Spencer's friend C. gave us this awesome high chair. It couldn't have come at a better time, Olivia loves being eye level with us and it enables her to be independent.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Pics from this morning
I'm taking the day off today, which means that I actually have time to take and post pics.
Spencer's friend C. gave us this awesome high chair. It couldn't have come at a better time, Olivia loves being eye level with us and it enables her to be independent.
Spencer's friend C. gave us this awesome high chair. It couldn't have come at a better time, Olivia loves being eye level with us and it enables her to be independent.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Should infants be allowed in first class?
I am trying to plan a trip to see my parents. Spencer is exhausted, so it would be just me and Olivia on the plane.
Traveling alone with an infant is exhausting. Juggling bags, infant, stroller, and carseat through the X-rays. The physical exertion from carrying the infant. Squeezing into a seat barely big enough for your post-pregnancy arse. Avoiding the beverage cart every time the flight attendants make a pass. Changing diapers on top of a toilet seat. Testing the limits of your bladder to avoid having to use the bathroom while holding an infant. It's hard to get excited by the prospect of flying.
I thought about numerous strategies to make the flight easier. Booking a red-eye in hopes that Olivia would sleep for more of the flight. Booking a flight with a connection in the midwest to shorten the amount of time that I was annoying any one passenger. Booking an extra seat with frequent flyer miles. But, Olivia does not like being put in her car seat, and would probably scream when we try to put her in it on a plane. So, it would probably be a waste of money/miles to get her an extra seat.
Which made me think -- maybe I should use some of these frequent flyer miles to upgrade to first class? That might take some of the pain out of flying, instead of something I feel exhausted just thinking about.
Four years ago when I was a carefree and self absorbed single person, I would have been apalled at the thought. First class is like expensive restaurants, a bastion of perfect silence and British style civility.
To give myself some guidance on the topic, I Googled 'Should babies be allowed on first class?'
I found this article by a guy who believes that babies should be banned from first class. And I found numerous other articles like this one by people who generally associate air travel with screaming infants.
There are also numerous comments from people who point out that babies do not have a monopoly on airplane annoyances. And comments from people who generally acknowledge that as long as you are working to be courteous (and taking trips to the galley when the baby is not happy,) you should be able to sit wherever you want.
Because I'm insecure enough about getting on the plane with an infant as is, I'll probably pass on first class. Probably. Because it is very tempting.... What do you guys think?
Traveling alone with an infant is exhausting. Juggling bags, infant, stroller, and carseat through the X-rays. The physical exertion from carrying the infant. Squeezing into a seat barely big enough for your post-pregnancy arse. Avoiding the beverage cart every time the flight attendants make a pass. Changing diapers on top of a toilet seat. Testing the limits of your bladder to avoid having to use the bathroom while holding an infant. It's hard to get excited by the prospect of flying.
I thought about numerous strategies to make the flight easier. Booking a red-eye in hopes that Olivia would sleep for more of the flight. Booking a flight with a connection in the midwest to shorten the amount of time that I was annoying any one passenger. Booking an extra seat with frequent flyer miles. But, Olivia does not like being put in her car seat, and would probably scream when we try to put her in it on a plane. So, it would probably be a waste of money/miles to get her an extra seat.
Which made me think -- maybe I should use some of these frequent flyer miles to upgrade to first class? That might take some of the pain out of flying, instead of something I feel exhausted just thinking about.
Four years ago when I was a carefree and self absorbed single person, I would have been apalled at the thought. First class is like expensive restaurants, a bastion of perfect silence and British style civility.
To give myself some guidance on the topic, I Googled 'Should babies be allowed on first class?'
I found this article by a guy who believes that babies should be banned from first class. And I found numerous other articles like this one by people who generally associate air travel with screaming infants.
There are also numerous comments from people who point out that babies do not have a monopoly on airplane annoyances. And comments from people who generally acknowledge that as long as you are working to be courteous (and taking trips to the galley when the baby is not happy,) you should be able to sit wherever you want.
Because I'm insecure enough about getting on the plane with an infant as is, I'll probably pass on first class. Probably. Because it is very tempting.... What do you guys think?
baby photos
Babies are really hard to take photos of. It's hard to catch them in the moment that they are actually looking at the camera. I have a lot of shots of the top of Olivia's head, or shots with red, glazed eyes. But the kids at home have been looking forward to pics, so these will have to do.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Olivia Pediatrician Appointment.
Olivia had a pediatrician appointment today.
For those of you trying to figure out what size roasting pan to buy us, Olivia measured in at:
28 inches (75th percentile)
17 lbs, 11 oz (25-50th percentile)
44.3 cm head circumference (75th percentile.)
For those of you trying to figure out what size roasting pan to buy us, Olivia measured in at:
28 inches (75th percentile)
17 lbs, 11 oz (25-50th percentile)
44.3 cm head circumference (75th percentile.)
Monday, July 7, 2008
Passenger baby
This week, I decided to try an experiment in commuting. The basic premise is that Olivia is excited to see me when I pick her up at daycare, it's no fun for her to be stuffed into the back of my car for 45 minutes.
My idea was that instead of driving, I would take the bus to Olivia's daycare, then take the bus downtown and another bus back to Berkeley, then meet Spencer and Julian somewhere in Berkeley.
It may seem pretty stupid to substitute 50 minutes in the car for an hour and a half on busses and trians, but my theory was that the commute would be:
1) More time with Olivia. instead of holding her on the couch at home, I'm holding her on the bus seat.
2) Greener.
3) A little exercise and outdoors time for me (walking between the bus stops.)
4) Less stressful (I hate driving through downtown and across the bridge at rush hour.)
It's still an experiment at this point -- I'll update you later on the outcome.
My idea was that instead of driving, I would take the bus to Olivia's daycare, then take the bus downtown and another bus back to Berkeley, then meet Spencer and Julian somewhere in Berkeley.
It may seem pretty stupid to substitute 50 minutes in the car for an hour and a half on busses and trians, but my theory was that the commute would be:
1) More time with Olivia. instead of holding her on the couch at home, I'm holding her on the bus seat.
2) Greener.
3) A little exercise and outdoors time for me (walking between the bus stops.)
4) Less stressful (I hate driving through downtown and across the bridge at rush hour.)
It's still an experiment at this point -- I'll update you later on the outcome.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Bad Mommy
I was driving Olivia home from daycare yesterday and thought I heard her vomit, then I thought I smelled vomit. My suspicions were confirmed when we arrived home 40 minutes later. But rather than cleaning her up right away, I went for the camera.
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