Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Bluet displays no interest
Saturday afternoon, the 'big match' is on the TV - is Bluet interested? I think not
Incidentally, this was very wise. She missed a rubbish game, and the trauma of seeing her Dad disappointed once again by his team.
Friday, 27 May 2011
Happy Birthday to Me
Woke up this morning to discover that Bluet had not only remembered my birthday, but also purchased me a present (the other is from Emily). I believe she spent 100% of her life savings on it, which is very generous. What a good baby.
Later on, she celebrated by playing on her jungle play mat. She appears to have discovered that the world is interactive, and is clearly enjoying making noises. Even if she hasn't quite discovered where she should be looking yet.
Monday, 23 May 2011
Potential Future Careers
My brother is currently waiting for Bluet's cousin to be born, so has plenty of time on his hands, it seems. So he did these mock ups which seem to me pretty accurate portrayals of Bluet's future - it's as if he has a time machine!
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| Bluet makes diving catch, becomes youngest World Series winner |
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| Bluet to the rescue, preventing Maradonna's cheating, 1986 |
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| Bluet decides to be a full-time superhero |
Sunday, 22 May 2011
Hands
One issue you may encounter with a small child/baby is that of hands. Now, to you and me hands may seem to be an essential feature of our bodies; at worst they are benign and at best rather useful - indeed, we could barely manage without them, and I am using them right now to write this. But on a small child hands are basically a nuisance.
In Bluet's case, we have the following issues:
1) small nails that are very difficult to cut, but that get sharp and can then scratch her face
2) hands that know how to remove a dummy that is comforting her to sleep, but do not know how to put it back in
3) and of course, hands are attached to arms that like to wave around randomly, waking up a sleeping baby
Fortunately there is a simple, non-invasive solution to this problem, the baby straight jacket.
This should keep everything in the right place and solve these hand issues. However, whilst they do seem to work, Bluet appears to be something of an amateur Houdini, and is capable of getting at least one hand free of even the tightest swaddling within quite literally minutes - just enough time for her also to fall asleep. Hopefully this will be a lucrative future career that will pay for college.
In Bluet's case, we have the following issues:
1) small nails that are very difficult to cut, but that get sharp and can then scratch her face
2) hands that know how to remove a dummy that is comforting her to sleep, but do not know how to put it back in
3) and of course, hands are attached to arms that like to wave around randomly, waking up a sleeping baby
Fortunately there is a simple, non-invasive solution to this problem, the baby straight jacket.
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| Bluet in Straight Jacket |
This should keep everything in the right place and solve these hand issues. However, whilst they do seem to work, Bluet appears to be something of an amateur Houdini, and is capable of getting at least one hand free of even the tightest swaddling within quite literally minutes - just enough time for her also to fall asleep. Hopefully this will be a lucrative future career that will pay for college.
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| 5 minutes later: Bluet free of straight jacket (and changed into different clothes) |
A long walk
Yesterday was a beautiful day. What better way to celebrate than to take a long walk. But where to go with a small baby? Well, we've been to Central Park so many times, we needed somewhere new (and further away, if we were to take full advantage of the sun). So we decided to head to Grant's Tomb (a very small National Park, and the Tomb of American Hero and Missourian Ulysses S. Grant, which could quite frankly do with being a bit better signposted)
Discoveries:
1) It is literally 'quite difficult' to feed a baby whilst sitting on the grass and leaning up against a wall in Central Park
2) Grant's Tomb is shut on Saturdays (Or at least, it is only open one out of every two hours; and we were not there at an open hour. This may or may not be due to Republican austerity measures).
3) Bluet can sleep through anything, even whilst we eat a late lunch in the loud (but rather cool) Boat Basin Cafe.
4) if you walk really fast across Central Park, you can get home from the west side almost as fast as by cross town bus. Even when pushing a pram.
5) A 6 mile walk with a small child who is behaving very well (i.e. mostly asleep) is a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
6) After such exertion, everyone is very fatigued.
Discoveries:
1) It is literally 'quite difficult' to feed a baby whilst sitting on the grass and leaning up against a wall in Central Park
2) Grant's Tomb is shut on Saturdays (Or at least, it is only open one out of every two hours; and we were not there at an open hour. This may or may not be due to Republican austerity measures).
3) Bluet can sleep through anything, even whilst we eat a late lunch in the loud (but rather cool) Boat Basin Cafe.
4) if you walk really fast across Central Park, you can get home from the west side almost as fast as by cross town bus. Even when pushing a pram.
5) A 6 mile walk with a small child who is behaving very well (i.e. mostly asleep) is a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
6) After such exertion, everyone is very fatigued.
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Rain, rain, go away
The forecast for this week was atrocious - thunderstorms every day and so far it has been correct. Cabin fever meant that Bluet and I ventured out for some errands today. Luckily enough we missed a big storm which started after we got back home, but we were prepared with a newly installed rain cover for the stroller. Bluet had many admirers along the way, including her future nanny Ruthlyn, whom we ran into at Bed Bath and Beyond. Ruthlyn said that Bluet was adorable, and that she had grown since we saw her last Tuesday! Her mother looked on with pride.
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
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