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Monthly Archives: May 2010
First visit to the Children’s Museum
May 31, 2010 at 11:08 pm
On May 6th, we headed down to the Children’s Museum with buddies Claire and Sadie and their moms Katie and Kate. I had a bit of apprehension as I remembered past school field trips spent frantically counting heads as my charges became absorbed into the hordes of screaming, multi-age banshees. I had also recently spoken [...]
Wordless Wednesday: The Saturday Drill Edition
May 26, 2010 at 10:44 am
How many big girls does it take to push one swinging Sylvie?
May 24, 2010 at 10:25 pm
Happy birthday, Sadie Lady!
May 24, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Sylvie’s friend Sadie recently turned one, and we headed over to her pad to celebrate. What felt like hundreds of babies and their parents descended on their little Somerville-sized living room. Sylvie had a great time clowning for guests, playing with other babies, and even eating some vegetarian pizza. The guest of honor seemed to [...]
Dear Sylvie (at 11 months)
May 19, 2010 at 10:59 pm
Dear Dina, Look at that little cheese face! My little ham! You’ve figured out how to pose for the camera in recent weeks, and you’ve totally perfected that goofy-toothy little grin. It’s all about those bottom teeth and I love it. Perhaps you noticed I called you “Dina” in my salutation. It’s pronounced “Dee-na,” and [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Oh, the Terror Edition
May 19, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Yard sale, yard sale, yard sale!
May 19, 2010 at 11:07 am
Anyone who knows me knows I love a good yard sale. The thrill of the hunt, the early morning weekend drive, the voyeuristic pleasure of picking through a stranger’s castoffs, the satisfaction of a score of something I didn’t even know I needed…all good stuff. Sylvie will be schooled in the ways of the scavenger [...]
Recent Play Dates with the Birthday Twin (one of them, anyway!)
May 13, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Sylvie has already met several babies who share her birthday, but none have quite as much in common with her as Emmeline. Sylvie and Emmie were both born on May 29th, both have double cowlicks and crazy baby hair, both hate naps, and both love playing with pet toys and random found objects much more [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Third One in a Row Means Mama’s Slacking Edition
May 12, 2010 at 9:28 pm
Wordless Wednesday: Baby in the Box Edition
May 5, 2010 at 9:37 pm