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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
A Week of Firsts
Sorry for the brief hiatus on the postings, but Ethan has been keeping us busy! We've had quite a few 'firsts' that I can share with everyone:
1. First rice cereal - he didn't like it at first, but seems to be warming up to it. He'll be eating like a champ in no time (it's in his genes...)
2. First Thanksgiving - he put on quite a show for everyone and we were very thankful (no pun intended)
3. First highchair - thanks to Sharon at Thanksgiving. Aunt Sandy - I think we're ready for his own!
4. First bad cold - unfortunately it is causing him to be quite a challenge for mom and dad...
5. First time mom and dad actually had to abandon our Sunday beer due to someone having a meltdown in the restaurant.
6. First baby food prep experiment for mom and dad - Ethan now has frozen homemade sweet potatoes, carrots, and squash as soon as he's ready
I think that's it on the firsts. But, as you can tell we've been pretty busy. We're hoping Ethan starts feeling better soon :) We missed our families on Thanksgiving, but were happy to celebrate with family friends who always take great care of us.
There are 2 new albums on Shutterfly: 'Thanksgiving' and 'Almost 5 Months'. Click here to see them.
1. First rice cereal - he didn't like it at first, but seems to be warming up to it. He'll be eating like a champ in no time (it's in his genes...)
2. First Thanksgiving - he put on quite a show for everyone and we were very thankful (no pun intended)
3. First highchair - thanks to Sharon at Thanksgiving. Aunt Sandy - I think we're ready for his own!
4. First bad cold - unfortunately it is causing him to be quite a challenge for mom and dad...
5. First time mom and dad actually had to abandon our Sunday beer due to someone having a meltdown in the restaurant.
6. First baby food prep experiment for mom and dad - Ethan now has frozen homemade sweet potatoes, carrots, and squash as soon as he's ready
I think that's it on the firsts. But, as you can tell we've been pretty busy. We're hoping Ethan starts feeling better soon :) We missed our families on Thanksgiving, but were happy to celebrate with family friends who always take great care of us.
There are 2 new albums on Shutterfly: 'Thanksgiving' and 'Almost 5 Months'. Click here to see them.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Weekend Fun
We redeemed ourselves from the previous weekend and had another great one. We survived one of our first rainy Saturdays in a while by getting errands out of the way. This, of course, means spending money on Ethan so we bought him yet another piece of gear - an umbrella stroller. This will come in handy very soon when Ethan outgrows his carseat and we give back the smaller stroller to our generous friends who let us borrow it.
Saturday night, Mom and Dad went out on our first date in a while. We found a new babysitter who is a local college student studying to be a nurse. She has it pretty easy since Ethan is asleep when she gets there and will most likely stay that way for the duration of her evening. We think it's worth $50 a few times a month to go out and have an adult conversation and a good meal.
On Sunday, Ethan had all of his friends from his playgroup over for brunch. We had 8 babies all around his age at our place and realized just how much space we really have (and how thankful we are!). Ethan was very cooperative sharing his swing, mat, and bouncy seats with all of his girlfriends (there is only one other boy in the group!). After a good nap, we headed out for a long walk/hike through the Presidio. It was a beautiful day and Ethan really loves hanging out/sleeping in his Porsche (I mean, stroller). Mom and Dad got a great workout pushing him up some big hills, so we treated ourselves to a Sunday afternoon beer.
All in all, a great weekend. Dad is now in London for work and Ethan misses him (so does Mom :)). Enjoy the pictures!
Saturday night, Mom and Dad went out on our first date in a while. We found a new babysitter who is a local college student studying to be a nurse. She has it pretty easy since Ethan is asleep when she gets there and will most likely stay that way for the duration of her evening. We think it's worth $50 a few times a month to go out and have an adult conversation and a good meal.
On Sunday, Ethan had all of his friends from his playgroup over for brunch. We had 8 babies all around his age at our place and realized just how much space we really have (and how thankful we are!). Ethan was very cooperative sharing his swing, mat, and bouncy seats with all of his girlfriends (there is only one other boy in the group!). After a good nap, we headed out for a long walk/hike through the Presidio. It was a beautiful day and Ethan really loves hanging out/sleeping in his Porsche (I mean, stroller). Mom and Dad got a great workout pushing him up some big hills, so we treated ourselves to a Sunday afternoon beer.
All in all, a great weekend. Dad is now in London for work and Ethan misses him (so does Mom :)). Enjoy the pictures!
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Another Weekend Gone...
OK, so not every weekend can be as great as we hope for! The time change had quite an effect on Ethan and therefore on his exhausted parents. Sunday was quite a long day...
Ethan did get to do a few fun things this weekend. Friday night he went to his second Shabbat service! We met his friend Noah (who is a year older and enjoyed it a little more) for the kid's Shabbat service where kids are encouraged to be kids and make music, noise, and just have fun. We love this service and can't wait to take Ethan when he actually knows where he is. He did enjoy the music, though, and got to watch all of the older kids which he loves.
Saturday we took Ethan to the SF Furniture Mart so Mom and Dad could check out the good deals. We got a new rug for our living room that we know Ethan will love to crawl on (and probably spit up on) soon. On Sunday, we took Ethan over the GG Bridge to Marin and Mom and Dad got to eat lunch at one of our favorite Mexican spots. Ethan slept through lunch and all of our errands (an unprecedented almost 3-hour nap!). He doesn't even know that he got a new car seat, some more formula, and a new book. We know we need to put him in the new car seat soon, but we have to admit we will miss his current portability.
Ethan also went on a swing for the first time at a local playground. He didn't seem to care either way that he was on it (as you can see from the pictures). He did love to look at the older kids at the playground again (as you can also see from the pictures since we couldn't get him to look at the camera).
Well, the new batch of pictures is not so exciting, but we promise a more interesting post and pictures to go along with it next weekend. We're having his whole playgroup over our house on Sunday, which should be fun. Have a great week.
Ethan did get to do a few fun things this weekend. Friday night he went to his second Shabbat service! We met his friend Noah (who is a year older and enjoyed it a little more) for the kid's Shabbat service where kids are encouraged to be kids and make music, noise, and just have fun. We love this service and can't wait to take Ethan when he actually knows where he is. He did enjoy the music, though, and got to watch all of the older kids which he loves.
Saturday we took Ethan to the SF Furniture Mart so Mom and Dad could check out the good deals. We got a new rug for our living room that we know Ethan will love to crawl on (and probably spit up on) soon. On Sunday, we took Ethan over the GG Bridge to Marin and Mom and Dad got to eat lunch at one of our favorite Mexican spots. Ethan slept through lunch and all of our errands (an unprecedented almost 3-hour nap!). He doesn't even know that he got a new car seat, some more formula, and a new book. We know we need to put him in the new car seat soon, but we have to admit we will miss his current portability.
Ethan also went on a swing for the first time at a local playground. He didn't seem to care either way that he was on it (as you can see from the pictures). He did love to look at the older kids at the playground again (as you can also see from the pictures since we couldn't get him to look at the camera).
Well, the new batch of pictures is not so exciting, but we promise a more interesting post and pictures to go along with it next weekend. We're having his whole playgroup over our house on Sunday, which should be fun. Have a great week.
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