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Day Four

Posted on December 19, 2011 by BrassyDel

Sunday was a major improvement! We had Gramma’s help all day, Chappy was still sick but far improved, errands were run, children were bathed, and dishes were washed. Soy eggnog was also obtained, as neither Gramma nor I can tolerate dairy properly (which makes my love of cheese a fairly gastrointestinally abusive relationship). I’d like to end this update there,…

Things (Babies) Are Heating Up for Day Three

Posted on December 14, 2011 by BrassyDel

Day Three started early. At 4:30 am, I was abruptly woken by the little ball of fire sharing my bed. He was thrashy, whimpering, and his last dose of ibuprofen was now completely worn off. I immediately got out of bed with him and checked his temperature. As undignified as the experience is, he was so miserable he didn’t even…

Toddler Physics (Sleep Inertia)

Posted on November 14, 2011 by BrassyDel

And I don’t mean the kind where you tell a two-year old not to dance her pony toys across your iPad screen so she throws Twilight Sparkle at it instead, though I could tell you about that one too. No, I mean “sleep inertia,” which is not actually Physics related, but totally sounds like it. What is Sleep Inertia? Sleep…

New Toys

Posted on October 12, 2011 by BrassyDel

Quick on the heels of telling you all about how I was going to try harder to focus entirely on whatever moment I’m in, we went out and bought a multi-tasking tool. That’s business-speak for “we bought an iPad and now I can surf Pinterest from the toilet couch“. I’ve been saving up my pennies for a tablet and so…

Babywaker

Posted on September 26, 2011 by BrassyDel

On occasion, Tank’s behaviour will earn him an entire litany of insulting names. As is customary, the worst name comes last: Baby-waker. Pixie has always been a poor sleeper. She has difficulty falling asleep and wakes at the smallest sounds and minor interruptions. She sleeps very lightly, just like her father. She did not sleep through the night until 11…

Where Are They Now?

Posted on September 22, 2011 by BrassyDel

Apparently, it is now Autumn. And almost October. Just yesterday? The middle of August. I have no idea where those last few weeks went. Somewhere in there, Chappy got bigger. Heck, even Pixie has grown a little (no, I’m sure she has! Maybe?). Chappy started crawling, then proceeded swiftly to sitting up by himself, and then instantly to pulling himself…

Curls and Pigtails

Posted on August 5, 2011 by BrassyDel

Neither of my babies were born bald, and I even recall asking the nurse if Pixie had hair as soon as her head was crowning. See, this is the magic of the epidural. I can guarantee you that if I was still in the level of pain I had been in before the magic juice epidural, I would not have…

I Heard You Like Shoes. (Friday Photo)

Posted on July 8, 2011 by BrassyDel

Pixie loves shoes. One of her first clear words, she delights in pointing out shoes wherever possible. She also is quick to bring you her shoes if asked, since she knows she needs her shoes in order to go out. Sometimes she puts her shoes on herself now, at least when she can slip them on. Recently, she was toddling…

Baby Steps

Posted on June 20, 2011 by BrassyDel

This clip is from March or so, shortly after Pixie finally started letting go of her physical supports and toddling around on her own. Someday she’ll walk like a big girl, and she walks straighter and more balanced every day, but for now I am enjoying that silly little toddle. I’m trying to teach her to remark, “Doot, doot! I’m…

Jeggings

Posted on June 16, 2011 by BrassyDel

Have you heard of these? By now, I think even my husband knows what jeggings are, so I’m pretty sure the rest of the internet does too. Just in case you don’t, “jeggings” are jean leggings. So they’re not made out of denim, but stretchy legging/tights material, but look like jeans. They also practically look painted on, are purportedly comfortable,…