Deep Thoughts By Ben

Upon seeing the potty I bought for Eliza:

"Life is hardly bearable if the toilet's uncomfortable."

Taaz Dot Com

It might be really fun...


Or it might be really disturbing.

Still Taking After Her Brother

Turns out I’m pretty consistent at producing babies who suck on their tongues while lifting one arm.

I Heart Preschool

When I was pregnant with Eliza, I remember thinking life would only be hard until she was 5½ months old, and then Liam would start preschool.

Today Liam went to his first day of preschool, and those 2½ hours without him this morning were every bit as nice as I imagined they would be.

Veto Power

Last night Ben and I got on the topic of church dances, which got him thinking about his 14-year-old church dance crush. After a few minutes of trying to remember her name, he exclaimed, “Autumn!” Then, after a few more seconds of thinking about her, he said, “We should name our next daughter Autumn.”

Right. That’s totally going to happen.

Formal Apology

To the makers of the newborn-sized shoes:

Five months later, my baby still doesn’t fit in size 0-3 month shoes. Turns out her feet are freakishly small. I'm sorry for calling you jokers.

Pacifier Free Zone

Eliza is 5 months old today, and she celebrated by sleeping for 10 hours straight last night. That’s pretty huge, because she’s been waking up at least once every night since birth, asking for me to stick her pacifier back in.

A few days ago I decided that her going to bed nicely with the pacifier wasn’t worth me waking up in the middle of the night, so I started letting her cry herself to sleep. I’m totally selfish like that.

But she slept 10 hours straight! And she’s happy! Come on, stop judging.

Mothers-in-Law

Yesterday my sister came over while I was reading a book that my mother-in-law loaned me.

"You're reading Girl with a Pearl Earring?" Schmath asked. "I loved that book."

"Then why didn't you loan it to me?" I asked.

"Because I borrowed it from my mother-in-law," she answered.

Seriously?

Who's the genius that made baby Tylenol bright red? Has there ever been a baby who swallowed that stuff without spitting it all over?

Comparing Notes

I was just looking at old photos of Liam when he was Eliza's age, and it turns out that at 4 months old he was pretty good at grabbing his toes.


Eliza seems to be slightly developmentally challenged in the toe area, but at least she's really good at sticking out her tongue.