Another Trip to the Zoo

Grammy Marti came in town Wednesday to get her fix of the kids. It was a beautiful day so we headed to the zoo. We hadn't been to the zoo since Kennon was about 2 months old...and boy what a difference. He wanted to be out of his carseat and really ENJOYED looking around at everything. I am convinced he was able to see the goats, ducks, fish and the giraffes. We of course saw the elephants and they are huge so you'd think he would be able to see them but they were sort of far away and he seemed to be mesmerized by the trees and grass while we were at their habitat. It was really fun to see his expression. I have been trying SO HARD to remember some of Maddox's 'first' expressions and it is so hard. I think that I am enjoying Kennon a little more than Maddox. Maybe it has to do with being so much more relaxed with the second kid and the fact that Kennon is such a great nurser. I was always battling Maddox on nursing, it seemed to consume me. Thank goodness we have plenty of pictures to remind us she was fun at this age too. I am home today with Kennon. He has a bit of a cold and was running just a little fever last night and early this AM. Luckily I can just see my patients tomorrow so he and I are hanging out. He is enjoying a little snooze in the swing right now. He has NOT been sleeping so well lately. Not sure if it is the cold or just the fact that he is JUST DIFFERENT than Maddox. She was going about 9 to 10 hours by this age and Kennon just doesn't want to give up that 2 or 3 AM feeding. (this week it has been like 1am due to his stuffy nose waking him up). Eric and I are SOOOO READY for at least a 6 or 7 hour stretch of sleep. We know it will come soon, c'mon KTK. We got out the bumbo for KTK this week. He LOVES to sit up and be part of the family. In fact he is not always liking the swing anymore as a 'holding spot'. He wants to be up with us in the action. So we have been putting him in the BUMBO so he can join in our family 'meetings' at the table. He is still a bit wobbly with his head but seems to enjoy being upright. He LOVES to sit up on your lap and look about the room. Maddox is doing better at Kindercare. She no longer cries when we pick her up and she is just gets a little whiny when we drop her off. She still has days where she doesn't eat or sleep much but then some days she does well. She is a singin' girl....they sing a lot of songs there and she is always singing them when she gets home. SO CUTE. I have to always ask the teachers the next day...'did you guys learn a song about a bumblebee ( or whatever) yesterday'. And generally they say YES, which explains Maddox's tra la la las for the evening. She is SOOO talkative, and really good with her words/sentences. It is super fun. Last night she was saying 'Where garbage truck go?". Eric took her out to meet the garbage truck when it came by our house Wednesday AM and she has been FIXATED on it coming back ever since. It is really funny. She used to be SO AFRAID of the garbage truck if we happened to be outside when it came by because it was so loud, now she can't get enough. I'll have to jot down some of her sentences over the next day or so and put them in the blog. We think she is a genius!! :) But, then who doesn't think their kids can do no wrong and are super smart......!! We are headed to the Quad City Hot Air Balloon Festival this afternoon, pending the weather, although Kennon might need to stay home with his cold but we'll see. Should be a good time. I'll post pictures later.