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Rebecca Wednesday 18 April 2012 One response

after the rain

Outside my house, April 2012Hello, April!How did it get to be mid-April already?Hello, blog!I've missed you. I have no good excuses for my absence. Just the normal stuff.Trying to fit too many things into too few hours.A spring trip to San Diego to visit my family (Hello, beach, you are good for my soul!)Starting the process of redesigning and relaunching my blog - thrilling & scary!Keeping everyone dry through weeks of rain. Here in the Bay Area, we had almost no rain until March, and it's been dumping rain regularly since then. We even had a thunderstorm the other night with 750 strikes of lightning (really! according to the experts) and thunder that shook the house. Thankfully Elan had just fallen asleep when it started, since I think it would have taken hours for him to fall asleep if he saw that lightning!Keeping up with my little walker, previously known as Baby Em, who is now a full-fledged toddler, with teeth and many opinions.What happens ... more

Rebecca - Wednesday 11 November 2009 - No responses

What Am I Getting Myself Into?

We are leaving tomorrow morning for the Epic Back East Trip. Almost midnight and still packing (as usual). Feeling a little worried about how it's all going to pan out. Wondering if I'm going to be kicking myself for getting myself into this. What am I - crazy?I might be updating the blog regularly from the road. But then again, I might not.

Rebecca - Monday 9 November 2009 - No responses

Here We Go

The last time I did a cross-country flight alone with Elan, it involved: 7 diaper changes; 3 episodes of explosive diarrhea (his); 1 destroyed airplane blanket (thankfully only the blanket, not the seat); 2 cases of raging pink eye and associated Nastiest Virus of the Winter (both of us); 1 episode of begging wipes from the other family on the plane; and 2 interactions with unsympathetic flight attendants that must have sufficiently labeled me mom on the edge that they ignored the fact that my computer was playing ... more

Rebecca - Thursday 5 November 2009 - No responses

Tribal Post-It Boy

What we do around here in the afternoons...

Rebecca - Monday 2 November 2009 - One response

We Should Rent Him Out To NASA

I might have mentioned before that Elan is a problematic sleeper. At this point, after more than 2.5 years of sleep training, he often goes through good spells of sleeping through the night. He never wakes up at what Mikhail and I would have considered in our B.C. (before-child) life to be a reasonable hour. But let's not get me started on that right now.Elan has a clock in his head. And it is a very reliable one. It knows, for instance, exactly what time to awaken to really ... more

Rebecca - Monday 2 November 2009 - No responses

Ay, Matey

Happy Halloween!We thought this was the year that Elan would discover candy, which he thinks is just "pretty" and has no idea that it is something sweet that people love to eat. In fact, last summer when we were waiting at the airport after a long flight, he entertained himself for at least a half-hour moving different-colored toffee from one bin to another. I guess that's the plus side of having a kid who is not very interested in food.Elan was a pirate this year.It was the perfect no-cost costume ... more

Rebecca - Thursday 29 October 2009 - No responses

Jude

My new nephew's name is technically Judah, but after spending four days snuggling him, I get to call him Jude. Cause it rhymes with Dude. And you know how fun it is to do the whole baby-talk thing while rhyming. Even though I am actually terrible at rhyming. Just ask my husband. Or Elan, who just discovered the concept of rhyming a week ago and is already better at it than his mama.Anyway, I got to steep myself in newborn-land at my sister & Jason's house outside Athens, Georgia, courtesy ... more

Rebecca - Sunday 11 October 2009 - No responses

A Boy Called Nemo

About a month back, on a whim, I ordered Finding Nemo for Elan.It's a hit.I am not proud to admit that he has watched this movie (or part of it) every single day for the last two weeks. Okay, maybe three. I've lost count. Thank god for Ellen DeGeneres. Her Dory is hilarious, my salvation. And the part with the sea turtles is awe-inspiring; I always advocate skipping to the turtles. The other thing I've noticed, as this movie forms the background to my early mornings, is how impressive the ... more

Rebecca - Thursday 8 October 2009 - One response

What To Say?

Sometimes words fail even the writers among us.Photo courtesy of Elan's Aunt Sara & Aunt Renee, who hosted him at their house for a sleep-over while Mikhail and I went on a romantic weekend getaway. Thank you!

Rebecca - Saturday 12 September 2009 - No responses

How To Relax

Go to this link. If you're not pregnant, ignore the birth-related content. If you are pregnant, feel free to peruse the offerings.Download the free 15-minute relaxation hypnosis. It's a simple process with a few short steps.Put the track on your iPod or MP3 player.Lay down and put something over your eyes.Listen to the relaxing sound of a precise English accent guiding you through a relaxation hypnosis. She never says anything that is specific to pregnancy or childbirth, so anyone can use this for general relaxation, to help control high ... more

Rebecca - Wednesday 9 September 2009 - One response

Where Have I Been?

Oh, here, there, and everywhere. (Yes, we do travel a lot. And yes, I always pack too much.)Our latest voyage was closer to home.On a wildlife-filled ranch in west Marin county this past weekend, Mikhail's sister Sara tied the knot with Renee..Well technically, they got married a year ago, back when same-sex marriage was (briefly) legal in California. This past weekend was their community wedding, and it was a gorgeous location, heart-tugging ceremony, and rockin' party.Rock climbing after the ceremonyElan was as crazily energetic as I've ever seen him ... more

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