Dental Visit & Griffith Park

Here is a photo of Astrid waiting patiently in the dentist's office waiting room. She doesn't have any teeth to be cleaned yet, but at least she got to meet her future dentist Dr. Shamsian.

Following our dentist's recommendation to give Astrid fluoridated water for healthy chompers, we started ordering fluoridated bottled water from Sparkletts soon after Astrid was born. Weird thing is that it's the same price as their regular water, but you have to "request" the fluoridated water.
Afterwards we went to Griffith Park and headed straight for the playground. This time I had my camera and got some fun photos of Astrid on the swing.

At first Astrid wasn't too sure about the swing. She'd look to me for reassurance as if to ask "Is this supposed to be fun?" before she started smiling and enjoying herself.

As you can see it didn't take too long for Astrid to catch on..."Alright! I like this swinging business mommy!" I like these baby swings. They offer more support for babies. Astrid can even lay back and the swing cradles her little body. "Weeeee!" Do you see Astrid's big smile? What you can't see is the even bigger smile on my face. It was a lot of fun pushing Astrid on the swing and sharing her excitement. The playground was packed with families. During the summer since we have longer daylight, parents can take their kids to the park after work and still enjoy the day.

Astrid and I were happy that Uwe got to enjoy some time with us at the park. Fifi and Fido...too cute.

We'd had enough sun so we headed for the carousel. This time since Uwe was with us, we bought tickets (Astrid was free) and all went for a ride. Here is a photo of Uwe and Astrid standing in front of the carousel's organ. The ceramic dolls move.

We all sat in a sleigh on the carousel and even though the organ music was pretty loud, Astrid did really well sitting on my lap and we all enjoyed the ride. When the carousel started slowing down Uwe, a kid at heart, exclaimed, "Awww...it's over already?!"

Having a kid gives you an excuse to play and to relive your childhood. Although you don't get much sleep as a parent and it might give you some gray hairs, living in the moment and sharing the joy of your child keeps you young at heart.