Truth is, I've been ridiculously busy at work and completely uninspired, what with the news of Picnik closing --and being replaced by the watered-down worst that is Google+ Creative Suite (or some such garbage attempt to drive users to G+)--and all. Boo, Google+, boo. Very poor form. G+ is lameface, as the kids say, for reasons beyond the completely moronic decision to let a brilliant product like Picnik die. But I digress. I'm, indeed, the lameface for letting this blog languish.
Anyhoo, how was your Valentine's? Ours was low key and spent at home. In previous years, we did tongue-in-cheek nods to the holiday; and this year, we didn't even bother with it really. I will say that I LOVED THE AMAZING CHOCOLATES that G got me. Have you ever heard of Christopher Elbow? No? Well, you need to know what amazing chocolate feels like on your tongue, all silky smooth, delicate, sophisticated, nuanced. It's a very special thing, these chocolates. Given, I did eat the 20-some pieces in the span of a week; however, I did so, one quiet, savored bite at a time. With (mostly dark chocolate) truffle flavors as sublime, unusual, and decadent as bananas curry, rosemary, and pear, you can only sit quiet, contemplative, and stunned. They're that good. (Validation also comes with a #1 rating for chocolate from Food and Wine.)
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| With flavors like rosemary, lavender, fleur de sel, and bananas curry, this is not your mother's Godiva. |
In other news, Mr. Delicious is in his big boy car seat. We took our first ride in it today when we went to the barber shop (his second time, and he did very well-no tears!). I think he really likes the seat and just looks around, taking in the great new view. We're grateful to G's brother who gave us four, yes FOUR, of these seats. That's how they managed two children and two cars. We love hand-me-downs: no waste and free.
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| N-used seat and shoes and loving the new view. NOTE: We changed this to rear facing after visiting our ped the next day.* |
Speaking of hand-me-downs, our neighbors came over for drinks last night and brought over another two pairs of shoes for Delicious. They previously gave us four pairs: two in size 4.5, and two in 5. He's only now starting to wear the 5's and now we don't have to worry about buying him size 6. Awesome. It's nice having such nice neighbors...with a son a few months older than Mr. D. Also, we went to a separate neighbor's three-year old daughter's birthday party. This is my life now. Sigh. I went reluctantly, as G refused. "It's a three year old girl's birthday", he underscored. Got it. It actually wasn't that bad. There was this local kids' musician, named Mr. Skip, who played old favorites and did slapstick as the little girls danced around in fairy costumes and tu-tus. It wasn't as sketchy as it sounds. Seriously.
Also, one year ago this weekend, we packed the last of our boxes and moved out of our beloved place in the city. ONE YEAR AGO. Time flies. I find myself saying that a lot. It really does. Maybe it's that the milestones are so large and monumental that they stay so vivid in my mind, as if they occurred yesterday. Sigh, again.
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| One year ago this weekend, we packed up the last of our boxes and moved out of our city home for a new life in the burbs. |
The house is slowly coming together. It goes without saying that I love this house. It feels like a home, and I'm excited for the things to come. We're getting a lot of the artwork up and got a couple more pieces of furniture; I'll try to post photos soon.
*Though Delicious meets the weight requirements for this seat (he's way over 20 lbs), he is not mature enough physically to be sitting front facing. The new rear-facing til two years old guideline is based on the fact that in a head-on collision young children don't have the neck strength to withstand such trauma; they wouldn't have the strength until at least two years of age. A rear facing seat would mitigate this. And though a child may meet the weight and height requirements for a front-facing seat, it's the age that's key.
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14 comments:
It's crazy how quickly time goes by. I started following your posts on WeddingBee in 2008! Insanity.
And... those chocs sound amazing!
Oh friend! Life *IS* passing by so quickly! So glad you're still around - miss you!
So do tell. Why did you decide to let him sit forward facing (other than the obvious that sitting backwards in a car has got to stink)? Everything that I've read is 2 years + backwards. I know our tyke won't make it that long (there's just no room!) so I'd love to hear.
I know you didnt ask for advise but im dishing anyways:)) They say to keep your toddler in rear facing as long as possible for safety reasons at least till 2y/o. By the looks of your baby he doesnt even seem to fill out that car seat very much he looks so fragile like that. Is he 20 lbs? I dont know but you seem like you do a lot of research into the things you do (from reading your blog) so I imagine there must be a really good reason hes forward facing.
Time totally flies!
Elissa and Kate: Great comments. To be honest, this was a fail (and I should note that next to the image. We just today took Delicious to his 15 month appointment and the ped's office insisted that we should have him in a rear facing seat. And here's why:
Though he is a lot more than the 20 lb standard, meets the weight requirement for the particular seat, and is too long for his rear-facing baby seat, his neck muscles aren't strong enough to withstand the impact of a head on collision while front facing. And thus, the two year old threshold. Two year old children will have the strength. We followed the weight thresholds, and I had indeed read the new standards for rear facing until two. But then when G installed the seat, he couldn't get it in rear facing. And out of desperation (again, because Delicious no longer fits in his infant seat) put it in front facing. Thankfully, it's only been two days, one of which we drove only 1/4 mile to the doc's office. But needless to say, we'll be turning this thing around with some help. Thanks for asking and for your concern.
I TOTALLY agree about Picnik. I don't know what I'm going to do. I can't believe you moved a year ago. These past few years have been flying by. I know nothing about baby car seats. ;)
Good to know! Thanks for the update :) It's nice to know that there is an actual reason, not some arbitrary "wait until 2 because" sort of thing.
And hey, parent fails are what make us human :)
Time flies! I'm so sad to see Picnik close down, I used it a lot via Flickr. I'm not a big fan of Google+ too, so sad to see how things change. I feel the same way about blogging, it's so hard to keep up with everything in life!
Yes, time does fly. I remember when you moved in! Sounds like everything is well and those chocolates--YUM.
xoxo
Glad to see you posting again!
I am SO sad about Picnik, they used to be in our office building here in Seattle and they were some fine peeps :( In other news its great reading from you :)
Those seats look well loved, are they expired?
So good to hear (or read) from you! I can't believe it's been a year since you moved either. Gah. I love hand-me-downs too. At our church the fellow mommies pass on clothes to each other and so I've barely had to purchase any clothes for P. :) Can't wait to see pics of your already beautiful home soon.
I can't believe it's been a year since you moved! I remember how much I loved your place in the city... until you moved to your house- and now I'm in love with that... kind of creepy how attached I am to your life...
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