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Sunday, August 9, 2015
Aug. 9th, 2015 08:07 pmI want to do a sort of week in review. It's mostly real life with a partial movie review at the end.
Not much happened on Monday or Tuesday. Monday, my Mom came over for half a day and we both went to the playground with Tanya before I went home for a little break. It was pretty uneventful other than we actually had a pleasant time together and didn't really fight about anything. Usually, she finds many things to be critical about so it was nice overall.
On Wednesday, in the afternoon, Tanya had her first bus ride when we went to visit my friend Yeva. It's not a long ride but it would have taken 30 minutes to walk there and it was 92F (32C) outside. Tanya had fun looking at the people on the bus. She is a social one. It was very nice to hang out for a few hours until Bear came to get us after he got home from work. We don't see each other as much lately so it was great just to talk and catch up. Yeva also has this massage chair and I got to use it a little - just what I needed since I managed to pull my shoulder muscle a few days earlier.
On Thursday, my Mom was over again for half a day to make soup for Tanya (she makes it on Thursday and I make it on Sunday) and I had a dentist appointment in the late morning. I had to do a filling but at least it was on the tooth that had a filling earlier and just needed a slightly bigger one and now I have a white filling instead of a black one. The whole thing was still anxiety producing but at least it's done.
Friday was time for Tanya's doctor and a year well-visit and vaccines. That office is so disorganized. I like the doctor, she gives helpful advice, but her office is frustrating with wait times and general feeling of people not being very efficient. The appointment was at 9 but the doctor and nurse only got there at 9:15. Tanya won't exactly sit still and wait - she wants to move around. So waiting extra time is stressful for me. She weights 19.5 pounds now (almost 9kg) and is 75.5cm or 29.7 inches. She didn't gain any weight since last month. Well, she lost a little when she got sick and gained it back but her weight gain for the past 4 months has been a bit sluggish. She does move around a lot and she is gaining in height, so it's fine. Although I do worry. But babies will eat what they need, I guess.
She got her two shots, which was scary enough for her. And then we had to wait a while to get her blood drawn. That office does need to move faster. Poor baby. She was already upset enough. Of course, taking blood from the vein is not always fun for an adult, and she freaked out for most of it. She wouldn't really stop crying until we left and went outside and I ended up taking her out of the stroller and just carrying her home. She was also tired because her nap got delayed.
On Saturday (yesterday), we drove to Long Island in the morning to visit Bear's parents for the day. This was Tanya's 3rd birthday party since his parents couldn't make it to the other ones. They decorated their living room and got lots of presents like a truck, and a teapot set. In the afternoon we went to a really fun playground. The newer playgrounds like near my parents and in Long Island seem to be all bright and very creative. There are obstacle courses and slides and tubes. I don't like the swings there but it was pretty entertaining otherwise. There is a climbing wall by the older kids' section. At one point, instead of heading back on the slide or another part of the playground, Tanya made her way to a corner by the fence (where two fences meet) and sat on the grass there to play with the dirt. It was a little funny. We left for home at bedtime and both Tanya and I napped in the car. It was a very nice visit. With cheesecake.
Today I made soup in the morning and finally started watching 'Birdman'. It's been a while since I watched a movie. (Big Hero 6 couldn't sustain my attention - I was trying to watch it last. I gave up on it). I only watched 40 minutes so far and will try to watch more tonight but it is interesting. The way it is shot, with the camera following the actor, and all closeups, with single takes is weird. I guess it is trying to convey a theater atmosphere. But it is an interesting commentary on state of today's cinema and theater and shows the process of acting and building a play that is intriguing to me. Edward Norton is amazing in it. The best scenes for me are between him and Michael Keaton. I can see why it was voted the Best Picture -an insider movie. I don't know if I love it yet but I am enjoying it despite the weirdness and it's sustaining my interest for sure.
And in the afternoon today we went to visit my grandparents for a little bit. They live right next to the ocean on Coney Island, so we also took some time to go to the broadwalk. I just sat on the bench enjoying an ocean breeze, and boats and cruise ships and people watching while Bear and Tanya played in the sand a little. She didn't want to leave.
Not much happened on Monday or Tuesday. Monday, my Mom came over for half a day and we both went to the playground with Tanya before I went home for a little break. It was pretty uneventful other than we actually had a pleasant time together and didn't really fight about anything. Usually, she finds many things to be critical about so it was nice overall.
On Wednesday, in the afternoon, Tanya had her first bus ride when we went to visit my friend Yeva. It's not a long ride but it would have taken 30 minutes to walk there and it was 92F (32C) outside. Tanya had fun looking at the people on the bus. She is a social one. It was very nice to hang out for a few hours until Bear came to get us after he got home from work. We don't see each other as much lately so it was great just to talk and catch up. Yeva also has this massage chair and I got to use it a little - just what I needed since I managed to pull my shoulder muscle a few days earlier.
On Thursday, my Mom was over again for half a day to make soup for Tanya (she makes it on Thursday and I make it on Sunday) and I had a dentist appointment in the late morning. I had to do a filling but at least it was on the tooth that had a filling earlier and just needed a slightly bigger one and now I have a white filling instead of a black one. The whole thing was still anxiety producing but at least it's done.
Friday was time for Tanya's doctor and a year well-visit and vaccines. That office is so disorganized. I like the doctor, she gives helpful advice, but her office is frustrating with wait times and general feeling of people not being very efficient. The appointment was at 9 but the doctor and nurse only got there at 9:15. Tanya won't exactly sit still and wait - she wants to move around. So waiting extra time is stressful for me. She weights 19.5 pounds now (almost 9kg) and is 75.5cm or 29.7 inches. She didn't gain any weight since last month. Well, she lost a little when she got sick and gained it back but her weight gain for the past 4 months has been a bit sluggish. She does move around a lot and she is gaining in height, so it's fine. Although I do worry. But babies will eat what they need, I guess.
She got her two shots, which was scary enough for her. And then we had to wait a while to get her blood drawn. That office does need to move faster. Poor baby. She was already upset enough. Of course, taking blood from the vein is not always fun for an adult, and she freaked out for most of it. She wouldn't really stop crying until we left and went outside and I ended up taking her out of the stroller and just carrying her home. She was also tired because her nap got delayed.
On Saturday (yesterday), we drove to Long Island in the morning to visit Bear's parents for the day. This was Tanya's 3rd birthday party since his parents couldn't make it to the other ones. They decorated their living room and got lots of presents like a truck, and a teapot set. In the afternoon we went to a really fun playground. The newer playgrounds like near my parents and in Long Island seem to be all bright and very creative. There are obstacle courses and slides and tubes. I don't like the swings there but it was pretty entertaining otherwise. There is a climbing wall by the older kids' section. At one point, instead of heading back on the slide or another part of the playground, Tanya made her way to a corner by the fence (where two fences meet) and sat on the grass there to play with the dirt. It was a little funny. We left for home at bedtime and both Tanya and I napped in the car. It was a very nice visit. With cheesecake.
Today I made soup in the morning and finally started watching 'Birdman'. It's been a while since I watched a movie. (Big Hero 6 couldn't sustain my attention - I was trying to watch it last. I gave up on it). I only watched 40 minutes so far and will try to watch more tonight but it is interesting. The way it is shot, with the camera following the actor, and all closeups, with single takes is weird. I guess it is trying to convey a theater atmosphere. But it is an interesting commentary on state of today's cinema and theater and shows the process of acting and building a play that is intriguing to me. Edward Norton is amazing in it. The best scenes for me are between him and Michael Keaton. I can see why it was voted the Best Picture -an insider movie. I don't know if I love it yet but I am enjoying it despite the weirdness and it's sustaining my interest for sure.
And in the afternoon today we went to visit my grandparents for a little bit. They live right next to the ocean on Coney Island, so we also took some time to go to the broadwalk. I just sat on the bench enjoying an ocean breeze, and boats and cruise ships and people watching while Bear and Tanya played in the sand a little. She didn't want to leave.