Ada is getting bigger too

Ada is now intermittently eating solids:


And from time to time she gets lessons in good hygiene from her brother, who also learned this lesson early. I'm not sure what's more awesome--Seth deciding to shove an electric toothbrush into a toothless baby's mouth, or the fact that Ada's loving every second of it.

Getting bigger

Seth loves to watch the big kids play hockey and ice skate at the UTC mall ice rink a few minutes from our house. He wants so badly to get bigger so he can go on the ice too. Whenever we tell him he's small, he says "but I'm getting bigger!" Which is true, he is...although at a very sluggish pace. At 2 and 1/2 he still fits into clothes for 12-18 month kids. We've tried to convince him that the ultimate in bigness is defecation on the toilet and not in your pants--you know, give him something to shoot for.
Some videos of seth in the last week:

Reading one of his favorite books:


Take me down to the paradise city where the grass is green and the girls are pretty (dancing to GNR):

Video

The last few months have been pretty busy, and I've not been updating the blog like I used to. We've been accumulating a bunch of videos that have just been hangin' out inside the belly of the video camera. It's time some of them see the light of day. Grandparents, enjoy.

This is a few weeks ago. Fatigue trumps hunger.


This video is 3 months old. At this rate, I think Seth will be skipping t-ball and going straight to the majors in a few years.


This video is also about three months old. I just wanted to show off how nice San Diego can be when you are not in the hospital the whole time the sun is out.

Recycled

A few months into my third year of med school, I finally found a couple spare moments to clean my corner of the room. In order to completely exorcise the demons of year one and two, I tossed three trees worth of notes and handmade notecards (recycled them actually). I suppose it would have been more satisfying to burn them, but the atmosphere doesn't need any more carbon, and I don't have a fireplace. Anyway, they're gone, whether I need them again or not. Good riddance first half of med school--you will not be missed.

I like my birthday

So, I just turned 33 and had a very enjoyable birthday. Aaron's a big online shopper, so gifts came to our front door while he was at the hospital. I was going to wait for Aaron before opening them, but there was no mistaking this baker's peel (it's kind of like a giant wooden spatula) when it showed up wrapped in black plastic. I had been wanting one because it's a nice tool to have when you're into baking pizza or rustic breads on a preheated, super hot stone (if you don't cook your pizza like this, I highly recommend it). He ordered a large one, thinking it would bring him big pizzas some day, but he didn't realize it would be THIS big. We had a decent laugh (I mean this thing's got a 3 foot handle) and Aaron said there was no way he'd let me return it because it's SO awesome. Well, I guess we'll add it to our collection--we have the hugest pepper grinder and wall clock too. I hope this doesn't start a trend of oversized gifts from friends or family who find our collection amusing. Our apartment is only so big.
My cousin and her husband, Jenn and Kris, treated us to awesome Thai food that night, as well as a delicious chocolaty dessert with raspberries. Thanks so much! Plus, our 2 year old boys had a dance party that night, much to our amusement. Those sweeties know how to cut a rug.
The next night, our incredibly thoughtful friends, Pasi and Lisa, came over to watch our kids for us so that I could enjoy some kid-free time with Aaron for my birthday. As if that wasn't awesome enough, they brought me a generous gift too. Aaron and I loved our picnic of fine cheeses (french port salut, scottish sharp white cheddar, 5 year old dutch gouda) at the beach, just the two of us.

blue eyes

da kids