Andrea’s Weblog

Someone in the bookstore today asked me if Elizabeth’s hair is naturally curly. I said yes. Later I started thinking about what a strange question that was, and what it would take to actually curl her hair. It takes enough energy to distract her long enough to put a pony tail in her hair–I can [...]

Wait till your mom is on the phone and then disappear. Hide in the bathroom and when she comes to find you, flush the toilet. Listen to her explain to her friend on the phone that she wasn’t really using the toilet while talking to her .

. . . and tiger babies? You have to see it to believe it. A woman in Thailand breastfed two tiger cubs. I guess they couldn’t find another tiger mom to pump for them? I can’t help feeling sorry for the woman’s 7 month old who had to tandem nurse with a tiger! Sadly, another [...]

Elizabeth was holding a ball in each hand, so I decided to tease her by handing her a third ball. I was thinking that she would drop one of her balls and take my ball. Instead, she opened her mouth so I could put the ball in there. I think Finley must have been working [...]

We have an unusual cycle going around in our household lately. Elizabeth willl be playing with one of her toys, let’s say a monkey, and then decide that Finley should play too. She’ll hand it to Finley at which time I will yell at Finley for chewing on Elizabeth’s toy. I’ll hand the toy back [...]

One of the cool things about turning one is that Elizabeth can finally, officially eat peanut butter! I’ve been looking forward to her sharing my morning ritual of eating peanut butter toast with her. With the amount of peanut butter we go through in this house, I’m sure she’s already gotten her fingers into some [...]

We have two teething youngsters in our house. Can you guess who has been caught chewing items on the list below (Elizabeth, Finley or both)? 1 Dog bones2 Dog food3 Books4 Cordless phone antenna5 Cell phone6 Pacifier7 Pen8 Wooden blocks9 Shoes10 Sippy cup11 Cork coaster12 Rubber duckies13 Ice teething ring14 Hair bows15 Spoons16 Teething biscuit17 [...]

365 days and over 2,500 dirty diapers later and Elizabeth is 1 year old. Our 8 pound 2 oz baby is now a toddler (“one who walks in short tottering steps”). At her checkup today she weighed in at just over 21 pounds and is 31.25 inches. She’s still in the 95th percentile for height and she’s creeping [...]