Author Archives: kate
Super Bowl Analysis
Tonight we introduced Oliver to football. He’s seen a little bit of the ” in your backyard, father-son ball-toss” sort of football but never a real game before. After a little while, here is the summation of Oliver’s Super Bowl commentary: “Boom! He fell down!” and “More ads!” That about sums it up, right?
First Love?
Oliver can be quite silly sometimes. Occasionally, as we prepare for bed, I will say my usual “Mama loves you” and Oliver will reply in a sing-song voice, “Nooooo.” The first time he did this I was a little disheartened, but toddlers love to joke about things being something other than what they are, so …
Thanksgiving 2013
Thanksgiving deserves more than a few sentences, but since that is all I have time for right now I’ll keep it brief. This year marked the first and only (as far as I’m concerned) overlap of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah. Oliver made out with a ride-on tractor and a toolbox. There’s nothing like teaching self-sufficiency early! …
Multiple Meaning Words
As teachers will tell you, multiple meaning words can trouble those of us struggling to learn a new language. My little language learner is no different. Yesterday morning Oliver, who is not yet on Daylight Savings Time, was following me around as I got ready for work. After helping pick out my shirt Oliver was …
Laundry
The last few days have been a litany of laundry thanks to a cream of wheat breakfast gone awry & a couple of mornings when Oliver woke up soaked. This evening as I tossed his pants on the floor to add to the never ending laundry cycle I heard a loud bang. Oliver’s pants don’t …
Wake Up Call
Normally we wake up to calls of, “Hi! Hiiiii!” This is often followed by a list of names, “dada,” “mama,” “Chrissy,” “Ana,” “Callie…” Today we woke up to, “Mama! R-U?” “Dada, R-U?” (Mama, where are you?) this sentence thing is awesome!
80’s Cartoon Character?
While we have been good about educating Oliver in the school of Jim Henson, we haven’t done any cartoons and certainly not those from the 80’s. Yet somehow, he struck this iconic pose with the chuckit. How did he know? Here is my little “master of the grandparents backyard!”
Telling On Myself
I know I won’t hear the end of this, so I’m telling on myself. Today when we left Connecticut to go meet my mom at Rein’s Deli I prepared Oliver by changing a particularly icky diaper & getting him dressed for the car ride. It wasn’t until later, much later (hours – including a nap …
A Fire Island Smile
I seem to capture some of my best pictures of Oliver on Fire Island. Perhaps because we are all relaxed and in a great mood on Fire Island. Case in point: Does it get any better? I don’t think so!