March 28, 2009

• Guess who is crawling forwards?! Yep, motivated by her brother's Leapster, Calie is finally shuffling forwards ... she can crawl across the room, but only given the right motivation (electronics or small chocking hazards ... big bright baby toys does nothing for this girl.) She's also eating sweet potatoes, squash, applesauce, and multi-grain cereals.

  

  Here is our activities summary for the last 2 weeks... 2 weekends ago, we met up with friends at a nice park for a playdate and pizza lunch. The park was spacious and overlooked Folsom Lake. That afternoon, we bought a rocket, and we're still waiting for a nice clear weekend day to launch it.

   

   

  Then on Sunday, we went to Jack's birthday party ... complete with an indoor bounce house and catered Chinese food. Happy 2nd Birthday Jack!

  

   

  During the week, James went to see Avenue Q with friends. And on Friday, I took Zachary to the dentist. I was so pleased with the visit. He opened his mouth for the xrays and cleaning ... no cavities.  And the dentist didn't think a 4-yr-old (okay, so he's almost 5) would sit still for 4 sealants, but Zachary did it! I could tell he was uncomfortable, even tearing up a bit on the last sealant, but he hung in there and got them all done in one visit!

  Last weekend, I took Zachary to a pottery painting place. There was a small presentation on keeping teeth healthy (what timing!), followed by story time (Knuffle Bunny), and then painting. 

    

   

   

  In the afternoon, Zachary went to Bounceopolis for a classmate's birthday party - Happy 5th Birthday Lucas!(Bonus - the invitation came with a free pass, so James took Zachary and Calie again this Thursday).  After the party, my sister Alice dropped by. We had a lasagna dinner and played Wii games. The fun streak ended on Sunday when James and I both woke up with sore throats. Calie was sick a few days earlier, but we didn't think the virus was strong enough to bring down adults - boy, were we wrong... it's been a full week and I'm still coughing! (The virus, however, is not strong enough to impact a daycare kid ... Zachary's 100%, knock on wood)

  As for more Zachary antics, he punk'd me a few times with trick questions. It really shows how kids think differently than adults ... or maybe it's just me... anyway. Two examples:

  #1: Driving home from the mall, we see a few signs for sales, which prompts questions about why things cost money.

  Me: So remember we had to pay $2 to ride the train? And you had $4, so how many times did you ride the train?

  Zachary: Two. Mama, if you have $1000, how many times would you ride the train?

  Me: 500

  Zachary: Or LESS. <pause> Mama, why do you want to ride the train so many times?

  #2: Driving to a friend's house (I'm often trapped in a car, answering his questions, cursing myself for not getting the DVD option.)

  Zachary: What happens if there are 3 parking spaces and 3000 boys?

  Me: 3000 boys? Where is this place?

  Zachary: Just answer me, what happens if there are only 3 parking spaces?

  Me <exasperated by the insanity of the question>: Then I guess you just jam 1000 cars into each parking space

  Zachary: That is impossible.  <laughs like it's the craziest answer, pauses> They all rode the bus!

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