We have been spending a lot of time at the pool this past week. Eleanor really likes the water, although it’s not clear that that is the main attraction at the pool. She seems equally, perhaps even more, content exercising her new walking chops on the adjacent grass and, more inexplicably, playing with the mulch [...]
Entries from June 29th, 2010
Biostatistics & Bemidji
June 24th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized
This summer I am taking 3 courses: social, political and historical considerations of nursing, advanced practice nursing ethics and (gag, cough, whine, cry, stamp feet, stab fork into left eye) biostatistics. The first two courses are lovely and I have enjoyed lying in the couch and leisurely reading articles in Victorian Studies or carefully wading [...]
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World Cup Baby
June 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · EDG, Northfield
We have been transitioning nicely into summer hours around here. To start, the end of all my day-to-day academic responsibilities coincided with the start of the World Cup. With the exception of the odd 30 minutes of Lawrence Welk, prior to last week Eleanor had basically never watched TV. In the past week, she has [...]
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Talky
June 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Eleanor’s word count is up to 5: “Doggie”, “Duck”, “Mama”, “Dada” and “Hi”. She may also have said “Leo” on Sunday. I am also trying to teach her to turn her mysterious “mnumnussss” sound into an intelligible “numb nuts”. I love the idea of a baby saying “numb nuts”. Other baby tricks include giving kisses [...]
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Freaky Friday
June 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Carleton, EDG
Ok, not freaky. But unusual inasmuch we did three (for us) exciting things. As I’m sure almost none of you know, I’m a particular fan of pigeons. I don’t know why, but I’ve always loved them. When I was a child, my mother took me to Trafalgar Square back when it was covered in pigeons [...]
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Cake
June 6th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
Birthday cake. Eleanor offers. Emily graciously accepts from Daniel Groll on Vimeo. In case the stills from Eleanor eating chocolate cake weren”t enough for you, please enjoy the live action video of her first forays into chocolate. Know that after she finished feeding me several bites, she decided cake is better eaten by one’s own [...]
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Birthday the first
June 3rd, 2010 · 6 Comments · EDG
Eleanor turned 1 yesterday. We have been doing what it seems is the done thing on such an occassion: reminisicing about this time last year and comparing the small, small baby that we met on June 2nd 2009 to the much larger, personality-filled person we have today. We are having a party this weekend for [...]
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