Even When


I love you kid. I love you even when I had to walk up and down 50 aisles at Fry's to find your lost mitten when it was tucked deep into the car seat all along. I love you even when you've spit up, hot cheesy goo down my shirt. I love you even when your lower lip pouts right before you let out an ear piercing wail. I love you even when you demand to be held and nursed right as I sit down to eat. It's because you've got that face, with that tiny dimpled smile and that squealy laugh. It just gets me right here (pounding on heart).

Too much foam

el mar
Originally uploaded by In Praise of Sardines.

OMG. Everyone on Top Chef hates Marcel! I do too, so it's kind of satisfying to see people blow up at him. i mean, the puts foam on EVERYTHING! He's so on El Bulli's jock, it's not even funny. My new favorites to win the show are Sam and Ilan. Clif continues to bore me and Elia's stuff is pretty spotty. i just went to the website to check out how Sam spiced the popcorn he made on this week's episode, but it's not on there! I've been on a popcorn kick lately. Any suggestions for good toppings?

On babies

Getting bigger all the time
Originally uploaded by riblet.

Uh oh. I had a mild case of baby amnesia today. Holding tiny Ira as he was waking up for a nap, the warmth and small heft of him resting on my shoulder made my heart nearly explode for the want of another baby someday. Then he started crying and I pretty much snapped out of it. One is enough for now.

The new adorable thing he's doing is a kind of laugh. He makes a really cute squeal when you get him to smile pretty big. Here's what Ira thinks is funny:

1. Touching his face
2. Moving his arms
3. His crib mobile
4. The monkey hanging over his activity mat
5. Surprising us with spit up

And now for the big news. He had his first big sleep and snoozed through the night this weekend! On Saturday, he slept from 12:30 am until 5:45 am. Stoked!! He woke up totally ravenous and I felt so refreshed. I haven't slept more than 3 hours since this kid was born.

Happy holidays

My peeps
Originally uploaded by riblet.

Fun times and mega baby specialness abound at the Neons today. I'm still kind of recovering from the tamales I ate this afternoon. I hate to admit it, but I think this year's batch was made with different, inferior masa. They're still good though, I just got a little bit...windy. Well, it also could have been the 40 or so cookies I ate over the last 24 hours. One of the best things I heard today was my sister trying to explain egg nog to my 7 year old niece. She said, "It's like christmas milk." I don't know. I guess I thought that was a really simple explaination for a kid. Later when I made a bottle of breastmilk for Ira, I was tempted to write "egg nog" on the lid before storing it, instead of 12/25/06.