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I think we take Sienna out to eat a good amount of time. Besides a little bit of food throwing, she is really well behaved. She’ll be a foodie before we know it! Last Saturday we went to our old neighborhood, Bay Ridge, and went to have Indian food at India Passage for lunch. The prices stung a little bit knowing how cheap we can get Indian food in the East Village. But I can just imagine Sienna in one of those restaurants. She’ll have pulled off all the lights in less than 5 minutes! I can’t even imagine fitting a hi-chair in one of those cramped restaurants. Anyway, Yves got chicken tikka masala and I got chicken tikka saag. She seems to really like both of them!

Having a bit of my saag.

Yeah so she still talks with her mouth full. LOL

Here we are sharing mango ice cream that they gave us after lunch.

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Then last night we ordered Thai food for dinner and she seemed to really like that too! That’s when I thought she is truly an international baby! My parents made fried rice for lunch and last week she had mediterranean with the Gunns and brick oven pizza another day! So far there is nothing she won’t try. Just like her mom!

Having some of her dad’s Pad Thai

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Last Wednesday me and Sienna went over to Trader Joe’s to do some shopping. Instead of rushing home for lunch, I asked my friend Tammy for some good dining options for me and Sienna. She gave me an awesome brick oven pizza place and an awesome old fashioned ice cream parlor all on the same block as Joe’s! Who would have known? I was torn between which place to go but the ice cream parlor made that decision for me by not being open! They were so super nice at the pizza place! It was my first time eating out with Sienna in a hi-chair. We would usually stop off at more casual places for lunch and she would stay in her stroller. It wasn’t bad and she was so good when we went to the bathroom together! I forgot to take a picture of the pizza but here is Sienna enjoying a snack while we wait (which wasn’t much of a wait since it came out super fast!)

And since the ice cream parlor was just a few blocks away, we decided to check on it. It was open! Yay! I shared a banana ice cream cone with her. The ice cream was delicious and home made! YUM! This may have to be a regular stop after going to Joe’s! (please leave a comment or e-mail me for password)

Banana Ice Cream from Lisa on Vimeo.
Her very first taste of this ice cream yielded a face 5x as funny as the one in this video.

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Look at that tongue! That’s my child alright! Showing tongue for the camera just like her mom. HAHA. Here she is drinking water from my glass for the first time. A bit messy but she did pretty well. Here is a video (leave a comment or e-mail me for the password)

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For the past week or two, she has been crying in the middle of the night. Most of the time it won’t last but a few minutes but sometimes it will go on for a bit where she would cry, then stop, then cry again within the space of an hour. Last Saturday night we actually got up and tried to soothe her. We’ve only got up once before in the week she’s been doing this, most of the time we wait it out and hope she goes back to sleep. She would basically stop crying once you pick her up but start up again when you try to put her down. I tried the rubbing her back while she was in her bed with the lights out. That seemed to work for maybe half an hour. Then I gave her teething drops. Half an hour or an hour down. Then I fed her a bottle. An hour down. Then I gave her tylenol. Good for the rest of the night. Needless to say, I was so tired on Sunday. I really wish I was one of those people that can function on just a few hours sleep.

I’m not sure if this is the 55 week regression but we’ll just have to wait it out and hope it doesn’t continue too long. It would be so much more bearable if we just knew why she was doing this. Such a mystery!

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Sunday we met up with Tommy and Maureen for lunch at First Oasis. I am ashamed to say that we haven’t seen them since the baby shower last year!! I’m sure we won’t let another year pass before getting together again. I have been friends with Tommy for quite a long time and he went to our wedding in Vegas in 2001. And speaking of wedding, they got engaged in December 2007! Yay!!

Well, sorry there aren’t any pictures of the food. I tend to forget when Sienna is around but I managed to get the waiter, Rami, to take our picture after the meal. Sienna liked Rami. Sienna tends to be leary of waitstaff, more specifically female waitstaff and then they become scared of getting too close to her. Well, I think Rami was the first male waiter we had. Sienna kept looking at him and waving at him and smiling at him. It was cute. For now. 🙂 Rami was very nice too. We started off with the vegetarian combination on the advice of Rami. It was good! Stuffed grape leaves, hummus, babaganuj, falafel and salad. I know Tommy is not a fan of non-meat but Rami was so nice, I wanted to take him up on his advice. I got the mousakka, Yves got the chicken kafta kebab and Tommy and Maureen got the Roasted Spring Chicken. It seems like everyone enjoyed their food and Sienna tried some rice, hummus, falafel and pickled radish (which she seemed to like) and gasp tomato (which she also seemed to like!) and she was picking from my plate.

And they were so super sweet to give Sienna a birthday present! Lots of cute clothes from The Children’s Place!

Here’s a video of Sienna and Yves walking from the car on the way to meeting Tommy and Maureen for lunch. If you need the password, please leave a comment or e-mail me and I will send it to you!

Street Walk with Dad from Lisa on Vimeo.

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I told Yves I predicted that Sienna will walk on April 12 solely because when people ask I can simply answer, 1 month after her birthday. And technically, she might have actually took a few steps on her own during that week, it was really Saturday the 12th that she took quite a few steps on her own! And I got it on video the Monday after. (Please leave a comment if you don’t have the password)

Walking Alone! from Lisa on Vimeo.

This past Saturday, we met up with Peter, Nate and Mari at Raymund’s in Williamsburg for pierogies. YUM! Here’s a picture of her eating her first pierogie. I think she liked it! And of course she prefers the potato and cheese one over the meat one.

And while we were leaving, we grabbed the bread that came with Mari’s borscht and gave Sienna a piece, which she promptly chomped on and ate the whole thing. I then decided to take all the bread. LOL. I was surprised she ate it because it was just plain bread. Hmmm, good to know!

And more walking! And no, the similiar outfits between Yves and Sienna were not planned!

After lunch we walked around a little bit since it was so absolutely beautiful outside! We walked over to Peter Pan donuts so Pete can finally compare those donuts with the ones in our ‘hood. He agrees with Yves in that the one in our hood is better.

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Last Thursday it was 70 degrees outside and needless to say, absolutely beautiful! We got pizza, Sienna’s first time and I knew she would like it. Especially the fresh mozzarella pizza! Starting her off right! LOL. Me and Sienna hung out in Marine Park while Skippy got a long overdue haircut. We went on the swings but didn’t stay too long on them as I think Sienna loses interest in it. Or maybe it’s me?

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Walking on a Bench from Lisa on Vimeo.

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Saturday turned out to be a beautiful sunny day and felt like the 60’s. We went to Michael’s since I had a 50% coupon and took the opportunity to go to Trader Joe’s and also try out the shopping cart cover I finally finished!

It works!! I didn’t doubt the pattern, just my abilities to follow it. LOL. If you look at it closely (in person), you’ll see all the character in it.  And I’m not talking about the Elmo fabric I used. This was my first time using bias tape, using elastic (my thumb hurt from threading it through) and the buttonhole feature on my machine. Let’s just say I still need a lot of practice in all those areas. LOL

Since it was such a nice day, we decided to grab some lunch at Nathan’s in Coney Island. Yves got 2 dogs and I decided to get a cheeseburger to share with Sienna. She didn’t really care for it and happily ate her jarred food (which she only seems to do outside of the house!). We did not share the hot dogs or fries with her. Figure there is plenty of time for her to try that junk food! We took a little walk to the rides and she really got a kick out of seeing them and the arcade area.

Sunday was the opening of the much publicized Brooklyn Flea. We were meeting up with Joy and Brenda, who had tickets to see Sharon Jones across the street at the Masonic Temple. The main reason for meeting was to finally try the famed Waffle truck. Which wasn’t in the truck for the flea market. It was good!! Me and Yves got a waffle with maple syrup and then a cinnamon one with nutella. Joy got the cinnamon with dulce de leche and Brenda got the regular with fudge. I think Brenda’s fudge was the best one. Sienna enjoyed some waffle too!

We also ran into Carrie, who was very excited to finally meet Sienna. It was a lot colder that day than Saturday and overcast so we did not really roam around the market. But it’s going to be there every Sunday so I didn’t care.

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Sienna, Ezra and Mirabel

Sienna had a playdate yesterday with Mirabel, Virginia’s daughter. I met Virginia through the yahoo group I belong to. We went over to their house because Virginia also watches a neighbor’s little boy on Friday mornings. It was great to get out of the house and out of the neighborhood. When we got there, Hazel was also there, another little girl we met briefly when we first met Virginia and Mirabel. All the toddlers were within a few months of each other in age. It was great fun!! Sienna had a blast!

Sienna and Mirabel

Cutie Hazel crawling down the hallway.

Now it’s Mirabel’s turn!

And here comes Sienna!

Since Virginia watches Ezra every Friday, we plan on joining them every Friday as well. I feel very relieved and happy that Sienna will get to be with playmates her age. Plus it seems to knock her out. She fell asleep on the way home even before I got around the block! Here’s a cute video I took of everyone playing. If you need the password, please leave a comment and I’ll send it to you!

Playdate! from Lisa on Vimeo.

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SO I mentioned that Sienna was sick and pretty much got better by Sunday. Well, I caught her cold and have been dealing with it all week! I guess I was overdue since this was the first time I got sick since Sienna was born. I could deal with the stuffy nose, it’s the cough that is driving me up the wall. Especially at night. I am a lot better but still not 100%. I hate being sick!

So we are chugging along with Sienna’s new eating habits. We are giving her more of the stuff we eat with minimal success. She really wants to feed herself and rarely wants any sort of bottled food except if we are out in a restaurant. Strange. She’ll push it away at home but when I went out to lunch last week with my parents after going to BuyBuyBaby, she ate the whole bottle of jar food! Besides grilled cheese, she also likes french toast and cheese omelet. I baked some breaded chicken cutlets, she ate some but not much. I made her a little turkey burger while we ate the bigger version. Not so great. She didn’t care much for the mashed potatoes either! Well, we are going to keep trying! Hopefully I’ll have more energy this week as I get back to my healthy self!

Here’s a video I took about 2 weeks ago (I think). I thought I posted it already but didn’t. Just leave a comment if you need the password.

Messy Mohawk from Lisa on Vimeo.

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Smacking Daddy in the face

I’ve been taking lots of videos and not really posting them so here are a bunch! Please leave a comment if you need the password.

Yves took this video and I’m glad he caught this because I missed the live version. It was the first time she was using the toy by herself!

Walk with Toy from Lisa on Vimeo.

She’s not walking on her own just yet but she will! Oh, she will!

Walk with Dad from Lisa on Vimeo.

Yves being silly with Sienna. It’s so wonderful to hear her laugh!

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Sienna got sick Friday night (the 21st) with a stuffy nose and a little cough. I knew she was coming down with something earlier that day because she was sneezing a lot. She cried out a couple of times during the night and at 3:30, we couldn’t take it anymore, she kept crying out every few minutes. We got up and I tried soothing her and rocking with her and that worked but when I tried to put her down again, she would cry. I decided to read her Goodnight Moon and then put her down. That might have worked for a few minutes. Essentially, I ended up rocking with her for the remainder of the morning and Yves tried to get some sleep. When he woke up, he took her for her morning bottle and routine and then I tried to get some sleep! Thankfully she was all better by Sunday! Whew!

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