Category Archives: Equipment

Sad Bicycle

Last night while playing, Eliza stopped, looked at her new tricycle (which she calls a bicycle) and said: “Mommy, my bicycle is sad.” It took Betsy a few minutes to figure out what she meant, but she was focused on … Continue reading

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Eliza Food!

I made my first batch of Eliza Food today. It went like this: went into this then I put together this contraption and put the sweet potatoes in like this and then portioned it out into 4 oz tupperware like … Continue reading

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Wish we were in Japan

…so that I could order a few of these. Dakigokochi To celebrate the birth of a baby in a way that makes it feel like the kid’s right there in your arms, a rice shop in the southwestern Japanese city … Continue reading

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Eliza has a library!

Eliza now officially has a library! Thanks to the generosity of my good friend Tim, Eliza is now a proud Lifetime member of LibraryThing! So if anyone out there has thoughts of getting her books in the future, now we … Continue reading

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The sling rules

So I started “wearing” Eliza yesterday in a sling and she really loved it. She fell asleep in there, all snug, while I took the ornaments off the Christmas tree. It looks uncomfortable to see her all squished up in … Continue reading

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Learning

We’re quickly learning what the essentials are for little Eliza: burp cloths (cloth diapers work best), size NB diapers (we like Pampers Swaddlers), lots of wipes, formula, bottles, sleep sacks, and a hat that fits. We’ve already gone through one … Continue reading

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The waiting begins

So in the last week or so, we’ve more or less finished Eliza’s room. The way I see it, if we’re to the point of hanging pictures on walls, the important stuff is all done. 🙂 There will be pictures … Continue reading

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OMG, it's December

So yeah, that little ticker on the right says less than 20 days to go. YIKES! Had third and final baby shower today, got lots of great stuff off our registries and other wonderful goodies. Lots of books, which was … Continue reading

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Holy. Crap.

Just looked at the countdown on the side of the blog, and it’s under 40 days. Gah. On the upside, we’ve now got the bare essentials: infant car seat, clothes, diapers, crib, bottles. Eliza would be ok. But it will … Continue reading

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This weekend = more shower

So we head north this Friday to take part in the second of our three showers. This one is in concert with my sister, and is being thrown by my family. Here’s a shot of our haul from last weekend: … Continue reading

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