$#*! My Dad Does

Have you seen that new show with Captain Kirk called "$#*! My Dad Says"? It's pretty funny...but I don't know how to pronounce the first word of the show's title. Can some help me?

This is a show that I can totally relate to. If I were the creator of the show, I'd call it "$#*! My Dad Does." I mean...come on...really?

Quarantined!

This weekend, daddy abandoned mommy, Tachi, and I and took off for Reno in the swagger-wagon with a bunch of his friends. Apparently, one of their friends was getting married. I wonder why I didn't get invited?

So did I have a huge house party or get to hang out with all of my baby-buddies? Nope. The fever monster paid me a visit! Yuck! According to the advice nurse, stomach flu is going around...so watch out! The advice nurse also said that the stomach flu hits adults a lot harder than it hits us babies...so wash your hands!

Things took a turn in the wrong direction Sunday and I had a low grade fever. I was not a happy baby. Mommy and daddy gave me some medicine and I got some rest. Just to be safe, mommy and daddy kept me home today so I could rest up.

Daycare is Fun!

Last week at daycare, my teachers planned a couple of sensory development activities for us. Mommy likes it when she hears about my activities. I guess it makes her feel better about sending me to daycare. She's smart and creative, but probably wouldn't have thought of some of these fun activities for me because she's new at this baby stuff.

The first activity was playing with paint! After putting on a waterproof smock, my teachers handed me a plastic egg filled with paint. My egg kept rolling away from me when I tried to grab it. (I'm still working on my grabbing skills and round objects are harder for me to handle.) After the egg was opened for me, I could hold on just fine. I made a really neat drawing, which is posted on the wall at daycare along with the story and pictures of how I made my masterpiece. Mommy thinks my painting looks like smooshed spider. What do you think it is? I must've been pretty hungry because I also tasted the paint as I painted. Guess I thought the white paint looked like milk. Don't worry, it's non-toxic paint from Crayola.

Just when you thought it couldn't get messier, my teachers let us play with cooked spaghetti and paint! First, they put a bunch of spaghetti in front of us and let us explore it. Surprisingly, I didn't try to eat the noodles, especially since I usually put everything in my mouth. The noodles were kinda sticky. After a while, my teachers dipped the spaghetti into paint and let us paint pictures. I wonder if I can convince mommy and daddy to let me paint with my friends at home.

We also go for buggy rides around the playground or to the lobby to visit the fish in the aquarium. If it's nice outside, we get to play on the grass. I managed to find a patch of mud to play with one time. I got mud on my hands and feet and had to change my clothes. When we visit the fish in the lobby, I like to stare at the fish and space out. Daddy says I can have an aquarium only if I pick up their poo, make sure they have enough to drink and take them for walks. I think he's getting Tachi and fish confused. Is this what happens when you get old?

Partying With the Big Boys!

Friday was my buddy Ky's first birthday and all of us kids got to celebrate with him at The Little Gym in Milpitas on Saturday. I've never been to a place like this before. It's like a real gym with uneven bars, balance beams, and tumbling mats...but kid sized! Ky works out there every week. (I think he's secretly working out so he can try out for America's next top model.)

We had the whole place to ourselves and had two trainers who taught us how to run, jump, and roll. Then they brought out a big, colorful parachute! I think mommy and daddy got excited because they thought we were going to go skydiving (they're crazy). Instead, all of us kids got to ride around on top of it while the adults spun it around. We then got underneath and played for a bit. We also had plenty of free time to explore on our own and play with all of the gym equipment. If I were only bigger, I'm sure I'd be doing flips off of the uneven bars!

Afterwards, we all headed into the back room for food and cake! The lights dimmed, a candle was lit, Ky put on his birthday hat (and started crying), and we all sang happy birthday! Ky got a couple of fist fulls of cake and the rest of us ate Elmo cupcakes. Auntie Christi even made baby cup cakes for us little ones. Unfortunately, I was so tired out by all of the activities in the gym I was too tired to eat! I'm sure it would have been the best tasting cupcake I've ever had! (Auntie Christi - I was really tired! It's not because I didn't like the cupcake!

The next thing I knew, I was at home. I don't remember getting into the car, the drive home, or getting out of the car. Daddy said he had a birthday party like that too. He couldn't remember leaving the party or getting home either. They must have played too hard at the gym as well.

When I woke up, Mommy gave me an Elmo treat bag from the party. Inside, there were bubbles, a ball, an Elmo tattoo, and a story book called "Red or Blue...I Like You."

Auntie Christi - Daddy wants to know why you gave me a story book about the Bloods and the Crips. He says that I'm too young to read about things like that.

Happy birthday buddy! Thanks for a great time!

Big Brother is Watching

You've probably seen Cisco's video surveillance stuff on TV before. It's been on 24, America's Most Wanted, and 30 Rock (to name a few).

Well daddy also uses it...although it's not really as spectacular as it looks on TV. My room has security cameras and daddy can look in on me while he's at work.

The video quality isn't that good, which is ironic because daddy helped launch the HD versions of these cameras! In fact, the video quality is so poor that daddy can only spot me if he remembers what I'm wearing that day!

I'm not making it any easier either. Before, I'd just stay on the big pad in the middle of the room and it was easy to find me. These days, I'm crawling all over the place! Ms. Katrina said that I've visited every corner of the room! Today, I even hid underneath and behind some toys just so daddy couldn't tell if I was asleep or not!