August 21, 2007
Two nights in a row!
Last night, Melissa cooked up some terrific fried chicken strips, macaroni & cheese, and fried okra. With her plate full of the same food that Melissa and I were eating, Katie ate everything on her plate. The chicken and mac&cheese were a given that she'd eat, but I didn't know if she would like the okra. Turns out she loves the okra. So we're now at three vegetative things she'll eat without much of a fuss: Applesauce, corn, and okra.
Tonight, Melissa baked up a tater tot casserole, which consisted of tater tots, hamburger, and cheese. It's a tasty dish. While Melissa and I also ate a side salad with the meal, Katie had her casserole, corn, and applesauce. Much to my surprise, she ate a good bit of the casserole. And the whole time she exclaimed just how much she was enjoying the grownup foods. The corn gave her some problems, and she was only able to get three little nibblets down.
It's baby steps towards grownup foods.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Sunday, August 12, 2007
New Things
August 11, 2007
Well, Katie promised on her half birthday that she would stop peeing in her pullups during naps. Today, after nap, she walked into the laundry room where I was, well -- doing laundry, and she proudly stated "Look, Daddy, I still have on my underwear!" This was significant because it meant that she took a three hour nap in her underwear (not her pullups, like usual) and she was still dry. I asked her how she did that, to which she exclaimed "Because I'm three and a half!"
In another significant development, she ate corn niblets during lunch. Finally! Something vegetative other than applesauce. She repeated the trick during dinner. She reminded us of the mantra that we've been trying to impress upon her, that if she'll eat another fruit or vegetable other than applesauce, then she won't have to eat applesauce every single day.
So now it appears that we have added a new food to her extremely limited food repetoire: welcome, corn!
The love affair with Remy continues. He joined us for dinner tonight where he slurped wonton soup.
Well, Katie promised on her half birthday that she would stop peeing in her pullups during naps. Today, after nap, she walked into the laundry room where I was, well -- doing laundry, and she proudly stated "Look, Daddy, I still have on my underwear!" This was significant because it meant that she took a three hour nap in her underwear (not her pullups, like usual) and she was still dry. I asked her how she did that, to which she exclaimed "Because I'm three and a half!"
In another significant development, she ate corn niblets during lunch. Finally! Something vegetative other than applesauce. She repeated the trick during dinner. She reminded us of the mantra that we've been trying to impress upon her, that if she'll eat another fruit or vegetable other than applesauce, then she won't have to eat applesauce every single day.
So now it appears that we have added a new food to her extremely limited food repetoire: welcome, corn!
The love affair with Remy continues. He joined us for dinner tonight where he slurped wonton soup.
Remy
August 10, 2007
Melissa and I travelled to Hillsborough this morning to make our payment for our dining room set. Nana came to stay with Katie in our absence. Nana brought a surprise gift for Katie, which might be her most cherished gift of her young life: a talking Remy the Rat plush toy from the movie "Ratatouille." I didn't get to see Katie's initial reaction, but when I walked in the house following their introductions, it was the most giddy I think I've ever seen Katie. She absolutely couldn't have been happier. Every time she sees Remy on tv, she talks about him for hours afterwards. Remy has replaced Leo from "Little Einstens" as her new favorite animated character.
The Remy toy kept her occupied the entire time that the hired movers spent unloading the new furniture and while we polished and organized. Good timing, Nana!
It was a big day for both Melissa and Katie. Mommy got the dining room set she's been desiring for five years, and Katie got a Remy toy.
As the husband and daddy, I'm going to enjoy the good vibes gushing through the house for the next few days.
Melissa and I travelled to Hillsborough this morning to make our payment for our dining room set. Nana came to stay with Katie in our absence. Nana brought a surprise gift for Katie, which might be her most cherished gift of her young life: a talking Remy the Rat plush toy from the movie "Ratatouille." I didn't get to see Katie's initial reaction, but when I walked in the house following their introductions, it was the most giddy I think I've ever seen Katie. She absolutely couldn't have been happier. Every time she sees Remy on tv, she talks about him for hours afterwards. Remy has replaced Leo from "Little Einstens" as her new favorite animated character.
The Remy toy kept her occupied the entire time that the hired movers spent unloading the new furniture and while we polished and organized. Good timing, Nana!
It was a big day for both Melissa and Katie. Mommy got the dining room set she's been desiring for five years, and Katie got a Remy toy.
As the husband and daddy, I'm going to enjoy the good vibes gushing through the house for the next few days.
Half Birthday
August 9, 2007
I took a day of vacation today so that we could head to Wet N Wild water park in Greensboro for a full-day of fun in celebration of Katie's half birthday. We're unaware of any family that celebrates half birthdays, so this is unique fun for all of us. It's actually a great excuse to use a vacation day for some fun in August, a month usually too hot to do much of anything outside. In fact, on this day, the heat index in Raleigh was 113 degrees. I was slightly concerned about the heat and how it might effect us, but I counted on the fact that we'd be in the water all day. Kinda hard to suffer from heat exhaustion when you're soaking in water. That was my mindset, anyway.
This half birthday was very important to Katie as she's been excited just anticipating that she'll be "three-and-a-half." After she woke us in the morning, and we reminded her of her half birthday, she smiled widely and said "I'm going to stop pee-peeing (nocturnally, that is!) and I'm going to stop fussing." Sounded good to us!
Prior to stopping at our water park destination, we stopped by a house in Hillsborough to check out a dining room ensemble that Melissa had located on Craigslist. While Melissa and I came to terms with the owner, Katie accompanied her daughter to the backyard where they petted a Great Dane and a turtle.
Following our "we'll take it!," we resumed our trip. Most amazing to me was the fact that Katie was content to ride the entire trip - both ways - without music or tv. She happily rode along playing with a Happy Meal box and applying stickers to it. And as she rode, she sang softly. It was one of the most contentedness she's displayed in quite a while.
At the park, it was blistering hot. But, as I had hoped, we couldn't feel the heat because of our near constant immersion in the various pools. The only telltale indicator that the temperatures exceeded 100 degrees was that the pavement was heinously hot! Katie had a fine time playing in the kiddie pools, sliding down the kiddie water slides, riding with Melissa and I on a couple of "grown-up" rides, and eating ice cream, of course!
As usual, we closed down the park. At our Denny's dinner, Katie overheard a colorful character behind us. She stopped her drawing, laughed softly, and said "he talks funny." It made us laugh to hear her observations. Without a nap today and lots of activity, it didn't surprise us to hear her ask permission to go to sleep in the van. She always asks permission to go to sleep in the van. Since she asked politely, we consented, of course!
It was a great half birthday celebration. She wants to make the half birthday trip to the water park an annual tradition. Sounds good to me.
I took a day of vacation today so that we could head to Wet N Wild water park in Greensboro for a full-day of fun in celebration of Katie's half birthday. We're unaware of any family that celebrates half birthdays, so this is unique fun for all of us. It's actually a great excuse to use a vacation day for some fun in August, a month usually too hot to do much of anything outside. In fact, on this day, the heat index in Raleigh was 113 degrees. I was slightly concerned about the heat and how it might effect us, but I counted on the fact that we'd be in the water all day. Kinda hard to suffer from heat exhaustion when you're soaking in water. That was my mindset, anyway.
This half birthday was very important to Katie as she's been excited just anticipating that she'll be "three-and-a-half." After she woke us in the morning, and we reminded her of her half birthday, she smiled widely and said "I'm going to stop pee-peeing (nocturnally, that is!) and I'm going to stop fussing." Sounded good to us!
Prior to stopping at our water park destination, we stopped by a house in Hillsborough to check out a dining room ensemble that Melissa had located on Craigslist. While Melissa and I came to terms with the owner, Katie accompanied her daughter to the backyard where they petted a Great Dane and a turtle.
Following our "we'll take it!," we resumed our trip. Most amazing to me was the fact that Katie was content to ride the entire trip - both ways - without music or tv. She happily rode along playing with a Happy Meal box and applying stickers to it. And as she rode, she sang softly. It was one of the most contentedness she's displayed in quite a while.
At the park, it was blistering hot. But, as I had hoped, we couldn't feel the heat because of our near constant immersion in the various pools. The only telltale indicator that the temperatures exceeded 100 degrees was that the pavement was heinously hot! Katie had a fine time playing in the kiddie pools, sliding down the kiddie water slides, riding with Melissa and I on a couple of "grown-up" rides, and eating ice cream, of course!
As usual, we closed down the park. At our Denny's dinner, Katie overheard a colorful character behind us. She stopped her drawing, laughed softly, and said "he talks funny." It made us laugh to hear her observations. Without a nap today and lots of activity, it didn't surprise us to hear her ask permission to go to sleep in the van. She always asks permission to go to sleep in the van. Since she asked politely, we consented, of course!
It was a great half birthday celebration. She wants to make the half birthday trip to the water park an annual tradition. Sounds good to me.
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