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Getting Better

Every parent knows how fast kids go through stages. When Eli first stood up without using anything to support himself, I knew we had just said goodbye to the crawling stage.

Now, I'm not saying that Eli spraining his ankle was a good thing, but it has been fun watching him crawl around, complete with the butt wiggle. He is feeling better--he has walked some, albeit with limping, and he's stood at his toys playing for a while. I think he only needs a few days more.





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If I Fell

Here's Eli at Sunnyside park today:





Little did he know what was soon to happen. As we rode the slide down together, his foot got caught on the side of the slide, and he twisted his ankle. He cried for a while. When he calmed, I touched his foot and ankle, which seemed fine. But he couldn't walk or stand. He'd take a few limping steps then fall to the ground in pain. It is so sad to see a 16 month old baby limping.

We went to the dr., and she was just going to send us home since there was no pain to the touch, and he was fine when I was holding him. I think she thought I was a crazy parent. But I said, "watch him try to walk." I put him down, and bad leg barely touched the ground when he started crying. He held up the leg, and stood on one leg for a few seconds before falling over. The dr immediately agreed to get him x-rays.

The good news is no fractures. The bad news is there isn't much we can do besides keep him off his feet, which is to say, there isn't much we can do. Well, children's Motrin!

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Baby You're a Rich Man

With less than two months before #2 arrives, we've finally gotten serious about buying a house. Since we live in San Francisco, this is no small commitment. But this is what people do when they have a family, right? I've never been convinced of this. Homes just aren't great investments. Seriously, they aren't, even with the massive government handouts. Is renting really so bad? Will our family be stronger and happier if we buy instead of rent? I'm not convinced.

But, I am happier with my new iPhone, which has a front-facing camera:




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Me and My Monkey

At the park today, Eli watched one of the big kids swing across the monkey bars and he was clearly jealous. So I held
him up, put his hands onto the bars, and then moved them from bar to bar. The next time we did, I noticed that he was actually holding some of his weight. I wanted to see what would happen. I let go and, arms fully stretched out, he hung on for 2 or 3 seconds! I did that twice more then, again just to see what happened, I held him a bit higher so that his elbows were bent nearly 90 degrees. Again, he held on for 2 or 3 seconds!




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Russian River

We spent Labor Day weekend at the Russian River and had a great time. We walked through the redwoods in Armstrong park, ate cold pizza after Eli finally went to bed, but best of all, we went swimming. Eli got right into the river and sat down, playing with his toys.

The best Eli moment was in the hotel room. He was just tall enough that he could open the door to get out of the room. Which is why we locked it. Well there he is, trying to open the door, and getting frustrated because it wouldn't open. What would you do in this situation? That's exactly what he did: He walked over to the table, got the hotel keys, walked back to the door, and proceeded to mash the keys into the door knob. Is it too soon to call him a genius?




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