Roaming free & all stuffed up

Andie loves driving the Jeep that Grandma brought her a few months ago. Today, she took it for a spin on the driveway.

It was Andie's first time driving the Jeep anywhere but the enclosed deck, and since steering is still a bit freeform for her, Jason made sure she didn't crash on anything on the way down.

Jack was impressed.

We are very happy that Jack is feeling better! On Monday night, he ended up coming down with the cold the rest of us had the week before. He and Kristin spent the better part of a night in the bathroom with the hot shower running to help him breathe.

A trip to the pediatrician in the morning confirmed his vitals were all good, and he has steadily improved since. He is thrilled to be able to breathe through his nose again!

Jack even felt well enough to have his first trip out to eat on Thursday night. Andie took him to her favorite place with her favorite people: Barley and Hops with Tashi, Naomi, and Jay. Thanks to Sophie for the gift certificate!

We have been eating well this week: We got to have dinner at Rita's on Monday night, and today Gary and Sheri visited and brought a delicious meal for us.

Jack continues to be a very chill baby, giving everyone lots of good snuggles.

Andie is making sure no one misses out on any of her wonderful snuggles, too.

She continues to be a great big sister, and is being very helpful, especially when asked to assist with tasks like frosting cake with Nani.

Kristin has noticed that maternity leave often involves being surrounded by contrasting patterns.

She is really missing everyone at the lab, but is grateful for technology that lets her feel like she's still part of the action. Here she is FaceTiming with part of the white abalone crew. You can see a cameo from Jason and Jack in the upper right.

Jason is spending a bit of time at the lab here and there, and Kristin hopes to make her first physical appearance there with Jack next week!

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Deck reconstruction

The deck attached to the Herilino Annex was rotting away, so Uncle Chuck visited again to help give it an overhaul. Uncle Joe and cousin Karen generously helped out, and baby Andie even chipped in! Making a plan Demo nearly completed Adding new boards Finishing up the new railing Breaking for beer and strawberries More demo-ing Kristin and Andie were a little scared for Uncle Joe up there on those narrow old boards! Turning a deck into a roof Andie even helped to finish it all off! Ha, just kidding! That's Jason's Cabbage Patch doll up there. Did you really think Jason would carry the baby on the roof? Sheesh, what kind of parents do you think Kristin and Jason are? Jason and Elden This post was created especially for Nana and Grandma Jane. Our apologies for any adverse health effects it may have triggered.

Changes

There have been a lot of changes over the past six weeks in the Herilino household. Perhaps the biggest is that Nani and Papa moved out! We were so happy to take them in after the fire, and we are even happier that they have found a new place of their own to call home (especially because it isn't in Iowa). They are again just a short drive away in Santa Rosa, and they even promised to still babysit one day a week. Nani and Papa really enjoyed spreading out after being relegated to such tight quarters at the Herilino house. Although they didn't have too much stuff to move, Andie helped them unpack some of their new things. She liked how the packing material stuck to their clean windows. They don't have much in the way of furniture yet either, but Nani and Papa made sure Andie felt comfortable by stocking their house with new toys, a kid's table, and a potty seat. We are already having lots of fun hanging out there. Andie loved trying ou...

Pizza & ready to crawl

Andie added pizza to her list of foods yesterday, doing right by her New York family heritage. Kristin spent her first night away from Andie last night to throw a bachelorette party for Auntie Ellie. Everyone survived! Andie seems to be pretty close to crawling these days, making Kristin and Jason wonder if they're going to have to dedicate some time to better baby-proofing soon.

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