In yet another installment of the proud papa series of posts, I wanted to note the insignificant milestones of the thirteen-month old little girl who, walking now for five months, is continually obtaining new and surprising skills in her quest for world domination.
The Stair Master
Not content to merely climb the stairs, this little girl now [...]
With only a couple weeks to go before I settle into my new flexi-schedule at work and drop down to a four-day-per-week long-hours plan so Claire and I get a day together without Karin, I was thinking I should add a new series to the blog chronicling those sure-to-be fleeting days spent with the girl. [...]
The girl seems to have learned a new trick.
The scenario? We keep her clean bibs in a small tub on the floor of the pantry. When it’s time to eat, one of us walks over to the pantry, opens it up, and pulls out a new bib. Claire, smile on her [...]
Assisting dad with his Saturday morning coffee addiction by causing him to tip his long-anticipated morning brew all over the living room floor as he lunges to prevent you from grabbing it just moments before realizing that he could really use three hands in this parenting gig.
Baffling dad with your never ending chatter and babbling, [...]
That’s her new hobby, it seems…
Eat a Cherrio: clap your hands.
Sparkle walks by: clap your hands.
A toy falls on the floor: clap your hands.
Mom walks in the room: clap your hands.
Changing the diaper: clap your hands.
Wash the face: clap your hands.
Dad walks in the room: clap your hands.
Stand up: clap your hands.
Fall down: clap [...]
… scrunches her face with pursed lips while laughing through her nose at everything.
… uses her forehead to press the buttons on her toys.
… responds with shrieks of delight at the sight of outstretched arms ready to lift.
… grins a wide, toothless smile each time she sees me again.
… spits out food she doesn’t really [...]
The sevens are colliding. Seven years blogging, and now Claire celebrates her seven-month birthday — today. And I, work canceled due to the blizzard, get to spend the non-occasion with her.
We just finished the breakfast routine, a detail I usually miss save for the weekends. Over this past weekend I spent an [...]
December 22
The girl is officially three months old today. I guess we’re keeping her. For the recap, she can do the following quirky things:
Day 22: So this is what a troublemaker looks like!
-> balance her watermelon of a head with excellent precision on her shoulders for up to five minutes.
-> track the monotonous pacing [...]
