Tales from the Tracks

An Unapologetic Elitist Attempts Motherhood

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Entries from October 2008

“Close Your Computer, Mommy”

July 26th, 2008 · 7 Comments

This is a phrase I unfortunately hear my two-year old son say with alarming frequency.
Last week, the epic conflict of Gavin vs. Mommy’s Work Laptop came to a head. I walked into my living room one afternoon last week to find Gavin squeezing the water out of approximately 80 of his yellow, rubber bath companions directly [...]

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Tags: babies

What to Feed a Toddler

July 22nd, 2008 · 8 Comments

I’ll admit it - I’m an odd duck. When my son became a toddler and started rejecting whatever fruit, vegetable, or meat Gerber saw fit to blend and bottle (because, really, what self-respecting preschooler would eat pureed meals?), I panicked. “What am I going to do?” I thought. “I have no idea what to feed [...]

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Tags: babies · food

Predicting What Your Baby Will Look Like

July 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments

A few months ago, I posted about a tool that analyzes your child’s facial features to determine which parent he or she more resembles. (If you haven’t seen it, check it out here.)
Equally fun - and possibly more so - is predicting what your baby could look like before birth. When I was pregnant, I spent hours [...]

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