Wonderful Day

misty  ·  Sat, Feb 20, 2016

Wonderful day today. It began early, at around 6:30am when Milo woke up. Luckily, Chase let me sleep a bit longer, and while I was sleeping … Milo pooped! and Chase changed the diaper!! Awesome beginning to the day.

Milo, Chase, and I spent some time wrestling around on the bed (read: Milo crawling all over us), which is always a lot of fun. She’s so determined when she sees something she wants or somewhere she wants to get to! Today we baited her with our water bottle, and she reached it easily. She doesn’t drink the water anymore; she just likes to chew on the spout.

After a quick morning nap, we went to Zazie to have brunch with Joe and Emily, who are in town for a wedding. Zazie did not disappoint, and we even let Milo lick on an orange wedge. I think she liked it, though I couldn’t see her face.

We followed up brunch with a walk through Golden Gate Park and a trip into the de Young Museum tower. That tower is amazing; it was such a clear day, and we could see the whole city from up there. Milo was sleeping for most of it, though. We said goodbye to Joe and Emily there, and then Chase and I went to the Twirl and Dip truck to get a butterscotch cream soda float. Holy cow, that was delicious.

Milo then decided to have an epic stretch of awake time. She was awake from about noon until about 3:30, and then she napped for 40 minutes. So, today was not a good day for napping.

Tonight, dinner was a real treat. We made reservations at Fogo de Chão, and the food was every bit as delicious as we thought it would be. We even gave Milo a little treat tonight: a tiny bit of banana, another suck on an orange wedge, and several fingertips of mashed potatoes. On the way home we noticed that she has a little rash around her mouth, which we’re attributing to the orange. We’ll hold off on giving that to her again.

Bedtime was easy: since Milo had been awake from about 4:10 until 8:10, she was very ready for sleep. So, Chase and I got to watch a movie and chill out. What a wonderful day. We are exhausted.

Notes:

• Milo has a way of squeezing in succession that is very endearing. It’s hard to describe. She often puts her hand on something (a face, an arm, my chest, etc.) and then…squeeze…squeeze…squeeze. She does it quite a lot these days, especially when she’s sleepy. Sometimes, if she can’t squeeze, it’s just a kind of tapping with all of her fingers. I love it, and I hope she goes on doing this. It’s so stinking cute.

• Tonight at the restaurant, Milo smiled and laughed out loud at a couple of female servers. It makes me wonder if she was reacting to them because she liked them or because she liked their bright lipstick. The only way to test this is to buy some bright lipstick.