9 Month Stats

Miss C had her 9 month appt today. She's 17.7 lbs (24th percentile), 28 inches (57th percentile) and completely healthy. She had to get 2 shots, but was too upset by them.

2 preschoolers bowling =

2 crazy moms! Wow, bowling was an experience! Mr O and R1 had a great time, but man, did it stress me out! A bowling alley in Crystal City was having free bowling for kids and we decided to take the kids. To say it was crowded would be an understatement.

We had to wait a few minutes for a lane and during that time, Mr O managed to make his way over to another lane and throw one of their balls down the lane. At least it was free, right? We finally got our lane and tried to explain to the kids that they had to wait their turn. Yeah right. I'm not sure how many times the poor guy had to come over and return a ball to us because it didn't make it all the way down the lane. I wasn't aware that it was possible to get so many gutter balls with bumpers. Leave it to our 2 kids.

Mr O loved it and wants to go back. I think it would be fun and a much better experience if it weren't so crowded and we didn't have to keep score and reset the pins ourselves.

First Day

Today was the first real day of preschool. Mr. O had orientation last week and did great, but today was the real test. The hubs took off work today and we took Mr. O out to lunch (Steak N Shake, his choice) and then headed over to school. I was fine until we pulled into the parking lot and then thought that I might get upset. As we're walking up to the school and I'm getting sadder, Mr. O starts yelling, "Yay, it's school! Yay, I'm at school!" How could I be sad when he was so excited?! He definately made it easier on me, I would have lost it if he was upset.

Snack was the highlight of the day. He was excited that he had cereal (cheerios) and apple juice at school. That and the fact that he washed dishes in the play sink were the only details I could get out of him at first. I later learned that he sang a song, read a book about a dog name Spot, went down the slide, and of course had snack.

First Ponytail

Miss C was born with a head of hair, but was pretty much bald by 5 months. Her hair's coming in nicely now and she has enough for a tiny ponytail. My camera battery died, but I managed to get a few pics of her at the park with her new 'do.

We were at Bee Tree park with R1 and R2 for some end of summer fun. The kids had a blast playing and digging in the sand/rock mixture and were a complete mess by the time we had lunch. Super messy=super fun!

Choo-Choo

So as a treat (ok, bribe) to get Mr. O to start potty training, we promised to take him on a train ride once he was out of diapers. We finally got around to taking him on his trip and it was a blast. It was so much fun watching his face as the train pulled up and as he looked out the window. We went out to Washington MO for breakfast and then headed back home. We're thinking about taking a trip to either KC or Chicago in the spring.

What a Big Girl!

Miss C is 9 months old today! I have no idea where the past nine months have gone, they've flown by for sure. My baby's getting big :( She's crawling all over, pulling up, cruising, attempting to stand on her own, feeding herself, getting into trouble with her brother, giving kisses, waving, giving high-fives, and completely stealing our hearts. She's so much fun to be around and I love watching her and Mr. O interact. She completely adores him!

Taking her first ride on the Mickey Flyer:

On another note

So Miss C isn't a huge fan of people besides Mr. O and myself. Occasionally her daddy is ok, but not too often. I had a dentist appointment today and I was so nervous about how she'd behave for my friend. I got home from the appointment to find that she was absolutely fine! A little fussing when she woke up from her nap and that was it! I'm so happy that she wasn't any trouble and now I feel more comfortable about leaving her with others. The hubs and I will definately be taking advantage of this new discovery and going to a much needed dinner....alone.