We went to the Oakland Zoo today for a stroll.  I knew Connor would be excited to go there, but was surprised that Logan was too.  They both talked about which animals they like to see before we arrived; Logan wanted to see tigers while Connor wanted to see elephants.  We had a nice walk seeing different animals, and the boys enjoyed patting and brushing the goats.  They also had fun playing at the Children’s zoo playground, but Connor ended the play with a bump on his head.  At the end, we wrapped up our visit with the train ride; Connor loved it so much that after we left he was sad we hadn’t wait to see it pass by again.

     We have now settled into our apartment, and we all like this place.  Other than the loud traffic noise, we don’t hear much other noises.  We initially heard our neighbor upstairs only at 5am in the mornings, but now we must have grown used to it and are not waken up by them anymore.  The boys are now used to sharing a room, and falling asleep has not been a problem.  However they end up waking up each other early in the morning and often are trying to get out of the room before 6:30am.

     The apartment complex is surrounded by a lake/park and a convenient train station.  We took our adventures last weekend.  One day we rode the train to the nearby mall to hang out, and another day we explored a walking path to the lake.  Since then, we have been taking a daily walk to the lake, and the kids are used to this routine as well.  Connor now likes riding his push bike instead of walking, but he only wants to steer and have us push him everywhere.  Logan on the other hand prefers walking over riding bike.  He has been good and not complained of the long walks.  We walk various routes and lengths, sometimes we walk to the playground for the boys to play for awhile too.  We all are definitely getting our quota of exercise everyday.

    Connor’s school was closed on Thursday and Friday, so Stuart and I both took a day off to accompany Connor.  On Thursday, I took Connor in for his annual Doctor visit.  Connor was very excited to go to the hospital and to see the doctor.  His enthusiasm went down a little bit when he was actually called in by the medical assistant, but he was still quite cooperative.  She checked his weight, height and blood pressure.  Then Connor changed into the gown in the room and waited for the doctor.  He was a bit shy when the doctor came in; however, he was doing what he was told, holding the stethoscope to his chest for her to listen to his lungs.  Then Connor became more relaxed with the rest of the check up.  He even giggled and told the doctor “tickle” when his ears were checked.  Everything checked out well and I was happy to see that his BMI is trending downward now.

Weight = 37.4 lbs (92 percentile, down from 97% last year)

Height = 39 inches (79 percentile, up from 62%)

BP = 82/51

BMI = 17 (84 percentile, down from 95%)