tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27284737928195542552024-03-05T00:32:25.354-05:00Stinky AngelsYou know how sometimes your babies, even though they are the most beautiful and wonderful angels that have ever been created, can be both literally and figuratively stinky? I'm certainly not perfect, but I'm pretty sure my stinky angel babies are about as close to perfect as life gets.Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-32086997034421705362012-04-25T11:59:00.001-04:002012-04-25T11:59:09.050-04:00Wonder Baby Wednesday: Puma Boy!
Wonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...Puma Boy!
He got this Puma outfit for Christmas. It feels super cozy! I love that he is trying to get the viewer in this shot -- or at least the camera.
It's been a while since I've posted, and as you can see, Oskar is getting bigger every day. Eme is too, obviously; it just happens that this is a Wednesday so it's Oskar's turn. I'll post a new Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-41562494830328024972011-12-08T21:15:00.003-05:002011-12-08T21:21:55.317-05:00Wonder Toddler Thursday -- Roadtrip!Wonder Toddler Powers, activate! Form of...Road Warrior!On our recent roadtrip, Eme was a total trooper. She didn't complain even once during the 6-ish hour drive (that's each way), and she even helped entertain Oskar, who did complain multiple times during the drive.Here we are, stopped for a lunch break, testing Andreas' theory that Sheetz is not so much a "gas station with food," but rather a Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-42726827347899042652011-11-02T21:32:00.004-04:002011-11-02T21:44:03.340-04:00Wonder Baby Wednesday -- Halloween BabyWonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...Spooky Halloween boy.We ended up not doing a costume this year, but thanks to Aunt Amy we did have a cute Halloween outfit to put him in.Happy boy....Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-66953030245548733852011-10-23T21:30:00.003-04:002011-10-23T21:35:36.554-04:00Pennsic XL memoriesFor those to whom I've promised Pennsic photos: Emelie in the "ger that dad built" Oskar as "sir not appearing in this film" Everyone having a good time.Thanks to all who made Pennsic wonderful this year!...Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-89702947436442374082011-10-18T20:24:00.004-04:002011-10-18T20:39:00.912-04:00It's no wonder at allPeople have been telling me that Oskar really looks a lot like Eme. I didn't see it until I looked back at some pics of Eme when she was about the age he is now.One of these is Eme in November 2008. The other is Oskar a few days ago, in October 2011.Can you guess which is which?If you're having trouble, here's a hint:Of course, I can see the differences -- Oskar's face is more oval and Eme's chinJae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-55618623468189080212011-09-14T11:57:00.003-04:002011-09-14T12:01:59.893-04:00Wonder Baby Wednesday -- Easter already?Wonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...the cutest bunny in the history of bunnies.Remember that episode of The State when the little boy was so cute, and they put puppy ears on him, and ended up having to use emergency measures to keep the grandma from eating the boy because he was so cute?This is a little bit like that....Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-17471841722999685912011-08-17T20:26:00.003-04:002011-08-17T20:28:27.833-04:00Wonder Baby Wednesday -- first foodsWonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...sweet potato quality control tester.
Yes, he's trying baby foods now, and he seems to be enjoying himself thoroughly!
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Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-16613365697646039312011-07-24T00:31:00.004-04:002011-07-24T00:35:27.175-04:00Wonder Toddler Thursday -- Jem-elieLet's pretend it's Thursday, or I may never get this posted (I keep waiting for Thursday to post, then missing it).Wonder Toddler Powers, activate! Form of...Jem-elie!Yes, I've introduced my daughter to the Jem cartoons. Yes, they're as bad as I thought they might be, even though I do remember them fondly. (And I just found out today that the entire series is being re-released on DVD in October!)Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-28928168683975535882011-07-18T23:31:00.005-04:002011-07-18T23:37:42.483-04:00A father/son conversationThis actual conversation had me laughing all day. Andreas and Oskar were in the bathroom together:Andreas: I've got to teach you something about shaving, little buddy.Me: Aren't you getting a little ahead of yourself? Oskar is only 4 months old; he can't even grow a beard yet.Andreas: (to me) I was getting to that. (to Oskar) Step one: grow a beard.Oskar: (smiles)...Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-50510925123438423072011-06-15T22:55:00.002-04:002011-06-15T22:57:31.715-04:00Wonder Baby Wednesday -- finding my feetWonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...foot detective!Oskar says, "there's that foot I've been looking for! Now if only I could get it to go into my mouth..."...Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-68590420380040310642011-06-01T12:12:00.003-04:002011-06-01T12:15:09.753-04:00Wonder Baby Wednesday -- Prince OskarWonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...Prince Charming!Eme crowned her brother "Prince Oskar" the other day. I hope these pictures don't come back to haunt him if he ever decides to run for office....Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-16244619292542229792011-05-19T22:15:00.005-04:002011-05-19T22:22:56.427-04:00Wonder Toddler Thursday -- Fire ChiefWonder Toddler Powers, activate! Form of...Stow Fire Chief!We went to see the Touch-a-Truck event at the Stow Library a few weeks ago, and Eme had a blast! You may notice, though, that while she is wearing a fire chief hat, she's actually sitting in the driver's seat of a mail truck.Still cute, though.(For a blast from the past, click here to see the last time I posted a pic of Eme in a fire hatJae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-89855424865608805982011-04-27T23:26:00.003-04:002011-04-27T23:29:23.396-04:00Wonder Baby Wednesday -- Smiles!Wonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...Biiiiiiiig Smiles!Oskar started making really cute, really big, non-gas-related smiles. In this pic, his sister is doing her best to make him smile for my camera. ...Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-60258473816216869922011-04-14T00:01:00.003-04:002011-04-14T00:05:13.175-04:00Wonder Toddler Thursday -- TiedWonder Toddler Powers, activate! Form of...Daddy ready for work.The other day Eme took a ribbon and tucked it into her shirt, then told me she was like Daddy when he goes to work. Yes, she made her own tie.She came up with it all by herself. I merely took the picture....Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-15546544842284223512011-04-06T21:39:00.003-04:002011-04-06T21:42:55.811-04:00Wonder Baby Wednesday -- No paparrazi, please!Wonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...the incredible sleeping man (child)!What else would I post, other than a pic of him sleeping? He's too young to do much else.Yes, he was sleeping with his hands up over his eyes. I thought it was too cute!...Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-71822478248707113202011-04-02T21:21:00.004-04:002011-04-02T21:25:17.484-04:00We did NOT do it on purposeToday I realized that Andreas and I must be really great actors because we have both an "Emmy"...and an "Oscar."I swear we didn't name them that way on purpose....Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-12936167627113983542011-03-24T14:54:00.003-04:002011-03-24T15:04:27.697-04:00Wonder Baby/Toddler Wednesday -- Welcome home!Wonder Toddler Powers, activate! Form of...a Big Sister!Wonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...wait, I'm barely home from the hospital. Can't I just lay here a little bit before having to save the world?Wow, nothing like having a new baby to make me drop blogging like a hot potato. In any case, here is a pic of the new addition -- Oskar -- with Daddy and big sister.Eme's comment upon seeing Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-20855110326932137672011-02-17T22:51:00.003-05:002011-02-17T22:57:11.505-05:00Wonder Toddler Wednesday--Prom QueenWonder Toddler Powers, activate! Form of...Pretty in Pink. She dressed herself up in jewels and fuzzy shoes and descended the stairs, and the scene from Father of the Bride (the one with Steve Martin) was playing in my head -- you know, the one where the daughter is saying "I've met a man and we're getting married" and the dad is picturing her as a little girl. One day, Eme is going to descend Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-69156602835001792902011-02-05T21:57:00.004-05:002011-02-05T22:54:23.340-05:00It's DEFINITELY a Kind of MagicI love Eme, but that doesn't mean that every day is a picnic.There are some days, however, when I am convinced that Mommy Magic is a very real, very powerful force. Of course, while I'm calling it Mommy Magic, it's not exclusive to mommies. It's that thing where you (whether you're a mommy, daddy, grandparent, aunt, uncle, and/or primary caregiver) know the child so well, that you can help bringJae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-14101331072017659842011-01-26T23:52:00.002-05:002011-01-27T00:00:19.431-05:00Wonder Toddler Wednesday--MulanWonder Toddler Powers, activate! Form of...Mulan getting ready for the matchmaker!Eme got a costume for Christmas that is supposed to look like a traditional Chinese outfit (thanks Aunt Gillie and Uncle Ryan!). She calls it her "Muuman dress." She enjoys putting on the whole getup (including a pair of red shoes--thanks Papa Guy--and a pink fan) and acting out the first few scenes of Mulan (Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-67370372229852993732011-01-12T23:13:00.004-05:002011-01-12T23:23:58.297-05:00Welcome to Wonder Toddler Wednesday!New year, new baby on the way, and my girl has been a toddler for some time now, so welcome to the newly named (but still the same) Wonder Toddler Wednesday!Wonder Toddler powers, activate! Form of...the cutest sheep in the Christmas play!At the last moment we got roped into the Christmas play at church (they had only one sheep). Eme enjoyed her time in the spotlight -- she was a total Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-65921602118762701772010-12-15T22:25:00.004-05:002010-12-15T22:33:14.112-05:00Wonder Baby Wednesday #37Wonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...Maid Marion (the fox version from the Disney Robin Hood cartoon) or Maria from Sound of Music. Or both.Eme is at an age where she loves to mimic things she sees. When she wanted to put dishtowels on her head to mimic wearing a wimple, we clearly had to capture it on film.She's actually getting quite good at repeating lines from movies, as well, so when sheJae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-15729507072184006752010-12-01T22:05:00.003-05:002010-12-01T22:11:00.147-05:00Wonder Baby Wednesday #36Wonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...Daddy's little helper."Mommy, I haf do some wurt.""Ok, why don't you go sit by Daddy and you can work on his phone while he works on his computer?"(yes, she does know how to use the iPhone with very little help.)My favorite part is that they each needed a drink to keep from getting parched because they're working so hard -- guess whose drink is in the Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-14696531587642808432010-11-16T12:08:00.003-05:002010-11-16T12:49:56.935-05:002 am calls are never something you wantI usually stick to posting about Eme on this blog, but something funny happened to me over the weekend and I really wanted to share...I got drunk-dialed. And texted. Multiple times. By someone I've never met.Allow me to re-create the timeline for you here (texts are verbatim):Saturday to Sunday:10:49 pm -- missed call from a number I didn't recognize, no message11 pm -- text from same number: "Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728473792819554255.post-9912933334347500242010-11-03T15:42:00.004-04:002010-11-03T15:48:44.239-04:00Wonder Baby Wednesday #35Wonder Baby Powers, activate! Form of...mechanic to Dora the Explorer.She decided that her Dora car needed to be fixed, so she flipped it over, got out her tools (yes, it's a hammer in her right hand; who knows when you'll need to pound on something?), and went to work. It's good news that she likes to take care of things, and doesn't mind working to fix her own car.When I asked why her car Jae at Stinky Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012447643025382886noreply@blogger.com1