Just a Little List

I wanted to really ponder this week's list. I wanted to make it thoughtful and interesting. I wanted to change your lives with the incredible meaning of it.
Who am I kidding, its just a little list.

As the kids are growing up way too fast, roll the video camera and make sure you get these things on tape,(or DVD, or SD card?)
-sports practices, games and lessons (in case they make it to the big leagues)
-the play the kids write, direct and perform in the basement(in case they make it in Hollywood)
-quiet moments like sleeping or reading (too prove it happened)
-first day of the school year (every year until they forbid it)
-sibling arguments...okay, we know they're really fights (for therapy later)

What did I miss?

We seem to focus so much attention on the early years, understandably so, they change so much in the first couple of years. As they get older, the changes are more subtle and yet sometimes more profound. Most importantly, capturing those moments reminds them that we love them.

I have to go now. There is a giant baby chewing on a defenceless "Little" bus driver.

You Were Expecting a List?

Yes, I know. I told you I wasn't very good at this commitment thing. Hmmmm, what should we list about this week, 4 days late?

How about my favourite reasons for being late.

-"The baby was napping." (substitute "poopy", "cranky", "hungry"). I will use him for an excuse as long as I can.
-"I had nothing to wear." Its a classic.
-"My watch was wrong." Surprising how many times this is true.
-"The traffic on Glenmore was hell." Okay, its harder to get away with this one now, but its still a fave.
-"My dog got out just as I was leaving." I don't have a dog. ;-)

As you can see, I could use some new excuses. How do you complete the sentence "I'm so sorry I was late..."?

A List Like No Other

When I called it the "Weekly List" I clearly was not thinking about how quickly weeks go by. Should have called it "Monthy List".

Five Things I Wish I Could Remember

1. Where I put all our old camera tapes.
2. How to speak French.
3. To keep my voice down after a couple of glasses of wine.
4. Which "its" is which "it's".
5. Words. The right ones. When I need them.

That's it. Not great, but there it is.

Anyone got anything they'd like to remember?

Just Like Riding a Bike

We had a couple of extra days off this week, and the weather wasn't bad, and maybe I was just a little bored, so I took the training wheels off.

Here's how that went...



And how it ended...



I guess it wasn't as simple as I thought it would be.

Does anyone remember how one learns to ride a bicycle?

List Worthy

Oh, you thought I wasn't going to do it every week, didn't you? Well, to be honest, I was a little sceptical myself. But here I am, so let's make a list.

Here are my favourite videotaped moments from a baby's first year.

Smiling (no explanation needed)
Rolling Over (usually results in a LOT of video of baby almost rolling over)
Eating "Solid" Food (is there anything better than runny rice cereal all over baby's face?)
Laughing (always results in video of parents making funny noises)
Older sibling or other child kissing baby (oh so sweet)
Baby making screeching noises (they are NOT fun at the time, but later on video...)
Crawling (usually results in a LOT of video of baby almost crawling)
Baby falling over (admit it, as long as they are not hurt, its a little bit funny)

There we go, I guess there are 8 this week. As usual, please add your own. I'm sure I've missed some good ones.

Growling Tiger!