First day of school!

Jaydan had his first day of preschool on Wednesday. He had lots of fun and I think that he will enjoy it. Keeping our fingers crossed for an excellent year!

Impromptu Sun Cove... the last of summer

We were able to take a quick and impromptu visit to Sun Cove in September. It was great to be able to get away for one more weekend for some sun - it was a beautiful 75* and sunny for us all weekend.

Jaydan got to play on the different play structures, swim in the pool, pick plums & enjoy the toys and kid-friendly things at Cider Works. The tire-horse swing was so cute that Grandma took us into Wenatchee to buy one. He will now be able to enjoy the swing year-round at Grandma and Papa Obermaier's house. He's excited.

Jaydan also slept in a "big boy" bed for the 2 nights of our visit. He was in Papa Dan's bed & was happy to tell about it upon our return. Now that we're home, we're transitioning him to his own "big boy" bed by removing the crib from his room so that London can start to use it. We'll see how that goes.

It was a good weekend and a GREAT way to say our farewells to the sunshine. Both of our football teams - Eastlake and UW - won their games so that was nice icing on the cake.

Seaside 2010

Seaside 2010 was a SUPER FUN trip. We certainly enjoyed our stay again this year - both Jaydan and London seemed to as well. We were a tad worried about travelling London as she was only 2 months old, but she was a trooper and just hung out with everyone.

Night 1 we all went out for dinner... dessert was donuts that were displayed in the nearby case. Jaydan, having not had a donut before, saw them and said "mmmm... I want a chocolate bagel!!" Love it. We lovingly refer to chocolate donuts as chocolate bagels in our house now.

We enjoyed time on the beach - Jaydan made "roads" with the rakes and shovels.

He loved to hang out with the big boys.


We had to hit up the carousel and he seemed happy about that (classic smile and all)

Jaydan LOVED swimming in the pool. He became very daring & was jumping in like a crazy kid.

All in all, it was fantastic. The weather wasn't too bad either, only sprinkling for short bouts on one of the days. We look forward to another trip next year!!

Sicky

Sickness has struck our home... London is still classically sleeping through most of the action. She's been a little fussy but for the most part she's her usual content self.

Poor little J-bug, on the other hand, has had a 102* fever. He's been refusing food and drink except the occasional cracker, sip of juice or bite of a strawberry. Little man was so tired that he fell asleep on the floor with his blankies.

We are praying that our kiddos are happy and healthy ASAP because we're supposed to be headed to Seaside for our family vaca on Saturday... keep your fingers crossed.

Summer twenty.ten

It's been a fairly uneventful summer as we've been adjusting to life as a family of 4. Thankfully the weather finally picked up so that we actually feel like we're having a summer.

Jaydan has been enjoying popsicles... both store bought and homemade.

London has been practicing her sitting skills.

And trying to get a smile on camera.

And sleeping... cradling those cheeks is hard work.

And baths of course... nothing like a nice soak to end a summer day.

As previously stated, a rather uneventful summer. But we are definitely enjoying the sun that we're getting - playtime outside is the best!

Seattle Aquarium

We took Jaydan (London tagged along, of course) to the Seattle Aquarium for the first time today.

In typical Jaydan fashion, he was very hesitant at first. We got past the initial wall of fish and to the tide pools where he cautiously stared into the water from Dirk's arms. After the first pool, he stood by himself at the second. We made it to the first tanks and then he was hooked... every time we turned a corner he whispered "wow" under his breath.

Looking at one of many fish tanks with daddy.

Watching the seals. Please note that by the time we reached the underwater dome and the seals, we nearly had to run to keep up with the kid. He was here and there and looking at everything wide-eyed.

Surfing "Shamu's" back. Every killer whale is Shamu to Jaydan since we visited Sea World.


Enthralled by the underwater dome.

Pooped in the car on the way home. We kept him up way past his normal naptime by stopping for fish and chips on the waterfront after leaving the Aquarium and then ice cream for the walk back to the car. We were shocked that he was able to stay awake all the way to I5 once we got moving.

Thanks to the sunny weather and the ever fabulous people watching downtown, we are happy to have enjoyed a relaxing summer Saturday as a family.

Thomas the Train

Following London's birth, we knew we wanted to do something special for Jaydan so that he didn't feel too left out of the attention. We purchased tickets for "A Day Out with Thomas" since he shows affection for trains. Boy did we have a blast - it was SUPER hot and sunny and there was plenty to be seen. Jaydan's wide eyes at the full sized Thomas engine made every penny worth it.

The view from the train was beautiful...

Thomas arrived in style... all children screamed as he chugged by.

Jaydan got a Thomas tattoo and a sticker.

As the tattoo was applied he was busy looking around at all of the other things to do and get into... mischeivous child so easily distracted.

We were SO tempted to buy him the hat but figured he'd never wear it again considering the somber face just for a picture. We'll consider a t-shirt.

2 weeks

So of course I'm delayed on updating the blog...

London was dressed as a strawberry for church at 2 weeks 3 days old.

She's starting to fill out... she's our big girl. :)

But still sleeping soundly during the day.

Somewhere around 18 days of age, London was starting to fill out her clothes a bit. We noticed her thighs beginning to thicken and her tummy remain distended long after eating. Come her 1 month checkup with the pediatrician, we learned that she was, in fact, a BIG girl. She weighed in at a whopping 10lbs. 6oz. - just one ounce shy of 3 pounds up from birth, putting her in the 90th percentile. She remained in the 50th percentile for height at 21" long.

Clearly she has no problem holding onto the milk that will do her body good... despite the spit up after every meal. She goes through many more outfits per day compared to Jaydan - and that's not just because it's fun to dress a baby girl in adorable clothing. And typically, the wardrobe changes make her spit up again so the change is all for not. Unfortunately for her (and us), she seems to have a bit of colic as well. We feared this as Jaydan gave us a run for our money in the tummy department. She seems to do better than he at this point though.

All in all, we're doing well and are loving (almost) every moment of parenting 2.

Sunday best

London got all dressed up for her first Sunday at church.

We thought she was pretty cute.

Phototherapy

We were discharged from the hospital late Saturday night June 5. I had my postpartum checkup Monday morning. Unfortunately, London had lost more than 10% birth weight - down to 6 lbs. 8 oz. and her jaundice was still dancing on the moderate/high risk line. Since she was only a 37-weeker, she was prescribed phototherapy.

I didn't quite understand what her treatment entailed... when the first home nurse dropped off the equipment I asked her how long London needed to actually be on the lights, thinking she'd say something like 20 minutes, 3 times a day. Boy was I wrong! No I was told that my new baby needed to be on 24 hours except to feed... and I could take her out if she were inconsolably crying. This nurse made me cry. Fortunately, the nurse that came daily to check our progress was AMAZING. Lori let us know each day that things were going well - London gained 3 oz. per day and was able to come off the lights after only 3 days. By that Friday she bounced back up to 7 lbs. 1 oz. We were quite pleased.

at least she sleeps a lot... if she'd been awake and fussy most of the time I'm not sure I would have handled it well.

she seemed comfortable most of the time.