Telling time

Over summer, we have been swimming and they have a non-digital clock there. We have been telling her when we are going to leave and showing her the time on the that clock. When we got fast food recently, we were given a number: 46. We usually ask bin to read numbers and letters that we come across so we gave her the number to hold and asked her what it was. She looked and proudly proclaimed- that means 4:30! (big hand on 4, little hand on 6 is 4:30- daddy come home after 4:30 but before 5:00 usually). I guess we might be introducing too many things at once. :) She also likes to pull down the clock and change the time and then say, look, it's 5pm, daddy is late, we need to get him. Or it is 3:30 now, we need to go swimming now. I don't think she believes me when I tell her that changing the clock doesn't actually change the time.

Cutie update- went to GI. GI knows nothing so going to do some tests to try to figure out what is going on. He still isn't feeling great, but back at work (though he is taking some happy drugs to get through the day). Two ER visits this summer, plus all these tests, plus all the costs for new baby are getting to be a bit of a strain, but oh well. We are trying to switch to as low fat a diet as we can stand, which requires more work on my part (cause you can't eat healthy and fast food) plus extra costs to get the good stuff. Oh well, it is probably a good adjustment for us long term, even if it hurts right now. With my 3rd trimester nausea, I am happy with just toast some days, so I can't complain much.

Encouraging signs

Today at gym there was a brand new baby (one week old). Bin said she wanted to see the baby, so we went to look. She then said, no, I don't want to see that baby, I want to see the baby in your belly. Got lots of laughs from the rest of the room.

I was amazed with Bin on the bars at gym today. She was moving her legs from tucked in to straight position. She held her body perfectly straight, her legs stayed together at all times and toes pointed. Maybe from close up there were more flaws, but I could not believe she could do it that close to perfect form. Also, did some push up things on the ring that I thought I don't have the arm strength to do. While I am watching in awe, the gym teacher caught my eye and gave me a look like this is what I was talking about.

Bin later was a little upset she didn't have enough arm strength to do one of the other task. I don't think she ever looks around at the other kids in class, cause none of them can do the stuff she has mastered (like the teacher is still holding them up while they are on the bars for everything). I guess though it is good that being better than everyone else isn't enough for her.

I did kind of feel bad when her coach seemed shocked that I am dropping Bin to once a week with the school year. I am getting very pregnant, she'll be at preschool ten hours a week, I think an hour is good enough. If Bin is upset over the drop in hours, we'll talk about it, but for now, I think an hour is about what we can handle. Though Bin does want a bunch of stuff so she can practice at home (a bar, rings, a balance beam and a trampoline are what she asked for in specific- oh also a mat).