Monday, July 28, 2008
happy news
i forgot to mention that evie was kind enough not to poop on any plane rides - reserving it all for the airport or when we got home. to me, that's love.
and we're back
it was a great trip. the campioni family pulled out all the stops to make sure that we had a fantastic visit. evie seemed to be the most loved kid in the world, when you threw grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends and cousins into the mix with her parents. that's something to be very happy about.
the visit was a lot of fun, the only downside being that evie never found a good sleeping rhythm while we were there, so there wasn't quite as much relaxation as i would have liked. other than that, she seemed to have a blast.
our trip back was not nearly as smooth as our trip there. evie fell asleep as our flight from houghton landed in minneapolis, then slept thru most of the layover when she was supposed to be burning off energy. this meant way too much energy on our four hour flight from msp to sfo.
ugh.
tony and kimberly were kind enough to pick us up at the airport, and evie perked up immediately at the sight of them. actually, she calmed down completely near the end of our flight when i mentioned that she was going to get to see tony. he is the pied piper.
when we got home, she was totally happy. happy to see her house, her things and her tony. it was very sweet.
oh, and she slept like a dream last night. looks like ms. evie might be a bit of a home body. maybe next time some of her cousins will come to visit her!
the visit was a lot of fun, the only downside being that evie never found a good sleeping rhythm while we were there, so there wasn't quite as much relaxation as i would have liked. other than that, she seemed to have a blast.
our trip back was not nearly as smooth as our trip there. evie fell asleep as our flight from houghton landed in minneapolis, then slept thru most of the layover when she was supposed to be burning off energy. this meant way too much energy on our four hour flight from msp to sfo.
ugh.
tony and kimberly were kind enough to pick us up at the airport, and evie perked up immediately at the sight of them. actually, she calmed down completely near the end of our flight when i mentioned that she was going to get to see tony. he is the pied piper.
when we got home, she was totally happy. happy to see her house, her things and her tony. it was very sweet.
oh, and she slept like a dream last night. looks like ms. evie might be a bit of a home body. maybe next time some of her cousins will come to visit her!
Monday, July 21, 2008
evie's first swim
it's day four in michigan, and i've finally had a chance to sit down and upload some pics. our trip out here was an absolute breeze. evie was great on both flights, sleeping most of the way from minneapolis to houghton. then when we got in, she was happy to have grandpa and grandma pick her up, and she seemed to be comfortable at their house. we went to uncle ben and aunt kim's later that night, and more fun to be had with her cousins myah and carter. life was grand.
as i put her to bed that night, i said to mike, "i have a feeling we're going to have to pay for this."
boy was i right.
evie is not finding sleep to her liking while we've been here. she's pretty much keeping california time for going to sleep, but waking up at michigan time. ugh. oh well, it's still a blast to see her have so much fun with all her cousins.
this morning we went over to joe and angela's for a little pool time. evie's first time ever swimming, and my first time in a swimsuit since she was born. frankly i think it was a little stressful for both of us.
first time we went in the water, she was a little tentative and tense, so we took a little break. then she wanted back in and everything changed. she kicked and splashed and had a great time. i think we'll be finding our way there again before we head back.
as i put her to bed that night, i said to mike, "i have a feeling we're going to have to pay for this."
boy was i right.
evie is not finding sleep to her liking while we've been here. she's pretty much keeping california time for going to sleep, but waking up at michigan time. ugh. oh well, it's still a blast to see her have so much fun with all her cousins.
this morning we went over to joe and angela's for a little pool time. evie's first time ever swimming, and my first time in a swimsuit since she was born. frankly i think it was a little stressful for both of us.
first time we went in the water, she was a little tentative and tense, so we took a little break. then she wanted back in and everything changed. she kicked and splashed and had a great time. i think we'll be finding our way there again before we head back.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
scenes from a garden party
evie's friend lucie's parents finally gave up on looking for the house in the city after a year and opted to buy a home in berkeley instead. marion (mommy) is still getting used to the whole idea, but to help ease herself into it, she invited us all over for a garden party last friday.
i have to say the house is beautiful, and the idea of a yard is very appealing. it was a lovely afternoon.
my friend melanie took some great pictures that afternoon. this one on the rocking horse looks so classic.
i think evie and brighton were a little overwhelmed by how much they liked the afternoon and had to express it like this!
i have to say the house is beautiful, and the idea of a yard is very appealing. it was a lovely afternoon.
my friend melanie took some great pictures that afternoon. this one on the rocking horse looks so classic.
i think evie and brighton were a little overwhelmed by how much they liked the afternoon and had to express it like this!
Monday, July 14, 2008
the bounce house - in motion
here's a short video of evie getting into the bounce house. she was so happy, it makes me want to get one. ok, i'd settle for just the yard we could put it up in.
the bounce house
there was a bounce house for the big kids at zyla's birthday party. evie spent a lot of time watching longingly. when the big kids were all bounced out, evie and i saw our chance.
look at the joy in that smile!
click on the pic to see more shots from the fun. i'll upload a video soon.
look at the joy in that smile!
click on the pic to see more shots from the fun. i'll upload a video soon.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
celebrating in style
zyla's first birthday was on friday, so her family had a nice birthday party for her yesterday. it seemed the perfect occasion to break out the little indian dress that mrs. dhillon brought evie last year.
i expected grumbles and groans when i put her into the outfit, but i should know better by now. the first thing she did was run over to the mirror with a giant smile. she knew it was a special outfit and that she looked good.
yeah, i know, a real girl!
i expected grumbles and groans when i put her into the outfit, but i should know better by now. the first thing she did was run over to the mirror with a giant smile. she knew it was a special outfit and that she looked good.
yeah, i know, a real girl!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
hmmm. mmr
it looks like evie is a 5 percenter, meaning she's among the five percent of people who get a little sick 7-10 days after an mmr vaccination. so far it's not too bad. just a low fever, but i wonder if it's part of the reason that she only napped for a grand total of 30 minutes yesterday (in the car twice for 15 minutes each time).
hopefully she'll feel better today. we've got a party for zyla's first birthday this afternoon, and her grandparents are here from india for the event. i'd really like to be able to go and celebrate, but we'll see how she's doing when she gets up today.
this makes me glad that i chose to skip the chicken pox vaccine this time around. not forever, just to spread things out a bit. knock wood, but hopefully we don't need to worry too much about her being exposed since she's not in daycare. time will tell.
for the most part we're doing all of her recommended immunizations, but i did skip the hep b and the rotovirus. the former was my idea, i was a little surprised in the hospital when they wanted to give my newborn a vaccine for a disease transmitted primarily via needles and sex - didn't seem she should be in too much danger for that. her doc backed up my reasoning, and also suggested that the rotovirus vaccine was pretty new, so not be worth doing since the rotovirus isn't too serious. knocking wood again. i decided to hold off on chicken pox for now, just so her body wouldn't have to deal with so much at one time. now that she's a little sick, i'm really glad.
hopefully she'll feel better today. we've got a party for zyla's first birthday this afternoon, and her grandparents are here from india for the event. i'd really like to be able to go and celebrate, but we'll see how she's doing when she gets up today.
this makes me glad that i chose to skip the chicken pox vaccine this time around. not forever, just to spread things out a bit. knock wood, but hopefully we don't need to worry too much about her being exposed since she's not in daycare. time will tell.
for the most part we're doing all of her recommended immunizations, but i did skip the hep b and the rotovirus. the former was my idea, i was a little surprised in the hospital when they wanted to give my newborn a vaccine for a disease transmitted primarily via needles and sex - didn't seem she should be in too much danger for that. her doc backed up my reasoning, and also suggested that the rotovirus vaccine was pretty new, so not be worth doing since the rotovirus isn't too serious. knocking wood again. i decided to hold off on chicken pox for now, just so her body wouldn't have to deal with so much at one time. now that she's a little sick, i'm really glad.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
it's a girl
ok, i've been slowly coming to grips with the fact that i have a girl, and *gulp* she could be a girlie girl. it started with the love of bracelets (she can turn anything into a bracelet), then there was the picking out dresses to wear, then recently the joy over her hot pink shoes. still, i was in denial.
then this morning she put her baby doll to "night night" in a shoe box, closing the lid to put her to sleep (no we do NOT make her sleep in a box, i assume she's imitating closing the door). then a few seconds later she rips off the lid, says "hi" and pulls out the doll to give it hugs and kisses.
god.
she's playing with dolls. i think she must get this girlie side from mike, cuz i don't think it came from me.
then this morning she put her baby doll to "night night" in a shoe box, closing the lid to put her to sleep (no we do NOT make her sleep in a box, i assume she's imitating closing the door). then a few seconds later she rips off the lid, says "hi" and pulls out the doll to give it hugs and kisses.
god.
she's playing with dolls. i think she must get this girlie side from mike, cuz i don't think it came from me.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
older men
my good friend sassy and her son kijo are in town from new york, and they've come for a few visits. the kids are having a blast with each other.
kijo turns two on 7/4, and it seems that evie has a thing for the older men, cuz she was all kisses.
i guess she and i have that older men thing in common...
kijo turns two on 7/4, and it seems that evie has a thing for the older men, cuz she was all kisses.
i guess she and i have that older men thing in common...
Monday, June 30, 2008
hot pink!
lately evie has been pitching a fit every time that we try to put shoes on her, so i decided it was time to go out and get her little feet measured. turns out they weren't so little. 4.5 on one foot and 5 on the other - no wonder those 4's made her so unhappy....
it also turns out that her feet are wide and tall (hmm, fat feet to go with her man hands, lovely), so there was only one pair of shoes (yeah, that'd be $40 shoes) in the store that we could get on her feet. wouldn't you know that they were hot pink.
and wouldn't you know that she loves them. my shoe hating daughter now wants to wear these hot pink monstrosities all of the time. including last night after her bath. what am i going to do when she wants to play dress up?
it also turns out that her feet are wide and tall (hmm, fat feet to go with her man hands, lovely), so there was only one pair of shoes (yeah, that'd be $40 shoes) in the store that we could get on her feet. wouldn't you know that they were hot pink.
and wouldn't you know that she loves them. my shoe hating daughter now wants to wear these hot pink monstrosities all of the time. including last night after her bath. what am i going to do when she wants to play dress up?
Thursday, June 26, 2008
evie loves disco - the video
ok, this is probably the best video that i got from the dance party. for some reason, she just stopped moving every time i pulled out the camera. when the camera wasn't on she was looking up at the disco ball, clapping her hands and twirling around in circles. very VERY cute.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
who you looking at?
so evie spent most of last week wearing little more than a diaper, since it was so blazing hot. being a slave to fashion, though, she needed to complete her look with a hat (she now runs around saying "hat" a lot).
this is her tough girl pose.
this is her tough girl pose.
Monday, June 23, 2008
evie loves disco
last saturday, evie and i beat the heat by attending an event known as "baby loves disco". it's a dance party for babies at a san francisco dance club. evie loved it from the second that she spotted the disco ball. she spent much of the afternoon staring up at it while she twirled around in circles and clapped her hands. the whole experience was made better by the fact that there was a snack table packed with things that she loves (cheese, grapes, goldfish crackers, etc). that and she had her friends stella and charlie to dance with.
i tried to get a good video, but every time i pulled out the camera, she seemed to stop dancing, i'll see if i can find a good clip to upload, though. in the meantime, click here to see the full set of pics from the day.
i tried to get a good video, but every time i pulled out the camera, she seemed to stop dancing, i'll see if i can find a good clip to upload, though. in the meantime, click here to see the full set of pics from the day.
name that movie star
ok, i've got a new picture of evie that resembles a famous movie star, see if you can guess who....
not sure..
keep thinking....
here's a hint, it's a man...
keep scrolling...
ok, here's my politically incorrect answer:
not sure..
keep thinking....
here's a hint, it's a man...
keep scrolling...
ok, here's my politically incorrect answer:
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
the girls share a little love
it's very nice that after a whole day together, evie and paloma still like being with each other. makes me feel okay about being away for the day.
Monday, June 16, 2008
evie + cubs win = great father's day
need i say more?
i almost dressed evie up in a pretty dress for father's day, but realized that mike would probably rather see his girl in his favorite baseball gear. the only problem was the only cubs outfit we had was a 3-6 month onesie that was just a little small for my beefy gal.
enter, pair of scissors. problem solved. daddy and daughter enjoyed the game together.
i almost dressed evie up in a pretty dress for father's day, but realized that mike would probably rather see his girl in his favorite baseball gear. the only problem was the only cubs outfit we had was a 3-6 month onesie that was just a little small for my beefy gal.
enter, pair of scissors. problem solved. daddy and daughter enjoyed the game together.
big girls have all the fun
tony's daughter (eve) and grand-daughter (lilly) are here for a visit, and evie is having a blast with lilly. lilly has somewhat of a blast with evie, at least for a little while. she tends to grow a tad weary of evie's attention after a while, but she keeps coming back for more.
lilly was hula-hooping like a champ, and evie wanted in on the action.
lilly was hula-hooping like a champ, and evie wanted in on the action.
more from my two-fisted girl
yes, her two-fistedness continues. she enjoyed both an apricot and a plum, after she ate her cereal and half a banana for breakfast the other morning. a very good eater, indeed.
unfortunately for my sweet, little girl, those are some kind of big man hands from her daddy!
unfortunately for my sweet, little girl, those are some kind of big man hands from her daddy!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
baaaaa
sorry it's been a while since my last post. things have been busy at work and at home, so i haven't found much time to write. just to catch you up on the last few weeks, you should know that evie is bigger, faster, climbing higher, and bossier than ever. all seems normal. other than the bossiness (which i actually like a little at times), she is a blast. her personality is very clear, and she is very determined - especially to climb on things.
she's also generous with the hugs and kisses lately. i like that. a lot.
she's getting much more verbal, and at the same time picking up new baby signs. she can now sign "more", "eat", "please", "thank you", "baby" and "cracker". she may know more, but that's the limit of what i know, so it's all i understand. i taught her please, thank you and cracker, but she learned the rest from paloma, which i think is pretty darned cool.
she's also pretty good with the animal sounds, so our trip to the farm at rancho san antonio last friday was a good adventure. sheep, pigs, goats, ducks and chickens to talk back to. all great fun until a goat kind of hissed at her. then abject terror. lucky for me i had a bunch of cherries which would help evie get over any crises.
here's a pic of us checking out the animals. if you look closely, you may notice some coordination in our outfits. i can tell you, without a doubt, that that was an accident. i'm incapable of coordinating outfits for myself, so doing it for both of us it out of the question!
she's also generous with the hugs and kisses lately. i like that. a lot.
she's getting much more verbal, and at the same time picking up new baby signs. she can now sign "more", "eat", "please", "thank you", "baby" and "cracker". she may know more, but that's the limit of what i know, so it's all i understand. i taught her please, thank you and cracker, but she learned the rest from paloma, which i think is pretty darned cool.
she's also pretty good with the animal sounds, so our trip to the farm at rancho san antonio last friday was a good adventure. sheep, pigs, goats, ducks and chickens to talk back to. all great fun until a goat kind of hissed at her. then abject terror. lucky for me i had a bunch of cherries which would help evie get over any crises.
here's a pic of us checking out the animals. if you look closely, you may notice some coordination in our outfits. i can tell you, without a doubt, that that was an accident. i'm incapable of coordinating outfits for myself, so doing it for both of us it out of the question!
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