mother's day and mom's visit

(from 5/17/10)

thankfully, we had an uneventful mother's day this year again (everyone was in town and nobody broke any bones). it was a wonderful and laid back day. we got breakfast at the cafe in los gatos and i got some nice cozy pajamas, which is exactly what i wanted.

a couple days after that my mom came in for the last visit before (sniff, sniff) my maternity leave ends. it is great having her visit (greta is loving it!), and we're getting a lot of little things done before i go back. evan and i even got a date night on saturday night and went to restaurant james randall in the gatos and had gelato... mmmm.

this is the second date night in two weeks. the week before we went up to sf for dinner and a concert. it was great. we had one of the wonderful people who works at greta's daycare come up to watch the kids with her cousin that was visiting. greta was so excited to have her at the house (which is polar opposite of the usual babysitter attitude). we went to a new restaurant for us - wexler's. it is a nice upscale bbq place. it was a great dinner and we even managed dessert.

from dinner, we went to see los campansitos in concert. it was good fun. we didn't make it through the encore, but making through a concert that started at 9pm with an opening band is not bad. especially considering graham was going through a growth spurt and waking up 2-3 times a night that week.

the kids are doing great. greta is still working on listening and keeping her emotions in reasonable control (aka cutting down on the tantrums). graham is growing and as of last week is up to 12 lbs 13 oz (he gained a full pound in 2 weeks - thankfully the night feedings were making a difference) and 24 inches long. he is smiling up a storm, babbling and making noises with his tongue and throat, wiggling all the time, rolling from front to back, grabbing at toys and holding on, and in general, being a very good baby.