Micah has been a busy little boy over the past week, and his mommy has been pretty busy, too!
Saturday, May 30-farmer's market and first "pool" experience. We had some friends over for a cookout and Micah along with their 3-year-old twin girls played in his new kiddie pool. I can't believe I haven't actually had him in a real pool yet!
Monday-had the couch and two chairs in the living room cleaned. Between 4 years of eating on the couch, having a dog, and having a child, spot cleaning just wasn't cutting it anymore. Micah spent the afternoon with his daddy while mommy went to the chiropractor.
Tuesday-to the library to meet Whyatt from the PBS show "Super Why." We've never actually seen the show, but I thought it would be fun. Micah was scared to death and almost cried! We also signed up for the Summer Reading Program. For every 2 hours Micah spends reading or listening to books, he gets a prize. After 12 hours, he'll get the grand prize. As much as he likes books, it shouldn't take long!
Wednesday-first day of Treasure Time at church. This is a 3-hour program for which we signed Micah up each Wednesday in June and July. It's sort of like a Vacation Bible School. I was so worried Micah would cry the entire time. Apparently, he surprised us all and was the only child in his group that didn't cry! So, he gets to have some fun and learn about God while mommy gets to have a little time to herself :)
Thursday-mommy goes back to the chiropractor while Micah spends time with his friends. Then we have a playdate for about 2 hours with his friends.
Friday-back to the library for storytime with the mascot from Red Robin. Micah liked the bird from a distance but didn't want to get too close.
Saturday-baby shower for a friend. Joe had something else to do Saturday morning, so Micah accompanied me to a baby shower, where he was (mostly) a perfect angel.
Sunday-church. The children's center was closed so Micah went to his first grown-up service. He sat still for about 45 minutes. I was surprised it was that long. Eventually, Joe took Micah to the foyer for the remainder of the service. When I went out there after the sermon was over, it was toddler mania out there! After church, we all took a drive to Land Between the Lakes National Park to scope out some camping sites for some time soon. We walked around a historical working farm where Micah saw a bull and a horse and was not afraid of either. He's afraid of giant cartoon characters but not dangerous animals. Go figure!
Monday-back to the library to view a movie,
The Tale of Despereaux. Micah watched about 50 minutes then we had to go. We'll have to rent the movie some time to see the rest. Also, Micah listened to 2 hours worth of books for the Summer Reading Program so he got to pick a prize from a prize box and got a coupon for a free cheeseburger from McDonalds.
Other news from the past week and a half-Micah has a new song he likes to sing. The ABC song. He usually leaves out T, U, and V but I'm impresssed! I know he has no clue what it means, it's just a song to him, but, regardless, I'm amazed at his memorization skills.
Micah continues to be very bashful lately. He'll warm up eventually but tries to pull me out the door when we go to public places or friends' houses.
Micah refuses to hold my hand anymore no matter where we are--in parking lots, in the street, in a store. It doesn't matter. If I try to hold his hand in a parking lot, he'll drop all his weight to the ground. So, is it more dangerous to walk beside him while cars are driving by or have him throw himself to the ground in front of a car (which has happened) while I'm holding his hand? Once the baby comes, I can't deal with that kind of drama, so, most of the time, I let him walk on his own while I guide him (which he also hates but not quite as much) by placing a hand on his back or head.
Micah is quite the copycat. He repeats everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, we say. So far, no one has said anything bad in front of him (at least that he heard) but he has repeated some funny things. The other night after dinner, I said something that I can't quite remember to which Joe replied "Yeah, straight to your butt!" Joe was across the room and Micah was playing with his plate. He continued to play with his plate while saying "Straight to your butt," over and over.
I've been feeling some baby movements lately. I'm 16 weeks now and have felt flutters for a couple weeks. Now, they feel more like sweeping bubbles across my belly but I can't quite feel them from the outside. I have another doctor appointment on Thursday. Hopefully, everything will be just fine! We're all doing well and can't wait to meet our newest family member.
Yesterday, we had to opportunity to go to a "real" pool with Micah's friends. Their mom has a membership to a gym with an outdoor pool, and she can bring a guest for free. There is a kiddie pool that's fenced off from the big pool. It's only 18 inches deep, but my friend let me borrow some swimmies for Micah. Yes, they're pink but Micah is not ashamed! She still uses them for her girls as well just in case they fall over. Micah was a little skeptical and didn't really like the cold water. He finally started playing in it a little bit then fell over. It was a good thing he had the swimmies on because it was a little deep for him when he fell. He fell face first and got a mouth and nose full of water. He didn't cry but he wouldn't get back in after that. He was content putting his toes in the water and playing with toys around the edge of the pool. 
