Life in the 8-3-1

Watch out... the new guy has a bit of a lead foot.

Pumpkin Patch

Had a little bit of a tough time getting a smile out of Tomás at the pumpkin patch last night... he has two new teeth on the bottom row that decided to poke thru just yesterday...





Unfortunately for Tomás, I think pumpkins aren't the best teething toys.

I'm back!

Sorry its been a while since I was able to write last time... I've been very, very busy. For starters, growing all these teeth was no small task...

Here are me and my cat, Samba... for some reason she doesn't like to play as much as I do...

Lately I've really been getting into recycling.

Summertime fun...

Went for spin around the neighborhood... papa drove, mama ran wing.

I like my new swing.

Whoever put carrots on the menu thank you!!!

Chicklets

Somewhere in one of the baby books I read there was a reason for the constant drool... teeth!! Tomás is in the 90th percentile in all his meaurements (just had our 6 mth doctor's appt this week) and is doing great.

Of course each day seems to bring a new 'first'... first time on an airplane... first time sitting in the grass... first time in the swimming pool...

Settling in (sort of)

For only being here a few weeks, we are really getting the hang of the Santa Cruz lifestyle. The weather is just incredible (mid to high 70's every day) and lots of interesting activities... the obvious ones for me are windsurfing and surfing... here is a snapshot of Tomás putting his feet on a windsurf board for the first time. The way things are going in windsports I suspect he'll be more interested in kiteboarding by the time he's ready to hit the water.

The area where we live (Seabright) is right in the middle of Santa Cruz, so we can easily access both east and westside. There is a really nice little cafe with outdoor tables that has been a recent favorite of ours to walk down and get morning coffee on the weekends. This snapshot is from yesterday morning with nice bright morning sunlight.

Reflections on Father's Day...

My first father's day. Not sure exactly why, but the day doesn't seem to have the same level of gravity as Mother's day. Maybe has to do with the number of nightime feedings that I'm responsible for... or maybe the number of messy diapers I change on a daily basis... who knows. Either way, I can take what I can get these days.

Tomás is doing great, growing and continuing to hit developmental milestones. Probably the biggest single change is in his overall awareness of people and what is happening around him. Certain things especially capture his interest, specific colors, kids, any type of moving water, etc., and its really fun to watch him check things out. One thing that is perhaps one of my favorite things about Tomás is how generous he is with smiles... almost any time of day if you give him a big smile, you will get a big tooth-less grin in return... this photo was from this morning, my first Father's day.

Finalmente

Falando com papai...

observando minhas maos...

..minha primeira vez na praia ..no calor de Santa Cruz

..pé na areia pela primeira vez

olhinho dos Prado

tirando uma sonequinha no colo do titio ...cheio de graca.

...eeeeeebááá... novas fotos do Tomás.
Meu anjo lindo nao para de crescer..agora está fascinado com as maos.
Ele morde e chupa tanto os dedinhos que eu até achei que os dentinhos já estavam nascendo, segundo a pediatra ainda faltam uns dois meses pra isso.
Nossa,tanto tempo sem novidades né..
Entao, o tio Jú passou por aqui pra conhecer o baby Teeple, nós nos divertimos muito; agora, falta a madrinha e Joao Pedro pra conhecerem San Francisco.
A grande novidade é que estamos de mudanca para Santa Cruz, pra o John ficar mais perto do trabalho. Estamos muito animados com a mudanca, especialmente pq lá é muito SOL, quente, praia de verdade, verao, tem um clima mediterraneo que eu estou louca pra sentir na pele.
A outra novidade é que assim que mudarmos, vamos até o Br; Eu estou com MUITA saudades de todos e estou louca pra que a vó Dora segure o Tomás no colo..em breve, quem sabe para o aniversário da vovó Emilia.
Beijo pra voces.

Sigh...

Grandma and Grandpa

Well, the grand parents finally made it down! Tomás was on his best behavior and I think he really charmed the folks from Oregon.

Another big announcement...

Well, it's official... after 11+ years working at Intel, this morning I accepted a job offer with a new company. The company is called Seagate and they are the world's leading manufacturer of computer hard disc drives. The Seagate HQ office is located in Santa Cruz (Scotts Valley to be precise) so we'll definitely be looking at a move down south from San Francisco. Crazy the amount of change... baby, career change, moving... luckily, Ana is totally supportive on all fronts so I think its going to be alot of fun.

More updates from SF

Sort of a challenging week last week, Tomás had his first cold and it was a bit of a doosy. Stuffy nose, cough, the whole enchalada. Through it all Tomás was a real champ.

Other than the cold, it was pretty much business as usual... friends stopping in for visits...

... and lots of time spent relaxing and getting to know the newest addition to the family.

Playing in the band...

I finally found someone who appreciates quality music...



... he doesn't even seem to mind that I keep playing the same 5 songs over and over.

Day in the sun...

Doc says I need to get a little sun to clear up my skin...

A picture can speak a thousand words... the only thing you can't see in these photos is how dang tired we are (but loving every minute of it).

Good times

Here's a short video... pretty cheesy I'll admit, but for those of you who have been thru this, I suspect you'll relate.

Tomás Update

Everything is moving along nicely... mom is healing and catching up on sleep, and baby is getting lots of good rest and nourishment.


We are planning to be home Friday AM, outside chance we could be home Thurs PM. Big thanks to all our friends and family who have given us such great love and support!! You are the best!!!

Tomás Prado Teeple

It's been a long road, but we made it! Mom and the little guy are doing GREAT!! Here is a quick summary... Tomás Prado Teeple was born at 8:30am Monday morning; 8lbs, 11oz, 20" long.

Any day now!!!

Looking good AP, less than 3 weeks now!!

Homestretch

AP's baby shower was last weekend... Nathalie, Erin, and Heather really pulled out the stops and put on a great party.

Look at the little thankyou packages, each one with an assortment of homemade treats and signed off by 'baby Teeps'.

The boys all went down to the local ice skating rink where Fin put on a real ice skating clinic for me. For some reason I thought I remembered learning how to ice skate at some point in my life, sadly mistaken. For what its worth, I was much better figuring out how to work the new walkie talkie than he was.