Zoe 1 Month

Zoe turned a month old on 9/17. She's pumped up over 8 pounds and is doing great. Jocelyn knitted this great sweater for her that zips in the back.

Zoe Sung Polsky

Zoe was born Sunday night, August 17th, 2008 . She weighed in at 6 lbs, 14 oz. and 19.5 inches long. Mom and baby are doing great.

Merry Christmas!

ho, ho, ho!

Hannah had a blast her first christmas. favorite activities included:

unwrapping presents
eating wrapping paper
sitting in her 'walker'
eating wrapping paper
ripping wrapping paper (say that three times fast)

and, oh yes, playing with her new (to her) toys. we recycled many from clio and thalia - thanks girls!

we also went to see grandma, grandpa and her cousin isaiah. isaiah (4) was very clear about all the things he can do that hannah cannot. he gave hannah a necklace that he made (for his mom for christmas).

we had a great traditional korean lunch at uncle mark and aunt elizabeth's house. unfortunately joshua and deborah were at a Y ski trip and not returning until friday.

we stopped by to see the bells at michelle's condo in san mateo. hannah had a great time with josue, tess and parker.

we then hightailed it back to the city for an amazing dinner at the rebello-dehazes' including seafood bisque, deconstructed nicoise salad, roasted veal, cheese course and jenna's persimmon pudding and poached pear.

Happy Birthday Dad 12/19/07

Happy Birthday Dad!
I love the cool snowboarding sweatshirt i got from sandy for hannah-uka!

Hannah gave me the best present of all by getting ALL better. She's all over her first serious cold/bronchitis/double ear infection which kept her out of daycare for a week.

jack took me out for a great dinner at canteen while our friend cara 'watched' hannah sleep.

hannah's been clapping her hands like crazy, loving standing up with only help for balance and is sooooo close to crawling. she's doing 360s on the floor scooting around on her butt, going up and over on her hands and sometimes still faceplanting, which leads to a bit of whining until she gets righted by one of us.

she's eating more and more solids, enjoying bagels, cheerios, squash, avocado, sweet potatoes, green beans and carrots.

she's also still diggin the piano milt and roberta sent us so long ago that we thought we'd never need it. she plays it on her own for 20 minutes at a time in the morning while we get ready.

Happy Hannah-uka

hannah enjoyed lighting the candles for the first time.

Thanksgiving 2007 in Atlanta

Hannah had a great time in the park but evan stole the show with his frisbee skillz

we had a great time in atlanta for thanksgiving. the flight there (on thanksgiving day) was uneventful. we arrived just in time for dinner and the wine we shipped in advance had arrived the day before.

on saturday we managed to get everyone outdoors to a local park for fun on the swings. ilan and ayal got a pick up game of ultimate going with some locals. rachel made some scientific observations and hannah enjoyed her bagel and the swing. evan stole the show with his frisbee skillz.

the flight home was another story...we were 'those people' with 'the screamer'. jack and i had both caught hannah's cold, she was just plain cranky, tired, bored and LOUD.

jack was supermom sunday night and took care of the monster while i slept off the cold on double doses of decongestant.

Hannah 7 Months

Hannah 7 Months 11/13/07

Hannah does her venus williams imitation, hangs with the boyz and has her first bagel

Shade - who we met in the hospital when hannah was born, and colin, who's mom works with jackie - both came over for brunch on sunday. the kids had a pretty good time together hanging out, sharing balls and attempting to suck each others toes. the big kids enjoyed nova, bagels and bloodies while sharing tales of cryin it out (and others who don't). it was a great reunion.

she still has a bit of a stomach bug. we've switched to a soy formula and it seems to be helping - she's keeping it down and sleeping peacefuly. we have to get her healthy for thanksgiving in the ATL which is coming sooner than any of us imagined.

Happy Hannahween!

Hannah had a great time on her first halloween. one of the teachers made pumpkin costumes for her whole class to wear for the parade. we didn't really think she need the stufing, but she was a pretty damn cute pumpkin.

the piggy outfit was also a hit. we went over to 'sheik' derrick's, met up with the superhero family of wondertwins, zorro, darth luke, the mermaid the bunny and the cat. we strolled down cortland street which was packed as usual. we loved the burrito and we ran into marcia giving out candy as well.

she caught a stomach bug this week and got kicked out of school for 24 hours after puking up a storm at school. we pumped her full of pedialite and a little rice ceral and some light formula bottles. she was better the next day. jack and i both worked from home and tag teamed meetings. i got a lot more done than her since her computer has no RAM and it took until 3 pm for her mail to get updated.

it's amazing how big hannah's getting. she's out of all but a couple 6-12 month clothes and fitting comfortably in 12-18. at 7 months.

Ken's Birthday and a 6 month check up

we all had a great time at kens' 40th birthday oyster extravaganza as you can see. the weather was perfect for raw and bbq'ed along with some beautiful fish and delicious tres leche cake.

she had her 6 month check up last friday. the nurse put her in the 90th %. when the doc came in she said 'did i miss her 6 month check up?' 'no,' i repllied - 'this IS her 6 month check up, why?'
the nurse had written on the chart that she was 9 months old since that's what she appeared to be to her. when we adjusted for 6 months she was way off the charts at 21 lbs 8 oz and over 27 inches long. she is well proportioned, ahead of her age for sitting up, grabbing things and very alert. she's a bit behind in rolling over, but as the doc said - there's just a lot of her to roll over. she got the usual shots plus a flu shot and was pretty wiped out that night.

she's on to green beans this week and liking them a lot more than the sweet potatoes. she's digging her soccer ball and hates turtling since she still can't roll over too well.

hannah got back on schedule after sort of a rough week at daycare over the weekend, only to nap not so great on monday. today (tuesday) however she slept for 2.5 hours and straight through a fire drill. she's generally sleeping from 7:30 - 6:30 am with the occasional 4 am wake up. considering i've talked to parents of many 1 year olds who's darlings wake up every 2 hours i feel pretty good.

A Haircut, Ciara's 2nd Birthday and a list widget

it was a VERY busy weekend. after a mellow friday night i left early for a mountain bike ride while jackie took hannah for a great walk, her first haircut and some quality time with allison.
i had to get home early since carlson was flying up from SoCal to purchase the motorbike and drive it home. the sale was successful - end of an era for sure. i have not lived in california and not had a motorcycle since the 80s.

saturday night we rallied for an impromptu dinner with tracy, katherine and the twins to wish katherine a happy birthday! i managed to squeeze in hot tub while tracy was making some fabulous clams and salmon.

sunday morning was ciara howard's 2nd birthday! a grand time was had by all as you can see. hannah wore her little black dress and then slept through most of the celebrations upstairs. it was great to see all the kids we rarely see.

you may notice the iframe or little widget on the right hand margin. my former colleague monica is working on a concept to add lists via facebook to your blogs - check it out and i'll pass feed back along to monica.

the weeks been rolling along pretty well, except for hannah waking up at 2 last night and crying off and on for an hour until jack fed her (thank god). hopefully tonight will go better as she had 4 naps. can't wait to talk to the doc at her 6 month checkup this friday regarding how much she should be eating given her weight (which will also be interesting to find out).

Back to Work Week

tim and supriya came up for their and jackie's 10 year law school reunion. the food was amazing at the st. francis (at least when we finally got down to michael minna and i got a lovely tuna tartare! hannah stayed home with matt the manny. supriya's looking fab and due in jan! tim's just lookin fab.

well it's been a week of commuting all together and the 3 of us are still talking to each other, so that's a good sign of things to come!
hannah caught another cold her first week back which unfortunately has manifested itself in several ways

• she was having a bit of trouble eating as she couldn't breath through her nose
• she wound up swallowing quite a bit of mucous which led to several bouts of excorist like vomiting, which combined with her throaty breathing was very horror film like
• she promptly gave it to mom and dad and while dad got over it pretty quickly mom is still suffering and drinking thera-flu cocktails

she has not missed a day of daycare, however and she has bounced back pretty well. we just need to get mom better now.

i got very warm welcomes back at work from everyone. a lot of folks couldn't believe it had been 3 months since i left. a lot was accomplished while i was out and the general consensus is that work will slow down considerably upon my return.

it's been great to to be able to check in on hannah from time to time. today i happened to get there just as she was starting a bottle, so i fed her and put her down for a nap. we sometimes fear that since hannah is so low maintenance she will not get as much attention as the um, er, louder kids. i go back and forth on this one as i love it that she can entertain herself, especially in the morning which can get me an extra 15 minutes of snooze time after jackie feeds her and heads to the shower.

Back to work eve...

Day 2 v Day 72

'twas the night before work
and all through the house not a creature was stirring, except for the dishwasher full of bottles...
and jackie looking over my shoulder and denying it.

hard to believe it's been 3 months and she's still kicking! it's been an amazing time, and like jackie sez, no one knows hannah like i do right now, which is pretty freaky and pretty freakin' cool.

she's been a star at daycare the past 2 half days. the teachers all say that if there were 8 more like her they would only need 1 teacher. she's all laughs and smiles there, just like she is at home.

alas dear reader, you may be wondering BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BLOG?!? THE BLOG CAN'T JUST END!!!
well we'll just have to see about that won't we :-)
seriously, it's been great to know that i was not alone these past couple months, especially the comment posters but even the lurkers who i run into and say 'how's the pooper's pooper?' just out of the blue.

blogging has indeed become a mild addiction and i intend to keep it up, so please check back from time to time as i believe hannah will be changing quite a bit in the next couple months and you won't want to miss it. i'll try to spare the details of returning to work.

again, thanks for enjoying this time with hannah and me.
mahalo!

Hannah goes to Hawaii

aloha!

hannah had a great time in hawaii as you can see. she went in the pool and the ocean for the first time.
the wymer-tines had a great time too - taytum took some great pictures and rae helped take care of hannah.
we got to do some snorkeling spellling tracy and katherine and taking turns watching the grommets.
we found a great fish market and grilled almost every night overlooking the ocean.
while hawaii is not as relaxing with a 6 month old as without, a great time was had by all.
it is bittersweet however as it marks the end of my leave and the beginning of daycare for hannah. i pushed back my start day to wednesday at jackie's suggestion which was a great idea as it's hard to imagine being back in the cube today. bunch of errands to run while hannah spends a few hours at school.
as the yanks clinch, the mets crumble and the ny football giants rally the bittersweetness is everywhere in the air.

Day 72

ready to get out of this sweatshirt and into a sundress!

well we're all packed up and ready to go to hawaii! hannah's feeling much better and the doc said her lungs and ears looked fine, just a bit of post natal drip. tracy just called from the island and said it was freezing and the place stunk. can't wait to get there.
we'll see how hannah likes sand soon.
aloha

Day 71

hannah enjoys 'good puppy' not sure if which she enjoys more - the motivational story line or the fuzzy ears

as you can see she's sitting up pretty well by herself. it could be the belly that keep s her up.

she's feeling much better, so it seems. her nose is just a little runny but it drips down into her throat. it's hard to tell if it's moving to her lungs or not.
we're going to get her checked out anyway - make sure her ears are clear for the flight and that its not moving to her lungs.

Day 70

Day 69 was just a bummer - after going to the docs only to find out there is no cure for the common cold and to hurry up and wait until thursday to see if it goes to her ears then we might do antibiotics, we headed to bedbath to get a humidifier. it seems to be helping although it's a sauna in her room and i'm a bit afraid of mold now. if it's not one thing...

she wasn't too bad all day yesterday, if you don't mind a runny nose like the mississippi, although she had a heck of a time going to sleep. she lost her voice crying so much with the sore throat. she made it through the night though and today her spirits are pretty good. we're both hanging out in the sauna trying to keep out noses moist.

she had some rice cereal and is playing happily in the excersaucer after a good morning nap and a bath. we'll lay low for today at least dreaming of the sandy shores of maui only a few days (and one long planeride) away.

Day 68

poor sick puppy

so after the second 1 hour visit to daycare she caught her first cold :-(. she started getting sniffly on friday and saturday her nose was running away. we've been using saline and the big bulb syringe so much that she's learned not to hate it anymore. today it seems to have moved to her throat and the fear is that it goes to her lungs.

she hasn't lost her appetite however (shocking). going to see the doctor since we're supposed to fly on saturday!

she's sitting up though and jackie taught her to stand 'up' and sit 'down' ! need to get some video of that soon.

weekend was nice - mom hung out with jenna on saturday while dad got a nice 50 mile ride in - from the house to tiburon

Day 65

casey came over last week for dinner and was hitting on hannah pretty hard. easy there kiddo.

in honor of her 5 month milestone we tossed her up on the scale yesterday...well, surprise surprise, she tipped the scale at 20lbs. according the this chart that puts her >97% for both height at weight. i think we're going to have to move her from outside hitter to middle blocker sooner than we though.

we hung out in daycare for another hour yesterday. she played for a while and is sitting up quite well by herself. they fed her a bottle and burped her. she's definitely one of the calmer babies in her class. seems like the skinnier babies are fussier than the, um...plumper babies. maybe i'm biased.

cindy came over to sit last night while mom and dad went out for date night number 2. melita joined us as derrick is in austin for 'work' and the music festival. we wend to le p'tit laurent
which was very good, classic french bitro. she woke up at 4 and again at 5 but we let her CIO and then she woke up at 7:30 and she was fine.

today she's been a bit off - she started spitting up a bit at the end of the day yesterday and she's still doing so today. she's not projectiling and certainly not wasting away, but nonetheless are concerned and not just because of the laundry issue it causes.

jack's working from home today, thank god, because i really did not sleep well. for the thirdd night in a row. i went back to bed for a couple hours in the morning. i think i'm getting stressed about returning to work. gonna miss the 'little' one and engineers and architects can't be put down when they get cranky.

jenna's coming over tomorrow to watch hannah while we go for a spin - very exciting.
looking forward to hawaii - we leave in a week!
aloha

Shana Tova...have a great 5768!

Happy new year everyone!

we tried cutting out the dream feed and, surprise, she woke up at 4:30. not sure we're ready to give that up quite yet.
she started holding the bottle herself a bit.
according to nurse carey the curdely spit up is just milk stuck to an air bubble and can be avoided if we're more diligent about burping (which i admit i've been a bit lax on since she's seemed fine. oh well, live and learn and an easy fix.
off to daycare for an hour or so.

Day 63

Happy 5 Months Hannah!

so much going on it's hard to keep up on the blog - yikes

• she's been sleeping through the night since the weekend - great job mom! - today she woke up at 7:30
• took her by daycare yesterday for a visit - seems like she'll be happy there. going again thursday and next week.
  
• the added water in the formula - (1/2 oz extra per 6 oz) seems to have fixed the pooper's pooper - she's back to one-a-days - and seems much happier
• she's digging both feet
• she's rolling over better and better and ok on her tummy
  
• she can almost sit up on her own
  

other stuff getting lined up

• getting set for hawaii - less than 2 weeks out
• found a sitter in jackson hole for january
• getting the couch re-stuffed
  
• getting the deck stripped and treated. the guy did a great job next door (although he did not call back yesterday.
• date night thursday woohoo!
• this damn quechup site is spamming everyone in my address book - please IGNORE it if you get an invite - it's a scam. i'm trying to get emails out but the limits on yahoo mail are killing me.
  

off to target for back to school supplies