saturday in the park

Thursday officially marked Kai’s three-month old date. He weighs in just north of 16 pounds now, and every day seems to bring some new delights. He smiles and laughs quite often now, and he’s working on sitting up on his own. He’s a little wobbly right now, but I think it’s due to his enormous head. It’s seriously the size of a cabbage, which makes him a bit top-heavy...

Today we took Kai to Park Avenue to enjoy the beautiful weather (currently 76°F) and get myself a little exercise. He just loves being outside and looking around and taking it all in. Walking around with a large weight strapped to my chest is my new favorite form of exercise, so it’s nice to have Kai around for just that.

The other day our friend Dave took Erin and me to the Palm Restaurant in the Hard Rock Hotel. It was awesome — definitely one of the best steaks I’ve ever had. In addition, we got to drink some delicious wine, the BV Clone 9 cabernet sauvignon from Rutherford and we got to spend some time together. We had a great time with Dave and look forward to doing it again.

Afterwards, Erin and I went to check out the Beacon, the hip, new restaurant downtown. It was gorgeous. The interior is really classy and modern, with some thoughtful design touches. We didn’t eat there, but we plan on checking it out someday soon. Thanks to Grandma Marsha for babysitting Kai so we could enjoy an evening out together.

Life has really begun to settle down around here. The first few months of Kai’s life were so very hectic. We are all beginning to find a sense of normalcy around here, and I am thoroughly enjoying it. Erin and I can get some stuff done around the house now. His overall demeanor is calming down, which allows us to take him to new places and experience new things. I’m really enjoying this fatherhood-thing.