Mike and I find great joy in Halloween. Back in the day, we would put much thought into what costumes we would wear on that one special night. Though we no longer hang out at the all-too-popular-and-sometimes-dangerous Halloween party in the Castro, we hang in our own ‘hood, which consists of older, married couples, younger [...]
Archive of entries posted on October 2009
Peek-a-boo!
After months of waiting, Matteo’s first tooth finally broke through the gum. Thank goodness!
October nears it’s end
In this month Mike and I have seen many new things. Matteo stands when propped up, and he is starting to reach upward as if he plans to pull himself up to a standing position. Lately, we have been struggling to get Christopher to take a nap. We fear that nap time, a time we [...]
The piano teacher
Christopher really enjoys playing the piano. Sometimes he will say, “play piano, dad,” and run into the living room to begin playing. Yesterday, while Christopher was playing, with Matteo and me sitting beside him, I decided to let Matteo pound the keys for a bit. Here’s what happened… The piano teacher from Mike and Michael [...]
Because I can
Yesterday morning as I was changing Matteo from his nighttime clothes to his daytime wear, he began sucking on his toes. Oh, the days when we could easily reach down without effort and touch our toes or bite our toenails (ew, gross!). Though many of us can no longer touch our toes, we still put [...]
Maine
We returned from Maine two days ago, and while Mike and I are still adjusting back to California time – I continue to wake at 4 a.m. – the boys appeared to have adjusted after only one day. Oh, the wonders of youth. For the most part, everyone enjoyed the trip. We had a few [...]
Seven months
Today Matteo turns seven months. He babbles up a storm, still drools like a St. Bernard, sits upright for extended periods of time, and is beginning his sit-up exercises. Soon we expect to find him in a sitting position without any help.
The end to an otherwise crazy day
We started the day rather quietly – Matteo woke up for a bottle around 6:15 am, but went back down for a morning sleep. Christopher woke around 7 am for his change of diaper and cup of milk. When I got out of bed at 8 am – Mike took the morning shift – Christopher [...]
