Will he get the shakes?

I'm a little worried about weaning. We're 3 months shy of a year hereabouts and to say chum has a milky addiction is putting it mildly. he loves him some milk with the passion Dracula feels for a shapely neck, Kim Jong-il feels for 80's action movies and my husband feels for sleep.

Hence I'm thinking of not weaning at the 1 year mark. However, if I wait for him to self-wean will I have a kindergartner becoming a social pariah when he packs me for school lunch?

Developing...

Feeling Bad

This morning Chumlet was playing happily with a baby cowboy boot in his crib while I was getting some laundry done. I heard him squealing and giggling to himself and watched him secretly from the door. Then I jumped in and yelled "Boo" to which he jumped out of his skin, crawled frantically around the crib, stuck his lip into Southern China and then let out a slow and painfully drawn out, "waaaaaaaaaah."

I felt so terrible. Note to self: Do not scare the baby.

Flathead Lake

My great pal Libby just sent me some great snaps of my favorite afternoon while in Montana (beside the wedding of Cherlyn and Paul of course). We went over to their cabin on Flathead Lake, my favoritest place in the whole universe. Chum got to meet her chum almost exactly one year older. So great to watch our boys interact together and I left really wishing we lived closer! She's an amazing mama...

Jarah is so used to beaching it up naked he found the idea of the life jacket (we boated across the lake for a 4th of July party) totally confronting, is it wrong to think he is almost at his cutest when he cries?

Yo Ho, Yo Ho

The Pirates of Polihale swashbukled their way to the Mana plains this Saturday night. Grog, cannon wrestling and swordplay were the order o' the night. Avast me hearties, the Dread Pirate Jarah was in attendance joined by ND Plankmonkey and LM Callypso. Dastardly merriment was had by all scallywags present...







First time we took Chum to a party out late. He was cool with it, got to hang with the belly dancarrrrrs

Seemingly Innocent

Behind this innocent gorgeous face (thanks for the pic Maddy!) is a harbinger of doom...

Jarah and I were both exposed to a very rotten flu strain on the mainland and we are now doing are best to spread it among all close friends and family. My sister has been praying to the porcelain god since about 6 hours after we touched down. My brother and his girlfriend are holed up in Arizona in 115 degree heat and my dad is currently collapsed in an apartment in Chicago. Who will be next?

Sorry everyone! But we're cute, no?

Great Times in the Great Lakes State

Home again, home again. Jarah has returned to Kauai with two shiny teeth, more hair, mad crawling skills, and an appreciation for U of M football...Go Blue!

All the better to bite you with

This just in...

a tooth has been spotted just on the horizon of the lower gum, a bit like a north atlantic iceberg circa 1912, hope it's not as dangerous! Otherwise breastfeeding is going to require some gritting of Mama's teeth from here on out.

Stay tuned for pics of the first confirmed sightings (Chum's a little sensitive about this new development)