Best Early Birthday Gift EVAR

September 19, 2013 8:25 pm

I went visiting teaching tonight, so Kyle was responsible for getting Heather to bed. I guess she was pretty distraught about my absence at key points in the process. But Kyle managed to calm her and get her down.

So I get home and he's telling me about how upset she was, and I kind of wished I could go in and give her a hug and snuggle. Kyle pointed out that she was still wide awake...and then remembered he had forgotten to put an overnight diaper on her. So I went in to change her and show her that I did, in fact, come back. While I was changing her, she kept babbling something around her binkie that I could not understand at all. Kyle finally realized what it was: "Happy birthday, Mama." He had taught it to her and told her to say that to me in the morning (but not really thinking at all that she would remember to do so). But she did! How cute is that?!

Habitot Children's Museum

5:17 pm

We were able to get free passes (through our library) to Habitot Children's Museum in Oakland, so we went to go see what it was all about.

There was a big fire-fighter exhibit out front:

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Heather loved this climbing wall, but got stuck at the top and couldn't get back down again. Fortunately, they are smart and the net panels just unscrew.

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They have a great big water play area:

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And an art room. One whole wall was for painting on, so it was perfect for Heather:

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It was a fun morning. Especially for free!

And now, a bonus picture from Kyle's birthday party. Heather's friend Emma is tucking her into her new (to us) toddler bed. (She doesn't sleep in it yet, it's just out for getting used to.)

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Adorable, right? Love these girls.

Zoo

July 5, 2013 11:24 pm

We took a little family trip to the Oakland Zoo a while back. Enjoy some pictures!

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There was a little play area with animal statues to climb on.

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Heather picked up a leaf while we were walking around, and she loved it and cherished it until...

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...a goat ate it.

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Heather forgave it, though, and I think the goats were her favorite part of the zoo, since she could walk around amongst them and pet them. They're just her size!

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And now, artistic animal photos by Kyle:

We had a lot of fun!

Critters

4:04 pm
I think it's high time y'all became familiarized with Heather's crib friends. In this first picture, she's asleep under the blanket ("gankee") I made for her (tied fleece, nothing exotic, y'all).
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And in this second picture, she was hanging out on the couch several weeks ago with a cold. To help her feel cozy, I brought all her buddies out. From left, we have Eeyore (used to be "Oree," but is now "Oreo"), Henrietta ("Etta"), and Heather Bunny ("Heh-Bunny").

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Since she started putting herself to sleep, these guys are a very important part of her life. Once, when she had a cold, I put Heather Bunny under her head as a pillow, to help relieve her congestion so she could breathe more easily. Ever since, she requests a Heh-Bunny pillow when I put her down. She just thinks it's awesome. And Henrietta and Eeyore must be snuggled in tight under each arm, then her blanket laid on top. Then I turn her projector on (it puts animals up on the ceiling and plays music), give her her binkies, and she's good to go.