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Sweet Nothings

by Filed Under: Anecdotal, Minnesota Me, New Baby 10 Comments

I scooped up George and held him close.“I’m going to tell you a secret,” I told him. “I’m going to whisper it in your ear.”He looked at me curiously.“I love you,” I whispered, and he responded with a grunt.“You are a very nice young man.” He merely sat there.“You are really, really cute.” At this he nodded vigorously. “Finally!” he seemed to be … [Read more...]

The Crank

by Filed Under: Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, New Baby 9 Comments

Hello, my name is Baby Toddler George.And I am a great big grumpy crank.My mom wants you to know that she misses her daily chats with you but that--I'm crying as she types this, by the way--she is being held captive by her teething toddler.Literally.I'm yanking on her skirt bottom as we speak.With love & blessings & wails & oh, how … [Read more...]

Babies, Blankets, Books & Bars

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me, New Baby, Sports Stuff 12 Comments

If you bring a baby to the baseball field, you’re going to spend a lot of time entertaining him.That is to say, a LOT of time.That is to say, the whole time.So what if his brother is pitching a no-hitter? (He wasn’t, mind you, but it could happen.)It’s far more fun to play with Daddy.Sort of gives new meaning to the term “pop fly,” don’t it?Catch … [Read more...]

On Being One (Part II)

by Filed Under: Growing Up, Minnesota Me, New Baby 7 Comments

So yeah. I’m definitely more comfortable with crawling at this point.Hey, everybody’s different! Mom says that my brother Joe was walking by his first birthday and so was my sister Cate.The rest of my siblings, though? Slackers all, like me!In fact, my sister Felicity had a nickname. Mom and Dad called her “the paperweight” because wherever you sat … [Read more...]

On Being One (Part I)

by Filed Under: Growing Up, Minnesota Me, New Baby 6 Comments

Hey! There’s a great big yard back there.You know what I’m thinking? I’m thinking I’m gonna just go on down and have some fun.I’m thinking I need to be down in that grass. I’m thinking I’m gonna walk down there. I’m gonna do it! I’m totally gonna walk down there!What? You don’t believe me?Fine. I’m letting go now.See? I did it. Now I just need to … [Read more...]

Stand and Be Counted

by Filed Under: Growing Up, Minnesota Me, New Baby 17 Comments

And just in time for his first birthday, too!(which is in one week from yesterday)What’s up with all that stuff in the background, I’m wondering? You’d think that, I don’t know, we were moving or something.We’re not, by the way.We just like to pretend that we are on the Internet. Oh and hey, I should probably come up with a pseudonym for “New Baby” … [Read more...]