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Saturday, August 20, 2005

Emmie’s got one of those baby swingsets, now. It sits stately in our living room, where it gives her a good vantage on whatever we’re doing, whenever we’re occupied with household tasks requiring an even number (non-zero) of arms.

It’s pretty fancy. There’s a variable-speed motor, it plays 8 different melodies, and it even features 4 disco lights (kid you not). I wouldn’t be surprised to discover that Fisher-Price have somehow hidden an infant-sized TV remote and sippy-cupholder in the armrest.

See for yourself:

posted by Jason 4:56 PM

Running around town, already?

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Emelyn is starting to lead a busy metro lifestyle — yesterday she went to Starbucks (again) with fellow-baby-friend Tabitha, lunched with Aunt Jami in the city centre, and then came to visit Dad at the Judge Business School. I’m now concerned that her first words are likely to be ‘venti nonfat cappucino’.

Emelyn had afternoon errands, too — Azure carried her back from school to the York Street Surgery (just a few blocks from our house) for her bi-weekly weigh-in. Emelyn is now 8lbs 8oz, which puts her weight right smack-dab at where it’s s’posed to be for her age. Good to know.

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posted by Jason 3:02 PM

Grantchester Meadows

Monday, August 8, 2005

We all took a rather long jaunt yesterday, walking the public footpath through Grantchester Meadows down to The Orchard. Azure and I used to cycle here on an almost-weekly basis; we’re quickly learning that we can’t manage the same sort of speed or spontaneity with baby in tow — the logistics of diaper mats, baby slings, and tiny-little-hats-in-case-the-wind-blows is still a new world for us.

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I can report that Emelyn and I both survived our first loud-crying-in-public event; yesterday it was finally my turn to be the sheepishly-smiling dad standing outside the restaurant with wailing baby in hand. Suffice to say I executed a hot-potato handoff the moment Azure returned from the restroom, Emelyn got her own lunch about 60 seconds later, and things quieted down quickly.

Anyhow. Emelyn is great, and Azure and I… incredibly tired. But we wouldn’t want it any other way.

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posted by Jason 3:07 PM

The weigh-in

Thursday, August 4, 2005

Emelyn and I stepped out early for a morning constitutional — popping off for a fresh croissant at the Norfolk bakery, and a coffee from Starbucks. It was our first little journey alone together, and Emelyn behaved impeccably, staying soundly asleep with barely a wiggle coming from her sling.

“Mum’s having a bit of a lie-in, is she?” is what the Starbucks guy asked, but in fact, Azure was already up and chatting with an NHS health worker who swung by in our absence. When we came back, Azure and the NHS worker (an RN) were going through some paperwork, but we shortly got down to the fun stuff: the official weigh-in.

No doubt it’s a reflection of Emmie’s modest nature and general propriety, but she doesn’t particularly like to be disrobed for diaper changes or baths. Getting Emelyn to sit naked on a scale was therefore not much to her fancy, either. However, in due course Emelyn settled down, and clocked in at a healthy 7lbs 6 ounces, which is 3 ounces over her birth weight, and a good six ounces more than earlier last week. The nurse was happy with this, so we were, too.

posted by Jason 4:04 PM

Pub crawl

Monday, August 1, 2005

Emelyn is a rock star. Or certainly parties like one — up all night, sleep all day. All of which has left Azure and me feeling permanently jet-lagged, though we’ve barely left our living room.

We managed to hit one pub, at least. The Cambridge Blue, one of just two non-smoking pubs in all Cambridge, sits literally around the corner from our house. Alas, Azure is still stuck drinking ‘sparky water’, but dad, Aunt Sheri and Uncle Jeff managed to enjoy a few pints of Hobson’s Choice and Woodford Wherry in their baby-friendly beer garden. (Emelyn, meanwhile, stayed asleep in her sling.)

Most of the time, though, we’re at home. Because taking care of baby is, like, hard work. Az and I have plenty of things to be thankful for, and a big one at the moment is that Emelyn popped into our lives during this long ‘summer vacation’ — probably the last such break we’ll have. And I dunno how we’d manage otherwise.

posted by Jason 8:31 AM
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