Relaxing summer day

Nothing too exciting to report here. Leo is getting his second bottom tooth and one of the top teeth is ready to break through very soon. He doesn't seemed too bothered by it though.

Here he is gnawing on one of his pool toys. Fascinated by dad.
Practicing his kicks
Here's a little movie of Tom dunking Leo. (Don't worry, I gave him the special ear drops after he got out of the pool)


Post-dunking. Back to swimming.
Tom picked out this wood race car for Leo and it is a big hit.

Swim class

Leo and I have been taking "parent and tot" swim class all week and we're really enjoying it. We have class next week too. Today, Tom came to watch and took some pictures and video.

Here we all are with our tots in the water.

Practicing the back float.
Listening to teacher Tim. The other little guy is Nathan. He's just a couple of weeks younger than Leo.
Playing Humpty-dumpty.
Below are some videos. I'm using a hosting site to post the videos. In the future I may be able to embed it into the post (instead of making them individual posts). These were taking on my regular camera. I'm not sure when we'll be able to post footage from the video camera. Hopefully in time for Leo's high school graduation.

Off the diving board

Singing in the pool

Giggling

I'm done....almost

Today Leo and I sat in my classroom for two hours so my students could drop off their research papers. I didn't give a final exam, which is what typically happens during that time period. Leo was content the whole time, though he did keep trying to touch the carpet, which is totally disgusting. My students all admired Leo (one said, "your kid is hella cute", which is quite the compliment in Nor Cal speak). Here are some pictures. If the classroom looks bleak, that's because it is. Welcome to community college!

Waiting for students to arrive. Trying out the desk.

"Hey, professor! Whatta I got to do to get an A in this class?" He really wanted to eat his shoe.
So I let him have it.
And here's one of him with a clip in his hair -- just because.

Now I just have to grade a huge stack of papers, total up the grades and then I'm really done. Honestly, I've really done a half-ass job this quarter. It's really hard to balance work and baby. I'm sure my next class will go much smoother, but I don't think the students noticed I wasn't at the top of my game. A number of them thanked me and said they enjoyed the class (of course, they could just be sucking up).

Heat wave

We're experiencing a heat wave (again). It's suppose to cool off a little tomorrow. Because it has been so hot, we've been hanging at home. Yesterday, Leo and I were on our own all day (Tom had a class in the city and stayed to have dinner with friends). We went in the pool and had a bath together. Here we are in our towels. Around 6pm every evening, we hang out in the front yard. It helps prevent cranky baby syndrome because there is a lot to keep him distracted. Plus, by that time we've been inside most of the day enjoying the climate-controlled house, so we're ready for some fresh air.

Billie likes to sit close, but not too close. I think she's in on the plan to get Leo to crawl.
Happy baby.
Check out chomper.

Amazing eye lashes.
Billie is hoping some dirty birds need a bath.
Today, we hung around the house as a family and didn't drive each other crazy. Amazing!

Tom tries to teach Leo the finer points of crawling.
In the late afternoon, they hit the pool.

It's important to stay hydrated in the heat, so Leo has some water in the sippy cup.
All the water caused him to pee on Tom's lap moments after this picture was taken. Awesome!

Happy Birthday...to me!

I'm 33 today. It's my dad's birthday as well, but I won't reveal his age (though I can say he is younger than John McCain). I had a great day with my little man.

Here's my lovely bouquet from my dad. Random cuteness.

I made him try on some hats, just because.

Would you like a monkey? (He always does)
He was a little fussy this evening, so I piled him up with toys to try to cheer him up.

Happy Father's Day!

Today, we celebrated big daddy, Tom. He got to pick our activity and he wanted to head to the coast along some beautiful back roads. This was definitely a testament to our love for poppa since gas is $4.50 a gallon and the roads were so narrow and winding I thought I was back in Arkansas. It was a gorgeous drive and our destination, San Gregorio State Beach, was stunning. Unfortunately, like a typical Northern California beach, it was quite gray, windy and cold. We had fun anyways (but I'm looking forward to our trip to Seal Beach next month for some more traditional beach going).

Headed to the beach, for Leo's first glimpse of the ocean. On the path to the beach. Tom loved showing Leo the water, but I was very worried they would accidentally get wet. I took this one, so when the doctor asked how Leo got pneumonia in June, I had evidence.
First time in the sand.

Look close at the bottom gums and you can see "chomper".

We headed up a trail over the beach for some great views.