We've been having a lot of fun having Grammy (my mom) here these last two weeks, and we'll be missing her when she goes back to Tennessee on Sunday. Rebecca has enjoyed having lots of Grammy hugs, kisses, and being rocked, not to mention just a little more adoration. While all animals are "diggy" (dog), Rebecca is trying to say "Syddie" (Sydney). She loves the dogs, and she colludes with them to toss her food off the highchair to them.
Last weekend, we had a nice four day weekend together. On Friday, we had breakfast at Mimi's Cafe and then hit the road to L.A. We went to a fabulous store called Surfas in Culver City. I've been wanting to go for a long time, because it is called the "chef's paradise." You can get all kinds of gourmet stuff, plus every kind of pan, serving dish, cooking utensil, pan, cake decorating tip, cookbook, you name it there. They also have a nice cafe where they make all kinds of yummy stuff. Then we went over to the L.A. Farmer's Market. Why it is called that, I have no idea, because there is little produce for sale there. Instead, there are dozens of food booths, plus places to buy fresh meats, seafoods, cheeses, etc. We ate lunch there. Around it is an outdoor mall called the Grove. They have one of the American Girl Doll Places (there are 3 in the country), where little girls can not only buy all the American Girl dolls and accoutrements, but the dolls can also get their hair done there and go into the hospital to be fixed. Rebecca ended up falling in love with an American Girl Bitty Baby, whose name is Lucy. Lucy gets lots of love, kisses, and pats on the head from Rebecca. That night, we stayed in L.A. and ate dinner at my favorite Italian place - Louise's Trattoria. Then we went up to the Griffith Park Observatory to look at the lights of Los Angeles. The observatory has been closed for the last five years to be completely remodeled, so it was the first time I've ever been able to go in the observatory itself.
Saturday, Rebecca woke up in a really cranky mood and was crying a lot. Totally unlike herself. Then we realized she was slapping at the back of her head and pulling on her ears. So we went to the doctor and discovered that she has another double ear infection - one had some discharge and the other was just beginning. So she's now on a week's worth of amoxicillan. I'm a little concerned that it isn't helping though - she is still pulling at her ears and needs Motrin in the evenings. We go to see Dr. Jeng for Rebecca's 12-month well baby visit and shots on Monday, so we'll see what he says. I think he will probably refer us to an ENT for an evaluation for tubes. I'm concerned about the ear infections, because they are painful of course, plus I don't like the possibility of antibiotic resistance, but I'm more concerned about the effects of chronic fluid in her ears on her language acquisition and speech development. Saturday afternoon, we went to Rachel and Ashley's birthday party, and Rebecca had a blast seeing her little friends and just being with all the other little kids. She especially loved climbing on the stuff there for the littlest kids and sliding down the baby slides. I can tell she is going to be fearless - she wasn't the least bit afraid of any of it and probably wouldn't have been afraid on the stuff for older kids.
Sunday, we went to mass and did a lot of relaxing at home. Sunday night, my mom kept Rebecca so that Ramy and I could go out on a romantic date for a belated Valentine's (when you're married, it doesn't matter if you wait to go out for V-day on a weekend). We went to the Melting Pot in Pasadena and had a really great date. Monday, Rebecca, mom, and I went to Victoria Gardens to shop. My mom stayed with Rebecca on Tuesday and yesterday, and she'll keep her this afternoon while I'm at work.
My friend Julie found out that she is having a baby girl! Baby Adelaide, Miriam, or Charlotte is due in July, so that's awesome. I talked to Nanny Rebecca on Tuesday, and she is recovering well. We expect her to be back with us the first week of March. Next week, Ramy will be off with Rebecca on Tuesday, and then I'm taking her to Loma Linda with me on Wednesday, and I'll be home on Thursday.
I've decided to do very little clinical stuff next year. I'm hoping to be staffing the new Chino campus of Chaffey College's student counseling center, and I'll probably supervise students in the LLU clinic on their assessments. I'm going to focus on getting my dissertation done, applying for internship, and spending time with Rebecca.
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