Year: 2011
Just
I spend a lot of time making sure Baby Nate is not in harm’s way. Harm being another name for his enthusiastic and sometimes spastic, loving and roaring older sibling. “Jakey, are you being careful?” “I just rubbing him. I just rubbing Baby Nake.” “Gentle. Gentle. Jacob, no jumping around…
Mousketeer
Every morning Jakey plays with me while I drink one cup of hot tea. It’s one of the best parts of my day. The other day I had my laptop out and he points to the keypad. “There’s a mouse in der Mama. A mouse in the computer.” “Ahhh, yes.…
1/2 Birthday
Kinky
Yesterday as we were driving, Jakey pointed out a “taxi car.” “Look, a taxi car right there!” “Oh yeah. Looks like there’s a cowboy driving it. Two out of three taxi cabs are gross Jacob. GroW-Os!” James says this as he is reminded of a taxi ride in the city…
On Top of Spaghetti
On top of the carpet, All covered with toys, I lost my baby meatball, When watching my boys. Nate rolled off the rug, On to the wood floor, And then my sweet meatball, Rolled onto all fours. He rolled onto his back, And back onto his tummy, And then my little…
Skunk Works
Most people don’t know this, but I have a sister. And her name is Jennifer Anne. No, neither of my parents committed some unknown indiscretion you were previously unaware of. In fact, Jennifer Anne and I adopted each other as spiritual sisters many many years ago during a highly eventful…
Tractor Pull
They’re rebuilding the school around the corner from our house. It’s quite exciting as it involves giant piles of dirt and lots of big tractors and backhoes and other heavy equipment. Every time we drive by in the car Jake asks, “Where the tractors go? I want to drive it.” …
Treats
Way back at Easter is when we ended up with a small supply of “treats.” The carrot jellybeans, otherwise known as Reese’s Pieces, became a handy dandy tool in our parenting arsenal. We are not above bribing… or as psychologists like to call it: positive reinforcement. In order to start…
jYnx
Our friend Andy totally jinxed us. We had dinner together exactly four weeks ago and he asks, “So, have you hit the ‘Why Stage’ yet?” You have to go back and reread that last sentence but with an English accent. There, now it’s like you were actually there… I replied, “Nope. I can…
Just
I spend a lot of time making sure Baby Nate is not in harm’s way. Harm being another name for his enthusiastic and sometimes spastic, loving and roaring older sibling. “Jakey, are you being careful?” “I just rubbing him. I just rubbing Baby Nake.” “Gentle. Gentle. Jacob, no jumping around…
Mousketeer
Every morning Jakey plays with me while I drink one cup of hot tea. It’s one of the best parts of my day. The other day I had my laptop out and he points to the keypad. “There’s a mouse in der Mama. A mouse in the computer.” “Ahhh, yes.…
1/2 Birthday
Kinky
Yesterday as we were driving, Jakey pointed out a “taxi car.” “Look, a taxi car right there!” “Oh yeah. Looks like there’s a cowboy driving it. Two out of three taxi cabs are gross Jacob. GroW-Os!” James says this as he is reminded of a taxi ride in the city…
On Top of Spaghetti
On top of the carpet, All covered with toys, I lost my baby meatball, When watching my boys. Nate rolled off the rug, On to the wood floor, And then my sweet meatball, Rolled onto all fours. He rolled onto his back, And back onto his tummy, And then my little…
Skunk Works
Most people don’t know this, but I have a sister. And her name is Jennifer Anne. No, neither of my parents committed some unknown indiscretion you were previously unaware of. In fact, Jennifer Anne and I adopted each other as spiritual sisters many many years ago during a highly eventful…
Tractor Pull
They’re rebuilding the school around the corner from our house. It’s quite exciting as it involves giant piles of dirt and lots of big tractors and backhoes and other heavy equipment. Every time we drive by in the car Jake asks, “Where the tractors go? I want to drive it.” …
Treats
Way back at Easter is when we ended up with a small supply of “treats.” The carrot jellybeans, otherwise known as Reese’s Pieces, became a handy dandy tool in our parenting arsenal. We are not above bribing… or as psychologists like to call it: positive reinforcement. In order to start…
jYnx
Our friend Andy totally jinxed us. We had dinner together exactly four weeks ago and he asks, “So, have you hit the ‘Why Stage’ yet?” You have to go back and reread that last sentence but with an English accent. There, now it’s like you were actually there… I replied, “Nope. I can…