Sunrise Ruby

A couple of months ago, our 2007AustinMamas group formed a childcare/pre-school co-op called the Free Radicals.  Ben and I belong to the Friday morning contingent of the group: every Friday morning six mom-and-baby pairs meet up at First UU Church of Austin to play.  Two of the six moms stay with the kids, and the […]

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Happy 15 months, beautiful boy.  Your childhood is whizzing by at break-neck speed.  I intend to enjoy every last minute of our next few weeks together, while you’re still my oldest and only.

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Yesterday Ben got his first haircut–he looks so grown-up!

We went to The Hair’s Lair on 38th Street, where the fabulous Margo had Ben in and out of the chair in under 10 minutes with no crying.  He received a certificate to commemorate the occasion and a vanilla cookie.  (Why don’t adults get cookies when we […]

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Ben took his first steps this morning!  He was holding on to the nightstand in his room, he turned around to look at me, and he toddled forward a few steps before falling onto his hands.  He looked surprised, whether at his discovery of how bipedal legs work, or my overly enthusiastic reaction to his […]

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My guys, completely exhausted after helping me with nesting projects this morning:

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Saturday was more of the miserable same described in the last post.  But by Sunday, Ben was finally feeling better, so we met friends for pizza at Mangia on Saturday afternoon.  (Ben tried a few tiny bites of the pizza and seemed to like.)
On Labor Day morning I made minestrone with veggies freshly harvested from […]

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As mentioned in my last post, Ben has his first cold this week. I guess it’s a cold. He’s not used to being sick, I’m not used to him being sick, and it’s been pretty miserable. He’s not eating much, not drinking much, he’s tired but too uncomfortable to sleep much.  Being 25 weeks pregnant […]

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What to do when you have your first cold:
1.  Wear a solid green t-shirt with matching hot pants (so the snot blends in).
2.  Stay home from your usual Thursday play group, and play pots in the kitchen instead.

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