Showing posts with label baby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby. Show all posts
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Sunday, December 14, 2014
December 13-- Advent at ADAFT 2014!
C is learning new words just about every day. People often ask if she is learning Danish. She is! But mostly English, though she understands quite a bit of both. In an effort to quantify it (and to satisfy our curiosity and love of making lists), here are Clara's words. In total we count 41 English words, 19 Danish words, and 7 ambiguous. So there you have it, our baby speaks ~72% English!
Clothes:
Shoes (pronounced "shoosh")
Hat*
Boots
Colors:
Blue
Pink
Green
Orange
Food:
Clementine ("tine")
Zucchini ("kini")
Cheese
Verbs:
Eat
Push
Move
Hop*
Dance*
Turn
Help
Assorted
Mama
Daddy
Baby*
Fish ("ish")
Mouse ("mimi")
Bee*
Please
More
Balloon
Tree
Up
Down
Not
No
Yes
Pool
Two*
Stinky ("tinky")
Tea
Toes
Nose
Eye
Key
Door*
Moon
Hand
Home
Owl
Oh no!
Boom
Hole*
Danish:
Bog (book)
And (duck)
Tak (thanks)
Tog (train)
Oppe (on top of)
På (on)
Bil (car)
Øf øf (the sound a pig makes in Danish)
Gok gok (the sound a chicken makes)
Pige (girl)
Blåbær (blueberry)
Boller (rolls)
Nej (no)
Pingvin (penguin)
Tung (heavy)
Tom (empty)
Tur (turn, as in "my turn!")
Kanin (rabbit)
Tegne (to draw)
Tit-tit! (peek-a-boo)
Hej-hej (bye-bye)
*The English and Danish versions of these words are similar. Which one is she using? No one knows!
Clothes:
Shoes (pronounced "shoosh")
Hat*
Boots
Colors:
Blue
Pink
Green
Orange
Food:
Clementine ("tine")
Zucchini ("kini")
Cheese
Verbs:
Eat
Push
Move
Hop*
Dance*
Turn
Help
Assorted
Mama
Daddy
Baby*
Fish ("ish")
Mouse ("mimi")
Bee*
Please
More
Balloon
Tree
Up
Down
Not
No
Yes
Pool
Two*
Stinky ("tinky")
Tea
Toes
Nose
Eye
Key
Door*
Moon
Hand
Home
Owl
Oh no!
Boom
Hole*
Danish:
Bog (book)
And (duck)
Tak (thanks)
Tog (train)
Oppe (on top of)
På (on)
Bil (car)
Øf øf (the sound a pig makes in Danish)
Gok gok (the sound a chicken makes)
Pige (girl)
Blåbær (blueberry)
Boller (rolls)
Nej (no)
Pingvin (penguin)
Tung (heavy)
Tom (empty)
Tur (turn, as in "my turn!")
Kanin (rabbit)
Tegne (to draw)
Tit-tit! (peek-a-boo)
Hej-hej (bye-bye)
*The English and Danish versions of these words are similar. Which one is she using? No one knows!
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Happy Birthday!
We can
hardly believe it, but tiny C is one year (and 2 days) old! Where did
the time go? (Not to sleeping, that's for sure). The birthday girl
celebrated with presents, peanut butter cupcakes, and Skype sessions
galore.
Congratulations on your first year, C! Many many many happy returns of the day!
Intriguing... especially the lump lurking by the fridge!
The bow is always the best part.
Thanks for birthday, Mommy!
So that's what was lurking in the kitchen!
Tillykke med fødselsdagen!
Happy birthday to you!
I love my cupcake!
Yes, yes, I am very famous and important now.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Because of Babies and Brownies
I'm pretty sure most of the readers of this blog just want to see more pictures of tiny C, so this post will probably make their day! Sorry it's been so long in coming.
The thing is, C keeps me pretty busy, but that's really no excuse. Lots of people have a kid--some even have more than one!--and they still manage to get stuff done. The real truth is that blogging isn't always my top priority. For instance, on Sunday C was napping, and did I blog? No, instead I made brownies.
I'll digress here and point out that it's still cold and still snowing, and brownies were clearly the only way to go. Also, I've found a new brownie recipe which is possibly the best vegan brownie I've ever made or eaten. It's here. I was skeptical at first, because of the banana, but you really can't taste banana! And trust me, I am not one of those vegans who eats brownies made out of dates, walnuts, and carob, and claims they taste just like a real brownie. They do not. But this one is seriously good, so make it and be happy.
Or if you don't want to make brownies, you can just look at the baby pictures and be happy that way instead.
Because babies and brownies may make for bad bloggers, but they make us pretty happy too.
The thing is, C keeps me pretty busy, but that's really no excuse. Lots of people have a kid--some even have more than one!--and they still manage to get stuff done. The real truth is that blogging isn't always my top priority. For instance, on Sunday C was napping, and did I blog? No, instead I made brownies.
I'll digress here and point out that it's still cold and still snowing, and brownies were clearly the only way to go. Also, I've found a new brownie recipe which is possibly the best vegan brownie I've ever made or eaten. It's here. I was skeptical at first, because of the banana, but you really can't taste banana! And trust me, I am not one of those vegans who eats brownies made out of dates, walnuts, and carob, and claims they taste just like a real brownie. They do not. But this one is seriously good, so make it and be happy.
Or if you don't want to make brownies, you can just look at the baby pictures and be happy that way instead.
Because babies and brownies may make for bad bloggers, but they make us pretty happy too.
Friday, January 11, 2013
The Lifeys 2012!
Happy New Year, darling readers!
Yes, it's that time again. Time for the Lifeys!
(It's a guilty pleasure, we know, but we won't tell anyone how much you've been looking forward to this).
Best New Song: A Comet Appears, by The Shins
Best Meal Out: Thai Peacock in Portland, OR, August 2012
Best Meal In: our new tradition of Taco Tuesdays, especially if the zucchini salsa is involved
Best New Baby: tiny C!
Honorable Mentions: the UHS Alums October Babies, ie: baby boy L and baby girl A, as well as the November nearly-nephew, baby boy S.
Best New Job: B's new position as an assistant professor
Best New Album: Casino Twilight Dogs, by Youth Group (B's choice)
There's No Leaving Now, by The Tallest Man on Earth (E's choice)
Best Startlingly Amusing Movie: Horrible Bosses
(we saw some good stuff this year too, but nothing worth winning Best Actually Good Movie--did we miss something?)
Best New Cookbook: Tie: Vegan Sandwiches Save the Day! and Vegan Eats World
Best "High School Reunion:" B meeting his former German exchange students in Berlin this summer!
Best Penny Arcade Comics: Betwixt and Anthrophila
Most Uplifting Video We Found on the Internet: David Attenborough and the BBC giving us a Wonderful World
All told, looks like it's been another great year!
Yes, it's that time again. Time for the Lifeys!
(It's a guilty pleasure, we know, but we won't tell anyone how much you've been looking forward to this).
Best New Song: A Comet Appears, by The Shins
Best Meal Out: Thai Peacock in Portland, OR, August 2012
Best Meal In: our new tradition of Taco Tuesdays, especially if the zucchini salsa is involved
Best New Baby: tiny C!
Honorable Mentions: the UHS Alums October Babies, ie: baby boy L and baby girl A, as well as the November nearly-nephew, baby boy S.
Best New Job: B's new position as an assistant professor
Best New Album: Casino Twilight Dogs, by Youth Group (B's choice)
There's No Leaving Now, by The Tallest Man on Earth (E's choice)
Best Startlingly Amusing Movie: Horrible Bosses
(we saw some good stuff this year too, but nothing worth winning Best Actually Good Movie--did we miss something?)
Best New Cookbook: Tie: Vegan Sandwiches Save the Day! and Vegan Eats World
Best "High School Reunion:" B meeting his former German exchange students in Berlin this summer!
Best Penny Arcade Comics: Betwixt and Anthrophila
Most Uplifting Video We Found on the Internet: David Attenborough and the BBC giving us a Wonderful World
All told, looks like it's been another great year!
Friday, December 7, 2012
December 7--Advent at ADAFT 2012!
I think I've mentioned before how Danes like bikes.
It follows, then, that even though this post has zilch to do with Christmas, it is a valid Julekalender post, since bikes are totally awesome and festive and great.
In case it isn't clear to you yet, I'll be discussing bikes today. But you have to wait for it.
We have a baby now, which is both wonderful and terrifying. B and I are of course trying to do our best by her, and each other, and we spend a lot of time just DOING STUFF and hoping that it's the right thing to do. Sometimes, when it gets really hard--and also sometimes when it's particularly smooth-sailing and great--, B turns to me and says "We're really doing it."
He means that we're really being parents. We are really raising a child.
What it makes me think of, though, is a little kid who's just had the training wheels taken off his first bike. As he wobbles and teeters down the sidewalk, he's hollering "Look, look, I'm doing it, I'm really doing it!"
That's about what it feels like around here. Like we're sometimes wobbling along, and sometimes going way too fast, and sometimes about to tip over completely, but all the time we're doing it, we're really riding that bike.
It follows, then, that even though this post has zilch to do with Christmas, it is a valid Julekalender post, since bikes are totally awesome and festive and great.
In case it isn't clear to you yet, I'll be discussing bikes today. But you have to wait for it.
We have a baby now, which is both wonderful and terrifying. B and I are of course trying to do our best by her, and each other, and we spend a lot of time just DOING STUFF and hoping that it's the right thing to do. Sometimes, when it gets really hard--and also sometimes when it's particularly smooth-sailing and great--, B turns to me and says "We're really doing it."
He means that we're really being parents. We are really raising a child.
What it makes me think of, though, is a little kid who's just had the training wheels taken off his first bike. As he wobbles and teeters down the sidewalk, he's hollering "Look, look, I'm doing it, I'm really doing it!"
That's about what it feels like around here. Like we're sometimes wobbling along, and sometimes going way too fast, and sometimes about to tip over completely, but all the time we're doing it, we're really riding that bike.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Uncharted Territory
She's here! The Daring Duo is proud to present our tiny daughter, C! She is two weeks old, and already a real pipperoo.
C was born on October 17th at 2:36 AM, weighing in at 3.2 kilos, and 50 cm long. By now she's picked up a little extra length and a few extra grams to go with that. B and I think she's pretty great--and we're excited for the biggest adventure we've ever had together.
C was born on October 17th at 2:36 AM, weighing in at 3.2 kilos, and 50 cm long. By now she's picked up a little extra length and a few extra grams to go with that. B and I think she's pretty great--and we're excited for the biggest adventure we've ever had together.
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| The Daring Duo heads off to the hospital, childless for the last time. |
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| There she is! Feisty already. |
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| But sleepy too. |
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| B is the best. |
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| Gearing up for C's first outdoor adventure! |
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| B takes the pram out for a spin |
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