Sunday, August 11, 2013

Another weekend already over?! Time is going by too fast…

Friday, August 9
Simon and I started out the day by visiting the Little Farm at Tilden Park. We brought some Romaine lettuce to feed the animals.

Simon wanted to show me his climbing skills on their fence.

We went in the small visitors center they have nearby and Simon patiently waited his turn to sit in this cat carving.

Then we had a picnic lunch on the grassy field next to the parking lot.

Simon enjoyed his chocolate chip cookie for dessert.

Then we headed to the steam train to take a ride.

And surprise, Simon wanted to take a second ride. He’s usually done after one but wasn’t ready to head home yet this time.

But pretty much konked out quickly on the car ride home.

Iris stayed home with our nanny while we were out and about.

We all went out to dinner together at The Habit and Yogurtland. Simon was so hungry, he started licking the ketchup! Eww!

I got some yummy frozen yogurt, including Tweety’s lemon cream.

Saturday, August 10
Iris watching her favorite animal on her mobile, the yellow lion.

Our family outing included a trip to Larkey Park and dinner at a new Mexican restaurant for us.

Unluckily for Simon, he got injured again. An older and much bigger kid, at least four times his size was climbing on the toddler slide and jumped off the top, hitting Simon who just slid down to the bottom. Poor Simon got hit on his temple and arm.

Big kids should not be playing in an area called the “Tiny Tot Playground”. But at least Simon recovered quickly and doesn’t seem too hurt except for the redness. Other interesting note for the day, Simon ate his first taco and liked it! Now we finally have a new food item that he will willingly eat. He doesn’t usually enjoy new things so this is a big deal for us 🙂

Sunday, August 11
Hello everybody! Iris hasn’t practiced tummy time for a few days so I found her in a good mood this morning to try.

Ron and Simon went to watch the Planes movie this morning and also came across a classic car show in Pleasant Hill. He must’ve been so excited.

Iris was a happy but poor napper today. The longest period she napped for was 45 minutes. This face is irresistible!

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Ron took this picture of Iris today.

Taken just at the right moment of her hands and funny expression.

Now rewind the day. This is Iris sleeping this morning. Cozy in her fleece jammies, hanging out with her Hello Kitty. Look ma! No swaddle needed.

After a fussy, nap-less morning, sleep eating.

My guy Simon looking sharp in his bow tie T-shirt. Today was the last day of camp for the summer so he dressed up for the little party.

Nyah Nyah Mommy!

Smiley Iris.

Iris laughing out loud.

This is the first time she has laughed out loud like this while awake. She does it often while she is asleep. It was so fun to watch her smiling and laughing so excitedly. Please excuse my silly mommy voice trying to get her to laugh 😀

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Watermelon versus double chocolate chip cookie, which would you choose?

Simon chose:

In actuality, he chose the watermelon first, had a few pieces, then went ahead to try the cookie.

He proceeded to finish the entire bowl of watermelon and his half cookie. I was surprised he went for the watermelon first since he absolutely loves chocolate. I guess fruit is his first love. And yes, those are band aids on his forehead. He tripped and fell again at camp, too excited to see his friends.

It was a chilly day today in Walnut Creek so it was even cold in the house. Iris wore the sweatshirt from last night to stay warm while playing on her play mat.

To encourage Iris to use a pacifier instead of her fingers, I bought this baby item called a Wubbanub. The pacifier is sewn onto a soft toy, in this case, a tabby cat.

She likes it sometimes but it seems she prefers her hands if she had a choice. But I realized today, when she is really exhausted, she doesn’t want a pacifier or her hands, she just wants to fall asleep without anything in her mouth.

Today, I also figured out why Iris has been fussy recently while drinking from the bottle. She would drink eagerly but suddenly stop and cry out. When she stopped, you could hear the air rushing through the valve. Basically the flow was too slow for her and she was getting frustrated! So today I tried the next flow size and she eagerly drank 140ml (about 4.5 oz). She had only been drinking about 60-120ml (2-4oz) before. Now it makes me think she just wasn’t getting enough milk which led to afternoon fussiness. Poor baby. Mommy will try to do a better job in reading your signals.

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Simon climbed on top of this tunnel at the playground all by himself. He’s built up his muscles so he’s able to pull himself on top. Amazed.

Sweet smiling Iris.

She had a lot of smiles for us today.

Mixed in with a lot of fussiness. She turned in early tonight, around 8:30pm instead of the usual 9:30pm. We went out to lunch with Ron’s family then they came over to hang out. I think she wasn’t used to so many voices. But we have to get her more used to more stimulating environments or else it will just get more difficult to take her out as she gets older.