The Missing Sixteen

Counting is a big thing for Carolyne these days. Truthfully, she’s always liked to count, but she’s very pleased to count her way to 20 now, with a big finish when she reaches her goal: “Twennnnnnnteee!” Except for poor 16. For some reason, Carolyne usually skips 16 without a beat. We’re not sure why or [...]

Drowning Elmo

Well, after such a long absence, I had to come back with something catchy, no?
Anyway, since my last post, Carolyne’s world (and various body parts) has expanded into new things: more talking, facing forwards in the car seat and self-propulsion of a kind (more on that later). The eating has been a constant; her mother [...]

On the Menu

This weekend, in addition to her regular diet of baby foods (peas, sweet potatoes, carrot-apple-mango combo), Carolyne ate the following foods:

A blueberry pancake
American cheese
Guacamole
Half a veggie burger
Hummos and baba ganouj
Organic shells and cheese
Mandarin orange slices
and lots of Cheerios

Ok, so the Cheerios are a staple food for Carolyne. But she has shown a remarkable range of [...]

New Bath and Carolyne’s Defender

So we tried the new bath routine at home tonight. Pretty much the same result from Carolyne, who didn’t enjoy it until she was hoisted from the water and deposited onto her familiar froggy towel for drying. One thing that was different from the first real bath in Mansfield was Lill Kitty’s presence. To fully [...]

The New Bath

We’re spending the weekend in Mansfield with Leslye’s parents, and since the weather has generally been cold, snowy and windy, we’ve had lots of indoor playtime with Carolyne. We also, on Saturday night, had her first bath outside of the bath seat we’ve been using since about the 2-week mark. She loves the bath seat [...]