Aptos Saturday and 35 week bump
March 24th, 2013 by alex
It’s getting harder to move around. If I had my way I would be horizontal all day long. This baby has some serious strong kicks. But I am trying to not be a complete sloth so Brendan’s job is to motivate me to get out and get moving. Saturday we drove down to Aptos and met some friends at Burger. There is nothing like a good burger to motivate me these days! Afterwards we took the kiddos for a sunset walk down at the beach.
We are down to the last month, YAY! We have almost everything in place at home. We just have to dust off a few things, strollers, car seats. etc. Page has grown up so quickly, we are excited to report that we have reached two major milestones. She is now potty trained and she is sleeping in her own bed ALL NIGHT! We still struggle trying to get her to sleep. She is the master of procrastinating and it still could take up to two hours before she actually drifts off. But its a step in the right direction and just in time!
This image captures Page’s personality, cheeky monkey!
BFF’s
35 week bump! So close…
All about the tutu’s
March 21st, 2013 by alex
Page has worn a tutu to school everyday this week. She has a school tutu, a home tutu and a dance class tutu. When we get home from school she will dance for as long as we will let her. Twirling and twirling, trying to mimic the mouse Angelina Ballerina from her favorite Netflix show. Thursday’s don’t come soon enough, its dance class day and she gets to wear the REAL tutu. After class today we are going shopping for some clothes for the new baby and of course, we HAVE to get the new baby a tutu!
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What an adorable photo!
Comment by GG — March 21, 2013 @ 12:34 pm
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Beautiful. It makes me smile.
Comment by Craig — March 22, 2013 @ 12:27 am
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Margot Fontaine, eat you heart out
Comment by Anne Gibson — March 22, 2013 @ 3:22 am
Early Spring Garden
March 18th, 2013 by alex
Brendan lugged home a car load of good soil and compost tonight so we can have a go at our early spring garden. We planted rows of peas, lettuce and carrots. We have a good couple days of rain ahead so hopefully the plants will hold!
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I hope “we”included help from Page!
Comment by Craig — March 18, 2013 @ 8:08 pm
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Yum – fresh veggies! You are your Granpa’s granddaughter.
My God, but Page is gorgeous!Comment by GG — March 19, 2013 @ 6:19 am
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Daddy’s little helper.
Comment by Anne Gibson — March 21, 2013 @ 1:38 pm
Thanks Wawa!
March 13th, 2013 by alex
Page spent Sunday evening with Tata and her family while Brendan and I had a rare night out alone. Wawa, Page’s nickname for Tata’s Dad, made her this cute little birdhouse. Page recently received a report card that states she loves art class at school. She could paint all day if we let her. Tomorrow we’ll hang the birdhouse in Page’s garden and see if it gets any action!
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Carson and Page will have lots of fun doing art projects together!
Comment by GG — March 14, 2013 @ 5:19 am
34 Week Ultrasound
March 12th, 2013 by alex
We went to get the 34th week ultrasound today. We did the same with Page at 35 weeks and the pictures came out great. We were hoping for the same this time but the baby had her back to the camera and her head very tucked away. At the very end we were able to get a shot of her face. Eek! She is so cute!
Here is a pic at around 35 weeks for Page.
Its hard to tell if they will look alike!
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Wow, even bigger lips! Different shaped head and smaller nose.
She will have her own look! But beautiful!Comment by GG — March 12, 2013 @ 3:34 pm
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Here’s a French name – Angelina Jolie!
Comment by GG — March 12, 2013 @ 3:43 pm
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She has her Daddy’s lips for sure!
Comment by alex — March 12, 2013 @ 4:00 pm
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She is smiling. She is waiting to meet her big sister..
Comment by Anne Gibson — March 13, 2013 @ 1:39 am
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Congratulations!
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Thanks D! Miss you tons. Lots to catch up on. I’ll send you a long note soon. xoxoxo to you and the family!
Comment by alex — March 16, 2013 @ 8:16 pm
Big Sur Weekend
February 24th, 2013 by alex
Brendan and I have been reading the biography of Jack Kerouac so we thought we’d head down to Big Sur, the title of one of his more popular books, for the weekend. On Saturday, Brendan rode his bike from Los Gatos to Monterey and we met some friends at the Inn at the Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach. Wow, what a spot! Page had a ball with her buddies Jude(zilla) and Lula Belle, two other 1/2 Aussie/1/2 American kidlets. Afterwards we drove down to our little cabin in Big Sur for the night.
Bagpiper at sunset at Pebble Beach
Sunday morning we woke to the sound of the largest turkey I have ever seen begging for food and we headed to one of my favorite bakeries around, Big Sur Bakery, yummy! We then went for a 4 mile hike to the top of Buzzard’s Roost for a beautiful view of the Big Sur peaks and the sea.
On the way home we went to Carmel Valley and met up with some friends again. We stopped at Corkscrew Cafe, aslo the place we had a fantastic lunch with Grandma Anne on her last visit. Page and her buddies had a great time playing in the gardens. About 4pm came around and I just needed to get home, that darn rib pain is back with a vengeance and being horizontal is my only relief.
Page and Dad at the Bakery
31 week bump!
Page and Dad at the top of Buzzard’s Roost
Phoebe, Page, Jude and Lula at the Corkscrew garden
Good times!
Brendan remembering what its like to be with a one year old
Nap time!
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Good to see that you guys are making so many friends with kids.
Comment by GG — February 25, 2013 @ 11:05 am
Beach Bums
February 22nd, 2013 by alex
Page has been home all week with a sinus infection, poor thing. Today she her spirits are way up so we ventured to Santa Cruz to soak up some sun.
30 week bump!
February 17th, 2013 by alex
We hiked up Joseph Hill near our house today to take some pics with my new camera. Brendan bought me a gorgeous new Canon 6D for Valentine’s Day. We now have high res video so it will be fun to learn how that side of the camera works.
I hit the 30 week mark, 75% done! Overall I am feeling pretty good, my only complaint is that I am moving very slow, it took about 30 minutes longer to hike up the trail today than normal. I am still swimming a mile most days and I really hope I can keep that up. I feel like the waiting for baby game has begun. We are anxious to meet her!
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Wow, time is flying!
I am hoping for blue eyes this time!
I can’t wait to meet her as well.Comment by GG — February 21, 2013 @ 4:32 am
Tuesday’s w/ Page
February 12th, 2013 by alex
Tomorrow is the Valentine’s Day party at Page’s school so we thought we would do something fun for her friends. We got a little carried away and decided to make “Love Bugs” for her class. Each little jar has a fun little bug inside. Holy Martha Stewart Day! Page and I are covered in glue and hearts, but we had fun. She is such a great little helper!
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Adorable. Did you get the cookie cutters and bags?
Comment by GG — February 13, 2013 @ 11:46 am
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I’d like to be a bug in that jar. It looks so inviting and soooo pretty
Comment by Anne Gibson — February 15, 2013 @ 7:13 pm
‘Tude now elevated to “locked screen” on vintage iPad replacing ski image.
Comment by Craig — March 29, 2013 @ 1:58 pm
Adorable!
Comment by GG — March 30, 2013 @ 5:49 am