Nathan has said his name a few times before, but today he passed (what I consider to be) a very large milestone...
On our way back from a walk to the store (Nathan, Papi, and me) we came in through the back door to drop something off in the garage.
Nathan saw his stroller, and so he said quite matter-of-factly to Robert and I, "Coche" (stroller in Spanish."
I responded, "c'est a qui, le coche?" ("who's stroller is it?").
He purposefully pointed to his own chest, and responded, "tatan."
May 31, 2008
May 23, 2008
May 18, 2008
No mas... Bye bye l'eau... Vamonos a la casa?
We had our first real day in the sun and the sand, today... And Nathan was a little uneasy about the whole "pool" thing.
We haven't had him in a pool for quite some time, so it appears that he has 'forgotten' how much he enjoyed his earlier swimming with Alex and me.
SO... when we put him in the (very nice) pool water today, he tried his best to let us know that he wasn't really "into it."
He started by saying, "bye bye, l'eau" ("goodbye, water"). Next, he thought he'd try suggesting we head back to the hotel room and he said, "vamonos a la casa?".
Finally, when he saw that these weren't working, he switched to "no mas" ("no more").
He was more than a little panicked, and quite "sobby" throughout his attempts to communicate with us. But, the amazing thing was that he "kept it together" enough to be able to make three different attempts (in as many languages) at communicating with us what he wanted, and using the different concepts of "going home," "no more," and "goodbye, water" appropriately.
Update: 5/21/2008: Lots of hugs and reassurances later, Nathan is now asking frequently to go to the "piscine."
We haven't had him in a pool for quite some time, so it appears that he has 'forgotten' how much he enjoyed his earlier swimming with Alex and me.
SO... when we put him in the (very nice) pool water today, he tried his best to let us know that he wasn't really "into it."
He started by saying, "bye bye, l'eau" ("goodbye, water"). Next, he thought he'd try suggesting we head back to the hotel room and he said, "vamonos a la casa?".
Finally, when he saw that these weren't working, he switched to "no mas" ("no more").
He was more than a little panicked, and quite "sobby" throughout his attempts to communicate with us. But, the amazing thing was that he "kept it together" enough to be able to make three different attempts (in as many languages) at communicating with us what he wanted, and using the different concepts of "going home," "no more," and "goodbye, water" appropriately.
Update: 5/21/2008: Lots of hugs and reassurances later, Nathan is now asking frequently to go to the "piscine."
Waking up to our first day in Mexico
Oh and except that united LOST one out of our four bags (Linda and Robert's). It turns out Linda's Spanish language skills come in very handy -- we've filed a report and we're hoping to get it returned to us today so they have swimsuits and clothes to change into.
Now, vamos a la playa...
May 17, 2008
May 10, 2008
May 4, 2008
Cole Valley Bound
Ana, Téa, Nathan, Alex and I all took a walk to "La Boulange" in Cole Valley for a quick coffee.
We decided it was REALLY NICE having REALLY NICE neighbors.
May 3, 2008
Picnic at Sutro Heights Park with Lila
After Nathan's first dentist appointment, Alex and I took him to a picnic with his friend Lila (and her personal assistants, Steve and Deborah).
Lila looked pretty as a picture in her yellow get-up, while Nathan strived to 'one-up' her by going for the rugged dirt-encrusted look.
May 1, 2008
Leaving Las Vegas
As with his grand entrance to Las Vegas, Nathan's return to sunny San Francisco was met with an equal dose of excitement!
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