Las Vegas: Day 1

We left at 6am to beat the heat and the traffic to get to Las Vegas. You took a short nap and provided a little navigational direction along the way. Mommy took a nap while Daddy got us! By 10am we were walking through the door at Aunt Angela's house. Gina, Brady, Nirel and Ari were all there and couldn't wait to see you. After hanging out for a bit it was time for USC football for Daddy and we went to Denny's mom house with Gina and Nirel to bake. Maybe Daddy will tell you his funny store about the game in the comment's section below.

After an extended baking session (you did well for being there so long in a non baby proof house) we went back to the house, loaded up the car and checked into our hotel. After a short rest we headed up the 515 to see the Las Vegas 51's play a baseball game. Even though it was dark it was still hot! You were an active one, didn't want to sit at all, except if it was in the middle of the aisle. I took you to the grass area where you ran me ragged and then you did the same to Daddy.  You were ready to call it a night before the 7th inning stretch so we had to head out early and back to the hotel. You fell fast asleep!

13 months old

We don't have any more of your month by month number onesies so I had to come up with a new tradition. I got some great suggestions on the blog and decided to start Genevieve's Book Club!

September 2011

Genevieve's Book Club, 13 month Edition

Where Is Baby's Birthday Cake by Karen Katz

Given to Genevieve from Mommy for her 1st birthday

Genevieve loves reading Where is Baby's Birthday cake. Each page has a flap that lifts up when baby is looking for her birthday cake. Not to give the story away, but under each flap it says "No, here are ...". Genevieve even says no as she lifts the flaps up! When we get to the last page (Don't worry, baby finds her birthday cake) Genevieve still says No instead of Yes, but we are working on that.

Mt. Sac Certificates

Daddy got his certificates in the mail today from Mt. San Antonio College. He earned a certificate in Sports Turf Management and Irrigation. Daddy has been taking a lot of classes over the last few years to earn his certificates, we are very proud of him!

I think you have Roseola

The past few days Genevieve you had a fever but nothing else was wrong, then it went away and today you have a light rash on your skin. I think you may have a mild case of Roseola! Good news is that the worst is over...


WHAT IS ROSEOLA?
It is a usually harmless illness caused by a virus. It occurs almost only in children age 3 months to 3 years, most often between 9-12 months. It is probably the most common cause of fever in this age group.
 
WHAT DOES ROSEOLA LOOK LIKE?
This virus generally causes 3 days of high fever (often over 103). The fever then subsides, and the child breaks out in a flat or bumpy red rash, usually starting around the neck, back and chest, then spreading out. The rash lasts a few days to a couple weeks.

Dr. Sears Clue: Roseola is about the only virus in which the rash appears after the fever breaks.
 Sometimes this virus will cause 3 to 7 days of high fever, with no other symptoms and no rash. Some children will have swelling of the glands in the front and back of the neck, runny nose, cough, ear pain, vomiting or diarrhea with this illness. Children can have one or all of these symptoms.

Dr. Sears Clue: The characteristic of Roseola is that infants don't seem very sick and act almost well when the high fever comes down.

Babies Don't Keep

Mother, O' Mother, come shake out your cloth,

Empty the dustpan, poison the moth.

Hang out the washing, make up the bed,

Sew on a button and butter the bread.

Where is the mother whose house is so shocking?

She's up in the nursery, blissfully rocking.

Oh, I've grown as shiftless as Little Boy Blue,

Lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo.

Dishes are waiting and bills are past due,

Pat-a-cake, darling, and peek - peekaboo.

The shopping's not done and there's nothing for stew,

And out in the yard there's a hullabaloo.

But I'm playing Kanga and this is my Roo.

Look! Aren't his eyes the most wonderful hue?

Lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo.

The cleaning and scrubbing can wait till tomorrow,

But children grow up, as I've learned to my sorrow.

So quiet down cobwebs; Dust go to sleep!

I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep.

~ Ruth Hulbert Hamilton

Pizza and Football

Tonight your godfather Dave came over to enjoy some pizza and football. You still weren't feeling 100% so we decided to stay in. Dallias Pizza didn't disappoint and we had a great dinner. You were cranky but didn't want to go to bed so that was lots of fun. Finally we got you to settle down and then it was time for Mommy to go to bed to!

Huntington Beach, Day 2

Day 2 started off with a wonderful breakfast at Ruby's on the pier. You weren't very hungry even though Daddy gave you all of his eggs to eat. We enjoyed a nice walk on the pier before heading back to our room to check out. We then brought you to the place that you like to call "No No No No No" (AKA the beach) for just a bit more before heading out. You warmed up to the sand a little bit, I would say tolerate would be the right word for it. I tried putting your hat and glasses on but you weren't much interested in that either.

We loaded all of our beach supplies in the car and headed to Aunt Teresa and Uncle Scott's house to meet Grandma and Grandpa Di Donato. There were celebrating their wedding anniversary (37 years) and we were all going out to lunch at Hero's in Fullerton. We had a fun time visiting before heading back home to unload the car. The beach requires a lot of equipment!