Archive for July, 2008

Gus’ first babysitter

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

This is Fran. She’s an uber Nanny who we got lucky enough to spend time with between her real jobs. Gus loves her. In fact, when he visits her, he doesn’t sleep because he’s so excited -no matter how tired he may be.

Fran is also a godsend in these last days of moving cause I… »

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Perfectly good pram

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

And yet all he wants is the… »

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Just got an email from Amanda

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Title: “Starting labor as I write this”
Body: “Hopefully by the time you wake up tomorrow, we will have a new addition!”
Stay tuned.
UPDATE:
Amanda & Leigh’s Madeleine Josephine Brooks
Born July… »

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The kids are back in town

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Picked up the McDonald cousins today from the airport nice and early. They’re living in Texas these days but are here for the next two weeks on holidays.

Gus LOVED them. Like when Milly & Stella spent the morning flashing stuffed toys in his face, rather than get over-stimulated as he normally would, he seems to… »

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Hu?

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Can someone please explain how this amount of rice goop:

Can turn his poo this colour* when it’s been yellow for 4 months?

*pantone 553c, in case you were… »

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