Month: February 2014
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Mama Speaks #3
Maybe you don’t need a bath tonight, we can just rub your drool all over you. Baths are fun and all, but California is suffering from a terrible drought right now, so we should do our part and conserve water wherever we can. Solution…drool! (Or in our house, “baba”). Ever since Isabel really started talking/screaming she…
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Mama Speaks #2
It’s like a war zone in there. Isabel is now in her crib, sans swaddle. She is free. And she is crazy. Seriously, it’s crib gymnastics in there. The blanket is in one place, the lovey in another, her body is contorted in all directions, it’s a mess. We even had to install mesh bumpers…
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4 Month Update
Adapting to new situations is a skill that we refine with age (or in the case of Isabel, after 100ish days). Becoming a parent accelerates this refinement pretty drastically. I am in no way suggesting that other life changing events (ie. going to college, changing jobs, starting/ending a relationship, etc.) don’t also accelerate this process,…
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Babies as Book Characters
Photo by Venture Photography I remember my dad always reading novels to me for bedtime, often only getting a few pages read before either of us fell asleep. I can’t tell you all the books he read, but I do remember that this was always our time – whether or not I appreciated it. Over…
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Mama Speaks #1
We don’t need a bottle. We have my boobs. Just one of the many perks of having a breastfeeding wife/mama. Well played my love, well played.