Keeping abreast of the latest technology can be quite daunting. Just when you think you have the latest and greatest, something new appears. For months, I have been trying to find just the right video embed tool for our blog. I have posted “test” posts to test each new tool. Currently, we use VIMEO, which [...]
Archive of posts tagged children
Our little eaters
We are quite fortunate. Both boys love to eat. At 8-months, we are beginning to wonder whether Matteo still wants formula. Feeding him a bottle has been quite a chore lately. Could just be teething…how about a biscuit? Pizza, anyone?
The holiday season is upon us
We ventured out to Concord today. Our mission: get new family portraits (see below picture). The boys did remarkably well, which was surprising since the whole adventure took 2 1/2 hours. While we waited for the photographer to download our photos, we walked the mall. Guess who we saw? Santa. Christopher got a bit excited. [...]
Is there a downside to being so smart?
Last night, we had dinner with my mom and my nephew, David. Mike took Matteo in one vehicle, while I took the others. We stopped by Blockbuster to get a movie, and then headed my mom’s house. My mom and David exited the car. I put the car into gear, and Christopher and I began [...]
Happy Halloween
Mike and I find great joy in Halloween. Back in the day, we would put much thought into what costumes we would wear on that one special night. Though we no longer hang out at the all-too-popular-and-sometimes-dangerous Halloween party in the Castro, we hang in our own ‘hood, which consists of older, married couples, younger [...]
Because I can
Yesterday morning as I was changing Matteo from his nighttime clothes to his daytime wear, he began sucking on his toes. Oh, the days when we could easily reach down without effort and touch our toes or bite our toenails (ew, gross!). Though many of us can no longer touch our toes, we still put [...]
Maine
We returned from Maine two days ago, and while Mike and I are still adjusting back to California time – I continue to wake at 4 a.m. – the boys appeared to have adjusted after only one day. Oh, the wonders of youth. For the most part, everyone enjoyed the trip. We had a few [...]
The end to an otherwise crazy day
We started the day rather quietly – Matteo woke up for a bottle around 6:15 am, but went back down for a morning sleep. Christopher woke around 7 am for his change of diaper and cup of milk. When I got out of bed at 8 am – Mike took the morning shift – Christopher [...]
My mommy
Today’s start was no different than any other. When Christopher awoke, he beckoned, “daddy!” After changing his diaper, we began walking out of his room on a mission to get milk. On a table near the door, sits a picture of dad, daddy, mom Stacey and Christopher. As we approached the door of Christopher’s room, [...]
Adoption finalization – the party
We had a few folks over to our house on Friday afternoon to celebrate Matteo’s adoption finalization. Though we scheduled the get together at 3 pm, during the middle of a workday, we were pleased with the turnout with one exception. Grandma Kathi and great-grandma Dot were no shows. Grandma, who is still nursing her [...]
