Poop!

As a new parent, you spend a lot of time talking about and analyzing poop. When was the last one? Did you get any on you? How can someone so little produce so much? What was that? A blueberry? However, last Saturday, Lukas had another first. He pooped in the potty! That does not mean that he is potty trained. It simply means that we timed it correctly when we thought he might need to go, we took off his diaper, sat with him in the bathroom, sat him in his potty, and he produced. AKA- he knows what is supposed to happen in the potty and he can say "Poo Poo!"

So it is the very first step in what I am sure will be a long journey towards being toilet trained. I was so proud I almost took a picture of it. Almost. Then I thought to myself, when will I ever look at this again and who would want to see this? I would say that even proud grandparents might squirm at the sight.

Later that day, Lukas also did say to me "Poo Poo" and so I took off his diaper, sat him down on his potty, and he peed. So I thought to myself, "maybe he doesn't know the difference. Either way, he still produced something." 2 minutes after I put his new diaper on, I realize that he pooped. So I guess that he tried to tell me, but I didn't let him sit on the potty long enough. They say that toddlers will tell you when they are ready to be potty trained. I am totally ready and my guess is that he might be ready too since he really hates it when I change his diaper. For the last 2 weeks, it's been a battle to change his diaper. Though I found out, the nanny has no issues changing his diaper. His temper is reserved solely for me and sometimes his Daddy. Therefore, you can bet that both of us will be happier once we don't have to change his diaper anymore.

Parents Day 2

Today, we took the day off from work to have a nice lunch in Napa. We went to a restaurant called Bouchon with the Banerjees and Schneiders while the kids were in childcare. It was nice to have a long lunch without interruption.

After lunch, we walked around Yountville and then did a little shopping in the Napa outlets. We definitely need to keep doing this.

Here are the long-awaited photos of Lukas from Easter and through our vacation in FL:


Maybe I'll post the pictures from the 4th of July by the time Labor Day roles around...

Bienvenido a Miami

So I've been trying to upload pictures from the last few months. It's been a long process because I used to upload monthly, but I was trying to consolidate and it's just taking a lot longer. Part of it is due to procrastination.

Things have also been busy. We went to Miami and Key West last month with the Banerjees. It was a good time, but very hot. Love the Cuban food and the Peruvian food we had while we were there. We were able to rent a few condos and it made staying in Florida a lot easier. While we were in Key West, we rented a packNplay. I am a little surprised that there aren't more small business catering to traveling families. It was very nice. They dropped off and picked up the packNplay to our condo for $10 a day. Renting it relieved us of the hassle of having to bring ours.

Unfortunately, I got burned on my shoulders on the first day, so that limited my time at the beach and in the sun. Luckily, there were no traces of the oil spill.

It was a fun vacation, but it already seems like it was so long ago. Updates on Lukas: he's started learning how to use a spoon and can sip from a straw.