Carlos broke me of my habit of co-sleeping with Diego. That's right - my bag of sugar is finally spending the whole night in his own crib. The comical part is that baby Diego now inhabits the master bedroom. Carlos and I have started sleeping in the guest bedroom as the crib is set up in our room and I can't bare to be in the same room and not pick him up if he cries. I think the transition has been hardest for me - Diego cries a few minutes in the middle of the night but basically he sleeps through until morning. I'd like to put him in with Charlie but everytime I leave the room Charlie takes the opportunity to tip Diego over or torment him somehow.
We executed our first bribe this weekend. We told Charlie that we'd give him a present if he got his haircut. His hairdo had turned into a terrible looking mullet. We were in little Vietnam in the Eden Center which is full of bubble tea vendors and salons so after finishing our bubble tea we decided it was time for a haircut. Carlos tried to lure Charlie in by getting his own hair washed ($5). Charlie held Carlos' hand and told him not to be scared. Despite the bravery Charlie would have nothing to do with getting his own hair cut until we promised to get him a present. He sat so still and with a dramatic frown on his face the entire time. The funniest part was wandering the Vietnamese grocery store in search of a present. He diligently walked each aisle looking for a present that he wanted. Finally we gave up and went to Toys R Us to get him a present. I think the hair cut was well worth the $28 ($12 for the haircut and $16 for the present)!
Ever since he saw breakdancing in Atlanta Charlie has been doing his own interpretive breakdancing. He specializes in the no-hand downward dog which I tried and it is actually hard. It has been a daily activity since our return and one of my favorites.
My sweet Diego has started to crawl! He is unbelievably slow but he does crawl and has started to pull himself up. Despite not having a vocabulary he definitely expresses his desires - for instance if I open the door but don't go outside (he loves being outside) he does this adorable purring cry and lunges towards the door or if I try to feed him and he doesn't want it (unfortunately very often) he will literally swot the spoon away. He had his nine month appointment and weighed in at a little over 19 lbs. His head is in the 90th percentile but his weight is in the 25th percentile! big head, little body! The doctor recommended letting him feed himself so I've been letting him go at it with just about everything but mostly he still just likes breastmilk and bread.
Yesterday morning what seemed to be the entire fleet of Cars and Trucks and Things that Go showed up in front of our house to dig a seemingly useless hole and then quickly patch it up. Whatever it was it proved to be a great show for us. We ate our oatmeal out front in our pajamas and watched every type of truck come by. Here are Charlie, Brett and Diego watching the show.
We executed our first bribe this weekend. We told Charlie that we'd give him a present if he got his haircut. His hairdo had turned into a terrible looking mullet. We were in little Vietnam in the Eden Center which is full of bubble tea vendors and salons so after finishing our bubble tea we decided it was time for a haircut. Carlos tried to lure Charlie in by getting his own hair washed ($5). Charlie held Carlos' hand and told him not to be scared. Despite the bravery Charlie would have nothing to do with getting his own hair cut until we promised to get him a present. He sat so still and with a dramatic frown on his face the entire time. The funniest part was wandering the Vietnamese grocery store in search of a present. He diligently walked each aisle looking for a present that he wanted. Finally we gave up and went to Toys R Us to get him a present. I think the hair cut was well worth the $28 ($12 for the haircut and $16 for the present)!
Ever since he saw breakdancing in Atlanta Charlie has been doing his own interpretive breakdancing. He specializes in the no-hand downward dog which I tried and it is actually hard. It has been a daily activity since our return and one of my favorites.
My sweet Diego has started to crawl! He is unbelievably slow but he does crawl and has started to pull himself up. Despite not having a vocabulary he definitely expresses his desires - for instance if I open the door but don't go outside (he loves being outside) he does this adorable purring cry and lunges towards the door or if I try to feed him and he doesn't want it (unfortunately very often) he will literally swot the spoon away. He had his nine month appointment and weighed in at a little over 19 lbs. His head is in the 90th percentile but his weight is in the 25th percentile! big head, little body! The doctor recommended letting him feed himself so I've been letting him go at it with just about everything but mostly he still just likes breastmilk and bread.
Yesterday morning what seemed to be the entire fleet of Cars and Trucks and Things that Go showed up in front of our house to dig a seemingly useless hole and then quickly patch it up. Whatever it was it proved to be a great show for us. We ate our oatmeal out front in our pajamas and watched every type of truck come by. Here are Charlie, Brett and Diego watching the show.
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