Monthly Archives: March 2007

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One of Those Days

March 30, 2007 – 8:49 pm

Today was a kind of tough one for our short friend. To borrow a euphemism from cousin Chloe, Win had ‘yukkies in his belly’ all day. Rather than give you all the gory details, I’ll put it this way: Win went through four changes of crib sheets, four sets of baby clothes, had three baths, and completely annihilated every article of clothing I was wearing at one point. Have you ever seen that one scene in the movie ‘Aliens’ where the android gets impaled by the alien tentacle? That’s a pretty good approximation of what it was like. Oddly enough, considering the violence with which he was expelling the contents of his gastro-intestinal tract from various orifices throughout the day, he was quite pleasant in between episodes. Cuddly even. It would have been downright enjoyable snuggling with him if we didn’t have to deal with the gnawing fear that he might erupt like a geyser at any moment. Anyway, he’s doing fine now, sleeping well so far tonight. Here’s a shot of Win and his barf bowl (no, it never actually worked) for your viewing enjoyment.

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Time in the Library

March 28, 2007 – 2:23 pm

Winfield has two baskets in the living room, one for his toys, and one for his books. His books are his favorite thing to play with. Recently he has been removing 5 or 6 books from his basket and setting them on the floor next to it. He then climbs into the basket and sits on top of the remaining books. Reaching outside the basket and underneath him he finds books to read.We call it time in the library.

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Clean on the Inside

March 26, 2007 – 2:59 pm

I was giving Win a bath and he became very interested in the bar of soap that I was using. He really wanted to play with it, so I let him. I figured that he would put it in his mouth. But I just figured that that would be a lesson that he could learn on his own. Sure enough the first thing that he did with the bar was give it a good lick. I thought that that would be the end of his relationship with the soap. I was wrong. After he licked it he stuck it in his mouth and took a pea sized bite out of it. Then he smiled and huge smile and stuck it back in his mouth and began chewing on it. Being a concerned mother I quickly dashed for the camera and caught this shot. If you look carefully you can see bite marks on the soap. After the picture I took it away from him.

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Fun-guy

March 25, 2007 – 12:13 pm

It is very easy to make Win laugh. Jared is throwing a football up and down. Win thinks that is about the funniest thing ever.

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Some Assembly Required

March 24, 2007 – 12:49 pm

As you may know from Win’s birthday post he received a Radio Flyer wagon from his Grandpa Goose and Grandma Jan. Spring has finally arrived in Holland (we know because we can now easily see the tulips peeking through the dirt). Jared and I decided that it was time to assemble Win’s wagon for him. He couldn’t have been more excited. He had been eying the lawn and driveway toys of the neighbors. As we removed the wagon from the box and began to assemble it, it became very clear to both Jared and I that Win knew what was being built. He knew that it was a toy and that it was for him. He was giddy with excitement. It was hard for Jared and I to believe that he could understand what this thing was, but it was clear that he did.Until yesterday Win thought that he had received a giant box to stand on from his grandparents. He was very excited to find out that there was something in it. He helped every step of the way. First we read the instructions.Then we figured out what tools we were going to need.Win made sure that every part was assembled correctly. He even utilized his small stature to tighten a couple of bolts that were in hard-to-reach spots.Once assembled he volunteered to be the first to test the integrity of the wagon.It works great. We have taken it on several walks around the block and to the park already.Thanks Grandpa and Grandma!

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Beacuse parenting really IS a competition

March 22, 2007 – 7:30 am

When visiting cousin Luke, who is 2 months younger, Luke performed a trick that Win didn’t know. Not to be outdone by Nathan and Janna we promptly taught Win.

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