The Burlingames

Eli – January 2010

Dave — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:52:07 +0000

Better late than never.

Decisiveness (Or Perhaps Routine)

Dave — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:21:39 +0000

It’s becoming more apparent each day that Eli knows what he wants and when he wants it. The only question is how well that information is relayed to us.

Lately he’s been leading us to his high chair when he’s hungry. He brings us books and puts his arms up when he wants to read. Today he went to fridge (his signal that he’s thirsty) and pulled on the handle a little. After giving him his juice, he started drinking it and slowly walked back to his room, stopping in front of his rocker (his signal that he’s ready for a nap). I followed him back and sat down. Eli sat with me until he was done drinking and then gave the cup to me. We sat for a minute and then I put him in bed without a fuss.

Daaa Wild

Dave — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:01:59 +0000

Megan and I just got home from our first Minnesota Wild hockey game. It was really fun (especially since they won, 2-1). I can now confirm what I’ve always heard about the X; there are no bad seats in the building. We sat in the top row on the second level and it was great. The nice thing about the last row is you’re sitting on bar chairs at a small bar that runs around the length of the second level.

We saw everything that makes hockey great: goals scored, nice passing, good defense and fighting. We also heard one of my favorite sounds: the horn when the Wild scored.

He Doesn’t Sleep: He Waits

Dave — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:34:25 +0000

A lot of times Eli isn’t ready to fall asleep right away; he likes to sit and talk in his crib. Tonight was one of those nights. After awhile we didn’t hear any talking, so I went to check on him. I tried to look in, but it was too dark to see anything. I went in and, as I reached to turn on the light, I heard him take a couple of quick breaths. The light flicked on and I saw Eli standing in his crib, holding the rail and staring straight at me.

I quickly turned off the light and left the room, trying not to laugh too loudly. Eli didn’t think it was very funny; he started crying just a little. We gave him a bit to drink and he went to sleep.

Eli in December

Dave — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:33:04 +0000

December was a fun month for us. Probably the most exciting thing was Eli learning to walk. Here’s a look at what he’s been up to this month.

In creating this video I learned something interesting about YouTube; they apparently have audio detection software that compares the audio of an uploaded video to known items. I had several songs playing sequentially in the background of the video (the first three tracks from the same album). I received an email from YouTube saying the audio portion of my video had been disabled because it “may have content that is owned or licensed by WMG.” I swapped out the old audio for a different song.

I find it very interesting that YouTube would censor videos that way, especially considering their use of the word “may.” I wonder if they are required to do so, or if that is a service they sell to companies, such as WMG, to help them protect their copyrights.

Yesterday…

Megan — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:48:22 +0000

…we had Gator over for the day to play. Eli was watching her walk around all day and apparently decided that it looked easy enough. He stood up and just started walking around the kitchen, went down the hall and back and now he is all over the place. It is so fun to watch him walking around. He is so proud of himself too, he has such a big smile on his face while walking. I think it is safe to say we officially have a toddler in our house!!!

Toddling along…

Megan — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:59:57 +0000

Eli successfully took 13 steps by himself today. He took several steps, squatted down, stood back up and took several more, squatted down again and stood up again and took a bunch more until he fell into Dave’s arms. We have it all on video and that will be posted within a few days.

Baby Steps

Dave — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:44:27 +0000

Eli took a big step tonight: literally. He was holding my finger and walking toward Megan. I pulled my finger [hey now] away from Eli and, instead of sitting down like he usually does, he took three little steps to Megan. A little bit later he took four more small steps. He’s on the verge of running away and chasing down Gator. Here we go.

Christmas Letter

Megan — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:27:06 +0000

Our Christmas letter is now posted for all to see. You can find it amongst the tabs at the top on the right. Enjoy!!

White Castle

Dave — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:28:30 +0000

I had never been to White Castle before tonight. I’ve been meaning to eat there for quite awhile as it seemed like something that I needed to try, just to say I had. After waiting in the drive through line for 15 minutes, I finally received my order. I quickly came to the conclusion that it’s a good thing Harold and Kumar were stoned when they went to White Castle, because no sober person would voluntarily inflict that kind of torture on their digestive system more than once. The burgers tasted terrible; the fries were ok. Granted, I had low expectations going in, but this was so much worse than I could have imagined. The fact that they’re in business still is shocking based upon what I tasted today.