I'm sorry I haven't posted for the last couple of weeks. I didn't feel good most of the first week, then we celebrated our anniversary and I've been working too.
I'll try to post my pictures tonight or tomorrow. :)
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
The Children's Museum
Sorry about not posting this all week, I haven't felt very good most of the week. We took Andrew to the Tacoma Children's Museum last Friday (it's free the first Friday of the month, score!). He had a lot of fun. A lot of their exhibits focus on nutrition and exercise right now.
They had a produce stand where you could weigh fruits and vegetables and a cash register. They also had a "garden" and a lunch counter where kids could pretend to run a restaurant.
Andrew playing with the fruits and vegetables. He wanted mommy to come with at first but then he got used to it.
He was over here in the corner playing ball. There was a heat sensitive board that turned from black to blue when you put your hands on it, so I'm helping him make handprints.
They made fruit-scented play dough. He really liked that.
And he got to wear a smock and paint a picture.
There was also an area to play house. Andrew liked sweeping and vacuuming the most. What a good little helper. :) (except that he's afraid of the real vacuum)
Scooters, weeee!
Daddy wanted to help him climb the climbing wall, he's still a little small yet. He much prefers the scooters...and vacuuming.
I think he vacuumed the whole museum. :)
It was a good afternoon activity but I don't know if I would spend $6 each for all three of us to go. The free days are nice.
They had a produce stand where you could weigh fruits and vegetables and a cash register. They also had a "garden" and a lunch counter where kids could pretend to run a restaurant.
Andrew playing with the fruits and vegetables. He wanted mommy to come with at first but then he got used to it.
He was over here in the corner playing ball. There was a heat sensitive board that turned from black to blue when you put your hands on it, so I'm helping him make handprints.
They made fruit-scented play dough. He really liked that.
And he got to wear a smock and paint a picture.
There was also an area to play house. Andrew liked sweeping and vacuuming the most. What a good little helper. :) (except that he's afraid of the real vacuum)
Scooters, weeee!
Daddy wanted to help him climb the climbing wall, he's still a little small yet. He much prefers the scooters...and vacuuming.
I think he vacuumed the whole museum. :)
It was a good afternoon activity but I don't know if I would spend $6 each for all three of us to go. The free days are nice.
Friday, August 1, 2008
The Scottish Highland Games 2008
We went to the 'Scottish Highland Games and Clan Gathering' in Enumclaw last Sunday (7/27/08) with my dad. It was surprisingly a little overcast, usually it's the hottest weekend of the year. My (Jana's) family is Scottish and belongs to the clan Gordon. This is a gathering of people of Scottish ancestry and they do bagpiping & drumming, highland dancing, music performances, dog shows, and athletic competitions. (Not the usual sports though)
Andrew is sporting a Gordon clan hat and a Douglas (or Stewart, I'm not sure) tartan kilt. That was the closest he could get last year.
Sorry about so many pictures, he was just so gosh darn cute and I had a hard time choosing. :)
He's not sure what he's in for.
The massed pipes and drums--about 500 people.
Andrew was dancing around during this.
He's actually sitting on daddy's lap for a minute. (Instead of walking around or sitting on the foot rest of the bleachers.
He insisted on pushing his stroller everywhere...even though he couldn't see.
Isn't he so cute with the tails down his back and his little kilt. :) I could just eat him up. :)
He got to pet some of the dogs which he really liked.
We were looking at the highland cattle (highland is code for really furry), the clydesdale horses were MIA though. I asked him what it was (and he knows), but he wouldn't talk in front of strangers so when we walked away he said 'moo.'
At the end of the day he was still in a pretty good mood, even without a nap.
My little Scotsman :)
Andrew is making his own music...'strumming' his finger on his lips. I don't know how else to describe it, everyone's done it. It makes buh, buh, buh sounds. :)
I asked him to smile!
What a cutie! He's starting to get tired. (This is just after he dumped an entire packet of bbq sauce on his lap, now mommy gets to find out how to get his wool kilt clean.)
Andrew is sporting a Gordon clan hat and a Douglas (or Stewart, I'm not sure) tartan kilt. That was the closest he could get last year.
Sorry about so many pictures, he was just so gosh darn cute and I had a hard time choosing. :)
He's not sure what he's in for.
The massed pipes and drums--about 500 people.
Andrew was dancing around during this.
He's actually sitting on daddy's lap for a minute. (Instead of walking around or sitting on the foot rest of the bleachers.
He insisted on pushing his stroller everywhere...even though he couldn't see.
Isn't he so cute with the tails down his back and his little kilt. :) I could just eat him up. :)
He got to pet some of the dogs which he really liked.
We were looking at the highland cattle (highland is code for really furry), the clydesdale horses were MIA though. I asked him what it was (and he knows), but he wouldn't talk in front of strangers so when we walked away he said 'moo.'
At the end of the day he was still in a pretty good mood, even without a nap.
My little Scotsman :)
Andrew is making his own music...'strumming' his finger on his lips. I don't know how else to describe it, everyone's done it. It makes buh, buh, buh sounds. :)
I asked him to smile!
What a cutie! He's starting to get tired. (This is just after he dumped an entire packet of bbq sauce on his lap, now mommy gets to find out how to get his wool kilt clean.)
Saturday, 7/26/08--A fun day at home
We stayed around home today while daddy and grandpa worked on the shed. But we still had a very fun day. Andrew loves to play out on the deck in his sandbox or at his table or riding cars....or chasing the dogs. :) We put up a gate across the stairs as you can see (we only have 3 steps or so) and the door open and he can go in and out. We can see him through the window and the door. He would stand for a long time and watch grandpa and daddy work. Day 3 on the shed project and still one to go!
This afternoon we were painting pictures for great-grampy.
The little Picasso....or should I say Bouma
He is very serious about his work :)
I asked him to look at me and smile!
When he was done painting I started bringing in his pictures and the paint, but I had to go back out for the water cup. (It was for dipping his paintbrush in to rinse off in between colors) I wish I had gotten a picture, he was starting to drink it! Yuck! But my fist reaction was to say 'No Andrew!' and run over to get it, so...no picture. :( Thank goodness for non-toxic paint, plus he didn't really get any. He did have good drinking form with the big cup though)
Later in the afternoon he had great fun with the dogs. He was petting them a lot...
and getting lots of doggie kisses!
Climbing 'Mount Daddy' is another fun activity.
Stop! No more pictures mommy! :)
Andrew got 2 stickers today! (as you can see on his shirt) One for sitting on his potty twice like a big boy (he hasn't actually peed in it yet) and one for staying in his bed at naptime.
He was running around for a little while sans diaper and shorts after he sat on the potty, but I wasn't sure I should put that picture on here of his cute little tushy.
This afternoon we were painting pictures for great-grampy.
The little Picasso....or should I say Bouma
He is very serious about his work :)
I asked him to look at me and smile!
When he was done painting I started bringing in his pictures and the paint, but I had to go back out for the water cup. (It was for dipping his paintbrush in to rinse off in between colors) I wish I had gotten a picture, he was starting to drink it! Yuck! But my fist reaction was to say 'No Andrew!' and run over to get it, so...no picture. :( Thank goodness for non-toxic paint, plus he didn't really get any. He did have good drinking form with the big cup though)
Later in the afternoon he had great fun with the dogs. He was petting them a lot...
and getting lots of doggie kisses!
Climbing 'Mount Daddy' is another fun activity.
Stop! No more pictures mommy! :)
Andrew got 2 stickers today! (as you can see on his shirt) One for sitting on his potty twice like a big boy (he hasn't actually peed in it yet) and one for staying in his bed at naptime.
He was running around for a little while sans diaper and shorts after he sat on the potty, but I wasn't sure I should put that picture on here of his cute little tushy.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Recap: The last two weeks
We've been busy the last 2 weeks and I've been trying to catch up on posting from our trip too.
After Mandi left we celebrated my birthday by having friends over for dinner and games. Andrew loved having Ethan come to his house to play!! They didn't go to bed until about 10:30 though. We turned on a movie and Ethan was glued to it, but Andrew will watch 30 seconds to a minute of it and then he hops down and goes out to play on the deck.
Andrew's cousin Sam also broke his leg that day so we went on Sunday afternoon to visit him and sign his cast. Andrew even drew a little bit. Sam is getting good at Nintendo Wii. :)
We took trips to the park.
Uncle Marc came and stayed with us last week while his parents house was being remodeled. Andrew thought that was a lot of fun. Uncle Marc baby-sat one night. I asked if he changed Andrew's diaper and he said, I kept checking. I said Marc, he doesn't just poop, he pees too. He said that he had asked Andrew if he peed and he said no. I said come on, he's two, and his favorite word is no!! I couldn't believe it, and Uncle Marc is going to be a nurse!!
Last Friday (7/18/08) we tried to go to the zoo. We even picked up 'grumpa' and took him with us. But we didn't realized the zoo was closed for a big black tie fundraising event. Bummer!! :( But we did still have our picnic lunch at Owen's Beach and threw lots of rocks in the water. And we went to McDonald's for ice cream sundaes afterwards. Yum! And grumpa brought over his bed that night, so all in all it was still a good day for a little boy.
After Mandi left we celebrated my birthday by having friends over for dinner and games. Andrew loved having Ethan come to his house to play!! They didn't go to bed until about 10:30 though. We turned on a movie and Ethan was glued to it, but Andrew will watch 30 seconds to a minute of it and then he hops down and goes out to play on the deck.
Andrew's cousin Sam also broke his leg that day so we went on Sunday afternoon to visit him and sign his cast. Andrew even drew a little bit. Sam is getting good at Nintendo Wii. :)
We took trips to the park.
Uncle Marc came and stayed with us last week while his parents house was being remodeled. Andrew thought that was a lot of fun. Uncle Marc baby-sat one night. I asked if he changed Andrew's diaper and he said, I kept checking. I said Marc, he doesn't just poop, he pees too. He said that he had asked Andrew if he peed and he said no. I said come on, he's two, and his favorite word is no!! I couldn't believe it, and Uncle Marc is going to be a nurse!!
Last Friday (7/18/08) we tried to go to the zoo. We even picked up 'grumpa' and took him with us. But we didn't realized the zoo was closed for a big black tie fundraising event. Bummer!! :( But we did still have our picnic lunch at Owen's Beach and threw lots of rocks in the water. And we went to McDonald's for ice cream sundaes afterwards. Yum! And grumpa brought over his bed that night, so all in all it was still a good day for a little boy.
We had a picnic
Andrew loved throwing rocks in the water
Silly 'grumpa'...chasing Andrew
He caught him! :)
My boys :)
I'm usually taking the pictures, but here is proof that yes, in fact, mommy WAS there. :)
Daddy and Andrew throwing rocks
Splash!!!
Monday (7/21/08)--We went swimming at Roger's High School pool, daddy came with too. They have a therapy pool that is warmer and shallow with a bench around the side so we spent most of our time in their. They have a big dive tank and Andrew thought it was hilariously funny to watch the kids dive in. He would stand on the bench and throw his ball at the wall and it would come rolling back to him which he thought was great fun! We'll have to come here more often.
Tuesday--he got to go have a playdate at Ethan's house. Which he absolutely LOVES!!! I wish I had some pictures. I even got a new camera for my birthday that I'm trying out.
The Saga of the Toddler Bed Continues......
**Friday (7/18/08) night--This was the first night Andrew was in his bed and he only stayed their until about 10:40 p.m. Grandpa brought over the bed and Andrew was really excited about it, only mommy couldn't find the bolts for the rails. I let him sleep in it anyway and put a big fluffy pillow by it so he wouldn't fall hard, only I didn't put one between the bed and the crib and that's where he fell. I was getting ready for bed and I heard a thunk, then crying, so I went in and rocked him and put him in his crib. So he didn't wake up in his new bed.
**Saturday (7/19/08)--Daddy had to really wake Andrew up at 9:00 to go to grandma and grandpa's house while daddy worked on building our shed. Of course it was on a day I was at work that he really slept in! And, he took a 3 hour nap at grandma's! He was really excited when he got home, he ran right upstairs and climbed in his bed. While daddy was in the bathroom, and he had told Andrew to stay in his bed, he climbed off and went to our room and brought back a BIG stack of books for storytime and climbed back in bed before daddy came back. :)
*Daddy checked on him at about 12:30 and he was curled up almost against the door with his blankets.
*He woke up about 4:00 in the morning and wantdered to the gate and wanted to go downstairs and get milk. Daddy went and got him water and then he didn't want it, but he did go back to bed. Then he got up about 6:15 right after mommy went to work. Daddy gave him a cup of milk, read a couple of stories and put him in his crib, so again he didn't really wake up there.
**Sunday (7/20/08)--He did, surprisingly enough take his very first nap there for about 2 hours. He goes to bed really easily at night. He insists on having storytime in his bed and he doesn't want to rock anymore. :( We used to read stories on mommy and daddy's bed, then brush his teeth, then I would rock him and then put him in his crib and say goodnight. I did sit by his bed for a few minutes for a couple of nights.
**Monday (7/21/08)--So this was the first morning he really had new found freedom to come out whenever he pleased. So now it's about 7:00, 7:30 if you're lucky. He used to sleep 8:00 to 8:00 and occasionally sleep in until 9:00 if he went to bed late. 7:00 is early for mommy who doesn't get enough sleep on a regular basis.
*Naptime was not fun at all!!! We told Andrew it was nap time and he grabbed the front door knob and was crying about going outside. He was difficult to calm down and didn't want to listen to stories. I must admit for being so upset about it he did pretty good. I told him to stay in his bed and he did for about 15 minutes before he came out. I led him back to his bed and told him he had to get back in which he was upset about, and I sat by his bed for a few minutes, and he stayed about another 15 minutes. I had tried to put him in his crib the second time and he SCREAMED!!! I told him if he wanted to be in his bed he needed to stay there. After the second time daddy put him in his crib for about 45 minutes, although I don't think he slept much.
**Monday night, daddy came to bed about 12:30 and Andrew was standing at the gate at the top of the stairs looking very sleepy. (Daddy thinks sometimes he's sleep-walking) He said, "Andrew what are you doing up? Go back to bed." So Andrew stumbled back and flopped on his bed.
**Tuesday morning he got up about 7:15, daddy gets up with him. And he slept about 1 1/2 hours at naptime. Then he runs out ready to go. I think he shouldn't get up until we come get him, but we're still working on that. ***Tonight was the first night he slept through the night without coming out!!! Yeah!!!
**Wednesday night--He got up again! He stumbled into our room whimpering and daddy cuddled him and put him back in bed. He keeps getting up anywhere from 6:45-7:30. Daddy thinks maybe he always got up then but would fall back asleep when we didn't come get him out of his crib.
**Thursday--while I was at work, he took almost a 2 hour nap, yeah Andrew!! We decided to put a baby gate across his door so he doesn't wander out. At nap time daddy heard him coming up to the door and he told him to get back in bed. When daddy opened the door he was pulling his blankets back up so he wouldn't get caught. :) He opened the door saw the gate, closed it and went back to bed, so maybe he'll get the idea that he has to stay in there.
*When he got up from naptime he just stood at the gate holding his sandals. Daddy I'm ready to go!!
**Friday morning--he got about 6:40 and the gate was across the dooorway to his room, so daddy just called to him and said Andrew go back to bed. Andrew responded with a cry/scream. Daddy put him in his crib with some books and toys.
**Friday night--He heard me say how much I missed our regular bedtime routine so he had stories on our bed and he let me rock him...for about 1 minute. He has started kicking mommy out after storytime. First it was that he didn't want me to rock him or sing to him anymore. :( (That was bad enough) Now after we turn off the light and daddy leaves he gives me a kiss, says 'I love you', and then 'night, night mommy' and points at the door. :(
Tonight (Saturday night)--Now he's pushing me out! He says 'night, night mommy' and pushes my arm away and points at the door. I know he loves me but it's a little hard for a sentimental mommy to take.
**Saturday (7/19/08)--Daddy had to really wake Andrew up at 9:00 to go to grandma and grandpa's house while daddy worked on building our shed. Of course it was on a day I was at work that he really slept in! And, he took a 3 hour nap at grandma's! He was really excited when he got home, he ran right upstairs and climbed in his bed. While daddy was in the bathroom, and he had told Andrew to stay in his bed, he climbed off and went to our room and brought back a BIG stack of books for storytime and climbed back in bed before daddy came back. :)
*Daddy checked on him at about 12:30 and he was curled up almost against the door with his blankets.
*He woke up about 4:00 in the morning and wantdered to the gate and wanted to go downstairs and get milk. Daddy went and got him water and then he didn't want it, but he did go back to bed. Then he got up about 6:15 right after mommy went to work. Daddy gave him a cup of milk, read a couple of stories and put him in his crib, so again he didn't really wake up there.
**Sunday (7/20/08)--He did, surprisingly enough take his very first nap there for about 2 hours. He goes to bed really easily at night. He insists on having storytime in his bed and he doesn't want to rock anymore. :( We used to read stories on mommy and daddy's bed, then brush his teeth, then I would rock him and then put him in his crib and say goodnight. I did sit by his bed for a few minutes for a couple of nights.
**Monday (7/21/08)--So this was the first morning he really had new found freedom to come out whenever he pleased. So now it's about 7:00, 7:30 if you're lucky. He used to sleep 8:00 to 8:00 and occasionally sleep in until 9:00 if he went to bed late. 7:00 is early for mommy who doesn't get enough sleep on a regular basis.
*Naptime was not fun at all!!! We told Andrew it was nap time and he grabbed the front door knob and was crying about going outside. He was difficult to calm down and didn't want to listen to stories. I must admit for being so upset about it he did pretty good. I told him to stay in his bed and he did for about 15 minutes before he came out. I led him back to his bed and told him he had to get back in which he was upset about, and I sat by his bed for a few minutes, and he stayed about another 15 minutes. I had tried to put him in his crib the second time and he SCREAMED!!! I told him if he wanted to be in his bed he needed to stay there. After the second time daddy put him in his crib for about 45 minutes, although I don't think he slept much.
**Monday night, daddy came to bed about 12:30 and Andrew was standing at the gate at the top of the stairs looking very sleepy. (Daddy thinks sometimes he's sleep-walking) He said, "Andrew what are you doing up? Go back to bed." So Andrew stumbled back and flopped on his bed.
**Tuesday morning he got up about 7:15, daddy gets up with him. And he slept about 1 1/2 hours at naptime. Then he runs out ready to go. I think he shouldn't get up until we come get him, but we're still working on that. ***Tonight was the first night he slept through the night without coming out!!! Yeah!!!
**Wednesday night--He got up again! He stumbled into our room whimpering and daddy cuddled him and put him back in bed. He keeps getting up anywhere from 6:45-7:30. Daddy thinks maybe he always got up then but would fall back asleep when we didn't come get him out of his crib.
**Thursday--while I was at work, he took almost a 2 hour nap, yeah Andrew!! We decided to put a baby gate across his door so he doesn't wander out. At nap time daddy heard him coming up to the door and he told him to get back in bed. When daddy opened the door he was pulling his blankets back up so he wouldn't get caught. :) He opened the door saw the gate, closed it and went back to bed, so maybe he'll get the idea that he has to stay in there.
*When he got up from naptime he just stood at the gate holding his sandals. Daddy I'm ready to go!!
**Friday morning--he got about 6:40 and the gate was across the dooorway to his room, so daddy just called to him and said Andrew go back to bed. Andrew responded with a cry/scream. Daddy put him in his crib with some books and toys.
**Friday night--He heard me say how much I missed our regular bedtime routine so he had stories on our bed and he let me rock him...for about 1 minute. He has started kicking mommy out after storytime. First it was that he didn't want me to rock him or sing to him anymore. :( (That was bad enough) Now after we turn off the light and daddy leaves he gives me a kiss, says 'I love you', and then 'night, night mommy' and points at the door. :(
Tonight (Saturday night)--Now he's pushing me out! He says 'night, night mommy' and pushes my arm away and points at the door. I know he loves me but it's a little hard for a sentimental mommy to take.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The end of our Spokane vacation
On Sunday we left Spokane and drove to Kennewick. My friend Mandi (from nursing school) lives there with her family now. Andrew did well on this car trip too, although again not much napping. He fell asleep 10 minutes before we got to her house! Of course then he woke up. We got to meet her new baby Caben (11 1/2 months), we hadn't met him yet. Andrew liked making friends all weekend.
Caben enjoying the grass at the park.
Andrew at the playground.
We went with Mandi and Terry to a church barbecue and Andrew had a lot of fun playing on the playground at the park. Mostly he ran around trying to follow the kids who were a little bit bigger than him. He really wanted to play with them but he couldn't quite keep up. Awww :( I wish I had gotten a picture of him going down the slide. The slide was really tall, probably 6 or 7 feet and he climbed all the way up by himself and went down. My baby is growing up. :( :) (bittersweet)
Caben is a climber and into everything. He's almost walking! Very precocious and very cute!
My handsome little guy :)
They had a remote control robot that had like 20 different buttons to make it do different things, including burping and farting, definitely a boy toy. Andrew was pushing the button to make it go forward but couldn't figure out how to get it to stop so he dropped the remote control and ran away because it was chasing him.
We stopped in North Bend and Andrew saw this Incredible Hulk ride and really wanted to get on it. I had a quarter in my pocket so we popped it in...
But he got scared when it started moving and shaking
We drove back on Monday (July 7th, 2008) and Andrew slept from Kennewick almost to Ellensburg. Finally a good nap! Mandi came with and stayed at our house for the week. She didn't bring the baby though because she had a class to take all week. Andrew thought it was pretty cool that Mandi stayed at our house. We got to do fun things in the evenings. She had to leave on mommy's birthday though.
Caben enjoying the grass at the park.
Andrew at the playground.
We went with Mandi and Terry to a church barbecue and Andrew had a lot of fun playing on the playground at the park. Mostly he ran around trying to follow the kids who were a little bit bigger than him. He really wanted to play with them but he couldn't quite keep up. Awww :( I wish I had gotten a picture of him going down the slide. The slide was really tall, probably 6 or 7 feet and he climbed all the way up by himself and went down. My baby is growing up. :( :) (bittersweet)
Caben is a climber and into everything. He's almost walking! Very precocious and very cute!
My handsome little guy :)
They had a remote control robot that had like 20 different buttons to make it do different things, including burping and farting, definitely a boy toy. Andrew was pushing the button to make it go forward but couldn't figure out how to get it to stop so he dropped the remote control and ran away because it was chasing him.
We stopped in North Bend and Andrew saw this Incredible Hulk ride and really wanted to get on it. I had a quarter in my pocket so we popped it in...
But he got scared when it started moving and shaking
We drove back on Monday (July 7th, 2008) and Andrew slept from Kennewick almost to Ellensburg. Finally a good nap! Mandi came with and stayed at our house for the week. She didn't bring the baby though because she had a class to take all week. Andrew thought it was pretty cool that Mandi stayed at our house. We got to do fun things in the evenings. She had to leave on mommy's birthday though.
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