He had a fun day with Alex, and mommy raced through her clinic today because she was so excited about Enzo's first time trick or treating. He got into his octopus costume with a little begging and a lot of effort and we were literally the first ones to hit the street today. He learned to say "trick or treat" ("twikoteet") and "knock knock" as he knocked on the doors. We had dinner at Jack's house down the street — he dressed up as a doctor and was very sweet. We discovered that their dog is named Zoe, also. They kept talking about her and it confused the hell out of Zoe until she figured it out.

Enzo charmed all the neighbors and got a lot of candy loot...for mommy and daddy. When we got home we gave out some candy, took a nice bath, had our usual books and snuggy and he hit the sack without complaints. A sweet first real Halloween for Enzer.

We went for a drive in the car and a nippy nap, stopped at home for supplies, got a mango smoothie then we went off to school. We talked with Adrienne awhile about his meltdowns in class and got some good advice from her. He had his best day in school yet. He only clamored to go outside once, he was able to play with the other kids and moms, was in a great mood the entire time. He got hungry before snack so mommy kept a box of raisins in her pocket and snuck them to him to tide him over. He ate 2 servings of snack and stayed at the table the entire time. When we went outside he watched in fascination while Chloe ate dirt. He held Ms Adrienne's hand to go inside for closing circle. Mommy was super proud of him and very very encouraged.

After school, Alex was able to make it to the house and we dropped Enzo off and ran some errands. We had some takeout for dinner then went on our family walk. Right after dinner and before our walk Enzo asked for milk which is unusua for him. After walk it was the usual bubbly bath, snuggy with more milk and some books, but Enzo sat up after his milk and said he was hungry and asked for another snack, which he has never done before. We gave him some crackers and raisins and grapes that he devoured. We read more books, played more games, gave his teeth a good brushing then it was off to bed without a peep.

Zoe and I ran some errands, and then went home to meet a guy about the sprinkler. Enzo was home soon after. We played outside in the front yard until the Pfleegers came by for homemade pizza. Wes and Enzo switched roles tonight. Wes ate a ton of mac and cheese and Enzo picked and pushed his food around. They shared a bath and then Wes went home.

Enzo was very sweet tonight, kissing Zoe on the hand on which she had an owie two days ago. After some books, he started working on this Melissa & Doug peg puzzle that was a gift from Alex. He's played with it some, but tonight he got really into it. He did over and over again, faster and faster. He was so focused, we let him stay up past his bedtime.

Finally, at about 8:30PM, it was time for bed. He gave us both kisses and went to sleep without a peep.

He really took to Mas, right away. He dragged him around by the hand and forced him to play trains and "tunnel" with him. He gave Mas 3 kisses before he left, and would not let him leave until Mas gave him a kiss on the lips.

We had more homemade donuts again and they were soooo good again. Mommy went to the west side to visit Heather and new baby Sara with Leah and new baby Michael.

Daddy and Enzo took the dogs to the Boston Terrier Meet Up at the dog park. We had to borrow the Pfleegers Volvo because daddy's keys were in mommy's purse. Eric and Wes came too. Back home, Enzo and daddy just hung around, roughhousing, playing with trains, and reading books. Enzo bounced up and down on daddy's gut, and everytime he landed, daddy would shriek and grunt. Enzo thought this was absolutely hilarious. Enzo took a nap in his crib, a rarity for the weekend. After nap he woke up in a funny very mellow mood, had a small lunch, then we all went to run some errands. He got a yummy jamba juice to share with daddy then we all went to the grocery store. He had fun screeching "mommy!' and "daddy!" in the aisles as loud as he could.

Before dinner he helped daddy water the front yard and visited with Fred and Jack. We had some sloppy sloppy joes for dinner and he ate a lot! We all played with trains, then Enzo had a super super bubbly bath with daddy before having a nighttime snuggy with mommy and lots of books. For the first time today, when we asked him, "where's Enzo?" he pointed to himself and gave a proud little smile. Bed right at 8 with no protest at all.

He was such a fun, sweet bug the whole weekend, we are sad that it is over.

He came downstairs and even though we tried to be quiet because uncle Mas was asleep in the train room, Enzo used the potty next door very noisily, then banged on the door demanding a train. When we opened the door to sneak in to grab a train for Enzo we discovered uncle Mas sleeping on the tiny bed with Harriet and Betty squeezed in next to him. We had our usual Saturday morning breakfast at Heirloom with the Pfleegers, where Enzo flamed around, waving to the train, and managed to eat a little breakfast.

We had a quickie nap in the car before we hit the annual San Rafael Halloween party, which is sponsored by a local realtor for the neighborhood kids.

It was great - there were Shetland ponies to ride on (Enzo was not having any of that), a cool petting zoo, the most awesome face painter ever (complete with airbrushes - unfortunately Enzo nixed that as well) and a truly talented balloon sculptor.he made a duck for Enzo that was the envy of all the kids there, but it eventually met its demise when in hit the blades of grass.

Enzo discovered his love of the sprinkles on the donut holes and discovered that the donut holes were not so bad either. Enzer had fun hanging out with Wesley and Jack. He is invited to Jack's Halloween party. After the party, we went home and hung out for awhile before we went to the Kidspace Pumpkin Patch Carnival. We walked around and rode the train and tried to find Alex but she wasn't around.

We ran some errands but Enzo had a hard time in the car because he was so sleepy. Daddy took a nap with him at home while mommy made him some lunch. When he woke up he was playing with a toy that involves hammering some colored pegs into a board - he accidentally hit Zoe's arm (hard!) and she asked him to be more careful because he gave her an "owie" on her arm. Enzo kissed the same spot over and over again for the rest of the day. He later "faked" getting owies on his fingers and on his head - all to get kisses from whoever was around.

After his late lunch we went to feed the ducks. We had plans to go out to dinner with uncle Mas and his friends but unfortunately Alex could not babysit at the last minute so Eric filled in for us.

Enzo had a bath, a bunch of books, then bed with no problems.

Daddy played golf all day with uncle Mas, and picked up a pizza on the way home for dinner. Mommy and Enzo had just been playing in the front yard, and hanging with Mas, who got home before me. We had a late dinner, which Enzo wasn't too interested in, and then we had our bath.

We came back downstairs to play trains with Mas. Enzo really warmed up to him right away. He was grabbing his hand to lead him to the train table, handing him toys, and showing him the train "tunnel". Enzo must have said "tunnel" about 50 times tonight.

After trains, Enzo went back up stairs to read books with mommy, and then he went to bed.

After breakfast, we drove out to the valley for his 18 month checkup. Enzo slept for a bit on the way out. We stopped by to see mommy who has been working for the last 72 hours. Before we saw Zoe, Enzo grabbed a photo of her from her office and was walking up and down the hallway saying "ma ma ma". We showed off Enzo to all the nurses and doctors in Zoe's department, and then I took him to his appointment.

The doctors visit was a total disaster. The nurse kind of manhandled him and set him off crying. Then we struggled to weigh him, and that made it worse. He was having such a meltdown that the doctor couldn't even really examine him. He got a couple shots too, but they didn't bother him. Over the edge by then anyway.

He is 33 inches tall, 25 pounds, and his head circumference is 20 inches. So 66% percentile in height, 33% percentile in weight, and he has the head circumference of an average 3 year old.

He was fine in the car on the way home, and was happy to see Alex back home.

I was working in the office, and I heard Enzo crying and crying when Alex tried to put him down for a nap. I felt bad, so went out to let her go home, and to try to comfort the little man. He calmed down pretty quickly. And was very happy when mommy finally came home. Enzo fell asleep on the way to the nursery to look at plants. When he woke up we strolled him around while he ate fish crackers.

We hung around the house before dinner, playing in the front yard and in the living room. Enzo ate a small dinner and had a "pop". Mommy had to head out to a parents meeting at the school, so daddy let Enzo watch some of the World Series and drink his milk before bath. The doctor said no more bottle today, so he got his milk in a sippy cup instead.

After bath, we read books for a bit, and then Enzo was ready for sleep at about 8:PM.

Zoe on call again tonight, so Enzo and I went out to Panorama City to visit her and eat Thai takeout. When we got up onto the freeway, we could see that the sky all over LA is filled with smoke in every direction. The sun shining through casts an eerie orange light, like sunset all day long.

As we walked through the hallway of the hospital, Enzo said "ma ma ma". He was happy to see her, and gave her a kiss. All the nurses went on and on about how cute he is, which he loved. Waved and said "hi" to everyone. We sat in Zoe's call room and ate dinner and watched some of the World Series. Enzo was in a funny mood — flopping around on the bed, doing headstands, screeching, and giggling. Zoe took him for a couple walks up and down the hall, and then we had to leave. Enzo said "bye bye"as the elevator door closed. And when the door opened again on a different floor, he said "ma ma" and looked down the hall.

He got a little upset on the way home, was getting tired. We hit some traffic, but he hung in there. We took a very quick, very shallow bath. And then we drank milk and read books. We spend about 15 minutes looking at the big Zoo-ology book, and about 10 minutes of that staring at the fish page. He wouldn't let me turn the page.

Just before 8:PM, he put his head down in his blanket so I picked him up, gave him a kiss, told him I loved him, and put him in the crib. He must have fallen asleep right where I put him down because I didn't hear a single peep from him on the monitor.

He woke up again at his usual 6:30AM, but after another small bottle of milk, he fell asleep on my chest for another 90 minutes! I fell asleep again also, and then had to scramble to get him breakfast before Alex showed up.

I met Alex and Enzo up at school a couple hours later. He had been to the park and took a short nap in the truck. We were told to get there a little early, so we did, but no other kids in our class showed up for almost 45 minutes. And then only one other kid showed up. It was our first day in the new building. I liked the temporary tent better.

Enzo started off class really well, interacting with the teacher and playing along with the songs. He was having fun playing in the classroom despite there being only one other kid there. But then, as usual he started getting antsy 30 minutes into class about wanting to go outside and play. He doesn't understand why at home we encourage him to play outside, and at school he is supposed to stay inside. So that plus a strange nights sleep, and no lunch, equaled a total crying, boneless, laying on the floor meltdown from which he could not recover. So we left and went home. Of course he was fine by the time we got home, and was happy to Alex again when she knocked on the door.

When Zoe got home, we played and read books for a while before Wes and Eric came over. Zoe made a great turkey pot pie while we all played in the backyard with Betty and Harriet. Both the kids did pretty well with dinner and were rewarded with a popsicle which has somehow become an after dinner tradition around here.

After dinner, we had a very bubbly bath followed by some much needed snuggle time between mommy and Enzo. He got upset when we said it was time for bed, so we said "one more book and then bed", and he sat right down in Zoe's lap and waited for the story to begin. One more book turned into two, and then he was ready to sleep. Kisses and squeezes from mommy and daddy and then into the crib.

I got home right at 5:30PM tonight, and Enzo was happy to see me. "Dah-dee!"

We iChatted with grandma Dee and grandpa Buzz in NY. Enzo liked seeing himself on the computer screen, and was waving and saying "hi" before Dee and Buzz were even connected. He was very cute, and performed a few tricks — pointing to various body parts and imitating animals. And of course, he signed off with a hearty "bye bye".

I let Enzo watch a few minutes of Nemo while I prepared his random microwaved bits dinner. He actually did really well, focusing mainly on the leftover beefy noodles and the White Castle cheese burger. High class around here tonight. He did like his cheesy broccoli too.

After dinner, Enzo took a little poop in potty and then peed under the train table. Hey, one of two isn't bad.

Then we took a short bath, followed by many books and a lot of kisses. I told him one more book before bed, and then I picked up up, gave him a kiss and laid him down in his crib. He stayed curled up under his blanket, and I think went straight to sleep.

Couldn't have been easier tonight for his old dad.

We had another landscape consultant come by around 10:AM. Enzo and Wes played upstairs while mommy and daddy tried to figure out what we're going to do next.

We then headed out to the valley to attend a 3 yo birthday party for Jack. The party was being held at an ice rink so daddy was pretty excited. Enzo fell asleep on the ride out there, and woke up in a sore mood. We got our skates and rushed him out onto the ice, and he was not happy at all. He mood finally turned around after we came back in and sat him down for lunch. Geez, he was so hungry. He downed a big piece of pizza, some fruit, an cupcake, and some milk.

After lunch, I took him back out on the ice. I just couldn't stand to leave without giving it another shot. He really had fun this time. We went around and around, and he laughed when we went fast. We also stopped to play in the pile of snow at the far end of the rink. He liked carrying around a snow ball as we skated.

Back home, we all took a nap watching some Nemo for a few minutes. Then we went on a long walk around the neighborhood with Wes and Christa, taking picture of ground cover and other landscaping ideas.

Enzo and daddy played in the living room and in the backyard while Zoe made dinner. Then we all ate outside because Enzo did not want to come back in. Enzo had his traditional popsicle after dinner, and then we went straight up for a bath.

Mommy read lots of books and gave him his nighttime milk. He accidentally his face on the pet gate, but rallied and went to bed at 7:30PM in a pretty good mood. Can't wait to see him tomorrow.

After breakfast, we drove to drop off mommy's car, and then headed out to the zoo. Enzo fell asleep in the car on the way over, and stayed asleep for about 30 minutes. Eric and Christa and Wes met us there.

Enzo had a lot of fun at the zoo. He loves all the different animals. I think he particularly likes monkeys. For some reason he can relate to them I think. A couple of the species we saw were howling and yelping so loudly that Enzo covered his ears. He did like the zebras again, and the camel too. We also saw the jaguar eat a couple pounds of ground beef which was cool.

Back home, we ate a snack and played with trains for a while. After two failed nap attempts, we gave up. When our landscape guy came, we parked Enzo in front of Nemo for a bit so we could talk about the front yard. Everytime we looked in the window or poked our head in the door to check on Enzo, he in a different position on the floor in the front of the TV.

After Nemo, we picked up mommy's car. Enzo and I stopped for a Jamba Juice. I discovered that giving Enzo a Jamba Juice in the backseat by himself was not a good idea. He spilled it on himself and then rubbed it all over his legs and shorts.

Mommy picked up Chinese food, and after a short walk down the sidewalk, we ate dinner. Enzo loved his fruit custard thing.

We stopped by the Plfeegers on our family walk, and then continued on around the block. Enzo started to fall asleep in the backpack (only 30 minutes of sleep all day), so we hurried home and threw him in the bath. He rallied a little bit after his bath and milk, but was obviously exhausted. After a few books and songs from mommy, he was ready for bed around 7:15PM.

Enzo had a soft boiled egg again for breakfast this morning, but wasn't too into it. He drank some smoothie in the car ride out to doggie day care, and then fell asleep on the ride home. I left him the back seat in the driveway, and he slept for almost an hour. I had to wake him to go to a meeting at 9:AM. He was upset for a second but then saw that Alex was there, and that made him feel better.

When Zoe and I got home, Enzo was in a great mood. We went for a walk down the side walk. Enzo brought his sand toy wagon for some reason. He took his time and pushed it the whole way. On the way back to the house, I picked him up to speed things along, and he got very upset. I tried to calm him down in the living room, and then out in the back yard. He cried and laid on the ground, pretty much a tantrum. I let him work it out on his own, something we're trying to do lately, and then got him interested in playing fetch with Betty. He thought that was great, and spent some time running around with her.

We had pasta for dinner, and then we went out to the pumpkin patch in South Pas to get some pumpkins for the house. Enzo loved the pumpkin patch, but was a little scared of all the spooky Halloween decorations. The Pfleeger showed up to to grab some pumpkins also. Wes was not happy about the spooky stuff at all.

Back home we had our usual bath, milk, poop on the potty, and many books before bed at about 8:PM.

After Alex returned home with Enzo, we took him for a short walk down the street, and then had to show him some Nemo so we could both talk to the landscaper. The landscaper maybe doesn't quite know what he's talking about so it was a long conversation. Enzo and I walked down the street again, and he walked up and down our neighbors grassy hill. He loves that. I was kind of pushing him and grabbing him and rolling him up and down the hill, and he was laughing so hard.

Enzo liked his Korean beef and rice tonight. After dinner, when we were getting our stuff together to go on family walk, he spotted an apple on the counter. When I handed him a piece of the apple to eat, he giggled and said very clearly — "happy!". First time we've heard him say that. OMG, so cute. He said it over and as he ate his apple slice.

After bath, Enzo and Zoe read books and played in his room. He spend some time bouncing a rubber ball down the stairs. I'd toss it back to Zoe and he would throw it back over the gate. Maybe not the best game to teach him.

He was very sweet and funny tonight, and went to bed right on time like a good bug.

After Alex arrived, daddy started his day touring one of many possibilities for preschool for next year. There are many good options in LA, but all very competitive and all very expensive. We are trying to round up the many neighborhood kids Enzo's age and starting our own class at the very cute, very close, very free San Rafael elementary.

After mommy came home early from work, we all rallied and went to Amy's playground for some fun. Enzo had fun jumping around on the bouncy castles and roaming through the maze. We even met another kid Enzo's age that literally lives 5 houses up the street, a cutie named William. After Amy's playgroud we had a Peruvian food extravaganza at home with the Pfleegers. Enzo was definitely tired from his big day at the zoo and the indoor playground - he was a bit fussier than usual this evening but hung in there with his bath as well as his books. He went to bed without protest at his usual time.

Zoe and I ran some errands and then came back to the house in the late afternoon. We took Enzo for a walk wiht the dogs, Wes and Christa. Enzo demanded to go feed the duck, so we all walked to the pond. Wes and Enzo were more interested in eating the crackers themselves, but we managed to give some to the ducks too.

Back home, Ezno and watched a little Nemo while Zoe made a special dinner for him of onigiri with furikake and kamaboko. After dinner, we played with trains and read books and took a bath and read more books. Unfortunately, at about midnight, after Enzo had been asleep for hours, the fire alarm in his room started beeping because the battery was dead. Mommy asked daddy to change those weeks ago but he never did. Not good.

Enzo woke up and wouldn't stop crying so we had to pick him up and give him a bottle. We read him books and watched some Nemo for a couple minutes, and he went back to sleep easily.

I took over from Alex around 4:30PM and then we jumped in the car to go see Zoe at work.

Mommy was so so so happy to have Enzo come for a rare visit to work today. She ordered some Thai in preparation and it arrived right when they showed up and Enzo ate a huge dinner of Thai omlet, rice and noodles on mommy's call bed. he made a huge mess and mommy will be picking rice out of her hair tonight. She was so happy to show him off to all the nurses who hadn't seen him in so long. She even took him up to the NICU, where the nurses were shocked at how much he had grown. Its been a long time since he was in there, 5 lbs and dehydrated! He was so sweet and funny, she was very sad to see him leave with daddy.

Enzo tried very hard to fall asleep on the drive home at 6:30PM, but I sang and yelled and lied about watching Nemo when we got home to keep him awake. I even had to give him evening bottle about 2 miles from home because he closed his eyes for a minute. We went straight from the car to the potty, and then Enzo walked around talking to Zoe on the speaker phone with no pants on before bath.

We had a good long bath followed by many books and an extraordinary amount of kisses, giggles, smiles, hugs, and snuggles. I put him down just before 8:PM and he was asleep easily within a few minutes of lights out.

We headed across town to the farmers market in Studio City. Enzo fell asleep on the way over for about 30 minutes (his only nap of the day). It was warm and sunny in the valley, but Enzo refused to keep the shade up on the stroller. We picked up some fruit and some kettle corn, and then stopped in Starbucks for a coffee. Enzo munched on various dried snacks on the way home.

Back at the house, we played out in the front yard and walked up and down the sidewalk trespassing in some of our neighbors yards. Enzo loves nothing more than walking up and down a steep grassy hill. He also walked around pointing out house numbers, a game he plays with Alex.

The sod guys never came, so instead we bought the Patriot-Dallas game on pay-per-view, and had some friends over. Scott, a die hard Dallas fan was first to arrive, followed by our neighbors and their two and half year old son Jack. Around halftime, Katie showed up with Gabe and Luke. Enzo had the best time running around with all the boys - playing in the front yard and with trains mainly. Everyone enjoyed Zoe's awesome chili. Unfortunately Dallas got whipped, but fun nonetheless.

After our guests left, we went for walk with the dogs to feed the ducks. There were a ton of mallards, a few coots, and a small group of Canada geese also. The big white mutant duck snatched some bread right out of Enzo's hand, which got him pretty excited. Poor Enzo got very upset when it was time to say bye bye to the ducks.

We stopped by to say hi to Wes on the way home. We could only stay for a few minutes because Enzo hadn't eaten yet, and poor little Wes got really upset when we left. Back home, Zoe fixed a late dinner of rice and chili, which Enzo really liked. Mommy did the old airplane spoon into the hanger trick to get some food in Enzo's mouth. He really got into Zoe's sound effects.

We took a very long bath tonight followed by many many books read by Zoe, a bottle and some teeth brushing. Daddy broke routine tonight and fiddled around with the damn monitor plug, which he'd cleverly unplugged, after he'd put Enzo in the crib. Enzo got really upset that he was in the crib and the light was still on and that I was in the room, and he just wouldn't stop crying after we walked out of his bedroom. I tried going back in to comfort him, which worked for a few minutes, but the second I made a move to put him back in the crib, he started crying again.

Zoe came in to rescue Enzo and took him downstairs. She read him a few more books, and we played with his train for another hour before he was ready for sleep. He protested for a second or two when I finally got him back in the crib, but was sound asleep before I got down the stairs.

After breakfast, we all went to Garfield park to play. It was very muddy and wet. The slide was so slick and fast. Both Wes and Enzo got super wet and dirty. We saw some squirrels too which is always fun.

On the way home Enzo drank some milk but didn't fall asleep. Back home, Enzo played with trains. He was getting crazy, tearing up the track and trowing stuff around, so I took the trains away from him. He got really upset, and seemed very tired, so I tried to put him down for a nap. He just cried and cried and cried for about 30 minutes, so we finally went up and picked him up. It took some time with Nemo to settle him down.

Since he wasn't sleeping, we decided to go to the grocery store. He was kind of nuts in the store. Happy, but yelling and babbling super loud. We ate some lunch outside after going through checkout, and then we shared an ice cream in the backseat that mommy bought us.

We stopped by the house to drop off the groceries and then drove around some hoping Enzo would fall asleep. Finally he did, but only for about 30 minutes.

After nap, we hung out and watch a bit more Nemo while mommy got dinner going, then we went for a walk to feed the duck with Wes and Christa. They ended up coming over for dinner too. Enzo barely ate and was pretty fussy during the meal, and then had to be excused to take his bath. Wes on the other hand ate and enormous amount of Zoe's sun dried tomato pesto pasta.

Enzo was fun before bed as always. We sat and watched his fish light spin in his dark room right before bed. Zoe remembered that it was the first gift we ever bought him. We got it in SF way before he was born. He loves it.

Enzo finally woke just minutes before the start of "class". He was happy to be there and helped Miss Adrienne gather acorns for her morning circle song. He did great for the first 30 minutes of class, but then needed to go outside for a bottle break. Then he was right back in the mix running around holding this little wooden duck. "Duck, duck, duck, duck", he shouted.

He sat pretty well for snack, and put his dirty bowl in the dish bin when he was done. He got a little anxious about the big kids playing hide and seek in the big lawn. He really wanted to be over there, and got upset when I stopped him. I managed to divert his attention for a bit, and he settled down somewhat. We almost didn't make it to closing circle, but when Enzo heard Miss Adrienne signing inside, he walked to the door and looked in. Once he saw everyone in the tent, he decided to rejoin the class.

Zoe came home and we chatted with the guys working on the front wall. Enzo was very interested in what's going on with his front yard. We came back inside and Enzo got to watch another couple minutes of Nemo while we made dinner.

Enzo enjoyed his favorite pancetta pasta tonight and some cucumber with kewpie mayonnaise. We went for a short walk after dinner and then played with trains before bath. Enzo had a nice long bath, and then played in his room with mommy and daddy before bed. He was in a great mood tonight.

He was very excited to see Zoe tonight. He struggled to get out of my arms and then ran to the gate and said "ma ma ma".

We took Enzo to the farmers market tonight. We sat on a park bench because the grassy area was too muddy. Enzo LOVED the fried rice chicken thing that Zoe got for him, and really could not stop eating it. He also at half a hotdog. It was pretty impressive. The Metcalfs stopped by the market too, and Zoe spent some time chatting with Katie while I chased Enzo all over the place. We stopped for ice cream on the way back to the car and Enzo ate a good portion of Zoe's strawberry cone. And then he ate about two dozen little green grapes on the car ride home.

It was good to see him eating so well.

He got upset on the way up to the bath because mommy accidentally mentioned N-E-M-O, but he settled down after he finally got his bottle. Mommy read him some books while daddy put sheets on his mattress, and then we played in his room for a while.

We got ourselves together and headed out to Peets for coffee and breakfast. Enzo actually did pretty well with breakfast despite having no stroller or highchair to sit in. He stood in his chair backward watching dogs and people go by as I stuffed food in his mouth. We ran around Peets a bit and then bought some milk and a smoothie at the grocery store next door.

We drove back home to drop off the milk and fill up Enzo's bottle, and then we went to the park up the street. We started in the swing, which Enzo loved. More, more, more, he demanded. Enzo and I also played on the jungle gym with a boy about 5 years old whose parents were standing in the corner of park arguing and ignoring him. Enzo gave him a hearty "bye bye" when we left.

We were about half way to school when Zoe called saying she'd be late to school and didn't have time to stop by the house first. So Enzo and I made a U-turn and went back home again to get the things he needed for class. He fell asleep on the way back, and stayed asleep until Zoe showed up at school about 30 minutes later.

He had a great day at school. Despite the fact that Zoe scrambled straight from a loooong 26 hour shift without brushing her teeth or changing, Enzo was happy to see her and was in a chipper mood the entire time. He even ate his snack. He was the only boy in class and seemed to like being surrounded by the ladies. He also liked all the closing songs and even asked for "more". He has the unfortunate habit of looking for acorns and stuffing them in his mouth. Zoe had a pocketful of acorns after class, all gently extracted from Enzo. After class, we went home to meet Alex.

After dropping Enzo off for Alex back home, Zoe and I went out on a lunch date across town to get highbrow pizzas and a glass of prosecco. We came home to find Enzo in a fine mood. After a quick snack, we watched some of the ocean episode of Planet Earth, and then took a walk. We were supposed to meet Katie and the boys for dinner but Enzo seemed to be having some GI issues and seemed like his teeth were bothering him, plus - no nap! so we chickened out.

Enzo had a small dinner, and then played with trains. He got upset (very tired) before bath, but then settled down with his evening bottle. We had fun reading and playing with him before bed. When Zoe took a quick shower, he stood knocking on the bathroom door saying, "ma ma ma ma ma". Such a sweet and smart bug.

As Zoe was leaving for work, Enzo cracked us up with a perfectly enunciated "bye bye" in his little sing songy voice.

Zoe on call tonight. Enzo and I ate dinner right at 5:30PM and he seemed to do OK. I cobbled together some random things from the fridge (rice, bologna, egg, carrots, potatoes), and he had peaches for desert. He does not like those little mandarin oranges. Nearly spit one clear across the table after popping one in his mouth.

We took the dogs for another walk and then stopped by the Pfleegers to see how Eric was doing flying solo with Wes for a few days. The house has been cleaner, but Wes seemed OK. She slept in daddy's bed last night. Slippery slope, I told him.

Enzo was happy to see Wes and Nacho. Nacho loves to chase the kids which freaks them both out a bit. The kids played in Wes' room with wooden fruit and pots and pans. And Enzo might have stolen a wooden pig on the way out the door as well.

Back home, we took a deep hot bubbly bath, followed up with a big cold bottle of milk. Luckily there is enough milk for Enzo's morning bottle because daddy forgot to buy more today.

Enzo was super snuggly tonight, and I got lots of kisses too. We wallowed on the Fatboy for about 45 minutes before I finally put him in his crib. He protested a bit, but was sound asleep in minutes.

He saw mommy give daddy a kiss before she left, and he pushed their heads together so they had to kiss over and over again.

Enzo was tired and hungry and upset when I got home. I thought about taking him for a walk, but then decided to take him for a quick drive to get a little nippy nap. He fell asleep instantly. I woke him up after about 20 minutes. He was very upset, but rebounded pretty quickly once Wes and Eric showed up.

Eric and Wesley came over for dinner because it was Eric's 43rd birthday. Enzo has not been eating well at all lately, and we are hoping that it is because he has been teething, and that his appetite will pick up soon. We are not that worried (yet) because obviously that kid has not missed that many meals. After dinner we all played with the trains and toy cars, then Enzo headed upstairs for a bubbly bath. After his long bath, it was the usual milk and books and bed.

Enzo fell asleep on the way to Griffith, so we sat in the shade and let him nap for a few more minutes. Zoe woke him up so we could be first in line for train tickets. Enzo loved the little train ride through the park. He held his pinwheel in the wind, and waved at squirrels. We tried a pony ride but Enzo didn't want anything to do with that.

Back home, we played with trains and then had a snack. Wes stopped by for a bit and we played in the front yard. Enzo fell and hit his head on the brick and also fell and scraped his leg on the bushes. After Wes left, Mommy went to the grocery store, so Enzo and I watched a little Nemo and took a nap. He was not happy about being put down for a nap, and cried a good long time. I stayed strong and let him work it out. After about 30 minutes he finally fell asleep, and had a good long nap.

He was in great spirits when he woke up, and after another snack, we walked down to feed the ducks. Enzo would stink his little arm through the fence, and the big white duck took the bread right out of his hand. A couple times his hand got a little nibbled. He wasn't so sure that he liked that.

Back home, we played in the front yard again, and then again with trains and Nemo while mommy cooked dinner. Enzo didn't eat much, but he did enjoy his post-dinner popsicle. We bumped into the Pfleegers on our family walk, and continued on with them.

Enzo was getting tired and maybe his teeth hurting him too by the time we got home. He took a short teary bath, and gulped down a huge bottle of milk right after. That really helped his mood, and he was his usual funny self for bedtime stories with Zoe. I was downstairs cleaning up when I heard "da da da da" down the stairs, so I went up to read Enzo a book, and help Zoe tuck him in.

After being slightly difficult for daddy while mommy was at her doctor's appointment, we headed off to the Japanese market for some shopping and lunch. We stocked up on lots of Enzo's favorite weird Japanese snacks and mommy's favortie Kewpie mayonaise, then had lunch of noodles and octopus balls. They are so small! Just kidding.

We headed back home and Enzo tried on his Halloween costume, which he was happy about. Its just too bad he looks like he's wearing a dress. He watched some Nemo, ichatted with A-ma and Aunty Mimi and cousin Sophie, and we tried to put him down for a nap but failed miserably. We took him for a walk with the girls and went to feed the ducks and met some new neighbors there. On the way home we saw and heard the Goodyear Blimp fly very low overhead. Enzo was extremely sad to see it go out of sight.

After the ducks, it was another drive to give Mr. Difficult a nap in the car. We had a great chicken curry dinner which Enzo managed to eat well with a spoon, then played with the trains for awhile, then took a long after dinner walk with the Pfleeger Pfamily and the dogs.

After the walk, it was a fun bath then a particularly long book and snuggle time where he made up for his difficult moments through out the day. He was so cute and funny and filled with kisses for everyone. He is really starting to repeat everything we say - usually not enunciated very clearly, but he is trying so hard to talk and it is amazing to watch his vocabulary expand.

I had a meeting across town, so Alex took Enzo on his usual pre-school routine. She met Zoe at school, and Zoe took over. Enzo had a pretty good day today. He made it through most of class, but Zoe had to pull him out of closing circle because he was clambering to leave.

Enzo ate a late afternoon snack and then we headed up to the Pleegers for dinner. Wes and Enzo played with each other and with little Nacho. We sat and had our pizza but Enzo wasn't very hungry since he'd already pretty much had dinner. So we let him out of his chair like we always do, and he went and played in Wes' room.

Back home we had a nice hot bubbly bath, and then mommy and Enzo read many book. We tried to take a poop on the potty but Enzo wanted to play with his trains instead. Even without an afternoon nap, he was still going strong until almost 8:PM. I think he's just excited to have us both home after a few nights of boring old dad. Finally we said enough is enough and put him into his crib. He was upset for a minute but quickly fell asleep.

Zoe and I got back from the airport around 5:PM, and Enzo wasn't home yet. He was happy to finally see mommy when he and Alex came wheeling up in the Bugaboo. Zoe whipped up a quick pasta dinner, and we settled in for a good long 10 or 15 minute meal before Enzo was ready go back and play with his trains.

We went on a whole family walk, and stopped by the Pfleegers to drop of some gifts and see their new gate. Wes was fresh out of the bath. "Eno!" We headed back home, and took a nice bubbly bath, and Enzo got his hair washed for the first time in a couple days.

He and mommy got it some sorely needed snuggling time while Enzo listened to stories and drank his nightly bottle.

I drove Enzo around a bit so he could get a nippy nap in before school. He woke up just in time and was in a great mood. He had his best day at school so far today. Playing with other kids, interacting with other adults, and only got anxious about getting outside at the very very end of open play time.

I brought him outside and gave him a tug off the bottle, and then he was fine. Everyone came outside right behind us, and then it was time for snack. He loved washing his hands today. I asked the teacher to not give Enzo a glass of water today, so he could focus on eating rather than playing with his water. It worked, and he sat quietly munching away. He did get up a couple times, but went back to his chair on his own. He followed everyone back into the tent for closing circle, and had fun singing songs to end the day.

Well, I promised Zoe that Enzo wouldn't have a scratch on him when she got back, and I came so close. But after dinner, and after a poop in the potty, Enzo walked out of the bathroom half naked and stumbled over his own feet. He got his hands out to block the fall, but not quite in time. Somehow he managed to hit his face on his hand giving himself a fat lip and a scratch on the cheek. The bath was already running upstairs. I was literally one step behind him and one second away from scooping him up to go upstairs for bath. Still can't believe it.

He cried for about 30 seconds, stopping when I broke out a popsicle for him to chew on. It's the only way to get ice on a fat lip.

He was fine during bath. We played the jumping frog game. And then he happily slurped down his bottle and went straight to bed at about 8:PM.

After my meeting downtown and running some errands, I came home to find Enzo and Alex playing in his room. I tried to sneak past his door on the way to the upstairs office, but he spotted me. I said Hi and then went into the office and closed the door. Mistake. From inside the room, I heard him walk over, try the door handle, and then sit down and start crying. Ugh. So Alex got to go home an hour early.

After taking the dogs for another walk, we watched some of his new Scholastic DVD, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. He liked that one. We then walked up to see Wes and eat pasta and meatballs. Enzo did great again — big meal and pretty mellow in his chair. He also made a huge mess. After dinner, Wes and Enzo danced around the living room to the Amy Winehouse song, Rehab. Nice Eric. Well Wes danced. Enzo just spun around and around and around until he fell down. Multiple times.

Back home, we took a nice bath and wallowed around in his room — reading books, playing with puzzles, and generally goofing around. The dogs came in to play right before bed. Enzo hasn't quite got the concept of "gentle", and likes to poke eyes, grab ears, and squeeze handfuls of skin. The dogs seem very understanding, and don't hesitate to give him big kisses, which he thinks is great.

After Alex left, Enzo and I spent some time in the living room doing some serious roughhousing. He loves to get tossed around, tickled, and squeezed. And I may have bitten him a couple time too.

We et al. came over for leftover lasagna. Didn't go over with Enzo as well on night two. Betty probably ate more of it than he did. Enzo and Wes spent some time playing with the trains before and after dinner.

Enzo's bath was so deep tonight that he was kind of floating to the surface. I managed to wash his hair by myself. Trying to get him used to getting water on his face (an early childhood phobia of mine). He doesn't like it one bit. After bath we read books in the Fatboy and drank our milk. I managed to remember to brush his teeth tonight, which he pretty much hates to do anymore. We tried to find Waldo again. This time I held my hand over the Waldo postcard, but he just pushed my hand away, and was like "ah ha!". I gave him so many squeezes and kisses tonight. I literally just laid there and wallowed around with him for almost an hour. I feel like no one could be more loved than that kid.