do babies need vacations? well, maybe from their parents crazy lives. so that’s what we did a few weeks ago. on august 2nd we flew into boston to begin a week of working vacation, before two weeks of real vacation. on saturday the 6th jack got to meet lots of his parent’s friends and some of their kids as well. many thanks to the guiney’s for letting us have the brunch at their arlington home. that afternoon we headed to maine for two weeks at a house we rented on little sebago lake. jack really enjoyed spending time splashing in the lake, hanging out on the beach, being passed around to all his family, and receving lots of presents.
development update
it was awhile ago that i wrote about jack’s development. here’s were he’s at currently.
- sitting up with a spotter (kind of like infant olympics).
- eating cereal twice a day (just like “uncle kevin”).
- back to waking up a few times during the night (similar to former roommate ken’s sleeping patterns). this might be due to the heat here in colorado.
- constantly turning to see what’s behind him while being held (imagine a dog casing it’s tail).
- minimal crawling backwards (the beginning of crawling forward. time to baby-proof the house).
- grabbing, pulling, putting in mouth just about anything.
next up algebra, latin, and the harpsichord.
like nothing else
on a recent trip to boston, while i was having dinner in one of those trendy hip restaurants in the south end, a friend of mine asked me what it was like to be a father. what follows is my answer as i can best remember.
it’s like nothing else in this life. if it’s the right time it’s the most amazing experience, even when jack is crying. because in that sound of crying there is this little reminder of his birth. that first cry from a newborn is one of the most beautiful sounds in the world.
one of the great things about jack is that he doesn’t cry much! don’t get me wrong, he can scream with the best of them, but when he works himself into a good cry i just say to myself. that’s life and give him a little kiss on the head.
cereal for dinner
i’ve known for a few years what a good cook kelly is. today jack got to experience her culinary prowess. yes, kelly made for jack his first bowl of rice cereal . and it was to die for. yummy! for those of you who’d like the recipe here it is. 1.) one tablespoon – organic rice cereal. 2.) one ounce – breast milk. 3.) mix. 4.) serve to infant. 5.) watch with enjoyment 6.) hose down infant and the immediate area about 10 feet in diameter. happy 3rd of july!
chicago, part 2
so we finally get to chicago, check in with hertz to pick up our family-friendly subaru forester, yuck, drive to kristie’s apartment in ukrainian village, get key from mailbox, drop off luggage, drive to target, drive back to kristie’s apartment, and take jack for a walk around wicker park. when “the design man” Finally let kristie go home for the day she was greeted with a big smile from jack. good thing because she would be spending the entire next day with him. friday mom and dad spent the day in a meeting with a new client. we told kristie our meeting would get out at 3pm, we finished at 5pm. oh yea, i forgot to mention that kristie had never babysat before this day. no worries, everybody was glad to see that friday come to an end. of course kristie was wiped out from entertaining jack all day long and then we told her we needed to go out to eat right away so we could get jack home by 8pm to get him to bed. she thought she’d get a nap in before dinner. no such luck. the weekend was finally here and we played. lots of walking around the wicker park neighborhood drinking lattés and checking out some cool shops, including quimby’s, one of our favorite independent bookstores. saturday afternoon we finally got to nap, including kristie, she needed it the most. in the evening we went to the white sox game. we got to the game late, but we ended up seeing the best part, if you’re a white sox fan or pulling for the home team. the white sox came back in the bottom of the ninth to when the game on an A.J. Pierzynski home run. sunday morning we had brunch with “auntie” Carol in downtown chicago. and then we were off to the airport to fly back to denver. it was a good first trip for jack. he got to meet two special people in chicago and got some gifts as well. we should be headed back to the windy city in late july so check back for part 3 of the chicago postings.