Last night, unprompted, Piper started reeling off some stories of her own. I grabbed for my recorder and got several of them down. Recurring themes: a little girl going to bed, snuggling with her polar bear, curtain rods, drinking juice. Piper Tells a Story: 1 (01:57) Piper Tells a Story: 2 (01:09) Phrases that I’ll [...]
Sometimes unremarkable times are actually the ones I find myself wanting to remember. I picked P up from her day care late this afternoon, whistling as I walk in the door. Any time I walk into a space in which Kate or Piper can hear me, I give the same little three note whistle I’ve [...]
Warning: tangential discussion of toddler diapers below. Context: I frequently ask Piper, “So, what’s your diaper situation?” To which she always invariably replies, “Good!” The verbal response is not the one I’m watching; if she sidles away while saying “Good!” than she’s trying to get out of smelling range, which indicates un petit falsehood as to [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I handed Piper our little handheld digital video camera, just to see what would happen. Here’s the resulting video – shows promise, methinks. (Should I consult with Crittercam about how to attach the camera to her head, next time?) It’s clear that she’s really enamored of the start-stop button, so [...]
Yesterday, while Kate was sleeping after an all-night shift, Piper and I took the car out of the way of the street cleaners and went up at Fort Tryon Park for a bit. It was just about 70 degrees, partly cloudy, and the park smelled absolutely and stereotypically Autumnal – dry leaves, fallen acorns, hobo [...]