Talia enjoying her 2nd breakfast

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Two quick updates

First, a photo of Talia and me...



Just look at that nice, wide, round head!


Next, a going-to-bed quotation from Zeke:

Z.: Daddy, we're completely out of date.
(pause)
Z.: Daddy, do you know what "completely out of date" means?
Me: No.
Z.: It means, we ran out of raisins. We're completely out of raisins.

In other news, Zeke's second Christmas proved to be pretty much all about Thomas. Thomas trains, Thomas books, Thomas movies, and Thomas songs. We're all learning a lot about steam trains.

Today's news on the parenting front (it's gross)

No comment.

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Talia on the stairs

Today is literally the first time she's ever encountered stairs. We're visiting the grandparents.

u.post life

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At the King of Prussia Barnes & Noble

Am I a bad parent for filming this instead of putting an immediate stop to it?

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Zeke sings 'On the Good Ship Lollipop'

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Talia's birthday mosaic (photos by Nani and Pop-Pop)

Talia's birthday mosaic (photos by Nani and Pop-Pop), uploaded 2nd December, 2007.

Talia turns one tomorrow. Nani and Pop-Pop came by for a few hours today. They took these photos.

Zeke made some soup

Zeke made some soup, uploaded 2nd December, 2007.

A mealtime exchange

Tonight at dinnertime...

Z.: Can I have a lollipop now?
H.: You can have a lollipop after dinner.
Z. (eats a few bites)
Z.: Can I have a lollipop now?
H.: After you finish your sweet potato.
(pause)
Z. (pointing) Mommy, you know, the lollipops are right in there.

Sly little fellow.

A quick update

I was out of town for a long conference just before Thanksgiving, and our old Kodak digital camera died, which partially explains the lack of posts. Here are the big developments lately.

First: Zeke's been using the potty pretty regularly and wearing underpants. He likes Thomas the Tank Engine underpants (Thomas has made an appearance here previously).

Second, and even more exciting, Talia's almost walking. I'll try and put some video online soon. She's saying a couple of words, to wit: "cat," "mama," "dog" (I think). Most frequent however are "uh-oh" and "yay." Other than that -- she continues to heal well, and from her behavior you'd never know she was in surgery a month ago.

Home today with two sick kids

One ear infection, one case of pinkeye. Perhaps strangely, I always find myself pleased with the prospect of spending a quiet day at home with the chillunz. Or perhaps not so strangely.

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This morning when we...

This morning when we were getting ready to leave for Day Care, Zeek asked me this question, Daddy do you remember when I had some candy? And I said yes. He said Yeah, that made me feel alot better. listen

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A little late-afternoon fall hike in Valley Forge Park

Larger versions here. Zeke was absolutely loving it out there. He was finding mushrooms, different colored leaves, and sticks; jumping over things; and generally having a blast.

Out for a little late-afternoon hike

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Healing day eighteen

It's amazing to watch the incision closing up. Parts of it already look like they've scarred over. And she's mostly behaving as if nothing unusual had happened to her.

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Just a test of cross-posting

Nothing here to see...

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This morning Zeek want...

This morning Zeek want me to read him a book, I said no, there wasn't time, his answer was, I am not impressed. listen

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This weekend's crop of photos

This morning Heather took Zeke for a walk by the creek. They ended up heading up a fairly steep hill. Zeke came home and said he "walked up a mountain." She took this while they were out.


Now here's Talia, banging on a chair.


And here's a look at the incision. I took this this morning.

You can see it's continuing to heal up well -- quick and clean, with no swelling. It doesn't seem to be itchy or anything; she's keeping her hands away from it.

Video diary: Talia playing

This is not a particularly exciting video, unless you happen to know and care that Talia (who's featured) was having her skull sawed apart in surgery only two weeks ago. As you can see here, she's looking good and basically enjoying life.

A couple of recent photos, plus one old one

Not much new to report. Just a few photos. A couple of Talia from the past week:
     
I've been scouring old pictures trying to find two that I can set next to each other so as to make the change in her head shape clear. But so far I haven't found a good pair. I feel like I can see the change, but it's really only obvious from the back.

And two of Zeke:
  
The first one is actually over three months old, but I forgot I had it and just rediscovered it. The second is from Monday, when he was feeling sick and was allowed to spend a rare hour watching TV. He seemed to enjoy it.

As always, click on the photos for a larger view.