Big outting

We headed up to our old stomping ground today to look for the perfect all-terrain stroller. We checked out two strollers at two different stores in the Oakland/Berkeley area. We found one we really like, and bought it on eBay when we got home for a great price (the downside is the bright purple color, which wouldn't be our first choice, but we can't resist a deal).

The stroller shopping was fun, but the best part of our visit was seeing friends. Our first stop was our friends Lauren and Aaron's new house. It is a killer pad. They have a rumpus room; need I say more? We also saw our friends Adam and Elaine. They have a t-shirt business, the girl and rhino, and gave us one of their baby shirts when Leo was born. I dressed him in the shirt this morning to show our support, but by the time we reached Oakland, Leo had spit up all over it (he also peed his pants). This time, I had a back-up outfit. We visited them at their booth at the Telegraph Street Fair. Our last stop was to see Tom's college friend, also named Leo, his wife Vandy and their son Truman.

Overall, it was a great day, but very tiring.

Here are some pictures.

All ready to go...(he's turning into a little porker)

Meeting Adam and Elaine.

Baby's first office party

Tom and his co-workers had a little holiday gathering after work yesterday. I brought Leo to show him off. Everyone was really impressed with what a content, happy baby he is. And no one seemed to mind that I required them to use hand sanitizer before holding the baby (yep, I'm that kind of mom).

Here's Leo with Manisha and her son. She is one of the women who threw us that awesome baby shower back in September.

Sujatha is a very nice woman and Leo is only making fussy face because he was pretty over being held by others and wanted to be back with mom.

Silly

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Gulp and Gawk

When I was pregnant, I heard about "sip and see" parties. Apparently, you serve tea (sip) and show off the baby (see). We had our own version yesterday. We called it a gulp and gawk, and served baked ziti, seven-layer dip, cookies, fudge and spiked egg nog. Leo was dressed to impress and was very charming for his guests. He did get a little over stimulated a few times and fell asleep as soon as he was handed off to me. I had my camera out to take lots of pictures, but got too distracted. Here are a couple of Leo hanging out with Julie and Jacob, who is 13 months old.

Christmas countdown

We're getting ready for the holidays. It's extra fun with Leo around, even though he doesn't fully appreciate it. He likes looking at the lights on our tree, and he got to visit Santa.
Here's the pic.

I'm having trouble with my computer's internet connection, but I'll try to continue posting regularly.

Mama's Little Piggy

Leo had his two month check up. He's a normal, healthy, growing boy. His weight is up to 11 pounds 8 ounces. Wow! This is so great since we had issues with his weight in the beginning. But anyone who has visited us knows I spend a lot of my day nursing. He's still in the lower percentile for head size (but moving up, so that good), which explains why I'm having so much trouble finding a winter hat that fits. He also had his vaccinations. I cried more than he did. He seems to be tolerating it well.
How about a little size comparison?

Three days old on his way home from the hospital.


This was taken on Saturday. He was 7 weeks, 5 days old (and yes, we put shoes on him).

Grandma Ruth

We had a very nice visit with Grandma Ruth. She loved meeting Leo. It will be strange not to have visitors for a while. But very soon we'll be headed to Denver for Christmas.
Here's some pictures of the family.