New Dad

This started out as a Dad's perspective on my wife Katrina's pregnancy and a way to keep the family updated. Alina arrived in February 2006 and now it's more about our parenting adventures. Now we've added Evelyn in July 2008.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Yes We Can (update my blog) ! !

Where to start on this Inauguration Day, in Daddydom? It has been too long. We went through a really rough patch with colds. I had laryngitis, Alina had bronchitis, Evie had 102 fever and runny nose/cough and wouldn't eat, Katrina had a fever (we don't seem to have any adult thermometers) and cough. On top of everything Evie was also teething. She popped one tooth on the bottom last week, about two months earlier than Alina's came. Apparently, it's just different for everyone. Some kids are even born with teeth, our Doctor said. See said tooth below!


Alina has really gotten into role playing with her, for lack of a better term, action figures. They're Cinderella action figures, but they're still action figures! It started a couple of months ago when I would take one of her stuffed animals and have it gesture to her, but not speak. Waving, dancing, nodding yes and no, etc. She would speak to the animal and I would respond with the appropriate movement. Eventually, she would pick up her own stuffed animal and we'd go on an adventure together. Granted, just about every adventure starts out with her asking, "Do you wanna go to my birthday party?" but we can go from there. I used to do long form improv, you know! Soon she started playing both parts on her own and it's hilarious and mildly scary to watch. Sometimes the drama betwixt the two characters gets out of hand. They'd start arguing with each other and Alina would inevitably start getting emotional. When there weren't any toys around, she'd do it with her feet and hands. The right foot would be arguing with her left foot over something like, "That's mine, no it's mine!" If I started doing that it would be decidedly less cute.

Saturday, January 03, 2009

Sittin' and Grinnin'