Because Christmas is fast approaching and it’s hard to believe, we thought a little injection of Christma spirit would do good. We bundled up Marie-Hélène and convinced the grandparents that seeing the Winnipeg Children’s Choir perform in Downtown Winnipeg’s Heart of the Holidays initiative, would be just the thing. And this, dear blog readers, is [...]
Category Archives: Marie-Hélène
Making strange
December 3, 2009 – 2:18 pm
Marie-Hélène reached another milestone, somewhere between jumping and a diaper change, and I didn’t notice. In fact, I completely forgot there was going to be a stage where anyone other than the two people who faithfully feed her and laugh when she sneezes, would be treated as strangers… no matter how handsome or wise, or [...]
Jolly jumping
November 30, 2009 – 3:35 pm
Between Christian and I, we’ve collected a number of comments from parents saying how much their kids just loved the Jolly Jumper. So we tried it… and now we’re not sure who’s happier for it… Marie-Hélène, the little jumping bean, or us, for watching her.
The Jolly Jumper from Jacinta Palud on Vimeo.
The view from my desk
November 26, 2009 – 4:44 pm
Notice the feminine touch?
“Do you think I’ll ever find more time in my day to do work?” I ask Christian.
“No…”
(Me) Sigh… “You don’t think she’ll learn to play more independently?”
Essays and the like have become so much harder to write. I wonder if I’m normal when my whole day seems busy, but I’ve hardly done [...]
Roll over
November 18, 2009 – 12:44 pm
Marie-Hélène’s new favorite thing: rolling over onto her tummy. Then, after a few minutes of enjoying the new view, she fusses until we put her back on her back. Repeat.
John’s comment after he heard that Marie-Hélène prefers formula to breastmilk: “I guess she’s the kind of person that would put up an artificial tree at [...]
Our little piggie
November 11, 2009 – 11:06 am
This is a sneak peek into Marie-Hélène’s room, now that a new window is installed and the curtains are up! We’re so delighted with the result… Thank-you Aunt Sue!
Marie-Hélène, since drinking from the bottle has been gaining weight like never before… In the last week she’s half a pound heavier! We suspect she’s trying to [...]
Picture perfect or not
November 6, 2009 – 7:00 am
New suit… picture op… Smiles? Straight collar? No hands-in-mouth? Eyes looking at me? All a matter of the stars alighning just right. She’s bottle-feeding on my milk, and so delighted with the change, she gained 5 ounces in the last week. I nearly weighed her twice, but she peed on the scale.
Kitty
November 2, 2009 – 7:00 am
Grandma wanted to see Marie-Hélène’s smile. And Marie-Hélène does smile… When I brought her to Christian’s school, the secretaries nearly melted just watching her smile repeatedly. She’s quite generous… She’ll even tilt her head and look like she’s all coy about it too. So I tried to capture it. I figured for Halloween, Marie-Hélène would [...]
Appointment
October 30, 2009 – 7:00 am
On Tuesday, we went for Marie-Hélène’s four month check-up. Of course, she’s underweight, and since the last appointment, she apparently only grew one eigth of an inch. If that were true, one eigth of an inch outgrows sleepers at a surprising rate. So, we tell the doctor that Marie-Hélène simply doesn’t drink much, but she’s [...]
Lullabye
October 21, 2009 – 7:00 am
Last Friday, we had a friend over for supper. It was her first time meeting Marie-Hélène and amoung some nice gifts, she gave us a CD of lullabies. So far, Marie-Hélène has been listening to the same music we listen to… we haven’t made any effort to stream Mozart into her dreams. So, last night [...]