We will miss Chicago. But there are certain aspects of big city life we will not miss. Traffic for one. And general incivility. Case in point: last night Ellie was far more fussy than usual. I took her out of her bouncer to walk her around the apartment (in nothing but my boxers — this [...]
Entries from July 29th, 2009
Hey, that’s the way to say goodbye.
July 26th, 2009 · No Comments · EDG, Moving, Northfield
We’ve had a fantastic final, full-week in Chicago:
3 parties (one in our honor)
1 baby-free meal at North Pond thanks to Meghan F.
2 3 trips to Nhu Lan
2 3 trips to Margie’s Candies
1 trip to Budackis Hot Dogs
2 lunches with dissertation advisers
1 pizza in our courtyard with friends
6 trips to Starbucks to use up the four [...]
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Stats & Admonitions
July 25th, 2009 · No Comments · EDG
Ellie had her 2-month check up yesterday and weighs a 10 lbs, 9 oz. She’s hugging the 50th %ile all the way. She also had her first round of big gun immunizations. After each shot, Ellie cried so hard that she made her first tears. This led, of course, to my own tears. Dan laughed [...]
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Letter
July 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · EDG
Our blogging friends write lovely letters to their kids, so I am now following suit. Here goes:
“Dear Eleanor,
You just pooped again?! Really? We just changed your diaper. And we’re heading out the door. And now pftthppfpt. Seriously — can’t you hold it, even for a little while?
But it’s not all poop all the time. In [...]
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How to Move House With a Newborn
July 21st, 2009 · No Comments · EDG, Moving
Don’t.
Getting ready to move while taking care of Eleanor is a tough, dirty and dusty business. We have packers so 75% of the work will be done by others but in the interest of making our boxed belongings comprehensible when we unpack, we have to do a lot of organizing and rationalizing. Moby wraps, [...]
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Counterfactuals in the “studio”
July 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments · The Counterfactuals
We committed some of our music to tape, well, hard drive yesterday so we should have some music for interested friends/family soon. The “studio” was the spacious confines of Resurrection Covenant Church — hence all the Jesus pictures behind me. We could have used many many more hours — as the person doing the recording [...]
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How to Soothe A Baby and Entertain Neighbors
July 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments · EDG
Our nascent parenting skills have been very much on display these last 2 weeks. I’ve had aunts, cousins, friends and in-laws of every description witness our attempts to feed, clothe, bathe and soothe Eleanor. Everyone has only ever been encouraging. If anything, I crave (helpful) advice and appreciate any suggestions on how to accomplish these [...]
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Are you calling my baby ugly?
July 16th, 2009 · No Comments · EDG
Just about everyone has remarked on the fact that Ellie is very alert. We took this as a compliment. But then Em’s aunt, Pat, told us that when she met a particularly ugly baby all she could bring herself to say truthfully was, “He’s very alert.” Now we laugh whenever anyone tells us Ellie is [...]
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