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The dreaded moment has arrived: Grandma Margherita and Grandpa Armando had to leave to go back to their life in Italy. They left on Saturday, and are already missed dearly by all of us. We are so grateful for all their help, wisdom, love and care. Their parenting experience really helped enormously. We appreciated their patience and their willingness to share without imposing and to respect pour choices even if they were sometimes different from theirs. They also gave us the gift of time, a scarce comodity among new parents: they kept Keegan to give us a few hours to get things done (or simply nap), sometimes they stayed the night to allows us to get a few uninterrupted hours of sleep, and allowed us to go out on dates, and to celebrate New Year’s Eve, Tizi’s birthday and Valentine’s day, beside the weekly weekend dinners. Last, but not least, we were able to feast on delicious, homemade Italian food everyday. Matt was happy to finally take a little break from the kitchen, as Tiziana, despite being Italian, can’t cook…

nonna margherita

nonno Armando

Tizi especially had the chance to enjoy their company, and their moral (and not) support, which was essential, particularly during the first few weeks. Keegan also enjoyed their undivided attention: he will miss the sweet melody of 60’s italian music from Grandma that was lulling him to sleep and all the games Grandpa was creating just for him.

Thank you for leaving all behind to spend two wonderful months with us. All the great memories will keep us company during the future months until we meet again. We can’t wait to see you again and we miss you so much.

sunset in Pacific Beach

A Presto! Come back soon

Babies’ smiles are really their saving grace…How can you stay mad at them, despite their crying, and lack of sleep they cause when they are flashing their beautiful, toothless smiles? You simply can’t. And now Keegan has started laughing out loud, and smiling when he recognizes us. We were able to get a couple of those fleeting moments on camera…Keegan is a pretty happy baby, but he is also fascinated by the camera, and he stares at it intently every time, so it is very difficult to capture him smiling or laughing.

keegan laughing

Keegan smiling with Happy the Dwarf (a gift from Aunt Desi)

The two months check up went well: the doctor noticed he is holding his head up at 45 degrees or more, and he is almost turning over when on his stomach. He has grown tall, but has not gained too much weight. He is now 58.5 cm in length and 9.1lb. A tall, slim fellow. The doctor was not worried, but she said to keep it in check. So Tizi and her parents went to weight him again, at Sharp Hospital, (to get a starting point) and she will try to go back and weight him every couple of weeks. Amazingly, Keegan didn’t mind getting naked and being put on the scale.

our little guy

He also got his first round of vaccinations. He reacted well: in fact, not only he didn’t have any side effects, but he slept better, longer and more peacefully. Too bad the next round is not for another two months.

Keegan is already two months old! It is unbelievable how quickly time goes by, and it has been great to watch him grow and change. He has already lost some of his new born attitudes and behaviors. He has been smiling more and more, and he started some laughing as well.

with mom, dad, grandma and grandpa

with mom and dad…who is getting all the Ferrero Roches?

Aunt Sue, uncle Dan and cousins Rachel and Hannah, came visit him during the weekend. We were very happy to see them, and grateful they made such a long trip to meet little Keegan. They were staying in Pacific Beach, so we were able to take nice walks and enjoy a beautiful sunset.

Enjoying a beautiful sunset in PB with daddy

Uncle Jim and Aunt Dyah, and little cousins, Kirana and Jim Jr, and Grandma and Grandpa were at hand as well, of course to celebrate the two months mark. Everyone came over for some delicious lasagna, one of Matt’s specialties on Sunday, a gloomy, rainy, superbowl afternoon. It was a great time. The boys were also able to check out some of the game, and Aunt Sue, Aunt Dyah, cousin Rachel and cousin Hannah took turns holding and calming Keegan during his fussy time. Mom and Dad were grateful for the break!

with cousins Rachel and Hannah

Aunt Sue was great at rocking Keegan, stunning in his little hooded jacket

a nice group photo

Keegan also started his social life: he went to the movies with mom at one of the Mommies Movies event and he was very good: he slept the whole way through. He also slept through lunch at a busy PB restaurant. He finally went to visit Platt College, Tizi’s workplace, to meet all of her colleagues: everyone was happy to see him and…he also slept the whole time. We start seeing a trend: he sleeps when there is company or when people wants to meet him. His awake hours are reserved for the parents…especially in the middle of the night. Just Kidding. He has actually been pretty good lately, and has been sleeping a few consecutive hours block during the night. He is now on a 3/4 hours feeding schedule, with occasional 5 hours stretches.

We will have a doctor check up tomorrow, and the first round of vaccines. We will keep our fingers crossed.