Nola has started to repeat everything I say, which includes a few things that sound like things I need to stop saying before they stick in her ever-expanding vocabulary. She’s also really into playing games. This game, in which I’ve taught her to run away, bring back her cup, hand it to me, and to [...]

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Food is going to be a constant source of consternation.
Actually, allow me to rephrase.
Food is going to be a constant source of nutrition (trying to keep it positive!) even if Nola signs an exclusivity contract with one type of cuisine at a time. For the last month it has been nothing but Cheerios [...]

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When I found out there were several places in Chicago that had baby music classes starting at 6 months of age, I was gung-ho to get Nola enrolled. When I discovered that 6-week classes, which had babies sit in a circle and learn about rhythm, would set us back $120 clams, I decided that we [...]

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The only downside to having a baby in April is that now, finally, Nola is ready to hit the park. But the weather is no longer jiving with outdoor escapades so our time to swing is limited. Had she been a bigger girl, we could have put her in the infant swing sooner, but even [...]

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Only a week after she perfected the art of sitting up alone, Nola pulled herself up to standing. She was in her crib (which is now lowered), supervised, where she commenced 7 repetitions of up-and-down. Her guns are ripped, so to speak. Hulkamania ain’t got nothing on Nola.
She’s only 6-1/2 months old, but she now [...]

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