Roxie's Spell

A couple of days ago I was cooking the girls breakfast, when suddenly Roxie danced in waving a wand. While continuing to dance, she chanted "abra-fadabra-Mabra-Deeabra! Schhhhhhh!!!" and then, quite pleased with herself, informed me "I turned you into a daddy with one more toe."

Pajamas of the Mist

After Will and Nancy's wedding, I came back and stayed with the kids while Amy went to the after-party at the Hampton. Phoebe and Roxie were amped from the excitement of the day and continued to play even after Jessica had fallen asleep.


Although awake, they were both quite delirious from exhaustion. Toward the end of the night, Phoebe began rambling semi-coherently about something called "the pajamas of the mist". Here are some of the bits and pieces I overheard:

"Roxie you've got to get the pajamas of the mist"

"They're pajamas, and they're in the mist"

After a while it came out that they were "in a crypt", and for a short time they became "the pajamas of the misty crypt". I tried to learn more about them, but was told very sternly that we couldn't get to them "because it's LOCKED."

I'll post again if more details on these fascinating pajamas become available.

Welcome to our blog!

Amy and I have decided to set up a blog to document stories about our kids that may otherwise be lost forever. More to come soon.

Jessica cuts a bunch of teeth

6-16-02:

New things

• Jessica loves to kiss her sister
• Jessica cut three teeth during the 1st two weeks of Phoebe's life - two bottom molars and the missing tooth to the right of the top jaws middle tooth

Hello Phoebe!!

6-9-02:
New things

• Jessica spends the second night away from Mommy and manages to fall asleep without nummies
• Jerry bites Jessica on the hand as she plays with his dog food and is put to sleep

Welcome Phoebe Baggott

6-8-02: Phoebe Baggott was born at 6:51 am, weighing in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches in length. Phoebe's birth as reported by Uncle Dan Baggott via a series of emails to Baggott East...

This just in.

Amy and George have left Duncan. Current whereabouts unknown. They
claimed to be going to the hospital.

We have no objective information regarding contractions. But Amy did tell
Judd to shut up during her last one.

Nick, Tracy, Judd, and Erin are all trying to nap. Jessica sleeps soundly.

Dan has developed ringworm. Photos to follow.

Local time is 12:46 AM. Partly cloudy, 54 degrees F, winds out of the west
at 16 mph. Humidity 72%.

*****

1:32 am

The earlier claim that Amy and George were going to the hospital has been
confirmed by Tracy. They successfully checked in. George requested his
glasses be brought to him.

Tracy, Nick, Judd, Erin, and Matt are preparing to leave Duncan. First
stop: Matt's and Erin's place for their camera (and chocolate?).

Jessica continues to sleep soundly in blissful ignorance of rapidly
developing events. One wonders how long this can continue.

This just in, Judd is still sleeping and is not prepared to leave Duncan.
What does this mean? I don't know.

*****

The rumor (~6:51 am, 7 lbs and 11 oz) of Phoebe's birth have not been
exaggerated. Just got back from taking Jessica to visit her new little
sister and I can confirm the existence of said baby.

A very calm and tranquil baby was reportedly shot out into this world after
only two pushes. So calm (and limp) was the baby that some were
momentarily concerned the baby had shot clear out of Amy, into this world,
and then onto the next world. I'm happy to report that Phoebe is quite
alive (although still calm).

While I think the full impact of this event has not sunk in on Jessica, she
greeted her new little sister with a wave and was able to correctly
identify which individual in the room was "the baby."

Once again, Jessica is sleeping soundly.

Local time is 10:34 AM. Partly cloudy, 66 degrees F, winds out of the west
at 7 mph. Humidity 50%.

Here comes a sister

6-2-02:

Jessica's new things

• Phoebe arrives in Jessica's life and she spends first night away from Mommy, but doesn't know it until morning