There are many different levels of “normal” when it comes to when and how babies transition from cruising to walking. Around me, the norm tends to be relatively early walkers (9-11 months) which quite honestly, made me feel slightly concerned when Ariadne wasn’t walking anywhere close to that. But let’s be clear here – I […]
Step 1 – Assess the situation Step 2 – Carefully attempt to make contact Step 3 – Because you’re a very generous Birthday Girl, offer your findings to your guests Step 4 – When they make no attempt to lick the icing off your fingers, take matters into your own hands – err – face? […]
** Originally written on May 9th** Today is a big day. Today we are less than one month away from having a one year old. In thirty days my baby, my almost toddler, will graduate to being a kid. ; Part of me is so sad over this transition. Babyhood lasts such a short span […]
My kid started crawling last night. Don’t mind my awkwardness with the camera. I was trying to not let her see me with the camera. She tends to halt everything she’s doing when she sees it. Also. What is with my voice? I swear my voice isn’t so whiny in my head. Anyways. Baby’s first […]
Right now I’m savouring it. That moment, right before you know your child will take their first crawling “steps.” The moment when they rise on all fours, pause for a moment, and then lunge back and forth until the movement lands them right back where they started, on their belly. The first time we saw […]
It finally happened. Ariadne got to try her very first solids on Sunday evening. We made a very conscious decision to wait until she was at least six months old to start (the benefits of waiting) and if I had it my way, she probably would have been closer to seven before we dove in. […]
Oh yeah. This post is about teeth. Not these kind of teeth thank God. Although, I’m not quite sure if these kind are any less scary. I said a few months ago that Ariadne had every symptom that she was teething. Well, we most definitely weren’t wrong! I’ve been going crazy checking her mouth for the […]
