no tree

originally the plan was to put up the Christmas tree this year. But after spending an hour at a used bookstore where the baby kept going after the ornaments, it's off the table. The kid is persistent when it comes to getting something. I want to be able to enjoy the holiday season without having the tree fall over every hour.

Time on the street

I've been keeping an Neilsen diary for the last week and it's amazing how much Sesame Street gets played on our TV. It helps that it airs 4 times a day between PBS, PBS Kids and Sprout. At least it's not Dora the Explorer.

Why delay the pain

Since there's no way to reason with the baby, I realize that there's no reason to completely appease her when it comes to wanting something or hating that it's being taken away. She's going to scream eventually. So just pick the moment when it won't matter and take it away. Or the moment you need a distraction to get someone off the phone.

While a three year-old's birthday party, I'm struck by the fact that the baby doesn't have a favorite movie. She did see Gamera, but I'm not sure if she prefers Godzilla. Does this make me a bad dad?

sine your pitty on the runny kine

I fear my daughter has learned English from watching Pootie Tang.

who needs college?

while getting the oil changed in the car, the baby picks through the toy box in the waiting room. Before I can stop her, she's roaming the hallway with a little baseball bat and a red marker and peeking into offices to yelp at workers. It's like she's already qualified to be middle management.

too much

at the library I met 2 women who were friends that had three year old boys and year old twin boys. That was really scary. Should we try for a second? What can be worse than twins? I don't think we'll get Octuplets.