Today was my first Parent Teacher Conference. I actually felt a little nervous on my way to the meeting… what if they save up all the naughty things he’s been doing and then spring them on you? Does he revolt at nap time? Is the food stealing getting out of…
04/13/10: Today is Jake’s 13 month Birthday Eve. You pickin’ up what I’m puttin’ down? This date goes down in baby blogging history as the official date Jakey is walking. Walking! Soon the loud SLAP, SLAP, SLAP of his speed crawling will be a thing of the past. Fortunately, we…
Last night was the first time I’ve ever brushed Jakey’s hair. Singular. Just kidding! Better, huh?
First it was Dada, then Mama, then nigh-nigh. Then a bit of a dry spell. Then came the first Jake invented word: na. Or more accurately, NA! This seemed to mean “more” or “food,” so I started substituting “more”? Now every meal is punctuated by MO(RE) between bites. Soft R. …
I’ve been rubbing something called “Calming Creme” on Jacob for almost 13 months. I don’t think it’s working.
So after I was contemplating chicken fried steak, I still had this nagging feeling… “I remember two things on the school lunch menu that I never understood. Chicken friend steak and something else. Some other steak thing…” It bothered me all night, UNTIL, I remembered the other weird steak offering:…
Last night I was reminded of something that has been bothering me since at least second grade: Chicken fried steak. Is it chicken? Is it steak? No matter how many times people try to explain it to me, I just can’t get it. I don’t think I ever will. I…
Almost every evening, Teacher Noemi, Teacher Linda W., and especially Teacher Linda C., like to tell tales on Jakey. To give them credit, they tell all of these tales like little giggly school girls. He SO has them wrapped around his little finger… First it was bagels. “Jakey tried to…
Sometimes I think about what the world would be like if adults acted like toddlers… at least my toddler. Yeah, yeah Ladies. I know you know lots of men that act like babies. But what if they really acted like real babies?: They would stand up in bed and yell…
Well, it looks like no one fell for my April Fool’s Joke… Darn it! J.I.G.2B.A.B.B stood for Jakey Is Going 2 Be A Big Brother. Good Guess Aunt Sara 🙂 And no, he’s not going to be a big brother. I’ve never been any good at pulling April Fool’s jokes……