The Growing Walnuts: Taking A Break

Monday, August 4, 2014

Taking A Break

I just realized it's been quite awhile since I updated the blog! Of course we've been busy enjoying the nice weather and summer time with cousins and family. Chan started at his new sitter, Aunty Monica, about 2 weeks ago. She lives just one street above us and only has one other child with her. It's a nice set up and he seems to like playing there. He's still a great eater and continues to eat EVERYTHING that we're eating and gets really upset if we don't share. He also likes feeding himself the best which makes for a very messy dining area. Ugh! In the past 2 weeks he's gotten 3 of his molars but still hasn't gotten any of his canine teeth. Strangely these teeth don't seem to bother him like the others did. He's actually sleeping through the night this time!!! Allen and I don't know what to do with ourselves ;) New words come out of his mouth all the time now. Chan loves to mimic and talk to us and his sister.

Esme is getting ready to start her new pre-school this week. She's VERY excited to get back into school and have her own little life away from home. I swear she's growing so much more since we moved to Hawaii. There must be something in the sun and the water ;) Her clothes keep getting shorter and tighter so it's time to overhaul her dresser again. We've had some nice mommy-daughter time since Chan started at the sitter and it's been a nice change. She was having a hard time adjusting to being home with me and Chan when we moved here that she seemed to be regressing a little bit.

We took a short trip to Oahu a few weekends ago for baby Micah's birthday party. It was nice to get on such a short plane ride instead of the long ones we used to always have to take from Seattle. Esme enjoyed staying with the Wada's, visiting Sea Life Park, and driving in the rental car. Chan loved the taiko drummers at the birthday party!