It's Christmas Time in the City

I love all things Christmas (0kay, the Christmas carols are starting to get to me a bit) and so on Saturday we headed into SF to check out the lights in Union Square.

First off, let me say that you would never know we are in a recession looking at Union Square. I have never seen so many people out shopping, not even on Boxing Day or Black Friday. It was insane. Thankfully Liam was in his carrier, so no unruly shoppers could jostle him about.

So we went into Macy's for our favourite treats at The Cheesecake Factory (1 hour wait!). Liam enjoyed hanging out in his highchair checking out his surroundings.

Then we went down to Union Square to check out the massive tree and skating rink. Liam loves looking at all the Christmas lights, and they even had the palm trees decked out in lights which looked beautiful.

On the way back to the BART we looked at the Christmas windows in Macy's, where they showcase cute little puppies and kittens waiting for adoption. So adorable!

It was a long day for Liam, and the little man fell asleep promptly in the car.

California Academy of Science

Mike's work gave everyone the day off today, so we decided to head into SF to the recently opened California Academy of Science. It was, in a word, awesome. Seriously, if you're ever here for a visit, I highly recommend it.

Liam, was fascinated. He loved watching the fish, trying to reach out and grab them. And by far his favourite was the penguins. There was one particularly friendly one who kept diving down and nudging the glass where the kids were. Liam kept reaching for him and was absolutely riveted. It was so cool!

Liam's parents spend an evening out... without Liam!

So last night was the first night that Mike and I went out without the little man. It was Mike's work's holiday party and we felt it was important to put in an appearance. So at 6:30pm we dropped Liam off at my friend Dana's house and off we went.

I was initially a little nervous, obviously not because I don't trust Dana, but because this is really the first time we have left him. I thought he would do great though, and I was right. He enjoyed seeing his little "girlfriend" Hayes (Dana's daughter is 4.5 months old), playing in her exersaucer (which we will be purchasing for Christmas), eating pears, drinking his milk from his sippy cup, and getting loads of attention. So all went well, and by the time we picked him up at 9pm (a little past his bedtime) he was just getting cranky.

I'm sure it helped that Dana is a familiar face and Liam loves her, so yay! I'm glad he wasn't upset at all, and my friends and I have all decided to do some babysitting swapping, so we'll probably be hosting a baby playdate at our place next!

Picture above is Liam playing oh so gently with Hayes' ear at the Baby's Holiday party.

Liam VS The Bear - 7 Months

You'll be happy to know there were no issues this month between Liam and the Bear.

Busy Little Boy

It's been a few weeks since I've updated Liam's blog, it's so hard to find the time with this busy little guy! He's still babbling up a storm, and I'm pretty sure he's starting to associate words with objects. If I say "where's the kitty" he will look around for Luna and he gets all excited when he sees her. So cute!

I think he's also starting to sign 'milk' at me, which is really cool. He just sort of wiggles his fingers around but I get the idea. We're taking a weekly signing class with him and it's amazing how many sign Mike and I already know.

Solids are going great, he nearly polished off a jar of pears at dinner on Friday night and then nursed on top of that . Hmmm, I swear he has hollow legs. He also loves sweet potatoes and oatmeal, bananas are hit and miss, and rice cereal is out. I love preparing his little meals for him and helping him drink water out of his big boy cup.

Stay tuned for the 7 month bear picture!

Happy Halloween from the Little Monster

Liam enjoyed his first Halloween this past Friday. He went as a little monster, isn't he the cutest?! Seriously, if my kid was any cuter... well, I don't think that's possible.

Anyways, the day started off with a trip into the city to drop Megan off at a job interview. Then Liam, Tante Moni, and I made our way to Mike's work for his work's annual Halloween party. I think my little monster was a bit overwhelmed with all the people, music, and decorations, but he seemed to have a good time, especially playing with the balloons.


Afterwards we took our tired little monster home, lit up his jack o' lantern that his Daddy carved for him, and then it was off to bed.

Liam VS The Bear - 6 Month photo shoot

Liam turned 6 months old this past week, and we finally managed to get around to taking his Bear picture today.

Unfortunately for the Bear, Liam is not as willing to share the spotlight as he had been in previous months.

At first, Liam didn't want the Bear anywhere near him:


Then he tried to explain to the Bear that maybe they should try taking the picture with other friends:
The Bear wouldn't listen, so things got ugly:


So we tried the picture without the Bear but Liam wasn't happy with the results:


And so finally we all agreed to just get along: