Ixa goes to Naushon Island...

We didn't take any pictures of this, but last week we went on our first big adventure, to the private island of Naushon, next to Martha's vineyard! Thanks to Ixa's granDinny, a Forbes, part of the family whose trust the island is in. We drove 2 hours to Woodshole, then scouted out the unmarked, free ferry for family and guests only... Kami barely made it as he had to park the car in the coast guard lot. We were both very nervous about cutting it so close, but Ixa slept the whole time in the car and then in her snugli until we arrived at Stonehouse. There are no cars on the island, except a tractor and truck or two, but there are lots of horses, sheep, donkeys and a lama.
The house was the biggest house we have ever stayed at- it must have almost 15 bedrooms, all filled with antique furniture! Our room had a chaise lounge that was the gift of Ralph Waldo Emerson (also in the family). Ixa was held by lots of people and is the special favorite of 90- year-old Faith, Dinny's mom who hosts everyone on the island. Kami went swimming at night with Pan and Dinny to enjoy the bioluminescence, and he saw a shooting star named Ixa.

Welcome Kimani!

Here's a "retrospective" picture... Ixa's first play date haha. That's Magnets and Kimani there on the left. Now that Kimani is out in the Whirld (arriving July 3rd) we look forward to more!

the marsupial theory of babies

my dad calls me a kangaroo, because I still need to be in my mom's pouch for a few months yet. other times he calls me a frog, mainly because of the way I sleep alot (artistically rendered here)

my personal documentarian

our friend Serra is a fabulous fotographer (she has a real camera - that serious!) here's a link
http://www.flickr.com/serravision
to photos she took of iXa last week (you can compare prof fotos to ours)

and, Boston, if you want her to take fotos of your baby, your SOL - Serra's moving back to Oregon in August. We miss her already!

iXa 2.0

... that's because she's now 2... 2 weeks old

our first major trips (non-ER) this week - a little walk down the street to KooKoo cafe for a Terrifying Tuna Sandwich, coffee, and a rooibos latte (rooibas is this year's bottled water). today, a visit to starbucks in the other direction.

iXa says "support local businesses! KooKoo rocks! I pee at starbucks!" (actually my dad said that)

Nine-South, Room 9117...

Saturday morning: "hmm, what's with this rash?" "hmm, how does the
carseat go in the Zipcar?"
At the pediatrician: "what, we should go to ER?"
At ER: "what, we should get an IV/LP/vancomycin/xy-something-cillin/etc etc?"

Ixa's first words (if she could speak by this weekend): "wtf?"

along the way we met some very nice people: "the IV Team" (one guy named Rocco), the nicest nurses ever (including Lorinda, Ericka, and Lauren), and a "special delivery" of scones and OJ (from Flea). Because down the hall was the "Patient Nutritional Center", with lots of free soda pop (!), and in the cafeteria everything tastes like spagettiOs... but without the spagettiO... (this is not a bad thing)

sleep was not included