Time continues to fly by! Someone once told us that, when it comes to kids, “the days are long, but the years are short.” It seems very resonant, as I haven’t gathered the energy to write a blog post in over a week, but somehow tomorrow is already Alexandra’s seventh-month-birthday.
In the spirit of keeping you up-to-date, here’s Alexandra’s week in review…
Sunday, February 10th
Another week at swim class, which Alex continues to LOVE. Generally, she just loves to splash, so being in the pool is her happy place.
Exploring things in the pool (i.e., things Alex can attempt to eat.)
Monday, February 11th
We went to a free intro session at Gymboree. She seemed to like it, especially the part where they “crawled” around to grab at the red disks. (As you may have guessed, she liked to gnaw on it.) I think we’ll join after the music classes end, since there’s a lot of singing at Gymboree as well.
WHOA! Spinning around on the half-dome. (Note she’s still clutching the red disk.)
I’d forgotten my phone and the camera battery was dead, so another mom took these pics and texted them to me. Nice to have a picture of both of us. Thanks again, other mom whose name I’ve forgotten!
Tuesday, February 12th
The big excursion on Tuesday was to the story time at the local library. During the half-hour, the librarian reads stories, leads songs, has puppets out, etc. Alexandra blew raspberries the ENTIRE TIME. It was hysterical. My favorite was when the song was something like “and cows say good morning, moo, moo, moo” and Alex would do raspberries instead.
Quick stop at Target before story time. Look at our big girl sitting in the cart by herself!
Wednesday, February 13th
No pictures of the day. The highlight was a playgroup, though it ended up being one other kid and Alexandra. So, they had a nice time lunging at each other and trying to grab each other’s faces. No one was harmed and all socks remained on feet, so that was a win.
Thursday, February 14th
As a special Valentine’s Day treat, Ian worked from home. Which meant he was able to join us at music class and witness Alex’s excitement over all things.
Daddy’s here!
Yeah, I know there are other instruments, Daddy. But the rainstick is my favorite.
What? I’m not sleepy. Nope, not at all.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Friday, February 15th
Alexandra had a very fun day on Friday. First, she got to see her Aunt Melissa. THEN, she went to “linner” with Grams (I drove). And after that, we went to the park and she got to go in the swing! This is a banner day if you’re a munchkin.
Enjoying winter in California. (It was 70 degrees here on Friday. This is why housing prices are so ridiculous.)
Saturday, February 16th
We journeyed to the East Bay on Saturday to celebrate the upcoming arrival of Baby Ford #2. Alexandra enjoyed seeing their dog, as well as sampling all of Lilah’s (Baby Ford #1’s) toys.
Must. Figure. This. Out.
Sunday, February 17th
Quiet day at Casa Casanova. We all seem to be fighting something off, so there was much napping. Yay for family nap time! Not photogenic, but an enjoyable day relaxing.
Monday, February 18th
We’re enjoying having Ian home again today, and while we’re all feeling better, it’s still looking like a quiet day. This morning’s excursion was to Peet’s and Whole Foods. There were two labs (with their human) outside of Peet’s, so that was Alexandra’s favorite part. Yay for doggie kisses!
We hope you’re all enjoying the long weekend, or having a good start to your week. Stay tuned for more cuteness; on Friday, I’m getting together with some high school friends and their kids. 8 moms and 17 children. I suspect high jinks will ensue.