Jake’s car seat has been facing forward for quite some time now. He loves it because he’s part of the conversation… and he’s like a little king in his backseat thrown, declaring, proclaiming, and decreeing his every thought. Frankly, I’ve been ignoring the majority of the important comings and goings…
This week is my first official full week off on baby leave. Hallelujah. Technically last Friday was my first free day. James and I spent our Fandango card which has been gathering dust since October and saw The King’s Speech– good one. And we went out to lunch. And we…
In October, at 19 months, we went against my better judgement and extensive research regarding kids and media (experts recommend no electronic media at all before you’re two). A coast-to-coast flight was staring us in the face and we were hopeful that cartoons could be our saviour. And then, for some…
Today I was laying out Jake’s clothes after his second shower of the morning. Side note: he was “playing” the squeegee in the shower today like it’s a guitar, singing his new single… Nonna, Papa, Nonna, Papa. It’s really catchy. So I’m in his room and I hear “Uh oh,…
Cillo and I are in the home stretch… just four more days of work. And now that we’ve hit the “melons,” I’m doing my best to avoid the frequent labor flashbacks that come to mind without warning. Friday the 13th, March, 2009: I remember thinking, with perfect clarity, there couldn’t…
Even when Jacob was little, he had this knack for saying things that sounded like words, but clearly weren’t. Lately, he’ll be doing various things such as playing with the squeegee in the shower, or rooting around in the tupperware drawer, repeating over and over “Some-uh-bic, Some-uh-bic, Some-uh-bic.” We’re not…
My friend Emily wrote me a birthday card this year that talked about an article she had recently read. In the article, it described the things that make people happy and pointed out that 1. experiences tend to make people happier than material posessions and 2. anticipation of something increases…
On Friday afternoon I had our last ultrasound with my doctor. Our little cantaloupe is right on track at 5 lbs. and fortunately looks like a human– not an alien! It was quite a different experience from our last ultrasound. At our last ultrasound, we had this tech I’ve never seen before. …
Last night James was watching this show he likes called Brew Masters. I see a man with white hair and a white beard, though strangely, pretty black eyebrows. I think to myself, “Wait for it… wait for it…” “Santa!” I’m told Santa was also at the Farmer’s Market this morning. …
I previously wrote a short post about Jakey’s newfound love of Santa. We have these three carved wooden figures that I believe are supposed to be the three wise men, but have white beards and are therefore all known as “Santa.” We couldn’t pack them up with the rest of…