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The Little Gym and tofu

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For the last few months, we’ve been taking David to a class at the Little Gym.  He loves the activities, the other kids, and of course, his teacher Ms. Melissa.  Yesterday was the last day of the semester and his “recital.”  I’m not sure that any of the kids understood, but David really enjoyed showing off his new skills to Dad.  
Just being cute
Parachute

Balance beam

Bar (Yes, he is holding onto it himself!!)

The class and Ms. Melissa

 
On Thursday of this week, we took David to our favorite Japanese restaurant.  The owner gave David a bowl of rice and tofu … and he LOVED it!  Chris even commented that he seemed to like tofu better than meat.  Hopefully, this preference for healthy food will continue!

He walks!

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We were finally able to get some video of the little guy walking!  (Please excuse the red stains on his shirt … he really enjoyed the strawberry samples at the farmer’s market earlier tonight.)

Fun Run!

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As part of the San Carlos Hometown Days, the Rotary Club sponsors a 5K / 10K Fun Run each year.  I usually forget about it until I’m running for exercise on a Sunday morning and happen to have ~500 “friends” joining me.  But this year, we remembered early enough to actually register!  I ran the 5K, pushing David in the stroller, while Kate provided encouragement and picture-taking.

Getting ready for our walk to the start of the race

So many people, so many dogs, so much stuff to try to eat!

Some pre-race excitement

At the half way point

Only a few hundred feet from the finish, this was a forced smile!
(Note the family in the background, eating breakfast in their pajamas.)

Helping dad stretch 

A post-race orange (or three)

Our official time was 25:32, taking 6th place in my age division (30-39, ouch!)  We were 65th overall, with the majority in front of us being a bunch of teenage cross country runners.

UPDATE: I looked through the rest of the age divisions, and David actually came in 1st place for the 0-2 age group, beating the next best time by almost 3 minutes!

San Carlos Hometown Days

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Today we took David to his first San Carlos Hometown Days celebration.  He’s still a little too young for most of the festivities, but he got to enjoy the petting zoo and some quality time with dad (i.e., being thrown in the air.)

Earlier this week, we had David’s 9 month well-check.  He’s 28.5 inches long and weighs 23.25 pounds.  This puts him in the 50th and 75th percentiles for height and weight, respectively.  The doctor said he’s doing great and meeting all of his milestones (well, except for sleeping through the night …)  Here are few random pictures of the little bugger from this week.

Happy Mother’s Day!

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Today, Katie Donovan and I enjoyed a bit of a reprieve from our mothering duties.  Her Chris and my Chris (yes, that’s right, both couples are named “Katie and Chris”) took our boys to the park, while we indulged in some girl time.  (Thank you Chris and Chris!!)  I know David had an incredible time playing with Jacob and Alex … I’m pretty sure he wanted to go home with them.  He really loved having two other boys around.

Chris and Chris taking the boys (what a beautiful site!)

David and dog #1

David and dog #2

David playing in the water

Chris with his hands full

Katie and Alex
A few days ago, David finger painted Mother’s Day cards for the wonderful mother’s in our lives.  Here are some pictures of the little artist.  Thank you to the moms that support us!

Nerd Night

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Tonight we took David to the Silicon Valley Cisco Users Group (SVCUG), which has been affectionately nicknamed nerd night.  Although Chris used to go frequently, he hasn’t been in … well … 9 months.  It’s too bad that we waited so long to take David, because he LOVED it.  Here are some highlights:

“Woah, this is huge!”

“Mmm, Dad, your hair is yummy.”

“I see your point, Luis, but I’m just not convinced that this is the most efficient configuration.”

“I’m out to win this crawling race!”

“Alex, can I drink from your water bottle?”

“Thanks for a great night, Dan!”

HE DID IT!!!

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David slept through the night last night!!  He actually slept from 9 pm to 6:15 am without waking in between.  I’m not sure that Chris believes me, but we’re both happy to be well rested regardless.  Here are a few pics of the little guy celebrating with some apple sauce for breakfast.