Wednesday, May 28, 2008

hanging with the boyz




Emmett and I have been having a great time together and we structure our daily routines and have fun with friends. Last week, we drove over to Marin to hang out at Anne's mom's house for fun in the sun. Emmett and his two friends, Augie and Ethan, spent some quality time avoiding each other's gaze (see pic, Emmett is on the far right). We sure supposed to take the babies swimming in the pool, but between lunch and nap time, we never made it into the water. We will be returning this weekend with husbands and now Emmett will be prepared as he is now the proud owner of his first diaper-lined speedo. I am glad that Damon will be part of Emmett's first swim.

I can't wait for all of my teacher friends to be finished with school. It is very strange to hear them talk of the end of the school year and for me not to be part of it. I must say, I am pretty darn happy not to be writing progress reports. But I do miss that end of the year excitement/anxiety of wrapping up the year. This is the first time in eleven years of teaching, not to be part of the finale, and by far the longest I have gone without working (not counting summer time) since I started working when I was 14 years old. Crazy.

Have I mentioned how much I love my baby? I feel like we have such a love affair going on right now. We can just sit for long spells of time staring and smiling at each other. I'm sure every new parent goes through this, but it is completely astounding that Damon and I somehow made this fabulous little person. Every day he becomes more animated and aware. He is already so independent, too. He often prefers laying on a blanket or in his chair to being held. He still interacts with us this way, but it seems like he just likes being able to take in everything around him. What a trip this ride is.

Friday, May 16, 2008

Auntie Laura Visits



Auntie Laura is here from NYC to see Emmett, and he's pretty happy about it. Laura just finished grad school at NYU and we are spending the long weekend celebrating and spending quality time with the little one. We only wish Auntie Lesley was here too.

Have we mentioned how hot it is here in SF? Emmett cruises around town wearing only a diaper. How embarrassing.

Friday, May 9, 2008

chubby cheeks



We had a nice, relaxing time in Tahoe. Emmett got to be admired by all of his grandparents and we got to enjoy time in a huge, comfy house. While Damon was at his conference, Emmett and I took walks, read books, took naps, and watched each other eat. Pretty exciting stuff. Here is a little video I shot of him while in Tahoe. It must be hard to smile with such chubby cheeks.

Friday, May 2, 2008

playdates & marches









Emmett has had some fun times this week with his friends, Augie and Ethan. The three of them hung out on Tuesday for "new moms group" and then again on Thursday for lunch at Tartine then a protest march in Dolores Park for May Day. Today was a pretty tiring day as well, as Emmett and I met Anne and Augie in Dolores Park once again for 9am Baby Boot Camp. Let me tell you, it was quite a work out and I fear that tomorrow I won't be able to walk. Baby Boot Camp is pretty cool for moms. You bring your baby in a stroller to a local park and a trainer leads you through butt-kicking exercises to help you get back into shape (or in my case, into shape period). Anne and I are going to try to do this twice/week and it's a good motivator to have someone to meet, that way I'm less likely to flake out.

Tomorrow night is the big auction event for my school and Damon and I are really looking forward to going. The theme this year is 80's and Damon has a great costume idea (which I won't reveal--he loves his secrets), so I just need to get something to wear. Belinda and I have a date to shop downtown tomorrow, so Damon and Emmett finally get to spend some quality time together. I am a little concerned about going to this event and having my boobs leak milk all over. I'm not sure what I am going to do, as the only breast pump I have is a huge backpack that needs to be plugged in, and I'm not about to schlep that along and pump in front of all of those parents. Hopefully I'll be okay, seeing that Emmett slept for seven hours today while we ran around town, and my boobs were full, but manageable.

We are off to Tahoe for four days on Sunday. Damon has a work conference and Emmett and I are going to join him. We are renting a sweet house and my parents are even meeting us for a night. It will be great to see them and have my dad finally meet Emmett. It's all about short vacations these days.