We didn't have school this week due to MEA, so we took a trip to the Children's Museum. Tuesdays are the day to go, field trip groups aren't allowed to go on Tuesdays, so it isn't crazy busy.
We had a great time!
Checking out what's under each chocolate chip
"Mom, Chicka Tree!"
A told B and B told C...great book for teaching letters!
Dancing like Taylor Swift...
Wheels on the Bus star
A snake! She didn't want to touch it, but once we left that's all she would talk about. If you ask her about the museum, it's the first thing she'll tell you she saw.
I was impressed with her critical thinking (I know, I'm such a teacher) with the boats.
She totally understood the need for a gush of water to send the boat flying down the ramp and pulling the little red ball sent the water rushing. She got this excited every time!
Off to get another boat and do it again and again and again and again
After naps, Sally often enjoys a cup of afternoon "tea" with her Mama
The other night we celebrated Daddy finally being home for a night {he's been busy with Grad School and Travel for work}by going out to dinner at Yangtze. To Sally's delight, they did not have typical children cups...
Thanks Pat, for the recommendation, it was Delish!
Sally comes up with the craziest ideas and I'm sure they will only get crazier the older she gets. The other night she took all of her peas out of her bowl and had to make sure they were all touching. You know, because they are all friends of course!
Here's a quick snapshot of it taking place toward the end...
A quick story of our little genius:
Last weekend when we were in the car, driving home to Alex, Reid and I were in the middle of a conversation and Sally started shouting "Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift!" {Reid loves country. Reid loves Taylor Swift. Reid has been showing Sally youtube videos of some of Taylor Swift's song}.
Reid looks back and says, "Ok hold on, I'll put one of her songs on." As I looked at Reid when he was telling Sally he'd switch the song, I noticed we were passing a semi and in large letters across the side of the truck it said S-W-I-F-T. I kid you not.
We couldn't believe it, so we were trying to come up with any way that it could just be a freaky coincidence. However, the song on the radio was Katy Perry and it was in the middle of the song, so it wasn't like she just heard it and thought it was a Taylor Swift song. Once we passed the truck, Sally stopped shouting Taylor Swift and went back to reading her books like nothing happened. Reid didn't put a Taylor Swift song on, to see if she would demand that he would, but she never said it again the whole ride home.
This week I played the same Katy Perry song to see if she would think it was Taylor Swift and all I got was, "No, Mommy, not that song!" I also typed the word "swift" in large font on the computer to see if she could tell me what it was. All I got was "There's an S, there's a T and look, a W!"
So, maybe she's a genius, maybe it was just a coincidence...
Enjoy your weekend!
**notice the fun little buttons I added to the bottom of posts? An easy way to show your reactions to the post without having to go all the way through to leave a comment, even though comments are always welcomed and loved! Thanks Molly for giving me the idea!
My mom was/is the queen of brainwashing us into doing pretty much anything. You can even ask her and she'll totally admit it herself. This is one of her motherly traits that has been passed on to me. It has helped with a lot things, like her transition into her Big Girl Bed.
For a while Reid and I have talked about moving away from good old Froggy (Sally's potty) and getting her to go on the big toilet with the adapted seat. We were hesitant because we didn't want to lose the good thing we had going and take any steps back. We talk about it with Sally all of the time, but never push her to do it. Last night at dinner we were talking about it again and she said, "Ok Mommy, I have to go potty, maybe try big toilet?"
Here's a video 15 minutes after she went...I should have done the video in the bathroom when she wasn't distracted by her prize "Beauty and the Beast," but you can still get the idea of how proud she is.
She has continued to use the big toilet today. Here's to hoping we're done with Froggy...at least at home.
**Don't forget to enter your guess into the Baby Pool, the more guesses the bigger the Target Gift Card!
I've added a link on the side for Baby C-Mile #2's pool. The winner will receive a Target Gift Card...amount will be determined based on how competitive (how many people submit guesses) the game is! The website explains the scoring.
A little background:
Sally was born 8 days early
Sally was 8lbs 9 ounces
Sally was 22inches long
Sally was born at 5:21pm (labor started at 4:30am)
Sally's average heart rate was 135-140 during pregnancy. Baby C-Mile #2's heart rate has been 150-155
Overall, the pregnancies have been very similar. If I had to really compare I would say I felt more sick with this one, but that could be because I was home all day and was able to focus more on my symptoms.
I feel like I am carrying lower with this pregnancy. You can use these pictures to compare how I'm carrying...
If you have any other questions to help with your guess, feel free to email me (jack underscore track at hotmail dot com) or submit it in the comments. Good luck!
We had our 30 week prenatal visit today. All is well. Heart rate was 153. I go again in 3 weeks, then another 3 weeks and then every week. Where has the time gone??
Over the weekend Sally turned 29 months. I have tried numerous times to get her standard video recorded, but she wasn't big into cooperating. The more I thought about it, the more I realized she really is showing you her true almost-2 1/2 year old self...enjoy!
Last week we ventured out to Minnetonka Orchards with our good friends, Mary, Lucy and Annie. If you have some time, I would highly recommend visiting...especially with this nice weather!
saying Hello to the Llamas
Chasing the chickens
Petting the goats
Following the goats
Best of Friends!
Thanks Lindberg Ladies for inviting us to join you, we had a great time!
