We took a video of Ellie doing tummy time the other day (also known as “face plant time”) with the hopes of sharing it with you, our readers. Two things prevent us from doing so. First, wordpress doesn’t allow us to post videos without paying a substantial fee. We’ll be able to take care of [...]
Entries from June 28th, 2009
Self-knowledge (dmjg)
June 25th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
People say that you learn a lot about yourself when you become a parent. That point was driven home today when we went to pick up Ellie’s birth certificate downtown (yes, that means we’re coming to Canada! More on that later): Look carefully now. Did you know that I was born in China? I certainly [...]
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Ice Cream
June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Carleton
From my inbox: “Hello Carleton Faculty and Staff, The Heywood Society is offering free ice cream, while supplies last, tomorrow (June 24) from 11am to 1pm in Great Space (the Snack Bar area of Sayles Hill). Please help yourself to a cone or a dish of mint bon-bon ice cream in celebration of another successful [...]
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Father's Day (EmJC)
June 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
It’s Daniel’s first father’s day. We heard a great interview today on NPR’s Bob Edward’s Weekend with Michael Lewis about his new book, Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood. Lewis described his initial parenting philosophy as “trying to do as little as possible without annoying my wife” which, he found out, was a philosophy that [...]
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Dealing
June 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Pregnancy
One of the more aggravating aspects of being pregnant is having well-wishers and other interested parties inquire into your status as you approach, then pass, your due date. Sandy and Sarah have come up with one way of answering the question, “Is Perquacky [their baby's fetonym] born yet?”
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Dr. Dan (dmjg)
June 18th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Academia
I defended my dissertation yesterday. I also put together a baby swing. Given my technical incompetence, I’m not sure which was the bigger accomplishment. The defense not only went well, but was actually quite fun. Emily and Ellie came down and the latter was appropriately oohed & aahed at before and after the defense. My [...]
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Fun with Eleanor (EmJC)
June 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · EDG
We’ve been having fun with Eleanor: last night she had her second bath since her umbilical cord stump fell off (ick). We just fill up our tub and one of us bathes with her. Her eyes grow very wide when she feels the warm water and she generally seems to dig bath time. She also [...]
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More pictures
June 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · EDG
Here. And for anyone who has been worrying that Belly feels neglected through all this, don’t:
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Asleep at last
June 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · EDG
Our pediatrician told us that some babies become fussy at two weeks. It would seem that Ellie is advanced (so proud!) — she has become markedly more fussy over the past two/three days. It’s not so difficult to get her to settle, but it’s hard to keep her settled. No more 4 + hour sleeps. [...]
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The Counterfactuals, Live @ The Elastic Arts Foundation
June 13th, 2009 · No Comments · The Counterfactuals
Warning: This post has nothing to do with Eleanor. Last night*, The Counterfactuals (Dena Wangberg, Lisa Anderson, Micah Lott and me) played at the book launch for Ted Marino’s book of poetry. It was certainly the largest group we’ve played in front of and the first group that didn’t consist solely of friends/family. All in [...]
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