Nani Visits

My mom, hereforth called Nani, visited us (read: Jude)last weekend. We had a fabulous time with her and Jude loved loved loved all the attention. We hauled him all over the place and he did a really great job. Nani got lots of smiles and laughs and got to see how much he's changed in just six weeks.

Nani arrived on Friday afternoon just as Jude was waking from his afternoon nap. He was a little shy at first, but I think it was more due to the fact that it takes him a few minutes to wake up sometimes. Once he realized that Nani had come to visit and shower attention on him, he was all over her with cuddles and smiles. We laid low that evening and Nani helped with Jude's bedtime routine including bath and story time. I have included a video below of her reading Jude his bedtime story - it is precious.

After Jude's nap on Saturday morning, we took Nani to our favorite Saturday morning coffee spot - Amsterdam Coffee House in downtown Paso. We met up with Aunt Linda, Tess, and Aiya (Tim's mom). We had a nice time loading up on caffeine and hanging out. Jude ended up taking a nap on my chest while we were there. He hasn't slept on me for weeks so this was a sweet time for me.

From coffee, we headed out to the wildflowers. They were just starting to come out and though the wildflower carpet was not in effect it was still beautiful. The blue flowers were really brilliant and my personal favorite. Jude enjoyed watching Kona play ball and we even had to build a stream crossing to get over to the meadow. It was a fun adventure.

Saturday evening, we went in separate directions taking advantage of an eager babysitter. I headed to the gym and Tim joined a friend to fly RC planes. Nani enjoyed her time taking Jude for a walk after he woke up from his nap.

On Sunday, we watched Tim play soccer in the city league. This was Jude's first soccer game and he loved it. Mostly he loved jumping on Nani's lap and people watching, but someday he'll come to love soccer too. From soccer, we went to lunch and then carved out time for the much needed Sunday afternoon nap. Ahhhhhh...I love sabbath Sundays.

Nani wasn't leaving until 7ish so we met up with Aunt Linda, Tess, and Rachael for a walk along the Salinas River. It was a really nice walk. Kona especially enjoyed playing fetch in the river. Jude wiggled his toes in sand for the first time and Nani enjoyed putting Jude's hat on sideways (see slideshow). I think one of Jude's favorite parts was that whenever he got tired of sitting in the stroller there was an eager fan ready to hold him instead of me who lets him know that he's okay and can sit it out. Hey, holding a sixteen pounder while pushing a stroller and heeling a seventy pound dog is not an easy task.

We had a wonderful time with Nani and were sad to see her go. I enjoy so much watching her love on Jude and get to know him. He loves his Nani so much and so do I.

Slideshow of our time together:



Video of Nani reading a bedtime story to Jude: