Talia getting a tickle before bathtime

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Talia being amused by her brother

At the time this photo was taken, Talia was watching Zeke race back and forth across the house pushing a toy shopping cart and making an incredible racket. Their mother's out for the night and I'm taking my usual laissez-faire attitude.

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Zeke on manners

A recent conversation between Zeke and me:

Z.: Daddy, I got my toy down from the shelf.
Me: Good job, Zeke.
Z.: Daddy, thank you for saying "good job." That's a very nice word.

Eat your heart out, Alfie Cohn.

About the lack of posts

Dear readers of this blog, all four or five of you, you may be wondering what's become of the posts. Simple. My home computer is not connecting to the Internet properly (it may be a dead network card, or it may be something worse), which means that if I'm going to post, I need to use either my work computer or my mobile phone, neither of which is all that satisfactory an option. Hopefully I will have this resolved soon and with a minimum of pain. However, please be assured that both children are well and more or less happy. Zeke got a lot of Thomas stuff for Christmas and his potty-training is proceeding. Talia, well, her head is nice and wide, and she's starting to try very hard to imitate what we say. (Most recent vocabulary word: "Goff," for "goldfish" -- the snack, that is.) More sooner, rather than later, I hope.

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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Z.: Daddy, we're completely out of date.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Z.: Daddy, do you know what "completely out of date" means?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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