Z is for zzzz I admit that this year the A to Z adventure for me has been sub ideal. I mostly hadn't the energy to type out the sentences that were floating in my mind. I've sometimes carried some of the blog posts in my mind for days, amazed that I can recollect it…

Y is for yum! I am guilty of such vicious lies! I cannot believe that I am wired this way.  So I feel guilty. Every time I mix up a mucky looking gruel with fruit all mashed up, and quickly oxidizing to a dark shade of ick. Or vegetables boiled to a unappetizing color of…

X is for xylophone or toys that make sounds. When I say xylophone I really mean the battery powered contraption that is mostly out of tune but will put forth sounds in frequencies close to the established notes. I'm not sure they make real ones for babies. I certainly don't remember playing with one.  I…

W is for walking. April has been a great month for us. It's the month when my daughter decided that crawling along albeit in her different way is not enough. And she decided to take her first step.  What struck me the most was the persistence. She kept trying and trying until she got the…

V is for vaavva or vocabulary of a sub-year baby. Vaaavva. That's one of the first vowel consonant combinations that my baby tried. It's definitely amusing to watch her try different sounds. Mmma, Brrua. From such simple trials are born vast vocabularies of languages. I remember meeting a mother in a store speaking broken, incorrect…

U is for ugly dolls If you thought that I am making this up, you have to check this out. Though why anyone would pay good money to look at atrocious amoebic shapes is beyond me. Then I remembered the ingenious Pet Rock. So long as there are people who can be convinced into buying…

T is for Tatino Or Daddy in Slovak. My daughter, like most daughters is daddy's girl. She has him wrapped around her cute little pinkie. He's been quite the Superman, taking on the his responsibility, at times more than his share. Anything I say is inadequate. This is probably a gross grammatically convoluted statement but…

S is for sleep. Of course. As if there's anything else on a new parent's mind. A good night's sleep. That's all I ask for. Actually there's not much I want to say that isn't expressed in this meme. Shhhh.

R is for Roll over. This is a part of my forever whine about societal pressure. The moment a baby is born it all starts. The push to get you to push your child is so intense in our society. "Quit your job." "Did she latch? Arent you going to breast feed?" "Don't quit your…

Q is for Questions These days it seems as though I'm always in a conversation. With myself. Deciphering my child's state seems to me like an endless game of twenty questions. Parenthhood is good training grounds for a detective. So when I see some strange squirming, I begin my interrogation. "Are you hungry, my sweet…