We spent some time this weekend with our friends, John and Troy, and their kids, Randy and Katie. The weather was great; the kids played on the deck in the backyard, while daddies drank “juice”. For dinner, Troy served a very delicious pot roast, polenta and salad. When we sat down for dinner in their [...]
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Our next toilet-training victim
Did I say victim? I meant candidate. With Christopher fully potty trained except for night-time diapers, we won’t start training Matteo for some time; however, it is nice to see that he has an affinity for sittin’ on the pot. Another positive note – both boys wear size 5 diapers, which means we only need [...]
Happy Mother’s Day
Today we are supposed to wish a Happy Mother’s Day to my Mom, Mike’s Mom, “bonus” Mom (aka Kathi), Grandma Dot (aka G-Dot), Grandma Alicia – and we will, of course – but we want to dedicate this post to two very special Moms. To Mommy Stacey and Mommy Sara, Parents make sacrifices for their [...]
It has started…
…and “why not?” We have been waiting for this day; it has arrived. We are looking to the incessant “why not, Dad (or Daddy)?” eventually to be followed by the ever popular, “Because I said so!” Yes, we are turning into our parents. Fortunately, at the moment, he seems to be satisfied with our responses [...]
The price of independence
Just the other day Christopher was taking a shower – this is not uncommon. We often put Christopher in the shower if 1) we need to clear his chest congestion, 2) reduce a fever, or 3) simply clean him quickly with little fuss. Back to the shower…as I was finishing brushing my teeth, I said [...]
What a dirty Easter Bunny
Christopher and I met Grandma Kathi, Great-grandma Dot, and Uncle Josh’s girlfriend, Valarie at Texas Roadhouse last night for an early Easter dinner. Usually, we get together at Grandma Kathi’s or our house, but with Mike and Matteo being sick (as well as the rest of us) and our family room and kitchen are no [...]
It’s my party, and I’ll drool if I want to…
I finally had a chance to download most of the pictures from Matteo’s birthday party. I found a few worth posting…
Amidst the sickness rampant in our home…
someone started walking! With Christopher’s probable-but-less-likely case of pneumonia and less-likely-but-more-probable ear infection and chest cold and Dad’s and Daddy’s bronchitis, we have neither had time nor the energy to document Matteo’s first steps. We captured a couple of steps on video, but by the time Mike and I started feeling well, Matteo was walking [...]
Happy Birthday, Matteo
Today, we celebrate a huge milestone. Happy Birthday to Matteo! With the passing of one year, we have seen Matteo grow from a sometimes inconsolable yet lively newborn to a happy baby boy, who is on the threshold of taking his first steps. What a year it has been… Today we spent the day playing, [...]
Waiting…
It is 7:10 a.m. I have been awake since 5:44 a.m. Waiting. Anticipating Matteo to wake, expecting a bottle. Yesterday, we fed Matteo the last bottle from the last can of powdered infant formula. For the last month, we have been mixing 1/2 formula and half milk in anticipation of this day. Today, we plan [...]
