chatting with li

these photos capture what li is often doing through the day--talking to me in a stream of consciousness style about what is going on--usually involving which animal he is at that moment and what it is doing. it is bemusing to me since i am a fairly quiet person--where did this engaging, talkative creature come from?

also, i want to remember his pale, floating, never-been-cut hair.

inside the egg

on tuesday, li was a very hungry caterpillar inside his egg waiting to hatch. i found this amusing to see him 'fitting' inside his egg; but this also reminded me of what i remember of childhood: the total absorption in imaginative play. i love seeing what unfolds from his mind each day.

she walks!

about a week ago fi started taking a few steps headed towards one of us. over the past few days she has been steadily practicing on her own. i look up from some task and enjoy seeing her just trying again and again--there she goes unsteadily down the hall, across the living room or backyard.

language

i want to record all that fi has been saying so far--she's had a burst of words lately (only counting the ones she uses repeatedly and in context--of course at this point some of these only sound like approximations of the actual word): mama, dada, hot, apple, no-no, up, fish, all done, thank you, baby, hi, bite (she thinks it is funny to bite me recently).

she does signs for: more, light, fish, all done, flower.

i really need to teach her something for milk other than uunnhh!!!

yesterday b. came in from the garden and said "hi" and fi said, "hi dada". cute.

soak it up

we've been spending a lot of time outdoors lately--enjoying the lovely, mosquito-free weather. this time is so fleeting i am soaking up as much as i can before it becomes unbearable to be out. i dread the mosquitoes more than the heat!
fi loves the swing lately and earnestly asks for it. but once she is up there she sees the sand box and then declares her preference for that instead!

new camera

i got a new camera recently and have been trying to find time to learn to use it. i gave li my old one so i could play for a bit yesterday. here is the black and white setting. i have no photo editing software so what i see is what i get--but i kind of like that: reminds me of the limitations of film cameras.

remains of the day

we went to a surprise b-day celebration for A. today. brought home some tidbits to share. so much chocolate...so good...my favorites were the mole sauce, the florentines, the german chocolate cake, the raspberry dark chocolate with polkadots on top, the cocoa chai tea, the guinness brownie, the orange walnut brownie, i could go on!

teeny tiny freckles

i love these teeny tiny freckles that have appeared in the last few months. i have really wanted to take a photo of them but i only got one (one!) before he scampered off. i like this one though.

Sending vibes to S.

our friend is in labor now with her second baby. our strong circle of women friends has candles lit and are sending love and support to her now. it's work, but you can do it! open...

yellow cake with strawberry on top

fi kept saying, "ooh, ooh, ooh, hot, hot, hot!" upon seeing her cake and candle.

1st Birthday!

it seems this is the day to begin the blog. happy birthday Fi!

we celebrated her birthday and GiGi's yesterday with cupcakes made by me and Li. lentil soup and spinach salad. roses from our yard.