http://baby.thefriedmans.net The story of Lex, Lauren, and baby making three. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:03:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is why it can take a long time to get through Anya's bedtime routine: http://baby.thefriedmans.net/2008/08/27/anya-the-literary-analyst/ We were very lucky this summer in that we got to join my parents, my sisters Samantha and Melanie, my brother Brian, Samantha's boyfriend Erik, and Melanie's friend Anne on a week-long trip to Taino Beach in the Bahamas (or the 'Hamas, as Anya called it all week before we ... http://baby.thefriedmans.net/2008/08/25/our-trip-to-the-bahamas/ This past Sunday, Lauren went into NYC to visit a friend. I told Anya that because Mommy was taking the bus to New York, that Anya and I would have a very special Daddy Daughter Day. I had her at "bus." "Mommy take the bus! Mommy go to New Jork!" (Anya has ... http://baby.thefriedmans.net/2008/08/14/daddy-daughter-day/ This is how Anya sits in her high chair, every time: She'll keep her feet like that for most of the meal.  I don't see how that can possibly be comfortable, but it seems to work for her! http://baby.thefriedmans.net/2008/08/10/how-anya-sits-in-her-high-chair/ Someone in one of my December 2008 pregnancy groups inspired me to try making a fleece blanket for the baby.  I found some instructions online and got the material.  Then last night I started the blanket.  I finished it this morning!  I'm so excited about it.  I love to crochet ... http://baby.thefriedmans.net/2008/08/08/baby-blanket/ I am currently sitting next to an ever-growing list of Anya stories I've been meaning to blog about, so I thought I should get cracking.  I'll try to keep each one brief, but that's always a challenge for me! 1. A few weeks ago Anya mastered the French door lever ... http://baby.thefriedmans.net/2008/08/05/8-short-stories/ I can't believe it's already August and the summer will soon be over!  How did it go so fast?  We still have a lot planned for the coming weeks, and we've been enjoying some fun family time, too. Tonight we went out in the backyard after dinner. I got a ... http://baby.thefriedmans.net/2008/08/04/more-fun-this-summer/ I'm 21 weeks and 2 days pregnant today! More than halfway there. Baby Girl Friedman has been kicking, jumping, and rolling all over the place. At our ultrasound she was head down, but she must have turned again because most of the jabs I get are sucker ... http://baby.thefriedmans.net/2008/07/30/halfway-there-and-then-some/ Last Friday we took Anya to the dentist to the first time.  Knowing how she feels about going to the pediatrician, we did our best to prep her for the dentist.  We talked about it for a whole week and I took a book out of the library about the ... http://baby.thefriedmans.net/2008/07/28/anyas-first-trip-to-the-dentist/ Tantrums and fits of crying are on the rise here - not surprising, as Anya nears her second birthday.  We're trying to use a lot of the techniques you might read about when approaching these kinds of behaviors, including reflecting what we see and labeling emotions.  Tonight when I was ... http://baby.thefriedmans.net/2008/07/27/mad/