Kai's 18 Months Well Visit

Kai has been sick with a stomach virus for the past week, so I finally took him to the doctor for a sick visit, but since he was scheduled to have a well visit next Monday, they combined the two. The whole way to the doctor (20 min away) I was looking back in the rearview mirror and praying he wouldn't throw up, and luckily he didn't! He was a little quieter than usual at the doctor's office, but allowed the doctor to check him and ask me questions. Dr. Jeney said he looks good and is doing well developmentally. He measured at 34 1/4 inches long (only 1/2 inch taller than his 15 months visit, but still tall!), and weighed 29 lbs 1 oz (about 1 lb more than his 15 months weight, but I'm sure he has lost some weight this week prior to being weighed).

Overall, Kai is doing great and doing us proud! He has lots of words, although many of them only intelligible to us, is very affectionate and friendly, enjoys smiling and making people smile by being silly, and is starting to enjoy art (dot paints, markers, crayons and stickers--mixed media!). He has a little girlfriend in school (Amelia), and once he gets over his separation issue in the morning, he enjoys his daycare. We think he's hitting his terrible twos a little early as we are seeing an increase in tantrums lately, and the kid who used to eat anything and everything has become a very picky eater!

Kai, you are our little monkey and we love you sooooo much!!

(Thanks to Dana and Cate for photos!)

Tata's Birthday party

This past weekend we celebrated Tata's birthday. It was a beautiful day, and Keith grilled a delicious meal for us! Kai was sick, but enjoyed walking around outside and watering the flowers. He even made a drawing for his Tata.

Art days...

While the weather was rainy and when kai was sick, I took the chance to teach Kai how to play with playdough. Surprisingly, he listened to me and did not try to eat it. He spent a long time stabbing it with a fork and putting it in and out of the box.

Baba showing Kai an art book when he was staying with them for the weekend.

Happy St. Patty's Day and Spring cleaning!

Kai representin' his Irish side...

Kai insisted on "cleaning", so I gave him the swiffer and let him at it! He did a wonderful job :)

Revisiting the bench...

Today after daycare, Kai and I took a walk by the duck pond in town. We arrived at a familiar bench, and I took a photo of Kai sitting on it. This is the same bench where Kai had his first "picnic" when he was just about 1 week old. Compare and contrast! Seems like a lifetime ago!

Getting-ready-for-Spring Day trip!

Today the three of us took a day trip to Piermont. Last time we were there, Kai was just a newborn, so it was nice to come back when he actually appreciated everything it had to offer. He walked a lot, stopped to smell...everything, enjoyed looking at the water, the birds, and greeting everyone he met. He also made sure to personally meet every dog that walked by, and he even got licked by a very friendly pup. We then came back to the center of town and had lunch. We weren't sure how the day was going to go, since Kai usually takes his nap much earlier than he did today, but he was a joy! A few minutes after getting in the car he fell asleep... Unfortunately, the nap only lasted as long as the ride home (30 min) as he is not an easy baby to transfer! But we all had a great Spring-like day!