Happy 6-month birthday honey!!!
Can you believe you are already half a year old?! Wow! This whole past moth we had visitors and there was always something going on in the Saleeby household.
You got a new toy a few days ago; quickly nicknamed "The Office". You enjoy hanging out in it and turning around in circles, checking out all the different gadgets that come with it. You quickly figured out how to spin the "Spinners" but everything else you just grab and try to put in your mouth - your main game this month anyways. Looks like you're on your way to growing some teeth! You drool a lot and chew on EVERYthing you can get your little hands on - yes, this includes dog tails!
Saturday June 5th was another big day! You had your first solid food! We gave you some rice cereal mixed with breast milk, since you're used to that taste. Pictures speak louder than words. We also took a video of it. Wasn't really that bad. You did look a bit confused but overall thought it was a grand idea to finally expand your menu choices! It took you a few days to get the hang of controlling your tongue in such a way that you could swallow food and not just push it back out. But once you figured it out; boy were you interested in this whole eating with a spoon business! You love it!
In the early afternoon that day, I went to the Pleasanton Bart Station to pick up our guests: Uncle Tom and Grossi had arrived from Switzerland !! They had arrived in the country about a week ago; in Las Vegas; and had gone on many adventures since then and finally they arrived at our home!
Daddy left the very next day to go down to Sierra Madre to do some work and then down to Holtville for a big birthday trip for himself and his friends (and yes, he missed you terribly!). We only had 4 days before Uncle Tom had to fly back home, so we made the best of them: Sunday we took them wine tasting at Bent Creek. We sat outside under a tree in the shade, they enjoyed many different wines and you enjoyed the wind on your skin, a nap in my arms and your very first taste of water! I had brought my green Google bottle with me and since it was such a hot day I let you try drinking from it. You are witty as heck! After only a few seconds you were making faces at the new taste, but again, enjoying yourself with it.
We went walking in the park with them and had a barbeque. The day Uncle Tom had to leave, I had to go back to work again. He took the bus to the Bart stop and found his own way into the city to catch his flight back home. Grossi was in charge of you, Uki and the house in general. You didn't seem to mind to be hanging out with a "stranger". In fact you loved every minute of it! She took really good care of you and the two of you soon got the hang of our new system with sleeping, eating and the likes (you take 3 naps a day and stay up for around 2 to 2 1/2 hr stretches). Last time she saw you, you were still sleeping next to me and didn't eat any "real" food yet. Lots has changed since January! ;-)
You got to eat your cereal every day and after a few days we cooked you some carrots, then zucchinis and then moved on to green peas. You loved them all! Veggies? Bring them on! You have become quite the little master at eating and every week or so we try and ad something new to your diet.
Your legs are very strong and you constantly use them to "stand up" and kick around. One of your favorite things this month is screaming! You are practicing making noises and love to be outside in the late afternoon when the breeze is going, and you are watching us water all the tomato plants. Grossi bought you a couple of pinwheels; you just squeal at them with delight when they start to spin in the wind!
After Opi kept insisting that you needed a jumper, we went online and ordered you one. It got here just the day before Opi did. He arrived on the 23rd to come stay with all of us and to see you for the very first time!! How happy he was to finally meet you!!! He'd been counting the days since January 3rd, I'm sure, and finally the time was here! We went in the car to the San Francisco airport with Grossi to pick him up. You were such a good sport going along for the long ride. And from the moment you saw him, you smiled at him - love at first sight, I'll say.
Over the next couple of weeks we all enjoyed the heck out of each other! Opi and Daddy had many projects around the house; all of them with you in mind! They suspended your new jumper from the living room ceiling (tested it for safety by hanging Opi from the hook in the wooden beam!); attached a wooden board to the back of the office table (to hide all the cables and electrical gimmicks that are SOO interesting), built a nice custom made cover up for our DVD and DVR stuff (I know, and the buttons were SOO much fun too!), put together our new round corner baby-safe coffee tables we got from Zorka (the old super dangerous, scary one we got out of here) and just generally made the yard area nicer. Grossi bought us some colorful flowers and planted them everywhere; between the tomatoes and in pots; and you LOVE them. Uncle Tom had gotten us a huge canopy and set it up in the yard so that we have a shady spot to be in. It's been getting really hot around here! It keeps the sun out of our living room which makes it bearable again, and it gives you a nice spot to take a bath in open air in the early evening hours. Man, how you like that one!
You weren't all too sure about this jumper thing though. First you cried, then you just kind of hung there and soon you began twirling around a bit. Time will tell if you'll think it's as much fun as we'd planed for you to be having;-)
You're trying really, really hard to crawl. By the end of this month you managed to start scooting around, like a little baby seal; going after your toys.
This last week all of us had a 24hrs stomach flu; one after the other. First we had plans to go hiking up to Del Valle lake; but Daddy wasn't feeling well so he stayed home. The next day we wanted to go to Golden Gate Park; but then Mommy started to feel sick; so we stayed home. The next day we had wanted to go wine tasting again but now Opi was sick; then finally Grossi (although she didn't even have half the symptoms of the rest of us - lifelong experience as a mother makes you stronger I guess) - and just when we thought it was all over......the worst happened! YOU got it too! Just yesterday, one day short of your 6 month birthday, you were sick as well and you had an elevated temperature for 24 hrs. You didn't want to eat, didn't want to play - all you wanted was to drink 3-4 sips of milk every couple of hours or so and sleep. You did really well, all things considered. I held you in my arms all the way from 8am wake up time to bedtime at night!!! You didn't want to be alone. So we cuddled a lot, took naps together in the big bed in Mommy and Daddy's room and tried to give you some Pedialyte to make sure you didn't dehydrate (I had called Dr. Sha who had recommended it). You really didn't like that; so that didn't really work. But since you were completely better within 24 hrs. (like the rest of us was)
we didn't worry about it.
Phu, here we go. Our very first time sick. Thank God that's over with and it wasn't
too bad either.
We can hardly wait to see what next month will bring: teeth, crawling, sitting up, chasing Uki? Anything seems possible at this point.....
Happy Birthday Bunny!
We love you!
Mommy and Daddy
"The Office" - "S Buero"
Liebi Soraya,
Alles Gueti zum 6-monatige Geburtstag Schaeztli!!!
Chasch du das glaube, dass du scho es halbs Jahr alt bisch?! Wow! De ganz letscht Monet lang hemmer Bsuech gha und es isch immer oepis los gsi im Saleeby Huushalt.
Du hesch es neus Spielzueg uebercho vor es paar Tag; wo sofort "S Buero" tauft worde isch. Dir gfallts drin zi und dich im Chreis z truele zum all die hoch interessante Sache drum und dra z studiere. Du hesch sehr schnell erlickt wie mer die chline "Trueli Dinger" truellt aber alles anderi schnappsch eifach und versuechsch es is s Muul z neh - sowieso bitz dini Hauptbeschaeftigung de Monet. Gseht ganz denah us als obd bald Zaehndli ueberchunsch! Du seuferisch de ganz ziit und nimmsch aber au ALLES is Muul wo der grad i d Fingere chunnt - Ja, das beinhaltet au Hundeschwaenzli!
De Samstig 5. Juni isch wieder mal en wichige tag gsi! Du hesch dini erst Festnahrig uebercho! Mir hend dir chli Riisfloeckli gmischt mit Muetermilch geh, will Du Dich ja scho a de Gschmack gwoennt gsi bisch. Bilder spreched meh als Wort. Mir hends au no gfilmet. Isch gar nued so schlim gsi. Hesch zerst scho chli verwirrt driglueget aber im Grosse und Ganze hesch es e grandiosi Idee gfunde, dass mir endlich dini Spiischarte Uswahl erwiteret hend! Hesch es paar Tag brucht bis es richtig dusse gha hesch wie mer so e Zunge under Kontrolle bringt, damit mer nued immer wieder alles usem Muul usestossed aber s den au chan abeschlucke. Aber wos den erlickt hesch, isch den d Post ab! Du liebsch das ganze mit dem Loeffel esse Zuegs!
Am fruehe Namitag am gliche Tag, bin ich den a d Pleasanton Bart Station gfahre zum eusi Gaest abhole: De Unkel Tom und s Grossi sind acho us de Schwiiz!! Sie sind scho vor ere Wuche in Las Vegas acho, hend den villi Abendtuer unternoh und sind den endlich bi eus itroffe!
De Papi isch am naechste Tag uf Sierra Madre abe gange zum oepis schaffe und den wiiter uf Holtville abe uf e Geburi Reis fuer sich und es paar Kollege (und Ja, er het dich schrecklich vermisst!). Mir hend nur 4 Tag de Ziit gha bevor de Unkel Tom wieder het muesse heifluege, drum hemmer s Beste drus gmacht: Am Sunntig simmer go Wii degustiere in "Bent Creek". Mir sind verusse im Schatte vome Baum gsesse, die zwei hend de Wii gnosse und Du hesch es gnosse de Wind uf dinere Huut z gspuehre, i mine Arme es Mittagsschlaefli mache und dini allererste Schlueck Wasser z drinke! Ich han mini gruen Google Flaesche debii gha und wills so en heisse Tag gsi isch han dich lah versueche druss drinke. Du bisch ganz e Kleveri! Nach nur es paar Sekunde hesch es scho usegfunde wie's funktioniert und hesch s Gsicht verzoge ab dem neue, komische Gschmack; aber hesch es wieder mal gnosse.
Mir sind im Park go spaziere und hend grilliert im Garte. A dem Tag wo de Unkel Tom wieder abgreist isch, han ich wieder muesse zrugg go schaffe. Er isch mit em Bus a d Bart Station gfahre und het den selber de Weg gfunde id Stadt ine zum uf de Flueger fuer Hei. s Grossi isch den verantwortlich gsi fuer Dich, de Uki und s Dihei ueberhaupt. Dir het das nuet usgmacht de ganz ziit mit enere "Fremde" z verbringe. Hesch sogar jedi Minute in volle Zuege gnosse! Sie het ganz toll uf Dich ufpasst und Ihr zwei hend eui zimmli gli emal mit em neue System vo schlafe, esse und so wiiter (Du machsch 3 Schlaefli am tag und bisch oepe 2 bis 2 1/2 Std wach am Stuck) z Recht gfunde. S letscht Mal wo sie Dich gseh het, hesch Du immer no naebed mir gschlafe und hesch au no keis "richtigs" Esse uebercho. Sehr villes get sich scho gaenderet sit em Januar! ;-)
Du hesch jede Tag dis Riismuesli uebercho und nach es paar tag hemmer dir denn chli Ruebli kochet, den Zucchetti und den Erbsli. Du hesch alles mega gern! Gmues? Nur her demit! Du bisch faeng en richtige chline Profi im Esse und jedi Wuche probiere mer oepis neus dezue fuege.
Dini Bei hend sehr vil Chraft und Du bruchsch es konstant zum "ufstah" und umegingge. Eis vo dine Lieblings Entdeckige de Monet isch Goise! Du uebsch wie verruckt veschiedeni Toen vo Dir z geh und Du liebsch es verrusse z si am spahte Nammitag wenn de Wind gaht, und Du eus bim Tomate guesse zue luegsch. S Grossi het dir zwei Windraedli postet; und du quietschisch wie e Wildi wenns afanged sich im Wind treihe!
De Opi het scho lang gseit mir soelled dir endlich mal en Gumper zuetue, drum simmer den endlich ufs Internet und hend dir eine bstellt. De isch den grad ein tag vor em Opi da acho. De Opi isch am 23. Juni cho zum eus go bsueche und dich z gseh zum aller erste Mal!!! Er planget scho und het tage zaelt; bin sicher; sit am 3. Januar und endlich isch de tag da! Mir sind mit dem Grossi mit em Auto an San Francisco Flughafe gfahre zum de Opi go abhole. Du bisch en riese Schatz gsi so lang mit eus go Auto fahre. Und vom erste Moment ah wo du Ihn gseh hesch, hesch ueber all vier Bagge gstrahlet - Liebi uf de erst Blick, behaupt Ich.
Ueber die naechste zwei Wuche hemmer eus alli mega gnosse! De Opi und de Papi hend sehr vil Projekt gha um s Huus ume; alli fuer Dich! Sie hend din neue Gumper a de Stube Decki agmacht (Sicherheits tested i dem dass de Opi an Hagge ghanget isch!), es Brett hine an Buerotisch anegnagglet (zum all die hochinteressante Kabel und Steckdosene z verstecke), e Massgschniederti Abdeckig baut fuer eusi DVD und DVR Spieler (Ich weiss, und die Chnoepf waehred so interessant gsi!), eusi neue, abgrundete Stubetischli zeme gmacht (de alt, mega gfoerlich hemmer nueme da ine) und hend ueberhaupt de Garte verschoeneret. S Grossi het eus vili farbigi Bluemli kauft unds ueberall apflanzt; zwuesched de Tomate und i Toepf ine und du hesch mega Freud drah. De Unkel Tom het eus es riesigs "Canopy" postet und hets im Garte ufgstellt so dass mir en schoene Schatteplatz hend. Es isch sehr heiss gsi da in letschter Ziit! So hebets d Sunne chli weg us de Stube damits wieder ushaltbar isch dine, und es git es schoens Plaetzli verrusse wo du chasch im Freie Baedele am fruehe Abig. Laeck Bobi, gfallt dir das!
Vo dem Gumper bisch allerdings nanig sehr beidruckt. Zerst hesch bruelet, then bisch eifach chi drin umeghanget und bald bisch den eifach chli im Chreis zwirblet. Mir gsends ja bald ob Du echt wuerklich so vill Spass wirsch ha mit dem, wie mir alli plant hend fuer Dich;-)
Du versuechsch so fescht z chrueche. Am Endi vo dem Monet hesch es den gschafft gah uf em Buuch ume robbe wie en Baby Seeloi; und bisch uf Spielzueg los.
I de vergangene Wuche hemmer alli e 24 Std Mage-Darmgrippe gah; schoen eine um de ander. Zerst hemmer plant gha bim Del Valle See go spaziere; aber de Papi het sich nued so wohl gfuehlt drum isch er denn dihei blibe. Am naechste tag hemmer welle in Golden Gate Park; aber den isch s Mami chrank gsi; drum simmer den dihei blibe. Am Tag druff hemmer welle go Wii degustiere aber denn isch am Opi nued guet gange; den isch no s Grossi drah cho (obwohl sie nued halb so schlimi Symptom gha het wie de rest vo eus - lebenslangi Erfahrig als Mami macht eim schins staercher) - und grad wo mir gmeint hend es segi alles wieder verbii...........isch s schlimste passiert! DU bisch au no chrank worde! Grad gester, nur ein Tag vor dim 6 monatige Geburi, bisch du chrank gsi und hesch erhoehti Temperatur gha fuer 24 Std.
Hesch nued welle esse, nued welle spiele - eifach nur alli 2 Stund oder so 3-4 Schlueck Milch drinke und den wieder schlafe. Hesch di ganz tapfer ghalte. Ich han dich i mine Arme gha vom Morge am 8i, de ganz tag bis am Abig wo d is Bett bisch!!! Du hesch eifach nued welle allei si. Drum hemmer halt de ganz Tag lang kuschled, hend zeme im grosse Bett bim Mami und bim Papi ine Mittagschloefli gmacht und hend versuecht dir chli Pedialyte z schoeppele damit Du nued z vill Wasser verluersch (Ich han am Dr. Sha agluete gah und er het das empfole gha). Aber das het Dir den gar nued passt. Aber da s dir ja 24 Std. spoeter wieder Voegeliwohl gsi isch (wie eus allne au), hemmer eus den au kei grossi Gedanke meh gmacht.
Phu, da hemmers also. S aller erste Mal chrank. Gott sei Danke isch das au wieder verbii und isch zum Glueck au nued so schlimm gsi.
Mir choends kum erwarte z gseh was de naechst Monet so bringt: Zaehndli, chrueche, ufsitzt, am Uki nahspringe? Alles isch moeglich zur Ziit.......
Alles Gueti zum Geburtstag Muesi!
Mir hend dich ganz, ganz fescht gern!
s Mami und de Papi
"Mmmmmhhhhh".......
Uncle Tom and You
"Onkel Tom's Huette"
Look what we found in the crib one morning....;-)
Euses Fegnaest!
Opi arrives.....de Opa isch da!
Your first picnic - Del Valle Lake - Dis erste Picknick
Hmmmmm.......
Verrusse Baedele - Taking baths outside...
........wow........
