whoa. seriously.

so, what. i know its only been like 8 months since my last post. so? what do you want!

things in beantown are lovely. moving right along. fast. work is work, school is coming to a close (one more semester of classes before thesis! YAY!) and the kai is growing at a standard rate. he says mama and dada, but doesnt exactly associate those words with his parents. he says hi, but not on command. he cant waive yet, which is disappointing.

a few days ago, on the t, a man and woman got into a fight. strangers screaming at each other within 2 feet of one another. yeesh. i can imagine stabbing fellow passengers on the train when they 1. sit with their legs extremely far apart and 2. make love to the poles on which everyone must cling to in order to stay upright. but i would never actually stab anyone - crazy canadians!

for kicks a few more pics

the christ, the baby and impending doom

first of all, t'was the kaiser's first christmas. i believe he was sleeping, or being fed or held by some family member. that's really what he does best. but, he is much more alert now, so he spends more time awake. during this time, i desperately try to prove how much he loves me by getting him to smile, or giggle. oh, and giggling is new. and i also found out he really likes it when i try to "eat" his feet.


so, more about the baby? well, today we decided on a caregiver, re: second mommy. see, i sort of wish i could stay at home, but i also miss my job a little and we definitely need money(sidenote: apparently, at my office, working 20 hrs a week during your last months of pregnancy and then taking 2 1/2 months off of work = promotion and more money). but, i will honestly say that in a perfect world i would totally stay at home, at least for the first two years. instead, i have found doris, the kid's second mommy. which he will probably love more. but she is super bubbly and sweet and has been child watching for 17 years, has lovely children, etc. i tried to check out day care centers, but they totally sucked and were run by women named gloria who smelled like cigarettes and sadness.


so, i am trying to get myself together so i can go back to work on the 14th. and get back to designing. and crying at my desk.


however, tomorrow is a big day - its shot time. oooh, man. kaiser is so going to hate that. i am going to try really hard not to flip. hopefully, he will forget about this terrible day. but probably not. after all, second mommy never made him get shots.