Rain, Rain, Rain

 

 

Usually I like rainy days, but this is getting to be ridiculous. We usually head out to activities even in the rain, but today I just did not feel up to it. Hopefully, it starts to clear up soon and we can get some solid days in at the park.

As you can tell by the blogged photo - Kerala is in ballet class (technically, pre-ballet class). She will usually do a few activities with the group then come sit by us and then get back up and do a few more activities. She seems to get really shy in new settings. This weekend will be our third class, so hopefully she will feel a bit more comfortable. One funny thing about the class is that there is this little girl who antagonizes her. It's just funny because Kerala is usually the one that is doing the antagonizing.

We are still having trouble with Kerala's naps. Basically, I have accepted the fact that she will not nap during the day so if she does end up taking a nap I am super excited and surprised. We still do quiet time but we have moved Kerala's bedtime up to compensate for the missed sleep during the day. Today was one of those rare days that Kerala actually did take nap. It was pretty sad though because she fell asleep in her closet (her favorite play spot). I got a little freaked out because I had not heard her for awhile on the baby monitor and when I went to check on her she was curled up in this little ball in the corner of her closet. When I bent down to check on her I woke her up and she immediately stood up and said "I must play!" and then burst into tears because she was tired. She went to sleep a few minutes later in her bed and had a glorious 1 1/2 hour nap.

Kerala is getting pretty sassy with her language. Yesterday she said "Mommy stop talking" and today she asked me to stop singing :(. She also is pretty funny with how she asks for certain things (i.e., "Mommy I need more tickeling"). She also has no qualms about telling you to leave the room if she wants to be alone with either mommy or daddy and will often ask us to put Kian down.

Kian is doing really well. He is still a really happy and easy baby. He loves to grin and is getting really good at rolling from stomach to back. The other day he kept rolling from stomach to back and Kerala thought it was the funniest thing and would ask him to do it again. Kerala has been really into holding and touching Kian lately. She will hold his hands when we read books together and try to hold onto him if we are all dancing. Unfortunately, she has also tried to pick him up a few times. Kian just smiles at her and is generally pretty psyched about his big sister.

 

Things have been going well around here. Kian had his one month dr's appointment and is doing great. At his one month appointment he had gained a bit over 3 lbs and grown 2 inches in length since birth. He is generally a pretty happy guy, although tonight he has been a bit fussy. This past weekend we got out Kerala's activity mat which he has been super psyched about. He rolls back and forth and has rolled from tummy to back a couple of times. He seems to be really close to going from back to tummy, he just gets hung up on his arm. I am starting to figure out his sleep patterns - basically he likes to sleep every hour or so. They are generally cat naps of 30 - 45 minutes unless we are out or if someone is laying with him - then he will sleep up to 3 hours. I haven't found a consistent time to put him to sleep at night yet, that's something we are working on. If we put him down he will start crying unless we are with him so a lot of nights he will sleep in our arms until we go to bed.

Kerala is doing really well. She is at a really fun age language development wise. Yesterday, we were eating lunch and she said "So mommy, how are you?" She also yelled to Troy as he was leaving the house "Peace out yo!". Her other funny thing lately is to be doing something and then pretend call her music teacher Mary to let her know what we are doing. Today we were finger painting and she held her hand up to her ear as if it were a phone and told Mary that we were finger painting. Unfortunately, she had paint on her fingers which then got in her hair.

We had a great Easter around her. Kerala was pretty excited about coloring Easter eggs and finding them the next morning. When we told her to find the Easter eggs she said they were in the refrigerator which was pretty funny. She was very excited about her basket and the chocolates that the Easter bunny left. Kerala had been asking about underwear lately so the Easter bunny included some in her basket, but unfortunately he/she accidentally picked up boy's underwear rather than girls. Kerala got to go on an Easter egg hunt with her buddies at our friends' house and we wrapped up the day with a visit with Grandma and uncles. Overall, a terrific day.