pics 08/21 to 08/26/2008

Santa Barbara

We drove down to Santa Barbara yesterday so we could spend the long weekend with Uncle Kyle and also see UCSB alumnus Jack Johnson play at Harder Stadium last night. Kyle's mom was very kind and offered to watch Molly for us. Was very nice to get out and see some live music as it's been far too long. Kids under 2 were free, but after a day in the car I knew that would have been asking for trouble. Plus, I know there was no way we'd be able to keep earplugs *in* or headphones *on* Miss Molly and I would definitely have been concerned about the noise even if it was an outdoor venue. I did see a few other kids there. Mostly of the running around variety. There was one little guy probably around 8 months (or older, I never know how to judge accurately since my basis for comparison is Molly and she is always guessed at much older than she actually is) that had on a pair of little kid headphones (over the entire ear). Dad was constantly in a dance with the boy to keep them on. Wonder how long that lasted?

Campus has sure changed a lot in the 10 years since I was a student. There are a ton of new buildings and a lot of construction going on. Might have to take a stroll around with Miss Molly at some point so I can really see how much has changed. Started the day out right with a Blenders (hee hee sorry Bree, want me to bring you back one?) and plan on heading downtown for some shopping once Miss Molly wakes up from her morning nap. The fog monster came in last night and hasn't shown any signs of leaving us. Then again downtown always tends to be sunny regardless of the weather up here by campus.

Robert play date

The planets aligned and somehow managed to get both of Robert's grandmas out of town at the same time so we had him over for a day long play date while his parents were at work. Molly and Robert had a great time together. The only tricky part was getting them both down for a nap at the same time. Luckily N is still around so even though he's not supposed to lift anything more than 5lbs (more on those violations later) he could sit and chill with Molly while I got Robert down. First nap I tried to give Robert his bottle and put him down in Molly's travel bed, but he looked at me like I was crazy so I put him down in Molly's bed instead. Then when I tried to get Molly down in the travel bed she also thought I was nuts. Luckily once Robert is down he's out like a light so I snuck into Molly's room to be greeted with a face down, booty in the air Robert completely konked out on his blankie. I moved him to the travel bed and then put Molly down in her bed. Then all was quiet for the first and last time of the day.

Robert scored a very cool radio flyer wagon for his birthday that Jarrod brought over when he dropped him off. Took both of the kiddos for a tour of the rose garden after lunch. I love the sun shade, very necessary for my little fair one in particular. I did manage to get both kiddos down for a second nap, but those were more staggered. Robert woke up a little upset (probably very confused as to where the hell he was), but he was super happy to see me once I walked into Molly's room and was nice n' chill with N on the couch until dad came to get him. I have some pics that I will be posting shortly.

Happy 6th Anniversary!

It's been 6 years since N and I flew off to Kauai to get married. We do plan on heading down to Monterey for the night (leaving Molly with grandma) and having a nice dinner at Roy's, but I thought it was best to wait until N was fully healed before scheduling that. So instead we headed out for a very casual dinner with Miss Molly to The Counter for a very yummy dinner. This place is an "upscale" burger joint where everything is a custom order. Everybody I know that's been has raved about it so I felt it was time we gave it a try. Will definitely be heading back again... and again... and again...

second sleepover

Molly spent Saturday night at Grandma and Grandpa Marsh's. We headed over there after Addison's first birthday party and I fed her and put her down for her second nap. Right as were about to walk out the door Molly starts wailing. Grandma said she would take care of it so N and I bolted before she could change her mind. Grandpa ended up taking Molly on a tour of downtown Saratoga in her stroller and she passed right out. She had a great time playing with all of the toys Grandma has picked up for her. It was very nice to sleep in and wake up on my own rather than waking up to Molly. Although I did bolt up right in the middle of the night when I thought I heard Molly cry (turned out to be a cat fight outside) and was more than a little confused when I looked at her monitor and didn't see any lights. Took me a second to remember that Molly wasn't home and then I went right back to sleep. Uncle Kyle passed through town a day earlier than planned so we went out to brunch before I headed over to pick up Molly. Love this whole sleepover thing. Gotta take advantage more often!

pics 08/08 to 08/21/2008

A comic about N.

Well, at least is SHOULD remind all my friends of me...

pics from Robert's first birthday party

fever

Poor Molly bug was up every two hours last night with a fever. I could not get a good reading (anywhere from 95 to 104, which was obviously wrong) since she was so squirmy, but she seems to be back to normal now. I don't think the fact that she went to bed in footie pajamas helped. She was letting out squawks from the time she went down (around 9) until 2 am when it finally woke her up. She was warm, but she konked out on me in her glider and I put her back down. When she woke up at 4 she was super hot and a little sweaty, but I thought it was just her footie pajamas and the fact that it was a warm night and her window and door were both closed (rest of the windows in the house were open). I side fed her and she went back down. At 6 she was super hot and this is when I first took her temperature. We have an ear thermometer which is pretty accurate if you can get a good reading. This wasn't working so I finally took her temp under her arm and it was 99.8. Not too bad, but she felt warmer than that and I could not get another reading. She side feed again (eating is a good sign), but would only fall asleep on me. She woke up again for good around 7:30, but I think her fever had already broken at this point because she was starting to cool off. She woke up from her morning nap completely normal and is playing beside me in her play pen totally content. Poor bug. I think tonight I'll skip the footie pajamas and just keep her in a onesie.

ta-ta

Grandma Marsh has been over a few times this week to help out with Molly while N was in the hospital and to give mommy a break so she could have lunch with some friends. She's taught Molly ta-ta (think baby version of thank you). Molly will be holding on to two toys and you put out one hand and say ta-ta and she'll hand over one. Then she quickly says ta (very rarely do you get a full ta-ta) and you hand the toy back. She loves it! Which translates into hours and hours spent saying ta-ta these last few days.

Coasters are also new favorite toy. She likes to stack them. She likes to pile them into a bowl... then take them out again. She likes to bang them on the table... the floor... your head. She likes to crawl while holding on in each hand. I really don't know why we bother to buy her any toys at all.

N's doing better. Still in some pain, but going for longer and longer bouts between sleeping and pill popping. He went out for a walk yesterday so that's a good sign. Probably a better sign was that he made it back home. :-)