Saratoga stroll

We stayed in town this weekend and enjoyed some quality family time. Went to a cafe in Saratoga as the weather was beautiful.  Saratoga downtown is nice and has some nice cute restaurants.  We hung out there a little bit and strolled down the street, then we came across this store called the barn owl.  It's a really neat store full of owl home/garden decor.  The owl decor are so cute and the owner is really friendly, we will definitely go back and check them out again.

Last baby sensory class

We have been going to the free baby sensory classes offered by the Dance Academy.  Gabrielle was nice to forward us the email about this experimental program.  The dance academy offered 3 free classes to fine tune their program and Aaron seems to enjoy all the classes. They are quite different than Gymboree and the activities are pretty interesting, but I am not sure if I will sign up for their classes when we have Gymboree classes 3 times a week. I don't want to tire him too much by dragging him to so many places every day.

More solid food

I have been letting Aaron try more different types of solid food these days as he seems to be chewing better. He has been eating the entire Korean cracker without any issue and I started giving him some tofu and spaghetti.  He was quite skeptical (as always) at first, but he seemed to like them both. The next step is to train him to pick up the food and feed himself, but who knows how long would that take!

Pulling to stand

We lowered Aaron's bed a week ago and guess what we need to lower it again! I walked out from the shower this morning and saw my little guy standing in his crib! It's simply amazing how he can do it by himself. It seems like everything is happening all at once.  Aaron started pulling himself up to his knees last week, then crawling, and then now standing within a week's time.  I am not sure if I should be happy or not when my baby is growing so fast.  Sooner or later I won't be the most important person to him and I will be so heartbroken. :(

Partied out

Aaron was invited to 3 parties on the same weekend. We went to Bella's (Milpitas), Sophie's (Gymboree), and Liam's (Sunnyvale) on Sat and Sun. I am not sure if Aaron had fun, but he sure was partied out. He took a 2.5 hours nap after coming home and wouldn't want to wake up to eat. After going to Sophie's birthday, daddy and mommy decided to hold Aaron's birthday party at the Los Altos Gymboree. The place is newly remodeled with big windows. The teachers are nice and friendly there. Hopefully it will be a good birthday party for Aaron. :D

Aaron's first birthday party planning

I have been planning for Aaron's first birthday since February and time flies by way too fast that his party is coming up.  We have originally booked Gymboree @Westgate as our initial plan of hosting it at Plant 51 failed through.  I've always wanted to find somewhere that offers natural light so that the pictures will come out better, that's why I hesitated to book Gymboree as the location is indoor and the lighting is pretty dark.

Luckily, we went to Sophie's birthday at Gymboree Los Altos and found that the location is perfect for Aaron's birthday.  The Los Altos Gymboree is newly renovated and has big windows.  I quickly had daddy book it for Aaron. Unfortunately, the time we wanted was booked and we had to book it a week before Aaron's birthday.

I am so relieved that I finally figured out the venue, but there are still tons to plan (cake, cupcakes, cookies, decoration, invites, etc.).

Picture taken at Sophie's birthday :)