Week 49

Sort of a hodge podge of a week.  The house has come full circle in terms of sickness - I started it, everyone has had it, and now I have it again.  'It' at the moment is a mild ear infection - a throwback from a youth full of similar maladies.  Luckily Charlotte is over hers - though she was a fussy bunny last night.  While sick she also is teething - one on the top and one on the bottom - nothing more fun than a sick baby with teeth erupting.  Seriously, nothing.

Matt and I survived our first night away from the baby.  We went to Bintan for a night and stayed at the Banyan Tree - and we lived to tell about it.  The hotel is nice - I dare say not $500 a night nice (we didn't pay for it) - but was perfect for a short getaway where the best thing going was a long afternoon nap.  This was a long overdue anniversary gift to ourselves - only 4 months after our anniversary date!

I have discovered the joys of 'Ho' dduk!  Ho dduk is a yummy, greasy, yeasty pancake filled with brown sugar and peanuts that for some bizarre reason I have never eaten.  I made this yesterday from a mix.  The yeast was so slow to proof but it did eventually and it felt like I was making an infinite amount (think: the chocolate conveyor belt from I Love Lucy).  Even a hit with Matt.  I will have to make this in Wisconsin this summer. 

Here is Matt and I in Bintan - it was so windy here that our candle couldn't stay lit:

View from our room:

And back in Chartown, here is a repost from FB - Chris, Connor, and Charlotte.  Such a cute pic!

Here is a video of Charlotte signing 'baby' (also a repost from FB):

And a video of Charlotte walking (she always walks with her hands in the air):

Practicing her yoga moves:

Liberated by her straw cup (which she has deemed unfit for milk drinking):

New hat from Korea (very Pepsi and Shirley isn't it?):

Playing with Daddy:

Ho Dduk frying up:

Matt enjoying Ho dduk:

Recovering and happy: