Dancing with Her Baby

Sylvie does a little impromptu dance with her baby 'Zoe'. Her black eye did not impede her ability to get down.

Baby Loves Disco

Sylvie loves music. So do we and we found a perfect opportunity for us all to enjoy. Bryan and I took Sylvie to Baby Loves Disco at South Paw in Park Slope last weekend. It was strange to walk into a night club at 2 in the afternoon, but we got our grove on and had a good time. Sylvie broke out some of her special moves and of course, sucked on a few shaker eggs. Her favorite part, though, were the bubbles that would descend upon the dance floor. Good times!

You Should See the Slide!

I guess it's all part of toddlerhood - the falls, the spills...But it sure is hard not to feel guilty when it happens right in front of you. Sylvie went down the big slide at 9th street on her belly like she usually does, but this time bashed her eye at the very end. It all happened in slow motion and before I knew it, she had a big, fat, swollen blue eye!

So sorry to my friend Mick who came to Brooklyn to meet Sylvie for the first time and ended up playing nurse with me. You were a big help Mick. (Nice work with the puppet distractions).

Sylvie handled it all really well and thankfully our landlord, who is an ER doctor, came upstairs and assured me that she was fine. His mother always told him, "When a child falls, they grow". I took some comfort in that. All part of becoming a big girl I guess.