Swimming Lessons

Andrew went to his second swimming lesson on Saturday. Here he is at the pool before the class. So happy, so excited...

He spent the next twenty minutes like this...



And this...

What a change from last week! Andrew was upset for the entire 20 minute class - but he did stay in and complete all of the moves. The minute Andrew got out of the pool, he started laughing and smiling so he was no worse for the experience. I think next week mom won't be on the deck taking pictures, I think Andrew kept hoping that I would rescue him if he kept crying.

Yawn

Owen woke up every two hours last night...yawn.

All Smiles

Owen has been smiling for the past few days. These smiles are hard to capture on film though! Here he is smiling because his mom is making funny faces at him.


Here's his more serious side:

I am all smiles because for the past two nights Owen has only woken up once! I think we are on our way to sleeping through the night soon. Andrew was sleeping through the night at two months, I'm hoping Owen follows his brother's example.

Wanna ride da horsie?

Andrew had a HUGE weekend. On Saturday he went to his first swimming lesson. He's going to go once a week for the next 12 weeks. Before the lesson I was prepared for some trepidation and tears from Andrew because it is a new experience filled with people he didn't know. But Andrew did great! It's a "Parent and Me" class and dad was his partner. They worked on floating on his back, jumping into the pool and going completely underwater. Andrew didn't like being on his back, but each time he quickly recovered and was ready for the next move. I don't have any pictures darn it - the kids look so cute in their little swim suits - we'll get some next weekend.

After a quick nap, we went to San Juan Capistrano to get some Pedro's Taco's for lunch (Andrew as usual just had the chips and salsa) and then we went to the petting zoo. The zoo has pony rides and we thought Andrew would love a ride on a real pony instead of the merry-go-round type. We saw a couple of cute little ponies and a horse ready for kids. We figured given Andrew's size he'd get the pony - nope, he got to ride a giant horse! Here's Andrew checking out his ride:

He doesn't look too sure about the horsie ride there and mom wasn't too sure either. I told Eric to be ready to rescue him if Andrew decided attaching himself to an animal 100 times his size wasn't a good idea. But as you can see below we've got a budding cowboy on our hands. He did great on his first horseback ride.

Here you can see how big the horse was (and how nicely his hair matches the horse's coat) :

After the ride Andrew got a new sheriff's hat:

As a parent of a two-year-old I am ready for melt downs in most situations and here were two where I expected Andrew (or any two year old) to have a tought time, but Andrew surprised me with his fearlessness this weekend.

The Boys

Here are the boys. Andrew is becoming a great big brother. He is giving more and more hugs to Owen and loves to show off his baby brother to his friends at school. After a rough couple of weeks of big changes (new classroom, new brother), Andrew is his happy self again. He has a new best friend at school, Garrett. Everyday on Andrew's daily report at school says that he loves playing with Garrett. Andrew's report also says that he is successfully going potty on the big boy potty at least once a day! We haven't reproduced the success at home but we're working on it. Andrew has also successfully learned his colors.

Owen is doing great too. I don't know how much he weighs now, but its alot, I would guess at least 10 pounds. I'm still learning his cues and figuring out the best way to feed him. I've learned that its best not to fill him up too full and then to keep him upright for a while after so he doesn't spit up. Owen is also starting to smile. We going to try to capture it on film this weekend.

Last weekend Andrew got to hang out with his cousins Sammie and Cassie and Uncle Scott and Auntie Kat. They had a great time playing at the park and playing soccer!