September, 2008


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Sep 08

Stringing Syllables

Not sure when she started doing it exactly, but in the last few days she’s started stringing syllables together as she babbles… A Day Day Day Day… Ba Ba Ba… A Da Da Da Da… Gay Gay Gay Gay…

And just in case doing it all day long wasn’t cute enough, it’s getting on 3:45am and she’s been babbling for the last 2 hours!

Ah the pleasures of having a sick baby who suddenly finds herself feeling all better in the middle of the night. (She has pink eye and a stuffy, coughy cold.) After taking her out of bed, feeding her, changing her and putting drops in her eyes, she’s STILL wide awake and wants to play. So now she’s in her ExerSaucer, and she’s been hopping around, laughing and dancing to little lights and noisy toys for the last half hour.


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Sep 08

Persistence. Determination. Success!

She’s crawling!

Tonight, after thinking it over, and then wiggling forward a bit, she took 4 heaving lunges to reach my toes across the rug. And then when her dad got home, she got up on all fours and thrust herself towards him, mouth open, hands reaching, in order to give him a big kiss on the cheek.

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Sep 08

Starting School

Picked Oona up from school today — got a big happy smile when she heard my voice behind her. Then her little friends wanted to see who was there, too!!

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12
Sep 08

102.2

Poor little sick thing, tonight Oona had her first fever… A bit of infant Tylenol and lots of cuddling later, she’s asleep in her crib and her head is cool again. I think I’ll keep her home from school tomorrow though, just to be safe.


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Sep 08

Sweet Photos from Burning Man

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Dave and Oona about to take a walk.

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Oona asleep in her el-wired pram, wearing chicken PJs.

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Kermet hearts all over Oona!

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Family portrait!

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Oona and Dad take a nap.

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It’s a SmoochGnome!

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Dusk.

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Asleep in the RV.