Black Monday
Today I got the saddest e-mail. It was titled: “Chef Dane’s is closing in April” I may never recover. Seriously.
Author: Jaimie
First Steps
A very wise knitting friend of mine once said, “The first time it happens is when you see it.” How nerdy is it to refer to my knitting friends?! So according to this little bit of wisdom, JJ never took any steps at school last week and his daddy has…
We have a winner!
Yesterday we finally found something Jacob wouldn’t eat… the white part of a hardboiled egg. It received furrowed eyebrows and then popped right back out. I tried several more times and was met with a tongue roadblock. However, not more than three hours later I saw him with a mustard…
Budget Rent A Baby
My mom likes to say that watching Jakey is like renting a car: You need a diagram to mark every nick, scrape, and ding when you take him off the lot so you’re not held responsible when you return him. Ha HA Mom, you’re so clever 🙂 Fortunately, I’ve found…
Daddy Texts
This week was my first week at my new job. I had to go to a beautiful hotel in Healdsburg, eat gourmet food, sleep undisturbed all night long, and go wine tasting. Why did I stay in engineering so long?… Text, 7:49pm: Jake crawled all around the house. Looking and…
Discerning Palette or Bottomless Pit?
I have a new weight loss plan. It involves feeding half of whatever I’m eating to the little monkey that follows me around like those seagulls in Junior High school. Last night I was eating a particularly child unfriendly meal. Crab cakes, red peppers stuffed with spicy goat cheese, and…
BabyMonster.com
The other night, Mr. Grumplemoose reminded me of those career tests you take in high school and it got me thinking… what will Jakey be when he grows-up? Unfortunately for Jake, Laundry Unfolder is not yet recognized as a true occupation; however, he has shown an aptitude for several potential…
I Miss the Vegetables
When I was preggers, I got an e-mail every week from BabyCenter.com telling me approximately how big the baby was (http://www.babycenter.com/slideshow-baby-size). Heirloom tomato, spaghetti squash, rutabaga, 4 navel oranges, and jicama stick in my memory. I would update my prenatal yoga class each week when we did our roundtable. I…
Jake-up Call
This morning I woke-up at exactly 5am. 5:00. I’m not really sure why I’m still setting my alarm clock. I’ve tried to break-up with my alarm clock in the past. Two years ago I looked at my Sony Cube and thought… Hmmmmm, maybe it’s time to upgrade from the clock/radio…
The lights are on and someone might be home
News Flash… Jacob speaks English! Well, “speak” may be an exaggeration… But there was finally evidence of minor understanding. It was truly shocking. He’s shown some recognition of his name for awhile. Last week when we were watching the disappointment that was Olympic snowboarder, Lindsey Jacobellis (is this too harsh?), Jakey’s head…