Back to Zoe. Everyone was impressed with her sitting skills - she's been sitting on her own for at least a week now and she sat by herself on the scale. People here just love her michelin rolls. Both the nurse and the aunty (tea lady/janitorial person?) were all over her - wah, jin pui - buey ta han.
She's also passing things back and forth from one hand to another. She's a rolling fiend. She went through a phase where she'd roll over all the time at night and get stuck and need to get turned back. Thankfully, she's a bit more comfortable sleeping on her front now so if she doesn't land in a weird position she doesn't tend to need to get turned back again.
She is still quite the diva. She can persistently cry quite demandingly and loudly if she isn't happy. My Dad gets worried when she does that. But now its getting easier to keep her entertained. There was a period where if she was remotely cranky only Leonie and I would be able to soothe her by carrying her upright, facing out, and keeping her entertained. Leonie especially was getting quite the workout. Thankfully she's over the worst of that phase. We got her an exersaucer for each apartment (mom and ours) and she can entertain herself quite happily in them for quite a while.
She's especially happy when there are other people in the room - and she loves watching her big sister. Alexa is an interesting big sister. She has her moments where she wants to be totally lovey and has to be pried off Zoe. And of course moments of resentment and jealousy - especially around certain things which she doesn't want Zoe to touch. It's going to be very interesting when Zoe gets mobile. She's a really interested kid.
Food wise - Zoe's still spitty - off and on. We just try not to let her get too active after eating. In a few weeks we'll start giving her solids and we'll see what that does for the reflux. Mom's already tried giving her some rice cereal and apparently she likes it. I'm just not in a hurry to start. I started Alexa by 4 months, but I've been reading more literature that indicates that the gut is more mature and ready for solids after 6 months. All these changing opinions!
Suit #1: Hippos are freaky! All them teeth, and how they can go under the water... Hell, that's scary!
Suit #2: No! Rhinos are what you should be scared of. Rhinos will fuck you up. Man, rhinos are crazy!
--2 Train
Overheard by: Anna
Andrew Bird played at the zoo. Aside from a sock monkey onstage, no non-human animals were featured in the performance. However, there were plenty of songs that referenced animals, including one that rhymed "anemone" with "enemy".
- 09:04 My friend from highschool is staying at my place for a week so she can move to Boston. YAY! #
- 09:34 Tomorrow, I'll be 25 years old and I'm totally going to tell you all about the first 25 years of my life via tweets. #
- 09:36 @gradontripp I want to direct message you, but -- you're not following me! #
- 10:05 @cookingwithamy How about bartering cupcakes for links :D I would totally get into that. #
- 12:16 An awesome friend of mine who lives in NYC is looking for a Green Job. If you know of any openings, please DM me :D! #
- 13:05 Ladies, if you're looking for a cute/comfortable shoe for walking around the city - I heart Privo tinyurl.com/5ff74s(Orange)&CAWE ... #
- 13:48 I just got added by @Gobbl - ww.gobbl.com a simple way to create elegant food blogs, connect with foodies, and look up restaurants. #
- 14:23 @mamarosa I think I'm a mix of Hipster - St. Crispin - & Inquistor -- but I feel some are missing #
- 14:30 Ugh. I ordered some cigar boxes from Thompson Cigar Company for something I'm doing for my wedding and they won't stop calling me! #
- 15:51 Oh man -- gross -- guy found a lizard in his reese's puffs www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/862984776/ #
- 15:09 I love french bulldogs!!!! Squishy faced dogs ftw! #
Girl: Well, I didn't shave my armpits this morning.
Guy: Oh.
Girl: Yeah, that was my idea of celebrating!
--12th St & Broadway
Five-year-old son: I'm mad at you.
Mom: Why honey?
Five-year-old son: Because you wouldn't buy me an umbrella!
Mom: You never asked for one!
--Times Square Shuttle
Overheard by: Heather
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dearanxiety / loic love party extravaganza. Come one come all to the Verdi club on Saturday night.http://party.mckellar.org/evening.html
Because I splurged on these at work last week for my birthday:
I am now having to use this as an ice pack:
My foot's not sprained, but it's STRAINED- i.e, swollen and cankley. My foot is so scraped up and scabbed on the top I'm scaring people at work. The shoes survived with the help of some gold nail polish and some rubbing. Nobody wants to rub my foot though. I wonder why...
- Location:home
- Music:Fleetwood Mac,
Little white boy to frustrated black nanny who is trying to hail a cab: My daddy always gets a taxi!
--Houston & Broadway
Overheard by: Dan
Little boy: This place is like a dead zoo.
--American Museum of Natural History
Four-year-old boy: Yo, this sofa is mad comfy!
--Used Furniture Store, Staten Island
Four-year-old boy: That's enough, I'm calling Interpol!
--A Train
Overheard by: Swarles
Little girl to mom after terrible Skyride attraction: Mommy, can we never do this again?
(random guy behind her starts laughing) Stop it! Stop laughing at me!
--Empire State Building
Overheard by: Claire
Eight-year-old boy: This museum is inappropriate.
--The Metropolitain Museum of Art, Greek & Roman Sculpture Wing
Overheard by: Taylor
Hobo with two jars in front of him: Food or drugs! Choose whether you'd like to sponsor my evening shot or dinner!
--Central Park
Homeless man: Hey, bindi-a, lookin' good today! (Indian girl ignores his comment, begins to walk away). Fine! When you get mugged, I'm not helping you!
--Washington Square Park
Enterprising lady hobo: You could use your credit card to get cash, and give me the cash.
--Outside Dunkin' Donuts, Brooklyn
Overheard by: Rich Mintz
Panhandling hobo: Spare some change for a large bottle of water and a nice Chef salad? Spare some change for bottled water and salad?
--Broadway & 10th St
Hobo: Hey lemme borrow those red Converse! I've got a hot date with Monica Lewinsky tonight!
--14th & 6th
Hobo to another: "You're gonna turn me into a waffle?" That's what she told me, you said! A waffle? Oh no, I don't think so!
--23rd b/w 6th & 7th
Overheard by: sara
Crazy hobo: Watch out for traffic and knuckleheads! Beware! (points at random pedestrian) Him! He's a knucklehead! Don't trust him!
--5th Ave & 49th St
edit: I am listening to to "Intercourse with the Vampyre". Heee heee heee!
- We spent a week on Maui in the Ka'anapali Beach Hotel where we were visited every night by the cookie fairy. We played Scrabble, lazed on the beach, and drank IPA from a can. We also were adopted by a one-legged pigeon who spent two nonconsecutive nights on our balcony.
- On Maui, we had a couple of ambitious days. We drove to the top of Haleakala and enjoyed a hike at 10,000 feet. We visited the Maui Ocean Center in lieu of a snorkling trip and played with the sharks. We hiked out to the northernmost point on the island to see the Nakalele Blowhole.
- We then flew to Hilo for two nights so that we could learn about tsunamis and see an active volcano. We hiked through the Kiluaea Iki crater where the lava from a 1959 eruption was still warm. We walked on a lot of lava flows. We walked through the Thurston Lava Tube. And we saw lava exploding as it dripped into the Pacific Ocean.
- Finally, we spent the last few nights in the super-ritzy Waikoloa resort in a very nice condo located near some gorgeous beaches. We went swimming in the ocean. We saw archeological artifacts. We enjoyed beautful sunsets. We were adopted by (and subsequently had to free) a baby gecko.
Hipster chick: It costs like $280 to go blonde, which seems expensive but it's totally worth it because then you're blonde.
--Hop Scotch
Overheard by: bildita
Hipster: My brother entitled all of his college essays "Heeeey Essaaaaay!"
--Smith Street & President
Overheard by: Michelle C.
(drunk or ill hipster guy lying on stairs moans pitifully and vomits)
Hipster's friend, looking away and pretending not to know him: Ha! Fag!
--7th Ave
Young hipster: Let's face it, at some point I'm gonna be homeless.
--Union Square
Overheard by: Conti
Hipster girl: Pickles are so in right now.
--Renegade Arts Festival, Williamsburg
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