a day! He is still a huge fan of his green beans, but he hates the bottle at the moment. I'm trying not to be paranoid, but after the doctor told me his weight is down into the 5th percentile at his 6th month visit, I'm feeling flustered. I know his body will eat what it needs and for some crazy reason, Brian and I make skinny babies, but this is unnerving. Any suggestions?

I think all of this has something to do with the fact that he is getting is bottom two teeth. I can feel them right under the skin and he will not let me get close enough to get a peek. But goodness sakes Margie, ya gotta eat!

Memorial Day weekend

While Daddy was away in Niagara Falls this weekend for a wedding, Auntie Pea came over and we had a weekend filled with child centered activities! Auntie Pea had to finish writing her thesis so we made sure to give her time alone to be forced to write. (Those of you that have written a thesis remember how difficult it is to push through the end and just get the @$#@& thing done.) We are all very excited for Auntie Pea, but sad for us...she accepted a job at the University of Maine at Augusta. Yes, Maine. I think that is the furthest she could possibly be away from us, but it was the best job available. The best part about her going to Maine is that it is a place we've always wanted to visit. The funny thing is, we just learned that the population for the whole state of Maine is less than Greater Seattle! Mmm, do you think they have direct flights from Seattle to Augusta? I didn't think so.

The forcast all weekend was for rain, rain, and more rain. Lucky for us, the weather man was wrong on all accounts. On Saturday, Nora, Nic and I went to two parks. The first we went to because it has a wonderful play area that takes quite a bit of thinking to manuver. The second has farm animals. We got there just as the farmer was going around and feeding everyone! Nora got to see two three week old calves drink 64 ounce bottles in about one minute flat. Then she was able to experience a calf suck on her hand just like I did in Monticello a couple of times! She was so excited and loved every minute of it. Nora is learning new expressive faces and she tried out many of them while the calf was sucking and slobbering all over her hand! We saw a pig that is expected to give birth any day, turkey, horses, chickens, rabbits, and goats. It is our new favorite park.

On Sunday we went to the zoo. Nora was a bit crabby all day because she was starting to come down with a cold. We were still able to enjoy the zoo, but we all left feeling pretty tired.

What? What'd I do? I think we'll see this face a lot in the next 18 years!

There always has to be a middle finger picture!

Nic discovers the exersaucer

We introduced Nic to the exersaucer this week. He is becoming much more curious about the world around him, reaching out to grab anything that holds his interest. He seems especially fascinated with hair. Nora and April have been very patient with him as he doesn't respond well to their cries of "let go!!!" He has also started putting his hands in his mouth. I think his first tooth will be here soon.

April took him in for his six-month checkup yesterday, and everything seems to be going well. The only advice the pediatrician gave us was to have him start eating real food...he is toward the bottom of the charts in weight. So tonight he was treated to a bowl full of green bean mush, which he devoured. We are using the food mill to make our own baby food, just like we did with Nora.

It is great to see him at this age, where he starts to become more interactive. One of the highlights of my day is getting to see his face light up when I come home from work.

A day of firsts

A day filled with firsts:

First swing set.

First taste of rice cereal.

First realization that there is more to life than formula!

Nic loves bath time!

Mermaid Fever

 
We have a new book about mermaids that Nora asks us to read to her just about every night before bed. Tonight, when Nora was asked to put her jammies on, she came slithering out on the floor telling us that she was a mermaid swimming in her lagoon. She told us she was going to drink seaweed tea and eat sponge cake. She also informed us that all mermaids sleep in oyster shells. These are all direct quotes from her favorite book, but it was hysterical to see her acting out the book on the kitchen floor!

More Fun Tub Pictures

 

 

Grandma reading with Nora & Nic

 

The Best Mother's Day Present Ever

Why is it that when you see little pre-school art projects made by other children you think they look stupid, but when it comes from your own child they are amazing and make you cry?

Giggling Caught on Tape!