Family

Thanksgiving

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We survived our trip to my sisters for Thanksgiving.  I say that because we are still not sure how Teagan will handle car rides.  She was up and fine on the way out Thursday and slept a bit at nap time on the way back today.  We had one scare when she coughed a bit that we thought she would be sick but she was fine.

The visit overall was great.  My nieces and nephew love playing with Teagan and Amelia and by all accounts the feeling is mutual.  Teagan loved playing with Zach and Lexi.  Amelia had a blast.  The positive was that both kids were so worn out by the time they went to bed they both went down right away and stayed sleeping most of the night.  We have had challenges when traveling so wearing them out worked.

We had some minor car excitement when I realized the battery died on the car because we left the lights on.  Michael jumped us in the middle of the night just to be sure we were good.  We were fine after that.

Thanksgiving dinner was great.  Carrie always does great holidays.  It was also good to spend time with my dad.  My mom is away on a trip of a lifetime in Africa so she was missed but we hope she is having a fantastic time.

Break Fast at My Sister’s

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Today we took the kids to my sisters for the break fast.  Originally the break fast was going to be at Lauren’s house but she had to pass on hosting so it moved to Carries.  That presented a challenge for us since it was an extra hour or so drive.  We are still nervous about Teagan getting car sick.  We wanted to see everyone and we didn’t have time to change our car reservations so we had to make the round trip in one day.  Turned out fine.  We put the girls to bed in the car and carried them upstairs when we got home.  They of course woke up but the transition back to sleep once we got home was ok.

The day was great.  As always my sister had lots of great food.  Seeing everyone was fun also.  We didn’t get to see my sister and the kids as much as i would have liked over the summer.  Teagan & Amelia as always had a blast with her cousin’s.

The only minor drama was we both forgot to pack our diaper bags.  Thankfully we packed enough extra supplies to get by in the kids clothing bags since we knew we would get the ready for bed at my sisters.  It ended up being a close call but we knew we could have just ron out to the drug store if we needed anything.  Thankfully we didn’t.

Flying Solo With The Girls

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Today our babysitter was sick.  MC had a deadline at work so I took off.  I was already going to work from home because I was taking Teagan to her 2 year checkup but I wasn’t planning on getting no work done.  I have taken care of both kids alone before but it is always a challenge.

Today thankfully Teagan had a class in the morning.  I also had a class with Amelia but she was napping in the stroller so I made the command decision for us not to go.  Instead i got a civilized walk in with her sleeping.  The highlight was my Starbucks Cappuccino.  I miss my walks when Teagan was a baby were I could go for coffee.  With both kids it is a challenge so i was grateful for the chance today.

After Teagan’s doctor appointment and attempted nap time I got in some really good play time with them. That was followed by the challenging yet not as bad as it could have been bathing Amelia, feeding Teagan, then bathing Teagan juggling act.

All day I was craving Sushi, so i ordered delivery for when MC got home.  We hadn’t had in a while and it was delicious.  I was tired but it was a generally great day with my girls!

Lunch With My Mom & Sister

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Today was my mom’s birthday.  When talking to my sister last night she mentioned that she was going into the city with my mom for a show and they were going to grab lunch.  I pointed out sarcastically that I work in Times Square and I also have been known to eat lunch.  She didn’t know why she didn’t think of asking me but we made plans to get lunch.

We met up at an italian restaurant around the corner from my office.  That was coincidental since my mom got a recommendation from a friend to go there.  We had a nice lunch.  I had Veal Parm.  It was good to see both of them especially since I wasn’t going to see my mom for dinner on her birthday.

Out of Town Guests

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Friday MC’s sister in law Cathy came to visit.  She hasn’t seen Teagan since before she was 6 months.  She lives far enough away that trips are difficult.  We meet her in Bryant park and then took the subway home.  MC and Cathy went to dinner and I put Teagan to bed.  After they got back from dinner we hung out and talked a bit.

This morning we were all tired because Teagan was up for over an hour at around 1AM or so crying.  She is typically a great sleeper and a great baby but we think she was teething.  She kept us all up.  Once we were up we all went for breakfast.  The french cafe place we wanted to goto was busy so we ended up at an irish place that does breakfast/brunch.  MC and I have walked past it before but never tried it.  I had an omelette.  It was good.  We all shared scones.  They were ok, but the ones at the farmers market i typically get on Sunday’s are much better.  Teagan was great at breakfast and sat in her stroller almost the hole time.  After breakfast we walked Cathy to the subway and said our goodbyes.  I grabbed a Cappuccino at Starbucks (one ding against the breakfast place was they only did regular coffee).  From there we ran one or two errands and then went home and feed Teagan lunch.

In the afternoon we ran out again to goto the grocery store.  MC wanted to look for fresh food to use to prepare meals for Teagan.  We ended up opting not to get anything and will use Fresh direct since it looks like they had better stuff.  On the way home I ran over to the Liquor store and got some Pimms.  I wanted to get some for a while since I really liked the taste when I had some in the UK last year.  Thankfully the store by our apartment had some and we just bought the rest of the ingredients and the grocery store.  I made one to have at dinner and it was very tasty.

We made fish and potatoes for dinner.  I tried tuna instead of the usual sword fish i like.  I was not as big of a fan with the tuna.  I will go back to sword fish next time.

 

T at The Beach for First Time (Sort of)

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Today for the 4th of July we went with my mom to the beach.  T was at the beach once in Florida but she never got out in the sand to play so today was really her first trip to play at the beach.

My mom’s beach club is near the beach club we went to when i was growing up in Atlantic Beach.  We got a late start but once we arrived my mom got a baby pool with an umbrella setup for T.  She had a blast playing around in the pool.  She also tried her hand at eating sand.  She didn’t like it, but that didn’t stop her from trying again, and again.

After the kiddie pool we took her to the ocean and stood her up and let the waves crash into her legs.  she had a blast doing that.  Since M, T, and to some degree I am sensitive to the sun we didn’t stay at the ocean that long.  After that T hung out in pool again, ate, and then we took her for a walk on the boardwalk and she feel asleep for a nap.  After that we headed home.  My mom was nice enough to give us a ride to and from the beach.  it was a nice day.

Brunch With Family

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We went to MC’s cousin Brian’s to see her Aunt, Uncle, and several cousins especially two from out of town and their toddler!  We don’t get into Manhattan that often with Teagan so it was nice to get out.  MC’s cousin’s apartment was really nice and they had a great spread from Fresh Direct for brunch.  It was good to see her family.  Some we just saw at our place for brunch but others we haven’t seen in over a year.  it was great to catch up.  It was nice to get Teagan to meet her little cousin.

After brunch we headed right home since there was a chance of rain and Teagan needed to eat and nap.  Thankfully she napped a bit on the way home.

Fathers Day Weekend Sick at My Sisters

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This weekend for Fathers day we went to my sister’s to spend time with her family and my parents for Fathers day.  On mothers day we spent the day with MC’s mom on MC’s first mothers day and we did the same with my family for my first Fathers day.  We drove out to Carries on Saturday morning so we could spend the day and then we stayed over so we didn’t have to drive the entire trip both ways in a day.  We also left my dad’s car there since he is staying at my sisters while my mom is away in china.  We ended up driving back with my mom.

Unfortunately I got a migraine shortly after we got there in the early afternoon Saturday.  Even with the heavy duty drugs I really didn’t kick it Saturday.  I woke up still not feeling great Sunday.  Michael had to help me out a bit.  I was glad he was there.  It is very rare for me to get a migraine two days in a row.  I wasn’t happy that i missed a lot of the time hanging out with my family.  Teagan had a great time playing with her cousin’s.  Thankfully i wasn’t lying down the entire time.  I did get to play with the kids a bit on both days but for large chunks of both days i was out of commission.  I was glad it wasn’t worse than it turned out to be.  MC was fantastic picking up the slack when I couldn’t help with Teagan, and my mom and sister were also great.  I am always grateful for my family but on days like that especially so.

MC’s Parents Visit and Brunxh

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MC’s parents came to visit this weekend.  They came Saturday morning and stayed over night.  We had lunch at our house and they hung out and got to play with Teagan.  For dinner we went to Agora since MC loves it.  We wanted to take her dad out for a belated birthday and early fathers day.  We had a really good dinner even if MC had to take Teagan away from the table for a bit to feed her since she was being fussy.

Sunday some of MC’s cousins (and a cousin’s girlfriend) came over and we all had brunch.  MC made a french toast casserole.  It was really good.  She used the Paula Dean recipe she used when her brothers family came to visit on new years.  We had a good brunch.  It was good to see MC’s cousin’s.  We hadn’t seen either of them for a year.  We also had cake for MC’s dad’s birthday.

MC’s parents left to go home in the mid afternoon after her cousins left.  It was a short visit but a good one since they hadn’t been over since before the new year.

My Dad’s 70th Birthday

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Today was my dad’s 70th birthday.  My sister and her family and MC, Teagan and I were supposed to meet up with my parents for dinner near my parents house.  As I was going to catch the train and meet up with MC she called that Teagan apparently had a fever.  I knew she spit up earlier but didn’t think anything of it.  Turned out she did it 2 more times.  MC had to go home and I went to dinner by myself.

The dinner was good.  We went to an italian place near my parents that my dad likes.  it was good to see Carrie, Michael and the kids as well.  My dad liked his present.  My sister and I got him an autographed football that had the autographs of 3 Giants players on it.  He is hard to shop for so I am glad we found something he liked.

After dinner I got a ride home from Michael.  By the time i got home Teagan was sleeping, but she got up briefly later on and we gave her more meds.  Hoping she feels better tomorrow.