Here Alex is getting a nice long nap while stretched out in my lap. Sorry for the grainy pictures, I only had my cell phone with me. They had huge, soft blankets and nice fluffy pillows for us. They also served warm milk for Alex.
Here's my traveling companion, sampling the exceptional United First service. The cabin attendant even held and played with Alex while Daddy used the head. What a deal!
Now we're in Benicia getting settled in. Grandma bought Alex about 2 dozen new toys. His favorite thus far is a lawnmower; when Alex pushes it across the floor, a set of little plastic balls spin around in the "motor". What fun!
Grandma also got Alex a baby pool to play in. Good thing too, as it topped out yesterday at about 90 degrees!
Play in the pool...
Chase the baby!
Have a sip of wine!
Dana and I set up Skype on hers' and my Mom's laptops, so we are able to have free video conferences between us. Alex was overjoyed this morning to see and hear Mommy on the computer. So excited, in fact, that he accidentally turned off the wireless networking and ended the call. Oops. We got Mommy back in no time, but this time I held him in my lap to talk to her. He wanted to lift up the front of the laptop to see just where the heck Mommy was hiding.
This afternoon I'll head down to the South Bay for a week at the MySQL Conference & Expo in Santa Clara. Yay. I'm giving the HP talk on Sizing MySQL for HP BladeSystems. I'd be excited, except that I'm tired of working on this product when there's absolutely no traction or support from upper management for it. So no matter what I say to the audience there, I probably won' be able to back it up. On the plus side, I'll get to see many of my remote colleagues who I enjoy working with and rarely get to "hang out" with in person.
2 comments:
S.F. G'maw and G'paw Stangel are having a WONDERFUL time with Alex! He is soooo mobile, and it won't be long before he starts talking to us in grown-up English. He's talking right now, only we can't understand what he's saying!
Alex is so handsome!!! I bet he charmed all the flight attendants. He is so cute. Hope you are having a great time with Grandma and Grandpa Stangel! Weather sounds heavenly.
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