This shot is a couple months old, but I just got it in the mail and couldn't resist posting it
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Hot summer day
Airing out on a hot day
Ah Choo!
Oh, I crack myself up
Ok mom, you ready?
The roll
I did it!
I see you zooming in on me
My happy place--the swaddle
Weddings, Goats, and Bacon
Our week in WI...
The first few days were a little rough. Cali had a hard time adjusting to the new environment, chaotic schedule, and new faces. She would cry every time anyone else would hold her, or even sometimes look at her!...but things got better as the week progressed.
The Milwaukee zoo with the Zieglers, followed by pedicures for Michelle and I while the boys watched the kids. Not too sure about those goats, huh Cali?
Chocolate covered bacon at the State Fair...the verdict?--gross.
Cali and her cousin Parker-so nice of him to brush her hair.
The trolley ride on the way to the Door County fish boil for Dylan and Brooke's rehearsal dinner
It's official! Brooke is now my sister-in-law! Crazy.
Aww, cute couple
Cali's wedding outfit
The photo booth at the reception and the photographers--John and Andy
Me and grandma Strube
The infamous Kinsey vote (usually done pre-wedding)--Brooke, you're IN!
The few seconds that Cali tolerated her swimsuit
Great-grandma Andrews with Cali. We spent the day in Neenah to introduce Cali to John's extended family, which included Cali's first trip to a farm.
Monday, August 10, 2009
"Uncle" Geoffrey
Cheyenne: "Hey Geoffrey, (friend from high school), I thought you said (back when i was pregnant) that you were gonna come out to CA to visit this summer?!...There's only 1 weekend of the summer left before we head to WI and then I go back to work, soo...."
Geoffrey: "Oh yeah...I'll work on that..."
A few days after that conversation, Geoff was flying standby and arrived in CA to visit us and meet Cali!
Geoff got a lot of "quality" time with the baby whether he liked it or not--aka...a lot of apartment time (tv/rented movies, BBQ on the roof, Cali dancing/singing to Geoff's guitar playing) and errands to get ready for our upcoming WI visit...
But we did the best we could to get out as much as possible...
The Monterey Bay Aquarium
Hanging on the Carmel-by-the-Sea beach to watch Sean's siblings' surf lesson
Afternoon in San Fran--Cali's first visit to mommy and daddy's favorite spot
Geoff also stayed with Celia and Sean for a couple nights and got to do more with them--check out their blog (when they post) for those adventures.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Camping with Cali
Cali's first camping trip...
Campfire hot dogs and beans for lunch
The river along our campsite. Celia and I fully planned on going tubing down it, but decided to live vicariously through the kids and just watch (it was a little chillier than we had expected!)
A hike to the beautiful Big Sur coast
Mommy and baby discussing the day's events in the tent cabin
Because it was pretty chilly and our tent cabin didn't have heat, we decided not to keep Cali overnight there, and drove home after a great spaghetti dinner and pudgy pie smores. Cali slept through most of the day and obviously won't remember it, but we have great memories that we'll share with her someday!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Getting out there
A little less apartment time...
and a little more fresh air...
This past week with Cali has had it's ups and downs, but the ups are getting more frequent, so we're thankful for that.
Highlights:
--I (Chey) got out with Cali one day during the week for a stroller ride to visit work friends, grab lunch at Jamba Juice and then eat it in the park
--John coming home early from work on Friday with flowers
--A night out for me with Celia and Sean to see the musical "The King and I" while John had a friend over and watched the baby (who slept the entire time--no fair!)
--Strollering around San Mateo's street fair
--Visiting a co-worker at the hospital who just had a baby...6 lbs felt like a feather (compared to Cali's 12 pounds)!
--2 evenings in a row without any inconsolable screaming attacks
--Passing my National Massage Exam
Cali update:
We saw the GI (gastrointestinal) specialist a week or so ago, but unfortunately, didn't come away with many answers. Because Cali still had blood in her stool despite my diet, he wasn't convinced that it was due to allergies. And because it was a small amount, and she was gaining weight and meeting her developmental goals, he assured us that basically, she would just grow out of it. His advice was to continue to avoid dairy and soy because those are the most common allergens, in case it was due to allergies, but to return to eating the rest of the things I had cut out, mostly for MY sanity. He didn't think the blood in the stool necessarily caused any pain (not sure how he came up with that conclusion...did he poll 1000 babies and ask them?!) and thought her screaming attacks were just "colic" which she would also grow out of (between 3 and 9 months--please pray for 3!) The whole colic diagnosis doesn't make sense to me--my only conclusion about it is that the medical world doesn't really understand it either...but anyway...
What Cali's been up to:
--Smiling and "talking" with us lots
--Sitting up (while supported) and holding her head up on her own
--Rolling from her tummy to her side...once.
--Almost consistently sleeping one 6 hour stretch/night followed by one or two 2-3 hour stretches
--TRYING, relentlessly, to figure out her hand in her mouth
--Beginning to enjoy baths
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