Big Day
Today was a momentous day for JJ. Ten treats. Enough said.
Author: Jaimie
Gridluck
It will be two weeks ago this Wednesday. We were at a standstill on 280 at 7:30am. I had stayed up late and gotten up early to ensure I would make an 8:00am meeting at work. I was spacing out… hypnotized by red brake lights as far as the eye could…
Food Fugitive
Natesy won’t eat. Honestly. He weighs 20 pounds and he’s still on an almost pure liquid diet. We started with the requisite rice cereal. Glue. Pears? Yawn. Bananas? Uh, uh. Mangoes? No go. Sweet potatoes! Yucky. We’re on week 2 of butternut squash. They’ve had some luck getting a few…
Real & Pretend
We are deep into the realm of real and pretend. We drink pretend hot tea. We hide from pretend T-Rexes. We catch fish in the living room and the doll stroller is a lawn mower. Jake frequently exclaims, “I have an idea!” And then runs from the room. Lately he…
6 Month Stats
Before going to Nate’s 6 month doctor’s appointment, I made a bet. I bet that only ten pounds separated Nate from his older brother. I guessed he would be twenty pounds and that Jake was about thirty. I was half right… Nate was 20.03 pounds and according to our bathroom…
I Want to Drive It
Jacob and Daddy don’t spend a lot of time in the car, but the time they do spend seems to be quite the bonding experience. When asked, “What kind of musica do you like?” Jake frequently answers, “Reggae!” Just like his mama. Not only does he rule the roost, he…
6 Minutes
As Jake cozies up to me in the morning, “Hi Mama. I want to talk to you six minutes.” Referring to the Toureg, “I want to drive my new car six minutes.” Since this seems to be the magic number, I’ve tried it with varying degrees of success over the…
Jagger
This is what Baby Nake looks like when Mama sings “I’ve got the moves like Jagger.” Yes, I’m that good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRsxpoAc5w
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.…