We're All Just Cogs in the Machine

We've gone through yet another childhood rite of passage this past week: Chuck E. Cheese. Yes, Kealan attended her first birthday party there(Heather, from school) and had a blast. It was in the afternoon during a weekday and we had the joint to ourselves. I was pleasantly surprised at how fun it was, and not at all surprised to hear K ask daily since, "Can I have my birthday at Chuck E. Cheese?" The kids had an insanely fun time sliding down the slide and slithering their way through the vent-like play-tubes. At one point, I heard her yell, "Come on! Let's be cogs in the machine of destruction and chaos!" A little backstory: a few months ago G and I were watching April and Gregg's kids, Gibson and Grady, at our house. All four of them were spinning on their bums on the kitchen floor like... well, cogs. I videotaped this and narrated that they looked like cogs in the machine of destruction and chaos. Back to the party: all of the parents looked at me like my kid was crazy.

This week also marked another yearly visit to our Pediatric Neurologist, Dr. Collins. Tom Collins to be precise - just like the drink. I love him - he's very cool, especially for a specialist. Because we haven't seen any improvement in K's foot in the past year with PT, he's referring us to yet another specialist at Children's. This time a Rehab Specialist for Botox to paralyze her taught muscles while we have a more intense regimen of PT. I'm hopeful that this will lead to a flat, straight foot!

More fun this week! My kid's first trip to the Pacific Science Center. I LOVE the PSC, as while I was growing up we had a membership and went all of the time. Even in college, G and I would go at least once a month when we were home because it was free and fun! We now have a membership and the kids had soooooooo much fun. We ended up dragging T out crying. Most of our time was spent in the tots area and with the Dinosaurs. As you know, K is a dino freak and was thrilled to see them. The water table was a hit, and a note to self: bring a change of clothes for T next time!

This resulted in.....

this!

Blowing the Bubble Wall

Big news today - T has been waking up dry from his naps lately, and I've begun putting him on the potty just to see if he'll go. He thinks this is awesome and loves it. Today was the day. Pee pee in the potty! K, T and I sang and danced the potty dance and now he can't get enough. We'll see where this leads.

K Funny from this week:

I don't like my kids seeing commercials on tv, though a couple get through occasionally. You know your kid watches too much tv when she says this: "Momma, that's a Cruiser. It flexes in all of the right places to stop leaks. Now you won't have to change Tiernan's diapers anymore!" (I wrote it down verbatim so I wouldn't forget!)

Ready for Spring!