A full Thursday

Thursday is normally a fairly low-key, unscheduled day for us, but that wasn't the case this week.

Cora was way overdue for a haircut (see first photo) so after breakfast and a bit of house-straightening, we headed over to the kids' haircut place in Newhall.

I asked the stylist to cut her bangs a bit shorter than last time, since they grow so very, very fast and don't feel confident in my bang-cutting ability (other than my own).

Cora wasn't all that friendly to the stylist, even though she is super and we've seen her quite a few times now. Then we went to the park for a MOPS play date, and Cora was very unhappy that I refused to stand in the hot sun and push her on the swings. So, we didn't stay long. It was a good excuse to get home and napping, because we had a big afternoon planned.

Cora had to get up early from nap to get ready for the hospital's Tyke Hike sibling class, a free class to help little ones learn how to hold and care for their new siblings. Getting up early is not her strong suit (takes after mom there) so it took her a while to warm up, but she ended up enjoying the class a lot.

Cora and a handful of others watched a video about new babies (NOT on the birth process!) and then learned how to scrub their hands, hold a baby, and diaper a baby.
The class is normally longer, with a tour of the maternity unit, but because of the H1N1 virus, hospitals in the area aren't letting children into the wards at all. I'm holding out hope that the restriction will be lifted before Duckie makes her entrance. We'll see. If not, I'll be able to go downstairs to visit Cora, but she won't be able to meet her sister until we go home.

After the class, Cora went to play at Grandma and Grandpa's house while Stace and I had our tax appointment. Then, we went to their house to celebrate Grandpa and Auntie Mel's birthdays.