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I’m sharing

Mike and Michael — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:08:07 +0000

I won’t even mention that we were at Peet’s Coffee…

Through a straw

Ok...here's the whole cup

Blow, baby, blow

Mike and Michael — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:57:38 +0000

At 13 months, Matteo can blow his nose. If you give him a tissue, he will blow his own nose. I find this amazing. Christopher was at least 18 months, if not 2 years, by the time he mastered this skill.

Blow, baby, blow.

I really am walking

Mike and Michael — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:21:45 +0000

I know we promised to provide some evidence of the little fella walking, but with a renovation underway, let’s just say we have been a bit preoccupied.

I thought I was shooting video, but instead took a picture.

It’s my party, and I’ll drool if I want to…

Mike and Michael — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:33:40 +0000

I finally had a chance to download most of the pictures from Matteo’s birthday party. I found a few worth posting…

With a family-sized jar of Skippy Peanut Butter I could rule the World

Mike and Michael — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:54:58 +0000

Well, actually I could not rule the World, but I could at least get our sick-for-two-weeks-not-eating-ANYthing-during-this-time 3-year old to eat three teaspoons of peanut butter in one day. Of course, the antibiotics have helped…somewhat.

So here is the latest scoop.

If you recall, on Monday, we took Christopher, who spiked a 105-degree fever to the pediatrician to follow-up on his previous week’s visit – incidentally, where they told me he had some virus – to see what was happening. The doc noticed a clear right ear, a questionable left ear, and some chest sounds that weren’t quite pneumonia. At 6 pm, the decision was to proceed with an antibx treatment for the probable (at the time) case of pneumonia and less likely left ear infection. Picked up antibx, gave first dose before bed on Monday evening.

Friday morning – Christopher wakes with a low-to-moderate-grade fever. Now, I must say that during this treatment period the fevers, fatigue, lethargy, loss of appetite have not abated. With greater than 72 hours of treatment on board, I took Christopher to the pediatrician’s office for an urgent follow-up visit. Exam: chest clear – check. Fever is 100.4 – check. Right ear infected – What? Left ear is worse than right ear – What? Need I remind you of what happened last year at this time? Christopher developed an ear infection that did not respond to first-round antibx treatment. We had to move on to something stronger. Well, guess what? The antibx may have treated what was in his chest – although today’s doc noted that it could have been just a cold virus (which incidentally would not respond to antibx) – but it did not treat the ear infection.

By the time we got home, Christopher was bouncing off the walls, playing, and fighting with Matteo. For lunch, he ate yogurt and chocolate pudding. Calories, calories.

We are hoping for a brighter weekend.

Note to self – next time Christopher has an ear infection, start with stronger antibx treatment.

A year in the life of…

Mike and Michael — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:16:33 +0000

A year in the life of… from Mike and Michael on Vimeo.

Another haircut, another first BART ride, and what is it with the remote?

Mike and Michael — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:36:51 +0000

After dinner last night, we gave Matteo a haircut. Yes, we did it. We used the clippers. We were going to have our barber cut it during the last visit, but he was running a bit late; we did not have the time to wait. We think it looks better than a professional cut. What do you think?

Today, Matteo took his first BART ride into San Francisco to meet Dad for lunch. The platforms were quiet, the trains were empty, and the ride was quick.

What is it with babies/toddlers and their affinity for remotes and phones? Clearly, Matteo has the idea of what the remote does, but he cannot seem to get it to work. In time…

Duck

Mike and Michael — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:24:08 +0000

For the last month or so, Matteo has been saying a few recognizable words. His first was, “Dad”, which really sounded like “Da”. At first, we thought he just might be making sounds, but he seemed to say it when we entered the room. Recently, he started saying, “hi” and “bye” as he waved to us or someone else. Impressive we thought.

Today, after I finished changing his diaper, he pointed to the picture above his changing table and said, “duck”. There was no mistaking it. He was very clear. I don’t find this surprising; during and after the change of a diaper, or the change of clothes, we look at the animal pictures on his wall, name them and mimic the sound each makes.

Our boys

Mike and Michael — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:32:54 +0000

I took some pictures of the boys the other day as we were goofing around and playing. Enjoy.

3 months and counting…

Mike and Michael — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:11:52 +0000

Last week, Matteo hit a new milestone; he turned three months old. With this comes many new things. He smiles much more often, he laughs especially when we talk to him about funny things, he wears 6 to 9-month clothes, he holds his head up when in a push-up position, but more importantly, he sleeps more at nighttime.

Whew. We thought this day would never come. We cannot believe that three months has passed.

Mike and I are getting a bit more sleep at night, though we still wake at pre-determined hours. I suspect this habit will continue for a few more weeks. Ugh. As life returns to normal, I hope to blog more.

We took these photos the other day to commemorate the occasion.

Brothers

Dad and the boys

Daddy and Matteo

Matteo

Sittin’ in a tree…(this photo was taken by Grandma Kathi on her iPhone)