Happy 7mo. Birthday!

Today we celebrate Miles' 7mo. Birthday!! Its been a wonderful 7 months watching our little man grow. He has brought Lina and I so much joy. Its hard to believe that he has been here for 7mos and at the same time, that its only been 7mos. Can't hardly recall a time without him.

Miles is 73% crawlable. This means he throws his arms, legs and head around violently while resting on his torso; all the while huffing and puffing as if he was closing on the last 5 yards of a 7K crawlathon. Mom and Dad sit at the imaginary finish line applauding his effort; with open arms we smile and await his crossing the tape...come on Miles, come on...

Miles now sleeps thru the night - regularly. In the past few weeks, he has slept 12 hr. nights, all uninterrupted and we have had to wake him in the AM a few times for feeding, changing and dressing as we start the day. Its great to sleep thru the night, but the best is standing over his crib with Mom to wake him and watching his tired eyes open for the first time, his struggle to wake fully and his first recognition of his parents smiling back at him.

Happy Birthday Dude! You are loved immensely.

Nanny Sharing!!!

This past week marked the first time we actually started the "share" part of the nanny share.

Rob, Allison, and Augie Barrett are officially in our lives (which is great because they are wonderful people). As a group we hired Jennifer and she will watch our 2 little boys during the day while we work. Allison goes back to work on Wednesday of next week so Miles and I met Jennifer over at their house both Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

On Wednesday, there was certainly a "transition" which I knew there would be. Miles was totally excited by the new house, new rooms, new people, new sounds, and new toys! Needless to say, he wasn't a dream napper. Apparently at one point, the 2 boys totally lost it. But Jennifer figured out how to get through it and by the time Allison got back from errands, the boys were calmly playing in Augie's crib.

Yesterday went better. Miles napped well and I think Jennifer is getting her feet underneath her figuring out how to balance 2 infants. Augie is 3 months younger than Miles so he isn't quite as predictable with naps, but Jennifer is getting them under control. The great part is that the boys are FASCINATED with each other - though I was told yesterday that Miles was acting a little jealous that he didn't get all of Jennifer's attention. I think it is wonderful that Miles gets to grow up with Augie as most of the other babies we know are all girls!!

Yesterday afternoon, Jennifer took the boys out for a walk. It was before we got the double stroller (which is now in our possession) and apparently Miles fell asleep in the stroller while Augie was in the baby bjorn. This was apparently fine until Augie decided (decidedly!!) that he did NOT want to be in the bjorn anymore. At which point, Jennifer was trying to carry Augie in her arms while pushing Miles up a very long and steady (sometimes steep!) hill. Needless to say, she didn't need to go to the gym last night.

All in all, Miles seems to be enjoying the experience. Jennifer sent this from her phone to me yesterday while he was in Augie's jumper. I am thrilled with how the week went, how well Jennifer can handle the two boys, and generally excited about the solution to Miles' care while I am at work.

Lobster: 1. Lina: 2

Since I was a little girl, I've had lobster on my birthday. This year was no exception.

However, this year, one of the little buggers was trying to make up for years of my murderous tendencies, and threw boiling water on me as we put him in the pot. It splashed up on my eyelid and my bicep enough to burn me a little - but no blisters like the noodle. (Not my week for burns!)

He may have won a battle; but I ate the bastard so I think I won the war.

Family Photo

Joely took this early Saturday morning before she scooted. It only reminds me of how few family photos we have.

Thanks Joely!!!

Weekend Roundup

What a good weekend.

Friday night, Joely (who moved to Texas last year) spent the night with us. She had a good visit with the little man before he went to bed, and then we talked long into the night. Ok, it was until 10:30, but that is the latest I have been up for a while!

On Saturday morning, we had another visit before she left for the airport. Tim scooted out to the grocery store for me and I frantically cleaned the house to prep for my mommies group coming over. We didn't have all of Miles' girlfriends, but he did spend some quality time with 2 of them. They left around 12:30 and I cleaned up again. At 3:00, Frances (who rang the bell at our wedding) came over and we had a lovely visit with her. After Miles woke up from his last nap, we headed down to Burlingame Ave for the early-bird special at one of our favorite restaurants. We had a bottle of wine, some tapas and appetizers and were home by 6:15.... and in bed by 9!

Today was far less social, but we had some good family time, while getting things done around the house. I have a new sadness for Sunday night as tomorrow I have to leave my little love for the week. This week is going to be a frantic one for me at work. We will also have 2 days at the Barrett's house (for the nanny share), so I am sure that will be a bit disruptive to Miles and our schedules. Oh well, we have to figure it out soon anyway!!!

Cockadoodledoo!!!!

Jennifer got Miles giggling yesterday...




It makes me super happy to see him super happy when I am not around. He is in love with Jennifer and flirts mercilessly with her when I get home... all good things!!!

Noodle: 1. Lina:0

Tim and I were making a pasta dish this week with little shells. I went to test the shells doneness and completely burned my lower lip from the liquid that was caught in the shell. I have been walking around all week with a red stripe right down the middle of my lower lip - almost like I tried to paint a "rosebud" lip over my natural lips.

Nice.