DC addendum- Euro baby

Here's Uncle Tate giving Sylvie the night club experience. Rave on!

She sits!

Here's some video of Sylvie practicing her latest and greatest skill...sitting up on her own. She is definitely getting the balance thing down, though the cushion of a mattress provides a soft spot for those occasional crash landings. She's very proud of herself and is enjoying the unrestrained freedom and the new perspective offered to her.

A capital weekend with Tate and Laura

We've been trying to coordinate a visit with Tate and Laura since last summer. We know adjusting to a new baby can be "challenging". So when Tate & Laura's time was nearly close, we committed to visiting them before things get hectic. We thought Sylvie would be a good test case for a baby girl. Tate & Laura were big fans, so we think they'll do just fine.

Sylvie, Tate, & Laura

Tremblay family

Chicago girl, giving props

Sylvie, the star attraction

Playing with daddy

Daddy, you so crazy

Torpedoes away, in Alexandria

Sylvie wants to drink like adults

Uncle, soon to be Papa Tate

Katie and I had a great time spending time with Tate and Laura. We pretended to have parental wisdom and answered their questions about what they can expect. But in the end, we know they'll do great and we look forward to welcoming their new addition. Sylvie will also enjoy another girlfriend. Maybe they'll get into a little less trouble than their papas. Just maybe.

A Day in the Life

Sometimes being a baby is hard. After your morning nap, you've got to get in the car to meet up with some other moms (Aunt Joc and Lisa) and babies and pose for pictures. Here we are, lined up on the floor from biggest to smallest.

From left to right: Me, Bibi, Iman, and Vince--the newest edition to the baby posse.

Good thing I'm not rolling over anymore these days. It could have been a Sylvie steamroller disaster down there.

Then, after picture fun is over, the moms go and strap us into our strollers and take us for a walk in the park...just narrowly escaping a thunderstorm in the process.

Babies on parade!

And finally, the afternoon is topped off with a visit to the Harvard Laboratory for Developmental Studies so that I can contribute my vast knowledge of numerical values to the betterment of humankind.

Here I am with a headband that measures the bloodflow to the various parts of my brain as the researchers flash various dot images on a computer screen. The dots weren't all that exciting, but the pictures of animals that popped up every now and then sure got my attention!

Lab baby

Tomorrow, I fly to Washington D.C. to protest the war in Iraq in front of the White House. Oh, and also to see Mom and Dad's friends Tate and Laura and maybe see some fireworks and monuments while we're there.

Bon Voyage!

Feel the beat

So I had envisioned Prometheus Tremblay on the drums... Maybe Margaux Tremblay will be the stage name of this cool jazz cat.

Mange Mange

Here's a few pics of Sylvie getting down and dirty with some yummy solid food.

Cereal

Sweet Potatoes