Thursday, October 22, 2009
oh man, we are so playing catch up...
Max has been napping in his crib for months now, but back in May, the bouncy seat was really key to getting him to sleep during the day. Until his butt started hitting the floor.
And so, may I present, the last hurrah of the bouncy seat...
it starts out well...
the kid is still cute...
but the end is never pretty
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
back in may (shut up, we're behind), Max started to figure out mobility. Crawling? not so much. Flopping? Oh hell yes. The best way to describe it is like the butterfly stroke, but on dry land: pushing up, flopping forward, repeat. He even got the dolphin kick down pretty well.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
really, is there anything better?
first, he spots the kitty--poor Milo.
could it be? is it really true?
holy crap! MILO!
then, in a moment of daring, he almost touches the kitty!
and to top it all off, babycrack comes out!
with lights!
Oh, Max is pretty pleased by this course of events.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Max is starting to figure out textures a little bit, which is hilarious to watch. The pillow on his glider is both soft and ribbed, so needless to say, it's extremely fascinating
Friday, May 1, 2009
Milo and Max have come to an understanding. Max will stare at the kitty, and in return, Milo will stay an arms length away, play with Max's toys and get the hell out of Dodge anytime Max starts wailing. It works well for both parties, I think.
And recently, there have been some newer developments. The occasionally petting of Milo with supervision!
Max is very excited:
Milo is a little wary.
Smart kitty.
And of course, Henry is still elusive. But then again, Henry's nuts.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
I kind of love the bumpo, and Max does too. Of course, like all good things, it's also a little not-good for him--not really not good, per se, just that he could fling himself over once he gets big enough (and figures out how to lever himself out of the thingie). But at the moment, it's awesome cause he can sit up and play.
As we see here:
Max really likes the cool rattle from Eugenia and Jamie, especially when he can whack it on the plastic tray before nomming
or, you know, flinging:
Monday, November 17, 2008
Jen got these great animal prints from Marisa Haedeke's Creative Thursday store on Etsy. You should all go to her site and buy lots of stuff from her. [BTW, advice for those of you playing the home game -- hanging three frames at exactly the same height is harder than it sounds.]
My parents got me this amazing original Bugs Bunny drawing a while back, and it seems totally appropriate (and maybe even classy) in the kid's room.
Chris Giarrusso did this awesome drawing of the Mini Marvels for me at San Diego Comic-Con this year. You should all go to his site and buy lots of stuff from him, too. Start 'em young! Fun fact -- when choosing who I wanted in the drawing, I ruled out the Human Torch because of a vague sense that the kid shouldn't get the idea that fire is good. But who do I choose instead? Hawkeye, who shoots pointy arrows, and Wolverine, who has knives coming out of his hands. I'll get the hang of this parenting thing eventually, I promise.
Tchotchkes on the top of the bookcase. From left to right:
- Photo cube with photos of me as a little kid. If you zoom in you can see the spiffy bow tie.
- Rock painted like a duckbill dinosaur I must've done when I was like 4 or something.
- Mr. Toast and Joe Egg by Dan Goodsell -- awesome comic, he has an Etsy store too.
- Supercool robot piggy bank my Mom got the kid at the baby shower. I had to be physically restrained from keeping it for myself. Thanks Mom!
- Three squishy ghost lamps from IKEA in green, blue, and red. I need to take a photo in the dark with them lit up. They are eerie goodness.
So where are we going to put the rugrat?
This photo is a good comparison with the 'before' -- hard to belive it's the same room. The Best Chairs glider from Buy Buy Baby is about as super-comfy as it looks. Jen found the curtains at Urban Outfitters after an extensive search. They have neat stencil images on them, including pairs of bird sewing scissors.
Check out all those books! Being married to a children's book editor has its advantages, massive discounts on printed matter being one of them.
Step 1a: check out the splotches of brown paint under the wallpaper. Really gives you that crackhouse vibe. Seriously, where are the receipts?
Step 3: patching. Jen's mom and Aimee patched innumerable holes and dents in the century-old plaster walls.
Here are some original photos of the kid's room from our house inspection and walkthrough.
Looks pretty normal, doesn't it?
- Three kinds of wallpaper
- A border saying "Flowers Harmony and Love" over and over
- Green picture molding
We pretty much ignored this when it was just a guest room, but if you know Jen and I you can imagine our kid is unlikely to be the Flowers Harmony and Love type.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
The old guest room had to be turned into the baby room, which meant we had to relocate a guest sleeping area, our treadmill, and two full Billy bookcases. To have enough room for all that in my home office and Jen's craft room, we we needed to close up a large wall opening that had connected my home office with Jen's craft room, which meant calling back Tico's Carpentry, the reliable folks who moved a doorway and built an extra wall when we were renovating our kitchen. We had to buy a bunch of bookshelves -- more Billys for Jen, and a bunch of Elfa shelves from the Container Store for me.
The upshot was a couple months with the second floor in chaos -- I only got the new storage shelves into my closet last week. But the results were good. I'll put up a separate post with before & after shots of the baby room itself.