potty trained, the dentist and rhyming

Yup, I am officially 100% potty trained. That was easy, not sure what the big deal was.  But I went poo poo in the potty at day care this week and poo poo on the big toilet at home today!  No problem!  My friends at day care are going poo poo on the potty too and we get Popsicles when we do!  Yay!  :)

I went to the dentist this past week and things look good, although the dentist did tell me not to suck my fingers in bed ... i stopped during the day, but nap time and bedtime I still do.  She said my jaw is getting narrow, my top teeth.  But she said if I stop sucking on my fingers my jaw and teeth will go back to normal on their own!  Still, it's super hard to stop!  I got a new toothbrush and I like it, it has a lion on it.  I also got a neat sticker and a little toy train as a prize.  In fact, Dr. Aimee said I can get TWO prizes next time if I stop sucking my fingers!

I like to rhyme a lot now!  It's fun to say pretend words that sound alike!!  Especially "focky bocky".  I like to add the B sound to the front of words, too... but then Mommy and Daddy say they don't understand what I am saying.  My friends at day care think its hysterical, just like me!

Day at the Park

Mommy and I went to two parks today, Castle Park and 132nd Park.  Castle Park didn't have a bathroom, so we had to leave because both Mommy and I had to pee.  132nd Park was the best.  I got to spin around and around on a fun spinny toy and I played on a fun swing and played ball, soccer, golf and frisbee!  And... I wore my hat all day!  But, we forgot sunblock on my ears, so they are a little red, but they don't hurt!  I like the park a lot.

I did it again

Yup!  Just went poo poos in the potty again and this time I wasn't nervous about it at all!  Just sat down and went!  And... I got another new car!  Weehoo!

I did it!

I did it!  I did it!  I did it!  I went poo poo in the potty!!!  Oh, I was really nervous about it, but Mommy and I waited in the bathroom together until I was ready.  I thought it was a good idea to jump up and down a lot beforehand, but suddenly it was time and I sat down.  I was so proud.  I couldn't wait to tell Gabrielle, my day care provided.  I knew she would be really proud!  Mommy gave me a new car like she promised and I kept my big boy pants all clean!  Hooray!  Daddy was really proud too and he wanted to take a picture, so he did, but you can see my pee pee, so I am not going to put it on here.  I also wanted to take a picture of my poo poo, so I did, but Mommy thinks you probably don't want to see that one either.  Oh well.

We did however take these pictures tonight that we Can share.  Mommy is 34 weeks pregnant!

Sibling Class

I forget to tell you about the class I went to on Saturday... a Sibling Class.  I met some other little kids who are going to be big brothers and sisters like me.  We got to sit in a circle and share about our babies.  Sometimes, when I didn't know the right answer, I still shared, like when I told the teacher I had pancakes fro breakfast when she was asking how our family was preparing for baby.  I liked sharing, it was fun to tell the teacher and the other kids about my baby.  We watched a silly video and held baby dolls... I learned that even though it might be okay to poke at the doll's eyes, it won't be okay to poke at my little sisters eyes when she gets here.  We also got to decorate a bib for our babies, I had mommy draw a car and a flower and I put my hand print and then I colored all over it.  It's really pretty!  I bet she's going to love it!  After that we went on a tour of the maternity floor in the hospital and I saw where Mommy is going to have her baby... and then we played in the play area!  I got a button and a certificate, too, because I am going to be a big brother!!  I am so excited.  I like to give our baby hugs and kisses, I can't wait to meet her!

The Park

Grandma showed me how to blow the seeds of a dandelion today!  Neat!  We had fun at the park this afternoon, after lunch with Gruncle Dean, Grandma and Mommy where I had a cheese quesadilla.  Yummm.   

Big Boy Pants

I am pee pee potty trained and super proud!  I had one accident at day care yesterday, but otherwise I will run to the potty on my own, pull my bug boy pants down on my own and go pee pee.  Poo poo, not so much yet, but pee pee, yes!

Earth Day

On Sunday Mommy and I met our friends, Sameer and Cathy at our park.  Cathy played chase with me and soccer and frisbee and all kinds of fun things!  Then we went down to the beach!  SO much Fun!  I started off staying nice and clean... but then Mommy said it was okay for me to play in this puddle...

This was mid-play... before I knew it, another boy my age, Jack, came by and we had so much fun running through the puddle and eventually ended up in the lake!  I was soaked and it was grrrreat!  :)

Later Mommy and I made an Earth Day craft.  I practiced drawing on a coffee filter, then we got it wet and it looked like Earth. 

 I took a bath while I dried and then we finished it up by adding some clouds.  Voila... planet Earth!  :)

Space Needle

I started off today wearing my brand new CARS underpants and practiced going potty on my potty.  Mommy set a timer and every 25-30 mins I sat down and went pee pee.  Then we went out for the day and I wore my pull ups.  Mommy brought my sticker chart and before I knew it, I had another new car!  I did such a great job going pee pee on the potty all day!  I went in lots of different bathrooms, the space needle gift shop, the bathroom near the fountain, Pasta Bella bathroom, etc.  Mommy brought my cars travel seat, so I would be comfortable on any seat!  And today I have been going pee pee in my potty all day, too!  I am wearing my big boy pants and no accidents!!  It is good practice to set the timer and go every half hour, because I don't want to have an accident in go in my big boy pants!

This weekend was Earth Day.  Mommy made earth pancakes in the morning and yesterday we went to the Space Needle for its 50th anniversary... we even got to go to the TOP OF THE NEEDLE for only a dollar!  Despite having to stand in line for 2 hours, it was super cool to go to the top!  At the end of the day out legs were tired from all the standing around, but Mommy says I was great in line.  We even saw Elvis there, who kinda scared me, but Grandma seemed to really like him and kept asking me to take a picture with him.  No thanks, Grandma!  In fact, on our way down the Needle, we had to get in the elevator WITH Elvis!  EEK.  Mommy literally had to drag me in because I was totally scared of him.  Turns out, he's not so bad!  :)

At the top, the most exciting part was seeing the... CARS!  From way up there we could see cars, and a choo choo train!  And the tops of buildings, water, mountains, bridges, all kinds of stuff that was super cool, but nothing beat the CARS!  I love Cars, did you know I love cars?  Cause, I really really like cars!.

Cars.  :)

After going to the top of the needle we took a dinner break and I pushed a chair around and around the tables and then we went to the fountain where I met "white guy" (a boy a little older than me wearing a white shirt - I forget to ask new friends their names... Mommy says it was Dylan).  We had super fun playing chase/tag for a while.  Later Grandma played chase with me, and pretended to be a doggy and fetch sticks, and then I got in trouble for running to far away without stopping or looking back.  Grandma and Mommy made such a big deal about it, geesh.  I guess I won't be doing that again!

I got a quick, late nap in the car after all that and we ended up at Pasta Bella where I got to have pasta in sit in a booster seat.  I am a big boy now and prefer the Booster Seat to the high chair.

I'm back!

Hello everyone!

I miss blogging, so Mommy and I decided I could blog on my own page again :)  Yipee!!  I am going to try to catch up from where I left off in January, but in the meantime I will also keep current and so... I am going to recap my week for you. :)

Today, I went to Northwest Aerials for my Wiggle Worms class.  I have been three times now and I love it there.  My favorite part is the big long trampoline.  This was the first class I felt comfortable going to my teacher to tell her about the stuff I practiced, like jumping and spinning, jumping and opening and closing my legs... I am also really good at somersaults now!  I like to hang from the rings and walk on the balance beam (although I am afraid to cross it without holding Mommy's hand still).  All in all, my favorite part is jumping.  Lots of jumping as high as I can!

Yesterday we went to OO Denny Park and kicked around a soccer ball for a bit and threw a frisbee, too. I really love soccer and Frisbee (even though Mommy says I through leftie, even though I am a rightie).  I am getting good at kicking the soccer ball back to mommy while it is still moving, too, and love to try to kick the ball between Mommy's legs and have her do the same.  After the park we went out to eat at Plaza Garcia (Daddy was a Matt's house) and I had a cheese and chicken quesadilla.  I like to say "Quesadilla".  It's a fun word!  I got to sit on a booster seat, too, which means I am a big boy.  One of my favorite parts at the restaurant?  Getting to push down the little bubble bumps on the lid to my cup!  I love those.

Also, I at day care I told Gabrielle when I had to go pee pee.  Mommy was so proud of me she created a new sticker chart.  Now I get to earn stickers for not sucking my fingers and for going pee pee on the potty (and for not swallowing my toothpaste... I really like to swallow my toothpaste but Mommy says I can't.  She's pretty adamant about it, too.  I keep forgetting!)  So after 20 stickers I get a new car!  AND if I go poo poo on the potty, I get a new car right away!  I LOVE CARS!

On Sunday I started off my day at my first race ever!!  I was really excited to stand with all the other kids at the starting line, but when they did the count down and all the kids took off running, I wasn't sure what to think!  So I cried for a second but then Grandma was there and told me to chase her, so I did!  We ran the 1/4 mile together.  I didn't even cut corners like the other kids my age, I ran the whole way (with Grandma). At the finish line, there were so many people cheering for me (I was the last one done) but they kinda scared me... so I stopped running.  But then someone came over and gave me a Sticker and told me a did a good job!  I was proud!  Mommy and Grandma were proud too, at least that's what the kept saying over and over again.  After my race was all done, the big people started their race.  I wanted a turn to run through their starting line after they were all gone and then we went to a spot on the route to cheer on the runners.  We clapped for them and told them "Good Job".  There were lots of people running.  Some of them even dressed up like pirates.  And I made some of them run, or clap like me and one girl even tried to give me a High 5!  That was fun!

Me at the start of the race, really excited.

Racing Grandma to the finish line.

My sticker for running the race.

Running across the big start line!

Cheering for all the runners.

Sunday Afternoon

Sunday afternoon Mommy, Grandma and I went to Golden Gardens Beach and Gas Works Park in Seattle.  I had never been to this beach before and I loved it!  I got to take my socks and shoes off and play in the sand.  I collected "treasures" (shells) in my bucket, played on the new playground, watched the sailboats

 ... and helped bury this stranger.  Her friend borrowed my bucket to bury her, and I wanted to help!

 At Gas Works Park I was very excited to see the Space Needle.  I LOVE the Space Needle and am always looking around for it.  There it is, behind me!  And yes, I like to eat apples!

 Here I am kicking a soccer ball up the hill.

 I took this picture of the park:

The Tulip Festival

On Saturday Grandma, Mommy and I went to the Mount Vernon Tulip Festival.  

I had fun running through the daffodil fields and bouncing on the spongy dried up mud road!

I also had lots of fun taking lots of my own pictures of the flowers!  That's my shadow.

 We stopped at Roozengaarde and I ran and ran and ran around!  After 3 hours in the car, I was going crazy and reeeeally needed to get out some energy!

There were so many pretty tulips.

I liked climbing on this froggy, here I am pretending to be a frog.

 More running around and around and around!  I had SO much fun at the gardens!

 I even got to practice my balancing on the logs in front of the big windmill...

More of January

With all the snow, there were a few days when we were house bound, so Mommy put together a basket of fun games and activities we could play inside. 

 

the mummy wrap

helping mommy swiffer

TP and glitter snowflakes

drawing in a salt tray

rolling hot pads

body tracing... and more

My mommy's friend Sam came to visit and we went to a park and walked around in the snow.

We even found another geocache!

These rocks are super cool, dont you think?!

 Later in January we went to Oscar's first birthday.  I got to help Oscar open his presents!

We went to my friend Daxon's bday party, too and I got this pirate eye patch!

 Meanwhile in January, my platelets were low so we went to the doctor a few times and they took my blood.  Mommy says I was very brave each time we went.  After a few weeks, my platelets were back up to normal.  :)