After a fun family Sunday spent celebrating Cole (6), Tavi (4), and Seth (10)'s birthdays in Manchester-by-the-sea, the OMs headed home so that Josh and Isaac could prepare for the big AFC Championship Game b/t the Steelers and the Jets.
With Isaac asleep in his crib, and Anique at Brandeis working late, I watched the Pittsburgh run up a 24-3 halftime lead. Feeling pretty confident, I settled in for what I hoped would be a victory lap of a second half. Here's a running diary of the second half
8:15: Jets cut the lead to 24-10. They look like a new team, and the Steelers look flustered.
8:45: As if suddenly aware that the outcome of the game is now in question, Isaac wakes up screaming.
8:50: No. Poopy diaper.
8:55: While I'm changing Isaac's diaper, the Jets sack Roethlisberger for a safety, cutting the lead to 24-12. Isaac reacts by pooping in my hand.
9:25: Jets score a touchdown. It's now 24-19, with a little more than 3 minutes left. Trying to remaining calm, I bounce Isaac up and down while singing "Waters of Babylon." We can't lose this game, can we?
9:45: We can't! Big Ben makes two clutch first downs, and the Steelers run out the clock. Isaac, worn out from all the excitement, is asleep in my arms. All is right with the world.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
The very Hungry Catapillar
| Isaac has discovered his appetite! If he was a little finicky about food before, he's not anymore. He loves to eat now- especially when he feeds himself. In addition to Cheerios, I now give him pieces of toast/English muffin/pizza, cut-up frozen mango, frozen blueberries (see pictures below), peas, beans, and cooked carrot pieces all on his tray. I just monitor him very closely and don't put out too many pieces on his tray at one time. Right now I'm trying to get the size of the pieces just right because if they are too small, his new pincer grasp can't pick them up, but if they are too big, he could choke. Eating with Isaac is messy and a lot of fun. After every meal, he's a complete mess and we have to sweep the floor, but he's so happy and (I think) proud of himself. Why call this post "The Hungry Catapillar"? Because at lunch and dinner today I found myself feeding him one thing and then another and another. For example, it was homemade pureed green beans for lunch. After demolishing that, he was clearly still starving so I heated up a portion of sweet-potato-squash-barley that we made last week. Still hungry!--some of Josh's pizza... and Cheerios... and then finally he seemed satisfied. A similar thing happened at dinner too--I ended up running out of options for him then (unless I gave him foods that I gave him at lunch) so I fed him garlic mashed potatoes that I made for dinner last week for me and Josh. It was a little crazy. What's he eating for?--he's already our butterfly!  |
| From Hungry Catapillar January 2011 |
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| From Hungry Catapillar January 2011 |
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
New car??
For his entire life, Isaac has patiently let twist him into his car seat in our two-door car. Things may be changing soon.
This afternoon, I drove to a 2:30 yoga class and afterward wanted to drop off some Salvation Army stuff at the bin at Shaw's. I turned off Trapello onto Rt 60 when the car suddenly... died(!!). I was practically in the intersection, but safely made it to the side of the street and put on my hazards. Stupidly, I had forgotten my cell phone before leaving home so I couldn't call AAA myself. I jumped outside the car with my face still red from exertion and waved down a car. The woman inside the car let me use her cell to call Josh to have him call AAA. Soon after a police car drove by and I waved him down too. The officer said that if I was cold I could join him in his car. I said, "I'm so hot from yoga, I'll be fine" because Josh said it would only be 20 minutes before the tow truck showed up.
55 minutes later(!), and after exhausting every conversation topic I could think of with the officer (yes, I got in his car), the tow truck finally showed up. We had Pat, Cole and Owen visiting at our house waiting to eat dinner. I was so happy to be home, but now we have to deal with our stupid car.
Could this be our moment to get a luxurious four-door vehicle??
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On a completely different topic, here's a shout-out to babysitting exchanges: we swapped babysitting nights with Margot and Mike and had our date-night on Friday. Josh and I went back to our old haunting grounds in Waltham to see the film "The King's Speech." It's a great movie and made even better knowing that Isaac was home safe with our friend. This weekend, we return the favor. Babysitters can be so expensive so this is a nice way to keep our romance alive without breaking the bank.
This afternoon, I drove to a 2:30 yoga class and afterward wanted to drop off some Salvation Army stuff at the bin at Shaw's. I turned off Trapello onto Rt 60 when the car suddenly... died(!!). I was practically in the intersection, but safely made it to the side of the street and put on my hazards. Stupidly, I had forgotten my cell phone before leaving home so I couldn't call AAA myself. I jumped outside the car with my face still red from exertion and waved down a car. The woman inside the car let me use her cell to call Josh to have him call AAA. Soon after a police car drove by and I waved him down too. The officer said that if I was cold I could join him in his car. I said, "I'm so hot from yoga, I'll be fine" because Josh said it would only be 20 minutes before the tow truck showed up.
55 minutes later(!), and after exhausting every conversation topic I could think of with the officer (yes, I got in his car), the tow truck finally showed up. We had Pat, Cole and Owen visiting at our house waiting to eat dinner. I was so happy to be home, but now we have to deal with our stupid car.
Could this be our moment to get a luxurious four-door vehicle??
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On a completely different topic, here's a shout-out to babysitting exchanges: we swapped babysitting nights with Margot and Mike and had our date-night on Friday. Josh and I went back to our old haunting grounds in Waltham to see the film "The King's Speech." It's a great movie and made even better knowing that Isaac was home safe with our friend. This weekend, we return the favor. Babysitters can be so expensive so this is a nice way to keep our romance alive without breaking the bank.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Isaac Celebrates First Steeler Playoff Win
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| From Isaac's First Playoff Win |
Inspired by Pittsburgh's merciless defensive front, Isaac proceeds to sack my foot.
Today was a big milestone for little Isaac OM. He witnessed his first Steelers Playoff win. Well, technically, he only "witnessed" the first quarter, but he was in the house for the impressive second half comeback. (No doubt, the excitement was too much for him because he woke up at 9 PM with a shriek. Nightmare over a potential match-up with the Patriots next Sunday? I understand.)
And as these pictures indicate, Isaac knows how to celebrate a touchdown.
For those interested, here's a link to the game's highlights. While watching, turn down the sound, then imagine me screaming either"YES! YES! YES! YES!" or "Ah! C'mon! What the?!" depending on the outcome.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Huge Snow Storm hits the OMs
For those who don't know, starting last night and lasting until this afternoon, Boston got hit with about a foot of snow. I looked out the window this morning and realized there was little chance of going to lab and after seeing that daycare was canceled, Josh declared today a family snow day!
We had a lazy morning in which I made some oatmeal fruit bars while Isaac napped and then we decided to bundle up and go outside. We put Isaac in his new snowsuit and Ergo (both gifts) and braced ourselves for the cold and snow. It was a beautiful day, but I was a little paranoid about Josh walking in the street while carrying Isaac, "please walk on the sidewalk!"--even though the sidewalk hadn't been cleared yet.
We ended up wandering over to friends' Margot and Mike's house. They were also outside so they greeted us on the street and invited us up for a hot drink. As Isaac played with their daughter Roisin's toys, we sipped hot chocolate (with marshmallows!).
Eventually, we made our way home while Isaac napped in the carrier. Josh shoveled out the car and I prepared a dinner with wheat berries (a novel ingredient for me).
Here are some pictures celebrating today:
We had a lazy morning in which I made some oatmeal fruit bars while Isaac napped and then we decided to bundle up and go outside. We put Isaac in his new snowsuit and Ergo (both gifts) and braced ourselves for the cold and snow. It was a beautiful day, but I was a little paranoid about Josh walking in the street while carrying Isaac, "please walk on the sidewalk!"--even though the sidewalk hadn't been cleared yet.
We ended up wandering over to friends' Margot and Mike's house. They were also outside so they greeted us on the street and invited us up for a hot drink. As Isaac played with their daughter Roisin's toys, we sipped hot chocolate (with marshmallows!).
Eventually, we made our way home while Isaac napped in the carrier. Josh shoveled out the car and I prepared a dinner with wheat berries (a novel ingredient for me).
Here are some pictures celebrating today:
More about Christmas 2010
For Christmas, my parents took everyone to see the Christmas Revels--a theatrical, musical performance that included a huge sing-along. In the group shots, you can see the whole family except Jenn, Maya and Paul. They wisely left early: this was the night of the storm and Nicole's car was towed due to a "snow emergency" while we were in the Cambridge theater. The following pictures were taken with Nicole's camera and she just shared them with us. Enjoy!
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