Cabin Fever [ARCHIVE]

January is nearly at an end.. but winter, it seems, is just beginning. With the snow piling up outside and the ice growing thicker and thicker, it seems we can plan to spend more quiet evenings at home with a warm beverage and lots of blankets. Thank heavens for warm winter socks.

We plod onward, but nary a bit of news to report. Life has settled into the snuggly grasp of the cold, and we spend most of our time enjoying each others' company while huddled together for warmth. (literally.) We are still anxiously awaiting the eruption of Jack's second bottom incisor, which is stubbornly refusing to come through. This, of course, makes for some stressful and fussy evenings, but all in all he's still the coolest baby around.

We hope everyone is staying warm. Don't forget to give us a call or drop us a line - we may be hermits, but we're not entirely adverse to outside company. :)

Taking a bite out of... [ARCHIVE]

Well, of whatever he wants to, eventually. Yes, Jack's first tooth broke through yesterday with no fanfare and very little incident. He spent a few snuggly days feeling a bit off, but that was about it. We kept waiting for the uncontrollable screaming, the inconsolable sobbing that so many have warned us accompanies the eruption of the first sharp little incisor, but our amazing son amazed us yet again... and now, there is a sharp little white corner on his bottom gums. Hooray for Jack!

T is still working and, after a brief lull at the end of 2003, he is back to travelling near and far in pursuit of customer satisfaction. We're not sure of the connection.

I am enjoying being a "mostly" stay at home Mom, working one day a week at the hospital and otherwise catering to our little dictator's beck and call. Okay, so he's a benevolent dictator, but we all know who's really the boss at our house, and he wears the (velcro-closing, disposable) pants in this family.