Happy semi-retirement!

Grevin is the luckiest boy ever! His Grammie loves him SOOO much that she decided to quit working to spoil him all day long when I go back to work in a couple of weeks. Of course, she is only "semi-retiring" as she will still work in the evenings when they need her-they don't want to let her go!

I tried to find pictures of them together but I could only find these two on my computer. Looks like I need to take more pictures!

Thank you, Grammie! Grevin and you are going to have so much fun together!

Weekend in Tahoe

We had such a GREAT weekend! Grey and I headed up to Tahoe with our friend, Michelle, and her son, Andrew, on Thursday afternoon. It was our longest driving trip AND our first night away from home. Grevin. of course, was fantastic(except not wanting to sleep in the pack'n'play). Zippy drove up with Brian after work on Friday. On Saturday, there was a house full. Grevin's 'birth' buddy, Jared, came out to visit(he was born just days after Grey) and Brewer also joined in on the fun(he is about a month younger than Grevin). Friday during the day it was just Michelle and me, so we took the boys for a hike and wandered around the village at Northstar enjoying the beautiful day in the mountains and playing on the playground. Saturday morning arrived and Zippy convinced me to take the gondola up the mountain and to hike back down. I am so glad he did because it was such a beautiful hike. Luckily, we didn't ever have to go UP hill and Zippy got a chance to really test the limits of the stroller! The mountain bikers that passed us thought it was pretty entertaining to see the stroller on their offroading trails. We then met everyone at the pool to cool off and we were having a fantastic time until a little girl puked in the pool and they had to close it. It was a fun trip, a much needed vacation, and an enjoyable time hanging out with friends. I really want to thank the Wings for such great hospitality and for being such good friends. I foresee many more vacations together!

Michelle & Andrew, Ali & Jared, Michelle & Brewer, Jen & Grey

The dads & their boys: Greg, Brian, & Zippy (Scotty wasn't able to come)
Michelle kicking Brian's butt at Jenga at the Village

"I am KING!"

The gondola ride

Enjoying his first of many trips up the mountain

Grey's first black diamond. EXPERT riders only!

off roading

Dropping into the halfpipe

Playing in the snow!

What a great vacation!

What a sweet moment

I took a moment from packing for Tahoe this morning to nurse, cuddle,and 'talk' with Grey. He was nursing and smiled up at me...one of the most heart melting moments for a mom, and went back to nursing. Then, I hear a loud noise coming from his diaper and thought to myself that I was glad I hadn't dressed him yet for the day. He looked at me and started LAUGHING as I felt something warm on my lap.....

Needless to say, I won't be wearing these shorts today!!

Wordless Wednesday

We love our Stephy!

Grevin and I headed to Fairfield to get a Stephy-fix on Monday. Steph is going to be leaving us for a year to go to Mexico City to teach at an American School so needless to say, now that she is done with this school year, we need to try to see her as much as possible before she leaves the beginning of August! We had such a good time swimming at her moms, bbq-ing, and playing with her nieces and nephew. Grevin thought she was hilarious and absolutely loved her step dad, Enrique, who sang songs to him in Spanish. Grey just looked at him and laughed the whole time. I am so proud of Steph for going to teach abroad. She has been wanting to do it for awhile and it was perfect timing for her to go! I convinced her to start a blog Teaching in Mexico City so I can live vicariously through her this next year!!

Steph and Grey having a deep conversation

Grey riding in the baby doll stroller

Steph pushing him around

Me, Steph, and Grey

Steph with the sleepy Grey in the pool

The cutest little face ever

I have been pleasantly surprised at how much Grey likes the water. He hung out with us for HOURS in the pool and even falls asleep in the pool. It must be relaxing!!

Happy Father's Day to all the dad's in my life!

Grandpa DeShazer

Grandpa Kearney

Grandpa Oglesby

And the newest daddy in our lives...Zippy! I think I get the worst mother of the year award because, AGAIN, I forgot my camera at home today. We were on the soccer fields at 8:30 this morning and left after watching 2.5 games (around 2:30 in the afternoon). Grevin and Zippy got to enjoy lots of bonding time on the sidelines and heckle the ref. Then they came home and took a nap together! Zippy is such a awesome dad and Grevin is one lucky boy:)

Happy First Father's Day, Zippy!

Grevin LOVES books....

Zippy got to experience the joy of reading books to Grevin today! Grey and I often spend the hot afternoons in bed reading because it is the only room with a ceiling fan. He loves looking at the pictures, hearing the different 'voices' of the characters, and cuddling with mom. He does have a favorite book though....

"Yay! The monkey book!"

"Then what happens, daddy??!"

"Really? Oh my..."

"Wait, let's go back. I think we missed something"

"This part is the best!"

"I seriously recommend this book. It is GOOOD!"

More Visitors!

Nicki came out to visit for a long weekend and we had lots of fun with her. Grevin thought she was just hilarious and was constantly flirting with her. I picked Nicki up at the airport on Wednesday and we went to Ghirardelli's in the city as it is our tradition. 10:30 am on a Wednesday morning is a great time to stop and get ice cream because no one else is there! We had the place to ourselves and enjoyed a yummy cookie sundae for brunch :-) We went wine tasting one day, to the outlets( I didn't know we had a Gymboree outlet in Petaluma!), hung out at the house, and went to Zippy's company picnic. I am glad she was here because Grevin wanted to be constantly held since he didn't feel well and my arms/back were killing me as he is such a chunk:) Thanks for coming to play!

Guess who dressed me this morning!

I love Zippy. He can make me laugh even when I am exhausted! The last two evenings and nights Grevin has been having a tough time. He was sleeping for a 5-6 hour stretch and now ( I hope because of the tooth thing) he is waking up every 45 MINUTES! AHHH!! Zippy has been working crazy hours since he is commuting to Richmond so he has been getting out of the house around 5 am and doing soccer stuff in the evenings. Luckily, this morning he slept in because when Grevin woke up for the day at 6 am after waking up a million times last night SCREAMING, he graciously got out of bed and let me sleep in for a couple of hours. Around 8, he brought Grevin back to bed with me and this is what he was wearing. Got to love the short outfit with a sleeveless sweater :)

This is a baby blog, right?

This wouldn't be a baby blog without the blow out pictures! This one isn't nearly as bad as Hayley's but it has been the only time that I had my camera close by. I hate changing blow outs! We were out at a soccer game last weekend and he had one. I was trying to change him in the back seat and as soon as I had his outfit off and the diaper off...he peed all over the back seat. I am glad we have leather seats!

Teething update

On Tuesday, I was so impressed at how well Grevin was handling his tooth. Well, I think I spoke too soon. Since then he is SOO cranky and doesn't sleep well at all during the day. He is so tired and uncomfortable. He is content for awhile chewing on my fingers and his hands but his favorite thing right now is a frozen washcloth. Poor guy!

3 months

Grevin William DeShazer.

Happy 3 months, baby boy! Can you believe how fast (again) the month has gone by? And you are growing so fast that you won't be my little baby much longer. I love every moment that I get to spend with you and seeing you discover the world around you.

This month has been full of new discoveries and adventures like always. You are getting really good with your hands. Your favorite new toy is a handful of mommy's hair! You giggle and smile constantly and LOVE it when mommy and daddy tickle your tummy or munch on your cute little feet. Your hands are fascinating and you are always surprised that they are still there later and that you can control them. Your hands are constantly in your mouth along with anything else you can get. And you are such a drool monster...because you are cutting your first tooth! I thought I had months before that would happen, but you are constantly surprising me. Luckily, you are not cranky and it doesn't seem to bother you. Your daddy thinks that once you have a tooth that you should be able to eat big people food. But what can one tooth really do??!

You can hold your head up like a champ and you LOVE to stand. If you are on anyone's lap, you would prefer to be standing on your feet rather than sitting or laying down. Your head is constantly spinning around, looking at everything, grabbing everything. Luckily, you still love to cuddle with me in between standing and exploring the world.

You love to spend time in the garden and Ado likes it, too. He throws his ball to you through the fence and looks at you patiently, waiting for you to pick it up and throw it back to him. Now you look at it and reach your little hands out, but can't quite reach it. It is good thing because that ball is disgusting! It won't be too long before you will be playing with him and making him very very happy.

You absolutely love the water-in the tub or the pool or just listening to the garden hose. We were at the pool the other day and I was holding you while your legs were in the water. I looked down and you had fallen asleep!

Of course, you are still growing like crazy. I put you on the scale this morning and you were over 16 pounds! I guess you are getting enough to eat :-)

Well, Grevy, I look forward to waking up with you tomorrow and seeing what other new things you can do to surprise me! I love you to pieces, baby boy!

Lots of hugs and kisses,

Mommy

You can't be serious...

I have been in denial for the last few days. Grevin has been drooling like crazy, soaking his shirt with slober. "Developmentally appropriate," right? His hands are constantly in his mouth. "Developmentally appropriate," right? What is that white thing on the lower right hand corner of his gummy smile? It must be some residual spit up or something. I finally got a good feel and a good look at it today. You can't be serious...it is a freakin' tooth. Where is my baby going??!! At this rate, he will be shaving by the time I go back to work in a few weeks!

Hello, summer!

Summer is finally here even though it hasn't felt like it the last few days. It has been rainy and overcast and cool...but we are taking advantage of the sunshine when it comes out! I am a little scared that it is June and I have to go back to work in July. We are going to enjoy every moment because it is going too fast. Our summer has started!

Zippy and I finally took the time to plant our garden. We planted tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, lemon cucumbers, peppermint, spearmint, lettuce, corn, bell peppers carrots, jalepenos, basil, corn, and we are still looking for some cilantro. Yum, yum!!

Zippy watering the garden

Grevin watching his daddy

One of my bestest friends, Kristie, from high school in Missouri came out to visit with her aunt and her mom. The four of us used to do girlie trips to St. Louis and Chicago during the first summers after high school. When I moved out to California, they came to visit(about 7 years ago). This time, they came out to meet Grevin for a girlie trip reunion. The weather looked like it was going to be terrible but we headed to the coast anyways. It turned out to be a beautiful day! It was Grevin's first time to the ocean and he seemed to enjoy it. The next day, we dropped Grevin off at Grammie Jane's house and went wine tasting(I didn't take my camera so I hope I can get copies of Kristie's!). We also went swimming at the hotel where they were staying. They had a heated pool and Grevin was loving floating around in his turtle floatie. Again, no camera. I am such a bad mom!! I had such a good time with them and I miss them already!

All of us at Goat Rock

Kristie and Grevin
Grevin feeling the sand between his toes for the first time

Today, we headed out to Sacramento to celebrate Jerry and Matt's birthdays. We had alot of fun hanging out with everyone, drinking sangria, and swimming in Jerry and Kim's pool(the peops who made the cute block). Matt lives just around the corner from us and has a son who is two weeks younger than Grevin. They are best buddies-they just don't know it yet!


Noa and Grevin wearing Jerry's 'bro'(his man bra...don't ask)

Noa and Grevin

Hanging out in the pool with dad

(the water was too chilly to do anything but stick his feet in)
Zippy wanting to throw him in the air. I told him he has to wait a little while longer!

My little man