February 2011
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Mamas, I need your help
I would like to buy Charlotte some alphabet blocks, preferably wooden. When I was pregnant I had posted a link to a fantastic set of alphabet blocks but of course now I can’t find it.
Do you have any recommendations?
Fridays are for...
Doing laundry.
For the last 2 years Winston has been driving me mad when I sort out the laundry. He sniffs around the piles of clothes and generally gets in the way. It usually ends with me chasing him across the apartment for a smelly sock that he has made off with.
Since Charlotte learned to crawl last week, I have another little minx getting in the way and making a mess of my piles.
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Fridays are for...
Swimming lessons at the JCC on the Upper West Side. Charlotte even looks cute in a swim cap. Me - not so much.
I tried to teach Charlotte the ins and outs of blowing bubbles. She was far more interested in drinking the water, that undoubtedly is 8 parts water and 2 parts baby pee.
Sunday was for....
A trip to the snow-covered dog park.
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Sunday was for....
Giving the dog a bath.
When it snows in New York City it is absolutely beautiful….for about 24 hours. And then the snow gets dirty. Oh, and the rubbish doesn’t get collected for weeks. It’s all sorts of disgusting on the sidewalk at the moment.
Which makes for a very dirty dog.
I can’t wait for the warmer weather so Winston can get a puppy cut again.
Sunday was for....
…baking nutella banana bread.
I really love banana bread. And I really love nutella. So when Alexis posted this recipe for nutella banana bread I knew it was something I had to try.
The verdict: OH MY GOD IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Something I must admit: I’m a bowl licker. I’m so bad that sometimes I eat more batter than I put in the tin to bake. And when I...
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Swimming Class
On Friday morning I took Charlotte to her first swimming class. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed and I really didn’t feel like going - especially weird because I’ve been looking forward to baby swimming lessons since I was pregnant.
We donned our swimsuits and then put a thousand layers on top of that and headed out into the snowy streets (apparently the car behind us needs...
