my random ramblingsan infrequent (and these days, mostly Mira related…) blog

babysitter showed up late, but eventually managed to leave and drive out to Rosemont for the films. good time, great films, although we had terrbile seats. i miss the mountains…

had a babysitter come by for a few hours. was strange going across the street for dinner, just the 2 of us. will become a weekly ritual going forward.

early evening walk to Grand Lux. always a long wait for a table, but a good spot for the 3 of us. home again next week!

weather’s starting to finally warm a bit – am taking Mira into the park to walk and socialize daily. Friday was her 1 year check-up, and she’s tipping the scales close to 19 pounds…

Лена came home from the studio mid-afternoon, then we made our way to see Tarun, Neha, and the 3 girls. fun time, and our first visit since the birth of their twins. discovered Mira’s first tooth while we were there. brought home this awesome Cozy Coupe as a birthday present that Mira really loves.

cake delivered, then set about decorating it with the custom toppers i ordered from Etsy. picked up the ballons, got the food ready, yada, yada, yada… nice to have the Chicago fam swing by, had a good time hanging out with everyone. as always, been too long…

first day of spring, awakened to a dusting of snow outside the windows. early morning appointment to finish and submit my tax returns, then back home to give Mira her present – a giant nevalyashka doll. early dinner at the Cheesecake Factory for a little celebration. got home and was surprised with birthday presents from the family in Ukraine.

finally finished – many, many more hours more compared to what i thought it would take. turned into my nightly chore for the last week, but looks good, so no worries.

almost never crawling now. glad we were able to finally make a few decent videos of Mira’s early walking – as my little girl is all grown up… 🙂

late afternoon walk to check out the green river dyeing and take some photos. memories of last year at the river taking photos with Лена a few days before Mirana was born. early dinner at the South Water Kitchen.