The singer

As a one-time choir dork (and current “Gleek”), singing is a pretty major part of my life. Imagine my joy, then, when little L started “singing” along to Hawaiian music while we were playing in her room this morning.
Granted, she wasn’t singing with words—the girl’s vocabulary is limited at this point and she can’t actually [...]

It pays to be a ‘Gleek’

Little L has developed a new favorite pastime over the last two weeks: playing audience in her crib as I or Powergirl sing to her in theatrical fashion.
We belt. We gesture with our hands. We even throw in a few step-ball-change moves here and there.
Judging by her laughter and the way L kicks her little [...]

The mad (but adorable) gouger

If you see me this weekend and catch a glimpse of my black eye, don’t think of me as a pugilist; I got this shiner from my infant with the flailing hands.
Yes, now that L has discovered grabbing stuff, she flings her arms about whenever possible. Most of the time, Powergirl and I can steer [...]