…and “why not?” We have been waiting for this day; it has arrived. We are looking to the incessant “why not, Dad (or Daddy)?” eventually to be followed by the ever popular, “Because I said so!” Yes, we are turning into our parents. Fortunately, at the moment, he seems to be satisfied with our responses [...]
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The price of independence
Just the other day Christopher was taking a shower – this is not uncommon. We often put Christopher in the shower if 1) we need to clear his chest congestion, 2) reduce a fever, or 3) simply clean him quickly with little fuss. Back to the shower…as I was finishing brushing my teeth, I said [...]
What a dirty Easter Bunny
Christopher and I met Grandma Kathi, Great-grandma Dot, and Uncle Josh’s girlfriend, Valarie at Texas Roadhouse last night for an early Easter dinner. Usually, we get together at Grandma Kathi’s or our house, but with Mike and Matteo being sick (as well as the rest of us) and our family room and kitchen are no [...]
It’s my party, and I’ll drool if I want to…
I finally had a chance to download most of the pictures from Matteo’s birthday party. I found a few worth posting…
Amidst the sickness rampant in our home…
someone started walking! With Christopher’s probable-but-less-likely case of pneumonia and less-likely-but-more-probable ear infection and chest cold and Dad’s and Daddy’s bronchitis, we have neither had time nor the energy to document Matteo’s first steps. We captured a couple of steps on video, but by the time Mike and I started feeling well, Matteo was walking [...]
With a family-sized jar of Skippy Peanut Butter I could rule the World
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 [...]
Waiting…
It is 7:10 a.m. I have been awake since 5:44 a.m. Waiting. Anticipating Matteo to wake, expecting a bottle. Yesterday, we fed Matteo the last bottle from the last can of powdered infant formula. For the last month, we have been mixing 1/2 formula and half milk in anticipation of this day. Today, we plan [...]
11 months – where did the time go?
We find it difficult to believe that 11 months has passed since we brought Matteo home. Wow. In just one month, he will celebrate his first birthday. At this stage in his development, he crawls everywhere. Whether he crawls or cruises along the furniture, he gets around this house with the ease of an experienced [...]
Stubborn teeth
Matteo is nearly 11 months, but only has two teeth. For months now, we have been waiting for new ones. While we were eating breakfast this morning, I was able to get my fingers in his mouth to check. Looks like the new one on the bottom may break through any day. We noticed a [...]
