not yummy

I fed Naomi a little organic whole grain rice cereal, with somewhat poor results. I wasn't sure whether she was ready for it, but upon strong outside suggestion, I thought it couldn't hurt to give it a try. Whoa. I tasted it, and it's nasty. First I tried mixing just a tiny bit into her bottle, but it clogs the nipple. So I just mixed a little paste and fed it to her, which she didn't seem to hate as much as I did, but I think we're going to reintroduce this later.

making conversation

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Roar!

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Baa!

If you can stand me making sheep noises for 71 seconds, check it out.

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Seward Park

Peter, Garrett, Naomi, Eva Petunia and I went to Seward Park a few blocks from our house today. It's a 2.4 mile stretch around a tiny peninsula in Lake Washington, I know because I clocked it with the computer on my bike when we first moved south. Also, there are mile markers, but I didn't see those until about a year later.

Naomi was way overdressed for the walk, so I had to stop midway and pull off her hoodie and sweatpants and coat her in sunblock. Especially her head, which still hasn't grown more than a dusting of sandy brown hair and is bigger than the rest of her body.

Tonight, Garrett and Peter figured out the new-to-us bbq, and we grilled kabobs, chicken, veggie burgers, shrimp, and corn. Peter did most of it throughout the night, while Garrett and I passed the baby back and forth and tried to help. They are now mastering Grand Theft Auto IV, which has been a daily task for them for the past week.

As I write this, she's sitting next to me on the couch (aka Peter's bed) propped against a pillow and sucking on her hand. Her eyes go crossed while she's intently looking at her meal/appendage, and it's adorable. I can't seem to catch anything good on film, though, because she's much too entertained by the camera.

stuff and things

Ours is a busy household. We rent a portion of a house in Seattle from my friend Scott, and his boyfriend Eduardo. Eduardo's daughter came to stay with us for three weeks, and just went home on Friday. Garrett's brother, Uncle Peter, is here to stay with us for a month and work construction. They are working four ten hour shifts, and both of them are absolutely exhausted by the time I see them. You see, Naomi and I sleep in, because she likes to wake up multiple times during the night for food or comfort, and now that I'm a mom, I sleep with one eye open and one leg over the side of the bed ready to spring into action once she starts stirring.

From Kristin's Photos

Yesterday I took Naomi to meet a friend of mine who is moving to Arizona this week. She took the picture above, and if you click on the picture, you can see more.

From 2008-08-03

After that, Naomi got to meet her great-grandparents for the first time. Unfortunately, they are not in the best health and can't travel as far as Seattle, so I wanted to wait until Naomi felt better and I had enough time to visit for a few hours. They are my paternal grandparents, and the most loving people I know. I felt so guilty that it took me so long to get down to see them, but I have lots of excuses.