I like tomatoes. I think they’re tasty, and I admit that I once ate way too many of them while in grad school. Our Sun Gold cherry tomato plant was laden with delicious, bite-sized golden fruits. They had that warm tomato smell as they basked in the afternoon sun, and I picked and ate and […]
The word on the street is that each kid is born with his or her own personality. There are of course the genetics vs. environment debates, but given my background in biology, I tend to agree with the genetics folks. Regardless of which side you’re on, whether you believe it’s in the DNA or the […]
I would like to make a statement for the record: our boy is not the strong silent type. I have no idea how strong he is, but I can tell you with 100% confidence he is not silent. The boy talks and talks and talks, then he chats for awhile and then, he has something […]
Ah yes. Yes, we know. There have been a paucity of blog postings of late. We have excuses, good and varied and even true excuses, but who likes excuses? Certainly not me nor anyone I know. To solve this situation, I have decided that there’s no point in me feeling guilty that I’ve missed posting […]
Yes, it’s true. After about five years of living in DC, we are moving back to the Midwest! We hear from reliable sources that it’s a good place to grow up and raise kids. 🙂 We have a house under contract and the closing date is set for the end of March. Our goal is […]
We now have the proof to support the theory (and sore backs): we have a big and healthy and rapidly growing boy! AJ and I went in for his 18 month appointment today. First off, he had to run around the waiting room picking up every copy of parenting and new baby magazine and declare […]
Yes, it’s true. It turns out that if you’re born, and you are lucky enough to be healthy and someone is nice enough to take care of you for 365 days – even though you cry a lot and you aren’t potty trained and you tend to wake everyone up during the night screaming – […]
Our boy is a berry monster. He likes blueberries, raspberries, blackberries- you name the berry, we’re betting he’ll scarf it like there’s no tomorrow. We’re trying to vary the foods he eats to ensure that he has a good diet and reduce the chance that he becomes a picky eater. This has not been a […]
Well, it’s happened. We snuck away and had a good time WITHOUT the baby!!! I know. I know. You didn’t think it was possible, but we’re telling you, it is. How did this all happen? Well, Mike and I were trying to have a conversation while doing laundry, picking up small bits of food strewn […]
We have now come to realize that Action Jackson is a more appropriate name for the boy than we had first realized. The boy has been “off” in terms of his behavior since his last round of immunizations, about two weeks ago. Cranky, eating tons, sleeping lots, just not his normal chipper self. Last Tuesday, he […]