Posted in Uncategorized on May 30th, 2005 Comments Off
Summer is finally getting into full swing up here in Oakland. How do we know? Well, the inflatable pool made it’s first appearance in the backyard. Ever since going swimming with Alec last weekend, it’s all Katie asks for. The water brought out the ants, and one crawled on our little girl. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25th, 2005 Comments Off
Mom really didn’t want to do this, but Kate’s hair was pretty desperate. Even though her hair never really grew a lot, it was getting pretty dry and ratty, especially in the back. Mom finally caved, and off to the barber shop we went. Even mom has to admit that it turned [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19th, 2005 Comments Off
So, this is Aunt Jackie’s precious dog, River, and according to Aunt Jackie, that makes him Kate and Ben’s first cousin. He’s standing in the backyard where Kate and Ben’s mom grew up. That’s the Niagara River in the background and the Canadian shore across it. We’ll be travelling back there this [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 18th, 2005 Comments Off
The first time Ben rolled over, he was only six weeks old. Mom and Dad were very surprised. Tonight, we finally caught it on video. He’s doesn’t do it on purpose — he just gets his head up so high that when he comes down, he rolls right over. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 17th, 2005 Comments Off
Dr. Abbott, Ben and Katie’s pediatrician, said Ben looked “great” today at his well baby checkup. He weighed 11 pounds and 14 ounces. What a big boy! He even “talked” a little to Dr. Abbott. I think he was starting to complain about all of the shots he was about to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 8th, 2005 Comments Off
Today was Mother’s Day and dad made sure it was extra special. We had a great breakfast at mom’s favorite place, and spent the day together hanging out and relaxing. It was nice.
Thank you Grandma “D” for the beautiful flowers.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 3rd, 2005 Comments Off
So the smiles have gotten bigger, and come with slightly more regularity. Today he smiled on the changing table, and mom thinks she might have heard a small coo with it. He’s changing so much every day–though still sleeps a fair amount. His next Dr. appt. is on 5/17.
Kate has been spending [...]