Looking out our front window in Santa CruzIts a cool foggy morning here in Santa Cruz and Ella and I started things off early with a walk to get daddy a sunday morning latte. We are staying in the most wonderful house (thank you Arline, David and Evelyn!!!) and it's just a short stroll across the river to get to Pacific Ave....the colorful pedestrian area filled with cafes, bookstores, street musicians and theaters. Today Ella and I watched ducks splashing in the misty water below us, she in her fuzzy pink hat and me trying to keep her little hands warm with my own. Babygirl sure loves to be cruised around these days so that she can look at (and hopefully touch and taste!) everything in her big new world. There is a wonderful vegetable and flower garden in front of our house and she's been happily exploring the scents and textures of fresh corn, tomatoes, peppers and lavender. We've also taken her to check out the beach boardwalk; her eyes were big as saucers as we strolled along with roller coasters wooshing by and kids screaming everywhere. She much prefers the quiet garden at this point, as do I!
Ella & I in the morningAside from cruising around, Ella's favorite pastimes are rolling onto her tummy, being tickled, and hopping in her Johnny-Jump-Up. We've heard that the jumper is bad for her hip development, but its such a ridiculously good time for all of us that we've decided to risk it :-) We'll post a video soon of the little Irish jig she likes to do when she's in there. She's also been enjoying long luxurious baths in the Italian marble sink that graces the gorgeous kitchen here. It's a regular Roman bath and I think our little girl is going to be a spa-junkie someday just like her mamma.
We sure are feeling lucky to have the entire month of August in this special home, enjoying the family, friends and ambiance of Max's home-town.
Looking out our front window in Santa Cruz
Ella & I in the morning
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We had one of those baby jumpers. It is one of the best devices ever, generating laughs and entertainment for all.
In one particular instance, the jumper also proved to be the best tool for accelerating a "delay" or "hold-up" in one of our kid's digestive process. Basically nothing was happening for over 24 hours and we were starting to get worried.
The doc said prunes, karo syrup, and lots of hydration. We did that and still nothing happened.
In comes the jumper... and the results were the biggest smiles ever for our 1.5 YO and one of the nastiest full body diaper changes in the history of mankind.
Be forewarned... -Darin
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