Category Archives: Baby & kid blogging

On Saturday, Maddox Aziel Baker Schlotte- daughter of “Alas” co-blogger Kim (basement variety!) and Kim’s hubby Matt, and sister of Sydney – arrived with some assistance from a bunch of people wearing masks. I don’t remember exactly what time she … Continue reading →

In honor of Sydney’s last week as an only child, here are various cute photos of Syndey playing by herself. When I say “by herself,” I’m not counting her Cthulhu doll, which Phil and I got her for her first … Continue reading →

Here’s Sydney being carted around by her dad Matt. Odd how happy she looks in this photo – when Matt picks me up by my ankles, it just pisses me off. Some people just have weird tastes.

As Kim (basement variety)’s pregnancy goes on, napping has become a more important part of Kim’s daily life – and naps have always been part of Sydney’s agenda. (Sydney’s sister will arrive in less than two weeks, by the way … Continue reading →

So Bean was blowing bubbles at Sydney…

Sydney’s vocabulary tends to reflect what she thinks is important in the world around her: “Cake” is a word she says very clearly indeed. Don’t you hate it when cheesecake isn’t served fast enough? Sydney decides to get pro-active. (Out … Continue reading →

Monday baby blogging is a day late this week… sorry, I was really busy all day today. Trust me, if you had one of these “baby” thingys around the house all the time, you’d be doing dumb things with it … Continue reading →

No cool theme this week, just a couple of cute Sydney pictures that I haven’t found occasion to put up before now. I love this photo of Sydney and occasional “Alas” comment-writer (and my housemate/life partner/whatever) Charles. Clearly they belong … Continue reading →

If you have a top hat around, and a small child, sooner or later you’ll put the one on top of the other. It’s irresistable.

Sometimes artists complain that creating is a lonely act, but does that always have to be the case? Not in our household! Here you see Sydney and Amp working side by side. Awwww…. In this picture, Amp is working on … Continue reading →