baby beluga

We always knew the song Baby Beluga stirred up some emotions for Alden. But this unprompted performance one night pretty much blew us away. The jumping while playing piano (pictured above) was reminiscent of jerry lee lewis.

enjoy the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZzVEWDscVo

Raspberry Picking

exploring ann arbor

This town is ripe for kids - albeit some of the activities are a bit dweebish. A not infrequent sighting is a school-aged kid cranking through a novel at a restaurant. But Alden digs it -- here are some shots around the town - above with a kids symphony activity at Ann arbor fest, below at the shoe store, with his buddy Miles (son of Josh and Travis), and riding the stone turtle.

tip off

Elizabeth had noticed that Alden kept leaving the playground to watch (and disrupt) adult pickup basketball games. In an attempt to allow him to participate, she donated this run-down basket to the park for kids like Alden to "show off for the guys."

Enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT-gd1Qp8Vs

Grandparents Feldman Help Us Move In!

See more photos here: https://picasaweb.google.com/esfeldman/201107FeldmanVisitToA2?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCM7mzaCvu_qYzAE&feat=directlink

Tired Family

We are feeling a bit behind on our blog these days, but perhaps this photo gives some evidence of what's been going on around here. We are wiped! Carl is up and running with 13 straight days of work and no days off until next Saturday, but today he managed to sneak in a quick snooze with Alden between calls. Looking forward to the Feldman grandparents arrival this coming week...

the last year

Today, I return to the world of (really) long hospital hours. There will be an immediate reduction in leisurely breakfasts, Curious George, sandboxes, and overall time spent in sweatpants. This was an incredible year, in particular, to watch Alden grow up - from a calm chubby infant, to an easy-going, social, observant, active toddler. He's a pretty awesome kid (i'm biased though).

As well, there will be a reduction in time with Elizabeth. She has gracioualy agreed to takeover the vast majority of Alden care (as well as start a new academic job). I also got to watch Elizabeth comfortably fall into the spot of toddler mom --warm and watchful and fun, often producing giggling to the point of hiccups.

I will miss the extra time with these two creatures incredibly, but am happy thinking about the family scaffold we have started. . .