Photos from Knoebels!

Ian woke up at 4:15 this morning and couldn't go back to sleep. I finally got him at 5:50. After he finished his first meal of the day, he slept in his highchair until 7:00am. Hopefully this morning was a fluke as he's been doing SO much better lately. I am not exactly sure what time he's been waking up in the morning. Most mornings he hasn't been crying at all and is sitting in his crib playing with stuffed animals when I open his bedroom door at 6:30am.

Around 6:30 this morning Paul sent his poster to his advisor for her review. He had slept a little on the couch at some point in the night, but he again he got very little sleep. He worked on the revisions she suggested this afternoon and plans to get it printed at Staples tomorrow and also buy and install a new sump pump. I am breathing a BIG sigh of relief.

The kids and I left the house about 10:30 for Knoebels. We spent about 6 hours there with Paul's parents, brother, sister-in-law, Aunt Marlene, nephew, and one of his nieces with her husband and our great nephew. The 12 of us received our free handstamps and had a nice day even though it was cloudy and the high was about 62 degrees. It only rained for a few minutes (around 2:30pm). I love taking my kids to amusement parks! I'll be taking them back there in 11 days for an Early Intervention social. It probably won't be until next year that Ian will really have a lot of fun riding rides, but Nadia definitely loves them - the Kiddie Whip still being her favorite!

I took lots of pictures, but of course many are blurry. I'll post some of my favorites from today. I want to order my new camera this week so that I'll have it before our next trip to Knoebels. Since I posted a picture of Ian sleeping at the breakfast table, I will post one of Nadia doing the same on two mornings ago while she was refusing to eat her dinner from the night before. Who knew that booster seats and highchairs are comfortable to sleep in? LOL!

I fed Ian 3 times before we left for Knoebels this morning. He then went 7 hours without being fed. I only fed him 4 times compared to the 6 feedings I've been doing lately. The good news is that when I fed him at McDonald's this evening, he ate 9.5 ounces for me. That was the most he ever ate in one sitting. He drank milk with his first three feedings this morning, but then he refused to drink from his sippy cup the rest of the day! At first I thought it was because the milk was not warm enough so I added some hot water to it at Knoebels. Then I thought maybe he continued to turn it down because it was watered down. I made a new sippy cup once we got home at 7pm, and he still refused to drink. I am puzzled as he always loves his milk very much.

Nadia with her Great Aunt Marlene

Walking around the park was a big thrill for Ian!