Archive for February, 2009
There are only two options
Either Sarah and I can’t follow simple instructions – say, how to measure an infant from head to foot, or Our daughter is freakishly tall. Her length from tip to toe is 62cm, at seven-and-a-half weeks’ old. If you refer to either the NZ growth charts, or the somewhat less readable WHO ones, you will […]
February 22nd, 2009 by Damian | Posted in Uncategorized | No comments »
Well, crap.
What do you get if you have a baby that doesn’t poo for five days? You get the most unholy amount of liquefied crap ever seen in one location. Rapidly. Through the clothes, on the sofa. Through two cloth nappies. Everywhere, EVERYWHERE. It was like an explosion in a Crayola factory, assuming that the factory […]
February 19th, 2009 by Damian | Posted in Uncategorized | No comments »
She smiled at me today.
She may now be allowed to stay with us.
February 11th, 2009 by Damian | Posted in Uncategorized | No comments »
Straight in a home, as soon as he can legally do it
Sarah opened the hall cupboard today and somewhat perplexedly pulled out half an aeroplane, a hard hat, and a painted cardboard roll. Upon being asked, Zach looked up and explained that “them were old”.
February 6th, 2009 by Damian | Posted in Uncategorized | No comments »
An indicator of things to come?
At four weeks, Zach was in the 20th percentile of weight. At one month, Samantha is in the 85th. I can’t help but sense some sort of rivalry here.
February 4th, 2009 by Damian | Posted in Uncategorized | No comments »
Minor, sleep-deprived update
There have been not many updates here because of the following two factors working in conjunction with each other: Samantha doesn’t like to sleep for more than a few hours a night, and Zach thinks that getting up after 6am is a ridiculous proposition. So the routine while I’ve been on leave has been for […]
February 1st, 2009 by Damian | Posted in Uncategorized | No comments »