Thursday, July 18, 2013
Today’s smiley faces brought to you by Iris and Simon.
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Growth Spurt
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
I guess I’m not going to get a good night’s sleep for a few days. Iris was up every 1-3 hours last night wanting to nurse. She must be going through a growth spurt. That explains the increased intake from a bottle yesterday. Today was pretty much the same, a bit fussy and demanding to drink every 2 hours. She had a difficult time staying asleep by herself and wanted to be held and comforted. Maybe her bones were hurting from growing. She does have noticeably chubbier cheeks and longer lashes.
Simon is most cheerful right after swim class. I love his “soft” smile. He usually “cheeses” too much but sometimes I catch a good smile like this one.
Thanks Auntie Tiffany for the Monsters University T-shirt!
The Incredible Sleeping Baby
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
After our long day on Saturday, Iris slept an amazing 8 hours straight! She was probably exhausted from not being able to nap most of the day. I had a much needed rest too. I was hoping she would repeat this amazing feat again but the longest duration she had slept the last two nights is 5.5 hours. Understandably, baby has to eat to grow.
Simon and Ron had a day out together on Sunday but before heading out, we had breakfast and Simon acting silly.
Iris and I spent our day together going to the library, walking in the park, and shopping at Target and the farmers market. Here we are taking a rest at the gazebo at Civic Park in Walnut Creek.
Sleeping peacefully on our walk.
Lately, this little girl enjoys finishing her bath. She’s a little upset during the bath.
Monday’s kiddo photos
Tummy time
Simon after swim class. It was cold and windy outside so once he was out if the warm pool, he needed his robe. The boiler to heat the showers is being replaced so right now the shower water is really cold. So there’s not really any other way to warm up except remove wet swim clothes ASAP and get in dry clothes.
Almost time to train her sitting up.
Today’s kiddo photos:
Getting ready to hop in the pool. Simon in the blue swim shirt and shorts.
The instructors play a game of “Simon Says” at the beginning of each lesson and Simon chimes in for the whole routine:
“Simon says: get your shoulders wet
Simon says: get your chin wet
Simon says: get your cheek wet
Simon says: get your other cheek wet
Simon says: get your nose wet
Simon says: get your forehead wet
Simon says: if you can do a bob, then do a bob!”
I always wonder what he thinks about this game… I just hold he doesn’t think the world revolves around him.
Iris hasn’t had any really solid naps today so fell asleep quite early for the evening. I’m not sure why she hasn’t been able to sleep today. It might be because she is having a growth spurt since she drank quite a bit of milk from the bottle today. I wonder how long she will sleep tonight.
Iris, Happy 2 Months!
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Iris is 2 months old today!
Though, she had quite the fussy day today. Didn’t want to nap or take the bottle. She probably didn’t want to sleep because she slept a lot last night. After Chuck E. Cheese’s, we got home late so she didn’t get to bed until late so was really tired. She slept 6 hours and 40 minutes! Woke up for 20 minutes to nurse and went back to sleep for 2 hours and 30 minutes. But she was still groggy so a bit cranky.
Simon was super energetic today which was perfect for all of his activities today. He went to Lowe’s this morning to build the Pizza Planet Truck from Toy Story. He actually hit in most of the nails himself (looking closely, you can see the dents from the hammer). He was so proud.
Then we went to Pump It Up in San Francisco for Joshua’s 5th birthday party. He had a good time crawling, jumping, and sliding around with the other kids. Here is Simon (in brown) and Ron (in orange) going down the inflatable slide (on the right).
Then we had dinner with Grandpa Chung, Uncle Henry, and Auntie Betty at Ramen Parlor in San Mateo. We had a bit of a wait, maybe 20 minutes. Iris slept and Simon enjoyed hanging out with Auntie Betty.
Dinner was pretty good. Noodles had a nice chew and broth was very flavorful. I had the spicy crab miso ramen. I wish I ordered another soft shell crab, so delicious!
Ron had the pork tan tan noodles. Beautiful boiled egg on top.
We are all super exhausted after a long day. Both kids fell asleep in the car and both were easily transferred to their beds without a fuss. I am looking forward to a peaceful slumber like Iris.
Friday Night Fun at Chuck E. Cheese’s
Friday, July 12, 2013
Today was Simon, Iris, and Ron’s first visit to Chuck E. Cheese’s. I haven’t been to one since college when I went with my Alpha Phi Omega family. Of course Iris couldn’t really join in the fun but Simon (and Ron) seemed to enjoy themselves.
Surprisingly, the pizza was pretty decent with a crispy and chewy crust. They don’t have a big selection but then most kids probably like plain cheese or pepperoni. We bought plenty of tokens so we will be back!