So there are 2 amazingly cute behaviors that I want to report. The first: Jacob imitates me checking my watch. He sees me lifting my wrist to check the time, lifts his own wrist and smiles at me. The second: he actually applauds when I sing. Not all the time, but like tonight, we were finishing up "Good Night Moon" - he was still a little wound up (I'm not nursing anymore - still) and so I started singing a night-night song that I made up. After I was finished, he gazed up into my face and clapped his hands. Who says that parenthood is a thankless job?!
Friday, May 21, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Bay to Breakers - I won! ;)
Yes, I "won" in the sense that I motivated myself to train, run and finish the race! So much fun to be a part of it - the flying tortillas, the salmon on Hayes St. hill, and this year I saw my old samba group performing along the route. Lots of families out too (though I don't know how they put up with the smell of pot along the way).
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Weaning
So today I didn't nurse - at all. I feel sad, but liberated and relieved that it's going so smoothly. I feel like it's time for him - he doesn't seem to need it as much. More on this subject later.
Sunday, May 09, 2010
Happy Mother's Day!
Had a fabulous day - got dropped off for a blissful yoga class, then walked to the farmers market, then home. I ate all the fresh strawberries I wanted on the way and they were SOOOOO good - I'm never buying strawberries at the supermarket.ever.again. Met up with hubby & the Kid, went to Fairfax for lunch at Iron Springs, then went on a short hike with the pooch. Came home & cooked up the salmon that I bought @ farmers mkt and made Peter do all the dirty work. Not one dirty diaper. Sheer bliss. :) 
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Friday, May 07, 2010
Monday, May 03, 2010
Burrito... on the brink of disaster
We've reached another great plateau - we can order kid food at restaurants that he can actually eat. So great. Someday soon, we won't have to puree veggies and schlep them in tiny containers anymore. This is a black bean & cheese baby burrito, about to take a tumble over the top of my hand. I'm trying to figure out how to save it so he can keep eating.
Sunday, May 02, 2010
It's good to be home!
We missed all the bad weather while we were in FL. Now it's nothing but sunshine. This hike is just a few minutes' drive from where we live. Maybe it's all the rain we've gotten, but the wildflowers are insane this year.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Jenny Hale & fellow musicians senior skip day 1990
went to my high school reunion tonight. so weird and so much fun.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Another stellar weekend
Thursday, April 08, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
clapping : )
I was starting to wonder if Jacob would ever start clapping - tonight he clapped for the first time! A truly exciting development milestone. For those of you not familiar with Music Together, we're singing a song from the most recent series of music classes.
clapping : )
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clapping : )
Originally uploaded by js_hale
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
After
It's bittersweet - more bitter than sweet. My baby looks like a little boy and what's more, his part is on the other side of his head now. Peter (hubby) convinced me that this was a good idea and although it's too late now, I have misgivings. I know it's just hair, it'll grow back, etc. but I wanted that shaggy-haired, British rocker 'do for just a little longer...like, maybe forever. Boo. 
After
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After
Originally uploaded by js_hale
Monday, March 15, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Sunny playtime
I've been thinking recently about dedicating some of my time to seeking out destinations that are accessible by public transit. For where we live currently, that is a challenge. Yesterday I drove do SF with the intention to do some shopping in Japantown - I ended up going to Noe Valley and just soaking up the atmosphere - and gorgeous sunshine. As we were enjoying ourselves yesterday on 24th Street, Jacob watched the people, strollers and buses go by, totally content. And I got a hankering to get out and do this more often.
By "this," what do I mean? I guess it's just to get out and connect with the urban environment. While I really LOVE where we live, I also really miss the freedom of public transportation. I find myself daydreaming about having a train system that shoots straight down the middle of Highway 101 - with 2 sets of tracks (local and express!). I imagine pedestrian bridges (or tunnels?) that allow people to safely pass over/under the freeway to get to the platforms. I'm afraid that it won't ever happen in Marin, which is really unfortunate. I would settle for more bike paths in the meantime. I wonder if anyone has done a study to see if building bike paths increases neighborhoods' property values? As Jacob is becoming more aware of his environment, I want for him to experience the world in other ways besides what I can access in my SUV. I want for us to walk, to get on our bikes and on trains more often than we get in our car. Wherever we end up next, I would like for this lifestyle choice to be a little easier than it is now.
By "this," what do I mean? I guess it's just to get out and connect with the urban environment. While I really LOVE where we live, I also really miss the freedom of public transportation. I find myself daydreaming about having a train system that shoots straight down the middle of Highway 101 - with 2 sets of tracks (local and express!). I imagine pedestrian bridges (or tunnels?) that allow people to safely pass over/under the freeway to get to the platforms. I'm afraid that it won't ever happen in Marin, which is really unfortunate. I would settle for more bike paths in the meantime. I wonder if anyone has done a study to see if building bike paths increases neighborhoods' property values? As Jacob is becoming more aware of his environment, I want for him to experience the world in other ways besides what I can access in my SUV. I want for us to walk, to get on our bikes and on trains more often than we get in our car. Wherever we end up next, I would like for this lifestyle choice to be a little easier than it is now.
Thursday, March 04, 2010
jacob's 1st taste of Little Star pizza!
Went to the Divisadero Art Walk (1 of my old neighborhoods) last Thursday and ate Little Star pizza - hands down the best pizza in SF. We strolled down Divis after dinner and took in the sidewalk displays of jewelry, photographs, and local characters. We saw my old place - 1360 Fulton Street, next to Cafe Abir. It was such an awesome house, but next door lived this crusty old dude who nearly drove me insane. He would squat under my window most nights, chain-smoking and coughing - he would wake me up from a dead sleep and I would throw up the window, curse at him, contemplate hurling random objects at him, give up and go back to bed. See? If I go far enough down Memory Lane, I can easily remember why I moved out of the city!
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