Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Jalen's Fun Day at the Pool

We took Jalen to the pool for the first time. He's always enjoyed bath time so we figured that he would like the water. He was a bit tentative when we first got in. He just wanted to sit in the water and soak in the sensation. Tyler, who also came with us, was a lot more adventurous. He was walking all over the place in the water. We also put a life jacket on Jalen and let him float by himself. He made a funny face because it was so sunny but he didn't complain at all. All in all, I think he's going to enjoy being the water some more when we go to Hawaii next week!

We went to a nice mini water park in Renton. They have a wave pool, wading pool, lazy river ride, lap pool and a water slide!

Jalen's floating on his back!

Jalen knew to hold his breath when his face is under water. We dipped him briefly in the water a few times.

He napped for 3 hours when he came home! He was pooped! Then we went to dinner with Jalen's grandma and grandpa.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

The 4th of July

We had a fun 4th of July last week. We took Jalen to the Newport Hills 4th of July picnic in Bellevue where we had hamburgers and watched cousin Taylor perform her dance routines with her dance group. Jalen was overdue for his nap so he took a nap in his stroller. Afterwards, we went to Betsy's house and had a BBQ. It was a fun day!


Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Jalen Eats Spaghetti


Jalen has become a real challenge at meal time. He insists on feeding himself with a spoon. If you feed him some food, he may spit it back out. But then if you feed him the same food by letting him hold the spoon and bring it to his mouth, he'll eat it. The pediatrician says that we should let him start to learn how to use utensils but it's just so messy! He also likes to throw food on the floor on purpose. He'll look you in the eye then toss the food overboard from his high chair. We've had to tip a lot more when we go to restaurants.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Jalen Starts Daycare

On Tuesday, Jalen went to his first official day at KinderCare. Actually, we put him in the previous Thursday as a trial day. He cried all through nap time and didn't eat lunch. Then he ate a lot of yogurt and drink juice at snack time. So on Tuesday, I wasn't sure what to expect. I dropped him off around 8:15am and picked him up around 6pm. KinderCare makes daily notes about each child and records what they ate, how much they slept, etc. According to the notes, he slept from 12:30 to 2:10pm. I was very surprised! The way they take naps is on the floor as a group. Jalen is such a restless child that I couldn't picture how he would be calm enough to sleep in that environment. For lunch he ate spaghetti and green beans. I feel hopeful that Jalen will quickly adjust to his surroundings.

Here's Jalen all dressed and ready to go to school!

Jalen goes to Vancouver

Last weekend, we visited my parents in Vancouver. Jalen hasn't been to Vancouver since February. My parents were so excited to see him because he wasn't walking the last time they saw him. It was very hot the whole weekend and Jalen got a fever Saturday night. He was miserable and kept us all night both Saturday and Sunday. He was supposed to start daycare on Monday but we kept him home. His fever is gone now but he still has a cough and his poor nose is all stuffed up.