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Tag: Sparklet
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discriminating palate
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i’ve got no clue what the heck is going on, but all of a sudden sparklet has developed a discriminating palate. and by “discriminating” i mean she will only eat black beans.the lady sparkler has been slowly working more and more real food into her diet, and it must have dawned on her that we’ve been holding out — suddenly, that crappy-old pureed vegetables and fruits wasn’t going to cut it anymore.
not that there was every a doubt, but it looks like we’ve created a diva.
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firsts: sheet fort
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guestbook: katie
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the first phase is the deepest
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not that she really needed any more neat tricks, but sparklet is entering a “I’m tired so I’m going to sit up” phase.putting her to bed the last couple of nights has been awesome.
of course, even better will be the “I’m tired so I’m going to stand and wail in the crib” phase, and the “I’m tired so I’m going to destroy this room” phase.
awesome.
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“you didn’t tell me there were people back here…”
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sparklet’s first word is officially “hi”.she said it once last weekend, and the lady sparkler and i nearly jumped out of our skin. this weekend, however, she said it about half a dozen more times to pretty much anything that moved (and a lot of things that didn’t).
anyway, it now seems to be less like an verbal accident, and more like an actual word.
so, there you go.
(photo from the flight from manchester back to baltimore.)
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flexday: swimming pool
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most of the time it’s just me and the sparklet and there are just too many things to lose track of — hands on livestock, hands near eyes, hands in mouth mouth, stroller, camera, sanity, etc.
but this time i had help. and she had petting (that’s Flash the Miniature Mediterranean Donkey, btw).
the result? a bit of a yawner, actually.
sparklet only really identifies things as animals when they move — everything else is just a big carpet. but, if the animals are moving, she can’t pet them. if they’re not moving, then what’s the point?