2 Month Checkup

Genevieve had her two-month checkup this morning. She weighs 12 pounds, 10 ounces, and she is 24.5 inches long. She is as fit as a fiddle. She got her first round of vaccinations (3 shots in total). She was upset for a few seconds, then promptly forgot what all the fuss was about.

Last Friday evening we met up at a great little local bookstore. Alex loves to play on the huge pirate ship.

The End (of summer) is Near

Oktoberfest and a cute girl with a weed whacker

The leaves are beginning to turn and fall from the branches in our neighborhood. This morning Dana and I celebrated our 5th anniversary. We dropped off Alex with his "steady" babysitter Priya at 9:30, which is becoming our regular routine. Then Genevieve, Dana, and I went up to Old Town to have breakfast at the Silver Grill. Genevieve was very cooperative and slept the entire time as we enjoyed a little slice of tranquility. We reminisced, reminded ourselves of how lucky we have been, and realized just how much more we value our time now! It had been at least 5 years, and probably more like 6, since we'd eaten at the Silver Grill. Back in those days we just took it for granted that we could stumble out of bed late and enjoy a nice brunch out on a Sunday morning. No kids, no babysitters, no logistical high-jumps to go through. Now every occasion such as this is a minor miracle, and prized more highly than any material gift we could have given one another this weekend.

The Fall is starting to shape up. We're heading to San Diego for Dana's 15th high school reunion next month. My folks are visiting sometime this month, and Michael and Moira are probably going to be able to make it out in early November. What a great lineup! For thanksgiving my sister and Eric are coming to visit. (Note: It is going to get a lot harder to get us to visit in the next few years, but everyone is welcome to visit us!!)

Changes in Attitudes

I did an investigation of what it would take to rebuild the foundation for our house. It is expensive, but I didn't know it would be upwards of $50k. So that pretty much closes the door on us doing any more significant work on the house. We're going to move as soon as Dana graduates and/or gets a job, and/or we sell the house.

We also learned a valuable lesson this week about sick kid etiquette. People don't want to have sick kids around, and it's important to respect that! At the moment both of the kids have a cold, and so do I. I'm determined to try not to use my army of virus dispensers to infect other people.

Now, here are some more pictures...

Here Genevieve is about to smile
And BINGO! A smile!

Last weekend we walked over to our Saturday farmer's market. I caught these great pictures of Alex and Dana walking together.

We're still working with Alex on crossing the street. MOST of the time he remembers to stop at the corner and wait for somebody to hold his hand.

Walking in downtown Berthoud

Alex loves to run!