drinking

So we found a daycare!  It’s a home based day care, in our neighborhood–about a 10 minute walk from our house.  And about a 10 minute walk from MIT, where Sara works.  So she’ll be able to drop him off in the mornings, en route to work.  And then I’ll go pick him up in [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day

We celebrated Jasper’s first Valentine’s Day by running errands. We got a Zipcar to go grocery shopping, get some baby necessities, and surprised my mom with a brief visit. We also got to see my siblings since my mom was babysitting them. Valentine’s Day is my sister’s favorite holiday because, as she says, it means [...]

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Related?

I post this as a rebuttal to all the people who think Jasper looks so much like Sara.  I mean, I want a little credit here!  The middle one is me as an infant.  And in the same cradle (made by my grandfather) that’s now Jasper’s.

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Projectile

Jasper has a new skill!  Projectile vomiting.  In addition to getting it all over himself, all over Sara (even in her mouth, delightfully), he also managed to get some *behind* him.  If that’s not talent, I don’t know what is.  Behold, the pre-emergency-bath photo!  For your ease in viewing, I’ve highlighted the vomit that managed [...]

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Working

Jasper and I have now been back to work for 2 weeks. And I’ve never been so jealous of the fact that Sara gets to go off to work, and have 8 interrupted hours to actually do her job.  After a difficult first week, we revamped our strategy–which meant completely rearranging my office.  The comfy chaise [...]

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Oh Boy

We knew Jasper was big and only getting bigger, but now we have proof! Jasper had an appointment with the pediatrician on Monday and he weighed in at 12 pounds 4.5 ounces and 24 inches long. That puts him in the 95th percentile for height and weight! It also means that at just over 5 [...]

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