E the Toddler has sent his first text messages. He sent Sean “Zkqbb”, “Dearer set” (the iPhone even translates baby typing sometimes), “Mnnnnjjjmm Mmllel”, and “HalzxErZzkqwqatmb”. Then he sent my friend “U W c. Ymmjolllpl”. He is really trying to give kisses to the cats. They don’t want them, but it’s still cute to see…
Category: My Hubbibi
That guy I love (the big one)
Eating Well
Sean and I are giving our digestive systems a break this week. Sean has been reading the famous book Skinny Bastard, guy version (complete with swearing and other locker-room lingo) of the even-more-famous book Skinny Bitch. It’s all about how you have to shape up and eat right if you want to be fit, so…
Toddler Tracks I
I apologize for not managing to post this until Tuesday… because… Sunday we had major step-taking!! We took E to great-step-grandma’s birthday party, lots of folks around to watch/catch him… he was on a roll. At one point he was walking to Daddy, who was skilfully backing up to maximize steps, and I counted fifteen!…
Baby Bits XXIII
It’s been a busy couple weeks in Baby Bits Land! Some of you will have read Auntie Em’s Facebook status from yesterday: “Today Evi played with magnets on the fridge while I made lunch. By the time we were ready to eat, he could identify all of them by pointing or speaking: Fish, Butterfly, Alligator…
The Tough Get Going – don’t they?
So there I was, thinking and blogging about being overwhelmed, and then my hubby had a cycling accident. Right on Father’s Day! Nothin’ like it to both worsen and improve my state of mind (and overwhelmedness). There was a chain mishap, and now he’s got a broken left wrist that will have to have a…
Happy Father’s Day to my Favourite Fathers!
To my dad, and the darling dad of my son… …thanks for being wonderful fathers. (The kind with a great sense of humour – and a distinct lack of megalomania.)
Cute Baby Learnin’ Skills with Daddy
Yay, it’s video day! Actually, it took quite a while to find success with this… I’ve had to venture into the world of YouTube so that my huge, HD videos can be accessible to y’all. I’m going to start with just one, and if it works, there will be another one tomorrow. Okay? This one,…
Top Six Moments from Today, in Chronological Order
E’s insistence, during potty time, on seeing Mama’s bellybutton and then launching himself forth to give zerberts; E’s shifting expressions of confusion, incredulity, and delight when, just for shiggles, I put the cap from his bottle on my nose; E’s shifting expressions of confusion, incredulity, and disgust when presented with a rice rusk that had…
From the Pages of Mini-Di: “Minimal Attributes for Guys”
As I think I’ve mentioned, I used to be a prolific diary-writer. I had journals in all sizes, mostly supplied by my dad, and wrote oodles about everything, from the very shallow to the almost-philosophical. Sometimes I look through these volumes (29 and counting, plus supplementary quasi-journals) and am amazed/embarrassed/taken aback/reduced to tears of laughter…
The Easter Turtle
On our way to my parents’ house on Easter, we had a little adventure. Here is what we saw on the side of the road, fixin’ to cross: It looks small in the photo, but this was definitely one of the bigger turtles I’ve seen alive. (Not that I’ve seen nearly enough turtles for my…