With a house full of ill humans (as of this writing, all three of us now are ill), I was dispatched today to purchase a new thermometer to help us monitor the baby’s temperature and stay abreast of any fevers.
My spoils: One of those newfangled jobbies that you scan across someone’s forehead like a wand. [...]

Leave it to L to find stuff I thought I had lost forever. The object of her eureka moment this afternoon: The only foul ball I’ve ever caught during a live Major League Baseball game (which, oddly enough, happened to be exactly ten years ago today, at the old Yankee Stadium, on July 6, 2000).
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Those of you who follow me on Twitter know I’m a huge (like, a maniacal) fan of CW’s teenybopper hit, “The Vampire Diaries.” Tonight, I learned that Powergirl and I have a little vampire of our own: Our fang-toothed daughter.
Sure, she’s given me hickeys before. But tonight—probably because she’s teething something fierce—she bit down on [...]

A normal nap for L lasts about 30 minutes. Today, however, she slept for nearly 75. I’m certainly not complaining—there’s nothing on Earth like some unexpected free time. That said, I have to admit: I was at a bit of a loss for what to do with those 45 minutes I didn’t think I’d have.
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I’ve said it on Twitter and I’ll say it again here – lullaby renditions of modern music from Rockabye Baby kick ASS. Each CD takes a bunch of modern songs from bands such as Coldplay, Radiohead, U2 and others, and turns them into baby-friendly lullabies. My personal favorites: those that lullabize AC/DC, Mettalica and the Rolling [...]