Dadai and I spent a lot of time hanging out together during his paternity leave. He did a great job keeping me entertained, while Mama spent much of her days and nights feeding baby Marley. Here is a picture of Dadai and me in my pool in our backyard. Don’t we look like we’re having fun?
Dadai has gone koo-koo for gardening. He is growing corn and tomatoes and zucchini and carrots and strawberries and melon and beans and herbs. He spends a bit of time each evening being the manic organic, and here are a few pictures of us together the garden.
The doctors had the radio on in the operating room during Mama’s c-section. A few minutes after Marley was delivered, John Mayer’s “Daughters” began to play. There is no way that Mama will be able to listen to that song again w/o being moved to tears. Here’s a picture of Dadai w/ his newest daughter.
The past few months have been filled with lots of changes. Mama delivered baby Marley on Wed. May 28th, and they both returned home the following Saturday. It was the first time Mama and I have been away from each other for more than a few hours, and it was a bit difficult for us both. But, Dadai and Grandma D took great care of me. Dadai took me to the lake to feed the ducks and to the park to play with the big kids – and he would text pictures of me on my adventures to mama, which she appreciated more than he’ll ever know. Now, Marley and Mama are home with us and we are adjusting to life as a family of four. Dadai is a bit scared about the hormonal imbalance of our household (three part estrogen, one part testosterone), but that’s how we’re gonna roll.
Today I got to hang out with my buddies Lizzie and Jake, who were in town from Seattle for a wedding. Mama went to college with Lizzie and Jake’s parents (FIGHT ON!) Before heading to the park, our folks pre-funked at the hotel - with the exception of Mama, who is still cooking my sister in utero. On our way to the park we met a nice fireman who showed us around the big fire truck he was driving. BTW - Lizzie is coo-coo for fire trucks!!! While at the park, Lizzie and I played in the sand and on the swings, while Jake kicked it in his smooth ride. I had a wonderful day rollin with my Orswell homies.
My Grandma’s came over Sunday morning for Easter brunch. It was a beautiful day, and I had my first Easter egg hunt in our back yard. I was very good at finding all the colorful eggs, and DaDai helped me fish out the hidden marshmallow in each one. I hope that all my peeps had as lovely an Easter day celebration w/ their families, as I did w/ mine.
At the moment, Elmo is all the rage at my house! I love to watch him on Sesame Street and on DVD. A few weekends ago, my folks took me to Explore SDSU to meet Elmo at the KPBS kid zone. We had to wait quite a while for Elmo’s scheduled appearance, which also coincided with my MUCH needed nap time. When Elmo finally emerged, I was deep into melt down status. So, I’ve got puffy face, teary eyes and a finger in the nose during my first picture with Elmo. But it’s pretty cool nonetheless. At the kid zone, I also got play in a jumpy and had a character drawing done. Melt down aside, it was a good time.
The Presidential Primaries have almost been as exciting for my folks as football season, and I’ve caught the fever. The early primary states have seen voters come out in record numbers, and I hope the same is true today as people from 24 states have the opportunity to cast their votes and strongly influence, if not determine, the Presidential nominees from both parties.
With our main man Edwards out of the race, we are throwing our support to Obama. His concession speech in New Hampshire and the people’s response moved Mama to tears. Obama’s opposition of the war has been consistent and his fight for lobbyist reform genuine. And if his words and the passion with which he communicates them are any indication of the type of leader he will be, I can rest assured that we will be in safe, intelligent and competent hands with Obama as President.
While I have to wait another 17 years to vote, chances are you can do it right now. So please, regardless of your political affiliation, be sure to get out there and VOTE!
When I get a bit of freedom, I go WILD! Last week, Mama, Grandma D and I had a lovely day at one of our local parks. Here are a few pictures from our adventure.
Before the holidays, Mama and I went up to San Juan Capistrano to visit her college friend KP and her two daughters – Haley and Claire. Claire and I are four months apart in age and although we met last year, we were actually able to play together this time around. It was so cool to hang w/ my hoochies, and hopefully it won’t be another year before we do it again.
My life on the outside began August 12, 2006. I created this blog to share pictures and news with family and friends. My folks call me Boogs, which is short for Boogers (which was once short for Sugar Booger). I like hanging out at Java Mama, playing music on the electric keyboard, running through the grass without my monkey leash, listening to Jack Johnson, swimming @ water babies class, twirling around in circles, watching PBS's Zoboomafo and Sprout's Good Night show, bustin' stinky trouser pops (which I now find funny) and chasing my dog Oliver's funny-looking backside.
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