Sunday, October 12, 2014

Double Digits!

T spent September embracing double digits and taking advantage of the awesome Bay Area weather.
We attended Love our Lake day at Lake Merritt with Aunt Sonia who took these amazing photos.
Because LOL promotes alternative forms of transportation (i.e.: no cars) and closed down the streets for cyclists, skaters, walkers, etc.-we took BART and T had fun in the stroller. It was hot by our standards so after grabbing lunch from the food trucks we camped out under this huge tree to eat. We had falafel while T tried her best to eat leaves & grass. Such a little nature lover.
Then we went to the Lake Chalet for adult bevies and live music. Yes-we are those people who take their baby to a bar. But seriously-how is she supposed to learn to behave in one if we don't?
Gotta love the Jewel of Oakland.
T absolutely refused to nap while at the Lake Chalet. Within minutes of leaving to return to BART-she passed out in the carrier. This kid has a most serious case of FOMO.
T finally had the chance to wear her tropical one piece during a play date with her Bradley Method birth pal Percy in Oakland.
T also experienced a Mencher rite of passage-her first meal at the hospital. Mt. Diablo to be exact. Of course Grand-P treated everyone to lunch.
T also experienced the beauty that is Genki Ramen-the last time we went to this fabulous restaurant in SF was the day before I went into labor. T chewed on chopsticks and sampled the tempura pumpkin.
She also chowed down on rice, beans, and avocado in Sebastopol while GK participated in the Grand Fondo bicycle ride (32 miles). Unfortuntely due to poor planning, we weren't able to meet up with GK to cheer him in. But he met us at the restaurant and then we stayed the night in Sebastopol for a little getaway. 
T is getting better and better sitting in her high chair for longer periods of time as long as she has something to play with. Here she is at one of our neighborhoods spots-Saysetha (where we also had one of her baby showers). T is an awesome eater-she loves tofu, tangy sauces, brown rice, pumpkin, squash, curry-you name it. We were also pleased that she couldn't seem to get enough at one of our all time favorite places-Burma Superstar. We've stopped with the purees and now just give her what we eat.
T continues to enjoy playing with her toys in the corral and has started exploring more outside in the common areas when she is allowed.
Sometimes she tries to escape. She is always caught.
Sometimes GK has more fun with her toys than she does.
Exploring the bookcase-my outdated texts from graduate school. She is appreciating story time more and more.
Pretending she likes her crib
And wearing her very first Giants t-shirt to celebrate the Giants going to the World Series.

In a nutshell-T babbles non-stop, especially in the morning. She continues to stand but no signs of walking at this point. She has really great control when she cruises, she's able to get around really fast by crawling so I'm not sure there's much motivation on her part to walk at this point. She can keep herself entertained for short periods of time by playing with her toys or even just a pair of her socks. She plays peek-a-boo with herself and cracks up like it's the funniest thing ever. She goes absolutely nuts when she sees children and will try to grab at them-very poor boundaries. She has 2 little bottom teeth. She prefers for us to feed her-when we give her food she mostly plays with it. She barely cries-typically just at night when she's tired and getting ready for bed. Not much stranger anxiety-an incredibly social baby. But she prefers for me & GK to hold her if she has a choice. People weren't kidding when they told us that the time flies-just this time last year I was ending my running streak and looking very forward to maternity leave. I've ran once since then but who's counting? I'm just savoring the time to rest when I can and truly enjoy being with her.