It was actually my first Pizookie too. Can you believe I've never had one until now?
We had totally hyped up this special treat for Kaitlyn, and I remember sitting anxiously through dinner hoping that I wouldn't go into labor before dessert came. Thankfully, nothing happened and we got our Pizookie. Later that night, a few hours later, Colin was born!
Baby Colin arrived two weeks early with very little notice. It was Saturday just after midnight, and I had just gotten into bed when my water broke. Good thing we live three minutes from the hospital. And thankfully, the Chiu's live across the street from us so Gigi was able to come over in the middle of the night to stay with Kaitlyn. Within half an hour, I was checked into triage, 4cm dilated, experiencing strong contractions, and begging for the epidural. After what seemed like forever, I was finally assigned to a delivery room. Two short hours and two pushes later, Colin was born!
Prentice got to assist with the delivery and catch Colin when he came out. It was a pretty cool moment when the gender of our baby was finally revealed and he called it out, and it made all those months of not knowing totally worth it.
He was born with a whole lotta hair on his head
Kaitlyn was super excited to meet her baby brother for the first time and came to the hospital the next morning. She was very gentle and sweet with him. After that, she just enjoyed hanging out in the room with us since she got to watch cartoons on TV, eat jello, and visit the nourishment rooms for juice and snacks.
First picture as a family of four!
Since Colin was born early in the morning on Saturday, we had to spend two full days and nights in the hospital. It was nice having the nurses around to take care of us, but I recovered pretty quickly and was anxious to go home by the last day. There really wasn't much to do but take tons of photos.
Taking the newborn hearing test.
Big sister gift from Colin. Kaitlyn had been asking for this dragon Stuffie after watching the commercials on TV.
Valentine's Day: a day to appreciate your loved ones, exchange greetings with friends, and load up on sweets. But mostly, it's an excuse for Mommy to buy another ice cream cake.
Mommy and Daddy took me to Disneyland for the first time and I had so much fun! Before the trip, all I knew about Disneyland was that I would see Mickey Mouse, a princess castle, and get to ride on roller coasters. I was so excited! The day was everything we hoped for and more. Since we went on a weekday, there were barely any crowds or lines. In fact the lines were so short we got to go on a lot of my favorite rides twice. It was a great day!
My first ride was the Astro Orbitor. Loved it.
Mommy was surprised at how much smaller the castle was than she remembered. Then again, it's been at least fifteen years since she last went to Disneyland!
Dumbo!
So much fun on the teacup ride! Mommy held the center wheel still cuz she didn't want to get dizzy.
We had a lot of fun exploring Toontown. This is where I rode my first real roller coaster (twice!). Mommy was nervous for me but it turns out I loved it. I'm definitely a thrill seeker.
Daddy and I are in the fourth car, and below is a zoomed in photo with my expression. Looks like I'm enjoying it!
I wasn't really into meeting the princesses or any characters, which saved us a lot of time since there are always long lines for that. But we walked through Minnie's house and there she was waiting at the end, so I ended up getting a picture with her. We also walked through Mickey's house, but it was kind of dark inside and I got nervous. By the time we reached Mickey in his "studio" (a dark room), I wanted nothing to do him and demanded that we leave without getting a photo.
The Disneyland Railroad was a twenty minute ride around the park and gave us a nice break from all the walking. There were a few stops so Mommy and I practiced our funny faces.
Here's a video of us on the Autopia ride. I loved driving so much we went on it twice in a row! All three of us squeezed into one car the first time - not the best idea.
We caught the parade down Main Street. My favorite parts were seeing Pluto and the float with the princesses.
I also really enjoyed seeing Mickey and other characters perform in the on-stage show.
Mommy offered me a bite of her Mickey Mouse ice cream bar. Of course I refused to give it back to her! So much for sharing.
Another ride on Dumbo. We're wearing our hoods because it was "windy."
It was a long day and we managed to stay at the park for over eight hours, with just a half-hour stroller nap in the middle of it. Then, we strolled through Downtown Disney, had dinner at Rainforest Cafe, and caught part of the fireworks show on the way out. It was a very successful first trip to Disneyland and I'm already talking about going back again!
We were down in SoCal last weekend and Mommy and Daddy surprised me with a trip to Pretend City Children's Museum. The last time we came here was about two years ago so I didn't remember much from that visit. It's such an awesome space. As soon as we walked in and saw everything I exclaimed, "There's so much to do!" For two hours, I went running from one exhibit to another. Mommy and Daddy could barely keep up!
First stop: the art studio
There was a stage for putting on a pretend concert. I have no idea what Daddy is doing or why he's wearing a bear hat.
Doing chores in the pretend house.
Checking out groceries for Mommy.
I love playing "store" whenever we're at the playground, so it was neat to actually play with "real" food and a real counter. I hope Daddy enjoyed the tacos I made for him.
I loved Pretend City! Our SoCal trip was off to a great start!
