The day ended with big tears for almost all of us, but let's start with the good parts of our day :)
Connor went to his first day of "camp" at his new school today - a week long program to get the kids used to the routine of getting up and going to school each morning. Instead of doing much specific learning, they do a lot of arts and crafts activities and play outside. They especially encourage new students to attend so they can meet their teachers, make new friends and learn what school will be like. Connor had a lot of fun and talked all afternoon about how he wants to be the next "flag holder" (they say the Pledge of Allegiance each morning) and about how he got to be the goalie in the soccer game :)
Logan had his one year appointment this afternoon! He weighs 20 lbs 12 oz (20th percentile), is 31 inches tall (80th percentile) and his head circumference is 18 1/2" (70th percentile). He's doing well! Our doctor was happy to hear he's not taking bottles anymore and that he's eating mostly "real" food (not as much baby food, mostly our dinner cut up into small bites). The tears came during the shots, of course. He apparently remembers the room (a different room from where the exams happen) because he started fussing as soon as we walked in and started shrieking when the nurse arrived with the syringes. The nurse was actually more concerned about what Connor's reaction to Logan getting the shots might be, but he was fine! Connor has always loved doctors and nurses and hasn't really minded shots in the last couple years. He explained the whole process to Logan in the car on the way there by saying "it might hurt a little and you're probably going to cry but shots make you grow up to be big and strong like me!" Too cute :) He also helped to calm Logan down afterwards by saying "It's all over now, buddy. Now we can go home." :)
On the way home, we stopped to pick up Connor's dinosaur from Crackpots. He brought his penguin with him to meet the dinosaur and was very excited to bring them home together. When we got home, though, disaster struck. Connor was walking inside and tripped - he managed to keep himself upright but the penguin fell onto the concrete in the garage and, as ceramic pieces tend to do, shattered into a million zillion pieces (well, ok, really about 20 pieces but to him it seemed like a million zillion). That penguin was Connor's best friend over the last month - he slept in Connor's bed, watched out the front window for Daddy to come home, watched Shrek, sat in a prominent place on the kitchen table during all meals and even took a dip in the bathtub one night. Connor fed the penguin, protected it from Logan's slobbery fingers and held on to him tightly in the car since we didn't have a penguin car seat :) So, as you can imagine, the loss was devastating. Connor is not easily upset and is not usually so attached to toys, but this penguin was special. He cried and cried and it's the first time Jeremy and I can remember him crying for something he truly cared for. He's cried the tired, whiny cry, the angry cry, the physically hurt cry but this was the first cry over an emotional loss - truly sobbing because his heart ached for that poor little penguin. Jeremy scooped up the pieces and placed them in a box which upset Connor even more. It was so sad - as if we'd just lost a pet. His reaction to it made us all tear up. We calmed him down enough to eat some dinner and distracted him for the rest of the evening by going for a bike ride and playing at the park. He prayed for the penguin in his bedtime prayers and went to sleep.
As part of our parental duties, Jeremy and I just spent the last 45 minutes painstakingly super gluing that small piece of ceramic back together and I'd have to say we did a great job. It does look a little worse for wear and will likely just collect dust now as opposed to being an active participant in Connor's daily life, but we still saved the penguin :)
Monday, August 13, 2007
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Lazy Sunday
We had a great day today doing a whole lot of nothing!
Connor painted while Logan was still napping this afternoon
Looking for inspiration? No, there was an airplane :)
One of his masterpieces - he said it's "a water squirter"
To heck with the brushes...
We also went swimming at Kanemoto pool this afternoon. They made everyone get out of the water for 20 minutes when someone heard a rumble of thunder in the distance. What better to do on a break from the water than pose for the camera? :)
Logan waved and said hi to the people sitting next to us
As you can see, it was a wonderful day! Logan's official one year appointment is tomorrow - I'll post his stats when I can! :)
Connor painted while Logan was still napping this afternoon
Looking for inspiration? No, there was an airplane :)
One of his masterpieces - he said it's "a water squirter"
To heck with the brushes...
We also went swimming at Kanemoto pool this afternoon. They made everyone get out of the water for 20 minutes when someone heard a rumble of thunder in the distance. What better to do on a break from the water than pose for the camera? :)
Logan waved and said hi to the people sitting next to us
As you can see, it was a wonderful day! Logan's official one year appointment is tomorrow - I'll post his stats when I can! :)
Saturday, August 11, 2007
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman!
Remember the story of the New Zealand couple who chose the name "4Real" for their son earlier this year but the New Zealand government rejected it? Well, they've chosen a new name for the kid.....
Superman.
Read the story here or view the video of the perfectly normal looking parents here. I'm not even sure what to say about it. He's only two months old but he can already leap tall buildings in a single bound. :)
They plan to still call him 4Real as a nickname I guess...
Unreal. I mean, 4Real, Superman! Yikes....
Superman.
Read the story here or view the video of the perfectly normal looking parents here. I'm not even sure what to say about it. He's only two months old but he can already leap tall buildings in a single bound. :)
They plan to still call him 4Real as a nickname I guess...
Unreal. I mean, 4Real, Superman! Yikes....
Company picnic
Today was my company's summer picnic at Boulder Reservoir. The weather was perfect for it and we all had fun!
Connor had so much fun playing in the water and the sand
He quickly made friends with another boy named Connor
We took a break from "the beach" to eat lunch. Connor ate two whole hot dogs (where does he put them in his tiny 33 lb body?) and Logan ate a bunch of the bun :)
Connor giving Logan raspberries
Today was also the last day of swim class for the boys until September! It seems this was a week of endings for us (gymnastics, preschool, and swim class) which must mean there are lots of new beginnings over the next few weeks, right? Fall is my absolutely favorite time of year so I was excited to flip through the calendar pages and see that our favorite pumpkin patch opens in just six weeks! There are sure to be lots of "boys left in the leaves" pictures coming soon :) Tomorrow is the first weekend day in a long time that we don't have anything planned! Yay!
Connor had so much fun playing in the water and the sand
He quickly made friends with another boy named Connor
We took a break from "the beach" to eat lunch. Connor ate two whole hot dogs (where does he put them in his tiny 33 lb body?) and Logan ate a bunch of the bun :)
Connor giving Logan raspberries
Today was also the last day of swim class for the boys until September! It seems this was a week of endings for us (gymnastics, preschool, and swim class) which must mean there are lots of new beginnings over the next few weeks, right? Fall is my absolutely favorite time of year so I was excited to flip through the calendar pages and see that our favorite pumpkin patch opens in just six weeks! There are sure to be lots of "boys left in the leaves" pictures coming soon :) Tomorrow is the first weekend day in a long time that we don't have anything planned! Yay!
Friday, August 10, 2007
Crazy week!
This week has been crazy! Logan was sick on Monday and Tuesday, Connor's last gymnastics class was Tuesday, Jeremy played softball on Tuesday AND Wednesday nights, we finally made it back to the Boulder County Fair on Thursday evening and then today was Connor's last day at his current preschool. Whew!
We also got Connor all psyched up for his second trip to the dentist (and hopefully first cleaning) but they cancelled the appointment at the very last minute. Argh! This very same thing happened to us for his first appointment - we were all set to walk out the door and they called to tell us the dentist was sick and the next available time was three weeks away. What are the odds we'd have appointments scheduled, six months apart, on days he's sick? :)
Anyway, here are some pics from the last few days...
Can I ride it now, Mom?
I love the looks between the two boys :)
Connor chased that poor tortoise around the petting zoo several times
He loved the bunnies!
Posing by the cows
Fishing with Daddy
He had to go on all the rides, of course, especially the ferris wheel since he's been asking to go from the minute they put it up! This ride was a flying saucer and each time he flew by me I could hear him singing "I'm an alien! An alien! Flying high! In the sky! I'm an alien..."
Logan is too small to go on the rides but he had great fun watching Connor go around and around and even tried to wave at him several times!
I'm not sure what I was expecting when I picked Connor up from his last day in the Sunshine class today. He's not exactly a crier so I didn't think he'd be in tears about leaving his teachers or friends but I wasn't sure how he'd react. He was really excited about the gifts from his two teachers, Rola and Kim, especially the small tin of m&ms! They made a really cute box for him with pictures of all his Sunshine friends on the outside. :) He hugged all his favorite teachers and as we walked out of the building with all the stuff he'd accumulated there over the last year plus he didn't seem phased at all. Once we got in the car I asked if he was going to miss Ms Rola or his friends and he said "No, but they're going to miss me. They're going to cry." I said "Oh, they are? But you're not sad?" His reply was "No, I'm excited to go to my new school. I'm a big boy now. Ok I get a new backpack now?" How grown up of him! I thought maybe he just didn't get it that it was the last day and that he wouldn't be going back there on Monday, but he said the same thing to Daddy when he got home and talked all about his new school while we were picking out a new backpack tonight :)
We also got Connor all psyched up for his second trip to the dentist (and hopefully first cleaning) but they cancelled the appointment at the very last minute. Argh! This very same thing happened to us for his first appointment - we were all set to walk out the door and they called to tell us the dentist was sick and the next available time was three weeks away. What are the odds we'd have appointments scheduled, six months apart, on days he's sick? :)
Anyway, here are some pics from the last few days...
Can I ride it now, Mom?
I love the looks between the two boys :)
Connor chased that poor tortoise around the petting zoo several times
He loved the bunnies!
Posing by the cows
Fishing with Daddy
He had to go on all the rides, of course, especially the ferris wheel since he's been asking to go from the minute they put it up! This ride was a flying saucer and each time he flew by me I could hear him singing "I'm an alien! An alien! Flying high! In the sky! I'm an alien..."
Logan is too small to go on the rides but he had great fun watching Connor go around and around and even tried to wave at him several times!
I'm not sure what I was expecting when I picked Connor up from his last day in the Sunshine class today. He's not exactly a crier so I didn't think he'd be in tears about leaving his teachers or friends but I wasn't sure how he'd react. He was really excited about the gifts from his two teachers, Rola and Kim, especially the small tin of m&ms! They made a really cute box for him with pictures of all his Sunshine friends on the outside. :) He hugged all his favorite teachers and as we walked out of the building with all the stuff he'd accumulated there over the last year plus he didn't seem phased at all. Once we got in the car I asked if he was going to miss Ms Rola or his friends and he said "No, but they're going to miss me. They're going to cry." I said "Oh, they are? But you're not sad?" His reply was "No, I'm excited to go to my new school. I'm a big boy now. Ok I get a new backpack now?" How grown up of him! I thought maybe he just didn't get it that it was the last day and that he wouldn't be going back there on Monday, but he said the same thing to Daddy when he got home and talked all about his new school while we were picking out a new backpack tonight :)
Monday, August 06, 2007
Go Connor!
I forgot to add to the weekend update our proud parent moment of the day! A female police officer was who was helping to check out car seats asked for our address for a form she had to fill out. I said the numbers and as I paused for her to write them down Connor filled in the street, city and state. Her jaw dropped a bit and she looked at me for confirmation that it was right. It was! She asked him for his phone number and he got a bit shy (so unlike him but he could tell he was in the spotlight) so I helped him with the area code and he did the rest! She was so surprised at this point that she thought she'd keep going, asking him for my name, Daddy's name, how old his brother is and how old he is. He got them all right and was on a roll so he spelled his first name for her even though she didn't need to know it for the form. She was truly shocked and told me that she visits classrooms of 1st and 2nd graders and tells them how important it is to know all that information and the majority of them don't. Yay us!
Teaching him that info was really just a happy accident! He loves to hear stories about himself and things he's done whether it's from when he was a baby or just a recap of what he did that day. One day when I couldn't decide on an event to tell the story about I was just filling time by saying "Once upon a time there was a little boy named Connor. He lived at (address) with his Mommy and Daddy and baby Logan. One day..." After telling the story that day I realized that I should add that and more info like it to the stories since I was repeating them so often. He picked up the address really quickly so I started adding the phone number and his birthdate. I told the police officer about it and she thought it was a great idea!
Teaching him that info was really just a happy accident! He loves to hear stories about himself and things he's done whether it's from when he was a baby or just a recap of what he did that day. One day when I couldn't decide on an event to tell the story about I was just filling time by saying "Once upon a time there was a little boy named Connor. He lived at (address) with his Mommy and Daddy and baby Logan. One day..." After telling the story that day I realized that I should add that and more info like it to the stories since I was repeating them so often. He picked up the address really quickly so I started adding the phone number and his birthdate. I told the police officer about it and she thought it was a great idea!
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Weekend Update
After swim classes on Saturday we went to the Teddy Bear Clinic at Longmont United Hospital. They had a great setup with lots of fun stuff to see and do both inside and outside the hopsital. Each kid got a paper bear to wear around their neck and got the bear stamped at each station they went to - first inside the Pediatric area of the hospital where they got to see how much they weigh and how tall they are, then on to the doctor to diagnose their teddy bear's ailments, then on to surgery where two nice little old ladies stitched up any wounds. That was followed by a quick trip to a real pediatric hospital room to see the bed and/or crib setup, but the focus in that room remained on the brownies and teddy grahams lined up on the bedside table! :) Next we went outside to meet a couple police officers who talked about the importance of bike helmets and then we got to see the inside of an ambulance and a fire truck. We also got our car seats checked out! The highlight of the day for Connor was the ambulance since we've been reading a book about them and he now considers himself an expert. He told the paramedic all about it! Our car seats were both installed properly and the guy was happy to see that we still had Logan rear facing :) We also learned more about when Connor should change seats again (when he's over 4 and closer to 40 lbs).
Connor telling the doctor that Curious George has a sore throat
Here are Connor and Curious George waiting patiently for Logan to be weighed. Logan's official one year appointment isn't until next week but he's about 21 lbs! :)
Connor talking to the paramedic in the ambulance
He found money in the fire truck! :)
A couple pictures from today...
Logan sitting in Connor's lawn chair - he got up there all by himself!
Laughing in the sandbox
Connor telling the doctor that Curious George has a sore throat
Here are Connor and Curious George waiting patiently for Logan to be weighed. Logan's official one year appointment isn't until next week but he's about 21 lbs! :)
Connor talking to the paramedic in the ambulance
He found money in the fire truck! :)
A couple pictures from today...
Laughing in the sandbox
Friday, August 03, 2007
Rafting
Jeremy's company took all 70+ employees rafting in Clear Creek near Idaho Springs on Wednesday. Here's the proof that you can take computer geeks out of their darkened cubicles occasionally :) You HAVE TO click on the picture to view the larger version - the looks on their faces are priceless! Jeremy is on the far right.
Our Fair weather adventure
We tried to go the Boulder County Fair yesterday with our friends Ben, Heather and their 3 young boys to see the Bulldozer 500 event. We got there around 5:30, bought our tickets and a little food and then it started. RAIN. Not just a drizzle or a sprinkle or even a shower but a DOWNPOUR! We took shelter under a tent thinking we could wait it out but we couldn't. The water rose around us and when it let up a bit we moved quickly under a more permanent structure - the entrance to the arena where we were supposed to see the outdoor event. After a lot more rain and a trek back to the car through 6 inches of water and mud, we decided to call it a night. So, we paid around $20 for a light dinner and an adventure in the rain. :) Logan couldn't have cared less - he was mostly dry in his stroller. Connor loved walking in the dirty water!
Jeremy and Logan under the tent
Our view of the carnival from under the tent (notice the muddy river forming in front of us)
The lake forming behind us
It was fun though! Next time we'll aim for a cloud free day and will probably complain that it's too hot...
And just a random picture from yesterday! Logan decided that playing with the toys in the play food drawer in the kitchen wasn't enough - he needed to be IN the drawer too
Jeremy and Logan under the tent
Our view of the carnival from under the tent (notice the muddy river forming in front of us)
The lake forming behind us
It was fun though! Next time we'll aim for a cloud free day and will probably complain that it's too hot...
And just a random picture from yesterday! Logan decided that playing with the toys in the play food drawer in the kitchen wasn't enough - he needed to be IN the drawer too
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Happy August
Just an update from the first part of this week...
Logan's officially off the bottle now and doesn't seem to miss them! (wow there's a lot of blue in this picture!)
One of Connor's preschool teachers, Ms. Kim, is excellent at face/body painting! They're learning about bugs and Connor insisted she paint a bee on him even though she gave them all a choice between butterfly, dragonfly or ladybug. She told him a bee was too hard to paint but he kept pushing until she relented. It's an excellent bee! He walked around all evening "stinging" us with his elbow.
Toddler in Toyland :)
Connor posing with his baby (he told her to say cheese pizza and held her head up so she was looking at the camera)
And here are a few pictures from Paint me a Story time at Crackpots this morning. The theme was dinosaurs so they heard a story about all different kinds of dinosaurs and then got to paint either a T Rex or a stegosaurus. Connor chose the T Rex!
Logan's officially off the bottle now and doesn't seem to miss them! (wow there's a lot of blue in this picture!)
One of Connor's preschool teachers, Ms. Kim, is excellent at face/body painting! They're learning about bugs and Connor insisted she paint a bee on him even though she gave them all a choice between butterfly, dragonfly or ladybug. She told him a bee was too hard to paint but he kept pushing until she relented. It's an excellent bee! He walked around all evening "stinging" us with his elbow.
Toddler in Toyland :)
Connor posing with his baby (he told her to say cheese pizza and held her head up so she was looking at the camera)
And here are a few pictures from Paint me a Story time at Crackpots this morning. The theme was dinosaurs so they heard a story about all different kinds of dinosaurs and then got to paint either a T Rex or a stegosaurus. Connor chose the T Rex!
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