Happy Halloween!

10-28-01: Sunday, Jessica, Mommy and Sue drove back from LA. Wednesday was Halloween and we had a party at Duncan. Jessica, Madeline Hoft Rafa and Lucy Albright all went trick or treating on Duncan and visited with six of the neighbors. Jessica and Madeline were pumpkins and Lucy was a butterfly. All the other guests arrived after trick or treating for a pot luck dinner. Nicholas and Sophie Cooper showed up too and Sophie was also dressed as a pumpkin. All the kids played upstairs in Jessica's bedroom with Mike Rafa, who was the Great Pumpkin - he was wearing an orange fleece! Lisa Ohashi babysat Jessica (she was sleeping) while Mommy, Daddy, Uncle Matt B., Aunt Erin, and Sue Marston all went down to the Castro to walk around. Thursday, Mommy, Daddy and Jessica visited Dr. Hamilton for the first time to see the new baby. Jessica cried when Dr. Hamilton came into the examination room and Mommy told Dr. Hamilton that Jessica must recognize him from the night she was born. Jessica continued to cry as Dr. Hamilton showed the new baby on the ultrasound screen and Dr. Hamilton told Jessica that she had something to cry about because he was showing her competition on screen. We all celebrated with Indian food after the appointment. Friday, Jessica and Mommy spent the afternoon with Chuck Gutro running errands and then had Berkeley and Michele Barnett over for dinner.

Race for the Cure

10-21-01: Sunday, Jessica, Mommy and Daddy all participated in Race for the Cure in Golden Gate Park with Susan Marston, Madeline and Kristen Hoft Rafa, Cindy and Grady Lynch, and Ben, Liz, Nicholas and Olivia Treynor. Everyone came back to Duncan for breakfast after race and the kids had a great time. Thursday Jessica, Mommy and Sue Marston drove down to LA and stayed with Uncle Judd. Friday, Mommy, Jessica and Sue went to Palm Springs for Sue to give a presentation at a conference. Saturday, Mommy, Uncle Judd, Sue, and Jessica had lunch at a local Ethiopian Restaurant and met some of Uncle Judd's friends. Jessica started sweet potatoes this week. She liked ice cube sweet potatoes better than mashed up sweet potatoes.

Jessica gets dunked!

10-14-01: Sunday, Jessica had her first trip to the beach. It was very warm in San Francisco and Daddy, Mommy and Jessica went to play on the coast. Jessica had a great time tasting the sand and playing with Daddy at water's edge. When it was time to leave, Daddy and Jessica took an unexpected dunk in the ocean while trying to get some sand off their bodies. Jessica handled the dunking like a pro (as did Mommy who missed the entire incident,) but Daddy looked a little shaken up. Monday, Jessica had her first taste of food - an avocado. She also had a rash on her face by the end of her afternoon nap. The rash was determined via her doctor and by Mom Baggott, to be nothing more than a skin irritation. Jessica went to Cafe Ethiopia with Chuck Gutro and Luke White for lunch. She played with the owner during the entire lunch and had a great time. Tuesday, Jessica went to a story and song program at the public library with Madeline and Kristen Hoft Rafa and had a blast watching and playing with the other kids. We all went to the playground after the library program, but the weather was kind of nasty so only stayed to play in the swings. Aunt Erin and Ed de Maar came over for Tuesday night Buffy, dinner and a movie and Jessica woke up at 11:30 pm to see Aunt Erin before she left. Wednesday, Jessica had some more avocado. Thursday, Jessica met Michael Morretti for the first time and had Michael and Chuck Gutro over for lunch. Jessica also had an unexpected trip to the doctor's office due to the rash on her face, the pulling of the ears, and general fussiness. Mommy thought there might have been an ear infection, but it was a slight cold and some eczema! Friday, Jessica, Mommy and Daddy babysat for Nicholas and Olivia Treynor and Mom and Dad did a pretty good job with all three kids (ages 2. 5 - 1 month old.) Jessica even took a brief nap in Olivia's crib that night! Saturday, Jessica had her third serving of avocado and then ran to the store with Daddy while Mommy stayed at home. New tricks this week included laughing at Mommy when she says "no," laughing for a long time when Nicholas Treynor danced around her, making Mommy and Daddy laugh too, and flapping her arms like "wings" when she wants to be picked up.

Ahhh...the days when I could go to estate sales...the good ole' days

10-7-01: Sunday, Daddy and Jessica took a walk down to 24th Street with Uncle Dan. She screamed in excitement when walking back up the street to see Mommy on the sidewalk waiting for her. Monday, Lisa Ohashi came over to Duncan to cook and to play with Jessica. Chuck Gutro joined for dinner. Tuesday, Ed de Maar came over for dinner. Uncle Matt B. and Aunt Erin showed up for Buffy. Wednesday, Jessica and Mommy met Aunt Dorie Behrstock for lunch in Berkeley. It was a neat Indian restaurant, but Jessica got a little bit cranky toward the end of the visit. Thursday, Jessica and Mommy went down to Mountain View to visit with Berkeley Barnett and Paul Gordon at their offices. Jessica had fun roaming around on their carpeting and also on their patio while Mommy and her friends visited. Thursday evening, Sue Marston, Jessica and Mommy went to Cafe Ethiopia for dinner. Jessica was not in the mood to play with the owner during the meal as she normally does because it was so close to her bedtime. Friday, Jessica, Mommy, Kristen and Madeline Hoft Rafa all went estate sale shopping and Jessica had a great time until it was time to go home. She was tired and needed her nap. Saturday, Mommy, Daddy, Jessica and Uncle Dan met all the other SF Baggotts at Golden Gate Park for a picnic for Aunt Kate and Uncle Matt B.'s birthdays. It was a beautiful day for a picnic and Jessica took a nice long walk with Daddy around the park before leaving. We all went back to the Albright's house for cake and ice cream. New tricks this week included playing a little rough with Lucy, letting Lucy hold her without pulling Lucy's hair, finding the VCR and opening and closing the VCR cabinet door repeatedly.