Tuesday, December 5, 2006
math book?
i don't think we own a math book! but we do have a design book by dave carson and "renaissance thru the ages" by garner. our baby will be the best finger painter in the world.
Genius Baby
We can only boldly assume Baby Chaud will be one of the most brilliant brains ever to come into existence, given the totality of trenchant thoughts its parents have created. Still, there's always room for pre-birth improvement:
Dig this article on making a genius brain in utero. We only have one Classical music CD, so its nice to see that won't make much of a difference. Otherwise, Mom is a dynamo when it comes to regular and hardcore exercise. My heavy push for oily fish has been all but dismissed, but it appears that won't factor too much. My Mom only ate like, a bite of liver and I still have the juiciest Chess-club brain as if she went on some three month liver bender.
I have a virtual tower of books selected to read to Baby Chaud, ranging from classic fables in literature to a wealth of science books focused on dinosaurs and mathematics. It is still unclear how I will execute such sessions but I intend to use the coming months to figure out an optimal manner where I'm not boring the kid or myself. This of course, must be balanced with a healthy dose of professional wrestling and Pistons basketball.
"All children are born geniuses,
and we spend the first six years of their lives
degeniusing them."
- R. Buckminster Fuller
Dig this article on making a genius brain in utero. We only have one Classical music CD, so its nice to see that won't make much of a difference. Otherwise, Mom is a dynamo when it comes to regular and hardcore exercise. My heavy push for oily fish has been all but dismissed, but it appears that won't factor too much. My Mom only ate like, a bite of liver and I still have the juiciest Chess-club brain as if she went on some three month liver bender.
I have a virtual tower of books selected to read to Baby Chaud, ranging from classic fables in literature to a wealth of science books focused on dinosaurs and mathematics. It is still unclear how I will execute such sessions but I intend to use the coming months to figure out an optimal manner where I'm not boring the kid or myself. This of course, must be balanced with a healthy dose of professional wrestling and Pistons basketball.
"All children are born geniuses,
and we spend the first six years of their lives
degeniusing them."
- R. Buckminster Fuller
Monday, December 4, 2006
Goodnight, DEATH MOON.
Check out this New Yorker article where Elizabeth Kolbert Reviews children books with some wild takes.
Personal favorite:
"A parent is bigger than a child, but still a person. He or she can be appealed to, as in “Bedtime for Frances,” or even tricked, as in “Good Night, Gorilla.” The arrangement in “Goodnight Moon” is completely uneven. Time moves forward, and the little bunny doesn’t stand a chance. Parent and child are, in this way, brought together, on tragic terms. You don’t want to go to sleep. I don’t want to die. But we both have to."
Whoa! I can't say my parents' ever read this one to me - most of my books were Little Golden style foibles or Richard Scarry - but this perceived nihilistic lesson about our own mortality seems to be buried so deep most everyone is oblivious to it.
On the lighter side:
"Walter the Farting Dog Goes on a Cruise” (Dutton; $16.99), it seems safe to say, is destined not for the protectionist bookshelf but, rather, for the ever-growing permissive market, where anything goes—and nothing goes over better than flatulence.... “Gee Whiz!” is well researched, informative, and only moderately gross. (The volume is a follow-up to “The Truth About Poop,” by the same pair.) Were you aware, for example, that there are clouds of frozen astronaut piss orbiting the earth? Or that the Pilgrims used a substance known as “chamber lye”—urine mixed with ashes—to wash their clothes? I wasn’t, and I’m glad (sort of) that I am now."
BWAHAHAHAHAHA. This is the kind of thing kids love to bring up right in the middle of dinner. Or thirty year old scientists.
Personal favorite:
"A parent is bigger than a child, but still a person. He or she can be appealed to, as in “Bedtime for Frances,” or even tricked, as in “Good Night, Gorilla.” The arrangement in “Goodnight Moon” is completely uneven. Time moves forward, and the little bunny doesn’t stand a chance. Parent and child are, in this way, brought together, on tragic terms. You don’t want to go to sleep. I don’t want to die. But we both have to."
Whoa! I can't say my parents' ever read this one to me - most of my books were Little Golden style foibles or Richard Scarry - but this perceived nihilistic lesson about our own mortality seems to be buried so deep most everyone is oblivious to it.
On the lighter side:
"Walter the Farting Dog Goes on a Cruise” (Dutton; $16.99), it seems safe to say, is destined not for the protectionist bookshelf but, rather, for the ever-growing permissive market, where anything goes—and nothing goes over better than flatulence.... “Gee Whiz!” is well researched, informative, and only moderately gross. (The volume is a follow-up to “The Truth About Poop,” by the same pair.) Were you aware, for example, that there are clouds of frozen astronaut piss orbiting the earth? Or that the Pilgrims used a substance known as “chamber lye”—urine mixed with ashes—to wash their clothes? I wasn’t, and I’m glad (sort of) that I am now."
BWAHAHAHAHAHA. This is the kind of thing kids love to bring up right in the middle of dinner. Or thirty year old scientists.
Sunday, December 3, 2006
mom and me
my mom and i went shopping for some new items for my wardrobe. we had a very nice time. thanks mom!
things a baby needs
so here is something for all you experienced moms & dads. on the day your baby came home from the hospital, what 2 things could you not live without? and what 2 things were a big waste of space? we only have 6 months to prepare so please help!
Saturday, December 2, 2006
naive nicole
it seems that for the last few weekends, i have been going to various stores and adding one new item to my maternity wardrobe. people are always saying to buy simply and buy stuff you can wear throughout your pregnancy. these opinions, i find difficult to agree with.
first, buy simply. i am a girl and i like clothes. that doesn't change when your body does. the problem with buying a lot of new stuff is that you won't be wearing these items next year. the problem with not buying new clothes is that you're gonna start to look silly with belly shirts or your husband's clothes are going to come up missing. making yourself look beautiful on the outside is very important at any point in life, but for me, it is crucial during this time when my body will be changing every week.
that leads me to the second opinion of buying clothes you can wear throughout your pregnancy. i already bought a pair or pants and many shirts that might look great when my belly grows bigger, but right now the pants fall off and the shirts look poofie. i also have shirts and jeans right now that feel great, but i know that i might not feel the same in them come february. so my opinion is that you should buy what you like now and have some backup options for when your wake up and your jeans don't fit and you need to get to work.
first, buy simply. i am a girl and i like clothes. that doesn't change when your body does. the problem with buying a lot of new stuff is that you won't be wearing these items next year. the problem with not buying new clothes is that you're gonna start to look silly with belly shirts or your husband's clothes are going to come up missing. making yourself look beautiful on the outside is very important at any point in life, but for me, it is crucial during this time when my body will be changing every week.
that leads me to the second opinion of buying clothes you can wear throughout your pregnancy. i already bought a pair or pants and many shirts that might look great when my belly grows bigger, but right now the pants fall off and the shirts look poofie. i also have shirts and jeans right now that feel great, but i know that i might not feel the same in them come february. so my opinion is that you should buy what you like now and have some backup options for when your wake up and your jeans don't fit and you need to get to work.
Friday, December 1, 2006
Good times with bladders.
Here we present a couple of animation videos that show the organogenesis of the urogenital system. All of these developments happened months back, but around this time Baby Chaud's prostate/uterus should be about ready to click on and complete some of the final developments of the kidneys, bladder and sex organs.
The entire system is a pretty bizarre one as far as human development goes - we actually grow three sets of kidneys in increasing amounts of evolutionary advancement. These are the pronephros, the mesonephros and the metanephros, the latter of which develops into our functioning kidney. Boys and girls have the real distinction here, using Wolffian and Mullerian ducts respectively to create their unique plumbing parts. It's also of note that these two systems are really involved, each contain and influence each other's growth until they become the systems useful to the body.
The videos have French subtitles, but just enjoy the pictures, they say more than enough.
Boys:
Girls:
C'est bien, comme ca!
Links courtesy of Pharyngula.
The entire system is a pretty bizarre one as far as human development goes - we actually grow three sets of kidneys in increasing amounts of evolutionary advancement. These are the pronephros, the mesonephros and the metanephros, the latter of which develops into our functioning kidney. Boys and girls have the real distinction here, using Wolffian and Mullerian ducts respectively to create their unique plumbing parts. It's also of note that these two systems are really involved, each contain and influence each other's growth until they become the systems useful to the body.
The videos have French subtitles, but just enjoy the pictures, they say more than enough.
Boys:
Girls:
C'est bien, comme ca!
Links courtesy of Pharyngula.
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