Mermaid City Kids | Norfolk, VA : grateful list

, by Cath

August and September Grateful list

, by Cath

July Grateful List

We've been taking it slow in July. There's been lots of breaking the sprinkler out and playing in the yard. It's amazing how long a plastic pool and a handful of toys can keep kids occupied. Library afternoons (ahhh air conditioning). Beach evenings (no air conditioning but pretty enough so that it doesn't matter). I'm trying hard to bring back nap time but Anouk is resisting. She'll regret that one day, all these missed naps.

In July I found out that I had gestational diabetes which really highlighted to me how much of our lives center around food. Brunch with friends, spontaneous ice cream runs, cooking dinner with A. and trying out new recipes and restaurants... adjusting to a strictly controlled diet has been a challenge to say the least. Since this is a grateful post and not a bitterly complaining post, I'll just say that I am GRATEFUL it will most likely go away when Baby 2 is born and leave it at that.

Arts

Above the Fold exhibit at the Chrysler
Listening to lots of Jenny Lewis
Blogging day with M. (blogging is an art, right?)

Food

Rediscovering my love for tea (since my regular lattes and fraps aren't on the GD diet). So far I'm loving this a lot. (Can anybody recommend others?)
Fresh croaker courtesy of fisherman James
Sushi at Hokkaido (this was pre-diabetes, those were the days)

Places

Visiting with Norfolk Fire-Rescue and meeting a pirate! at the Larchmont Library
Mornings at the pool
East Beach farmers market Saturdays

Stuff

Our NEW SWING SET
Tons of awesome baby hand-me-downs from Molly (we're not going to have to buy clothes for #2 until age 4 or so)
Much-needed additions to our cloth diaper stash (excited to try these)

Etc.

Anouk rocking her second session of swim lessons and moving up into the Eel group
Anouk starting camp three days a week (thank GOODNESS)
4th of July pool party and visiting with out of town family
Chalking the walk out in front of our house
Petting zoo at M. and C.'s birthday party
Evening walks around the neighborhood and visiting with neighbors
Anouk helping J. paint the walls of her room
Meeting beautiful Baby Imogen (our baby's future BFF)