As has been the case the last week or so, Enzo has not gone to bed at his usual time. Again tonight he was up until about 9:45PM. He seemed like he was ready to crash at 8:PM but then got a big second wind after a big bottle of milk. He was standing in his crib laughing, so we knew it was futile. So he came back downstairs for some books and walking around. He ate so much dinner tonight. He sat in the living room in the high chair with the music on, which I think helped him settle down and focus on his meal.

Zoe was on call last night, so home early today. She let Alex go home around noon, and spent the day with Enzer. After morning nap, they went to Amy's Playground, sort of a Gymboree type place, and the scene of Enzer's 1st bday party in April. They had fun, and came home for a great afternoon nap.

Enzo was in a great mood when I got home tonight. He was crawling and standing and trying to walk and laughing. Funny at dinner tonight too, raising a big piece of cheese over his head again and again.

Alex let Enzo take a nap at 5:PM, which was not good. He was in a great mood when I got home tonight. Unfortunately, that great mood lasted until nearly 10:PM. Zoe on call tonight, so I single handedly read through Enzo's collection of 100 books, except those in Japanese. He just kept pulling them off the shelf one after another. He crawls over, pulls a book out, plops down on his butt, and then looks up at me like "what are you waiting for?" I started to loose my voice. Enzo got to talk to Zoe on the phone a few times tonight. He got a big smile on his face when he heard her voice.

He finally just slumped in the Bjorn while I was standing in the kitchen at about 10:PM, twp hours later than usual. I carried him up and put him in the crib, and he fell asleep in about 2 seconds, but without driking any milk. Very unusual. Expecting him up in the middle of night.

He wouldn't sleep in his crib for morning nap, so I took him for a very long walk. He feel asleep within minutes of leaving the house, and stayed asleep for about 45 minutes despite helicopters and barking dogs and many cars and some very loud birds.

His mood seemed to improve after his nap and finally getting a decent meal. Salmon burgers for lunch at the table out back. Loved it.

He did take a great nap this afternoon, and we went to park to 'walk' for a bit, but we had a difficult evening with him. I think he was just so tired. Pretty much no dinner and to bed an hour early. Hopefully he'll sleep through to morning. Zoe is call tomorrow night, so we need to sleep tonight.

We did have one good long walk to the park, which Enzo really enjoyed. We also had a nice lunch at a cool little cafe and bumped into Tom. For a minute I was under the delusion that I might play golf tomorrow, but I think I'll sleep instead. Tomorrow not looking like an easy day.

Enzo is officially sick with a fever of about 101 today after work. He cooled down after some tylenol, but he was in a pretty bad way most of the night. Barely ate dinner, and then didn't get to sleep until about 9:45. Zoe on call again tonight, so praying that he sleeps thru the night.

It's a little after 11:PM and Enzo just went to sleep, so I don't have much to say other than I wish I was asleep too. Maybe sick, not sure.

Enzo was fun this morning, and gave Zoe so many kisses as she left for work. So cute how he leans slightly forward to give and receive a little kiss, and he giggles each time.

Zoe was home for dinner and then back to work at 9:PM for overnight call. Enzo enjoyed his chinese take-out. We were rough housing with Harriet which got him laughing. Before Zoe left for work, she managed to read him twenty or so books. I put him to sleep tonight which fortunately went very well.

Enzer was so fun at dinner tonight. He was talking and talking, "yah yah yah yah", and kept going and going when Zoe started mimicing him. He didn't get much sleep today, so he got tired pretty quickly. He got an early bath, and we strung him out until almost 8:PM. Zoe said he fell asleep right away when he got bottle.

Enzo had fun with his new highbrow toys from the MoMA store today. Zoe and both home a little early tonight, and he laughed out loud when he saw both of us. He had pizza and peas for dinner. Enzo was laughing hard again at the dogs begging (and receiving) bits of his dinner. After dinner, we played in the living room and worked on standing and walking. Enzo has noodles for legs. Walking is a long way off. He is really on a roll with his good days, and he seems to be getting easier and happier every day.

After morning nap, we headed over to the Metcalfs to play with baby Luke. Enzo and Luke crawled around and chewed on toys. Enzo was a lot more interested in all the plastic battery operated toys he's never seen before than he was in Luke. Luke is getting tall (still no hair), and he can pull himself up on furniture too now. They ate lunch together too.

On the way home, we worried that Enzo is getting fat because he seems a lot chunkier than Luke, especially in the thigh area.

When we got home, we sat outside and blew some bubbles. I accidentally dumped some bubble soap on Enzo's head and arm. Enzo woke up from his nap kind of sweaty. We went for another walk. Enzo had an OK dinner, and went to sleep right at 8:PM.

After nap we headed out to drop off Zoe's car and get some lunch. Enzer ate a monster pile of chow fun to celebrate the chinese new year. Probably the biggest meal he's ever eaten. We were both impressed.

We came home and played outside, such a beautiful day today. Enzo had a failed nap attempt around 2:30, so we powered on through the rest of the afternoon.

Enzo was actually really great and fun and cute all day.

For only the third night in the last ten months, Zoe and I went out without Enzo. We went to Mario Batali's new pizza place. So good. Alex stayed on to give him some dinner and bath and bed. We were nervous, but he did fine of course. We had a great time with Li and Neil, who have a baby due next month. Last dinner out with them for a while.

When I handed Enzo off to the nanny this morning he cried and held out his arms. I picked him up for a second, but he cried again when I set him down. He was soon on his way up for an early morning nap.

I had about 30 minutes with Enzo before Zoe came home. We spent some time reading and watching cars go by from the front steps. We were outside when Zoe pulled in the driveway, and Enzo reached for her when he saw her get out of the car.

We fed Enzo some pasta tonight, and he had fun with it — and ate some too. After dinner I started feeding the dogs some pasta, one strand at a time, making them stand on their hind legs to get a bite. Harriet was jumping up too. Enzo thought the whole scene was the funniest thing he'd ever seen, and was laughing about as hard as he ever has. He sat in Zoe's lap laughing over and over for about ten minutes. A lot of fun.

Zoe and I both got home early today, but Enzo wasn't back from Gymboree yet. He was in a mellow mood when he finally came home, but perked up after some big chunks of pear. We went for a short family walk before dinner. Enzo played with his new wind-up bath toys tonight. After his bath we read books, and then went to bed right at 8:PM.

After work we ran in to town to exchange Zoe's new phone which died yesterday. As we waited for the guy to look at the phone, we attempted to eat dinner at Il Fornaio. Enzo was pretty nuts, and just squirming all over the place, talking, standing, eating. He ate one giant oxtail ravioli in between trips outside and around the restaurant. His new white shirt (not a good decision on our part) was covered with sauce pretty quickly.

When we went back to pick up the phone, the girl at the Sprint shop gave him a helium balloon, which he was very happy about. On the way home in the car, he was laughing so loud every time Zoe offered him a bite of her ice cream cone. Weird the things that crack him up.

Zoe had to leave early for work, so Enzo and I just rolled around and laughed in the living room until the nanny came at 8:30AM. He has been very talkative the last few days — ba ba ba bah bah bah BAH BAH BAH!

Enzo's good mood continued after I got home from work. Zoe was in the OR late tonight so Enzo had dinner with me. When Zoe finally did come home around 7:PM, Enzo was very happy to see her, and he laughed his funny little giggle and kicked his legs. He had a nice time reading books in the lounge and went to bed at his usual time.

Shellie headed out about 8:AM, and Zoe laid down for a nap on the couch with little Betty Bug. Enzo was a good boy and slept for another two hours. After nap, we had a second more successful go at breakfast, and then we piled in the car and headed to j-town to do some grocery shopping. Enzo didn't like the traffic jam we got stuck in for about 20 minutes, but he made it.

We stopped in to a little japanese restaurant for lunch, and much to the amazement of the old ladies working there, Enzo started munching down gyoza and tofu. We discovered many new baby crackers and other little crispy treats in the grocery store for Enzo.

He crashed on the way home, but then couldn't manage to go to sleep in his crib. So he only got 20 minutes of sleep all day. After another little snack, we took the dogs on a long walk to the park. Enzo sat in the swing for a while, and watched some big kids play.

Enzo had buckwheat noodles and tofu for dinner, and then read books, watched some Nemo, and took his bath, all a little ahead of schedule because of his no nap. He went to sleep at 7:PM, then woke up again at 8:PM to drink 7 oz of milk, and then went back to sleep at 8:15PM.

During a little pit stop by the library we finished our bananas and yogurt. We rolled around in the front yard, and read many, many books. Zoe was busy and a little later getting home than usual, so I put him down for his morning nap.

Aunt Shellie came in from Palm Springs about noon and we went straight to Gymboree. Enzo had a lot of fun crawling through tunnels and showing off his crawling and standing abilities. We signed him up for another session, and he's moving up to Level 3.

We went to lunch in South Pas and Enzo stuffed his face with a ham and egg quesadilla. He was really in a great mood for the whole meal — eating, talking, and smiling at Shellie. He seemed to really warm up to her right away.

Shellie and I went and hit golf balls during Enzo's afternoon nap. When he woke up, we all went for a walk up and around the school. We then jumped in the car and drove up to La Canada for dinner. Enzo was digging his mac and cheese and chicken, and was giving Shellie high fives and laughing pretty much the whole time.

He's sleeping now, hopefully we won't wake him up sleeping in the master bedroom tonight.

Zoe on call tonight, so flying solo with Enzer. He was in a mellow quiet mood tonight. I fed him right when I came home, which maybe helped. We revisited dinner later, and ate a few more veggies and some pasta. We read books, took the dogs for a short walk, and watched some Finding Nemo before bath.

We 'relaxed' after bath, and then came down stairs for another 30 minutes of reading books and standing. He was really easy to put down tonight, but I can hear him on the monitor rolling around and making noises for the past two hours. Please Enzo, take it easy on your poor dad.

Enzo seemed fine when we got home, and was crawling all over the place. Just before dinner he started to get upset. He seemed very tired and when he cried he sounded a little hoarse. We gave him an early bath but it didn't settle him down for long. He pretty much went straight to bed without a bite of dinner, and about 30 minutes earlier than usual.

Enzo was obviously already tired today when we got home from work. Looking a little bleary-eyed, but he was happy, and we spent some time just rolling around on the couch laughing and chewing on toys. He didn't sit through dinner, but we tricked him in to eating some veggies.

His bath really cheered him up and we all had a good laugh 'relaxing' on the bed afterward. Zoe read him a bunch of books before bed, including some japanese board books we picked up this afternoon in j-town. It really seems to get his attention when Zoe speaks japanese to him.

He went down easily tonight right at his usual 8:PM.

Out of nowhere Enzo just decided he wasn't going to sleep at his usual time and stayed up until almost 10:PM, reading books, laughing, crawling around. Who knows what's going on with him now. We are planning on another early AM awakening.

He was fun this morning. Zoe and I both had time hang out him before work.

I took Enzer and the girls on a walk after work, and fed Enzo string cheese along the way. We met yet another neighbor with a toddler. Somehow we have to get all the kids on the block together. Crazy that nobody knows each other.

Enzo was a little nuts during dinner, but we managed to stuff some mac and cheese into him. The nanny got him back on his usual nap schedule so we're hoping he sleeps his usual ten hours tonight.

After nap we mostly just hung around the house. Played in the front yard, eating lunch and taking photos. After a very short second nap, we skipped the first half of the game and walked up to the park instead. We bumped in to a woman with her baby who just moved in on our block. Maybe Enzo has a new friend.

Enzo was very tired later in the day but didn't quite mange to go down for a third nap. We watched some of the game, and tried to eat some dinner. Poor tired baby mans was ready for bath and bed about an hour earlier than usual. Typically that means he'll be up at the crack of dawn, or before, so we're headed to bed early ourselves.

After morning nap, we raced over to Gymboree and sneaked into an extra Saturday class. Enzo was a little bit on edge during the whole parachute segment, but he loved going down the slide and up the stairs and ramps. He enjoyed the kooky songs and being thrown up the air.

After Gymboree, we went to Peets to get some lunch and coffees. Enzo shared his hot dog bagel with Zoe. We walked down the street to Borders and accidentally bought Enzer a couple more board books for the lounge. Straight home for a nap after that.

Zoe and I had just settled in for a nap of our own when Enzo woke up after only 40 minutes. We took him to the grocery store, came home and had mac and cheese, walked around some, read a few books, and played with a few toys. Because of his abbreviated nap, he was close to the edge for most of the afternoon, but we had a lot of fun with him. And I think he had a really great day.

I fed Enzo a jar of carrots while he read books right after work today. That seemed to calm him down a little. We read more books and sang songs before dinner. After discovering that our two favorite restaurants in Pasadena have gone out of business since we last went out to dinner, we decided to eat in. Enzo loved his three cheese tortellini.

Zoe was throwing crisps to Betty at the table. Every time she caught one, Enzo squealed with delight.

We took Enzo out for dinner tonight even though he hadn't slept in about five hours. He actually enjoyed himself, and did pretty well with his mac and cheese. We had a great corner booth seat and he was standing up looking out the window most of the time. Zoe had him laughing hard in the backseat on the way home with the seats on the bus go "squeak squeak squeak".