Category Archives: trombone

It Can’t Last

He wore brown corduroy pants tucked into tall, tan snow boots with fur trim. His jacket was brown too and he wore an argyle wool scarf knotted around his neck. He brushed past me to leave the waiting room for … Continue reading

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Sweet Baby – Week 24

The storm has passed. Whatever crawled up Trombone’s adorable bum and polka’d incessantly, causing him to nap a total of one hour on Thursday and 40 minutes on Friday and fill the in-between-nap (can it even be called a nap?) … Continue reading

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Dear Son

You are not a baby wolverine. You are a baby human. Kindly adjust your behavior (esp. howling) accordingly or I shall be forced to donate you to a zoo. Best, yr. mother

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Oh! This Week is Long

Him: Dadadadadadadadadada! Me: Can you say “Mama?” … Ma-ma… Him: Blahblahblahblahblah! Me: Ma-ma…Ma….ma Him: RARARARARARARARARARA! Me: You know what? Fine. Be that way. Him: BlahBLAHBLAHBLAH. The baby has discovered his diaphragm. No more wussy, half-baked cries that don’t get anyone’s … Continue reading

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Sweet Baby – Week 22 and 23 Because I am a Slacker

How is it that you’re sitting up now? Hi? One day you’re not sitting up, the next day you are? Thursday last you were as resistant to sitting up as ever – kneebending BAD, straightlegs GOOD – and Friday last … Continue reading

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