The first couple days of his crawling were so funny. If he got especially excited then he would start pantingd and he would be such a crawling spaz. His legs would shoot out behind him or he would do a head dive. It was so funny. He especially loves the cats.

The first time that Peja found his way into the kitchen, this is what he found. It is some sort of base thing for the refrigerator. He twirled it around for a while, hitting himself on the head and then I took it away. He screamed. He seems to be doing that a lot.



Altogether, he has become quite an expert crawler. He cruises all over the house now and just loves to go exploring. Cupboards are so exciting. This is a very fun stage.

Peja was so frustrated for a couple of weeks that he couldn't move. Now he still gets frustrated sometimes because he can't move fast enough or far enough without getting tired, but he can move and seems to want to try all the time. It is interesting to me how careful his movements are right now. He used to lunge forward and land on his face and it seems that he has learned how to avoid that result. This is such an interesting process. I though that he would never move, but all of a sudden he has figured it out. Now I am having dreams about him walking and opening doors tomorrow and not being prepared.

Last week

Some important news.
1) I played beach volleyball this week again! Oh so fabulous. We just finished an indoor league about 2 weeks ago. We got 2nd in the league and 1st in the tournament. It was great fun! We are starting another one soon. I love living in California with all of this volleyball so easily accessible.
2) I started two little jobs. The first one is as an instructor for Stroller Strides. It is a great exercise class for moms with their babies. It is a sort of circuit training with a stroller. So three days a week I will get paid to exercise and I don't have to find a babysitter. Excellent. The second job is working a couple evenings a week at The Artisan. It is an awesome restaurant in Paso. I have always loved working in restaurants and it is so nice to get out of the house sometimes and talk to adults. I came home from my first night and was so excited to see Peja. That was a very good feeling. Also, it is only about 9 hours a week, so that isn't too bad.

Peja crawled for the first time tonight. The first real time at least. He was fully up on all fours and he actually moved his legs and arms and he moved forward. (Probably 3 whole inches) Ilija, Mom and I witnessed it and then we clapped and then Peja waived his arms like he was trying to be a bird.
In other news, this weekend Peja and I went up with my family to Santa Cruz for a wedding. Then on the way home we stopped at my Grandma's friend's house in Carmel. They were so generous to let us stay the night there and steal some food. Thanks guys!


This is a beautiful beach in Carmel. We went for a quick morning walk - it was so amazing!

"Yes, mom, I am a big boy."

This is sweet Will - Jeanie's** grandson. He is from Vietnam and is very beautiful and very smart. He was trying to teach Peja about putting toys back into the ball. Peja got as far as putting the toys in his mouth. He still feels the need to taste everything.

** Is this how your name is spelled?

Ilija dragged him all over the house like this, it was hilarious...