Figuring out sizes that fit Ru-Jun (without trying things on) is a total crapshoot. Different companies have the same sizing system but different sized garments listed as the same size. Other companies have different size systems for different garments. Things run big, or small. Stuff shrinks. Generally I try to buy large. But it is very easy to buy too large at this point. Stuff just falls off Ru-Jun when it is too big.
Gymnastics – so far so good May 23, 2012
The first Gymnastics lesson today went really well (BTW it is Gold Medal Gymnastics Club; I got the name wrong below). Ru-Jun had a little trepidation going into the gym without me but I was up in the window and she looked up and we waved to each other often. She was very good – getting in line, waiting in turn and listening to the two instructors. There were about 12 kids in her group and she was one of the smallest and the only one who had not had lessons there before. She had a lot of fun and can’t wait to go back. We’re really glad we finally got her going on this.
Becoming routine May 22, 2012
Ru-Jun is getting pretty good at getting herself to sleep. She now expects to do it every night so there pretty much is no longer a negotiation over whether or not she will try it. And the last couple of nights there have been only one or zero cases where she doesn’t think she can do it and comes down to me in the master bedroom and I have to go tuck her in again and encourage her. This is a long hoped for result, as you can tell from the pages of this blog.
Music May 21, 2012
Playing music has really helped my mental health the last several months. I bought a baritone ukulele last fall and taught myself basic chords and began to play and sing Christmas songs for Ru-Jun and Shian-Ren. Then I started to learn popular folk, rock, and country songs and performing. You can keep up with my progress on my music blog onsongs.blogspot.com.
A good weekend May 20, 2012
The visit with Roman’s family was great. Ru-Jun had a great time playing with Abi (5) and Noah (2). The kids didn’t want to stop playing and say goodnight. It was great catching up wath Roman and Sri and talking parenting shop. Hopefully we can see them again before the end of the summer. Today I worked and Ru-Jun went to Christine’s. We had a nice eveving at home the three of us. Ru-Jun watched (sort of) the last Star Wars movie. She got Star Wars pens from some cereal boxes and has been interested in Star Wars for the last few months.
Blue snowmen May 19, 2012
& Ru-Jun’s star card for sleeping by herself. She got her 10th star this morning.
A visit from Roman and Sri May 19, 2012
Roman and Sri and their two boys are visiting in a little while. The boys flank Ru-Jun in age. Should be fun.
Today May 18, 2012
Started out great. Ru-Jun got to sleep by herself last night on her first attempt and slept until after 7, which is a record. However, the sitter didn’t come. I was supposed to go to the SBU Undergraduate Biology commencement ceremony, which I do every year. Instead I stayed here and we had a good day. We went to McDonald’s for breakfast and then to the grocery store. Ru-Jun crashed around lunch time and didn’t really eat lunch. Then in the afternoon we went to Rocky Point and signed her up at the Gold Star Gymnastics Gym, which we had been planning to do for a couple of months now. The rest of the day went well. Her gymnastics classes start on Wednesday.
SBU Graduation tomorrow May 17, 2012
Weather promises to be excellent: sunny and 70s. I like to put on the regalia once a year and see the biology and biochemistry majors graduate. I’ve had most of them in Bio 201. The first 5-6 years I was there the weather was rainy. But the last few have luckily had great weather.
Ear infection May 16, 2012
Still there, plus a lot of wax. So we got new meds. This was just a follow up for Ru-Jun and they found that the fluid and infection had not gone away yet. She has stopped coughing but the upper respiratory fluid is draining into the lungs, so she is still a bit congested.
