The Fowlkes Family

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Why I Love NYC

There are several reasons why I love NYC (and several more why I don't), but today I love NYC because when I left essential parts of my breast pump at home this morning, I purchased new parts and had them delivered (for free) to my office door by 1pm. You just can't get that kind of service most places.

Monday, March 12, 2007

9-Month Check-Up

Carter had his 9 month check up today (a couple of weeks late because his doctor was away). He grows steadily in his string bean form. He is 20lbs 11oz and a lengthy 30.75 inches long. As usual, his doctor thought that the nurse got the measurement wrong. This time she said, "30 and three-quarters? That seems a bit ridiculous, doesn't it?" The first visit or two we let her re-measure him. Now we just assure her that the nurse got it right.

Name That Dead Plant, Part II

Thanks to everyone who identified the first dead plant as hydrangea. I google-imaged it, and it looks right! (Here's what a real, live hydrangea looks like for those of you who don't know).

Let's do another. How about this one?

Go on ahead and use words like "pruning" in your responses. But it isn't going to mean anything to me until someone comes up here and shows me exactly where you are supposed to snip!

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Name That Dead Plant

It felt like spring this weekend, so I started taking a close look at our garden.

Taking a look, of course, did me very little good because I am no gardener. My level of gardening ability is so low that what I am really going to require is on-site tutorials from those of you who will be visiting in the coming weeks and months. But in honor of daylight savings time, I'd like to start learning now. I figure before I start figuring out what to do with the plants, I should probably figure out what they are.

Below, I've posted pictures of one of the the plants in my yard (a long shot and a blurry close up). The plants are kind of hard to make out because they are brown, and are viewed against the dead leaves the previous tenants left for us to clean up. Can you help me identify this dead plant (I do realize that it isn't technically "dead")? Your help is much appreciated.

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Our Day

Despite a few electrical glitches today (Thomas said mercury must be in retrograde, but apparently it just came out), we had a lovely day. After a morning at home (two electrical devices broken), we had delicious brunch with our friend Amy, and then Joo came over to visit (one electrical device miraculously fixed by Carter). Joo, Carter and I took a long walk through Prospect Park (two more electrical devices broken back at home).

Here's a picture of Carter and I in the park:

During his dinner, Carter gave Joo a run for her money (note three spoons in action!). It was probably the most fun Carter has ever had during dinner time!

Thursday, March 08, 2007

Clever Carter

He has figured out how to disassemble his mat. Now it's puzzle time! (Actually, right now, it is puzzle eating time, but putting the pieces together will come.)