The Udkow Family

Welcome Owen

Owen Udkow was born at 5:26 on July 1, 2009. He weighed in at 8lbs 5oz and is adorable. :) He's been sleeping a lot and letting Mommy rest so far. We plan to take him home on Thursday as long as both baby and Mommy continue to do great. Maya so far is in love with him and keeps giving him kissies and hugs. :)

Of course I'm doing a photo a day of him (called "One Owen-A-Day").

Goodbye Troy

Last night my parents' dog Troy had to be put to sleep. She was about 15 years old.

She was clearly my parents' favorite child. At first Maya was scared of Troy (as with all things furry), but recently Maya had become much more comfortable around Troy and would laugh and giggle when she dared to pet her.

Troy was a great dog and her constant--though not annoying--begging at the table (which usually left a nice wet drool mark on a pants leg), throwing and fetching her own ball in the backyard and general "Troyness" (if you met her you know what that means) will definitely be missed.

Maya Video: Reading "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"

Reading "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" (May 7, 2009)

Tammy's Maternity Photos
View Tammy's Maternity Photos with Baby #2

(Hopefully more to come before the birth.)

Maya Video: Lots of Singing
Singing Songs (April 12, 2009)

Singing "I'm Hiding" (April 25, 2009)

Singing "Can You Do What I Do?" (April 26, 2009)

Passover Dinner and Aquarium of the Bay
View photos from the 2009 Passover Dinner

We had a delicious Passover Dinner at the Ram house on Wednesday night. Not surprisingly Maya was the hit of the evening. She had a great time playing with everyone there and especially loved the matzoh and haroset.

View photos from our trip to the Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39 in San Francisco

On Saturday we went to the Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39 in San Francisco. It's actually a really neat aquarium with tunnels through the tanks so you can walk under the fish. Maya especially liked "tickling" the fish that were up against the glass. I think her favorite were the starfish, but she also did like the sharks. However, she's still talking about how the "Seal smell pee-u" (they really do).

Maya Video: "Reading" One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
"Reading" One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (March 22, 2009)

Photos from Maya's 2nd Birthday Party
View photos from Maya's 2nd Birthday Party

Maya had a lot of fun celebrating her 2nd birthday on Saturday. She loved seeing all her family and friends and running around with everyone. However, Maya being Maya, she didn't eat a single bite of cake. (Doesn't eat cake, is thin, and wakes up early and happy every morning...We're pretty sure she's ours, but we're still waiting on the tests.) The weather was perfect and the enormous party next to us with 30 4-year olds didn't start until after we had left. Thanks to everyone who came. :-)

Maya Videos: Jimmy Crack Corn and Happy Birthday to Maya
Happy Birthday to Maya (and Other Tangents) (March 24, 2009)

Singing Jimmy Crack Corn (March 24, 2009)

How old are you Maya? "Two Years Old!"
Today Maya is two years old. As with last year we found some gorgeous tulips to photograph with. She looks so cute in her little birthday dress. :-)

As a reminder, here is the photo from one year ago: