The Last PreSchool Field Trip

Aria's preschool class went on their last field trip today to Farmer Gary's. He lives super close, right by the junior high school, so we just walked there from Ms. Cathie's house.

I was a little sad when I realized this was the last preschool field trip EVER for me. So, I took my camera and snapped some photos for, you know, posterity and stuff.

First Farmer Gary took us to bottle feed the baby lambs. Baby lambs are very cute but mama and daddy lambs, not so much.

A quick stop at the most awesome and death defying teeter totter ever.

Then we walked down the hill to feed the cows. Again, baby cows are adorable, big cows, not so much.

 A class picture atop the giant hay stack.

Farmer Gary let them each take turn driving the tractor. Apparently the only thing he uses the tractor for is cleaning up cow pies. Maybe we should get one for the doggie pies in our back yard?

Waiting so patiently for everyone else to take a turn on the tractor.

We finished up by feeding the daddy sheep (Zeus) some yummy stale hot dog buns. I know they were yummy because Ari tested them and assured me they were of the highest quality.

It is going to be sad when we graduate from Ms. Cathie's preschool of Friday. She is an amazing teacher and the kids just love her. But I can't stop any of these punks from getting older so I guess it's on to Kindergarten.

Aria 6 Month Checkup

She's already six months old. I can't believe it. I'm in denial. We went in for her six month well baby checkup this morning. She is happy and healthy. Here are her stats:

Age: 6 months
Date: 1/19/2010
Length: 26 3/4 in (90%)
Weight: 18 lbs 5 oz (90%)
Head Circ: 41.6 cm (25%)

She received her vaccinations, including the seasonal flu and H1N1. The doc said that he has seen an uptick in colds and RSV, so we will be staying home from group gatherings for another little while. She has lost her voice a few times these last couple of months (it makes her cry sound really sad) so I talked to him about that. I thought it might have something to do with all the smog we have had this year. The doc said that it might be due to acid reflux irritating her voice box? Good news there is that she is starting to sit up more and will eventually spend a lot more time vertical which will help the situation. It doesn't seem to bother her so it's really nothing to worry about.

Milestones for this visit:

• We can sit up for a good bit of time before toppling over.
• Drooling, not so much a milestone as a fact of life.
• Gets seriously insulted when you don't give her some of the food you are eating.
• Moves toys from hand to hand, all with the singular goal of getting whatever she's holding into her mouth.
• Babbles, laughs and does this weird screechy thing.
• Just happy to be a part of the action.