Saturday, June 30, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Cool in his swim suit- 262 days old
Visions of 30 years from now, beer in his right hand, remote control in his left...
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
The Poop : Long, slow evolution of a bad parent
Gosh... I can see it happening to us. I didn't change any diapers while at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Lahaina, but I'll certainly breastfeed anywhere, anytime, these days...
The Poop : Long, slow evolution of a bad parent
The Poop : Long, slow evolution of a bad parent
Our little Giants fan
Davey, Jackie and I went to AT&T Park on Saturday to watch the Giants beat the Yankees. The weather was absolutely perfect, Davey didn't seem to mind and the Giants won. Most excellent! While there, we also got a certificate for Davey's first Giants game (back-dated to the Opening Day game this year) and we visited Build-a-Bear for Davey to get his newest stuffed toy: JT, the seal.
By the way -- check out the RAD booties Davey's wearing. They were a hand-made gift from Auntie Jackie!
By the way -- check out the RAD booties Davey's wearing. They were a hand-made gift from Auntie Jackie!
Yeah, look at him stand!
It's been a little while since there was a Davey update, yeah? I'll make this kind of short, as his 9 month check-up is next week and I bet I'll post a pretty good write-up then.
Over the past couple days, Davey's been crawling atop boxes and finding ways to pull himself up to standing. As you can see from this picture, the lure of seeing his bouncy seat from a different angle was too much to resist.
Earlier in the day we went to my mom's house for her to watch him while I worked. It was forecast to be a hot day so going to Mom's, where the house is cooler and she has a pool, seemed like a nice idea, since I didn't have a great need for high-speed internet for the day. We found out a couple things:
1) Davey REALLY likes apricots. There were 3 Blenheim apricots ripe on the tree, dripping with juices. Davey happily gummed about 1/4 of an apricot in to oblivion.
2) Davey still loves to swim. When I was done working, he and I got in the pool with the floatie that Mom recently bought for him. While the floatie was kinda fun, he was more thrilled with being held by me and swimming around. He LOVES it. Swim lessons begin next week!
Foods Davey likes now:
* Trader Joe's Organic O's (cereal)
* Pineapple (and homemade pineapple popsicles)
* Apricots
* Bananas
* Sweet potatoes
* Broccoli
* Apple juice (to which I add some water and rice cereal)
* Orange juice
* Barley teething biscuits
* Puffed brown rice cakes
I'm beginning to think that what he really doesn't like is mashed food. That is, he doesn't like baby food! If he can feed it to himself and/or he can gum it, he likes it. None of that mushy stuff tho. Well... okay! We'll continue experimenting with organic veggies... maybe some steamed squash comes next. When's it okay to try out cottage cheese and proteins?
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Someone likes broccoli!
Okay, we now know what Davey likes to eat (so far):
*Pineapple (pieces or in (homemade) popsicle form)
*Applesauce
*Pureed pears
*Applejuice (diluted with water and with rice cereal added)
*Banana (in chunks he can feed himself)
*Broccoli!!
Anything else is touch and go (or maybe just go). If he can feed himself, he likes it much more. Since he still is toothless, this is a trick, but it's fun.
And it's fun hosing him off after each meal. ;-)
*Pineapple (pieces or in (homemade) popsicle form)
*Applesauce
*Pureed pears
*Applejuice (diluted with water and with rice cereal added)
*Banana (in chunks he can feed himself)
*Broccoli!!
Anything else is touch and go (or maybe just go). If he can feed himself, he likes it much more. Since he still is toothless, this is a trick, but it's fun.
And it's fun hosing him off after each meal. ;-)
Monday, June 18, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Naked after swimming at Ho'okipa beach
It took a little experimenting every day of our trip, but by the 2nd to last day of our trip, Davey went swimming in the ocean. At first he was a little timid, but as I held him in my arms and we bounced up and down in the water, he eventually warmed to the experience and started smiling and laughing. Because I wasn't sure if he'd go swimming, he was wearing his regular diapers. By the time we were done with 10 minutes of swimming, he was in a gigantic, puffy diaper. Once back in the shade, on his towel, I just stripped the boy bare, to dry out. You KNOW he loved that!
Of course, then he rolled around on the towel and was eventually encrusted with coarse sand... an encrusted pee-pee! Yes, more swimming, this time naked, was in order. It was the only way to get all that sand off before putting on his diaper and running the likely risk of chafing the poor little guy. Skinny-dipping... yes, he loved that even more!
He's gonna be a fish...
Of course, then he rolled around on the towel and was eventually encrusted with coarse sand... an encrusted pee-pee! Yes, more swimming, this time naked, was in order. It was the only way to get all that sand off before putting on his diaper and running the likely risk of chafing the poor little guy. Skinny-dipping... yes, he loved that even more!
He's gonna be a fish...
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
On vacation
Yes, we made it to Maui... it's too beautiful and relaxing... keep an eye on our photo album as it grows (nearly) daily. Back to the blog upon our return!
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Maui or Oakland. Which would you choose?
Thank you Aloha Airlines... we arrived at OAK at 8:30 this morning, two hours in advance of the scheduled departure for our non-stop flight to Maui. As we've got Davey, we wanted to get there early and ensure getting a bulkhead seat. I mean -- on a a 5-1/2 hour flight, where do you change diapers, exactly? I figured if we have bulkhead seating, we'll have extra floor space for the purpose.
Anyway, they check us in but there aren't two bulkhead seats together. So we settle for a window and middle seat in row 5. So at least we're closer to the exit when we arrive at our destination. Only then are we told that the flight is delayed. Indefinitely. Uhm. Okayyy. So we wander around the airport for the two hours prior to the scheduled departure. 7 minutes after the flight was supposed to leave, they announce that all ticketed passengers for the flight should go back to the ticketing counter (back out through security). I stay in the gate area with Davey while Mark RUNS to the ticketing counter to find out what's what. They say that there are still mechanical problems and to go back to the gate in two hours. Meanwhile, they give out $10 vouchers per passenger, which can be used at any of the vendors in the terminal. We never ended up using them... anyway, two and a half hours later, they announce that the flight has been canceled. All passengers should go to baggage claim area 1 and get their bags and then go to the ticketing desk. I take Davey and go to the baggage claim to grab our bags while Mark runs to the ticketing counter, to get as close to the front of the line as possible. He was 15 people back or so.
Anyway: There were no more flights to Maui from the Bay Area today. The very best possible to get there today would have been to get to LAX and then Delta had a flight from there. Aloha wasn't encouraging that, as there wasn't a good way to get to LAX from OAK -- they said the only way was to take Southwest, which will not check the baggage through. So if we took them, we'd have to pick up our luggage at baggage claim at LAX and then go check in with Delta and go through security again, etc. IF we could make it. They suggested that we take a Hawaiian Airlines flight out of SFO tomorrow, which has a stop-over in Honolulu. We didn't like that option because, "What about our car which is already parked in pre-paid long-term parking here, in Oakland? And when we return from Hawaii, we'll be returning to OAK... so really what should we do for ground transportation?"
Hmmm.... said the agent. "How about a flight out of Sacramento? We have two non-stop flights to Maui from Sacramento in the morning." We said that sounded interesting, but again, our car's already in long-term parking in Oakland and how are we expected to get to Sacramento? Okay, they put us up at the Oakland Airport Hilton. Tomorrow, at 7am, a shuttle will take us to the Sacramento Airport, where we'll board our flight to Maui. We extended my trip (as well as Davey's) by a day, to make up for the lost day. Mark will still fly away from Hawaii on Friday, as planned, but instead will be flying direct to Orange County instead of to OAK, as he was going to fly down there on Saturday morning anyway, for a big car show.
So here we sit, in lovely Oakland... vacation spot of the stars.
Anyway, they check us in but there aren't two bulkhead seats together. So we settle for a window and middle seat in row 5. So at least we're closer to the exit when we arrive at our destination. Only then are we told that the flight is delayed. Indefinitely. Uhm. Okayyy. So we wander around the airport for the two hours prior to the scheduled departure. 7 minutes after the flight was supposed to leave, they announce that all ticketed passengers for the flight should go back to the ticketing counter (back out through security). I stay in the gate area with Davey while Mark RUNS to the ticketing counter to find out what's what. They say that there are still mechanical problems and to go back to the gate in two hours. Meanwhile, they give out $10 vouchers per passenger, which can be used at any of the vendors in the terminal. We never ended up using them... anyway, two and a half hours later, they announce that the flight has been canceled. All passengers should go to baggage claim area 1 and get their bags and then go to the ticketing desk. I take Davey and go to the baggage claim to grab our bags while Mark runs to the ticketing counter, to get as close to the front of the line as possible. He was 15 people back or so.
Anyway: There were no more flights to Maui from the Bay Area today. The very best possible to get there today would have been to get to LAX and then Delta had a flight from there. Aloha wasn't encouraging that, as there wasn't a good way to get to LAX from OAK -- they said the only way was to take Southwest, which will not check the baggage through. So if we took them, we'd have to pick up our luggage at baggage claim at LAX and then go check in with Delta and go through security again, etc. IF we could make it. They suggested that we take a Hawaiian Airlines flight out of SFO tomorrow, which has a stop-over in Honolulu. We didn't like that option because, "What about our car which is already parked in pre-paid long-term parking here, in Oakland? And when we return from Hawaii, we'll be returning to OAK... so really what should we do for ground transportation?"
Hmmm.... said the agent. "How about a flight out of Sacramento? We have two non-stop flights to Maui from Sacramento in the morning." We said that sounded interesting, but again, our car's already in long-term parking in Oakland and how are we expected to get to Sacramento? Okay, they put us up at the Oakland Airport Hilton. Tomorrow, at 7am, a shuttle will take us to the Sacramento Airport, where we'll board our flight to Maui. We extended my trip (as well as Davey's) by a day, to make up for the lost day. Mark will still fly away from Hawaii on Friday, as planned, but instead will be flying direct to Orange County instead of to OAK, as he was going to fly down there on Saturday morning anyway, for a big car show.
So here we sit, in lovely Oakland... vacation spot of the stars.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
A Memorial Day Ice Cream Social
Strawberry frozen yogurt atop a meringue, topped with chocolate sauce
Originally uploaded by jessicafm.
So yes, we had barbecued pork loin, beef tri-tip and prawns, green salad, two kinds of potato salad, couscous salad, incredible flatbreads and cheeses from Josh and Carol (aka Rustic Bakery), watermelon and some delicious chocolate and toffee dessert made by Amy Schuster. But then we had the ice cream and accoutrements:
First, the containers:
Meringue shells, profiteroles or store-bought sugar cones (or simply a bowl if that's what you wanted).
The the toppers:
Caramel sauce (made deliciously, from memory, by Polly)
Lean, orange scented chocolate sauce (not so lean, really)
Sour cherries in syrup
And last, but not least in any way:
Caramelized pear ice cream
Fresh mint with cocoa nibs
Orange popsicle ice cream
Orange popsicles (same as above, but in popsicle form)
Strawberry frozen yogurt
While everything was really tasty, the orange popsicles were a bit too grown up for most of the kids (on account of the orange zest, I suspect), and everyone seemed to like all the rest of the ice creams. My favorite was probably the caramelized pear. However, Dad and Steve Schuster were over the moon about the strawberry frozen yogurt.
It was hard to choose.
And there are so many more recipes I want to make from that book...
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Turn on the growth spurt!
Actually, we haven't weighed or measured him lately. What I mean is: In the past week, he's really lept ahead with some developmental milestones. First, he is now easily and frequently sitting up on his own. He's got a strong core now and isn't afraid to use it! And, secondly, he's getting this crawling stuff down. Every day he's gotten a little better, and a little better still. But today -- wow. He showed his Grandma Julia just how much he wanted to gum on her reading glasses. Then, once we got home and I was near my camera, he showed me just how badly he wanted to play with my (empty) Crystal Geyser water bottle:
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
The Perfect Scoop?
Yum, yum, yum... My favorite food blogger, David Lebovitz, has a new cookbook and I got it last week. Last night I churned up a batch of Toasted Almond and Candied Sour Cherry ice cream. What else can I say but, "Holy yum, yum, yum!" The Perfect Scoop, a must for anyone that likes to make (and eat) ice cream.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Oh my god, he crawled
Wow wow wow! I left Davey in the living room for 30 seconds and came back to find him much farther away than where I'd left him. Hmm, I thought.
An hour later, I swear to god he figured it out. He pushed himself forward with both his feet and then pulled himself further with his arms. Dad and Linda were here and saw it... he's figuring it out. Go Davey, go!!
What else has been going on?
The continued effort to get Davey to eat. He's simply not in to solids. Every day I'm trying at least once, sometimes twice, to get him to eat apple sauce, pureed pears, peas, prunes, sweet potatoes, carrots, cereals... SOMETHING. Sometimes he'll humor me, like this evening, and eat a fair amount of pears. But, for the most part, he's just not in to it. Sigh. What he DOES always want is water from my glass or bottle. He'll grab them with both hands and hold on with all his might, trying to get the contents in to his mouth. So today I started giving him a little bit of watered down cranberry juice and then a little watered down apple juice. Dr. Lee said no water, that whatever goes in him should have calories. So... here, let's try out apple juice when he wants to drink.
That sweet little boy... sigh.
An hour later, I swear to god he figured it out. He pushed himself forward with both his feet and then pulled himself further with his arms. Dad and Linda were here and saw it... he's figuring it out. Go Davey, go!!
What else has been going on?
The continued effort to get Davey to eat. He's simply not in to solids. Every day I'm trying at least once, sometimes twice, to get him to eat apple sauce, pureed pears, peas, prunes, sweet potatoes, carrots, cereals... SOMETHING. Sometimes he'll humor me, like this evening, and eat a fair amount of pears. But, for the most part, he's just not in to it. Sigh. What he DOES always want is water from my glass or bottle. He'll grab them with both hands and hold on with all his might, trying to get the contents in to his mouth. So today I started giving him a little bit of watered down cranberry juice and then a little watered down apple juice. Dr. Lee said no water, that whatever goes in him should have calories. So... here, let's try out apple juice when he wants to drink.
That sweet little boy... sigh.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
KFOG Kaboom!
Our buddy, Ken Krall, had the most excellent idea of getting on the Blue & Gold Ferry for last night's KFOG Kaboom! fireworks show. Great idea, Ken! Ken, Nancy, Polly, Prescott, Rozzie and I boarded B&G's #4 ferry boat around 7:45pm and we floated around the San Francisco Bay, just South of the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Bridge until the fireworks started at 9:10pm. Sure, it was cold, but all that was forgotten once the show started. Spectacular!
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Munching on his first cracker
Mmm, yummy. He enjoyed that cracker. And now that I've taken a children and infant CPR class, I feel more prepared for David eating solids.
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