[tapping mic] is this thing on?
Ooof, it's been a while!I keep meaning to pick it back up here but then I just don't. Joaquin is now going on 14 months, walking all over the place, screeching at a whim and getting into EVERYTHING. Holy crap, I forgot how exhausting THIS stage is when they don't have any scruples about what they get into because EVERYTHING (except simple toys) is fascinating and new and since he can get himself around so quickly, it's all fair game! So, there's a lot of "No es para ti, Joaquin" being repeated every day and a lot of redirection. He got a big fat knot and bruise on his forehead yesterday because he banged it really good against the edge of a bookcase at daycare. Whoops! Apparently the chicks dig it so he's sporting a mohawk and a bruised noggin today. Oh Toddlers.... Izzy is an interesting little creature. A lot of talking. A lot of asking "what's this?" and a lot of "I need ____". And plenty of "NO!", to which ...