Mami in the house!

My mother comes once a week to take care of Maceo and give him that grandparent unconditional love. Maceo digs it; it's very evident. Yesterday, when I arrived home from work, they were sitting together at the dining room table, eating applesauce and reading the NYTimes while chicken stock cooled on the stove. Not a bad deal for all of us!

Labor Day

We realize it's been a while since our last post. In that time, coaching volleyball and teaching have started for Nick, Kate is back to her normal grind of work and aerobics, and Maceo has begun day care at a Catholic center near our house called St. Ann's. But here's some recent news from the beginning of September, and we will work on getting back into the swing of posting family news, especially now that sleep training for the three of us is going so well (Can you say 7 pm to 6 am? We can!)

An on-again, off-again tradition was back on this summer, as we rented a house for the long weekend with a large group of friends. The large group now includes a gaggle of children, all under 16 months, with Maceo the youngest. The house was on the water, just north of Baltimore, and it was really lovely. All the kids get along as well as 1 year olds can get along, and the parents get along even better.

Most of the weekend is spent hanging out, with various delicious meals prepared throughout the day. This year, with the river right out in front of the house, people went out kayaking and sailing, too.

Head Control

Maceo's a strong boy. At least, that's what people are telling us; we don't really know. In any case, Kate found that he's strong enough to enjoy the swing. And she enjoyed it more than he did, I think!