Pamela

IMG_1343.JPG Originally uploaded by Pamela PC. We have been lucky to have visitors from Scotland the last couple of weeks, and we’ve spent the last few days at Stinson Beach. Here’s Callum about to hop on his boogieboard after finishing up a sand castle building session. … [Read more...] about At the Beach

It looks like a red card!! Originally uploaded by Pamela PC. Haven’t blogged here in many days so we must give you a Callum update. Here’s the scoop.* Callum has become quite the bookworm, much to the joy of his mother. He grabs books, walks over to the closest parent, holds up the book, and grunts. “Read this to me,” he says in prehistoric language. Honestly, we think this is the start of spoken … [Read more...] about It looks like a red card!!

This one is kind of long. Hopefully it’ll work for everyone. … [Read more...] about New Video Montage

Since Callum was about 7 or 8 months old, we’ve been showing him this baby sign language DVD, which he really loves. The idea is that babies are physically able to make signs with their hands much earlier than they’re able to say words with their mouths. But we haven’t been pushing it. We aren’t that consistent about making the signs when we speak to Callum, in part because our hands are often … [Read more...] about Milk

On the way home today, we stopped at Elephant Pharmacy to get some gDiapers for Callum (a subject for another blog post). While hanging out in the baby aisle, I spotted some healthy-looking kid-sized snack bars that I thought could come in handy, so I threw them in the shopping cart. Callum had been showing signs of being hungry (putting things in his mouth), so, after I strapped him back into his … [Read more...] about A Smart Boy… A Little Too Smart

Callum had a period this morning when he was getting up and walking a few steps, falling, then doing it all again. I only got a few on video before he became discouraged. … [Read more...] about A few steps

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Climbing Originally uploaded by Pamela PC. Well, the boy’s hair had started to get kind of matted on the sides, as the ends started to get awfully close to his face (you know, where the food gets slathered). So, on impulse, I grabbed a pair of scissors this evening and made two main cuts, one on each side of his head. The left side (my left) turned out OK, if I say so myself, but the right… well, … [Read more...] about Mommy Cuts Callum’s Hair

Lighting the Candle Originally uploaded by Pamela PC. Pics from the big boy’s first birthday are online now here. … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, Callum!

The San Francisco Chronicle published a great profile of a neighborhood restaurant that’s right down the street from our house.from the piece: The clientele at Jodie’s is mostly older men and locals who’ve been coming for years, and most of the talk is not the highbrow discussion about the failures of our nation’s leaders or the importance of diversity in American culture. It’s about more … [Read more...] about On Our Street