On our way to the airport, Enzo fell asleep. He stayed asleep when we dropped Zoe off, and slept all the way back to the house. About an hour total.

Back home, we ate a small lunch of bologna, noodles, and mango. Pretty random, but all quite delicious in their own right. Enzo and I drove over to the bookstore to see what we could see after lunch. It is pretty much impossible to find a good kids book that we don't already own, but I found a few. The Lorac and another Leo Lionni book are both sort of over his head right now — too many words. Also got Where's Waldo, which he didn't quite figure out. On each page there's a Waldo headshot on a post card which overlays a drawing of a huge crowd of tiny little people. The goal is to find Waldo in the crowd, but Enzo just points to the big picture of Waldo on the postcard, and is like, "he's right there!" Couldn't quite explain it to him. Thinking about using whiteout to cover up postcard Waldo.

After the book store, we went to the park to run around. I was very nervous after the crazy day he had yesterday, and also because I have strict orders to not let Enzo hurt himself. But he was fine. Pretty mellow today. Did some climbing and sliding, but spent most of his time playing in the sand with some other kid's truck.

We stopped by Heirloom on the way home to grab second lunch. That was a mistake. How long does it take to microwave a piece of quiche? Twenty minutes! Enzo was getting very upset, and my left arm was about to fall off. I had to hold him the entire time.

I tried putting Enzo down for a nap when we got home, but he just cried and cried and cried in his crib. Finally went up to rescue him. We finished his bottle and then read some books to calm down.

We walked up to say hi to Wes before dinner for a minute, and then came home to cook our lasagna that mommy made for us last night. It turned out perfectly and Enzo loved it. Which is good because he'll be eating that for the next four nights.

On our family walk, we bumped into the Pfleegers again, and stopped to play for a bit. Enzo and Wes marched around and around the house banging mini pots and pans for about 20 minutes. All captured on video.

We got home just in time for emergency meltdown quick bath, and then a nice cold bottle of milk to relax. We read many books, and snuggled for almost an hour in the Fatboy. Enzo was very sweet tonight. I got many kisses. I finally put him to bed around 8:PM.

One injury free day in a row and counting.

We made it through our coffee at Peets with Wes without incident despite a lot of running around on the concrete and a number of close calls with steps, iron fences, and metal railings.

The trouble started at the playground. Second incident of the day, Enzo slipped on the slide and hit his face. More tears. He quickly recovered and had fun playing on all the equipment. After a long nap in the car we stopped at a one year birthday party for Malia.

Hadn't been there for five minuted before Enzo trips over someones foot, and boom, face first into the asphalt driveway. More tears, and a big bump and mark on his forehead. After lunch and cake and bouncy castle with daddy, Enzo tripped again carrying his sippy cup. Again, on to the concrete. This time, his sippy cup hit him on the mouth. A few more tears. He did love his cupcake - he stuck his finger in the frosting, put it in his mouth, turned to mommy and said, "mmmmmm".

Back home, we had the bright idea to take him down the street for a walk. He started just running full speed down the sidewalk, and again, trip and forehead straight into the concrete. Yet more tears and another mark and bump on the other side of his head. He recovered quickly. He continued on and had a nice walk, spending a lot of walking up and time rolling down our neighbors grassy hill.

Back at the house, Zoe were talking about how many times he'd fallen today, when bam, down again, this time against the fence near the driveway. More tears and a scraped knee to top off the injury list.

Despite all his bumps today (he got hurt more times in an 8 hour day than he has in the last 3 months), he actually did pretty well. He only cried for a few seconds for all his injuries, including the big tumble on the asphalt, and quickly recovered. Hopefully the big egg(s) on his forehead recover as quickly.

With all the injuries and excitement of the party, Enzo never took an afternoon nap. He started getting cranky and tired around 4:30PM so we let him watch some Nemo while we waited for our delivery dinner to arrive. He didn't each much, and we gave him an early bath, but he perked up after his bath and hung in there for another hour. He loved finding Goldbug and finding specific books on the shelf. He played with his trains and his toys, and had a sweet afternoon with his mommy and daddy. He gave in at 7pm.

After Zoe went to work, Enzo and I dropped off the dogs and went to Peets for breakfast. Enzo was stressing me out — running full speed down the concrete ramp, and stumbling down the grass hill into the fence below. Not a very relaxing coffee and bagel. We headed out for a drive-nap about an hour before class.

Enzo fell asleep as planned and got a great nap before school. We met Zoe in the school lot and she took him to class while I went and hit golf balls and the range right next door. Zoe had to head back to the hospital, so I came back and spent the last 30 minutes of class with Enzo. He was in a great mood and had fun during closing circle. Apparently he was up to his old tricks when Zoe had him — trying to go outside during class and dumping his snack on the ground without eating a bite.

After picking up the dogs, I came back to hang with Enzo and let Alex go a little early. We played with his train, and then read books in his room. He requested a Casey in the Bath a couple times. Zoe got stuck in the OR, so Enzo ran out to get some Peruvian food from down the street. We were right in the middle of dinner when Zoe came home, and Enzo was very happy to see her.

After dinner, we took a bubbly bath, and then played with the train table again. Finally Enzo grabbed his blanket and headed toward the stairs. Time for bed.

At the end of the day, I was working in the office upstairs when I heard Enzo sobbing in the front yard. Alex had him in his old bungee jumper thing, and he was crying because she'd just taken him out of it. She tried putting him back in, but somehow that made him worse. He was completely freaking out, so I picked him up and gave him a bottle of milk inside. He calmed down right when Zoe came home from work.

We went to the farmers market for dinner. Zoe and I traded off chasing Enzo all over the place. He was walking on people's blankets, knocking over drinks, and falling in the mud. It was ridiculous trying to get him to eat anything so we left.

We bumped into little Jack and his mom on our family walk, and stopped to talk for a while. Jack yelled "Enzo!" when we he saw us coming. He's 2 ½. Back home Enzo got his bath and books before bed. Zoe taught him that his chair and table are blue (pronounced "BAH-loooo). We spent the rest of the night finishing up his train table. Big surprise in the morning.

I drove Enzo around hoping he'd fall asleep before class. He finally did but only in time to catch about a 20 minute nap. He was upset to be woken up, so we started class on the wrong foot. Enzo drank a little bit of milk right before opening circle which calmed him down.

He was into circle time and open play for a good, long time, but then decided he wanted to go outside. He got upset when I tried to direct him back into the play area, so we went outside for a little walk and another hit off the bottle. He was ready to go back in after about ten minutes. When I went out to put the snack together, he came out with me. He gathered acorns and throw them in the trash can.

Although he did sit quietly in his chair for snack, it was kind of train wreck. He first dumped his water into his snack bowl, then picked all his fruit and pancake out of his his bowl and stuffed them into his glass. Then he dumped them back into his bowl. Then he dumped the bowl of fruit and water down the front of his shirt. Really made me proud. Most of the other kids sat quietly munching away.

He got a little torqued right before closing circle, but once he saw everyone head inside, he wanted to be there too. We sang some good song together, and then he was ready to go. When I got home, he was obviously tired, and started crying right away. I passed him off to Alex and headed downtown.

Tonight Enzo and I went over to Wes' house to eat Thai takeout. Zoe is on call and Christa is out of town. The kids did OK with dinner, both of them getting a little antsy near the end. Wes threw a chunk of rice across the table which stuck to Enzo's face. We tried not to laugh. After dinner they played, read some books, and chased the puppy a bit.

After bath back home, Enzo and I read books and snuggled. I asked Enzo to get me specific books off the shelf and he got it right each time. Get the Kissing book, get me a book about animals, get the Gold Bug book. It was getting late, so even though he didn't seem too tired, I plopped him in his crib, and he went to sleep a few minutes later.

Zoe had dinner just about ready by the time I got back from my meeting. Enzo was getting irritated because he was hungry (and tired), but we sat down for dinner right away. After all the fussing, he didn't eat much. He intentionally dropped a good portion of his meal on the floor for Betty to eat. He did however drink a huge sippy cup of water mixed with a bit of appajooo.

We bumped into the Pfleegers on our family walk with the dogs, and they walked with us. Enzo and Wes enjoyed Pocky sticks along the way, and were soon covered with chocolate. Enzo got an early and very bubbly bath tonight. After taking a big poop in the potty, as is traditional almost every night now also, he settled in for some more books with mommy. Soon after, he was ready for bed.

This evening was kind of crazy. Just after Zoe and I came home from work, our landscaper guy came by to review our project. Looks like we're going to do it. We had to park Enzo in front of Nemo so we could both talk to David. Right as he was leaving, the Pfleegers stopped in because they were getting some work on their house, and i wasn't quite finished yet.

After dinner, they decided to go stay in a hotel rather than go home to their dusty, fiberglassy house. They left Nacho with us which was great. Nacho got along great with Harriet and Betty.

Enzo started to get fussy so we gave him a bath, and then Zoe read him some book. He was ready to crash at about 7:45PM.

We headed out for breakfast in Eagle Rock to this little place we haven't been to a long time. Our food looked great, but Enzo just wanted to run up and down the sidewalk. He's been difficult to keep in his seat at meals lately. So we traded off Enzo chasing duty while we gulped down our meals. On our back up the street we stopped in Swork for a real coffee, and to let Enzo play with the train.

We then went down to Kidspace to get a pass to see Mo Willems later. It took forever for them to open the door, and I was running out of ways to entertain Enzo. Finally we got inside, picked up Mo's new book, and saw an animated movie of Knuffle Bunny.

When we got back home, Enzo crashed in Zoe's lap with a bottle of milk while I took the dogs to the park. I stumbled upon a boston terrier meet up which was fun. There were ten bostons and four frenchies there. When I got home, we walked up to our neighbors to say hi for a minute.

After Enzo failed to go down for a nap, we decided to bail on the Mo Willems thing. Li and Neil came over with Elijah. He is getting so big and is close to crawling already. Neil and I went to hit a few golf balls while the mommies and babies hung out.

For dinner we had fish tacos with the Pfleegers. Enzo sat in his chair for about five minutes before getting upset. Ugh. He barely ate, and was obviously exhausted. He perked up when mommy busted out popsicles.

We gave Wes and Enzo a bath together tonight for the first time which was so cute. Wes was splashing and laughing and blowing bubbles while Enzo sat there like, "why is Wes in my bath?". Wes borrowed some pajamas for the cold walk home. After some books and milk and some crazy running around and some matching game and some rearranging his collection of wooden food, he finally went to sleep.

First we stopped by Heirloom for a coffee and some pastries for the drive to Santa Monica. Enzo quickly fell asleep in the car and we drove in silence. We stopped and parked the car and sat there for another 15 minutes waiting for Enzo to wake up.

He finally opened his eyes, and we piled out and walked over to the farmers market. We got Enzo some random mushroom pasta for breakfast which he really loved. We walked back around the block to go into this great little natural product toy store called Acorn. All sorts of great wooden vehicles, castles, puzzles, etc... Enzo desperately needs more toys, so we picked up a couple things - a snake, a crocodile, and a little wind-up car.

We then headed over to Montana Ave to stop by Lucky, hoping to find another pair of the camouflage pants that we loved so much, but he has since grown out of. No luck. We should have bought one in every size when they had them last year.

For lunch we went down the street to City Bakery. Zoe ran inside while Enzo and I waited in the car. Zoe was gone for about 20 minutes, and it POURED the entire time. It's been months since we've seen rain like that. Enzo munched on our takeout the whole way home, and then went down for a nap right away.

After nap, we met Eric and Wes at a teachers supply store across town called Lakeshore. They had this giant set of teeth and toothbrush which Enzo loved. We picked up a few crayons and a sketch pad for Enzo. On the way home, we grabbed a Jamba juice for Enzer.

Back home, we got ready to go out while Enzo soaked up a few minutes of Nemo. Alex came around 5:30, and we went across town again for dinner with friends. Enzo was asleep by the time we got home.

Mommy had the day off, so we all took the dogs to day care and then went for breakfast. After breakfast Enzo got taken for a drive by dad and took a 45 minute nap in the car. After his nap, mommy took him to his class, and he did well at first but then he started threatening to have meltdown # 5 or 6 of the day (we lost track) so mommy gave up and they left early. Once he got home to meet Alex, somehow his mood changed and we got Good Enzo back. Go figure.

Mommy and daddy ran some errands, picked up the dogs, and when they got home, Enzo was cheerful and funny and in a chipper mood. he ate a gigantic dinner and had a nice, long, hot bubble bath. he played the memory game with us, read some books, played for a long time with his stacking cups, then brushed his teeth and went off to bed. Hopefully he will wake up on the right side of the crib tomorrow morning. 17 months old today!

Zoe came home, and we all went to the farmer's market. Enzo ran crazy around the people having picnic dinners, occasionally stopping by our blanket for a bite of hot dog or drink of lemonade. We bumped into Sophia and her parents. Sophia also goes to Waldorf but is in the earlier class. On our way out of the market, a woman said to me "hey, there's Enzo. We just saw him at Gymboree". We think it's funny that Enzo already knows people that we don't. Enzo walked some of the way back to the car, but I scooped him up to cross the train tracks.

We took the dogs for a family walk when we got home. Enzo tired to eat a popsicle as we walked which was kind of a disaster. He started getting sleepy in the backpack so we took a shortcut home. After bath, Enzo read yet another stack of book before bed. His nose is still running, but thicker snot today, so hopefully on it's way out.

I took Enzo to school at about 10:AM because I wanted him to catch a nap before class. He was really tired and upset when I put him in the car, but he settled down and fell asleep within five minutes of leaving the driveway. I had to wake him up for class 30 minutes later, and he was upset again as we walked up the school driveway.

He settled down when class started, and was really into the opening circle songs - picking imaginary strawberries and doing some of the hand movements. He was great during open play - interacting with other kids, sharing toys, not getting upset when the older boy there kept snatching away his toys. He helped the teacher sweep the floor with the little broom. And although he did come over to me every five minutes or so, he wasn't clingy, just stopping by to get a kiss or hand me a toy he was carrying around. He was the only kid who really sat and played with the teacher for any amount of time. She seems to really like him.

Near the end of open play, right before snack, he started to get a little fussy, and when we went outside, he grabbed for the big broom, i told him he couldn't have it and we wlked right by. he got very upset, and had a pretty major meltdown. I tried for 15 minutes to bring him back, but he couldn't stop sobbing. So we left about 15 minutes early.

He has four teeth coming in right now, his nose is running non-stop, and he just generally not doing well. He spent most of the morning with his finger in his mouth rubbing his gums. I felt so bad that he missed part of class because he really does seem to love it. he settled down in the car, after drinking some milk, and was in pretty good spirits while I made him his lunch.

Enzo and I went on a short walk before dinner. Wes wasn't home so we continued around the block. It was cold out tonight. Back home, I parked Enzo in front of Nemo while I made his fabulous dinner. He ate a lot, really like the gyoza and mini sausage from the Japanese market. After dinner we went on another walk, this time with the dogs. Enzo ate a popsicle along the way, and I think the cold made his teeth feel better.

He was great after his bath - took a big poop in the potty and let me brush his teeth. We had fun reading books and rolling around in the Fatboy, which is usually mommy time. He went to bed with no problem.

It was late so we didn't take the dogs to the Rose Bowl. Just a walk around the block this morning, then back for breakfast. Zoe made Enzo a soft boiled egg with toast strips. She told him to "dip and bite" and he did. Again and again and again.

After Zoe came home from work, Enzo and I played in front yard and out on the sidewalk in his red push car. He was laughing so hard and screaming when I would let go and he'd go off rolling down the hill. Safety first.

Wes and parents came over for fish and crab cake dinner. The big hit was the strawberries with mascarpone and brown sugar. Enzo's nose starting running like crazy during dinner, and he didn't eat much. He did squish up his bobeebo (that's burrito in Wesley-speak) and throw it on the floor though. We played downstairs and then up in Enzo's room. I read the kids Mr. Seahorse.

Enzo took a deep hot bath, and then read a stack of books with Zoe before bed.

Zoe's OR cases were canceled this afternoon, so we both came home early to take Enzo to Amy's Playground. Wes was there too. Enzo loved the big bouncy castle, and the big exit slide. He also like the hamster tube car/slide/step thing. Enzo and Wes played in the big playhouse kitchen, after some demolitions derby in big police cars pushed by their daddies.

Enzo and I took the dogs for a walk before dinner, and then we ate our yummy chicken curry. Enzo is such a little japanese kid - loved his curry rice tonight. We all did a lot of rolling around in the Fatboy up in Enzo's room after dinner. After bath, Zoe read him a stack of books and I brushed his teeth.

There were a bunch of sample tables set up at the market, and Enzo ate every single one - rice, noodles, gyoza, udon. He also got an entire shopping cart of crunchy little treats for the upcoming week.

After the market, we headed over to Katie & Scott's to make a dent in our party leftovers, and to celebrate Scott's birthday. We got to see some more of little Sophie.

We tried our best for a real nap when we got home, but Enzo got very upset when I left him in the crib. We let him watch a few minutes of Nemo, and then we went back in to Old Pas to buy Enzo some new pajamas. His old ones are too tight and don't keep him warm enough.

Enzer fell asleep in the car again, so we let him sleep for a few minutes in the driveway. He was not happy when I woke him up after only 15 minutes, but he settled down when we went up to Wesley's for dinner. He barely ate but he did play a lot and had fun.

Zoe got in some great snuggle time with Enzer after his bath tonight. He got upset when Zoe read him the book about the kitty that jumps into the pond to catch the moon.

After breakfast we went to Garfield Park to play on the swings and slides. Daddy got sick to his stomach from swinging with Enzo for too long. Enzo of course wanted "more". He also really liked the enclosed tube slide and the steering wheel thing at the top of the stairs. After the park, we went on a family grocery shopping trip to Whole Foods. Dee pushed the cart while Enzo munched on giant organic cheese puffs and a cheese stick.

When we got home, Enzo was ready for his nap. Once asleep, Buzz and I went to hit some golf balls at the range right down the street. Little did I know that while I was gone, Zoe and Dee were rearranging the house and friends of ours were driving and flying in from all over for a surprise birthday party.

After the longest golf lesson of my life (the golf instructor was in on the plot), we returned home for a big surprise and a nice gathering of friends and family. Alex came to help with Enzo, and he was great for the whole event. He had a lot of fun actually.

I put Enzo to sleep after the guests had gone and he had his bath, and then Zoe and I went out for another drink while Dee and Buzz did some babysitting (and a lot of cleaning up!).

After breakfast, we went by the house to grab some fruit and some milk, and then mommy and Enzo were off the school. They got there a little early and Enzo walked around in the big school yard by himself. He had a pretty good time but was much more clingy that he usually is. He got upset about a broom early on in the session, and never truly got over it. He did like the baskets of pine cones and funny wooly balls, and like stomping around in the wood chips. Nature boy also at one point wrapped his arms around a big tree trunk and gave it a kiss. He liked looking up at the branches into the sun and leaned back so much while he was doing this he almost fell over. He made some cute new friends in school - more girls, surprise, surprise. He liked Chloe today.

After school, Enzo came home to eat lunch and play in the pool while we all watched. He didn't want anything to do with an attempted nap, and was much more interested in hanging out and entertaining us all with his many tricks and silly babbling.

Finally he fell asleep for a bit while Buzz and I drove to pick up the dogs. He was soooo tired, and slumped over in his car seat 5 minutes into our trip. He was in a great mood after his short nap, and was very entertaining at dinner eating his bbq ribs.

After dinner we went for a family walk. Back home Enzo had a long bath, and read a big stack of books again with Dee. He got a little crazy right before bed as usual, and started crawling up the stairs by himself. I scooped him up, wrapped in his blanket, and plopped him in his crib.

Grandma Dee and Grandpa Buzz surprised at me lunch with an unexpected visit to LA cause it's my birthday soon. They were so happy to see Enzo and couldn't believe what a big boy his now. We all walked up to see Wes and Nacho, and then we all came back home for Thai takeout. Wes and Enzo both had good dinners and played in Enzo's room.

Dee got in some good snuggle time with Enzo when she read him a big stack of bedtime stories. Right before bed, Enzo asked to use the potty, and did, and then he went straight to bed.

He fell asleep in the car after Peets, so I drove him around while he took about a 30 minute nap. We stopped by home to change clothes and pick up our snack and then headed over to school. Enzo is enrolled in the Parent-Toddler program at the Pasadena Waldorf School, which meets twice a week for about 90 minutes or so.

We got there about 10 minutes early so walked around in the big school yard. As more kids showed up they joined us on the lawn. There are seven kids in Enzo's class. Class began when Enzo's teacher sang a little "follow me" song and went into the classroom. We all sat in a big circle and sang a few songs before going around and introducing ourselves. At first Enzo was not happy about being in the circle and just wanted to be back outside, but he settled down and was quickly mesmerized by his teacher's singing.

Because it was the first day, there wasn't a whole lot of structure to the class. The kids basically played in the space with all the various toys, and the parents are encouraged to just leave them alone. Some moms sat with their kids, but Enzo was fine so I sat in the corner and observed. He would occasionally bring me a toy he'd found, but then would get back in the mix with a little encouragement. He interacted with the other kids pretty well, although at this age they're not really playing together, but more playing side by side.

After social play time, it was snack time. Zoe signed me up to bring the class snack on the first day which was so kind of her. I made a potato frittata last night (with Zoe's guidance on the phone) and also had steamed carrot sticks with hummus. Other parents brought chopped fruit. So after all the kids sat in their wee chairs at this little table, I served them their snack in a little bowl. And gave them water in real glass glasses too.

Enzo loved his snack, and stayed in his chair for a while. He also dumped his water into his bowl, so ended up with a fruit-hummus soup. He did get up and walk around, but the teacher plopped him back down because he was still eating. The rule is you can only leave the table if you're done (you don't have to finish). You can't go off walking around while gnawing on a big old chunk of apple like Enzo. After he was done, he got up again, walked by the teachers snack bowl and grabbed her leftover frittata and stuffed it in his mouth. All the kids then took their bowls to the wash bin.

We filtered back into the play space for closing circle. We sang some more songs, and then it was time to go. Enzo could not have been better. He was outgoing, cheerful, and cute as hell the whole time. Really, really good for him I think. And just so calming and peaceful in comparison to the mania of Gymboree where everyone is yelling "good job!" and "clap for them!"

We met Zoe and Alex at home, and Enzo went straight down for a nap.

Zoe and I ran some errands, and then came home to play with Enzo. Wes and her parents came by for takeout Peruvian chicken. After dinner, Enzo took his bath, read books with Zoe and then crashed.

Zoe on call tonight, so headed over to Wesley's house for dinner. Enzo was a little fussy but seemed to settle down after a small snack. Nacho chased Enzo around the living room, nipping at his feet. At first he thought it was funny, but then I think it was freaking him out a little. I read some books to the kids and then they rolled around on the Fatboy. They kissed 2 or 3 times without any encouragement.

Enzo got upset only a few minutes in to dinner, and I couldn't settle him down, so we had to leave. Back home, he was looking so tired even though it was only 6:PM. I gave him a very early bath, and then a bottle. He was obviously exhausted and was ready for bed at 6:50PM. After I put him down, he mumbled to himself for a few minutes before drifting off.

Enzo was in a great mood when we got home from work. I rolled him around on the couch, tickling and biting him, and generally knocking him around, which he loves. He was laughing so hard and squealing so loud that I had to stop to let him catch his breath.

While mommy made dinner, Enzo and I walked up to see Nacho. She was asleep, but we played with Wes for a while before heading home. Enzo looooved mommy's meatloaf, and ate one of the biggest meals ever. He is getting so good with his spoon and fork. Almost never uses his hands anymore if he can help it.

After dinner, I took the dogs and Enzo for a quick walk while Zoe got his bath together. Enzo and mommy had storytime and I went back over to the neighbors house to babysit Wes. It's her parents anniversary, so they went out for dinner. After I left, Enzo took two more poops (one in the potty) and then ran crazy around the house before mommy could corral him and throw him in the crib.

Little baby Nacho is asleep in my lap right now. So cute.

After some trains and bagels, Enzo went on a car ride and a long nap. After he woke up he and mommy played at the park for awhile, then went home to play with the hose and read some books. His favorite part about the park were the dueling squirrels and the random guy playing the pan flute. He was happy to see daddy when he came home from his golf game.

We all went out to lunch and did the weekly grocery shopping, then Enzo took a nice log nippy nap. After he woke up from his nap, he had a snack and a little Nemo, then we went off to visit Nacho. We had a nice dinner, even though Enzo loaded up on too many slices of pear and snap pea crisps at Nacho's house and had no interest in the dinner mommy made. He had fun running around the house with Wes after dinner.

We waited a little too long before bath, and he got upset but was OK after his bath and bottle. Mommy read Enzo many stories before bed as per usual.

We headed out to Peets for coffee and breakfast. Enzo sat in his stroller and ate a big meal, then walked around. Right before we left, some 3 yo girl walked up Enzo, stuck her hand in his face and pushed him to the ground. He was shocked. On the way home, he fell asleep so I drove him around for about 30 minutes while he slept.

Mommy came home from after a loooong night in the hospital, and rushed off to a parent orientation meeting for Enzo. He starts his infant toddler program at the Pasadena Waldorf school on Wednesday. Apparently, mommy and daddy have been sorely lacking in their parenting skills thus far but its never too late to turn it around, we guess. We are looking forward to bringing him. Mommy was brave and signed up for snack duty for the first day.

After the orientation, mommy went to Wes' house, where daddy and Enzo were waiting, to meet their new 8 week French bulldog puppy named Nacho. She is the cutest little thing. Enzo was very enamored with her as well, but was sort of more interested in playing with the dog crate. At one point, Enzo and Wes walked in to the bedroom, turned on the radio, and danced together to a Cheap Trick song. Enzo went off for a nice afternoon nap afterwards, but woke up seeming like he needed more sleep.

In the afternoon we went to the pet store for supplies and it was like going to the zoo, only smaller - he was fascinated with all the fish and small mammals and birds. He pointed out Nemo when he saw the clownfish, and said "bird" when he saw the parakeets. He called the rats a cat. Dinner was pasta with Nacho and her new family. Enzo seemed right on the edge of meltdown the entire day - teething, maybe, or a general sleep deficiency? He had a nice bath, peed in his potty, lots of books, then off to an early bedtime.

Enzo and I took the dogs to day care after the big BM, and then stopped at Starbucks for a coffee and croissant. Back home just in time to meet Alex at the door.

Zoe on call tonight. The landscapers came to talk about the front yard project we're thinking about. I left Enzo in front of Nemo for a bit because he wasn't interested in talking about the front yard. In fact he cried when I brought him out there. Finally, I put Enzo in the backpack and finished the conversation with the landscaper while passing Pirate's Booty over my shoulder to Enzo.

After they left, we walked up to Wesley's house for dinner and a play date. The kids did OK with dinner. Wesley was imitating Enzo's little scat singing riff "dibba dabba dibbity dap". Enzo was more interested in squishing his food and letting his water run out of his mouth and down his shirt, than eating. No kissing tonight, but there was a little dancing. After dinner, we sat in Wesley's room and read some books and played with toys.

Enzo was ready for his bath right away when we got home. He got upset while I was putting his clothes on but settled down with his bottle of milk and a stack of books. He only napped for one hour today, so was in bed asleep by 7:30. Another early morning tomorrow.

When we got home this afternoon, Enzo was still out rumpusing with Alex at Gymboree. He came home in a very good mood, very talkative and silly. Wes and her family came over to rehash the business meeting daddy and Wes' dad had today. Things look very promising.

Wesley and Enzo spent a lot of time in his room and some time jumping around in his crib. After they left, Zoe attempted dinner with Enzo but he was very distracted, and he ended up squishing his beautiful arancini all over the place and only had a few bites. Later, we thought he was trying to play with his potty - Ralph had taken the insert out of it and Enzo was acting like he wanted to step in it so we scolded him and took it away - a minute later the poor kid took a poop in his diaper. We feel like he was trying to let us know he wanted to poop on the potty but his dense parents just didn't get it! AND he got scolded!

He got very tired early and went to bed about an hour before his usual bedtime. See you at 5 am, Enzer.

After work, Zoe and I took turns rolling around on the couch with Enzo. Then I took him for a walk to say hi to Wes. We stopped and played in the sandbox, and then went home for a big fish taco dinner. We thought Enzo needed to use the potty about half way through dinner (false alarm) and then we couldn't really get back to being focused about eating.

After dinner, when Zoe turned on the water to wash his hands, he said "on" yet again. Typical after dinner routine of some playing and then reading and then bath (a very deep one tonight) and then bottle and more books with mommy. The AC was fixed today, so we're all going to sleep well tonight. It's also actually kind of cold out tonight. Heat wave finally over.

The dogs had fun running in the long grass at the Rose Bowl, and Enzo had fun walking around trying to pick up bits of trash people left behind from some Labor Day party. Some one had moved a big park bench out into the middle of the field, and Enzo played on and around it the entire time.

When Zoe and I got back to the house after work, we realized that the AC was basically dead. It was a little cooler tonight than the past few days but still 86 degrees upstairs in Enzo's room. It was too late to check into a hotel so we just put Enzo to sleep in nothing but a diaper, and turned the fan toward him. AC repair man coming tomorrow. Before bed, Enzo and mommy spnt some time looking for gold bug again. He is soooo good now, finding gold bug on the page before we do.

We went furniture shopping afterwards, and tried to manage in the sweltering armpit that is Pasadena, but eventually the heat won and we sought shelter in the house. This would have been fine except that the air conditioner died. Ralph eventually revived it using an age-old Macgyver technique of twisting some twine around the broken pipe, but once the house finally cooled off, believe it or not, the power went out. We were in the throes of making reservations at the local Westin, when Pasadena Water and Power came to the rescue and the power was restored.

We had fish tacos for dinner that we were supposed to have with the Metcalfs for labor day. Enzo loved his panna cotta with balsamic strawberries for dessert. Despite the oppressive, ritual suicide inducing heat today, Enzo managed to stay cheerful and upbeat for most of the day. He tried hard to say "pirate" tonight in the bathtub.

Afterwards, they went to Katie's house and Enzo rumpused with Gabe and Luke. He especially liked being pushed in the swing, and babbled his nonsense the entire time. Afterwards, mommy and Enzo came home, read a ton of books and hung out, had a small lunch with a big mess, then watched some N-e-m-o (we can no longer say this out loud, because he will go over to the tv and cry until we turn it on). His favorite thing to do now is to look for the Goldbug, which appears in a different spot on every page of Richard Scarry's book, Cars and Trucks and Things That Go. When daddy came home, Enzo was ready for his nap, which lasted almost 2 hours.

After his nap, we ichatted with Grandma Buzz and Dee. He got to ichat with A-ma yesterday, and is getting used to babbling into the computer. He even blew them a kiss. We later got an SOS call from Wes et al, who were stuck in the house because of the oppressive heat in Pasadena. We brought over some Pinkberry yogurt, then went to Whole Foods for our weekly grocery run. Enzo got into the Pirate's Booty before we paid for it. We went over to Wes' house for dinner tonight, and Wes and Enzo would not stop kissing each other...very very very cute. After some serious running around and squealing and dancing and kissing, he came to a screeching (literally) halt, had a quick bath, 3 books, some toothbrushing, then bed almost an hour earlier than usual. We plan on an early start tomorrow.

Enzo and I headed down to the water, while Zoe caught some rays. We dug a big hole, which filled up with water, and then we sat in it. The tide was coming in, so kept having to move back and dig another and another. Maya showed up with her parents, and she joined in the sand digging project. We went back up the beach to have a snack with mommy, and then back down the water to play some more. It stared to get hot, so we packed up. Before we left, I carried Enzo out into the surf with no diaper to rinse off his sandy butt.

It was unbelievably hot in Pasadena when we got back to town. We stopped at a new Italian deli place and picked up lunch which we ate at home. The ac was working overtime today. I think it reached 103°. Ugh.

After lunch, Enzo went down for a long two hour nap, and so did mommy and daddy. We braved the heat and walked around the block to see Wes, who was also holed up in her air conditioned house. Zoe fixed Enzo a big icy sippy cup of water with a little juice mixed in for the walk. The juice was a little extra incentive to drink and stay hydrated. Enzo took one sip and then pretty clearly said "apple juice", which is weird because we never give him juice. Hmmmm. He said it again several times. Enzo and Wes shared some snacks, playdough, and crayons, and had fun playing together.

Back home, Zoe ran to get some dinner while Enzo and I played in the pool. Enzo was really hungry by the time we ate and he scarfed down his noodles. Not long after dinner, Enzo was ready for his bath. Zoe read him few books, and he was ready for bed early. Pretty sure I'll be seeing him again at 5:AM tomorrow.

Supposed to be 107° tomorrow.