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Archive for June, 2006
June 23, 2006 at 11:31 am · Filed under Uncategorized
We can’t seem to keep up with Graem’s vocabulary these days, she’s more and more eager to try to say new words. Shawna took Grammy to the park the other day, where she learned the words “bug” and “pool.” At dinner that night, she also said “goat,” and yesterday she said “duck,” “dog,” and the all-important “TV.”
We got Shawna and Grammy passes for the local pool, and met there after work on Wednesday. She loved it! They have a great toddler pool that has zero entries, and ranges from 12″ to 18″ deep. Graem loves that she doesn’t need to be held to be in it, and there are lots of fun water bubblers/jets. We do have to watch her closely, as she walks/wades faster and faster until she falls face-forward. They have an adult pool as well, and Grammy instantly saw the water slide and wanted to go on it. Unfortunately, she has to pass the deep-water test before she can go on it, and they don’t allow more than one person on the slide, so we couldn’t even take her with us.
June 17, 2006 at 9:50 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
I suppose it’s a bit late for the welcome home post, but we jumped right back into life when we touched ground. We got back in around midday on Tuesday, which meant back to work for me on Wednesday.
Grammy did great on both flights, we didn’t even sedate her this time! She slept through the entire first flight (we left LV at 11 PM PST), while Shawna and I wished we could. I’ve decided that airline seats are modern torture that you pay for. Instead of making that little silver button on the armrests “recline” your seat 0.2 degrees, the airlines should use the button to inject sedatives directly into your spinal column. And then when you have to “return your seats to the full upright position,” you would instead receive another injection to awaken, fully refreshed and unaware of the decubitus ulcers that developed in-flight.
Graem and Shawna are still on west coast time: Graem has been staying up until 10:30 or 11:00 at night, and waking up at 11 in the morning!
We’ve been catching up with our girls, both at the softball games and over this weekend. It’s good to be home!
The Vegas photos are posted.
June 10, 2006 at 7:30 pm · Filed under Baby Project 2, Milestones
Today was our first day without a doctor’s visit. We had the egg retrieval yesterday–we got 4 eggs, 3 of which had polar bodies that could be found and tested. We were a bit disappointed overall, but I guess all it takes is one. I’m glad to be done with it.
Graem finally turned the corner on being demon baby–she’s gotten over her cold, and the teething seems to have ceased. In the aftermath, we have left a trail of vomit throughout Las Vegas–in the pool, in our room, in restaurants. Shawna’s also gotten better, she has a voice now. On one hand, we were bummed about not getting home, but we’re also glad to be here a couple extra days without doctor’s visits, and without sickness in the family.
We had planned on changing our flights to leave Friday night, but it seems that the airlines have changed their policy to require not only the $75-100 fee, but also the price difference between the original ticket, and the current market value of the ticket, which would have been $700 per ticket!!! I guess this is how they make up for years of dry, crappy complimentary sandwiches, in spite of the fact they now charge $5 for them!
Grammy has been talking like a champ this trip–in just the last couple of days she learned to see peas (or peace), cheese, and mommy. She’s still obsessed with the boo-boo on her leg, which has provided hours of entertainment.
Oh–we finally updated photos.
June 5, 2006 at 12:55 am · Filed under Baby Project 2, Food
We’re finally rested, fed and happy. Graem and Shawna are still fighting off the cold, I think I’ve turned the corner on it. After a quick detour to Harrah’s to satisfy Shawna’s urge to gamble (she’s up $10!), we ventured out to the Strip today, and ended up at Caesar’s Palace. Truly tacky–gold everywhere, over-the-top statues and fountains, an aquarium and light show. There were over 150 shops, and we were quickly overwhelmed. All we bought were some pants for Graem, for $6.97.
As Graem started melting down, we left Caesar’s Palace to head to lunch–Tamba Indian Cuisine at the Hawaiian Village. This was by far the best Indian buffet lunch I think we’ve been to. They had stuff that we’ve never had, including this stuff that looked like Indian grits and some curry that looked like it was made of cucumbers. The usual dishes were fabulous, including the chicken makhni, beef rogan josh, and saag paneer. The dal makhni and the aloo mataar were so good that even Shawna ate some. Graem finally started eating again after an all-milk day on the plane yesterday.
After lunch, we walked back to the hotel to take a nap. It was much-needed after traveling yesterday, in spite of the fact that we went to bed at 8:30 PST last night. I’m trying to keep on my east-coast med schedule, which means I have to get up at 4 AM to do the injections. I’m trying to move the schedule forward, but it won’t make much of a difference as I only have a couple more days to go.
We headed down to the pool after everyone was awake and dressed. Grammy is such a psychobaby–she just runs into the water without any consideration of breathing! She’ll just throw herself in and assume that Mommy or Mama will keep her from drowning. There was a 14-month-old girl who was more cautious of the water, so much so that her mom could look away from her as she waded down the beach. We did a little hot tub and played on the spray pad, which Graem enjoyed.
Two new words this trip so far: boo-boo, for Graem’s scab on her leg (which she’s learned to pick), and bubbles in the hot tub.
June 4, 2006 at 10:13 am · Filed under Uncategorized
We made it in yesterday afternoon after a long day of traveling. We made all of our connections, our luggage made it here, and Grammy was a star on the plane. We did dose her with Benadryl for two of the connections–of course on the second leg, the long one, our flight was delayed so Graem slept the first hour that we sat on the tarmac. And then on the third connection, we couldn’t figure out how long the flight was (due to all the time changes), so we ended up dosing her unneccesarily for a 45-minute flight!
Our hotel is AMAZING: it’s bigger than our house, has a master suite with a whirlpool, washer and dryer in both units, full kitchen, dishwasher, 3 TVs, DVD and VCR player. We took a peek at the pool and it’s awesome. There’s a separate family pool with lots of toys and a zero beach. We’re going to check out what other facilities are available.
We ordered Chinese last night because we didn’t feel like leaving and it was the best food we’ve had, primarily because all we’d eaten was airport/plane food. Graem ate tons, and then promptly puked it out. She also puked this morning–I think it’s due to all the phlegm and coughing, and maybe a bit of baby bulimia.
I guess we’re going to check out the Bellagio today.
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