On Friday, August 19, 2010, I discovered that Kaua has another tooth growing in! His first top tooth on the right side (left if you're looking at him) is growing in! Now he has 3 teeth on the bottom and 1 tooth poking through on the top.
He also has been able to pull himself to standing, especially in his crib! He accomplished this feet about a week ago. He cannot stand well by himself yet, but he gets brave and thinks he's a big boy and tries to move quickly while standing. He has absolutely no concept of falling yet. He'll crawl and go for broke on the edges of sofas, beds, anything high. He has always had a watchful eye on him, so he doesn't realize that he could fall and get hurt.
He still is very finicky with foods and usually prefers people foods over baby foods. But even then, he seems to only like crackers, rice and noodles, and this is on the lucky occasion (usually just once a day) when he is receptive to food. I still offer it to him 3 times a day, and usually more, but he usually refuses food. I swear, that boy is going to live on air. He is super active and loves to be on the move and exploring so he's a thin baby, but I'm thinking still on the taller side. Our next pediatrician appointment is in a week or so, so we'll find out his height and weight measurements then.
Over the weekend we went to a Vegas themed baby shower party which had a jumping castle and kaua went inside with his Grandma. This was his first bouncer experience and he really enjoyed it. I'm thinking we need to get one for his first birthday party. I heard that buying one is cheaper than renting one because if we use it three or more times, we'll have spent the cost of purchasing one in the rental fees.
Last Thursday, kaua also went to his first preschool for two hours. This is a traveling preschool that is designed to encourage literacy and promotes Hawaiian cultural values. He was one of the youngest kids there, the preschool being primarily geared for toddlers, but I think it was a good experience. There are several play stations for the kids with painting, building blocks, coloring, reading, an infant corner and all kinds of fun things. We do circle time where the kids sing and the teachers read a book. There are snacks, and once a month the preschool goes on a field trip. This month (next week) we're going to the aquarium. This will be Kaua's first trip to the aquarium, so I'm excited to see how he'll react. The best thing is, this is all free! (funded by a federal grant). I'm hoping to take Kaua for as long as I'm free or hopefully daddy will get in on it and go whenever I cant.
I've also possibly landed a job which may work with my desire to be a part time stay at home mom and it hopefully will also pay me well and is in my desired profession. I meet with my potential employer at the end of the week to hash out details, so I'll find out more then. This excites DH and I because if I get this job, we may be able to afford to buy our next new home!! We're also hoping to have travel plans towards the latter part of this year or early next year, but are tentative on this b/c we still want to have a big 1st birthday party for Kaua and want to buy a home. It seems as if things are falling together.....all thanks to the Lord!
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