auntie's baby
Auntie EJ’s loveees
Feb 1st
Yay! Got to spend a couple hours with Auntie’s Baby last nite. He and his mom were in DC visiting and stopped by for a quick visit.
As you may remember, Roman LOVES airplanes. Well one of his favorite things to do is watch video of airplane takeoffs and landings on YouTube — that’s what we’re doing here. And it made no sense to me til we watched this one last nite. It’s the aiport in St. Maarten:
Are you kidding me with that? That looks crazy dangerous. And it’s got more than 6 million views. There are TONS of airplane landings and takeoffs to watch online. WHO KNEW?!?!?
Cheesin’ so hard ;) Such a short visit but I’ll see him again in a few weeks when I travel to Atlanta. Next up, Auntie’s Sweetness on Wednesday!!! This is my goddaughter Maia. Isn’t she the greatest?!?!? Counting the days…
Man, I love these kids so hard.
Bribing Auntie’s Baby and Thanksgiving
Nov 29th
So I went to visit Auntie’s Baby and family for Thanksgiving. Yaaaaaaay! I knew that he wouldn’t remember me because it’s been so long since I’ve seen him so I figured I’d have to come bearing gifts — you know, to speed up the bonding process. ;)
But what to get him? Well, I had to think about what I already know about sir Roman. He likes airplanes for sure (you gotta watch this)…
Roman on the train tracks with Thomas -- isn't he great???
And I know he has a new fascination with trains — Thomas the Train in particular. I finally decided on something we could all enjoy and that his mommy and daddy wouldn’t get mad at me for sending. So I sent a Thomas the Train-themed Edible Arrangement — YUM!!! It came with Thomas the Train balloons and a TT container that could later be used to house all his other Thomas the Train paraphernalia — he has at least 1 or 2 Thomas toys on his person at all times.
Thomas was a hit! Roman especially liked the pineapples that were cut into the shapes of stars and the number “1.” But his favorite thing I think was to let the helium balloon fly up to the ceiling and then ask one of us adults to get it for him… You can’t help but indulge kids with things like that b/c it makes them so happy! I love it. Once he assessed that Auntie Erin was cool, we really began to bond. We went swinging at the park and we [read: I] made up a new song about Thomas and Percy and he sang it with me (and a couple times on his own) over the course of the weekend. AND rumor has it on Saturday when he woke up and I wasn’t there, he was walking thru the house calling for me.
Yesssssss! Way to leave ‘em wanting more! ;) Haha… probably won’t be able to see him again until February but now that he’s older he should remember all the fun we had. Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving as well! Later, EJ
Uncle
Sep 23rd
Apparently, Auntie’s baby is a bit concerned with my relationship status. His mom told me that last night when she was saying bedtime prayers with him they prayed for Auntie Rhonda and Uncle Charles, Auntie Peg and Uncle Nick, but when they got to Auntie Erin he said “And Uncle?…” And she had to say “No Uncle…”
No Uncle.
I hate that even the baby knows I suck at love. Of course he wasn’t trying to hurt my feelings but I feel like I need to defend myself. But how do you have that conversation with an 18-month old?
“Well Roman, Auntie Erin is isn’t married because she is very busy. I travel 4-5 days a week. And despite my outgoing on-stage persona, I’m a pretty shy when it comes to guys… I know, it surprises lots of people… Plus I have some trust issues. And very little game. What? No, gimme that. Do not put that in your mouth!…”
Exhale.
Kids sure do say the darndest (and realest) things.
Auntie’s baby at the aeropuerto
Sep 14th
Apparently Auntie’s baby loves airplanes…
I know you want this kid, but you can’t have him. He’s mine.
Well, OK he’s not mine. But also you cannot have him.
My nephew is a genius
Jun 17th
No really he is.
He’s a few days short of 15 months and he knows his alphabet AND numbers. And not just the song. He can recognize them all on sight, out of order. Don’t believe me? Check out the video for yourself. His mom has finally learned to turn him around in the tub when she tapes so he won’t hate her [as much] when he gets older… And while you can’t see his beautiful little face (click here for more Roman) , his AWESOME is on full display!!!
See, I TOLD you he was amazing… How can you not love this kid? I’m trying to get his parents to gift me his college fund. He’s so smart he’s not gonna need it… And I’ve got “parentheses” around my checking account balance. ;)
How can you not love this kid?
Apr 13th
I know you don’t know him, but come on and admit it… You love him.
BFF Angi sent me this video of auntie’s baby playing with the toy I bought him for his very first birthday last month — the LeapFrog Learn and Groove Alphabet Drum (Thanks, Titi for the suggestion. He loves it!) It’s the cutest thing ever so I had to share it. He is getting so big!
Man, I can’t wait for BFF Michelle’s little bundle this summer. I’m not sure I’ll be able to take it! I HEART other people’s babies… I can’t wait to buy her kid a noisy ass toy!
My new crush and birth control
Nov 26th
So most of you who know me personally or read on a regular basis know that I have a serious crush on BFF Angi’s son, Roman. So far I’ve chronicled his disdain for Sarah Palin and his Halloween adventures. He’s super adorable and from all reports is a consistently happy and pleasant baby — the kind of kid every new mother or woman who’s thinking about having a baby prays for. But after hearing the story his mom told me on Saturday afternoon, I’m pretty sure I’m not ready for kids anytime soon. My current dating status dictates that birth control is… well, under control, but if I had a need for it, I would totally get on the pill today.
BFF Angi just posted an entry on Roman’s blog about what we now refer to as Operation Stinky Panera. If you don’t have kids yet, but think you like and/or want them, read this post … just to make sure.
You’re welcome.
Pumpkin patch parties, The Incredible Hulk, and regret
Nov 1st
It seemed like a good idea at first…
BFF Angi enlisted the help of some of her best girlfriends to pick out a Halloween costume for her son, Roman (7 1/2 mos. old). We passed on an owl, an elephant and a pumpkin and finally settled on this adorable number below.
Angi’s husband wasn’t too keen on having the baby dressed in such a cutesie costume. He suggested we try and find him a more manly costume — like Robocop or something. My response of course was that we’d probably have a difficult time finding a Robocop costume for the baby because he’s way too little… AND because it’s not 1988.
But I digress.
Roman was scheduled to attend the Pumpkin Patch Party* at their church (*more on this later). So Angi got him dressed and he was adorable as usual. Please see below:
I know, right… We all thought he looked adorable but I’m pretty sure he’s going to hate us for this in like 10-12 years. Now I wasn’t there, but I imagine this next photo was taken after Daddy explained that Mommy and her friends would be showing these pictures to his future wife one day. More >
Hating and Debating
Oct 3rd
OK, so Sarah Palin didn’t do nearly as badly as I had hoped she would. I can’t even lie… But I’m not gonna let a little thing like that stand in the way of the hateration I’ve been waiting all week to spew. She didn’t crash and burn, but she didn’t really answer the questions either. I blame Gwen Ifill.
My favorite pundit quote of the nite so far came from Harold Ford after being asked how he thought Palin performed. He said, and I quote:
Well … she had a set of answers to a set of questions. Even if those questions were not asked.
Tee hee ;) … Before the debate started, I enlisted some of my friends to send me their best “Sarah Palin B*tch, PLEASE” photos. I thought this would be fun.
It would’ve been way more fun(ny) if she had sucked worse.
Name: Me
Age: 30
Location: Washington, DC
“No really… Say ‘NU-CU-LAR’ one more time…”
Name: Dana
Age: The “new” 20
Location: Clinton, MD
Name: Roman
Age: 6 1/2 months
Location: Atlanta, GA
“I don’t even know what you’re saying, but I don’t believe you … Now what is that smell?
Name: Mo
Age: Old enough to know better
Location: Washington, DC
“This is me reacting to Sarah Palin’s mention of fighting for women’s rights. Hmmm… was she referring to her fight to overthrow Roe v. Wade?…”
Name: Kingston
Age: 6 months
Location: Washington, DC
“I am a dog and I cannot even bear to listen to your shrill ass voice.”
Name: She pleads the fizzith
Age: <, >, or = 30
Location: Atlanta, GA
“I’m going out for some Toasted Oats…’Cause this chick is trippin’”
Name: Diana
Age: 100 (according to her MySpace page)
Location: New York, NY
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