Ah, March in Colorado. When the weather is such a tease! We were in the 70s all weekend and it was WONDERFUL but there’s snow in the forecast later this week, boo. We totally took advantage of the nice weather and went for long walks, hung out outside, went for outdoor runs, feasted on tacos and margs and Googled whether you can have your baby in the sun?? It was truly the best!

There were a few days there where Dempsey wasn’t waking up until we did and it was NICE, but he’s back on a 6 AM kick, so morning cuddles in bed it is! Once he was down for his first nap, I made us some weekday morning pancakes (those are black sesame seeds, by the way, in case you, like Joey, are wondering “what IS that??”) and it was too nice so we had to take a family afternoon walk. Joey had to get back to work, so he and Andi headed back home and Dempsey and I strolled a little longer. He’s always putting his hands behind his head like that and it kills me!

Post work, that smiley baby got a bath and the warm weather had us in a celebratory mood, so we ordered tacos and margs from El Camino. My one veggie taco was extremely lame but the rest were very good and Joey took down that burrito so fast! We ordered dinner from El Camino one time over the summer but man is it more enjoyable now that I A) don’t have constant heartburn and B) can drink alcohol, ha! We put that little bean to bed then queued up the Coen brothers’ debut film, which neither of us had seen. It was both extremely slow and extremely unfunny but now that I’ve had more time to think it over, I kind of liked it? It was legitimately suspenseful and have I mentioned I love Frances McDormand? It was her film debut too!

Saturday started with a happy baby and carrot cake waffles. He stayed awake long enough for us to eat breakfast with him and also for him to “drink” some coffee, aka drool on the rim of Joey’s mug. I don’t know what it is about drinks, but this baby looooves to look and grab at them. Can’t wait until he’s old enough to make me coffee in the morning 😛 We’re trying a new thing where we put him down for a nap and just sit in the room to see if he can put himself to sleep. Much more relaxing than when we were trying to sit next to the crib to hold his hands, rub his head and replace his pacifier somehow all at the same time. He’s been doing really well and we’re so proud! When he woke back up, we loaded him in the stroller and walked to Tennyson. There’s a baby store there that we bought him those tiny sunglasses at and it’s the cutest! Back at home, Uncle Adam came over to visit. It was so nice sitting outside! We had leftovers, put Dempsey to bed and watched The Death of Stalin that night. I liked it, but I won’t lie, it feels weird to laugh at anything World War II-related.

I was excited when I woke up on Sunday and Joey said it was “six-fifty” but what he actually said was “six-fifteen.” Some day we will eat breakfast from somewhere that doesn’t open until 8, but until then, Sunny’s it is! Unfortunately, they were not on their game and all those giant chunks of cauliflower in my scramble were basically raw, bleh. Oh well. It was like 8 AM and Joey had too much energy and was cleaning the bathrooms?! Who knows about this guy. But after that, we took another long walk. This time around the lake and it was both warm and not crowded, so that was a win! Dempsey fell asleep toward the end of the walk but woke right back up when we tried to put him down in his crib. We were trying to take a trip to Steve and Lorna’s new house but nap schedule was a mess and we didn’t make it over there till 3! But their house and the weather were beautiful. Dempsey had a small meltdown toward the end of the visit (he was both hungry and tired), so I fed him and then we scooted out. He fell asleep in the car on the way home but guess what… he woke right back up when we got home. Thirty minute naps in strollers and car seats definitely aren’t ideal, but some days are like that, I guess. We took him up to his room right after that delicious salmon salad dinner and he was perfectly smiley all through reading time but MAN was he upset while Joey was putting him to sleep. I could hear from downstairs and it was pure torture, so I’m not sure how Joey survived.

In other news, he slept through the night?!?! That’s the first time that’s ever happened. We both woke up at 5 AM and were shocked he was still sleeping and when we peeked in at him, he was laying on his stomach! That’s a lot of firsts for one night! Anyway, we’re all feeling extra rested and ready to tackle the week 🙂

Guys, I hope your weekend did not start out like ours… with a call from our renters that the basement was flooding?! I cannot even tell you all the things that have gone wrong at our old house since we moved out but it has sort of been a nightmare. Ugh. Anyway, other than that snafu, we had a pretty good weekend and it felt good to say “so long” to February in a happy way. I can’t wait for March and April and May!

Starting Friday with a bright-eyed baby and an almond scone from my mom. The best! My sis came over that afternoon to spend some time with her nephew and got to witness first hand how frustrating it is when he won’t nap. Joey was running all over trying to get the flooded basement taken care of at the rental, so our dinner plans kind of fell by the wayside. But after I put Dempsey to bed, we re-grouped with cocktails and Minari. What a moving film! It was sad and funny and really beautiful to look at. I loved it!

Sometimes we wake up in the morning and can hear Dempsey wiggling around and talking to himself in his bassinet and we always wonder just how long he’s been awake in there! We all cuddled in bed for a good while but then I started getting antsy to make breakfast. I cannot wait until he can stay awake for longer periods of time. His “wake window” always goes by too fast, so I was rushing to get breakfast made before his first nap. I didn’t make it but luckily, Joey got him down real fast and we didn’t have to re-heat any pancakes 🙂 Ricotta pancakes are the best! We had a family Zoom call at 9 and thought it was sad Dempsey would be missing it, but then he woke back up, so we let him join the call before putting him back down. It was really nice to “see” everyone. It’s been SO long since we were all together.

Our pediatrician gave us the okay to get a floor seat for Dempsey, so we picked one out at Target then headed over to pick it up. It was my first time experiencing the Target drive up — Joey has been making use of it about once a week! — and I think it took all of 30 seconds, so I was impressed! Back at home, Dempsey was subjected to kisses and selfies and then I did a quick treadmill work out, while Joey set up his chair. He seems to enjoy it!

Friday night plans relocated to Saturday! We had some frozen wontons and dumplings from Yuan Wonton to cook and decided to round out the meal with a couple of apps from Ginger Pig. It was all so good! We definitely did not finish those wontons or dumplings though and we still have MORE in the freezer, eek! Oh and Joey got a sake juicebox and it was STRONG. We put the baby to bed and watched Training Day because I’d never seen it and it was one of the suggestions on the homescreen of Netflix or maybe HBO Max? I don’t know guys, felt just a little bit dated? I think it was supposed to be a surprise that Denzel was the bad guy in the end but… he seemed like the bad guy the whole time! He sure was in the zone though!!!

Sunday was a laid back day. I definitely forgot to take a picture of our breakfast but we got sandwiches and a chocolate cruffin from Wooden Spoon and it was all very very good! We also worked in SNL and Sunday chores in between naps and later on, Joey forced me to “watch” (I was mostly looking at my phone) The Prom, which was… terrible. Remember last year when we made Ram-Don for the Oscars in tribute to Parasite? Well we still had some ramen packets left over, so we made it again for the Golden Globes! It’s just very easy and very good, okay? Dempsey got to stay up and watch the beginning of the ceremony. He also thought they did Daniel Kaluuya dirty! He went to sleep SO EASY afterward, so more of that please. Later on, we made rosemary parmesan popcorn and ate just so much of it. Yes, the telecast was sort of a mess but I love an awards show, messy or not. Plus we got to see all those celebs’ houses and I have to say, PLEASE ADOPT ME, BILL MURRAY, because that house looked NICE. I was very very happy to see Nomadland recognized and it was all I could do not to cry when Lee Isaac Chung’s daughter wrapped him in that hug and said “I prayed, I prayed!” In conclusion, Jane Fonda forever!

Happy March!