Where has 2015 gone? It's almost May and only one blog post. I vow not to get too far behind with blogging as this is the closest that T will probably ever get to a baby book. I blame GK some for not sending me the many photos he takes almost daily and saves on his computer. But, I have also been spending the majority of my free time studying for my Licensing exam which I hope to take in a few months. So much to get caught up on...
Here's a photo dump from my iPhone:
Back in February I took T to a Baby Fair near our house called Boobie Palooza (worst name ever). Here she is playing while Dr. Sears (son of Attachment Parenting founder by the same name) assures everyone that Measles can be cured with a good dose of Vitamin E. We picked up a lot of free samples, got T's footprints for free, saw a performer from Habitot, demo'd some fancy toys, and won a free photoshoot. Somehow we came out not catching whooping cough.
We also took T to the antique merry-go-round at Tilden Park. While waiting our turn I studied the animals and headed straight to the rooster. She freaked out so we tried the frog. Tears. Then the zebra. Nope. We ended up on the bench. She wouldn't even sit on the mini horses. T's a pretty outgoing baby but if there's one thing that scares her-it's large fake animals.
However-she was all over the play car during story time at the Pleasant Hill Library.
GK oftentimes entertains himsef by dressing T in the most ridiculous of combinations. Here she is in her faux fur coat and aviator hat.
She still regularly wears her footie pajamas out with shoes on. This pic was taken at the park across the street where kids from a daycare play-GK said one of the youngsters came up to him and asked why T was wearing her pajamas. Called out by a toddler.
T is starting to add her own style-underwear as a scarf.
T continues to have great fun visiting G-Ro & Grand P at least once a week.
She loves helping G-Ro in the garden.
"More peanut butter balls please," T asks.
Grand P regularly takes T to Turtle Creek Park, the same park I grew up playing in. Here she is chasing the geese.
We decided that her first word was bird. She had said Momma & Papa before but bird felt more spontaneous. She also says bike, shoes, banana, and thank you.
I recently celebrated my 40th birthday. T stayed overnight in Concord while we partied in SF-karaoke and tamales. Pictured above is a complimentary truffle at Sanctuary Cafe-a new vegn restaurant in Berkeley where we had an amazing brunch the day after.
GK got me two cast iron skillets for my birthday that we've been experimenting with-here's mac & cheese. We've also made stuffed pizza, breakfast skillets, and clay pot bakes.
T also received gift from me-Cupcake the ethnic baby. I wanted to see how T would react to a doll since she points at babies wherever she goes. It was perfect timing-as sooon as she saw the doll she yelled-"Cupcake," becase there was a cupcake on the bib. We liked that Cupcake is a gender neutral name so it stuck. Here I am reading to T, Cupcake, and her flopped earred rabbit-Bo Weevil. Please note the framed photo in the background, it looks like Cupcake with GK.
We spent a beautiful recent Sunday morning at the Thai Temple to celebrate the Thai New Year. We ate a little and played a lot. After waiting almost 2 hours for the entertainment to start we decided to head home for a long nap. Note T has started wearing pigtails.
We also took T to her 1st Oakland A's game and celebrated Kai's 40th birthday. T did surrisingly well but taking a one-year old to a baseball game is definately a 2 person job. GK and I took turns taking her to the kids' play area so she could walk around and mingle a little.
Totland. It's really fun to watch how T's play has developed. She likes emptying and filling things up. She still enjoys swinging but prefers to climb on everything. She'll even go down the slide by herself but that's a little scary for me (I was the asshole at the park who was on their iPhone phone when she decided to go down and flew right off the slide into the sand). She loves being around other kids and is pretty outgoing even in unfamiliar settings. She's also met a few, how shall I say, more aggressive children. She's been hit by a few kids and encountered some who don't want to share with her. She's starting to throw some tantrums when she doesn't get what she wants.
But she's mostly smiley, easygoing, and an all around joy.
