February 2012
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“Some people think that you can’t let same-sex couples get married without...”
– California attorney and semi-professional cynic Bill Smith on today’s Ninth Circuit decision regarding Proposition 8. Read the full decision here.
YES.
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Anonymous asked: my mom has four kids and you remind me of her so much! hahaha you're trying your best as a mom, and that is literally all kids want! you seem like an awesome mom and you're fricken hilarious! good luck and enjoy/cherish your time with your kids when they're this small, my mom always says the baby/ toddler days are the best and funnest!
Holy cow. The boy has really put me through the wringer the past days, and our nights have been filled with frustration. And yet, I am desperately sad and stressed out about leaving my baby for five days, even though I know he’s going to be surrounded with love and devotion from his grandparents.
Objectively, I should be thrilled to be getting the hell out of Dodge for a few days and...
Week...I don't know, 23? 24? Update
I’m the worst at keeping track of where I am, mostly because I don’t really care. The baby is due sometime at the end of May, and that’s all I really need to remember.
I’m at my favorite stage of pregnancy, the bit where you look pregnant not fat, and people give you seats on the subway, but before strangers start asking you if you’re having twins, or telling you...
So, there's a lot of talk of poop in this post
And to finish the day off in style, the child pooped in the tub. Except that I didn’t notice at first because there were lots of bubbles (per his “mo’ bubb!” request) and I was playing a rousing hand of Solitaire on the ol’ Kindle and he didn’t say anything or make any noises. Actually, that’s not entirely true. He said “uh oh!” at one point,...
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Good morning to you too, twerp
Ah, the morning. Nothing like waking to the dulcet tones of your offspring screaming and throwing a tantrum.
I heard Matt speak kindly and gently to the boy, and I heard the boy respond by escalating his whining. I lay in bed, hoping it would pass. Matt has infinitely more patience with Milo in the morning than I do. And since we’re still in quarantine, I also knew that I’d be...
Get rid of your children, seriously, they are...
If you walked into our apartment right now, you might be tempted to clutch your pearls and scream because it looks like our house was broken into by burglars who thoroughly trashed the place looking for loot.
But no, there were no burglars. Just a 20 month old kid who was too sick/contagious to play with other children, but not sick enough to want to lie on the couch cuddling with mama while...
January 2012
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Anonymous asked: You probably get this a lot, but oh my good golly gosh is he adorbs!
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I was skimming Facebook on Friday morning, and I read a post from a high school acquaintance who mentioned that her toddler was sick again. It seems like her kid has come down with a number of minor illnesses this fall/winter, so I felt bad for her. I then thanked my lucky stars that Milo has only had a handful of illnesses in his 20 months, mostly of the very minor sniffles and boogers variety.
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Matt and I bought Where the Wild Things Are for the boy last month. It’s become one of his favorite books, and he likes to talk to the little Max doll that he has.
Right now, the child is supposed to be in his crib falling asleep for his nap. Instead, he’s in there singing an ode to Max. It goes a little something like this:
“Maaaaaax. Maaaaaaaax! Max! Max! Mamadadamemenana....
Hooray!
Hooray, hurrah! Matt came home from Sundance last night, and Milo and I couldn’t be more excited. I was a little curious to see how Milo would react to his dad’s arrival. Matt was so busy from morning to night out there, so we only got to ichat one time all week and of course, Milo isn’t much for phone chatting at this point. I thought Milo might hang back a little, be a little...
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I mean, I probably should definitely not make a burrito out of the chili I made for dinner last night, right? Because it’s 10pm. And I already ate the entire box of Annie’s mac n’cheese that I made for the kid’s dinner but he refused to touch after he’d eaten all the broccoli that I’d mixed in there out of it, plus the two very large doughnuts I ate tonight.
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Sometimes I think it’s really weird that Milo doesn’t like to eat bread. Most of the time, it’s actually pretty annoying because it takes away a lot of quick meal options, like sandwiches. But sometimes, like when I’m sitting here eating a dulce de leche yeast doughnut from my favorite doughnut place (Dough, for those of you in Brooklyn), it’s actually pretty awesome...
The boy and I have both come down with winter colds, which I blame on taking him to the doctor’s for his well-baby visit on Friday. I’d put off that visit for 2 months, but now I wish I’d skipped it all together. I don’t see much need for well-baby visits past the 12 month mark, especially during winter’s cold/flu season. Sure enough, there were several sniveling...
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It's a boy!
Matt and I went to my midwife’s office today for our 20 week ultrasound, aka the day you can find out (if the baby cooperates) the sex. The tech was talking us through all the steps she was doing. There are two techs in the office, but this one is my favorite because she’s so nice and always goes into detail about what she’s looking for and what she’s seeing. There’s...
WatchMilo waving hello to the Thomas train.
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The best day of Milo's life
In another instance of Matt hitting it out of the ballpark of awesomeness, he bought us tickets to the New York Botanical Garden’s Holiday Train Show, with an extra ticket to go see the sing-a-long performance with Thomas the Tank Engine. He completely and thoroughly blew Milo’s mind with this day.
Milo’s fascination with and love for trains continues unabated. Rare is the hour...
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I’m not the type of person who makes New Year’s resolutions. I know myself too well to bother with this usually. This year, however, I do have a few things I’d like to put some effort into. One, of course, is to be a better parent to Milo, especially as we transition into a 2 kid family. Two, to be more engaged in the world around me. I need to learn to take some time to myself...
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Remember, count your blessings.
Another great post from this lady. An excellent reminder to all of us who moan about driving a few hours or having to fly across country with a baby on our lap to visit out families and friends: we don’t even know how good we have it.
mihijoezra:
I dread the Chinese New Year season because I can never comprehend the fact that millions of people will have to literally stand in...
We’ve had our first cold snap of the winter over the past few days. Without any real motivating factors to get out of the house, the kid and I stayed in our pjs for the most part. The weather is supposed to warm back up to a more reasonable winter temperature tomorrow, and I’m stoked. Two days inside, and I’m going completely stir crazy.
Happily, my friends dropped off their son...
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WatchAn avant-garde mother and son pas de deux for your viewing pleasure. Accompaniment courtesy of Uncle Rory.
WatchVideo proof that everything revolves around this kid: Itsy Bitsy Spider on a Christmas morning.
The holidays have come and gone. Despite all of my grumblings, I ended up having a perfectly lovely time, as always. The biggest treat was that Matt’s company shuts down between Xmas and New Year’s (gotta love the film industry), so we had him home with us for days on end (hence the lack of updates because if it comes to choosing between real life and blogging, I’m going to go...
December 2011
20 posts
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/anonymous-donors-pay-... →
This is the way I’d like to see more of us (those of us who are lucky enough to have plenty and aren’t hurting financially) doing our Christmas shopping.
Totally cried while reading this. It may be that my cold, cold heart thawed out just a smidge while reading.
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Since I’m not the only one out there who has a hard time buying good gifts for people I care about, I thought I’d make a suggestion in case any of you were still looking for a great gift for any of the smart awesome ladies in your life who like to read. (I hope that is all of the ladies in your life. And, obviously, these aren’t just books for ladies—I’m sure that any smart...
Man, between my whole anti-Christmas screed and my Debbie Downer pregnancy, I’m a real joy to be around these days, huh?
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16 weeks and counting
This pregnancy is so weird to me. It’s just so completely different from the first go-around that I have trouble wrapping my head around it. At 16 weeks, 3 days, I’ve gained exactly three pounds. I do not need to wear maternity clothes, although I’m finally starting to bump out a wee bit. At 16 weeks last time, I had gained 15 pounds and was so very definitely wearing maternity...
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In which I detail one of the many ways that I am...
There are a few people in my Facebook feed who’ve done a daily countdown to Christmas since October. Some people may find this annoying, but I actually find it useful. I, too, am counting down, except I’m counting down the days until Christmas is over and I don’t have to hear or think about it again for another 340 days or so.
Matt put our little Christmas tree up last night...
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http://gawker.com/5865710/horrible-christmas-gifts-... →
I don’t normally read Gawker these days, but this made me laugh. And be slightly fearful of my enemies.
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The Top 10 Sandwich Additions of the Year in NYC →
Hey! Our pal Aaron is one of the three owner dudes. We even kicked in a little for their Kickstarter campaign a while back, so it’s nice to see that this place is really taking off. Maybe some day I’ll actually get away from the kid long enough to go eat here. Anyway, if you live in Brooklyn, go check it out.
journalofajournalist:
Hey, look at who just got Eater love.
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Preschool Madness: It Begins
Even though it’s only early December, it turns out that we got a late start on the preschool application process. It’s not that we’re trying to get into some crazy Manhattan preschool that requires an interview and testing and costs like $28,000 a year (although we do have a few of those in Brooklyn, too…looking at you, St. Ann’s with your $24,000 a year tuition), but...
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WatchI was in the middle of doing the dishes on Monday when I heard Milo wake up from his nap. He seemed happy enough in there, so I finished up the dishes before I went in to get him. I found him in there reading a The Little Train (one of his favorite books), laughing and talking to himself quietly. He didn’t seem to notice me when I came in, so I went back out and got my camera.
I like how...
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Pregnancy Update, 15 weeks
As of yesterday, I’m now in my 15th week. I don’t look very pregnant, and I don’t feel particularly pregnant either. To be honest, I don’t think very much about it at all right now. Matt was teasing me a few weeks ago when I spaced on my first nuchal ultrasound appointment and had to reschedule it, joking that I was really phoning this pregnancy in.
Don’t get me...
Nice face, kid.
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Flashback Friday
Earlier this week, Kimbahanne mentioned that her daughter Indy had inadvertently touched grass for the first time. She said her Indy’s expression was priceless, although she didn’t get a photo of it because she was laughing too hard.
Reading that, I was reminded of Milo’s first experience with sitting on the grass. He was not impressed.
Just two buds hanging out, taking turns feeding each other from a doll’s bottle. You know, bro stuff.
bujnik replied to your post: Someone had a rough day, I guess.
Are those all vinyls?
lazydad replied to your post: Someone had a rough day, I guess.
If that’s a collection of vinyls behind the kid, it’s an amazing collection! Jealous!
Yep, those are records. When Matt and I met, we each had one of those Ikea shelves filled with records. When we moved in together and decided to integrate our...
morninglovely replied to your post: I love that he’s talking now, I really do. But I’m…
Are you honestly that strict about nap-time?
Hahaha, no. I do, however, encourage him in every way possible to spend a full two and a half hours in his room during nap/quiet time. He usually naps for about two hours anyway, but if he only sleeps for 90 minutes one day, I’ll let him stay him in his...
Someone had a rough day, I guess.
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He’s pretty into glam rock these days.