October 18, 2011

No Pics Today...friend borrowed camera.

Name: Flora

Date: 10-18-11

Arrived: 7:10am

Breakfast: 7:15am, most of oatmeal

Snack 1: 9:25, cereal and dried fruit

Nap 1: ----

Lunch: 11am, all grapes, most of broccoli, some of the pasta…she didn’t eat all that much. She said “more” but she still had a lot of food on her plate

Nap 2: 12-1pm

Snack 2: 3pm, bears and raisins

BM: 11:45am

Special notes: Flora started crying in the kitchen during the thunderstorm, we hung out on the back porch for a little bit and talked about the thunder during the storm. She didn’t seem as scared then, but she was still pretty clingy. Also, she was doing a sign at lunch that I couldn’t figure out! She wanted something, and she was kind of doing a seal-type motion with her arms, except her hands were pointed outward and her wrists were bent. It was really funny, but I wished I knew what she was trying to communicate! Any ideas?

Name: Samuel

Date: 10-18-11

Arrived: 7:20am

Breakfast: ate before coming

Snack 1: ----

Nap 1: ----

Lunch: 11am, some cantaloupe, some grapes, most of sweet potato, a little bit of veggie soup, all yogurt, most of broccoli

Nap 2: 12-1:35

Snack 2: 3pm, grapes

BM: 2:45

Special notes: Sam has been waving a lot at strangers! It’s great!

A few things we did today: we decided to get out of the house early, so we went for a walk early, then went to Kroger, then headed uptown to the park on High Street. It was actually a lot of fun…the kids loved it, and so did I! After that, we came home and just hung out for a little bit before lunch. After lunch, nap time, and then the kids just mostly hung out in the middle room the rest of the afternoon. Bubbles were included. :) Flora worked on alphabet, too, and we all went outside for a bit this afternoon.

General notes: The kids hopefully saw a few new things at the grocery store. The loved playing in the uptown park! They seem to be having more tiffs which each other, which I’m sure is normal at this age, and they are learning to work it out (hopefully).

October 17, 2011

No Pics Today.

Name: Flora

Date: 10-17-11

Arrived: 7:10am

Breakfast: she wouldn’t eat at 7:15, but then she gave me the “eat” sign at 8:15, so she ate the pancake with PB and banana on it then

Snack 1: 9:15, cereal

Nap 1: ----

Lunch: 11am, some peas and sweet potato, all cheese, most grapes

Nap 2: She was quite from 12-12:25, but went I went upstairs to use the restroom, she started crying, so I’m not sure if she ever fell asleep or not. She looked tired, so I let her stay up there. She still wasn’t sleeping at 12:35, so I tried the drops and left her up there babbling. At about 12:50, I went upstairs again and read her a book. I left her room a little before 1 and let her try to sleep until about 1:15 when I finally gave up on her taking a nap as she continued to make high pitched cooing noises from the room. :) I thought she might coo herself to sleep, but no-go. Sorry if she is crabby tonight!

Snack 2: 2:00, bears and raisins, and at 3pm she shared a raw green pepper with me and loved it!

BM: 11:30

Special notes: Flora was definitely not herself today. She wouldn’t eat breakfast at first and wouldn’t interact with me like she usually does. She got better as the day went on, but she still wasn’t quite herself. I think it’s probably just her cold…

Name: Samuel

Date: 10-17-11

Arrived: 7:20am

Breakfast: 7:20am, all oatmeal with raisins

Snack 1: ----

Nap 1: ----

Lunch: 11am, a couple potatoes, about half the veggie soup, most of the van. yogurt, a little PB, a few cantaloupe

Nap 2: 11:55am-1:25pm

Snack 2: 2:30, 1 cracker and raisins

BM: 2:45pm

Special notes: Sammy was hilarious today during our music time when I was playing “I Like to Eat Apples and Bananas” on the guitar. He stood right in front of me, no hands, and bounced up and down and stared at the guitar. It was hard to sing, then, because I was trying not to laugh. Ask Jason about it. :)

A few things we did today: went for a walk in the afternoon, played music downstairs, spent a lot of time in the middle room today just playing and exploring, “exercised”, and Flora colored a little bit with me while Sammy was still asleep. I tried to show Flora how to stick stickers on a paper, but once she found out it would stick to her fingers, she didn't seem to like it too much. :)

General notes: Both kids were very fussy at lunch…I don’t think either of them feels very well. Poor Sammy can’t breathe out of his nose, and so I think eating was really frustrating because he had trouble chewing because he had to keep opening his mouth to breathe. I really think that’s mainly why he was so upset. Flora’s nose seemed to clear up some, so she seemed ok, though she was really picky about food today and didn’t eat as much as normal.

October 13, 2011 PIC and VIDEO

This is what they looked like through most of the store...it was great to watch them just taking it all in. Everything is so new to them! :)

I couldn't get the video to post, so here it is on YouTube.

Click Here For Video!

October 13, 2011

Name: Flora
Date: 10-13-11
Arrived: 7:10am
Breakfast: 7:15am, some eggs, 1/2 banana
Snack 1: 9:15, cereal and crackers
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:15, some grapes, some broccoli, some carrots, some cheese (she didn’t seem all that hungry really)
Nap 2: 12:20-1:30
Snack 2: 2:30, crackers and an apple we all shared
BM: 11:45
Special notes:

Name: Samuel
Date: 10-13-11
Arrived: 7:30am
Breakfast: ate with Mom
Snack 1: 9:15, some PB sandwich and a few cranberries
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:15, all PB sandwich, some green beans, all grapes, no sweet potato
Nap 2: 12:15-1:15
Snack 2: 2:30, cranberries, ½ banana, and an apple we all shared
BM: not yet
Special notes:

A few things we did today: visited Jungle Jim’s, read, “exercised,” practiced the alphabet

General notes: So, I decided that since we had some extra time this morning with both kids on a one-nap schedule today, I would take a trip to Jungle Jim’s. It actually turned out rather well. Neither kid pooped while we were down there (I am still waiting for the day I have to use a changing table!), and they both LOVED it! The only problem was…I forgot my purse, which means no money, and so I wasn’t able to grab the few things I wanted to grab while I was down there. Oh well. It was still worth the trip. The kids cracked me up. They had huge eyes and were just gawking at everything. So fun. :) They, of course, love the dancing, singing characters, so check out the video of them rockin’ out. I think Flora was trying to head-bang. :)

October 12, 2011 PICS

I was disappointed that I did not get better pics today, but I figured I'd post 'em anyway.

October 12, 2011

Name: Flora
Date: 10-12-11
Arrived: 7:05am
Breakfast: 7:10am, all oatmeal
Snack 1: 9:30, cereal
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:15, all grapes, carrots, hummus, cheese, and broccoli, most of crackers
Nap 2: 12:15-1:00
Snack 2: 2:30, cereal as well as bears and raisins
BM: 11:45
Special notes: I loved doing the alphabet with Flora today…some of the letters she would try to parrot back to me…it was great! She really seemed into it more than usual.

Name: Samuel
Date: 10-12-11
Arrived: 7:20am
Breakfast: 8am, all oatmeal, all broccoli
Snack 1: 9:30, some of the other kids’ cereal as well as crackers
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:15, some of rice, most of peas, a few bites of sweet potato, all applesauce, all of PB sandwich (sorry, I didn’t think until later that that was for his snack! Oops…)
Nap 2: 12:10-2:05
Snack 2: 3:45, hummus, and he shared an apple with me
BM: not yet
Special notes:

A few things we did today: played with Milo, played instruments, went for a later walk today, practiced the alphabet, Flora and I played with the webcam for a while

General notes:

October 11, 2011

Not the most exciting post today...sorry! Also no pics because my friend still has my camera... :/ Was supposed to get it back yesterday, so I hope to have it soon.

Name: Flora
Date: 10-11-11
Arrived: 7:05am
Breakfast: 7:10am, most of oatmeal and raisins
Snack 1: 9am, cereal
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:15, all carrots, all peas, some of the burrito, the rest of her oatmeal from breakfast
Nap 2: 12:10-1:15
Snack 2: left with Grandma
BM: 10am (I think), 12pm
Special notes: Do either one of you walk around with your hands behind your back? Flora must have learned this from somewhere…she did it quite a bit today…so cute!

Name: Samuel
Date: 10-11-11
Arrived: 7:20am
Breakfast: already done
Snack 1: ----
Nap 1: 10:35-11:45
Lunch: 12, PB sandwich, banana, broccoli, and sweet potato
Nap 2: still working on it
Snack 2: 2:30, raisins and yogurt
BM: 8am, 12:45pm, 3pm
Special notes:

A few things we did today: went for a walk, danced, practiced the alphabet, read, played in the middle room, and Sammy went to the store with me.

General notes: