Zoe was home a little early, and spent some time practicing putting his ball into the back of the dump truck. He is so proud of himself when he puts it in by himself. He laughs and raises both arms in the air. Enzo was really excited about his salmon tonight. Loves it. He went to bed exactly at 8:PM as usual.

After work we went to the farmers market to get some dinner. Really crowded and tons of kids running around. Enzo wasn't too stoked about his tamale but loved the beans from my burrito. Maybe not good to give him an entire meal of beans, but I won't be home tomorrow. He got pretty tired and cranky as we were leaving the market and went to bed right after his bath.

Zoe had the day off again, so took over from Alex a little early this afternoon. They went for a long ride in his car, and then threw the ball for the dogs. When I got home, we scooped Enzer up and went to the park with his wagon to do some walking. He did great, but doesn't seem to be any closer to standing or walking on his own. He loved his broccoli tonight, and his books before bed.

After work, Enzo was a bit fussy and obviously tired. He managed to eat something after we went for a short drive in his car. Thankfully, Zoe took the day off rather than being on call as planned. Not sure if I was up for taking care of Enzo by myself tonight. He hung in there until his usual bedtime at 8:PM, so he may be OK tomorrow. Poor baby, so tired tonight.

Zoe is on call tonight so Enzer and I were on our own. I heated up some leftover noodles and ravioli for dinner, and we sat out back. I threw the ball for the dogs while Enzo quietly sat and munched on noodles for about 30 minutes. We then went for a drive down the street in his car. He held on to the steering wheel the whole way for the first time, instead of waving his arms around like a crazy baby. We read some books, took a bath, read more books, 'walked' around (not making much progress), laughed at Mr, crawled, chewed on toys and water bottles and remote controls, and then read some more before finally deciding to pack it in just after 9:PM.

After our breakfast of delicious ricotta pancakes, we chatted with a landscaper to help us with our front yard. Enzo was not happy about that discussion so I put him to sleep. After nap, we went out for noodles, and then picked up Enzo's new big boy car seats. In a couple weeks he'll use the front facing seat, which I think he'll enjoy much more than facing the back seat.

We played in the front yard with this new water sprayer fountain thing that hooks up to the hose. The water was freezing, but Enzo didn't even notice because he was so excited. After we dried him off, he went to sleep for a bit. After nap, we went to the park. Enzo pushed his wagon all over the place through the thick grass. The only time he stopped was to play with a big white dandelion, which he thought was great. Unfortunately it was the only one in the entire park. He was so stoked and completely exhausted afterward. After a nice dinner out back, Enzer played, read, bathed and crashed.

After nap we headed out to Li and Neil's to the see the new baby. He is so small, only 6 lbs just like Enzo was. I can't believe Enzo was ever that tiny. Both Zoe and I got choked up just looking at that little guy and thinking about our little Enzer.

When we got home, we rolled around in the front yard with the dogs. Enzo has really been laughing at Harriet a lot lately. The dogs were fighting over this green ball (formerly Enzo's ball) and he just thought it was hilarious. A while later, Zoe was making Harriet shake, and Enzo was cracking up. Enzo had lox and bagels for lunch and was loving the salmon and the salmon eggs too. Really loved it.

Like a good little japanese taiwanese italian german english irish kid, Enzo had corned beef, cabbage and potatoes for dinner tonight. He went to bed a little late tonight, but was a lot of fun. Trying to walk all over, laughing at the puppies, and generally trying to get into whatever he could.

After work, Enzo and I waited for Zoe in the frontyard playing with a Tonka truck and eating a snack of japanese squash quiche. Then we all went out to pick up the pups. Crazy Betty had a time out today. Enzo was tired tonight from all his running around today, and was pretty much ready to crash when we got home.

Alex took Enzo to Kidspace Museum today. He had a great time playing in the outdoor water fountain apparently. Zoe was home early from call, and took Enzo for a drive down the street in his car.

As soon as I got home, we went to the farmers market in South Pasadena. Picked up some strawberries and some dinner. Enzo ate a big tamale and was in a great mood, just hanging out and people watching. So many kids running around down there and strollers everywhere. He was very tired when we got home and went straight to bed after bath at 8:PM.

On my own tonight. Fortunately Alex didn't let him take two huge naps today, so he was ready to go to bed closer to his usual time tonight. We had fun reading and driving around in his car. Enzo did some walking with his wagon, and played with his new Haba blocks. I was definitely nervous putting him to bed tonight, but I got lucky and he went to sleep easily.

Day light savings time has officially messed up Enzo's schedule. He slept in until 7:15AM and then didn't go to sleep until 10:30PM again tonight. He needs a day of no naps tomorrow so we can get him to bed early. He has been in great mood the last couple late nights though, and it's nice to get the extra time with him. Lots of books and walking the wagon around the living room before he finally crashed.

He woke back up after only being asleep for about 30 minutes, but fell back asleep the second I picked him up from the crib. I think he just missed us. He woke up and realized he was all alone. Little bug.

Enzo really was so easy and fun this weekend. Just laughing at every goofy thing we did to amuse him. Crawling and walking all around. His personality and sense of humor are really starting to emerge. We can't wait until he can talk, so we get to know him better.

Alex came over around 7:PM and Zoe and I went out to dinner with some friends to celebrate her birthday. It's been a while since we had a really nice dinner like that. Enzo did great while we were out and slept through the night no problem.

Zoe is on call tonight, so I managed the man alone. We had to run out and pickup the dogs from daycare around 6:PM. Enzo is not a big fan of riding in the back seat by himself. He hung in there on they way out, but got upset coming back. Was tough to settle him down for dinner. I sang songs, crowed like a rooster, and danced around like an ass. Seemed to work. Plenty books after dinner, quick bath, and then mercifully to sleep with no problem.

Hour or so after Enzo is asleep, I discover Betty is nowhere to be found. After kind of freaking out for a minute, I realize there is only one place I haven't looked. So I sneak into Enzo's room, and there she is asleep under a big pile of pillows. Killing me.

Pretty mellow night with Enzo today. He sat outside while I threw the ball for the dogs, nibbling on crackers. After a big dinner of random things like custard and pollenta, he settled in for a marathon reading session with Zoe. He's starting to appreciate some of the longer non-board books now. He took a long bath tonight, and was ready to crash soon after.

We thought we might go out after work to see Li and Neil's new baby boy, but I got home a little late and we just decided to go out to the valley this weekend. Enzo was fun tonight, loved his zaru soba. I fed him his noodles with chop sticks. He likes to slurp the noodles into his mouth.

After dinner we read 30 or so books, including one of new favorites Where the Wild Things Are several times. I tried to read him Guess How Much I Love You and got kind of choked up at the end. Such a sweet story.

Enzo apparently met some friends at the park today when he was there with Alex. So cute. There are a bunch of little kids in the neighborhood that we should meet, but we haven't really yet. Typical LA. After work, I took Enzer and the girls for a walk, then he spent some time walking around with his wagon. He had a nice relaxed dinner, and then spent some time reading books with Zoe before bed.

Enzo pretty much spent the entire night walking around the house with his wagon. Around and around and around. He was so excited and happy to be doing it by himself that he just went straight through his usual bedtime and was up until about 9:PM. Really so cute to see him laughing and running around.

After breakfast we headed out to the dog park park with the girls. It was hot. I threw the ball for the dogs while Zoe and Enzo went to play on the swings. The dogs got overheated pretty quickly, so we stayed only about an hour. Back home for lunch, and then back out to the park right up the street. Enzo walked around and played on the swings and slide.

After a short nap another walk and some dinner outside, Enzo was a little crazy. He was walking with his wagon back and forth across the living room. Back and forth and back and forth, crashing his wagon into the couch over and over. Every time he walked his wagon into the couch, we'd say "BOOM!", and he thought that was just the funniest thing.

When Zoe got back from her breakfast meeting, we went to buy Enzer a new push car thing like the kid down the block has. We took him to the park and drove him around, and he had a great time. We worked on walking some too.

We went for a few more walks around the neighborhood with the dogs, hung out at the house reading books, and crawling around. Zoe had him laughing when she said, "say hello to my little friend". Over and over and over.

We decided to stay in tonight instead our usual Friday night out with Enzer. Zoe made his fav pancetta pasta which he stuffed in his mouth as fast as he could. He walked around some and read some book before going to sleep right on time. Zoe and I actually watched an entire movie tonight! We are definitely back on track with his schedule. Looking forward to a fun weekend.

Apparently Enzo had a great day today. He had his normal naps at the right times, and went to sleep tonight just about right on time too. He was a little fussy tonight, just tired from a big day and a couple hours less sleep last night.