May 18
Evie Aime: *Eating books. Yes, you read that right. EATING not READING, though she likes the latter, too. Just not as much as the former, much to our dismay. We got her so many different types of teething things, hoping they would be more appetizing, but nothing can compare, apparently, to paper or cardboard with …
Mar 31
For anyone who knows us, words are a pretty big deal for this family, both reading and speaking. Our girl doesn’t talk yet -she makes sounds that we might like to believe are real words, but aren’t consistent enough to prove that they are -but she does understand quite a bit. I haven’t pinned down …
Feb 22
I can’t believe she’s already over a year! I feel like she’s changing faster now than she did in her first 12 months. It’s not true, and it’s really only because there are now physical Events. Like responding when we talk to her in a way that seems intentional, or standing up unassisted, or -GASP! …
Feb 19
Evie Aime: *Putting a dish cloth or blanket over her head, and then crawling around. She’ll bump into things and keep going, completely unfazed. *Climbing into a basket -whether for laundry or storage -and then playing with her toys inside. What she’s really doing, though, is waiting for one of us to push her around …
Jan 01
Our little girl turned ONE! We spent the day running errands; it was a sunny but cold day, and we went off to New Hampshire to make a Sam’s Club run, then to the Asian market and Trader Joe’s. Yes, that’s right. We spent the day like any other. When we got home, I made …
Dec 04
Have you seen Amelie? Great movie. There’s a bit in there where the narrator takes the viewer through what various characters like (aime) and don’t like (n’aime pas). Tells a lot about each character and since it amuses me to do so, I’m applying it here. Evie Aime: *Sucking on tags. Doesn’t matter on what …
Dec 02
Attention Grandparents et al.! This was one of the first crawling bits. She’s way better at it now, of course, but just want to share a little of how she experienced this first bit of mobility. Sorry -we can only attach < 5 seconds of video. When we have time, we’ll look at what the …