Family Picture - Week 20
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It wasn’t all fun and games this weekend. On Saturday I went with mommy and daddy to Grandpa’s office (for those that don’t already know, my Grandpa Mike is a dentist). Things were going great until Grandpa discovered that Mommy had a bad filling. We consulted and decided that it should be fixed. (Dad note: I think the issue was pretty minor, I think Grandpa just wanted to be able to say he had something to do with mommy’s beautiful smile 😉
With my help, Grandpa fixed mommy right up. I’m glad – I like mommy’s smile a lot!
Grandpa and I consulting on the proper course of action...
I sat right on mommy and kept an eye on things - I don't have teeth yet, so I'm very protective of my mommy's...
Grandpa said I did a good job holding the mirror for him...
The finished product - mommy still has beautiful smile - mission accomplished!
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I’m going to come clean. I was told that Thanksgiving was this great meal. In fact, I watched Grandma Jill cook for two days straight. She made all types of interesting dishes. I, of course, have no idea what any of them were, but they certainly looked yummy. (Dad note: they were!)
So I get all dressed up, expecting a break from my breast milk routine … and what happens? I get squat. Same old milk. And to add insult to injury, mommy sat me on her lap and ate over my head all night. What a tease!
(Don’t feel bad for me though – I got mommy and daddy back. I quickly learned that every time they brought me into this one particular room in Grandma & Grandpa’s house, it meant they wanted me to go to sleep. No matter how tired I was, I just went ballistic every time they tried to bring me into that room. Ha! That will show them to keep me from yummy food!)
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Thanksgiving kicked off (literally) with Maile’s second tailgate in as many weeks. She’s becoming an old pro at these things – although she’s probably starting to wonder why we come all the way to a parking lot to hang out if we never actually go watch any football!
This time Maile got to meet some good dudes from Boston – about half of daddy’s close friends from high school – St. John’s Prep in Danvers, MA. The best part for Maile was meeting two new friends: Maggie and Gannon! Gannon is a few months older than Maile, but Maggie is almost a year older. She will definitely be teaching Maile some new tricks as they get older…
Luckily, Auntie Brooke was also there and she snatched daddy’s camera right away and took lots of pictures – see the slideshow for the highlights!
(PS – And we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that the brothers Gillis did an excellent job cooking up the pork products – we had bacon, pork steaks and sausage and cheese sandwiches. More details to follow – but daddy and his friends bought a pig last spring and Uncle Ryan’s cousin raised it for them. It’s been all butchered up and they are having a big pig roast on Friday night – how fun is that!? The preview from the tailgate was delicious so we have high hopes for the rest.)
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Family Picture - Week 19 (Big Game 2009)
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So embarrassing. Hey daddy, how about we act like we've been here before?
Saturday I attended my first football tailgate! It was down at Stanford University – where my daddy went to school. I have to say, big people get pretty funny at tail gates. Not sure what was in their milk, but things definitely got a little crazy. My friends Wills, Hannah and Allison were all there – we had great fun. My daddy’s friend Hector rented the biggest car I’ve ever seen (called an RV) and he cooked some food that looked absolutely delicious (of course mommy and daddy still refuse to let me try any of that stuff despite my longing looks and proficiency with my spoon).
Did I mention there was lots of “milk” drinking going on too?
Hey daddy, how about you save some for your daughter?
Someone also made these really cool cupcakes – they almost looked like toys. Daddy explained to me that Stanford’s mascot is a tree – I like trees (I always look at them when we go on walks) – so I think that’s pretty cool. (Dad note: I completely forgot who actually made the cupcakes so I apologize for not giving proper recognition. Too much milk perhaps.)
Hard to tell from this angle, but the trees are actually frosting on ice cream cones sitting on cupcakes!
And the ear muffs mommy bought me worked out perfectly! There was a full dj set up right behind us, but I still managed to catch a few zzz’s!
All in all, despite the result (the Mighty Cardinal fell to Cal) – it was an awesome day and I can’t wait until my next tail gate!
Go Cardinal!
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Family Picture - Week 18 (at Moscone Rec Center Playground)
Maile & Mommy - Week 18
Maile & Daddy - Week 18
Bonus Picture - Maile Girl having a ball!
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Family Picture - Week 17
Our little girl turned 4 months old today! On one hand, time flies – and on the other, hard to remember our lives pre-Maile. We took her to the doctor today and she is doing great – once again I nailed the “how much does Maile weigh” guessing game. Chris guessed 15 lb 2 oz, the nurse guessed 14 lb 8 oz and I guessed 15 lb 4 oz. I nailed it right on the nose! (In fairness the nurse doesn’t watch Maile drain her milk bottles…) The doctor gave us the okay to start introducing rice cereal in the near future – Maile licked her lips in anticipation.
In terms of what else Maile is up to… she probably sleeps through the night 70% of the time. (The other 30% though can get interesting to say the least…) She’s doing a better job calming herself, but she doesn’t fully go to sleep on her own – we’ll often have to give her a pacifier and then she’ll go to sleep. She still doesn’t love naps – she fights them, but once she goes down, she typically stays down for 45 minutes or so. She is (almost) rolling over – it really feels like it might be any day now. She is getting a little more fussy around strangers (Chris read that this is a phase she’ll go through around 4 months) – but she loves her nanny, Megan. She smiles every morning when she arrives. Speaking of smiles, she definitely recognizes Chris and I fully now – she lights up when we walk in the room or come home from work.
(Speaking of Chris/Mommy – I’d be remiss if I didn’t add what an amazing mom she is. I know a lot of you who read this are far away and don’t see the day to day, but its been amazing to watch Chris take to motherhood over the past 4 months. She is definitely a natural and Maile (especially) and I are very lucky indeed!)
I think that mostly covers it – it’s been an amazing 4 months so far!
Maile and Mommy - Week 17
Maile and Daddy - Week 17
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I’ve been going to bed earlier and earlier (and also sleeping longer too…) I typically go to bed now between 7 and 7:30 PM. Before it was closer to 8:30 PM. It’s definitely good that I am getting more sleep, but it means less time to spend with mommy and daddy after they get home from work. Tonight though daddy came home a little early and we all had fun hanging out before I went to sleep. Here are some shots we took…
Daddy's legs are quite comfortable...
Wheee!
I'm being shy ... yeah, right!
This ball is fascinating ...
... and yummy too!
I hope daddy isn't saying anything too important here because I don't fully understand english yet - I'll just laugh so he thinks I know what he is talking about...
So much fun hanging out with mommy and daddy!
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