Many of SteelyKid’s first words have been transportation-related (“Truck! Vroom Vroom!”), which makes the four-level wooden parking garage she got from her Aunt Erin even more awesome. And it’s pretty awesome: As you can see, she grasped the idea almost immediately. That’s from last night, after we got it put together. Below the fold, you… Continue reading Thursday Toddler Blogging 081910
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Thursday Toddler Blogging 081210
Now that she’s officially two years old, SteelyKid gets to sit in the big chairs: She also insisted on the forced-perspective thing to make her look even bigger compared to Appa. And the string cheese. She’s all about the string cheese.
It’s Not Nerd Parenting Without Graphs
SteelyKid had her two-year checkup this morning, which means we got new weight and length measurements for her. It’s been a while since I did anything really dorky with her data, so here are a couple of graphs tracking her growth: (Yes, they’re in English units, not SI. Deal with it.)
Toddler Thermodynamics
As seen in yesterday’s post, SteelyKid got a grill this weekend: This led to one of the cutest toddler anecdotes to date, which I’ll put below the fold for the sake of those heartless souls who don’t like cute kids.
Sunday Suburban Toddler Blogging
SteelyKid was down in Boston at her grandmother’s for a few days, which was a nice break, but it’s always good to get home to Chateau SteelyKid: Notice the spiffy new grill in the right corner of the patio, Of course, when you’re out of town for a few days, all sorts of work piles… Continue reading Sunday Suburban Toddler Blogging
It Was Two Years Ago Today…
Happy second birthday, SteelyKid! That wasn’t taken on her birthday, but it’s one of my favorite early pictures of her. Now, of course, she looks like this:
Thursday Thbbppt Blogging
I meant to take a picture of SteelyKid yesterday, before she left for Grammy’s, so we would have a Toddler Blogging shot for the week. Alas, I am a dope, so you will have to make do with this out-take from last week’s shots, in which SteelyKid shares her opinion of her father’s dodgy memory:… Continue reading Thursday Thbbppt Blogging
Tuesday Toddler Blogging
SteelyKid’s second birthday is Saturday, so we’re getting her a few things. Given the recent video I posted, one of her presents was really obvious: As you can tell, she’s inherited her father’s skillset. If the dunk picture doesn’t convince you, this picture of her ace ball-handling ought to:
A Reason Why Paper Books Will Survive
Every couple of weeks, there’s another bunch of stories about how e-books are transforming the world, and paper books will soon survive only as collectible fetish objects. It occurred to me this morning that I share a house with a reason why paper books will be around for a while yet, at least in some… Continue reading A Reason Why Paper Books Will Survive
Thursday Toddler Blogging 072910
I don’t know if Dijon the giraffe has made a Toddler Blogging appearance yet, but in case she hasn’t, here she is: SteelyKid is in the process of explaining that Dijon is her giraffe (“My graph!”). Which she is, being a gift from Aunt Erin and Aunt ‘Stasia. She’s a rather heavy knit giraffe, and… Continue reading Thursday Toddler Blogging 072910