..and we sang couch karaoke! We did other things too. We went out for drinks and sushi. We went to the HangerOne distillery for half a tour and vodka tasting, we at lunch in the 50′s paradise of Alameda. But we only took pictures of couch karaoke.
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This was our third Christmas with just the little McNeil fam and our second Christmas with Callum, and we had a wonderful time, as usual.
We had a wonderful trip to Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving. Callum had a great time with his cousins!
We’ve been very busy. . .
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At thanksgiving Grandpa took our old ibook (the same computer that created most of this blog), and installed software for Callum. We set it up for Callum today.
Waiting for the computer to start up.
More Photos. Enjoy!!
Our new apartment has a pool, so we went swimming one day.
We had loads of fun with Grandma and Grandpa when they came to town a while back. Callum learned how to walk while they were here, which was a special treat for all of us. Have a look:
We went to collect Grandma and Grandpa in the Sierra Nevada foothills . . . wine country. . . where we also got to visit with the Baum family. Callum was not feeling well that day, but he was happy to have Grandpa’s shoulder to rest on.
Here are two choice photos from Reese’s birthday party. Callum was the only baby to check out the pool, and he was all over it.
Let’s GO already!
His diaper was HUGE after this. I’m surprised there was any water left in the pool.
The week of July 4th, we went camping in Sequoia National Park. It was quite the adventure with little C-man, who was not yet walking. We had a great time and Callum LOVED being in the tent. Check it out!
Our first night in the tent. Callum spent a very long time crawling around, bouncing up and down, and saying “WOW!” while we pretended to be asleep and occasionally reminded him it was nightnight time.
Today I went to the doctor (checkup), and when I got on the scale, the nurse said, “Not bad.”
Not bad?
What the HECK is that supposed to mean?
So I laughed and said, “Not bad? What do you mean ‘not bad?’ You can’t say ‘Not bad’”
She just laughed and that was the end of it. No explanation, no apology, nada. I clearly spent about 4 minutes wondering what she meant (fortunately not someone who stresses about weight too too much) and the rest of the day thinking about what a hilariously ridiculously weird thing it was to say. . . whether she’s said that before. . . whether she gets why it’s really not a good choice of words. . .
So in those four wondering minutes, I came to the fortunate conclusion that whatever she meant by it. . . well. . . it’s definitely not bad.
Might not be good, perhaps better than expected, but certainly not bad.
What’s funny is that when I saw the weight, I actually thought something very close to “not bad,” myself. Better than expected considering the relative lack of exercise over the past. . . say. . . 21-22 months or so (got pretty huge toward the end there). BUT, for all you nurses and nurses-to-be out there (ahem). . . when you weigh someone – perhaps ESPECIALLY a post-baby lady – if you go with “not bad,” be prepared to defend yourself.