Weekend News.

Saturday we had our friend's John and Julie over for dinner. They brought their 17 month old little girl.

This is their little girl:

Yes, red curly hair, chubby cheeks and totally edible thighs. She started to seduce me with her perfect baby ways when she walked in our house and said, "Tired tired" (she says everything twice, although she never said 'Bored, bored') and her parents said, "No, you're not tired you just had a 3 hour nap this afternoon."

I'm often tired even after a long nap, so I clearly got the wrong baby at the hospital. Also I got mine 4-6 years early.

At dinner Logan put together plates for the kids of turkey dogs and apple slices. Or, in Mary's case, "The Choking Sampler". It's amazing how you forget in 3 short years that you can't just slice a hot dog into windpipe sized chunks and serve it up to a toddler. Mary ate a little of her 'kid friendly plate' but then, she ate a bunch of small pieces of the fucking tuna steak her mom was eating.

Logan and I stared at each other with the most awed look on our faces and began plotting, silently between us, how we would steal this child who actually puts new foods in her mouth, with enthusiasm.

Thankfully before we put the plan into action the baby spit the food out all over the table and tried to wipe the taste off her tongue. But still she tried it. If I was to have another baby, I'd start feeding it sushi and barbque ribs at birth.

On Friday night we went to dinner with Leslie, the Bionic Mother, and her husband Tom. It started like a normal night. Dinner and drinks.

But then Logan found his latest victim in his evil plot to make everyone do karaoke with him at some point.

I'm guessing Tom and Leslie woke up Saturday morning and said to themselves, "Did we do karaoke with Logan last night?" To that I say, Yes. Yes you did. And I'm sorry.

In other news: We're going swimming today in a real pool. I am planning on going but not wearing a bathing suit because I am currently in the most self loathing mood toward my body. However it's going to be 91 degrees today!

Awesome plan!

Comments

[Poppy]

That business with feeding them sushi and ribs from birth? It works. When we take our 16-month old to the Vietnames buffet, the owners cry a little, because they know my kid will eat a plate and a half of tofu in tamarind sauce and spring rolls and they can't charge her for it.

They don't, however, have any qualms about hauling out the kitchen staff to marvel at the pale American baby who can really throw down the Bahn Hoi Thit Nuong.

[buffi]

Yes, mine were all for trying new foods for the first 2-3 years as well. But that wears off and now I have an 8 year old who swears that she NEVER liked asparagus or steak or anything, really other than chicken.

[buffi]

Yes, mine were all for trying new foods for the first 2-3 years as well. But that wears off and now I have an 8 year old who swears that she NEVER liked asparagus or steak or anything, really other than chicken.

[Maddy]

When they were little, my kids used to chow down on Thai food, veggies, spicy shrimp, whatever. Now that they are a bit older it's all mac and cheese and chicken nuggets. What a downer. They both swear they NEVER liked guacamole and can't understand why anyone would eat it. I miss the old days.

[skimmilk]

I saw this article in the Times today and thought--hey I know someone this pertains to--it's that woman I don't know! (But enjoy reading!)Anyway, it's an article about summer vacation and pulling your hair out. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/03/weekinreview/03fount.html?

[Julie]

~bah~
My son was perfect till about 3yrs.
Ate anything you put in front of him. After 3 he quit eating anything green and it has been dowbhill from there.
At 13 his main source of nourishment is Rahman Noodles, Pizza, Instant Potatos, Hot Dogs, Cheese, and canned Ravioli.
Yum.
Oh, he will eat strawberries and popscicles.

[Tuesday]

Ditto with my kids.
What did mothers do before chicken nuggets?

[Penny Pressed]

As a mother of a similar curly-haired redhead, I am here to tell you that the behavior described is but a clever ruse of seduction, presumably for the purposes of commandeering your soul and spoonfeeding your lifeless carcass to to Satan himself. The Evil Power of the redhead is very strong. Acknowledge and walk away. As fast as you can.

[Tuesday]

Ditto with my kids.
What did mothers do before chicken nuggets?

[Sarcastic Journalist]

Is leslie the one that just had a baby?

I'm TRYING to make my kiddo eat different food because I'm wayyy too picky and it sucks.

[clickmom]

Oh yes, the picky eater know him well. Schmo that I am, first I married one, then I began giving birth to them. I find that when I cry and declare "I am not a short order chef and YOU WILL EAT what I make." They will at least put it on their tongues and begin to gag.

[christa]

So so funny. You are so very funny. Thanks for the laughs.

[bridget]

Amen to the chic about the power of the red head. We have a 6 and 1 year old with the irish blessing and let me tell you both are people workers who are up to no good. NO GOOD AT ALL!

[momdotcom]

you tell Logan I'll do karaoke with him anytime...

you want to know just how gross chicken nuggets are? watch (Jamie Oliver) 'Jamie's School Dinners' on the Food Network. He breaks it down for you and believe you me it ain't pretty.

it's actually rather hilarious watching the hot lunch ladies on that program serving up nutritious food for the first time to these little British children who have NO IDEA what a real vegetable is!

despite Jamie's rather colorful use of the f-word on occasion, I let my kids watch the program with me, and they now feel superior to the British kids who 'don't even know what a cucumber is, mom'

[momdotcom]

you tell Logan I'll do karaoke with him anytime...

you want to know just how gross chicken nuggets are? watch (Jamie Oliver) 'Jamie's School Dinners' on the Food Network. He breaks it down for you and believe you me it ain't pretty.

it's actually rather hilarious watching the hot lunch ladies on that program serving up nutritious food for the first time to these little British children who have NO IDEA what a real vegetable is!

despite Jamie's rather colorful use of the f-word on occasion, I let my kids watch the program with me, and they now feel superior to the British kids who 'don't even know what a cucumber is, mom'

[suburban misfit]

My picky eater has suddenly changed her ways. I don't know if it was something we did or if she decided to stop being a pain in the ass all by herself.

We went out to an Indian restaurant last night and she ate every single thing we ate. It was incredible. Of course, we were praising the hell out of her (because we're so shocked), and my son says, "But what about me? I'm eating everything, too!" And in my head I said, "Yes, but you've ALWAYS eaten everything!" Out loud I said, "Great job!"

I read once that taste buds shed and change every 7 years. Two years early in my daughter's case, but hey, I'm not complaining!

[Kate]

Wonderful posts you have here. Thanks for sharing.

I'd forgotten about the picky eating thing. When my oldest was tiny he'd only eat hot dogs and mashed potatoes. He's changed a bit in his 10+ years, still picky but not as much.

[PaxilMama]

Remember how I said I'm lazy? My kids' diet includes chicken nuggets, bread with butter, scrambled eggs, cereal, kiwi, baby carrots, and frozen peas. Literally. My 5-year old recently started requesting WHOLE apples which she eats as a snack with the SKIN ON. My God! She learned that at our skinny, perfect neighbor-lady's house...

[Nancy]

ADORABLE picture of the girls! Technically little Mary's spitting out the tuna steak might also have been a sophisticated move...as isn't tuna steak on the list of fish with a higher concentration of mercury that children should avoid? (Tuna steak and albacore canned being higher while light canned tuna being lower...)
I'm also interested to hear how 'lil sis's concert at the Tastefest went. Wish we could have made it down there!

[Lil' SIs]

The show went fantastically, even with a certain few audience members lacking. (Not-Boyfriends are a bad idea. I'm just saying.) I even sang a lot, while still holding the rhythm on bass. Scary and sad that that is a huge accomplishment for me after 10 years of playing, but ah well.
Unfortunately, there are no photos.
-Miao.

[Mrs. Kennedy]

It's like 65 degrees here. Seriously, I live in Southern California and I'm wearing a turtleneck today. The pool is absolutely out of the question, but maybe we'll stay inside and roast marshmallows.

[Sarcomical]

dammit, i wish i lived near you, and that we go out and make fun of people, and do other random and stupid things, because you guys look like you have so much fun. *sigh* suck.

p.s. i'm sorry about blogher. i know you probably don't want to get any comments about it. but hey, i knew from the get-go that we didn't have the disposable income for that one. even when i thought "hey, that sounds cheap and fun". i knew. because we are the king and queen of Not Having Extra Money When We Want It. yay.

your kids are so damned cute. whether they torture you or not.

[leslie]

Please tell Logan that I apologize for not being as "serious" as he during our singing hours at "the bar". I will try harder and not be so damn drunk next time!

[E]

I just stumbled onto your blog by way of finslippy and I have not stopped smiling ever since. I've poured over quite a few entries and I just had to drop a note to let you know how much I've enjoyed myself! Great blog!

[Sarah]

God bless red-headed babies. Amen.

Love your blog!

[Lisa]

Is it just me, or does your Logan look quite a bit like my beloved Ryne Sandberg? Check out this photo if you doubt me:

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050706&content_id=1118208&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

[DM]

Hey! Karaoke is fun! I go every Sunday and I don't even drink.

Yeah, I'm kind of a dork. I know.