From the monthly archives:

April 2010

Maile’s First Standover

by Maile Girl on April 29, 2010

Maile and Hannah standing in a crib...

Maile and Hannah standing in a crib...

Usually, when it comes to nap time, Hannah goes and stays in mommy and daddy’s room (she has her own pack-n-play in there). Yesterday, I invited her to my crib to show her my new standing technique. She caught on really quick and we had some good times … until we realized we had no idea how to sit down!

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Eating Floor

by Papa K on April 29, 2010

Daddy: Whatcha eating Maile? Maile: Some floor.

Daddy: Whatcha eating Maile? Maile: Some floor.

Maile: Here try some, it's delicious!

Maile: Here try some, it's delicious!

Maile: Wait! Wait! You need to "share" daddy like you always tell me. Please! Give me back the floor!

Maile: Wait! Wait! You need to "share" daddy like you always tell me. Please! Give me back the floor!

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Reading Is Fundamental

by Maile Girl on April 29, 2010

So many books ...

So many books ...

... so little time ...

... so little time ...

... but I'm going to do my best!

... but I'm going to do my best!

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Maile Goes to Jail

by Papa K on April 28, 2010

The neighborhood is getting a little rough.

Picture didn't come out great, but under her right eye she has a little bit of a shiner. Poor girl.

Picture didn't come out great, but under her right eye she has a little bit of a shiner. Poor girl.

We’re not sure exactly what happened here (running theory is she knocked herself in her crib or perhaps rubbed her eye a little too hard). In any event, Maile developed a bit of a black eye.

So we did what any parents would do – we took the mugshot above and tossed her in jail…

Hey! Let me out of here!

Hey! Let me out of here!

(Dad note: No Mailes were harmed in the production of this blog post. The bruise went away by the next morning – so no idea what was going on…)

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Originally this was supposed to be two separate posts, ideally spaced out over a period of time (the longer the better). As you’ll see it didn’t quite work out that way.

But I digress…

As you know Maile is much more mobile now and has started to get into things that really aren’t toys. Like daddy’s electronics cabinet. Given this new development, Mommy and I have embarked on a mission to baby proof the apartment.

Our first step was to secure the electronics cabinet. We thought we had a great plan.

This is what happened the very first time Maile went over to check out the cabinet again:

And a mere 5 minutes later this is what transpired:

Needless to say – the Force is strong with this one.

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Notice the color coordination - good job Daddy!

Notice the color coordination - good job Daddy!

I overheard Grandma Jill ask Daddy how my Music Together classes were going so I thought I’d chime in with the latest. I attended my third class today and I think I’m starting to get the hang of it – I even cracked a few smiles during the songs. I’m starting to enjoy playing the instruments and I think I almost have the opening to Sweet Child O’ Mine nailed – just a few more classes and I’ll be there.

I like playing on the drums, but my instrument of choice is definitely the rattle. I know what you are saying, “Baby shaking a rattle – how cliché!” – but I can’t help where my talents lead me, I just need to go with the flow…

(Dad note: I apologize for the random yelps of joy coming from behind the camera during this video – Maile’s rattle playing just really got me going…)

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Picnic Time!

by Maile Girl on April 25, 2010

Picnic time - I brought the good stuff!

Picnic time - I brought the good stuff!

The weather was out of control gorgeous this weekend, so we went and had our first picnic of the year with a bunch of our friends. It wasn’t just the first picnic of the year, it also was technically my first picnic … ever! My friends Hannah, Sophie and Jake joined us. It was a baby party (for the first of many more times I’m sure, our parents were our chaperones…)

Here I am discovering a single blade of grass - absolutely fascinating!

Here I am discovering a single blade of grass - absolutely fascinating!

Hannah just got back from Mexico so we had lots to catch up on - unfortunately, she picked up some Spanish while she was away and I couldn't really understand her...

Hannah just got back from Mexico so we had lots to catch up on - unfortunately, she picked up some Spanish while she was away and I couldn't really understand her...

Help! I've caught a frisbee, but I don't know how to "un-catch" it!

Help! I've caught a frisbee, but I don't know how to "un-catch" it!

Daddy says he loves this shot of his two pretty girls - as Hannah would now say, "gracias papa!"

Daddy says he loves this shot of his two pretty girls - as Hannah would now say, "gracias papa!"

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Slow Food

by Papa K on April 22, 2010

Pretty sure this isn’t what the Slow Food movement has in mind – but we’ll borrow the name and call it Slow Food, Maile-style.

We’ve been teaching Maile how to feed herself and also experimenting with non-mushed food items. Maile has taken right to it – albeit a bit slowly. She picks up the pieces of the food, turns it over and over, inspects it and then sllooooowly moves her arm towards her mouth. And 6 times out of 10 the food actually makes it to its destination.

I realize this video isn’t terribly exciting – but you gotta admit, we’ve come a long way in 4.5 months…

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Movin’ On Up

by Papa K on April 21, 2010

I have a sinking feeling us “cheering” this milestone is going to come back to haunt us… (although Maile’s doctor did say pulling herself up in her crib was a good “development milestone”).

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Milk. Now.

by Papa K on April 20, 2010

We promise this is the last post on sign language for awhile – but following up from last week, I think you’ll see in this video, that not only is Maile communicating what she wants via sign language, but she is even starting to inject a little attitude into it!

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