This is the just-your-size gym at CLIF school. It should come to no surprise that Noah knew exactly what to do. He did take a few bites out of the railing, unable to resist chewing on the rubber foam.
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
getting a morning workout
This is the just-your-size gym at CLIF school. It should come to no surprise that Noah knew exactly what to do. He did take a few bites out of the railing, unable to resist chewing on the rubber foam.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
10 month old stats
Noah is growing by leaps and bounds each day and discovering new talents, new foods, and new sounds by the minute.
He weighs 21 pounds and stretches out to 30 inches. He has teeth, 4 on the top front and 4 on the bottom front. He is working on the back teeth as evidenced by the biting and chewing of everything and sudden dramatic drops to the floor to try and bite the carpet. And not to be forgotten, the AM screaming wake-up calls asking for a some soothing please.
His hair is growing in straight and very blond. He has perfected the speed crawl with shoulders broad and hands slightly turned - kind of like a gorilla. He is attempting to stand on his own for about 30 seconds max and can walk along holding on to the couch. Today stood up from sitting several times and strengthened the muscles for the move by proceeding to complete a set of squats. He raises his hands high in the air each time with a huge grin of excited accomplishment because he knows he a just done something really, really cool.
He eats everything. Although yesterday he had an odd aversion to his previously favorite food, sweet potatoes. Maybe he likes them fresh and these I had popped in the freezer and thawed for later. This week he has discovered cheese. He will not stand for anyone to be eating at the table without him joining them.
He plays with balls, chasing them around like a cat pushing it along and then going to get it pushing it again and going to get it.
He loves to follow his brother around and play with what he is playing with. He loves music and will bounce on your lap if he hears a tune or swing his hips forward and back, forward and back, while standing at his learning table. His favorite objects are the telephone, the dishwasher, and (yuck!) Eric's potty seat. He LOVES peek-a-boo and will play it back hiding his face.
His smile is constant except when he is hungry, tired, or getting more teeth. He snuggles, loves to be held and carried and could do without being stuck in a carseat or stroller.
He has been to his first movie and loved his first Christmas. He has added so much fun and so many smiles to every day. That is what is up with the lovable, baby brother Noah!
He weighs 21 pounds and stretches out to 30 inches. He has teeth, 4 on the top front and 4 on the bottom front. He is working on the back teeth as evidenced by the biting and chewing of everything and sudden dramatic drops to the floor to try and bite the carpet. And not to be forgotten, the AM screaming wake-up calls asking for a some soothing please.
His hair is growing in straight and very blond. He has perfected the speed crawl with shoulders broad and hands slightly turned - kind of like a gorilla. He is attempting to stand on his own for about 30 seconds max and can walk along holding on to the couch. Today stood up from sitting several times and strengthened the muscles for the move by proceeding to complete a set of squats. He raises his hands high in the air each time with a huge grin of excited accomplishment because he knows he a just done something really, really cool.
He eats everything. Although yesterday he had an odd aversion to his previously favorite food, sweet potatoes. Maybe he likes them fresh and these I had popped in the freezer and thawed for later. This week he has discovered cheese. He will not stand for anyone to be eating at the table without him joining them.
He plays with balls, chasing them around like a cat pushing it along and then going to get it pushing it again and going to get it.
He loves to follow his brother around and play with what he is playing with. He loves music and will bounce on your lap if he hears a tune or swing his hips forward and back, forward and back, while standing at his learning table. His favorite objects are the telephone, the dishwasher, and (yuck!) Eric's potty seat. He LOVES peek-a-boo and will play it back hiding his face.
His smile is constant except when he is hungry, tired, or getting more teeth. He snuggles, loves to be held and carried and could do without being stuck in a carseat or stroller.
He has been to his first movie and loved his first Christmas. He has added so much fun and so many smiles to every day. That is what is up with the lovable, baby brother Noah!
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Holy Infant So Tender
Sometimes I like to believe that Christmas is about celebrating not only the birth of Baby Jesus, but the birth of all babies, so holy and precious. Christmas is the celebration of life. Merry Christmas to all.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Momma on Holiday Eating
Merry Christmas from Momma the Nutrition Expert at (click the link here LUNA)
Sunday, December 19, 2010
The rink
The gang finally made it over to Iceland. It has been at least two years since Momma has been one skates. Yes, those are the last pair of professional skates my mom ever bought me back in the day when her car would drive to the west side of town and go only one direction...the 4 Season Ice Rink.
For those of you how don't recall everything Momma needed to learn about life she learned at the "rink". I am not sure when I realized I wasn't going to make an Olympic figure skater but it must have been soon after this photo was taken: (stay tuned...will insert scary photo here)
Momma started skating at the age of 4 so seems fitting time to start Eric. My career started in basic classes after Grandma & Grandpa Bernell & Eric took me to see my first ice show. I was hooked the minute I saw the costumes and the spot light on the ice. My (still friends - she as my made of honor) friend Heidi was a snowflake. My Mom's financial sacrifices and my Grandpa's taxi surface to the rink has always been a gift I have been grateful for. Nothing feels as good as cruising around the rink, forwards, backwards, edge to ice, with wind breezing by you. It is the biggest aaaaah.
Eric did really well for it first time out with Momma and we even practiced falling so he wouldn't be afraid to hit the ground. Lord knows I have bruised my tail bone more than once. Aaron has taken Eric on one other occasion and found Eric was more interested in the video games that time around.
Aaron picked up skating recently too. Hockey that is. I will never understand why they don't want toe picks. He saw a beginners class and showed up as a beginner....hardly even knowing how to skate or owning any gear. He found out that apparently beginning hockey lessons includes mostly individuals who already know how to ice skate. This did not discourage his interest in the least. He picked up the skills fast, borrowed some gear, and now is as anxious I am to get our boys comfortable on the ice.
Noah watched us cruise and banged his hands up on the glass waving at us.
For those of you how don't recall everything Momma needed to learn about life she learned at the "rink". I am not sure when I realized I wasn't going to make an Olympic figure skater but it must have been soon after this photo was taken: (stay tuned...will insert scary photo here)
Momma started skating at the age of 4 so seems fitting time to start Eric. My career started in basic classes after Grandma & Grandpa Bernell & Eric took me to see my first ice show. I was hooked the minute I saw the costumes and the spot light on the ice. My (still friends - she as my made of honor) friend Heidi was a snowflake. My Mom's financial sacrifices and my Grandpa's taxi surface to the rink has always been a gift I have been grateful for. Nothing feels as good as cruising around the rink, forwards, backwards, edge to ice, with wind breezing by you. It is the biggest aaaaah.
Eric did really well for it first time out with Momma and we even practiced falling so he wouldn't be afraid to hit the ground. Lord knows I have bruised my tail bone more than once. Aaron has taken Eric on one other occasion and found Eric was more interested in the video games that time around.
Aaron picked up skating recently too. Hockey that is. I will never understand why they don't want toe picks. He saw a beginners class and showed up as a beginner....hardly even knowing how to skate or owning any gear. He found out that apparently beginning hockey lessons includes mostly individuals who already know how to ice skate. This did not discourage his interest in the least. He picked up the skills fast, borrowed some gear, and now is as anxious I am to get our boys comfortable on the ice.
Noah watched us cruise and banged his hands up on the glass waving at us.
He is a natural!Winter sports watch out!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Rain day
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Wee play party
We had the pleasure of celebrating our good friend Roane's first birthday at Wee Play. Here is a quicky blog to share some recent fun.
Here is a pic of the big birthday boy looking completely aware that we are all there in his honor.
DJ Noah owned the learning tables at the party and kicked out some good beat box sounds.
He wore himself out and was ready to snuggle in.
Dadda trying to "heard cats" for a group shot of Noah and the birthday boy. Good luck with that!
Congrats to proud Mama Jhana ( and Dada Christoper -not pictured here) for making it through the first full year as parents of two boys under the age of 4
Big brother Aemon (Eric's best buddy from Little Lion's) enjoy the homemade cup cakes.
Big brother Eric doing the same
Here is a pic of the big birthday boy looking completely aware that we are all there in his honor.
DJ Noah owned the learning tables at the party and kicked out some good beat box sounds.
He wore himself out and was ready to snuggle in.
Dadda trying to "heard cats" for a group shot of Noah and the birthday boy. Good luck with that!
Friday, December 10, 2010
Four years ago today
Our lives have just been getting sweeter and sweeter.......
http://ericthies.blogspot.com/2006/12/homecoming-pics-and-videos.html
http://ericthies.blogspot.com/2006/12/homecoming-pics-and-videos.html
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Thanksgiving and stuff
Thanksgiving has come and now there is just 2 weekends before Christmas and we will be putting the tree up this week. I am a bit behind on reporting action from November and now here it is December.
Here is a run down of November events on Eric and Noah's calendars.
1) Visit from Uncle Sean & Aunt Courtney (actually end of October but who is keeping track?)
2) Visit from Papa Ralph and Nani Jeanne arriving on Mamma's birthday to celebrate
3) Two week trip to Boston. This was Noah's first time on an airplane and Eric's third trip to Boston to see the cousins, Great Auntie J, and Great Nana Mary.
This brings me to Thanksgiving, which is what I intended to write about when a started this.
We had a fantastic Wild Wood Thanksgiving complete with Noah's first visit to see Santa at Empire Mine State Park. Noah was intrigued with Santa's real (really!) beard. (You get a Santa with a real beard when you skip the Santa scene at the mall). Noah just kept diddling Santa's beard while Eric answered Santa's questions with eyes only for the bowl of candy canes in Mrs. Claus's bowl.
This is will also be the the first visit to Santa that Eric will likely recall. This is probably a good thing since the first visit to Santa resulted in a classic Santa scream which caused us to skip the whole thing last year.
Here is a run down of November events on Eric and Noah's calendars.
1) Visit from Uncle Sean & Aunt Courtney (actually end of October but who is keeping track?)
2) Visit from Papa Ralph and Nani Jeanne arriving on Mamma's birthday to celebrate
3) Two week trip to Boston. This was Noah's first time on an airplane and Eric's third trip to Boston to see the cousins, Great Auntie J, and Great Nana Mary.
This brings me to Thanksgiving, which is what I intended to write about when a started this.
We had a fantastic Wild Wood Thanksgiving complete with Noah's first visit to see Santa at Empire Mine State Park. Noah was intrigued with Santa's real (really!) beard. (You get a Santa with a real beard when you skip the Santa scene at the mall). Noah just kept diddling Santa's beard while Eric answered Santa's questions with eyes only for the bowl of candy canes in Mrs. Claus's bowl.
This is will also be the the first visit to Santa that Eric will likely recall. This is probably a good thing since the first visit to Santa resulted in a classic Santa scream which caused us to skip the whole thing last year.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Beantown
Eric made his third trip to Boston and Noah his first to spend time with their Italian roots and the DelloIacono side of the family.
Momma has been soaking up knowledge and insights from a 4 day long (l.o.n.g. like morning through night) nutrition conference while Eric, Aaron and Noah have been cruising the sights. The have ridden the T, gone to the children's museum, and explored a few playgrounds. Daddy has been keeping them busy and getting smiles all the while. They also had dinner with cousins Madison & iDylaan, Great Aunt Janice while the Momma's attended a documentary film festival on organic and fair trade food (that made Momma want to adopt a child from Africa). Ne
We have also spent time enjoying the company of our Italian cooking sage, Nanny Mary. Such a special occasion for her to have all her great grandchildren in her lap. Although, we had to try and temper their energy to keep them from making her too nervoso.
Eric got to play the Big Bad Wolf in the Three Little Pigs play at the children's museum
Momma has been soaking up knowledge and insights from a 4 day long (l.o.n.g. like morning through night) nutrition conference while Eric, Aaron and Noah have been cruising the sights. The have ridden the T, gone to the children's museum, and explored a few playgrounds. Daddy has been keeping them busy and getting smiles all the while. They also had dinner with cousins Madison & iDylaan, Great Aunt Janice while the Momma's attended a documentary film festival on organic and fair trade food (that made Momma want to adopt a child from Africa). Ne
We have also spent time enjoying the company of our Italian cooking sage, Nanny Mary. Such a special occasion for her to have all her great grandchildren in her lap. Although, we had to try and temper their energy to keep them from making her too nervoso.
Eric got to play the Big Bad Wolf in the Three Little Pigs play at the children's museum
Friday, November 05, 2010
name calling begins
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Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Happy Halloween
Halloween is practically a holiday in Alameda with more decorations coming out almost more than Christmas.
This Halloween we had fun Trick or Treating and then passing out treats to (we estimate) roughly 600 Trick or Treaters.
Eric's good buddy Aemon and his family joined in on our neighborhood action. The made for a brilliant Batman and Star Wars contingent. Aemon's dad Christopher was Dagoba Skywalker toting Yoda (baby Roane) on his back while Jhana (Aemon's Mom) was the best looking Sith Lord I have ever seen. Aaron came in strong as Darth and Eric pulled his weight as the superhero Batman.
Noah and Momma went the traditional Halloween route as which and baby creature next door.
This Halloween we had fun Trick or Treating and then passing out treats to (we estimate) roughly 600 Trick or Treaters.
Eric's good buddy Aemon and his family joined in on our neighborhood action. The made for a brilliant Batman and Star Wars contingent. Aemon's dad Christopher was Dagoba Skywalker toting Yoda (baby Roane) on his back while Jhana (Aemon's Mom) was the best looking Sith Lord I have ever seen. Aaron came in strong as Darth and Eric pulled his weight as the superhero Batman.
Noah and Momma went the traditional Halloween route as which and baby creature next door.
Monday, November 01, 2010
I run to be a Momma
A few weeks ago I (Momma) ran my favorite half-marathon course in San Francisco as one of the 20,000 runners running the Nike Women's Half Marathon. Can you see my name on the list of runners? Hint: its in alphabetical order.
"I run to be....." was the theme of this years Nike Women's. Marathon. My goal was to just finish the 13.1 miles given I had hardly run a step until 2 months prior. Last year my goal was to NOT run it. Not as strange as it sounds. If you have been a runner as long as I have you know what I am talking about. Not running can be as hard and sometimes harder than actually running. Last year I was pregnant with our precious boy Noah and had my own marathon of pregnancy to focus on.
This year running was about celebrating. Celebrating my blessed boys and all they have brought into our life, and celebrating the fact that I can run. This may sound corny, but it is true. I get so emotional at this race that when I run it I am smiling and sometimes even tearing up through the whole thing.
It might seem contradicting to some to say I run to be a Momma and then see me running "away" from my kids, but every time I take that running break I come back being a happier and more vibrant Momma. Not to mention running equips me with the stamina and endurance I need to stay ahead of these very active little boys!
Running is my sanctuary, my meditation, and my moving prayer. It is my giant exhale at the end of the day, in the early morning, or after my mind is over-jumbled with questions and thoughts. Running affords me the time I need think, or not; reflect, or not; it is after all my time and my choice however long or short it may be.
Seeing my boys waiting for me at the finish line with my dry clothes and chocolate milk was....well I can't describe it any other way than warming....warmed my heart.
So don't tell me that the Nike Women's event has nothing to do with men because for me it is all about them. I run to be a Momma.
I also run to be a friend and was so lucky to share this with my a friend who knows more about me than I know about me. Jodi came all the way from Anchorage to run and play.
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| Jodi (good friend) came all the way from Anchorage so we could run this together |
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| Jodi's fellow Alaskan ran the Marathon & joined us in some goofiness |
This year running was about celebrating. Celebrating my blessed boys and all they have brought into our life, and celebrating the fact that I can run. This may sound corny, but it is true. I get so emotional at this race that when I run it I am smiling and sometimes even tearing up through the whole thing.
It might seem contradicting to some to say I run to be a Momma and then see me running "away" from my kids, but every time I take that running break I come back being a happier and more vibrant Momma. Not to mention running equips me with the stamina and endurance I need to stay ahead of these very active little boys!
Running is my sanctuary, my meditation, and my moving prayer. It is my giant exhale at the end of the day, in the early morning, or after my mind is over-jumbled with questions and thoughts. Running affords me the time I need think, or not; reflect, or not; it is after all my time and my choice however long or short it may be.
Seeing my boys waiting for me at the finish line with my dry clothes and chocolate milk was....well I can't describe it any other way than warming....warmed my heart.
So don't tell me that the Nike Women's event has nothing to do with men because for me it is all about them. I run to be a Momma.
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| All Mommas Running like a motha |
I also run to be a friend and was so lucky to share this with my a friend who knows more about me than I know about me. Jodi came all the way from Anchorage to run and play.
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| So special for Jodi to meet my boys |
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
first time
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Eric's 4th Birthday (72 photos), by Tara DelloIacono
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Eric & Noah pay the check
Eating out at the dinner store as Eric calls it is a special treat. It is especially nice when Eric lays down his card.
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