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Mommy Sara

On Sunday, we met with Mommy Sara for lunch. We always enjoy our time together, whether it is at our house or out having lunch or dinner. Sunday’s get together was especially meaningful not only for Mike and me, but also particularly for Matteo and Mommy Sara. Since starting school, Matteo has been asking about [...]

Kids say the craziest things

After lunch today, I took Matteo to the toilet so he could, well, you know, do his business. When he finished, as we were about to flush, he said, “Bye, poopy. I will miss you.” When we got home, and I was taking him out of his car seat, he said, “Want a piece of [...]

Matteo’s 2nd birthday

On Friday, March 11, we celebrated Matteo’s birthday. He was fortunate this year; his birthday fell on a weekday. Our family-only tradition has been to celebrate weekday birthdays at Fenton’s Creamery. This year, Grandma Johnie, David and Aunt Jessica joined the festivities. As usual, we had a great time – the calm before the storm! [...]

Too long since our last post

But, frankly, we are very busy with, well, life. Matteo is doing very well with his potty training. He wears pull-ups every day and sits on the toilet or stands next to it to do his business. Though we are quite pleased with his progress, he is still working on mastering the poop part. Sometimes [...]

Meeting with Santa

Grandma Kathi, Valarie, the boys and I met in San Jose at a local mall hoping to get a glimpse, if not a picture, of Santa. If you have read any of our previous Santa posts then you know that this can be touch and go. Typically, Mike and I have to prep the boys [...]

When “yes” is “sure”

Every toddler learns the say, “no”, rather quickly. I think “NO” is second only to “Da.” When Christopher was learning to talk, and he found his “No” voice, we focused on teaching the word “yes” hoping he would start using this new word. He did. Matteo, on the other hand, either cannot say the word [...]

When”yes”is”sure”

Every toddler learns the say, “no”, rather quickly. I think “NO” is second only to “Da.” When Christopher was learning to talk, and he found his “No” voice, we focused on teaching the word “yes” hoping he would start using this new word. He did. Matteo, on the other hand, either cannot say the word [...]

When”yes”is”sure”

Every toddler learns the say, “no”, rather quickly. I think “NO” is second only to “Da.” When Christopher was learning to talk, and he found his “No” voice, we focused on teaching the word “yes” hoping he would start using this new word. He did. Matteo, on the other hand, either cannot say the word [...]

When”yes”is”sure”

Every toddler learns the say, “no”, rather quickly. I think “NO” is second only to “Da.” When Christopher was learning to talk, and he found his “No” voice, we focused on teaching the word “yes” hoping he would start using this new word. He did. Matteo, on the other hand, either cannot say the word [...]

Matteo’s baby book

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