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  Austin Traffic Patterns

  11.09.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  A bit of a rant: I am now Zero for Two in evening excursions. <rant> Last week I tried to go to a La Leche League meeting. I had looked it up online, found its location, and Google Mapped it. However, I got lost several times trying to find my way to it, even though […]

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  New. New. New!

  11.08.10 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  Ah! My camera can’t keep up! Within the past two weeks Sean has for the first time: Put together the sequence of moves to go from lying to standing Pulled up on everything possible in our apartment Stood on his own for a couple seconds Figured out how to crawl without falling down onto his […]

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  Austin Oddities

  11.01.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Whenever I move somewhere new, I inevitably run into the unique things about the new place that are somewhat mysterious to an outsider. As I live there longer, these oddities become the norm, and I forget that they were strange to begin with. Having lived in the Twin Cities for almost six years, I’d gotten […]

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  WIT: Gotta Move! (“Come on, Dad!”)

  10.29.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Sean: “I think I’ve got this walking concept down.” Dad: “You’re gonna fall over if I let go.” Sean: “But the concept. I’ve got the concept down. Come on! Let’s go!” Dad (aside): Sigh. “We’re in trouble…”

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  WIT: Pull Ups

  10.28.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  We now return to our regular series: We’re In Trouble! Sean is pulling up as much as he can — especially on mom, who is nice and soft and makes sure he doesn’t bang his head on the hard floor when he falls.

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  Nine months old!

  10.27.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Happy three-quarter birthday, Sean! On Sunday we found a park with soft grass in the shade. It even had a playground to boot! Sean liked that. “Oh, look! A camera!” Sean on the day he turned nine months old: Statistics: he’s about 21 pounds heavy. I say about because at his current pediatrician, they weigh […]

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  WIT: Urge to MOVE

  10.26.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Must move, must move, must move. Even if it’s uncomfortable. Or takes a lot of effort. Move. Must move. Must move. (We’re in trouble, it seems.)

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  WIT: Ready… Set… Wiggle!

  10.25.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Oh, yes, it’s the “I’m about to crawl any second now” butt wiggle… oh, yes, we’re in trouble…

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  WIT: Derision of the Parents

  10.24.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Sean has been pulling himself up for a week or so. It began with the rocking chair, which has a convenient lower cross-bar to grab. We wanted to get this on video, so we sat a cheerful Sean down in front of the rocking chair. “No, I don’t perform for cameras,” Sean said. Did he […]

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  WIT: The Concept of Language

  10.23.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’m introducing a new series of posts called the “We’re In Trouble” (WIT) series. The name comes from the exclamation either Ben or I make whenever Sean does something that indicates that the reign of Toddler Terror is imminent. In this installment: the concept of language, which eventually leads to the word ‘No!’ being said […]