Better

We are finally feeling better and are doing lots of fun things I should be blogging about. We went and saw a "farm" rental for Andrew's parents and I want to live there. It is in the Los Gatos mountains so it is a bit far for Andrew to commute, but I dream of living like that. So here is a filler picture for the grandparents:

Mending

I guess I am earning my mothering stripes.  The flu has officially cycled through all of us now.  Andrew was throwing up once again last night and then Blake was sick every 30 minutes between the hours of 10pm-2am.  Nothing beats sleeping on the floor!  I am looking forward to a weekend of well.  I wish everyone good health.

Lame

The day started out so well. I found a park in Foster City that is literally on the shore. How fun is that? We played until the kids could take no more:


Andrew biked home from work after throwing up multiple times at Google (sorry fellow co-workers). Reade was sick over the weekend, but we thought all the barfing might have been him getting another tooth. Yeah, vomiting is usually not a teething symptom, but us parents always have to tag something on to it. Looks like it is a stomach bug that is trying its hardest to take me down too. I keep telling myself they are just sympathy pains.

I wanted to make spinach and mushroom quiche for dinner tonight. That will have to wait:


This is an okay dinner for Reade right? These were given to him while I dry heaved in the toilet. Tonight should be a hoot:

"Redfin"ding

Mondays are always so new and fresh so why not pretend we have a new and fresh estate to live in. This house looks super fun and would be an awesome place to raise boys:

15881 Ravine Road
Saratoga, CA 95030
1,959 sq. ft. on .95 Acres
3bd/2bth, built in 1915
Renovated in 1997 by Gary Schloh

$1,198,00

What a great front door:


The back:

The kitchen

The yard:

A small jar will be on my desk and everytime you walk by please put a penny in it. In 400 years I may be able to afford the place.

Still Here

From my parent's list:

posting for a friend who just had an infant:

"I have a small house and just had first child. My husband and I haven't been able to sleep in almost two months and don't know what to do. Tired and sleep deprived- are there any night nannies who can watch my infant son from their own home? "If you know if any or have any info please email me and I will pass along her email.


REALLY? I am trying not to be judgmental, but an 8 week old baby kind of does its "thing" to keep mommy and daddy close by. Someone needs to teach them the old "parents take turns sleeping in 2 hour blocks" routine. Sucks, but that is having an infant!

My infant turned son...

Blake always puts his treasure of the moment in his backpack so he can carry it around with him. At the park, I asked him what was in his backpack and he revealed all of his superhero underwear. Who knew the $8 package of underwear would bring him such enjoyment:

Junket

Fun Friday is here. I have been interested in Daly City parks for some time now so I thought we would go exploring. My main goal was to breathe in some ocean air and bathe in the blanket of fog that always covers the city. Blake asked why there weren't any other kids at the park and I laughed because it was only 9:30am. I guess I was ready to get out of the house today.

Great streets with lots of character:


Nothing like inappropriate "cartoons" at the park:


My child semi-enjoying Indian food:

Reade (Twelve Months)

At 12 Months I:
* climb!
* point to things with my chubby hand and say "that" (sounds like "dthagh")
* say da da for anything related to my dad and ma ma for anything mommy related
* love shoes
* still make an extremely high pitched squeal when I am mad or frustrated
* hit and push things with my head (just like Blake did) when I am angry
* love to cuddle
* crack up and grin that big, daddy grin where you see gaps around my teeth
* convince people I may just be a red-head
* tried to sleep in the same room as my brother, but cried a bunch so am in a room by myself
* sometimes wake up at 3am and cry for one minute, but go back to sleep
* am learning to drink cow's milk during the day because my mom is weaning me
* always have a bruise on my head
* get hurt in ways my mom never thought possible
* worry my mom because I am crawling and scaling things quicker and faster than Blake did
* amaze people at how much food I could eat in one sitting (I have slowed down a bit now)
* am considered my mom's favorite entertainment, boy can I make her laugh
* play rough!
* have the sweetest little mullet that my mom can't get enough of

Check out my Eleven Month photo.