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August 28, 2005

Maeta giving you a big hand

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Another Sunday pool party for the girls. This time with our neighbor, Owen, and his parents.

Posted by Matthew at 1:51 PM

Zofie and Yoda

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Our neighbors, Tom and Jane, have a very friendly cat named Yoda. Zofie chases this cat around the yard whenever she gets the chance. For the most part the cat is tolerant of being patted by a baby.

Posted by Matthew at 1:50 PM

In the pool

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Posted by Matthew at 1:08 PM

August 27, 2005

Reading together

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Posted by Matthew at 9:14 AM

August 25, 2005

Maeta's Words

Amy wanted to make sure that we had a some notes somewhere on first words.

Maeta's first word(s), several weeks ago already, were "Tick Tock". Amy plays a game with them where she swings them like a pendulum and says, "Tick-tock, Tick-tock, Maeta's a clock" (or Zofie, depending on which baby is playing the game). Maeta loves this game and we think she started saying this as a way to request the game.

OK, she was saying Mamamamama and Dadadadada for awhile. Hard to know with babies whether it is specific or nonspecific.

Next word, not surprisingly, if you know Maeta, was "Ball"
Zofie started saying "Hi" after vacation and Maeta followed.
We occasionally get "Bye" from both girls.

This morning (8/25) we got two new words: "Spoon" and "Diaper."

The puzzle of a word for us is "Aiden" (Aye-Dan) which we cannot interpret, but which Maeta seems to use to indicate "Me too" or "I want that." Any insights on the source of the word would be appreciated.

Posted by Matthew at 9:35 AM

August 21, 2005

Jane

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A very sweet shot of Jane playing in the yard.

Posted by Matthew at 1:44 PM

Zofie at play

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Posted by Matthew at 1:35 PM

Three girls in the pool

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Zofie & Maeta had their friends Jane, Richard, Rachel and Heather (the latter three being adults) over for a pool party on Sunday. Their father was supposed to be doing work, but the girls were too cute for him to build closet shelves.

Posted by Matthew at 1:32 PM

Pool Party

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This has a nice action shot with the water.

Posted by Matthew at 1:31 PM

August 20, 2005

Reading on the throne (close-up)

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Posted by Matthew at 7:43 AM

Reading on the throne

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This is the baby equivalent of the magazine rack in the bathroom.

Posted by Matthew at 7:43 AM

August 10, 2005

healthy babies

We went to the doctor today. Both girls are very healthy and the doctor expressed no concerns about their heath.

Maeta 29.75 inches, 21 lb 8.00oz
Zofie 30.00 inches, 21 lb 5.50oz

Zofie's head is now 45.5cm around; Maeta's remains 45cm.

Posted by Matthew at 1:11 PM

August 2, 2005

Riding on a case of beer

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One of the two Tannersville breweries had excellent beers. The girls did not get any of them, but they enjoyed the empty case boxes a great deal.

Posted by Matthew at 4:32 PM