We are getting ready to head to the cool weather in San Fransisco tomorrow morning for a week long vacation and visit with friends, but I thought I would post the few pictures on my camera before we head out. I should have more pictures since I have been able to spend much more time with David since going flex time, but I seem to forget my camera more often these days (not to mention we have been staying indoors due to the 100+ degree days). The flex system is not perfect yet, but, for the most part, I have been able to get home to see David by 5:00 pm most days. Even better, Hayley and I started our new get fit plan at the beginning of August and we have been able to exercise at least 3-4 nights each week and, with my extra time at home in the evenings, I have been cooking a healthy dinner each night for everyone. Since we started, Hayley has already lost 7 pounds and I have lost 4. Yay for us!
David is really quite the ham. We recently found a series of books called "No, David" that are a big hit around the house right now. Favorite foods at the moment include broccoli (he calls them trees), macaroni and cheese, sweet peas, carrots, peanut butter toast and almond milk. He doesn't really care for meat (and by doesn't care for, I mean will not eat in any form), so we have been trying to have more meals with tofu, beans and nuts to make sure he gets enough protein. I have never been a huge meat eater, but Matt is definitely a meat and potatoes kind of guy so it is funny that David is so carnivorous. Like most toddler behavior, it is probably just a phase. Speaking of toddler behavior that we are hoping will pass-- David has recently decided that telling us he has gone poop is not sufficient, he must show us as well. He literally sticks his hand in his pull-up, grabs a handful of poo, walks up to one of us and says I went poo in my diaper. It is disgusting.
We have been working on ABCs, counting and colors.. all the normal stuff. In addition, David is obsessed with the States. This likely started because we put a U.S. map above his table in the breakfast area and would show him where family lived (i.e. Papa Bruce and Granny D live in Oklahoma, etc.) and point out states during his meals. It turned into a game and he got good at learning them, so we keep moving up from states where we have family. He can now identify more than half of the states on the map, in random order. It is pretty amazing. Sorry for the bragging, but I figure it is only family that reads this blog anyway so I can get away with it!
A few weeks ago, David had a blister pop up on his toe after a trip to the aquarium. Luckily, it went away on its own within a day or so.
Because of his eczema, we don't get to take bubble baths very often. I found some bubble bath for sensitive skin and, as you can tell, he enjoyed it.
Aunt Hayley had a box of jewelry that she brought over for D'Ann and I to look through before she took it to the resale/donation place. David got in the middle of it and started putting on everything- necklaces, bracelets, etc. I am sure he will eventually hate me for posting these pictures, but it was too cute...
David after getting into my mascara:
David's newest fascination is money. I have no idea how it started or what this says about our child or our parenting skills thus far, but the kid will do anything for coins. Anything! We were working through the ABC book a few nights ago and we told him he could have a dollar if he would finish all the letters. He did and we upheld our end of the bargain. He carried the dollar around the entire evening and insisted on sleeping with it. Around 2am or 3am, we heard him wake up and start looking for his "money." He found his dollar and went right back to sleep with the dollar in hand. So I had to get up and take a picture of that!
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