Month seven has been another transition month. Blackbird hasn’t hit any big milestones, but has been tiptoeing right up to the edge of them, getting incrementally closer and closer yet never reaching them (a sort of baby’s first dichotomy paradox). This past month she’s been almost crawling all the time. Even in her sleep. Her […]
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Blackbird: Half a Year
Half a year! Well, more than that now because a man’s gotta work… by sitting at a computer… but I have to do specific things at that computer, not blog about things! So here we are now. Anyway, Blackbird (which is a nickname, for those who don’t know) is on the verge of some child-like […]
Blackbird @ 6 Months: IT’S COMING
Don’t worry, it’s coming soon. Consider this a stopgap until then.
Blackbird: 4.5 Months
I’ve been remiss in my monthly Blackbird updating this month. I admit it! But now I’m posting about my daughter on Father’s Day, so I think it all evens out. As Blackbird, in her traveling chapeau and sling, might say if she could say anything at all: “Onward!”
Blackbird: 3 Months
Blackbird turned three months old last week. She’s matured a great deal in one month, in many small ways that are coalescing into the first bits of her personality. She’s still a baby, no doubt: crying, eating, pooping, fussing, sleeping, repeat. But her looks and responses are becoming more complex and her preferences are starting […]
The Price You Pay
This past week was all about the cost of things. The cost of health. The cost of luxury. The cost of living. Fortunately, for all its annoyances, it wasn’t such a big deal. When counting what you’ve paid, it’s always good to be mindful of what you’ve received in return.
Blackbird: 2 Months
Today Blackbird is two months old, and I’m surprising myself at how much nostalgia one can pack into such a short time. Alisa and I are also fascinated by how much growth and change Blackbird can fit in there. She’s gone from being a little cooing lump to becoming… a demanding little lump. Joking. She’s […]
My Baby Loves the Music of the 30s
Blackbird’s been a bit fussy the past few days. The remedy? Dancing to the musical hits of the 1930s. She’s always liked two things: being close to Mom (or Dad) and movement. Well, it turns out she likes music as well, and is a sucker for the 30s. I was playing 1930s compilation (link opens […]
Pfft… Snow
We got our first real snow of the winter on Friday. We were giddy as we awoke to that wonderful suffusive light reflected by a new snow. This was also Blackbird’s first snow! We couldn’t wait to blow her mind with the view out the window (or I couldn’t, at any rate). Her response was… […]
Room to Grow
Considering she grew this far from one cell about 10 months ago, I guess the rest of the trip isn’t such a big deal.