So, Friday was another banner day for all of us. It was Julian's last day punching a time clock - ahhhh, management - my last day of lifting restrictions, and Kaylynn's "pajama day" at school. You could almost feel the excitement buzzing around us.
We had borrowed some kid-sized rain boots from friends. They're adorable but still a little big for Kaylynn - perfect for putting over footie-pajamas. She brought Puppy (her stuffed bunny) to school, too. Here's the report. "Kaylynn had a good day. We had fun watching *Monsters, Inc.* and eating popcorn. We also rode bikes and played downstairs."
When I picked her up, they were all dancing around to silly music and pretending to be doggies or snakes or who knows what else. Kaylynn had eaten all of her lunch, which is always encouraging. Some days I just don't know what to send, so it's always nice to get it right :)
She still has a pretty nasty cold, so her mom decided to leave her here with us this weekend. We were trying to figure out what to do Friday night with her and then decided to go out to Chili's for dinner. It's quite kid-friendly! She ate a little bit of chicken and some mandarin oranges and she colored a lot. We played for a while when we got home and it was pretty clear she was tired. We did change her pajamas into fresh ones for bedtime, though it would have been quite convenient to just leave her... but we couldn't do it.
Julian has Kaylynn's cold, so he needed to get some really good sleep. Kaylynn went to sleep at a little after 8 and Julian & I went soon after that. We chatted & read and wound down a little before nodding off.
The first I heard from Kaylynn in the morning was at 5:45. It was just a little rustling and one word of some sort. I waited for more, but she went back to sleep (whew!) until 6:45. We had breakfast and colored and watched a new Sesame Street video (thank you, Saba & Savta). We got dressed and tried not to wake Julian, but to no avail. I found out that an indoor playground opened up at 9am on Saturday, so she & I went to play. She had a BLAST! She tried the ball pit and wasn't a huge fan, but she LOVED playing in the hollow tree and she must have gone up and down the same slide over 50 times. I should have counted but there was so much going on it was hard to keep track. She was in constant motion and I only had the camera on my phone, so the picture is a bit blurry.
At around 11 she got hungry. I had some snacks, but not nearly enough for the appetite she worked up. So we came home for lunch. She was not too bad about leaving the place, especially when I explained that there were snacks in the car. Thank goodness for the emergency stash!
After lunch she asked for Elmo. Am I playing too much video for her? Well, she doesn't really sit & watch it much anyway. We put in "potty time," which she completely ignored. I enjoyed what I saw, though. One of Julian's friends stopped by with a load of books & kids' CDs that her kid had outgrown. Thank you, Beth! Then it was nap time. I'm pretty sure she fell asleep moments before her head hit the pillow.
After nap & snack, I decided to pack her up and go to the playground again. She didn't complain - she was excited to be there and jumped right back into the routine of going up & down the slide. Unfortunately, there were a lot of older kids in the toddler area, so I had to stay pretty close to her (as opposed to watching from the bench) and ask the bigger kids to be careful. I was pretty upset - the toddler area is supposed to be for 3 & under, but no one could be found to enforce it.
We had big plans Saturday night. Our friend, Max, had a surprise birthday party brewing. Kaylynn & I were part of the "ruse," while Julian helped set up for the party. Basically, we needed to show up for dinner, which was supposedly the surprise. Meanwhile, Max's partner, Tyler, got "called in to work," but actually went home to set up for the party. Kaylynn was amazing at dinner. We got corn-dog appetizers and she ate what she needed to. She didn't really try the tater tots or any of my salad. I brought quite a bit for her to play with, but she was focused on "super nurse" and our friend, Jed, who loves little kids and sat next to her, making faces and playing with her. She sat contentedly on my lap for all of dinner and seemed entertained & engaged. Then we went to the party already in progress. Saber & Saren, who she knows well, were there. Our 6-year-old friend, Addie, was there & very excited to sit down and hold Kaylynn. As Julian put a very content Kaylynn on Addie's lap, Addie let him know that "it's OK - I'm good with kids." Good to know. Kaylynn was "uppie" with Julian or me most of the time, but we planned it so she wouldn't be there too long. Since Julian wasn't feeling well, he took her home soon after we got there put her to bed. I stayed for a bit to catch up with friends, some of whom didn't know Kaylynn was staying with us.
It looked like he gave her a bath and my bet is she fell asleep really quickly. It was a big day for a little girl, and she had a blast!
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