we had a lovely father's day weekend here. we went up to our nanny share partner's place up in marin for an overnight on saturday. then morning bagels and lox and a trip to the beach. two very cute and very naked toddlers made it a great day for both of the daddies.
david (paloma's father) is a bass player like mike, and we spent the night in his studio which was full of many instruments. evie was immediately attracted to the drum kit. i'm going to have to say that she looked like a natural to me. if you turn the volume all the way up, you'll be able to hear her singing the alphabet.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
6/20/2009 - a happy day!
someone finally went pee pee in the potty today (hint - it's not a big deal when mike or i do it)! my guess is that she'll pee on the floor sometime soon, since i didn't put a diaper back on, but this is finally a step in the right direction.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
first friday fun
so today is the first full friday that i'm going to work since evie was born. the whole thing has really been weighing on me ever since i accepted this job. evie decided to make it a little easier on me.
this morning she was totally excited that she gets to go to a new house for the day and play with her friend stella (our new friday share partner). evie, paloma and gladys have been playing with stella and her nanny lindsay at the park for the last few months, so there's a lot of familiarity. today is actually lindsay's last day (she's moving to wisconsin and getting married), but it's a great transition for evie and she knows her, and the new nanny, dana, will be spending the day with them, so evie will know her next week when she's on her own with the girls.
on my way out the door this morning, evie was sitting down and thumbing thru her copy of "gallop" (oh, mom, we already have "swing"). all of the sudden she starts "reading" the book out loud. ok, i know it's really just reciting, but it was so bloody adorable. made me a little teary. i didn't even know that she'd memorized it.
to top it all off, i had the lightest traffic on the way into work and made it here in record time AND i just found out that the other friday mommies are going to meet up with evie, stella, lindsay and dana at the playground today, so she's going to have herself a wonderful day.
happy.
this morning she was totally excited that she gets to go to a new house for the day and play with her friend stella (our new friday share partner). evie, paloma and gladys have been playing with stella and her nanny lindsay at the park for the last few months, so there's a lot of familiarity. today is actually lindsay's last day (she's moving to wisconsin and getting married), but it's a great transition for evie and she knows her, and the new nanny, dana, will be spending the day with them, so evie will know her next week when she's on her own with the girls.
on my way out the door this morning, evie was sitting down and thumbing thru her copy of "gallop" (oh, mom, we already have "swing"). all of the sudden she starts "reading" the book out loud. ok, i know it's really just reciting, but it was so bloody adorable. made me a little teary. i didn't even know that she'd memorized it.
to top it all off, i had the lightest traffic on the way into work and made it here in record time AND i just found out that the other friday mommies are going to meet up with evie, stella, lindsay and dana at the playground today, so she's going to have herself a wonderful day.
happy.
and a great time was had by all
evie is officially over considering the campioni family "strangers" with this last visit. she is fully in the court of "this is my family", and i'm very happy to be with them. it was a great transformation to witness. the trip to florida in february put all of the pieces in place, and this visit cemented things.
now finally after six flights with her where the flight out is great and the flight back is a nightmare, i think i've figured out the problem. on the way out, we leave early in the morning, so she's had a lot of sleep before we leave. on the flight back, i wait until late in the day, usually cutting into her naptime. duh! of course she's going to have a rough time. next trip we head home in the morning too, and hopefully avoid kicking and screaming the entire way across the minneapolis airport and for the first 15 minutes on the plane. i mean really SCREAMING. thank goodness for my new favorite friend, the portable dvd player with a six hour battery life and a copy of "finding nemo".
it came in handy each night too.
before the trip, evie was pretty firmly in the grandma and grandpa camp - liked looking at pictures of them and talking with them on the phone, but the cousins were more of a distant concept for her. not this time. this time it was all about the cousins.
i really appreciate everyone taking the time to give her some smaller groups to hang out with as well. i think it really helped her get to know each of them. and we've been talking about them ever since.
i also want to thank folks for all of the great food, drink and time that we were given. it was a great visit.
next stop - the mccurdy's.
the link to the full set of pictures from the trip is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcampioni/sets/72157619513766309/
now finally after six flights with her where the flight out is great and the flight back is a nightmare, i think i've figured out the problem. on the way out, we leave early in the morning, so she's had a lot of sleep before we leave. on the flight back, i wait until late in the day, usually cutting into her naptime. duh! of course she's going to have a rough time. next trip we head home in the morning too, and hopefully avoid kicking and screaming the entire way across the minneapolis airport and for the first 15 minutes on the plane. i mean really SCREAMING. thank goodness for my new favorite friend, the portable dvd player with a six hour battery life and a copy of "finding nemo".
it came in handy each night too.
before the trip, evie was pretty firmly in the grandma and grandpa camp - liked looking at pictures of them and talking with them on the phone, but the cousins were more of a distant concept for her. not this time. this time it was all about the cousins.
i really appreciate everyone taking the time to give her some smaller groups to hang out with as well. i think it really helped her get to know each of them. and we've been talking about them ever since.
i also want to thank folks for all of the great food, drink and time that we were given. it was a great visit.
next stop - the mccurdy's.
the link to the full set of pictures from the trip is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcampioni/sets/72157619513766309/
Thursday, June 11, 2009
i'm alive
ok, finally got around to posting the pics from the trip to flickr, so here's one of my favorites. more to come soon, i promise.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
ramping up
hi all. sorry it's been such a long time since a post, i know folks are probably waiting for pics from our trip to michigan. i promise i will post them soon. i'm still trying to find my balance with the new job that started on monday and all of my family stuff. i'm suffering from a bit of anxiety this week as i realize the impact of the new job on my time with evie.
no worries. i'm sure it will all work out, but it's going to take a little time to recalibrate.
no worries. i'm sure it will all work out, but it's going to take a little time to recalibrate.
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