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Ahhhh! The Rotund Holiday Belly

I did it. I ate everything I wanted. I declined nothing. I munched on The Lucas' Stilton cheese and Christmas cookies. I devoured the Hatsop's Smoked Turkey. I lingered in Sarah Jones' orange rum cake and her sugar dusted cookies. I slurped up pumpkin soup, prime rib, mashed potatoes, squash...

Posted to Raising DC by DC Mom by districtmom on 12-29-2008
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Filed under: toddler, fish, child, holiday, DC Boathouse, eat, weight, dinner, restraint, kid, dessert, pork, owahu, new year's, gourmet, indulge, gourmand, catering, regime, gluttony, overeat [Edit Tags]
Rocknoserous: Best Live Entertainment for Parent and Kid

I was wondering where all the moms and kids were. Strolling around the DC metropoitan area on a weekday mid-morning and all you see is a lone tumbleweed rolling across playgrounds, the eery whistle in your ear. An abandoned mitten on a fence. Finally a friend clued me in. From 10am to 11:30 am most weekdays...

Posted to Raising DC by DC Mom by districtmom on 12-17-2008
Filed under: Filed under: dc, baby, toddler, child, music, band, Beatles, song, kid, Mclean, melody, rocknoserous, snap, lyrics, rock, live show, clap, venue, they might be giants, Jammin Java [Edit Tags]
Top 10 Mommy Snacks at Holidays

Christmas is just a week away and I am already salivating. The thought of Sarah Jones' rum cake -- ahhh the sweet, melting richness of it -- keeps sliding into my head, not to mention her sugared cookies. And my sister's strong brandied egg nog. And the Stilton cheese they import. And my brother's...

Posted to Raising DC by DC Mom by districtmom on 12-16-2008
Filed under: Filed under: dc, toddler, child, christmas, chocolate, foie gras, shrimp, dessert, crudites, cheese, sweets, aspirin, dark, tarentaise, Sarah Jones, Thistle Hill, snacks, vodka, Stilton [Edit Tags]
Top MUST-HAVE's for Mommy This Holiday

Christmas rolls around and everyone says it's the season for giving. Well I say, let's not forget about Mummy shall we? Top Must-Haves for Mummy this Holiday: 1) A festive frock to wear. Whether it's due to corporate downsizing and layoffs (or simply because you choose not to be part of the...

Posted to Raising DC by DC Mom by districtmom on 12-12-2008
Filed under: Filed under: dc, baby, toddler, child, holiday, kid, celebration, Palisades, decorations, presents, frock, mama, mother, festive, nativity, elite, flask [Edit Tags]
The Single Child: Cousins

How much is birth order responsible for personality? I wonder this, as a middle child myself. The Bees will be an only child so this puts her first and ever foremost in her own family, which is not necessarily a good thing. Her cousins however are, or will be, one of several. When Bees spends time with...

Posted to Raising DC by DC Mom by districtmom on 12-02-2008
Filed under: Filed under: dc, toddler, play, child, single, cousins [Edit Tags]
Meltdowns and Mints at the Zoo

Why does a trip to the zoo always necessitate a meltdown? It all starts nicely: we have breakfast, we stop in to see some friends at Balducci’s and we drive over to the National Zoo . The Bees remarks on seeing the bronze lions at the front gate, and she starts calling out for “CatCat”...

Posted to Raising DC by DC Mom by districtmom on 12-02-2008
Filed under: Filed under: dc, toddler, cat, child, stroller, Dora, meltdown, Zoo, fit, National Zoo, gorilla, altoid, lion, mint, tiger [Edit Tags]
Preschools: And Away We Go!

We are in the throes of applications, interviews, and tours. It seems absurd; the Bees is not quite 20 months and we are wringing our hands over what school she will be attending next fall. It seems that The Bees might be outgrowing our daily ritual of getting Mummy’s coffee, dry cleaners, book...

Posted to Raising DC by DC Mom by districtmom on 11-24-2008
Filed under: Filed under: dc, baby, toddler, child, school, kid, preschool, interview, nursery school, application [Edit Tags]
Accessories Down the Drain

Accessories are the bane of my existence. I must say I've wasted more money on The Bee’s accoutrements for hair, hand and foot. With girls especially, there is this need, either a socially-encouraged one or maybe from within, (a desire to dress up my own living doll). Let's be clear- I'm...

Posted to Raising DC by DC Mom by districtmom on 11-21-2008
Filed under: Filed under: dc, shoes, toddler, child, Bethesda, kid, Kidville, barrettes, windproof, elastics, clothes, waterproof, bows, mittens, accessories, accoutrements, gloves, patent leather, Trumpette, Tods, driving shoes, winter [Edit Tags]
3 Places To Shop for Quick and Easy Cooking

My second favorite subject these days, after The Bees, is food. Since CB travels every week I frequently eat alone at home so nothing makes me happier than discovering a new take-out item or something easy to cook at home. I think I’ve mentioned that I food shop at three stores: Safeway on Sangamore...

Posted to Raising DC by DC Mom by districtmom on 11-18-2008
Filed under: Filed under: dc, baby, toddler, child, Bethesda, Whole Foods, Safeway, Elmo, Skinny Cow, Thistle Hill tarentaise, gruyere, Trader Joes, John Putnam, Steamfresh, Vermont, Manchego [Edit Tags]
Excuses, and Hiding Behind Your Kid

So now that we have one we're part of this club. This exclusive group which, when we were single and/or had no child we had no interest in joining anyway. But here we are, and here comes the wave of holidays again, the parties, the family gatherings, the this, the that. And I can see how you can...

Posted to Raising DC by DC Mom by districtmom on 11-16-2008
Filed under: Filed under: dc, baby, toddler, child, party, wagon, kid, childhood, chair, cocktails, 1800, excuse, hiding, prairie, covered wagon, club, rocking [Edit Tags]
Is Your Toddler Speaking English Yet?

No parent likes to admit her child is behind developmentally. While I’ve spent months crowing about The Bees’ physical agility I have been noticeably subdued on the topic of speaking. It's not that she hasn't been talking. Vying for airtime with her parents, her observations become...

Posted to Raising DC by DC Mom by districtmom on 11-12-2008
Filed under: Filed under: language, dc, baby, toddler, infant, child, development, Washington, Bees, family, kid, understand, bones, christmas, Palisades, speak, speaking, English, 19 months, audience, bee, vocabulary, library, Jonah's Treehouse, airtime, progress [Edit Tags]
"There's Been an Accident"

We all wonder how we will react when our child is hurt. Yesterday CB took The Bees to pick up coffee at Balducci’s. When they hadn’t returned after 30 minutes I had a gnawing troubled feeling. What if they were in an accident, I thought. Would he take her straight to the hospital? Would he...

Posted to Raising DC by DC Mom by districtmom on 11-09-2008
Filed under: Filed under: toddler, playground, child, slide, Balducci's, freezer, Boo Boo, Skinny Cow, steep, push, blood, accident, National Building Museum [Edit Tags]
Childless in Manhattan

I have just returned from my first weekend away from The Bees. Contrary to my expectations, I did not weep upon takeoff, I did not rail my fists on the floor upon arrival, I did not despair in loneliness and rush for the Doubletree hotel door. It was really a lovely time, and though I checked in frequently...

Posted to Raising DC by DC Mom by districtmom on 10-29-2008
Filed under: Filed under: dc, baby, toddler, child, show, New York, Metropolitan, Central Park, drag queen, theater, Subway, Broadway, manhattan, Soho, kid, Boeing, doubletree [Edit Tags]
When Your Baby Falls in Love - With Someone Else

Yesterday, for the first time since Bees was born, I experienced jealousy. We arrived at music class early, as we do. While the older kids finished up The Bees grabbed a bottle of bubbles and was jubilantly hoisting her small arm up in the air, tilting her head back and pretending to blow on the wand...

Posted to Raising DC by DC Mom by districtmom on 10-04-2008
Filed under: Filed under: babies, dc, baby, toddler, nanny, toys, child, music, spanish, musikids, jealousy, Maryland, Meridiana [Edit Tags]
Weird Lyrics to Lullabies

I mentioned earlier that I enjoy singing to The Bees throughout the day but particularly before bedtime. For lullabies I rely on an old book my mother used called “Lullabies and Night Songs”. The illustrations were done by Maurice Sendak, so you can imagine the whimsy in the beasts and the...

Posted to Raising DC by DC Mom by districtmom on 09-08-2008
Filed under: Filed under: dc, baby, toddler, infant, child, songs, lullaby, chubby, grizzly, horn, mutton, Sendak, lyric, Maurice, bear, snail [Edit Tags]

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