our identity is changing/has changed

this is about henri, and the parenting thereof

in which i defend my use of a store-bought costume 2009/11/11

Filed under: ideals schmideals, in the flesh, memorabilia — lee lee @ 9:33 am
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{Just another way in which my “ideals” of parenting have changed since actually becoming a parent}

Not only did I expect to make my child’s costume from scratch before becoming a parent, I even looked down upon those who didn’t.  How lazy, I thought, of those parents.  But I also saw it as a creativity problem; what are we teaching our children by allowing them to “order” their costume online?  Isn’t the point of Halloween (other than the massive amounts of candy and something about the devil)  to be creative??

Then, I became a parent.

Also, I’m a big fan of “theme” costumes.

Last year, after deciding on the theme of Little Bo Peep who’s lost her Sheep, complete with scary Wolf-Daddy, I knew that I could not even begin to make a costume as cute as the little lamb I found online.

little lamb

only costume worthy of henri's cuteness factor

I mean, come on.  This costume is so cute that when I tried to resell it online, all I got was emails from random strangers about how cute my kid was.  And, yes, he’s cute by himself–but with The Lamb Costume on…this is “shit your pants” cute.

So then, my ideal had been broken and it was perfectly okay, nay, desirable, for me to order a Curious George costume that costs $20 this year.  I didn’t realize how quickly my scruples would drop, nor how low…

Luckily, my mother-in-law saved my poor Henri from this {potential} debacle by finding a Very Expensively Made tiger costume at the Weston Dump  (Read: Untapped Resource).  The only problem with this is that as the cuteness factor continues to rise without any creative input from mom-mom, the ideal–or the possibility of Ever making a costume for h-man–sinks lower and lower and lower.  Oops…there it went.  Lost it!

tiger costume

Tigers Do Not Smile

 

Feeling Nostalgic for Vacation 2009/08/27

henri's first "truck" coaster

henri's first "truck" coaster

carrrrrrrrrrrrrrs

carrrrrrrrrrrrrrs

he's a natural

he's a natural

 

old school henri 2009/07/24

Filed under: in the flesh, pictures, they grow up quick! — lee lee @ 2:21 pm

this week, 2 people have sent me old photos of henri, confirming–yet again–that he was the cutest baby ever.

NYC Picture 105

it also made me realize how hard it is to get a good picture of him now that he can run away from me…

henri's back henri's side

henri hallway

 

cousins 2009/07/15

Filed under: cuzin luvin, in the flesh, pictures, they grow up quick! — lee lee @ 12:52 pm
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and the clothes go on…

Henri (2008):

David (2009):

 

confirmed 2008/05/22

Filed under: in the flesh — lee lee @ 3:44 pm

after doing some blog-surfing, i have indeed confirmed: henri is the cutest baby ever. i will spare you any links (how mean would that be?); just Trust Me on this one!

taken by auntie kay-kee

 

henri’s version of blair witch 2008/03/19

Filed under: in the flesh, pictures, self-portraiture — lee lee @ 1:59 pm

actually, he’s just trying to sit up…but it is scary when viewed through Flip.

 

we got a video camera! 2008/03/19

Filed under: in the flesh, pictures — lee lee @ 1:55 pm

p.s. this blog will now be 90% video…ha ha…

 

the hankster 2007/10/16

Filed under: in the flesh, pictures — lee lee @ 4:22 pm

my midwife made me get an ultrasound b/c she wasn’t sure hank was head down. get your bet on–he is ready to go.

37 weeks