Everywhere we go, people point us out. At the mall and the market and the grocery store, they stop in their tracks, elbow their friends, smile in our direction, laugh with delight. Everyone loves us. Actually, since people don’t point and whisper when I’m alone (unless it’s behind my back), I’ll have to give most [...]
Archive for August, 2006
We Are Fabulous
August 30, 2006
I’ll Settle for Top Ten
August 29, 2006
Ruby went for her first hike on Monday. It was actually more of a walk in the woods than a hike (rambling with her Papa, Nana and Grandpapa around Tiger Mountain) but we’re going to count it anyway. She enjoyed her time in the backpack carrier, didn’t enjoy wearing her several-sizes-too-big sunhat, and we all [...]
Forget the Nanny State; I need a Nanny Church
August 26, 2006
Katherine Harris is running for Florida Senate. She was recently interviewed by the Florida Baptist Witness: If you are not electing Christians, tried and true, under public scrutiny and pressure, if you’re not electing Christians then in essence you are going to legislate sin. They can legislate sin. They can say that abortion is alright. [...]
Table Food Day 4
August 23, 2006
The night of Ruby’s first applesauce was a nightmare. She went to sleep around 8:30pm but awoke, crying, at 9:30pm. She continued wailing for an hour until finally settling down and going back to sleep. Kate’s back has been bothering her so I’ve been on bounce duty for the past few weeks. Anyway, from the way [...]
Ruby’s First Table Food
August 20, 2006
We gave Ruby her first table food tonight: tsugaru apples, picked fresh from our garden from a tree I planted three years ago. The apple was diced, steamed, mashed, thinned with breastmilk, and then promptly smeared all over Ruby’s chin. Overall she seemed to enjoy her applesauce, even if she did seem a bit confused [...]
Blink of an eye
August 18, 2006
Many parenting tragedies begin with the phrase “I only turned my back for a few seconds…” This afternoon I spread out a blanket for Ruby in the backyard. I put Ruby on her back in the middle of the blanket and went a few yards away to water the garden. I only turned my back for a [...]
Saying Baaa to Blackberries
August 16, 2006
I was elated to find this note from Seattle City Light hanging on my doorknob this morning: It is delightful to discover that a public agency has the balls to do something so ridiculously practical. We love goats!
Only So Much You Can Do
August 15, 2006
Last weekend we went to a reunion of our childbirth class. There were eight couples there, and we all told the stories of our babies’ births. About halfway through, we got to a couple who had needed to have a caesarean birth. The mother was in tears — she was a doula and a childbirth [...]
More on bad habits
August 11, 2006
Further to this post… MetroDad relates this story: Yesterday, my adorable, little 22-month-old daughter climbed up on the couch, leaned her head back, sighed deeply, stared blankly at the television, and then stuck her hand down the front of her diaper.
To Play or Not To Play
August 10, 2006
Before Ruby was born, my feeling was that I would be an active playground parent. I’d play with my kids at the park, running around on the climbing equipment, and going down the slides. I looked with scorn on the parents who parked themselves on the benches and stared blankly from the sidelines while their children ran [...]