Seattle Aquarium

This past Tuesday we went down to Seattle to do a little shopping at Ikea and also to go to the aquarium. We were there last January and got a membership because with the group we had, it was cheaper than everyone buying day passes. We never thought we'd get back down to use our membership again this year, so it was nice to be able to just walk right in.

The aquarium is fun but not as nice as the one in Vancouver (my opinion).
Jeff and Kaylee checking out the "Window on Washington Waters" exhibit

This fish seemed very interested in Kaylee. He kept coming back to stare at her. Maybe he thought she was lunch??

Jeff and Kaylee watching the seals come up and swim on their backs. Kaylee was much more interested in the ball that was floating in the water.

The Window on Washington Waters display... pretty amazing!
Afterwards we walked down the waterfront and found a diner that served clam chowder in a bread bowl. For some reason, whenever we're on a pier we just crave that meal.

Update on Kaylee. She is an early riser. Putting her to bed later doesn't help. But now I found a blessing in disguise. Kaylee really likes the new jogging stroller we got. So first thing in the morning (usually around 5 am) we grab some water and a snack and head out for an hour long walk. It's really helped me feel a lot better with this pregnancy. I've noticed that I have a lot more energy during the day and I just feel better in general.

Kaylee is still working on her ABC's and 123's. She sings the ABC song now on her own, only her version is a lot shorter: "B C me!"

Story time at the library started up again this past Monday. Kaylee participated for the first time. Usually she sits and just watches everyone. But this time she did some of the hand motions to Itsy Bitsy Spider and a few other songs, and even danced a little bit with me. This morning as I was getting ready, Kaylee kept saying and signing "Cow" and then drumming her hands on the floor. Soon I realized she was remembering the "ring around the rosy" song. The second verse they do at the library is "Cows in the meadow, eating buttercups. Thunder, lightning, we all stand up!" The thunder is made by drumming on the floor and then we clap our hands for lightning. I thought it was pretty cool that she remembered that. So we sang that song over and over for about 10 minutes this morning...which probrably doesn't seem like a long time, but think about it. 10 minutes. Ring around the rosey.... Come on.

Kaylee loves to drink tea with me. Anytime I brew a cup of decaf Red Rose she wants some too. It's cute to see her standing on her chair with her little plastic cup taking sips and saying "tea!!"

I think she might have an idea that there's a baby on the way. Today she was sitting in her high chair and pointed over to the fridge saying "baby" (there's an ultrasound picture of the baby on there) and then pointed at me and said "tummy". So I got the picture down and showed her the baby's head, nose, mouth, hand, etc... , held it to my belly and said, "the baby is in here". Won't be long now, only 6 or 7 more weeks to go!

Kaylee can pretty much get anywhere she wants to these days. She can climb up and down from her high chair, her changing table, and her car seat. Soon we'll get her new room finished and she will be able to get in and out of bed by herself and even turn the light on and off. I'm HOPING that she'll be able to get out of bed in the morning and play with the toys in her room and not disturb me with her usual "MOMMY, MOMMY, MOMMY, MOMMY..." Once this baby comes, I'll need all the sleep I can get!