It was a cold week. Nevertheless, I did not want to sit around huddled up at home. I dressed Hinckley appropriately for the cold weather: his regular clothes under a snap-up sleeper with his coat, a hat, mittens, and booties. His mittens only lasted for about one minute before he took them off. So aside from his hands, I don't think he felt the least bit cold as we ran our errands.
"Can't put my arms down!"
It was Greg's birthday on Saturday! He doesn't like parties, so I tried to make it special in other ways. I realized that when it comes to holidays and celebrations most traditions center around food. Food that we can't eat because of our WFPB diet. With that in mind, we did break our diet a little: Greg wanted eclair cake, as is his birthday tradition and there is no way to do that without dairy and sugar.
Eclair Cake = The Best Birthday Dish
The eclair cake felt great for the few moments it was in our mouth, but we paid the price in stomach pain for a few days. Of course, the quantity we ate could have contributed to that as much as anything...In celebration, I also made him breakfast (a rare occurrence). Then, I brought lunch and Jamba Juice to work and ate with him. That night we had yellow curry for dinner. (As you can see, most of the celebration was centered around food despite our dietary restrictions!) I gave him a set of drawing pencils and a shadow box full of his ticket stubs. It was a good birthday!
Greg's Birthday Morning
In other news, we finally got a crib for Hinckley. Up until this point he has been sleeping in his pack 'n play. We decided it was time to make the transition. He is very interested in it because he can hold on to the side rails to help him roll over. And he has already dropped his pacifier out of it like five times. Maybe we should have kept him in the pack 'n play...The crib sure does make his room look better, though!
I can't believe it has only been two months since Hinckley joined our family! It feels like a lot longer than that and he is growing so big way too fast! At his two month check-up today, he weighed 13 lb 12 oz and was 26 1/4 inches long. Apparently he is so tall that he is off the medical charts for his age. Hinckley is such a happy, easy-going baby. He smiles, laughs, and coos a lot. Having him in our family is so fun because he helps us realize the joy of everything once again. He smiles at bright colors or new sounds, enjoys kisses and cuddling, and squeals in delight at seeing nature when we take walks. Yesterday at church it was like he had a rubber neck; for about five minutes he just kept turning back and forth to take it all in--the sights, sounds, and smells. Today he had to get three shots at the doctor's office and even that didn't phase him for long. Oh he screamed and his face got redder than I have ever seen it. I held him and fed him afterwards and then ...
I will try to keep a fairly good record of our exploits and adventures here in the Nation's capital. It is exciting and I am particularly happy about the amazing opportunities there are for pictures! Our trip began at the bus stop outside of the Barlow Center. I took an exterior shot of the Center - the top 2.5 windows on the right are ours. Once on the bus we went past some of the "Occupy" folk which was interesting. And then we came to our stop just outside of Union Station (where I will also be getting off to work at the FJC). Our first grand site was the Capital. So here we are. Washington DC is very different for both Kass and I, but we are finding a way to call it home as quickly as we can. Our first full day in DC consisted of going to Safeway on the bus, eating a modest lunch, and then going to the the Mall for the second time. We began at the capital building and headed towards the Lincoln Memorial (2 miles) before walking home another 2 miles or so. Our first st...
This evening I watched O.T.: Our Town , a documentary about high school students in Compton putting on Wilder's classic play at an institution where no drama event has been held in over 20 years. A few things stood out to me about the film including the excellent characters, the unique commentary on the human condition, and the filmmaker's ability to raise the stakes. The students and teachers that are pictured in O.T. were very dynamic and interesting. I appreciate the filmmakers avoiding trying to classify each student into a group such as "jocks" or a "nerds". Instead a very honest and genuine portrait was captured as the filmmakers followed individual students into their homes and interacted with their family and friends. The insight and voice of the students themselves made this fi...
Oh, very good! I hadn't realized he was in a pack-n-play all this time! Thanks for sharing and making us happy!
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