So, the kid – prior to his birthday which has re-focused all of his attention on more important things, like PRESENTS! CAKE! and MINE! MINE! MINE! – had been telling us that he needed to pee maybe once or twice a day. We’d rush to the kid-potty and he’d go. Standing up. Then I’d sing [...]
The Chowanecs were in town over the weekend and we threw a party for Harrison. A lot of fun was had by all. There were kid-friends. And adult-friends. And adult-friends holding kid-friends. And pretty girls. And cake. And bubbles. And the roll-catch-game with Stephanie. And swinging. And more swinging. And still more. And there was [...]
Interesting. As in, when I take a roll of paper towels and roll it out across the kitchen floor it’s “innnnnn-tersting”. The Bees Knees. As in, “Raisins are bees knees!” I have NO IDEA where he got this one… but, it is cute as can be! Parachute. As in, any building that has a hint [...]
Chelsea reported that Harrison met a new friend at the park yesterday. When I picked him up from Finny’s house Harrison informed me of her name, but, only after some prompting. Zoe. …and the angels sang. He apparently followed her lead with the enthusiasm of a hungry, lost puppy. Zoe: “Wanna go on the slide?” [...]
The kid’s imagination is astounding and I am probably more proud of this than any other milestone to date. Smiling was awesome. And yes, I got really excited about walking. But, IMAGINATION! Holy cow has the kid taken the concept and run with it. It began a while ago – last summer even – when [...]
“It’s not in there.” At least that’s what I think Chelsea told me. I will have to check. Bad momma – need to dust off that mental scrapbook and start using that sucker for important details like this! It’s been a hectic week here, what with the speeding ticket* I got; the proof of insurance [...]
So, I promised to talk golf, when I brought up H’s latest obsession. So, here it is. Marc’s parents were here last month. Grandpa, the committed golfer, has long grumbled about our lack of cable. He has a weekend routine that he needs to keep, which includes watching sleeping through golf coverage on TV each [...]
First it was football. Then came the drums. Then golf and although the kid still enjoys to whack the little white ball around (photos and stories still to come), that phase was short-lived and mild compared to this. This video was taken on day two of the kid learning to ride a real skateboard. He’s [...]
From the moment we found out that our kid was growing inside my belly, I have imagined myself as a “Momma”. Which is, in my mind, an entirely different word from “Ma Ma” – the common few syllables first pronounced by babies. I never thought of myself as a “Mommy” – especially as spoken by [...]
We have started to let the kid watch a bit of TV (or “TEEEEDEEEEEE!” – rather) now and then. I know – that along with breakfast-cake – means that pretty much all of our parental goals have gone the way of last weeks recycling. We had a great 18-month run, but, it had to end [...]
