I suck as a blogger!

But so far I think I'm doing OK as a dad, so that's good.



The boy is doing great. He is such a happy and seemingly well adjusted baby! My wife and I have often commented to each other how lucky we are to have such an "easy" baby.



He has not been without his tough evenings, but most of them so far seem to be linked to being "over tired". This is a phenomenon that many non-parents know nothing about, but trust me when I tell you it is for real. There is a very small nap window/schedule that seems like if you miss it you are destined for a fussy baby that will scream himself silly rather than fall asleep. I think that we are getting a better feel for the schedule that we can keep him on to avoid these nights but things do seem to change often. We have also found that in these over tired times he is better off staying awake through the crankiness and then putting him to bed around his normal time again.

Last month we went on our first "Road Trip" as a family. My sister flew into town from Hawaii on Thursday and on Friday the four of us drove up to Elk Grove for my grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary. The trip wasn't too bad, but the boy definitely was a bit out of sorts by the time we arrived. It was actually my sister who got car sick about an hour outside of LA. She was pretty embarrassed, it reminded me of when we were kids. The party was lots of fun and Grandma and Grandpa enjoyed it quite a bit. We bought Beatles Rock band and played quite a few songs during the party. My sister really loved it and is trying to find an excuse to buy it for her and my mom in Hawaii. After Elk Grove we spent a couple of days up in Oakland with my wife's sister and her family. My brother-in-law and I went to the Chargers vs. Raiders game on Monday night, he got us tickets to the luxury box. Nice hook up. The Raider nation is an interesting group of folks. Then Tuesday night I met my cousin at a Giants game in the city, where he has season tickets. That was my first time in AT&T park. Great stadium. We had lunch that afternoon at a restaurant that we love called Chiopinos. After Oakland we drove to Lake Tahoe and stayed at the in-laws' place in Incline Village. It was very nice, but too short of a time. We left Friday evening and drove at night to Bishop and due to a festival in town there was a shortage of hotels so we had to stay in a La Quinta suites (very run down) for 160 a night. We finished the drive to LA on Saturday morning. We figured out that by breaking the trip up like that the baby did much better.

Then on Sunday I met my friends Shawn and Heather in San Diego for the Chargers vs. Ravens game. 3 games in 1 week. How lucky am I. I really can't wait until I can take my son to games with me! Not sure what the right age is to expose a boy to the Raider Nation though. Luckily I've got some time to think about that one...