Squiggy…

The other day I gave Stacy a bath and I decided to have some fun…at Stacy’s expense:

HAHAHAHAHA!   Totally reminded me of Squiggy from Laverne and Shirley.

I want to taste everything…

I have to say Jack was great in the fact that he never really put anything in his mouth.   He might have been curious and looked at or touched everything but he never put things in his mouth.

Stacy on the other hand tries to put everything in her mouth:

I wonder if this will taste good?

Hmm..this looks better:

Racers are you ready…

Stacy could be mobile soon.   Stacy is propping herself up on all fours, rocking her self back and forth trying to get momentum to crawl but she just hasn’t done it yet.  She can go backwards, but not forwards yet.

Well, if I can’t crawl at least I can make fake ‘fart’ noises!

Lets put in the “P” in pool…

The weather is getting warmer and Jack and I are enjoying our time at the pool.   I decided to try to take some pictures from inside the pool:

At this point I am thinking this might not be a good idea because I am about to get soaked:

By the time the splash is gone and I can see again, this Jack is already at the wall and getting ready to jump in some more!

And then there were two…

It seems like I was just writing about Stacy having her first tooth when we noticed another tooth coming in.   This was two weeks ago when the tooth was just coming out:

This was the other day and now you can see two teeth:

Just in case you thought that Stacy got short changed by not going to the Dodger game, Jack and I did but Stacy her own Dodger hat in pink:

If I had to guess right now, I would think I have a better chance to Stacy sitting with me watching baseball over Jack. Jack is just too hyper to sit down in one place for that long.

Hair Garden…

So our friend Trish started her own business designing one of a kind, hand made head bands.   Trish mailed us a few for Stacy.  I don’t think Stacy is quite ready for head bands just yet but here are some pictures.  Stacy with a blue flower:

Stacy with a green flower:

First tooth…

Stacy’s first tooth is coming in.  It is a little hard to see but right below her tongue on the bottom gum her first tooth is just breaking thru.

Stacy was a little fussy one night as I think she was in pain from her tooth but after that one night she has been great.

Take me out to the ballgame…

Finally!  I have been waiting for the day when Jack and I could go to the baseball game.   Sure, I could have taken him before but I wanted to go when he would remember going to the Dodger stadium for the very first time:

Our seats behind home plate:

I dunno what the deal is but ever since I met Aya, I found out that I am always in the food line at Dodger Stadium and someone hits a home run.  Sure thing, I am in line in the first inning and CRACK…home run.   Much of the first 4 innings was spent eating.  Jack had a hot dog, nachos and cotton candy:

  

After that it was time for peanuts and popcorn…along with a giant finger to annoy all of us during the game:

 

I think Jack liked eating the most but it was so funny to see him get into the game when the crowd would cheer.  Jack was always clapping his hands cheering on the Dodgers.  He loved the national anthem, god bless america and take me out to the ball game.  I think he was amazed to hear the whole stadium sing.

All in all a good time and more importantly the Dodgers ended their 6 game losing streak and finally won a game!

iPad…

I finally got my iPad for work.  I am testing out some new applications and possibly making the recommendations to switch out department laptops with iPads instead.

For the most part my iPad will just be at home for my own personal use.  The word on the street is that people who don’t have iPads are people that have not used iPads.   Granted, I was not interested in the iPad or anything apple related but when I first tried the iPad I was pretty impressed and liked it more than I thought.  

If I didn’t buy a new laptop I would have easily bought the iPad but now if work has given me an iPad for free then who am I to complain.   So the first night I brought it home, I needed to install and app for work which took about 1 minute…the other 3 hours it was in Aya’s hands and I have yet to use the iPad….even days later!

Yes, so while Stacy and I are hanging out, Aya and Jack are geeking out on the sofa…one with an iPad one with a DS.

No longer a Ray…

I went to Jack swim class to see how he was doing in level Ray.   I heard he had been doing well but when I got there he was the only one in the ENTIRE pool crying!  Ugh.  To make matters worse, the two other girls in his class are really-really good.

In any case, after Jack stopped crying he swam like a champ.  At the end of class the teacher said that Jack is good enough to go into the next level, Starfish.

I was shocked to hear that he was good enough because compared to the girls in his class he is not at the same level.  In addition, I asked about his crying and thought maybe another round of Ray might help him but the teacher said Jack was ready to move up and he only cries because he remembers a time when he was 2 years old and drank water.  When he wants to swim he does well.

So, my little buddy is now a starfish and doing quite well in the water.  I am so happy Jack is learning how to swim and having fun in the water!

6 Months…

Stacy went in for her 6 month checkup a few weeks ago and everything came out a-ok.

Weight:  15 lbs 4 oz

Height:  25 3/4

She is a little fatty…Stacy is 50%-tile weight, 30%-tile height and only 20%-tile head size.

Stacy got 3 shots and she did okay.  She didn’t start crying until the 3rd shot, but big brother was there with her and told Stacy to be tough.

Stacy loves to watch us eat and she just stares and grabs the remote control every chance she gets:

This used the be my “king” chair…but now Jack claims it.  When he isn’t in there, Stacy likes to sit in it.  I think my new ‘king’ chair is whatever room the kids are NOT in at the time.

 

First meal!!

Just before Stacy’s 6 month checkup Aya and I decided to see if Stacy wanted to have some rice cereal.   Stacy is always just eyeballing us when we eat so we figured lets see if she likes solid food.

I wasn’t sure what to expect but Stacy did NOT like her first bite at all:

Stacy wasn’t thrilled on bites, 2,3,4,5 or 6 either:

  

Then all of a sudden I think Stacy realized who her mom was and how much Aya likes food…

… because after about a minute of two Stacy was enjoying her first meal of rice cereal!  Yum-Yum.

Oba-chan…

We headed out to Brea to have lunch with Uncle and Oba-chan.

Oba-chan has little chairs around the house and Daddy finally found a useful purpose for the little chair…putting in little people:

After a great lunch and long drive Daddy and Stacy needed some nap time before the drive back home.

 

What? A summer birthday party?

Just before school let out we got ANOTHER invitation for a birthday party.  This time we went to Amber’s birthday at Adventureplex in Manhattan beach.  Jack and the birthday girl Amber:

So many place to go and play at Adventureplex but Jack was happy in the ball pit:

Jack and Sleeping Beauty!