Saturday, May 23, 2009

miss me?

i know, i know, it's been awhile since my last post. right after i recovered from strep throat, chris caught the flu, then gabe caught the flu, and lastly i caught the flu. fortunately before gabe and i got sick we managed to squeeze in coffee w/mama foof, an office baby shower, a picnic playdate at david lam park, and dim sum before it all went downhill. we had a rough few days last week, but we persevered and made it to gabe's first swim lesson on friday. unfortunately it was not his finest moment...after the first attempt at blowing bubbles he was miserable for the rest of the class...hopefully he'll do better next week.















sadly gabe and i are still somewhat sick, but i'm totally frustrated being stuck at home and i think gabe's feeling it, too. today was our longest outing...we went to the trout lake farmers market and lunch at little nest with pris and sandra! i was so excited about the market because i wanted inspiration for gabe's meals, but unfortunately there wasn't much in terms of fresh fruits and vegetables for babes. everyone was selling rhubarb though... so today, i picked up some berry honey, apples, and honey almond nouget. i'll go back in a few weeks and see what other vendors pop up. in the meantime, i need to do some research to figure out what herbs/plants i can grow on my sunless balcony (or indoors)...

my recovery is definitely taking a lot longer than anticipated because i can't take medication (argh! i miss the pill-popping days), and i'm not getting nearly enough rest during the day. gabe's been inconsistent during the day with his naps...they vary from 10 minutes to 3 hours! at least he's still sleeping through the night. it would be so much better if my parents were here to help, but they're in japan for another week :( bad timing!


on a happier note, gabe's 3rd tooth has popped out and a 4th isn't too far behind. just like his first teeth he didn't put up much of a fuss...mind you they coincided with the flu, so the miserableness might have been mingled together :-)

1 comment:

rae said...

I grew green onions (chives) indoors and had oregano outside. They were very easy to grow and you just picked off what you needed. easy peesy. I would love to grow basil/dill but haven't had much of a mood to work on my green thumb lately =) hope you guys get better!