Jalen Plays Dress up

Here's Jalen putting on his China man hat that my cousin Fiona gave him.




Here's Jalen putting on his daddy's maverick sunglasses.

Jalen the Land Shark

After the dragon costume fiasco, we found an adorable shark costume at Baby Style. We thought maybe he'd like that costume better? Well, we were wrong.

Jalen in the Big Tub

Jalen had been taking his baths in the kitchen sink for the last few months. But lately, he has been refusing to sit down in the sink. He also likes to splash around which makes a wet mess in the kitchen. So we decided it's time to move him to the big person tub. We fill the tub with a few inches of water, let him play with his toys while we soap him up then we shower him off. He's been loving it so much that he often doesn't want to get out of the tub.

Jalen is a Puffy Dragon

It's almost time for Halloween and we got Jalen a dragon costume. Oh boy, he didn't like it all. We struggled to get it on him.

Jalen Had a Fever

Last Sunday afternoon, Jalen started to get fussy and he felt hot to the touch. We took his temperature and he was running a fever of about 102 degrees. The poor guy was fussy and didn't want to eat. The only way to sooth him was to cuddle and let him sleep with you.

I left him sleep on me while I read a book.

Later that same afternoon, we took a nap together. It was nice... On Sunday night, he woke up screaming so we let him sleep in our bed. He was still running a fever and he'd wake up every hour saying "juice". Daddy would give him juice then he'd go back to sleep. We kept him home from daycare on Monday and Daddy took care of Jalen.

Jalen knows how to play peek a boo by putting his hands over his eyes now.

He also knows to lay down with his blanket kind of like how they take naps at daycare. Anyway, his fever is gone now. We suspect that he's experiencing this because he's teething. He's drooling like crazy, more than normal. Today he did fine at daycare so I guess he's almost all better.

Jalen goes to Alki Beach

We've been really enjoying these last days of summer in Seattle. Saturday was another beautiful, clear sunny day. We took Jalen to Alki Beach in West Seattle to enjoy the outdoors.

Jalen puts on his shades.

Jalen forgot what it was like to be on the sand. He was tentative to walk because it was hard to keep his balance on the sand.

Jalen's Playdate

Last Saturday Jalen had a play date with Katelyn and Trenton. Jalen was a little cranky for some reason but otherwise had a good time. They still don't really play together yet but they seem to get along well.