#2 - Monday, Aug 11th

Hope everyone had a good weekend! We didn't do all that much this weekend. We went to the pool 2x. Katie and Daddy went to Gymboree on Sat. morning. They learned about firetrucks and pretended to wash firetrucks and feed the fire dogs. Ric said she didn't participate as much as some of the other kids. I think she gets a little intimidated in large groups (there were 9 other kids there). We watched the opening ceremonies and Katie was enthralled with the "Mickey Colors" (fireworks). She's been somewhat into watching the "Lim-pics" but of course would prefer a Barney or Elmo show.

The only new things that we noticed Katie did this weekend were (1) she climbed out of her crib for the 1st time and (2) she rode the little motorcycle thing at the park all by herself. On her crib, it sits pretty low so she's never been able to climb out until now. I think it's time to try a big girl bed again. On the motorcycle, it's one of those coil things where they sit on it and rock back and forth. She's always needed help rocking until this weekend. Katie's swimming is continuing to get better and better too. With floaties on, she no longer needs to hang on to us and will go all around the pool. Once in a while she wants to be reassured we're nearby but for the most part she's pretty comfortable in the water.

We went to Tot Town this morning. A nearby church sets out a bunch of different toy stations in their gym and the kids go all over the place and play. It's really a great idea and it's free! Katie really seemed to enjoy the puzzles and the Little People toys the most. We then went grocery shopping at a store where you can check your kids into a play area while you shop. Katie has been really hesitant to go into the room even though there are all kinds of toys to play with. Today she stepped one foot in and decided not to go in, which is progress. I can't wait til she decides it would be more fun to go into the play area rather than sit in the grocery cart. Grocery shopping is one of my hardest errands to do with her. Tomorrow we head to Gymboree again. She's already been asking about it. She seems to love Gymboree.

That's about it. Ric is busy with a national sales meeting all week and work should slow down for him a little after this week. I've been really tired and I don't know if it's pregnancy or just regular tiredness. I can't complain - I feel great otherwise. Only 9 1/2 weeks to go....