What a day!

We had a lot of firsts today!

#1 and maybe our favorite, Kaiya slept from 7pm-545am WITHOUT A PEEP! First time ever! Who knows if it will happen again but we will take what we can get! This is after many weeks of soothing and assistance from Sleep Whisperer Steinberg. Nice work Daddy!

#2 Mom decided to give up on nap enforcement and let Kaiya call the shots. Maybe we will regret it later but everyone is a lot happier and Kaiya seems to maybe be the one baby who doesn't need a lot of day sleep? Once that agreement was made, S and K went to visit a nearby day care. The day care was fine (S isn't sure what to think) but the best part was Kaiya sat on the floor and played by herself for 45 minutes while mom got the official tour. What a big girl! Some of the babies came over to say hi and she acknowledged them nicely but continued to smack her new toy solo until it was time to go. We got home just before a downpour and Kaiya decided she was finally ready for a nap and slept on her side for 1.5 hrs and woke up ready to get back to it.





#3 S ordered a highchair that attaches to the table--it was time for Kaiya to let mom and dad eat lunch without being held! S and K went off to Brooklyn Commune and...Kaiya LOVED the chair. We played at the table for...no joke, almost an hour and a half.





#4. While we were at it, why not try eating lunch together? Kaiya has been reluctant to eat for weeks now but who knows why, maybe since we were at the table, or maybe it was because mom shoved the first spoonful in and Kaiya made the connection to open her mouth...but Kaiya ate almost a whole container of sweet potatoes and half of apples! And grabbed for more!




















#5. Clearly Kaiya was being super cute at the table. And mom wasn't the only one who thought so. Seems a small time movie producer was sitting at the next table and couldn't help but notice as well. Turns out, she is casting for an adorable rosy chubby blond blue eyed baby...and she thought Kaiya was the perfect fit! She came and talked to Kaiya for about 20 minutes and Kaiya stared and smiled the whole time, what an audition! Who knows if we are really interested, but Kaiya may be on the big screen! We finished up the afternoon with a little swinging. We were the only ones at the playground after the rain storm but Kaiya didn't mind...










And back home to play/rest!





Whew. What a day!

Kaiya's First Month!

Kaiya arrived Feb 10th and has been keeping us quite busy ever since! Some highlights below:

Kaiya is born!






Day 1 in the hospital:



Newborns sleep a lot:















And make funny faces:









And love their grand (and great grand!) parents:












And love going on walks:





Kaiya has started making eye contact, rolling over, and playing by herself on the mat. We can't wait to see what happens in month two! (All pics from my phone, sorry to leave out sone great ones on my camera...!)

Tornados and Tummies

Last night there was what we think was a tornado in NYC! Park Slope was hit pretty badly and we happened to be driving through the wrekage, totally unknowingly!









Notice Danny correctly has BOTH hands on the wheel! :)

We also had just come from our first appt with the midwife practice and were feeling very upbeat since we were told I am exactly the right size and all is looking good! 5 months!






Now can I get a seat on the train please?

We came home to find an anxious Oscar who, after a big dinner, passed out on the couch in relief that the tornado hadn't swept him away. :)



(Notice the Econ textbook--Danny's the TA!) Oscar has no respect!

Crafty

Amy, Suzy Choo and I ventured to Williamsburg for brunch today and ran into the Renegade craft fair--250 craft vendors selling their goods in McCarren Park! Very dangerous but very fun. We made some purchases (me: t-shirt and purse) and did some crafting!

Make your own stencil sponge paint tote bag!












On my way home, the drawbridge on Hamilton over the Gowanus was up for the first time I've ever seen it. Kind of amazing.



Now home under the fan with Oscar napping at my feet.

Hudson Valley Overnighter

I took Friday off so we could skip the traffic and start our anniversary early (2 years!). We drove straight to our hotel, Buttermilk Falls Inn, about 2 hours north of the City in Milton, NY.


We started with free afternoon tea (cookies, cheese, fruit) and then went straight to the "spa" for mineral pool, sauna, steam room, and amazing massages. Relaxing by the pool looking out at the Hudson was a highlight.


Then off to the Culinary Institute for a fun but not that amazing Italian dinner. Saturday was sunny and beautiful. We started off with homemade french toast and scrambled eggs and NY Times on the patio. Then we took a tour around the property including a walk down to the Hudson and a visit with the llamas and peacocks.




Then we drove to the new walking bridge over the Hudson with lovely views in both directions.


Next stop...Storm King! But wait...batting cages!?! We had to stop. :)


Storm King was spectacular. We highly recommend. Miles of rolling green hills specked with huge sculptures by some of the most well known artists of the 60s-90s.






Maya Lin!


Then back to the City for dinner and a good night sleep. How can I end without a photo of Oscar? This one isn't from this weekend, but I had to put it in. Where's Waldo?