Playing catchup

Ooops!

Apologies... it's been too long. We've been pretty busy.

Daniel's been immersed in the San Francisco Fringe Festival for the past three weeks. In addition to his lighting technician duties, Daniel saw 16 shows. We are big supporters of avant garde and experimental theater. The fringe festival provides us with a great opportunity to see a ton of shows - some good, some bad, but they were all free for Daniel with his "staff" pass. I even managed to see 7 shows! Daniel precariously balanced schoolwork, daddy duties, and as much theater and late-night fraternizing as possible. He will now hibernate and sleep for three weeks to make up for it.

Mather's been battling another cold. She's had a cold just about every three weeks since the beginning of June. Our pediatrician explained that it's a fact of life for kids in daycare. The upshot is that she'll be immune to every bug by the time she's three. Thankfully, PediaCare makes a decongestant that works like a charm. Today is her first full recovery day. Hopefully she'll stay healthy until October.

On September 8th, Mather completed weaning herself. She happily nursed that morning, and then refused every offer of milk since then.

I was so proud of all my frozen milk. Mather drank every last drop.

Memories... the first bottle.

Tonight's bedtime bottle.

She drinks 4-5 bottles of organic formula everyday, and lots of yummy food. Her recent favorites are mashed-up figs in yogurt and mixed steamed bite-sized vegetables (carrot, corn, green beans & peas). Her pincher grasp is well developed and she'll try almost anything. She hasn't been too keen on tofu or pasta, but we'll keep trying.

Mather's mobility has taken great leaps forward over the past few weeks.

This picture is from July, but it's very fitting.

She confidently moves between standing, sitting and crawling in order to get herself EVERYWHERE! She even figured out a "real" crawl instead of her belly-scooting maneuver. I think the carpet at daycare helped with that. We were remarking this evening on how fast she's gotten. I think the cat is going to stay under the bed for the next few years.

GrandMather is coming to town this weekend. It will be her first opportunity to see Mather play with the new toys that she got for us.

Supercool wagon walker (wooden!) with blocks stored in the "hood"

"Busy Zoo" activity center (also wooden!)

We promise to post again soon... don't abandon all hope.