Sesame Live!

I love discounted tickets to family activities. It gives Blake and me the opportunity to get out and see or do something new.

This past weekend, we had the opportunity to see Sesame Live! Make a New Friend at the Modell Lyric Opera House in Baltimore, MD. Blake's dad was able to join us and we also spent some quality time with my brother, sister-in-law, and my nephew and niece.

Thankfully it wasn't as packed as I thought it would be for a Saturday afternoon. We paid, I think, $12 for Grand Tier seating but we were actually seated in the Orchestra. It was pretty rad!

Blake got a little nervous at first when they turned off the lights and there were flashing lights on the stage. The characters started coming out and it was a bit much for him... but once he saw Elmo... it was a wrap! This little boy was standing on his dad's lap and clapping his hands and pointing to Elmo.

I don't know how Elmo does it. But I love that he makes my son so happy!

Sesame Live! Make a New Friend

Sesame Live! Make a New Friend was a 90 minute show. I had no idea they expected kids to pay attention for that long. And I honestly didn't think Blake would last. After 45 minutes of dancing, clapping, pointing, and smiling with Blake, they turned the lights back on and there was a 15 minutes intermission. We thought the kids would be done by that point but instead Blake just ate his snack and drank some milk.

After intermission, there was still 45 minutes left in the show and Blake was back to dancing and clapping on his own.

It makes my heart jump for joy and kind of makes me want to shed a few tears when I see him so ecstatic over things like that. I just love that he is so enthusiastic about music.

The next show we're going to see is Disney on Ice in November!

Peace Fish Down

The semester is in full swing and instead of aiming for a full course load and then withdrawing later, I decided to go part time. So I'm taking two classes this time around. Online classes. I'm two weeks in and already feeling the heat!

And I love it. I love having something for myself. This is MY thing. School is MY thing. Not a play date, not a family event, just me... something for myself.

It's tough juggling my time but I'm still swimming. :)

He's wearing long sleeves and jeans! We're so excited for Fall to be here!

Blake has been super awesome lately. I mean, he's always awesome but you know... just extra awesome.

He is still sleeping through the night. (Yes, I still think of that as a gift every night. LOL!)

He learned how to say a few more words this past week. Please (peace). Fish (psh). Down (down). It came out of nowhere. Just one day, he decided it was time to break out the new words he's been practicing behind my back.

I found out he may have a food sensitivity though. Not 100% sure about it because we didn't get another blood test. He just had one a little after he turned one year so I don't want to take him back just yet. That was rough. His doctor said we can just use process of elimination since he's not having major reactions and it's not an allergy.

He's been having loose stool lately and his little diapers have been piling up with #2s. He just hasn't been able to control that mess. I feel so bad! I change him as soon as I smell the wrath but he ended up getting his first diaper rash through all of it. Poor kid.

So yeah, he's a huge cheese lover and he's been into yogurt for awhile. As of this past week or so, he has been asking for cow's milk more. He used to drink maybe two ounces a day but now he's up to ten ounces. He still drinks water, juice, and my breastmilk but he just tacked on about ten ounces of cow's milk. I've noticed since he upped the volume of dairy, that's when all this mess started.

No dairy for Blake for two weeks. Absolutely, posilutely no dairy. Hoping his gas issues go back down and he can catch a break in those diapers. For now... we're trying out almond milk and soy milk and adding probiotics to his drinks. He isn't complaining. You know, as long as he has his Lollacup.