May Update

We are having fun now!  The weather is warming up (for the most part) and we are getting out and doing things.  Lexi is still enjoying Karate and we have signed her up for Micro T-Ball too.  We are still waiting to hear when her practices will be.  I need to know because I want to sign her up for swimming too but can't until I know what our other obligations are.  I signed Nathan up for AquaBaby swimming.  We start on June 1st.  I think he is going to love it.  I will post pix when I can. I am in the class too so I will have to get Bill over there on a break one time to take a few pictures.  On top of our regular routine, Bill took 2 weeks off.  We went to IL and IA to visit my dad's side of the family and had a great time.  (A separate post on this to follow shortly.)  We also did a week at home where we had some dental appts, met with an insurance guy, went to the Denver Children's Museum, visited Sunflower Farms, the Zoo, saw a Rockies game and went to a kids concert event in Fort Collins.  We also tried to visit Golden but it wasn't open yet. We will save that and Estes Park for another day.  Lastly, we had our first Tornado Warning on Memorial Day.  Lexi was watching her cartoons and all of a sudden it flashed on the screen and it was in our county.  I about freaked but Bill got on the computer and saw that it was a few towns over about 30 miles from where we are and it was heading east, away from us. I swear if I had been home alone, I would have just headed to the basement!  Thank goodness for my calm hubby!

The kids are great!  After 2 weeks home with mommy and daddy, she was ready to go back to school today!  She has made friends with the kids behind our house.  Finally, some kid friends in the neighborhood.  Before now, her only friends were the couple next door that are grandparents.  They are sweet but she needed kid friends!  Lexi is also a very good Big Sister!  She helps whenever asked and plays with him all the time.  Although, her idea of playing with him is to take his toys away and play with them herself but we are getting there. For now he doesn't mind, he just loves to watch is big sissy!  Nathan is great.  He is eating lots of foods now and loves to try and feed himself too.  He just doesn't have the pincher grasp down yet.  The doctor said that doesn't usually develop until about 9 month and can be later in boys.  He is rolling and sitting up.  He has a new toy that he loves.  It is a race track for babies.  He sits and watches it go and has figured out how to make it spin on his own.  He makes it spin and then tries to stop it with his hand.  It is really cute.  He gets up on his hands and knees and rocks but no movement yet.  He has 2 bottom teeth coming at about the same time.  They are almost there but haven't pushed through just yet. 

Well, we will see what June has in store for us.  For now, we have the Taste of Fort Collins and the Boulder Jewish Festival in June.  And I am starting to make some homemade baby gear.  I am going to make blankets, quilts, taggy lovies, burp clothes, bibs, and more...  More to follow when I have my first thing made.