The Ruark Kids

February 9, 2010
by John
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Thalia Eating Update

Thalia is nearing seven months, which will mean almost two months at working on the solids. Finally just in the past week we had a breakthrough with her understanding the process, so now we’ve nearly achieved the “baby bird” stage … Continue reading

February 1, 2010
by John
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Fortunes

So, we had Chinese take-out last night, which means fortune cookies! Here were the fortunes: Thalia: “A chance meeting with someone from the past is in store.” Siena: “There is no secret to success except hard work.” Daddy: “The expert … Continue reading

January 13, 2010
by John
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200 Posts

My admin console tells me there are now 200 posts on this blog. I’m not sure if that includes the numerous drafts I started but never published, but in any event, that seems like both a lot over three years … Continue reading

January 6, 2010
by John
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Ribs

Siena has not really liked grilled meat (other than chicken apple sausage and hot dogs) very much; the brown/char/grill-marks are big turn-offs for her. So it was a real pleasant surprise that we were able to convince her to eat … Continue reading

December 16, 2009
by John
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Half a muffin

Before today, when Siena would have blueberry muffins for breakfast, I would always cut the muffin in half and put only one half on her plate before bringing it over to the table. These are the big you-only-need-one-for-breakfast kind of … Continue reading

August 25, 2009
by John
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Cracking Toast

This weekend Siena and I were having an early breakfast to ourselves before everyone in the house was awake (it was probably 6:45). I gave her some of my toasted bagel with blueberry jam on it. I slice the bagel … Continue reading