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Tatiana Does Not Like Squash

Rahul — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:50:06 +0000

This morning we started Tatiana on solids.

She did not like it. Well, not the eating of it. The playing of it was a blast!

About 3 minutes worth of full-body squash action:

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An Evening With the Baby

Rahul — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:51:14 +0000

Medical school is pretty rigorous. Right now Sarah is in the last rotation of her third year of medical school (she’s starting her fourth year a little late because of some baby being born or something), and it’s been the toughest so far. Internal Medicine for those who are curious.

During this rotation she’s had (and will have) a couple of overnights at the hospital as well as some late nights. Tonight is a late night.

We’ve got a really nice routine in the evenings, the three of us, and when Sarah’s not here, it’s a bittersweet. I miss having her here, but I also get some extra one-on-one time with Tatiana.

We had a *very* fun night tonight–after dinner and a couple of diaper changes, of course.

First we danced together for about 20 minutes or so. Louis Armstrong providing the accompaniment.

Then Louis and I had a duet. Louis playing the trumpet, me playing strawberries (that’s what they’re called, right?) on Tatiana’s belly–much to the amusement of all.

Then we played a little hop on pop, which right now is one of Tatiana’s favorite games.

And then, as it was nearing Tatiana’s bed time, we did a bunch of talking. Tatiana gets a bit loopy when she gets tired and usually has a whole lot to say about it.

Finally, the bedtime routine: bath with bathtime song, storytime, and to bed with bedtime song.

A most memorable evening!

And now, for the (grand)moms, some video with baby sounds:

Laughing Baby:

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Pretend I’m Wearing Pants:

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Go Bears! (drinking song edition)

Rahul — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:54:35 +0000

Speaking of singing, here’s a video we did when Tatiana was 5 weeks old… oh, so long ago!

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Go Bears!

Sing-A-Long Time

Rahul — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:55:31 +0000

These days the nanny leaves around 3PM, so I get a little one-on-one time with littlebabygirl. And I’m convinced that this is Tatiana’s happiest time of day. Well, except when she’s eating… or playing with Sarah… or…

Okay, third happiest time of day.

Anyway, what we usually do is have a sing-a-long! For donating at BloggersForACure, The Lovely Mrs. Davis sent us a set of 4 children’s CDs, 3 of which are by Elizabeth Mitchell (On her site, click on “flower” or “sunshine” and then “listen” to hear some tracks).

They are GREAT!

So, as the nanny is closing the door behind her, I lay Tatiana down on a blanket near Baby’s First Boombox, put in a CD, and, on my hands and knees, put my face about a foot away from hers and sing some duets with Ms. Mitchell.

Some days, Tatiana’s already a bit tired out, so she just stares up at me, smiling from time to time… but on other days! Oh, on other days, she’ll start singing along with me!

Mostly in the form of “agagagagag” or “pfffvvvvt”, but it’s music to my ears. Ain’t never been better lyrics written than those.

Here’s a video from a couple of weeks ago (when I was still learning the words):Hmmm… watching it again, I guess I’m the more entertaining part of it… but she’s still adorable.

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We sing a lot around here. Tatiana has a bathtime song, a bedtime song, and a whole slew of made-up nonsense songs throughout the day. Sarah is especially good at making up lyrics—all of that improv experience… and genius. I, on the other hand, am very good at highly-repetitive 5 word songs like: “Diaper Change Time”.

It goes:

Diaper change time!
Diaper change ti-ime!
Diaper change time!
Diaper change ti-ime!

It’s a catchy little ditty.