Sometimes I wonder what my boys will be when they grow-up. It’s hard to imagine, though I’m pretty sure I can cross Dr. Jake off the list of potential possibilities. Now I don’t like to prejudge my kids’ personalities, hopes or futures, but I think this is a pretty safe…
A few weeks ago James says something along the lines of… if this baby is late, it’s definitely a Purnell. My surname’s reputation for timeliness was irreparably damaged when my closest relations missed our pre-wedding photography… NINE years ago. As my mom would say, “That James!” I just rolled my…
So, it’s February 24th… D-day. I mean B-day! Supposedly. I guess we’ll see soon enough. They assure me that you can’t stay pregnant forever. So say the “experts.” BabyCenter.com abandons produce metaphors next week… probably because there seems to be almost no end to how big a pumpkin can get……
In high school, my friend Alesia and I spent a summer in Mexico living with host families and practicing our Spanish. One conversation I’ll never forget was with our dear friend Yayo. Yayo had a new girlfriend who had signed a note to him, “xoxo.” “What does “soak-so” mean?” he…
For at least a year, Jakey’s favorite word has been “no.” It used to be the response to just about everything. “More cereal?” “No.” “Do you want a cookie?” “No.” “Do you want a million dollars?” “No.” Then a few months ago he started to mix it up with “nope”…
Mini watermelon?! Instead of thinking about produce I’m trying to focus on how excited we are to finally find out who Baby Cillo is. I’m back on the fence about whether it’s a boy or a girl. I just can’t tell this time. It’s definitely not Baby Jake. But it…
Somehow leek week passed me by in a blur. I have to say that leek was a much better mental labor image than…
On January 31st, James and I had our first joint parent teacher conference with Miss Dulce. It was very positive and she said Jakey is getting ready for literacy. I’m assuming this means correctly identifying letters given his current penmanship? He’s also started transitioning to the next “big boy” classroom…
Jakey has been saying some pretty cute things these days. A list of my favorites: “Up or down. Up or down.” (Clearly he wants up, but for some reason he’s added this second option, as though he’s giving us a choice.) “Seat down, Mama. Seat down.” (This week in the…
Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day, and Jakey’s first trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We saw otters, fishies, birdies, flamingos, pelicans, jellyfish, sharks and whales. On the walk from the parking lot to the wharf we witnessed numerous bicycles as they whizzed toward us. A man with a helmet…