I groan every time I read a blog and the writer says “I haven’t written in a long time, please forgive me, I’m going to do better, really, I promise…” Bloggers worldwide have to let go of the guilt. It’s also very boring to read about someone apologizing. It’s like a presentation where the presenter gets onstage and messes around with his equipment for 5 minutes. So having said that, I won’t apologize about the long time between posts.
Now, I had a new idea to keep the effort of a new post low, which would make a new post more likely to happen. I’ll take some snippets from recent IMs, make them readable, and voila, an update. So here goes #1 in a multi-part series.
From a conversation with Mom on Monday, Nov. 20, 2006.
Mom ordered a name puzzle for Sophia for Christmas. Thanks! I think it helped Nathaniel know the letters of his name. In the first days of preschool they tested to see if he could write his name, and they showed it to us at the recent parent/teacher conference. Poor kid has too many letters. He knows what letters are in his name, and even how many of each. But the order is the challenge. He got halfway through his name and stalled out. Also, he did like doing the puzzle even before he knew letters.
We went to TRU and Nathaniel rode on real bikes with training wheels. Very cute. He hasn’t done much with real bikes, just a bit in his friend Milo’s basement. But he did quite well. Maggie and I were impressed. We’d like him to have a bike for Christmas. There were a couple that fit him for about $70-$90, which isn’t bad. A Schwinn that says “Safari” and a Spiderman bike. We preferred the Schwinn because it’s a good brand and it doesn’t have a character on it. Please let me know if anyone wants to “sponsor” this gift! 
Mom: How are you and your daughter getting along these days?
Well the cold has been a problem at night still. She does seem happy during the day, full of energy, likes to be involved in whatever the kids are doing, laughs at that. She did have to be held a lot yesterday, and actually most of the time, still. She sits in her chair and on the floor though, so I guess it’ s not all the time
Mom: How about the eating?
She still gets distracted while breastfeeding, but boy does she love to eat. Her weight is good–although because of regular food, which isn’t as good as from milk….? At the 6-month checkup she had only gained a few ounces, but she gained a couple pounds by the 7-month checkup.
We’re still wiping noses a lot the last few days… These colds started before our trip in October… When will they go away?!
