The Naval Academy's first football game was today so Zachary had to attend and his Dad went with him- so the rest of us headed to Clark's Elioak Farm in Ellicot City. This is the same place Malia had her seizures and then we went back a few weeks later and Liam had a blast.
As soon as we walked in, Liam found a slide. He had everyone go down it with him- multiple times each.
Eventually I got him to explore some other areas of the farm. We saw some rabbits and chickens...
... some sheep...
...lots of horses...
...and some really stinky pigs.
Matthew and Grace worked together to recreate a picture we took last year. Here's this year's:
And then I talked him into a pony ride- but he upgraded to a horse this year! He did such a good job.
Then he found something else to climb on...
Malia had fun having every one take turns holding her but a day wouldn't be complete without a little sass from the little lady.
Miss Malia is walking really well with help- she doesn't really need the help but she likes the comfort of knowing someone's right there. However I think she's on her way to walking independently- she's started standing on her own a lot- lots and lots of times each day so I think she's building her confidence up!
Liam had a busy day of appointments today. First we headed to OT and PT. Here's Malia having fun in the pediatric waiting room.
And then we rushed home to see Miss Shaina- she has been such a help to me. She's a cognitive development specialist so while she would spend time working with Liam a lot of times I would just ask her a lot of questions and get her very informed opinion on everything from potty training to timeouts to the use of technology. We will miss her sweet heart and her expertise so much!
First of all here is Malia in Zachary's cover, just because....
And then I wanted to share some lyrics. This song I'm going to share may not be everyone's taste but I got a Grammy nominees CD from the library and the first song that played was "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift. Now I'm a big T Swift fan but this song has never been my favorite. But it came on just as I was at a four-way stop. Now it is my firm belief that four-way stops are of the devil, especially now when everyone is glued to their phones. The idea behind them is simple. Whoever was at the four-way stop before you, gets to go before you. Now why this simple idea doesn't translate in some people's minds is beyond me. Today I got to my stop sign and there was no other car stopped. There were some approaching the stop sign but none that were already stopped and therefore, I was the first one there and should have been able to go immediately after coming to a complete stop. Well, a truck that had been approaching decided the four-way stop didn't apply to him and tapped the breaks and kept going. I was so mad. I just thought, you could have hit my car and it would have hit Liam and it just made me that because he was in a hurry, he thought traffic rules didn't apply to him. And then I heard Ms. Taylor say, "Players gonna play, play, play, play, play and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it off, shake it off." She went on to say, "While you've been getting down and out about the liars and the dirty, dirty cheats in the world, you could have been getting down to this sick beat." So what Taylor's trying to say is, people are going to do what they do. There's not a thing in the world we can do about it. But if you worry about that, you miss out on... well, dancing I guess, but the point is- worrying about a man who doesn't understand the concept of a four-way stop isn't worth my time and frustration. I just need to continue to be super alert at them and if someone is in such a hurry that they can't wait their turn, well how much is it going to inconvenience me to just let them go? Shake it off.
I tried giving Malia a pouch before but it didn't go to well. Zachary gave her one today after dinner and it went much better! Go Malia!
No words are needed. This is our cat.
I got to go with four friends to get a pedicure today! Zachary watched the kids for me and I got to relax and talk and socialize! He sent me this picture of Malia, which made me so happy to see she felt well enough to share a smile.
Liam and Malia spent quite a while playing with each other from opposite sides of the pack 'n' play wall- Liam would run up and give her a toy and then run away and repeat. Malia was trying to play peek-a-boo but is still a little short.
Liam tried to drink from Zachary's water bottle so he ended up eating lunch without his shirt- there are worse things.
