2010MAR31 - Toys & More

Before Jordan goes to daycare, I put him in his Exersaucer so I can prep his milk bottles and move everything into the car. It's a good distraction for him as he has many toys to play with. But one toy in particular he has a love/hate relationship with. There's this turtle that he constantly chews on and "talks to." But every so often, he'll get really mad at it and let out this angry shriek. He's funny that way. And then he'll just go back to gnawing on the turtle's feet. Anyways, below is a photo of it in action.

Jordan is also fond of "Sophie the Giraffe." It's been around since the 1970's, but has only gotten around the US in the last few years. It's made of organic rubber so it's supposedly safer for babies to chew on. When Elaine and I heard about it, we were like, "We ain't dropping $25 for a chew toy." It turned out that Elaine's friend received 2 of them as gifts and she gave one to us. (SCORE!) Now Jordan treats Sophie like how a vampire treats it's victim, or how a lion would treat a real giraffe, or how I would treat Deep Fried <---enter food of choice here--->.

If you've met Jordan, you know that he's generally a very sweet boy. Many parents tell us that he's easy going and that we're lucky. I have to agree. The pictures below really show how sweet he can be.

2010MAR27 - Kathy and Tyrone

Congrats to our friend Kathy and Tyrone. Hope to see you both again soon!

2010MAR27 - Tamarra's 1st Birthday

As I said before, one of the reasons for making the 350mi drive to SoCal was for friends and family. Elaine's high school friend, Cara, was hosting a 1-year old birthday party for their daughter Tamarra (upper right corner photo). It was a good opportunity for Elaine to catch up with her friends as well as allowing Jordan to attend his first birthday party. It was actually a good strategy to tire him out. We had a wedding to attend that evening and had Elaine's parents babysit.

2010MAR26 - Balboa Park

We took another trip down to Southern California this weekend to visit some friends and to spend some time with Elaine's parents. "Po-po and Gung-Gung" took us to Balboa Park to witness the Cherry Blossom in full bloom.
They also have two large play parks. We placed Jordan in a bucket swing. He liked it, but was more fascinated with his surroundings. There were a lot of families there. There was even a TV crew filming a show. Just another day in L.A.

Jordan didn't even care that he was wearing a hat. I hope he continues to oblige as he grows older.

It was a great day, the sun was out, no wind, and cool enough to rock a hoody. The weather and shade helped us get some great shots.

2010MAR20 - Avocado

Jordan started on "solids" a little over 2 weeks ago. We started with Iron fortified rice cereal, and decided it was time to move forward and feed him avocado. The upside is he likes it quite a bit. The downside is I now have more competition for avocado. I am so tempted to say "one bite for you, one bite for me!"

2010MAR17 - Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It's March 17th, and it's also Jordan first St. Patrick's day. Elaine found a great St. Patrick's day outfit and bib, but I have a feeling that regardless if he's wearing green or not, we're still going to pinch him. :)

2010MAR13 - Tummy Time!!!

I don't know much, but I do know that the best time to take photos of Jordan is in the morning. Just look at how happy he is, even during the dreaded tummy time. Elaine actually used my camera to capture these shots. Great job! :)