Monthly Archives: April 2011

Ahh, children

I was typing away on the top floor when Sydney came up, a hand over his eye.  Katherine just poked her finger into his eye and she managed to get him before he closed his eyelid.  He now looks like … Continue reading

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fast fungus

I love the name, too: hat-throwing fungus.

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Awake!

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The Helpless Guy in Stripes

In the past few weeks Nathaniel’s been reminding me of someone, but until yesterday I couldn’t make the connection.  Finally, I realized that he was the Bubble Trouble Baby! It’s the stripes.  And the expression of helplessness as the baby … Continue reading

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Outsmarting the language-learner

Katherine has only mastered a few words and we’re already having to work hard to talk over her head.  She picks up on certain words that she overhears–and then doesn’t let go of them.  The word “bread” has been stricken … Continue reading

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Parental Compromises

Sydney and I had hoped to attend some of the magnificent Easter concerts coming up in Oxford, since this is nothing if not a place for good music.  But, good a baby as Nathaniel is, I shied away from handing … Continue reading

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Katherine Turns Two

Two years ago today we became parents.  In the past two months we’ve been reminded of how different things have been since then.  Nathaniel gets the benefit of having experienced parents (this time I didn’t cry when trying to change … Continue reading

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words of wisdom?

On my teabag: “No one can put you into a prison other than yourself.” I guess that’s what I get for drinking something called “Yogi tea.” Erin

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Nathaniel Update

All of the pictures from yesterday are of Katherine because 1) She was mobile 2) we didn’t spend all day shielding her from getting too much sun and 3) she wasn’t sleeping (see Point 1).  But Nathaniel also had a … Continue reading

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Blenheim again

We went walking on the Blenheim estate again today. It was the most gorgeous day imaginable: perfect temperature (18 degrees C), not a hint of a cloud anywhere, with just the lightest of north breezes bringing nice, dry air. Katherine … Continue reading

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