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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Step by step

Claire is taking baby steps.

Three steps is the most we've seen so far, then she'll squat down on her bum and power crawl to wherever she needs to go. She had us fooled into thinking she would be into a full sprint by now, considering she's been free standing for months.

Oh well, no rush. The crawl and cruise method seems to suit her just fine, and she's efficient at it. Also, who needs to walk when there's always someone bigger around to scoop her up. Claire does seem to like to be on her feet though. When she's really happy and excited she'll stand up and clap her hands and screech in delight. When music is playing she'll stand and bob up and down and clap her hands and screech in delight.

She's a happy kid, just not in a hurry to walk anywhere.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

A lesson on lectricons

This evening Lauren was trying to explain to C and I about "lectricons".

"Mom, dad, do you know about lectricons? They're very fast and they go from one place to the other."

She went on to demonstrate by scooting across the kitchen.

"Lectricons? You mean electrons?" I asked.

"Yeah, lectrons."

Then I thought, "Wow! What a great daycare progamme, the kids are learning some neat stuff these days."

"Do you know what they look like?" She asked.


Thinking back to grade 7 science class I began to answer, "Well, they're very small and-"

"Yeah, they're small and they're fast especially when they're running after gold."

"Gold?" I asked.

"Yeah, a pot of gold."

And the conversation suddenly became way less complicated than what I thought I was getting into.

"Ooooohhh!! You mean leprechauns!

"Yeah, lepritons... lectrons... lectricons..."

With a bit more practice she may have it sorted out by St. Patrick's Day.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

March on

March isn't my favourite month.

There, I said it. Apologies to those who celebrate birthdays or other significant milestones this time of year. I've tried to like it, it is the month of Spring after all, but in this part of the country it's dreary and damp and dirty and just drags on.

By March I just want winter to be done with already. There are a few breakthrough days when the sun shines and the temperature rises, but it's almost always just a tease as the temperature dips and the sun goes into hiding again the next day.

So what do I do to keep my spirits up? I keep an eye out for the simple things. Yesterday I was walking in the drizzling rain to pick up Claire from daycare and heard a bird chirping. It made me smile because it was the first chirping I've heard in a very long while. Today I was strolling through Canadian Tire and was pleased to see the bikes and camping gear and gardening supplies out on display. Count on retail stores to be ahead of the calendar. There were a few shelves of snow boots and other miscellaneous winter gear, but they'll be gone soon ;)

Simple pleasure # 19 - bird song

The twitter of a bird at dusk on a dreary day in March.

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Daylight savings

There already aren't enough hours in the day, and tonight we're going to lose one. Bugger...

Happens every year and every year I'm not quite ready for it.