Another snow day! Luckily, Baylie made it up the hill so that she, Meryl and Maya got to play outside together (cabin fever averted!). Holmes conked out early after PT, and Frank and I are celebrating Lunar New Year (as well as both kids in bed) with orange beef. Gong Xi Fa Cai!
For real, it did actually snow! (Oh, when snow days were quiet days to telecommute and make soup. Not with kids!) Meryl threw snowballs, attempted a snow angel, romped with Lummi, and feigned despair when a neighbor took our picture. We’ll see how the weather holds and if cabin fever strolls into the house tomorrow:)
When we weren’t outside, Meryl decided to take all her toys out without any intention of putting them away. And she got away with it!
It snowed! We also braved the elements and headed to Costco during the game. And while it was less busy than normal, it was not the vacant warehouse of my dreams. Costco.
The next installment of Meryl’s cooking, learning how to make rice! Washing the rice first is critical, so is using a rice maker!
Seattle Children’s Museum for the win! Meryl literally skipped and sprinted from exhibit to exhibit, where she decided that summer sausage is a grocery shopping staple, learned about optometry, tried out being a short order cook, and swam through kelp like a sea otter. We’ll be back for more!
Last day of paternity leave, and he’s crushing this parenting thing:)
Hummus party! We brought hummus, veggies, and pita bread to Meryl’s class for the next edition of dippable snacks. And they ate it all!
Lounging about, stretching his neck muscles.
Frank was able to feed Holmes 3 oz. from a bottle in one big gulp! (Thus far, bottle feeding has been touch and go, with me having the most success. Not the point! Independence, please!)
Turns out, Holmes has torticollis - he stuffed himself in my belly with his head turned right, shortening his left neck muscles as a result. It’s affected the muscles on the left side of his mouth too and made sucking from a bottle...work. No one likes to exercise, let alone when it’s required in order to eat, so he’s been very successful at avoiding the bottle. Well, we wised up in the last couple of weeks and found him a pediatric speech therapist and physical therapist, who in turn gave us ‘exercises.’ And, they’re working!
A friend from high school (that’s expecting her first baby any day now!) stopped by for a visit and dropped off cookie dough to bake at our leisure. And this little one was able to partake in the gift. Thanks Kristen! (And “hi” from Lummi in the back)
QT (quality time) with this cutie!
Our version of the ‘end of the road’ just behind our house! Pretty darn pretty.
Meryl loves spotting buses when we’re out and about. Today, we took an adventure walk around the block and discovered the bus stop!
Meryl went to a playdate with some of her Hilltop friends at Ballard Playspace and took to the soccer pitch and slides with aplomb. She was particularly fond of slam dunks on the basketball court. Seattle Storm starting point guard in 2039? Possibly!
We headed back to the Pacific Science Center for their model train show this weekend - chugga, chugga, choo, choo - which happened to be located next to the insects exhibit, where I tried my hardest to not reveal any fears and remain ‘excited’ to see and learn about cockroaches and beetles.
Coneviently stationed outside the exit was a popcorn booth, with the best most salty fake butter. There was also cotton candy, but Meryl hasn’t made it to the big leagues yet to recognize it:)
