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Wednesday We arrived in New York, picked up the rental car, drove to Uncle Steve’s, found a parking spot directly in front of Uncle Steve and Aunt Kiwi’s, gave thanks, and got Maisie into full-on New York City mode. Thursday … Continue reading →

August 1 Maisie’s diet is ever expanding.  She’s tried sweet potatoes, oatmeal, pears, and applesauce, and amazingly enough some of it does end up in her mouth instead of her chin or my forehead.  We think she likes applesauce the … Continue reading →

July 2 ZERO SOMETHING.  Maisie’s now five months old and entering what evidently is the self-flagellation period of childhood.  When she gets excited she brings her hands down like a wind-up monkey beating a drum.  Except that instead of a … Continue reading →

June 1 It is of course important that Maisie gets a well-rounded education so I have supplemented her baseball viewing with European soccer viewing.   When not obsessed with European soccer, Maisie seems to be obsessed with the outside.  We … Continue reading →

May 2 PARENTAL TIP # 7  BABY BRAIN TEASERS As the first few months of a baby’s life are probably the most important in relation to the development of the brain, I decided it would be a good idea to … Continue reading →

April 2 Here’s a narrative from this morning where I played the part of Maisie’s floppy bunny doll with big ears and she listened intently.  To get the full effect, imagine an evil French accent bunny voice… “Ha ha, you … Continue reading →

March 1, Morning Now even though Maisie is only a month old I’m already giving the evil eye to would-be suitors.  Yeah, that’s right I caught a two-month-old looking her over and immediately let him know in no uncertain terms … Continue reading →

January 30 We are home now after six days in the hospital.  Three for induction, one for c-section, two for recovery.  As much as Aimee loved having a choice between red and green Jell-o, it is so nice to at … Continue reading →

January 26—January 28, 2011 I. There are alarms galore in the hospital room.  First there are the alarms for the baby’s heart rate and all her vitals.  Then you got the alarms hooked up to Aimee to monitor her vitals … Continue reading →

June 10, 2010 It’s been a few weeks since we found out about our little bolt of lightning.  And according to my wife, she is now not only eating for two, but also cooking for two, sleeping for two, vacuuming … Continue reading →