by Whitney
I never thought I’d be great at boy stuff, you know the sports and trucks and stuff, but I’m doing pretty good as a boy mom. I can get into pretty much anything Julian is interested in and have more fun with it than I ever imagined. So far.
Recently there’s been a lot of talk from him about good guys and bad guys. Not sure he really knows what he means by this, but he says he’s gonna put the bad guys in jail. So maybe he’s headed for a career in law enforcement.
I took him outside today and asked him to show me a good guy and a bad guy so I could take a picture of each one. He also posed for me as “excited”, “sleeping”, “mad” and “fwustewated”. It was super fun and he loved looking at the pictures and repeating which emotion he was acting out.
I’m sure there’s something educational about doing this as well, but mostly it just gave us a few minutes to bond and laugh.
Above is the good guy and below is the bad guy.
I see an Oscar nomination in his future.
by Heather
I saw this activity on photojojo this morning and ran right out for bulldog clips to get started.
Unfortunately, my local Office Depot does not carry them in stock (nor does the next one down the street, which I stupidly thought was a different chain… but was the same chain!) so I got these over the top zebra-printed binder clips instead.
As you can see they match the weird zebra theme we have in the office. But that’s a story for another day.
Back to the activity.
Why’s It Cool?
Why would you cover your walls with bulldog clips and hang a bunch of photos? So many reasons. It’s super cheap, it’s ridiculously easy, and it requires practically no skill. Plus it means you can change the photos you have up at any time with practically zero effort.
If you have binder clips around and some fun snapshots that you’re meaning to Do Something With, this project can be done in the span of the tiniest nap.
The instructions on Photojojo for the bulldog clip photo wall give variations like OCD-style and tips for not creasing your photos. Check ‘em out.
If you want to go the high-end route, read Whitney’s instructions for the classier “Family Photo Wall.”
by Heather
First, my apologies to any pervy googlers. Next, the activity: At least for a little while each day, allow baby to have some time naked, unencumbered by the shackles of a diaper. Just think, this is how your kid lived inside you, just last month in fact.
You may want to put an underpad (chux from the hospital?) down to protect your carpet or the crib and bring along a blanket to keep baby warm and comfy.
