Posted in Laurel on Aug 5th, 2008
We have deemed that Laurel Toki started walking for real yesterday. It must have just clicked in her mind that she could do it, and so she did it. It is not at all a bittersweet change, we are just so excited for her. You would be too, if you saw how proud of herself [...]
Don’t tell the authorities. Our kids have a little drum circle ritual going on. You can join in this after-bath, pre-bed jam session if you bring your own mojo. As you can see, clothing is optional.
Posted in Laurel on Jul 22nd, 2008
Yesterday Laurel walked from Brian to me using 3 independent steps! That’s her greatest walking achievement thus far. I got some video…be forewarned that it is not great footage. It is super tricky to shoot at such a close range.
Today Laurel raised herself into a stand without support for the first time. We believe that our kids reach developmental milestones after a visit to Grammy & Poppy and sure enough, it happened again.
Here are some notes on Oscar. He loves to use the expression “speaking of …” to transition to something on his mind. [...]
I’ve been to Murphys and back since my last post. Brian’s mom wanted to make a trip there this summer and so the kids and I tagged along. We were lucky that the extreme heat and smoky skies cleared out on the day that we arrived, so we had a very pleasant stay.
Here we [...]
I took both of the kids in for haircuts today. It was actually Laurel’s first haircut. I was having fun with pigtails in her hair but she figured out how to tear them off so all of those teeny-weeny ponytail holders that look like orthodontic bands will have to wait. I really prefer Oscar’s hair [...]
Laurel’s top two teeth are coming in and she’s been having a tough go of it. I can’t remember Oscar having this much trouble with teething–we were lucky. She’s just been really hard to please lately and she doesn’t just get cranky, she gets hysterical. She’s in pain, no fair! Tonight I was holding her [...]
Posted in Laurel on Jun 19th, 2008
There is Austrian/Hungarian blood in the maternal branches of my family tree. Laurel payed homage to our ancestry today.
I tried the babushka on Laurel for the first time and with great success today. She seems to take pride in the speed and ease with which she can yank a sun hat off (even the ones [...]
Posted in Laurel on Jun 9th, 2008
We celebrated Laurel’s first birthday on Saturday and threw a backyard bash in her honor. She really seemed to soak up the attention and was a happy baby the whole time. My parents surprised us all by showing up for the party…their travel plans had them laying over in LA so they stayed in So [...]
Posted in Laurel on Jun 4th, 2008
I took Laurel to the pediatrician’s office today. Her doctor saw her tie-dye dress and said that it reminded him of the 60’s. I jokingly asked him if he was a hippie and he told me a bit more that I was expecting–something along the lines of “I was kind of a hippie although I [...]
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