Big Brothers

My older brother L.E.S.ter suggested on his blog that my newborn son looks like Wallace Shawn. Now of course every time I look at my baby all I see is this:

Instead of this:

What do you think? Is Aaron a Wallace look-alike? Do I need to get him a pair of glasses for a true comparison?

When the baby came home

Molly: Can we pet the baby now?

Mom: Sure, you can "pet" the baby.

Kelly: Uh, Mom?

Mom: Yes, honey?

Kelly: Um, why do you still look pregnant?

Big News at Big City Mom

Life in the big city just got a little bigger! Big City Mom (who never really admits she now lives outside the City) is now the proud mother of a baby boy, Aaron, who was born Saturday at 8:01am in the heart of Manhattan.

If anyone wants some guesses of how he might grow-up, here are some like-named folks whose footsteps he can follow: The Photographer, The Under-Achiever, The Hollywood Producer, The Web Developer, The Attorney, The Cool Teenager, and my personal favorite: The Animated Poser.

For those of you following BCM News at home.....

no baby. still. it is too hot to be this pregnant.

Nature Camp

This summer Molly is going to nature camp. Kelly is going back-n-forth in our SUV taking Molly to and from nature camp. The irony is not lost on me that every kid without exception is dropped-off at nature camp in a SUV. No hybrids, not even a regular car.

The first day of camp Molly took forever picking out her outfit, I couldn't really figure out what her angle was, but then she finally told me: "I want to blend-in with the trees. I'll see more animals."

Today Molly's nature education progressed to her pretending to be a grandma spider. And mine - I got to see a Black-Crowned-Night-Heron dive into the water and swallow a fish whole in one giant gulp. It was truly amazing.

A Gift from Above

The DVR gave me the greatest gift on Saturday night - a NEW episode of Dirty, Sexy, Money - which I think has irrevocably been cancelled. Where did it come from? DVR Heaven? And more importantly, are there more DSM's that are coming my way from the beyond before it's truly over forever?

Bunny Baby Brother

If there's anyone out there who hasn't heard the news, Big City Mom is about to have another little one, a boy, practically practically any day now (August). I asked the girls what they thought the baby would like to wear home from the hospital and offered that they could pick something out with me at the store, and maybe a blanket.... and clearly we are not all on the same page:

Kelly: let's get him a bunny outfit
Molly: yeah, and a hat with bunny ears
Kelly: in brown! so he'll look like cottontail! (cottontail is the bunny who lives in our yard)
Molly: and then we'll leave him on the porch, or maybe the yard, and we'll put a tail on his bunny outfit... Mommy, will the outfit have a tail?... and then cottontail will follow the baby inside the house!
Kelly: yay! and then we can leave the baby outside and maybe another cottontail will follow him inside and we'll have two bunnies!