Monthly Archives: April 2009

Sam’s first tooth finally emerged and he has the second one right next to it following close behind. He’s pretty shy about showing them off but they’ll start showing up in pictures as they get bigger.

A related curiousity:  the peditrician tells me that kids who sprout teeth on the late end of the spectrum also tend to have growth spurts later in adolescence.

Posted by Kate

I always had a goal of nursing Sam for a year.  That’s what American Academy of Pediatrics and other reputable groups recommend and it’s a nice round number.  Pumping at work has sometimes been difficult and stressful, but I’ve kept at it.  We use formula here and there to fill in the gaps, but I’ve worked hard to keep up with Sam’s diet.  He’s eating more and more solid food so the weaning has begun, but I don’t have plans to quit completely in immediate future.  I have continued to breastfeed for Sam’s benefit, but a recent NY Times article reminds about all the benefits to me!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/health/research/22breast.html?em

It turns out, I could be lowering my risk for developing high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke, hypertension, osteoporosis, breast cancer and ovarian cancer….that’s a staggering list!  Plus, I’m more conscious of eating healthy well-balanced meals.

Posted by Kate

Sam vs Grass

The picture kind of says it all. It was a beautiful day in Brooklyn yesterday so we decided to walk over to Prospect Park and let Sam run around barefoot in the grass. Turns out grass kind of freaks him out. Still his desire to run around eventually overwhelmed his repulsion and Sam was soon lumbering around like a champ.

It’s always fun to see the streets bursting with pedestrians on the first warm days of the year. Everyone wants to be outside and you can almost hear the sidewalks creaking under the weight of all that humanity. The park was jam packed, but we were still able to find a comfortable spot to hang out. We climbed around on a miniature playground built for babies, played some ball, ran into some friends,and even scored some Thai food on the way home (a luxury when you live in a neighborhood of Mexican restaurants). All in all it was a good day and a reminder of why we enjoy living in Brooklyn in the first place. Click on the picture above for a look at some more photos from our adventures.

Posted by Todd