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Babysitting Ben
I can’t believe it’s already been 10 months since Emmett was born, yet it still seems like so long ago.  This past Sunday, James, Emmett and I went to Shawn and Sara’s to babysit one-month old Ben while they went out for a lunch date, and it seemed like such a flash back. I also realized how much easier it is to look after a one-month old than it is a 10-month old.  My gosh!  It’s crazy to think about how our lives have evolved in 10 months.

Mr. Sippy
About a couple of months ago, I started getting ready for the weening-off-the-bottle-to-sippy-cup phase.  I bought some transitional sippy cups from Munchkin (which have a soft spout made of a silicon material similar to Emmett’s bottle’s nipples) and even the real things, planning to be fully prepared.  When I first gave Emmett the transitional sippy, his reaction was basically, “What the heck is this thing?” which then of course resulted in frustration and the cup bouncing off the floor.  I decided to put

The Apple Remedy
Emmett spent last weekend up in Maine with Gran Lucy and Grandpa Mac to give James and I some time alone to celebrate our 2-year (dating) anniversary.  While it was fun to do some adult things like go out to dinner, have intelligent conversations and see a movie at the theater, I’m not gonna lie – I missed the little goober. Of course he just had to do some growing while we were away.  Lucy noticed a budding tooth in the front, top row of hia gums while he was in her custody, which has without a doubt contributed to his crankiness this week.  Luckily though, Lucy also came up with what I’m calling the apple remedy: a semi-peeled apple for E

Happy Halloween from a Ferocious Blue Monster
That’s right – ferocious.  Or maybe just adorable.  Either way, Emmett’s costume is awesome.  Too bad he’s a little young for trick-or-treating and we have no place to show it off.  I’m actually thinking of taking him to the supermarket today for some grocery shopping, because at least some people will be able to see him costumed in person.  That is, if he can tolerate being in it for more than 5 minutes (the current record).

Drunk Baby
When Emmett has a bad day, he goes straight to the bottle.  I guess it’s never too soon to have that “Don’t Drink and Drive” chat with your son… Drunk Baby Good thing it’s only formula. Age Timer: