First loose tooth
March 22nd, 2012It’s official — Henrietta finally has her first loose tooth. She’s been eagerly awaiting this all year!
Forestry
March 19th, 2012Riding in the car, talking about trees…
Grandpa: Do you know how to tell the difference between a spruce and a hemlock?
Charlotte: Yes. One is black, and one is…pink!
Oh, a joke? I get jokes!
February 6th, 2012Dinner has devolved into knock-knock jokes.
Charlotte: Knock-knock!
Ben: Who’s there?
Charlotte: Banana!
Ben: Banana who?
Charlotte: (with great enthusiasm) Bananaman!
Two little things
January 25th, 2012Funny moments from this morning’s commute:
- As we passed Cambridge Common (a restaurant/bar with a fantastic beer selection and remarkably delicious macaroni & cheese), Charlotte piped up from the back seat, “I can eat mac and cheese?” Apparently this was not the first time she shared that association. I guess we go there pretty often.
- A little while later, as we walked to day care, she spotted a very fluffy black dog that we see often, and announced, “There’s a doggie! That’s a kitty cat doggie.” I think because it’s fluffy and black like Basil?
Two years old
January 9th, 2012Charlotte is two!
Candles were lit, silly hats were worn, and songs were sung:
Key stats from her checkup:
- 35″ tall (~81st percentile)
- 26 lbs 4.5 ounces (~50th percentile)
- 52cm head circumference (on a chart of her own, right up there with her big sister)
- Blood was drawn, and she sat quietly for the whole thing—not even a whimper. Wow!
ETA: Perhaps in celebration, Charlotte pooped on the potty at school today!
Divided loyalties
November 21st, 2011Talking about the football loss this weekend:
“Well, I can be a little bit happy. I mean, I went to Harvard Yard Child Care Center.”
Oh no! What have we done?
She knows what she wants
November 14th, 2011Charlotte enters the living room and announces:
“I want some music.”
“I wanna dance!”
A big first
October 4th, 2011Today’s report from day care: Charlotte peed on the potty!
Pledge of Allegiance, and an Astute Observation
September 13th, 2011Shortly after we got home, Henrietta told us that they’re learning the Pledge of Allegiance at school:
“I don’t remember the words yet. But I remember the pose!”
at which point she walked out to the hall, where we have an old American flag that belonged to Ben’s great-aunt Barb, and put her hand over her heart:
Her great-grandfather would be proud.
Getting ready for bed, talking about Day 2 of Kindergarten, Henrietta observed:
“Mommy, my new Kindergarten is like Camp Bulldog [the child care provided at Yale reunions].”
“How’s that?”
“Well, I don’t know the teacher or kids that well. But everybody’s very nice!”
Henrietta’s first day of Kindergarten
September 12th, 2011We’ll let her tell you about it:
Plus a few pictures:
And then we spied through the window as she found her name tag and helped our neighbor Petru find his:
