Ballet Class

We signed Holiday up for a ballet class at Rainier Dance Studio, it's really close to our house.  It's reasonably priced and a good time slot, Saturdays from 9-10am, so we have plenty of Saturday left to do other things.  For her age group they also include tap and change focus every 15 minutes to keep the students interest going.  LOL...sounds like experience to me.  We got to see the studio itself for the first time last night and it was surprising nice and big.  There really is so much you can't tell from the outside.  There are certain words that Holiday says that you can tell without looking at her that she's smiling they are spoken with such love.

The list is as follows (spelled phonetically):
snack
samwich
chocwate
sess stweet (that's sesame street)
lellow
porsey (horsey)

...now add "ballet class" to that list

Johnny's 4 month check up

Johnny had his 4 month check up yesterday and is completely on track with all his immunizations up to date.
Height: 26" (80%)
Weight: 17lbs 1.5 oz (78%)
Head Circumference: 95% (which David pointed out that it was probably a good decision for a c-section)

He had a rough night last night.  Well I guess Mommy and Daddy did too.  Johnny woke up every two hours crying, so we'd get him fed and then he'd cry some more when swaddled back up in the crib, so I had to rock him back down.  That actually didn't take too long but he's generally such a good baby that it's weird to hear him cry like that.  He normally just zonks out once he's in the crib.  His little teethies are just that ouchie and our little man is simply upset about all that.

We went to a BBQ at Toni and Drew's on Saturday and everyone had a great time.  Holly loved playing with Anna and her friends.  She even tried out Badminton.  David and I enjoyed having adult company.  Jill and her family was there too.  She babysat Holly when she was 4-5 months old.  David was looking at Jill's facebook page before the BBQ and Holly took a look at her picture and said, "Jill?"  Holly has not seen her since and it's kind of freaky that she would remember her.  Either that or she read her name which would be equally freaky.  So everyone better look out because everything Holiday sees is being burned into her memory.  But every day since then Holly says something to the tune of "I need Anna", "I want Anna", "go to Anna's house."  We can't say Anna's name aloud any more, we have to spell it.  That's like rock star status.

Little Milestones

I started putting Johnny into 9 month size clothing this week.  I still need to go through his clothes so I know what gaps in his wardrobe we need to fill.  Holly seems to be remaining at 3T so I'm not sure now when she will need 4T.  I guess we'll just need to make sure her clothes aren't too short on her and stick with the 3T for now.  During Johnny's tummy time last night he rolled over.  Holly is becoming more proficient at coloring in the lines now, she's quite good at it.  I'm pretty sure I've got their cold now.  David's been taking zinc so hopefully he can dodge it. 

Bumbershoot...teething...summer colds

Well we got through Bumbershoot alright and had a good time.  Didn't see much music as expected, but there was a lot of other stuff to do, like Flatstock, the vendor section, street performers, and the kid's section.  I couldn't get to the video camera fast enough, but Holly picked up a jump rope and flung it around while jumping up and down like crazy.  It was hysterical, I tried to get her to do it again but she wanted to take books into the giant apple instead.  It was a pretty impressive apple, I totally understand.  Sunday and Monday Johnny's teething issues were bad enough that I could barely get any feedings into him.  That made me pretty flustered.  But on Tuesday when Toni and Drew were babysitting the kids, he sucked down almost all the supply I gave them to use so it's all good again.  I stayed home with the kids yesterday.  Our daycare was closed for the last two days since they were installing a new water heater and having it inspected.  Both the kids have colds, but Holly's symptoms seem worse.  She coughs way more than Johnny does same for the runny nose.  Her fever is so slight it makes me think she might just have a headache, which we still give her Tylenol for.  Both of the kids still seem to be in a good mood though.  I have a sore throat and feel really run down.  But that might mean I need to start running the humidifier again.  Also, if I have to listen to my entire family make noises in their sleep, coughing and crying, that means I get no sleep. Even when I wear earplugs, which I do.  Hopefully everyone gets better soon.

Bumbershoot Countdown

This week has been a fairly regular week.  Tomorrow we're going to Bumbershoot and we're going early.  David and I are thinking that we probably won't get to do as much of the live music this year that we would normally be going to see as the main stage is in Key Arena this year.  That much sound wave vibration might get to the tykes more so than an open air stadium like they usually have for Bumbershoot.  So I figure we'll check out the visual art and flatstock right when we get there.  Then probably the rest of the time will be spent with kid's stuff or spectacle or feeding our faces which will still probably result in a full day and thus getting our money's worth.  Maybe by some miracle we'll get to see Jane's Adiction tomorrow night but we're doubting it.  Then we'll have Sunday and Monday to recover.  I don't know what we'll do those days, but the weather is going to be good so I'm sure we'll figure out something to do.

6th Wedding Anniversary

David and I celebrated our anniversary this weekend.  Grandma Claudia and Grandpa Jet came to babysit Holiday and John and the kids did well.  We went to Benihana's for dinner, which was quite delicious and fun, and then went to a movie afterwards.  It was the Expendables 2 which we liked.  Most critics don't like it, but you would if seen a number of those guys' action movies, which David and I have.  Cliche after cliche...I thought it was great and laughed a lot.  It was nice just to be a couple for a night too.  Thanks Grandma and Grandpa. 

Pictures from Holiday's old daycare

 

I would say these pictures are probably from late winter through spring, some obvious St. Patrick's Day crafts in there as well.  Holly likes to play dress up like usual with some toddler gymnastics in there.  The gal that ran her former daycare has officially retired to Arizona and her assistant has moved on to the downtown Seattle Kindercare.  It's really too bad because Holly really thrived there.  The bright side is that she does like her new nannies at her new playschool.  Johnny is doing well there too.  I know Marie really dotes on him, calls him 'Papa John' or 'Doctor John'.  I have to admit that it's catchy.  And overall, it costs us a little less each month.