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My cousin, Debra (Debby), a federal public defender, made her first oral argument this week before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Here’s WindowsMedia audio. Great job, Debby. We’re so proud of you! (And we got to see her briefly, too, since it was in SF, which was wonderful.)The Scottish family will know Debby from her visit over Christmas (without us). … [Read more...] about My Brilliant Cousin

Scarcely a diaper change goes by that we fail to have an encounter with the Squirm-meister General, as we have come to call him. This is the part of Callum’s personality — which is increasingly ascendant — that insists upon flipping over, standing up, grabbing for faraway items, and generally making things difficult on the parents. This is despite the fact that we’re only trying to do things that … [Read more...] about The Squirm-meister General

I’ve heard from a lot of people that the earlier version of the crawling video (done through YouTube) isn’t working on their systems, so I’m trying this route, too. Hope it works for everyone this time. BTW, you also get a little taste here of how dangerous Callum is getting to himself. Seems like he’s bonking his head on something or otherwise causing himself injury pretty much every few minutes. … [Read more...] about Crawling Video, Take II

Callum At Home Originally uploaded by Pamela PC. Our once-tiny little Callum is 8 months old tomorrow. How did this happen so quickly?!? (He was just a few days old in the pic here.) … [Read more...] about Time Flies

Last week, when I was in NYC for business, I subjected a frightening amount of people (thanks for indulging me, folks) to video of little Callum laughing and crawling. But I hadn’t shared such footage on the blog. So I’m now rectifying that omission with a video taken while I was away. He’s grown so confident in his own abilities to get around it’s quite scary for us parents. You’ll see what I … [Read more...] about Crawling

I’m checking out YouTube as a means for adding videos to this site (and for a column I’m writing). This is old video, but we’ve got new stuff upcoming. Thanks for tolerating this test! … [Read more...] about Callum Hiccups — a test

In Crawling Mode Originally uploaded by Pamela PC. For a couple of weeks now, we’ve been contending with the increasingly-mobile, ever-active boy wonder. (The alphabet/number mat is something we got to cushion him a little on our wood floors.) This is a great shot because I think it captures his confidence and sturdiness on all fours. He especially likes to use his new mobility to chase Nigel, … [Read more...] about This boy can crawl

A recent update about Tai Shan (who shares a birthday with Callum) says:Among the panda staff, Tai has a new set of nicknames and descriptions, like “little toad,” “little monster,” “wild man,” and “rotten child,” just to name a few. When he is awake, if he is not chewing or climbing on Mei to get her to play, he is trying to “help” the keepers move bamboo. A new soccer ball will provide some … [Read more...] about Tai Shan Photo Update (Panda with Mom)

Clean-up Originally uploaded by Pamela PC. In the hustle and bustle that is our life, especially Mon-Fri, dad here is always looking to cut corners in the work load, or as I like to say, ‘streamline’.As Pamela was busy doing something that required me to be in charge of Callum, and I needed to be getting on with the washing and drying of the laundry, I thought I would show the boy the skills a … [Read more...] about Streamline

Hiking with the Kelty Baby Carrier Originally uploaded by Pamela PC. We picked up a Kelty baby carrier last weekend at a resale shop for just $15. And this weekend we got our first chance to try it out, on the Sequoia Bayview trail in … [Read more...] about Hiking