Penguins

So she has a thing for the penguins. Can't go to sleep without "Manny" the stuffed baby penguin chick. Now she needs her special yellow sleep suit with a penguin on it. Took her to the aquarium the other day, and after pestering me to rush past the jelly fish and piranah to get to the penguins, she runs straight to the gift shop and latches onto another stuffed penguin doll ("Dinah").

For Chanukah she also got a new penguin backpack for all the travel she has planned. It all culminated this morning with a new knit hat from Grandma.

Christmas -07

Well, that time of year came and went already. It snuck up on us, and despite having put up some lights on our tree out front, we didn't get around to fully exploiting the holiday spirit. Next year I'll wear the santa suit, build up to why it is exactly that a nose would glow red, and perhaps build a snowman (lord knows we had the material available). All said though, we still had a great year, and the girl is starting to understand what it is to have presents, and the fun involved in tearing into them.

So a belated Merry Christmas to all of our loyal viewers. Best wishes for a bright and happy New Year.

Snow day

It snows in New England.

Twenty-one Months

Yesterday was Mia's 21-month visit (even though she's almost 22).
Weight 23 lbs 10oz
Height 32.25 inches
Still small, but on her usual growth curve. She wowed the doctor with her verbal skills and barely flinched when she got a shot.

It's nearly impossible to believe she's almost 2. Where did the time go?

Random Musings

Once again, we've let time slip away without a regular post on our girl. Without any profound insights to share, here there are a few random thoughts (and the obligatory bad hair shots of Mia).

Uncle Matt came to help do some work on the house this weekend, for which we will be eternally grateful. We're dealing with a leak in our foundation that needs to be patched from the outside, so he came up to dig like a mule in freezing weather, and all he got for it was half a six pack and a chance to teach his niece a few new catch phrases.



Mia has learned a few new tricks lately, ranging from the practical (putting her jacket on the floor in front of her and flipping it over her head to put it on), to the adorable (carrying her baby around with her everywhere), to the diabolic (who knew it was so much fun to ram her toy stroller into the dog all day?) Call me biased, but I prefer when she tries to put on my shoes.



We finally got to see "Gone baby gone" this weekend, after hearing endlessly how it was the new quintessential 'Boston' movie. It's a decent movie, and I'd recommend it to people with the caveat that this City isn't really that full of ugly people, but it's focused on what it means to be of and from the neighborhood. Our daughter could presumably become one of those old-timers ranting on and on about how "she was born and raised in Boston", in a way that Corrie and I never could. We'll try to discourage the accent, but you know what kids can pick up on the street.

Lastly, I was playing with her tonight before reading her bedtime stories, and threw out a doodle on her drawing pad. Not sure what it's about, but I'm very proud of the final product. If any modern art investors are out there, you can reach me in our comment section.