Daddy's First Time in India

From 2011-02-09

For the past week, Daddy has been in Hyderabad, India, interacting with an engineering group there that he generally works with remotely from Cambridge, MA.  He has been having quite the adventure!  First, he was bumped from advanced coach up to business class.  Then, he got to tour around one of the local sites.  He also got to celebrate his 34th birthday there, complete with a cake being smashed into his face and he went to his very first Bryan Adams concert.  While Mommy is uncertain about what to do with Daddy and his new found love of Bryan Adams, she is very happy he is having a great time.

From 2011-02-09

In the meantime, Sophie, Mommy and Penny have been enjoying bachelorette life back in Massachusetts.  Mommy had work this week and since she starts work at the same time as preschool opens, Sophie has been going to Penny's daycare all week.  Mommy has been very proud of herself for getting to work on-time almost every day this week despite the 7am drop-off.  Apparently, Sophie has had a wonderful time at daycare, playing with a few of her old friends and playing protective big sister.  Penny has come home each day utterly exhausted, so having Sophie at daycare with her must be extra stimulating.

From 2011-02-09

From 2011-02-09

This coming week, Sophie, Mommy and Penny have some playdates, a dental appointment (for Mommy), and a tryp down to NY to visit the Stewart family and its affiliates.  Mommy hopes that her big sister has her newest baby soon so that Mommy can see him ASAP and attend the bris.  Sophie just hopes that "Tangled" is still playing in the theatre because she wants to take Naomi out to see it.

4 month appointment

Due to the snowmageddon that is upon us, Tim worked from home today and took Penny in to her 4 month doctor's appointment while Sophie was at school and Mommy was teaching.  Below are Penny's stats:

Height: 25.5 inches
Weight: 16 pounds, 3.6 ounces
Head Circumference: 42.5 centimeters

This places Penny squarely in the 75th-90th percentile range for all 3 categories, which is surprising since last time Penny was just about 50th.  And, here I thought I had a pip-squeak baby (and, I was enjoying it....I mean, aren't babies supposed to be tiny?).

Anyway, Penny apparently was a champ at her appointment, charming her doctor all the way through and braving her three injections like the warrior princess she is sure to be.  Did I mention that Daddy would like his girls to eventually be trained in a martial art?

In other news, Mommy and Sophie both had half days today because apparently the next ice age has decided to start and has focused its wrath on the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Mid-Western states.  Hopefully since we are supposed to still be in a global warming event, this will not mean a brutally hot summer (which is generally the trend, right fellow archaeologists?).  Here's hoping!!!