Welcome to the Weiers: It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

Today was a good day. I love being able to say that. It all started when Jack got me up around 6:30, which as of late, is actually "sleeping in" for him. We cuddled on the couch and watched Sesame Street, as we do every morning. Our cuddle session lasted about 15 minutes, when Jack decided it was time to eat breakfast. He tells me this by going over to the fridge, stands there, and yells until I finally drag myself off the couch and feed him. This morning was extra special because Jack got to eat at the table for the very first time. Until now, he's only ever eaten in his highchair or the occasional snack at the small table in his playroom. Lucky for us, we didn't have to go out and buy a booster seat because our highchair is convertible. When he first walked into the dining room, he was a bit flustered as to why his highchair wasn't in the corner, as it always is. I proceeded to tell him, "Today you get to eat breakfast at the table because your a big boy now." He smiled proudly and began to make sweet, happy noises as I helped him into his booster seat. He did really well and surprisingly didn't make too big of a mess.

After a taking a whopping two and a half hour nap, which coincidentally always seems to happen on Matt's weekend, we headed to our Local YMCA to sign up for a family membership. I'm super excited about this because the program has tons to offer. They have a child watch program, which allows Matt and I to work out, while Jack plays, which will not only be good for us, but for Jack as well. It will teach him to be independent, away from Matt and I, a skill that is unfamiliar to Jack, since I stay at home with him. The child watch program will provide him with social interaction, a skill that I believe is so important for a child. The Y also has an awesome pool, with both a slide and splash pad and a padded gym specialized for small children. On top of all that they also offer various Enrichment classes for jack and I to do together at a low rate for members. We didn't waste any time and decided to take advantage of our new membership today, by going for a dip in the pool. Jack has not done this since we were home in Minnesota, last summer, at my parents house, so as you can imagine, Matt and I were both anxious to see how Jack would react. Although he appeared to be very curious of his new surroundings, he was also very cautious and only wanted me to hold him while we were in the water. The pool had one of those water buckets, where when it got too full, it would dump a large amount of water back into the pool at a high distance. Oblivious to the fact that we were standing underneath it, out of nowhere water dumped over our heads all at once. I was expecting Jack to flip out, but to my surprise he found it rather amusing and from that point on he slowly began to warm up to the idea. Matt and I took turns bouncing and dipping Jack around the pool. His favorite part was watching Matt and I take turns going down the water slide. He kept signing for more, but after the 4th time, Matt and I decided it was time to distract him with something else. Overall, our experience at the pool reassured us that the $75 monthly fee will be well worth every penny and I can't wait to go back.