Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Got a little behind in picture posting so here’s an update.

Saturday, November 16:

Ready to try some new food. Before:

*NOM* *NOM* Sweet potato.

After:

In the afternoon, we went to Coyote Point in San Mateo to celebrate C&T’s birthday. They had good food and fun games. Simon’s favorite were these bouncy balls.

Plus he had fun with the piñata.

Iris just enjoyed some time on the picnic blanket and watching the sky and swaying tree branches.

Later, Iris had a lovely photo shoot with Auntie Betty.

We went out to dinner in Burlingame at a Turkish restaurant called Istanbul Turkish cuisine. Delicious kebabs. Simon liked all the different meats which was surprising because he dislikes trying new things. He even liked the baby lamb chop!

Sunday, November 17:

We had a lazy morning at home before meeting our friend visiting from Japan. Iris enjoyed eating a book before breakfast.

We went to Cinnaholic and Purple Kow on the west side of Berkeley. Iris was really interested in my drink. Caramel black tea with boba and pudding with 50% sugar.

Simon wasn’t so interested in his drink. One of the iced milk drinks. He had just eaten a Ben & Jerry’s chocolate fudge ice cream cone so was full and played with his party hat from yesterday’s party.

Monday, November 18:

I’ve been having a hard time keeping Iris in her own bed all night. She’s been waking often to nurse. Maybe her bed is too small. She stretches out like this and moves around a lot.

Hanging out at home with the kids.

Tuesday, November 19:

Sprawled out again in bed.

Ready to try some avocado! Can you see her teeth on the bottom?

She liked it a little. It seems like she prefers texture to smash the food herself. So instead of making it into a purée, I just scraped off small bits for her to eat and she ate more this way and was less messy.

Simon’s lunch today were mini hot dogs over rice with carrots, strawberries, and apples.

I used the little hot dog cutters to make penguins and crabs. I over cooked them a little…

Today was the first real rain and it was cold so I treated myself to a hot grass jelly drink with red bean and lychee jelly. Yum!

Iris got a new delivery of toys today and was so excited when we pulled them out of the box. You could see her eyes light up. These simple rings were her favorite. She gnawed on them and swung them around.

Picture with Simon before bedtime.

Wednesday, November 20:

Simon’s lunch today of ham and cheese quesadilla, carrot and apple “fries”, Asian pear, and grapes.

Iris is able to sit up by herself now but can still tip over when she can’t correct her imbalance. It’s amazing how much stronger she can get in only a few days time. It’ll be interesting when she can start crawling using her arms. Right now she can move forward by pushing her legs only but her arms get caught underneath her body. She’ll get there soon, I just know it!

Simon making a silly face!

All caught up!

Friday, November 15, 2013

Since we moved, I haven’t had time to make Simon nice and pretty bento lunches. Usually it’s just baked chicken nuggets, bakery hot dog buns, mini corn dogs, rice with dinner leftovers, etc plus his usual fruits and vegetables. Today I finally tried out the mini hot dog cutters I bought a while back which are supposed to look like little fish. You can barely tell though so maybe I’m using it wrong. He still loves these little smokies hot dogs though. Also for lunch is a grilled cheese sandwich, carrots, grapes, and Asian pear.

So Iris really doesn’t like rice. She cried this morning when I was feeding her and also cried when Annie tried to give her some. So tomorrow we will move on to something more flavorful.

Tonight we tried a Thai restaurant for dinner. No accidental peanut exposures for Simon. We have found out he really likes roasted or deep fried little birds like squab or quails. He thinks it is fun to eat. So at Plearn Thai restaurant, they have deep fried quail and Simon ate two out of the four pieces. Then he enjoyed the tamarind hard candy they give you with the check. It’s a bit sour but also sweet so he’s puckering up just for fun.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

We woke Iris from a nap when we arrived home. She is really starting to pick up on our voices and the time/schedule of daily activities. When Simon and I get back, she wants to play!

Simon has always enjoyed his bath time. These days he likes these scrubbers instead of toys.

I look forward to the time when Iris can sit up by herself in the bath and play with some toys. Right now I think she finds bath time boring while lying on her back getting cleaned. She gets excited when I hold her into a sitting position and can watch the water running. She’s almost able to sit up by herself but a bit wobbly and too eager to move so will tip over. I know she’ll get there soon. Little girl is growing up too fast!