Archive for August, 2009
Monday, August 31st, 2009
We're at the table the other day, our son has a glass of water in front of him, but he's obviously unhappy with it and says "I want a habcahsld". Well, that's what it sounds like, at least. Zak and I look at each other, puzzled. We ask him to ...
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Friday, August 28th, 2009
I rediscovered biking last year. When our son got old enough and had a head big enough to wear a helmet and be parked be in a trailer, we bought ourselves some brand new bikes and some top-notch equipment, and went a-riding.
At first, I was elated. I felt like the ...
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009
I asked my son if he wanted to read a book. Yup, he said. I pointed at one: this one? No, he replied, that's French!
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My husband was quicker than me to answer: That's my excuse, Maman can actually read French. I was relieved to understand where the comment came from, ...
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
This morning, our son peed in his potty, then as he got up so his daddy could put a clean diaper on him, he exclaimed, with the pointed finger that comes with this kind of recommendation :
- Daddy, don't drink my pee!
We laughed a lot, wondering where this came from, ...
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Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
I usually am the one who puts our son to bed, and I always ask him questions about how his day went. I make sure I know most of the answers, so I can fill in the blank when he doesn't say anything. And often, I'm surprised by how much ...
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
That's what our son had been telling us for a few days last week, and although we did kiss the boo-boo and give him a hug when he said that, we didn't take him all that seriously. Zak has had problems with his knee over the winter, so our son ...
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
After his first sleeping bag, our boy is trying this week his first real bedsheets. Up until now, he always slept in a sleep sack, this kind of wearable blanket that was made very popular by the research on SIDS (as the baby cannot get entangled - and choke - ...
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