Author Archives: Jason

Athena masters eating

By Jason Eating is not something you just know how to do – it’s a skill that must be mastered.  This post will show the remarkable progress made so far, starting from our first attempt at spoon feeding with Athena: … Continue reading

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Creeping and crawling, caught on video

By Jason Athena is now very mobile – we can’t just let her play in her jungle playset, she’ll find her way to the nearest non-baby-toy object and put it in her mouth. Here’s evidence: This week Ann gave her … Continue reading

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Recent developments: Teething and creeping

By Jason Since we’ve been back from our travels, Athena has aggressively pursuing the relevant developmental milestones.  She’s getting very determined, and when she wants to turn around and be held facing forward or grab a particular toy, she is … Continue reading

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Easter Part Two: Cleveland

By Jason The second leg of our Easter trip was to Cleveland to see my side of the family.  It had been a while since Mom, Dad, and Ryan last got to see Athena in person and there were of … Continue reading

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Las Vegas and the Valley of Fire

By Jason Ann, Athena and I spent last weekend in Las Vegas.  Why take a 4-month-old to Vegas?  Mainly to see Dan and Heather, with the side benefit that it’s a short, cheap flight and a good dry run for … Continue reading

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Cereal and spoonfeeding elicits mixed results

Yesterday Athena had solid food for the first time – well, somewhat solid, since it was finely-ground rice cereal mixed with milk. She seemed to do okay with it, so we decided to go for broke today and attempt rice … Continue reading

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