The Discovery Museum

Yesterday we spent the afternoon at the Discovery Museum in Sausalito with The Posse. The last time T was there was when he was 6 months old and just starting to crawl. How he's grown since then. There was so much more for him to do now that he's older and he got down and dirty in fine, glittery sand as well as paint this time around. We ran out of time and didn't get to play in the little creek, but we will definitely be back for more fun soon.

Checking out the sand table.


Painting a window (and himself).




The Posse at work.


All the mommies being paparazzi.


T checking out the water tunnel (he loved it in here the first time we took him. I think there's a picture somewhere in this blog).



A funny series of The Posse together (give them snacks and they will likely sit still).


(William - "T's snack looks good.")


(T - "I'm going to get close to William for this picture and pose.")


(W - "I'm just going to reach in and maybe T won't notice.")


(T - "Here William, you can have some." W - "Thanks!")


(W - "Actually, these are really good, I want them all." T - "Hey, we have to keep posing.")


(Everyone happy with their own snacks.)

And, the kids all pooped.


To recap the whole day, here's an awesome video that Auntie Tami put together. Thanks, Auntie Tami!

Ben and Friends at the Discovery Museum from Tami Shaffer on Vimeo.

The Monkey aka The Leash

As you all know, T isn't really the kind of kid who stays still. So, we're trying something out - a child friendly "leash". It's not as bad as it sounds. It's actually a cute monkey backpack. And, as Daddy says in the video, it's also a life saver. :)

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Summer's Finally Here!

Well, at least for a few days. One of the best parts of living in San Francisco is that we have mild weather all year round. That means no matter what month it is it's never too hot or too cold. Not bad, except it's hard to tell what season it is. Except today. It was definitely summer!

We spent the afternoon playing at the Children's Playground in Golden Gate Park. We didn't realize that there is a sand/water pit and were not prepared. But, T loves water and equally loves sand so Mommy just let him go. It was one of the best decisions she's made - she actually got to have a regular conversation with Aunties Tami and Sawako because T stayed in one place. =)

Here he is, just getting started.


Then the shorts came off (that's Emi to his left. Her shorts came off too.)


The Three Amigos doing their thing.


T really getting into it.


And, finally, a little video of T laughing at Ben throwing sand "towards" him. =)


It was definitely a fun day at the park!

Our Little Entertainer

T loves to dance. He hasn't figured out how to dance for more than a couple seconds at a time, but with or without music, whenever the mood suits him, he starts to put on the moves. This video is a little long, but you can get snippets of his repertoire.


We recently learned that he also likes to sing. Well, we knew he did since he's been humming along to any of us singing or the radio for awhile, but when we turned on Rock Band and gave him the microphone, he couldn't get enough.



Who knows, maybe he'll one day be an American Idol. =)

The Stomach Bug

We all got hit with a super stomach bug. T got it first and passed it on to Daddy, Mommy, Anna, Lolo, Lola... seriously, we all got it.

Tyler started crying in the middle of the night about 2 weeks ago. It was unusual for him, but we figured he just had a bad dream and would go back to sleep. It took him about 30 minutes, but he went to sleep. When we went to get him in the morning, he woke up as usual, but he had thrown up in his crib. =( Still, since he seemed fine, we assumed it was just something he had eaten the night before.

We were wrong.

Mommy, not taking it seriously, took T to his first gymnastics class where he had a great time. Then, while we were out at Crissy Field having lunch with The Posse, he proceeded to projectile vomit on Mommy. Thankfully, none of The Posse got sick. Mommy also had made a precautionary appointment with the pediatrician so we went, smelling foul. The doc warned Mommy that she should expect more puking and diarrhea. Oh, she was right about the puking.... on the way home, T threw up all of lunch on himself in the car and then twice while taking a bath with Mommy. Ahhhh... the joys of being a parent.

This is probably the most miserable he has been, but he recovered enough in a few days to wish Lolo a happy 70th birthday and make a good appearance at his surprise birthday party (HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOLO!), but then ended up having the worst meltdown of his 17 months of life the next night when we went to dinner for Lolo's actual birthday. Mommy had to actually leave the restaurant and take T home. It was something else.

Thankfully, he has now made a full recovery and is back to his fun, mischievous self. Phew. Lessons learned by Mommy - take vomiting more seriously and do not force your child to eat when he/she might have a stomach bug. You might be wearing it later.

Bubbles

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First Major Boo Boo

Last Wednesday, we made our first visit to the ER. Thankfully, it wasn't anything too major - T just lost his big toe nail. He's a super fast kid and tried to escape Peekadoodle which led him to get his toe caught in a big door. Ouch.

We went to the pediatric ER at CPMC, where he was born. They were amazing. We were quickly brought in and while we waited for a doctor, a "child life" person came in with a binder full of DVDs for T to choose from. We chose to watch Little Einsteins and he was comfortable as he waited. The child life person even brought bubbles!

Here's a video of him hanging out with Lolo after the doctor removed the nail (it was pretty much off).

And a photo of his toe all bandaged up.


He gave us a scare but he's fine now. It's just an ugly toe nail bed, but the nail should grow back. Besides, I doubt he had "foot model" in his future. :)

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