dressy

We've been waiting for the day when Schuyler could walk confidently enough to wear dresses frequently. Not only is this better for her in the heat of July but it also looks so darn cute (and fewer people ask if she's a boy).

pool party

Man, does Schuyler ever love the water. She's definitely a BermyBaby on that front. Unfortunately, we got a hard plastic molded pool which affords very little purchase for tiny feet so she tends to splash down on her amply padded bum. It's nice to know she digs the pool more than a flashing toy... although i'm sure that day is soon to come.

cleaning up

Theo and Schuyler earn their keep.

bananas!

Schuyler's new favourite foodstuff. Unfortunately, she has no concept of what constitutes a reasonably sized mouthful. We live in fear of a banana-induced emergency Heimlich.

shoe junkie

Schuyler digs shoes. All shoes. Any shoes. A favourite game of hers is to bring you a pair of shoes and watch you put them on... which is less appealing when she brings Daddy her Mum's high heel pumps.

pure fruit painkiller

Schuyler is finally getting another tooth and nothing was working to ease her pain. She was gribble! We gave her biscuits, teething toys, etc. but nothing seemed to help. Then Mama had the idea to give her a pure fruit popsicle. Mmmmm. Even Daddy started faking a toothache after seeing the drippy fruit treat but it turns out that Mama was the one who was offered a taste.

my spoon or yours

She's pretty darn good at spooning oversized lumps of mush into her mouth (and using the spoon to paint other parts of her body with vegetable matter). Fortunately the wait-staff at Bouchée (née Monty's) are tolerant of her antics. If you are ever in Hamilton, Bermuda around breakfast time, this is the place to be. Good food, lively atmosphere, and kids smearing breakfast like suntan lotion.

playing on the porch

I'm sure Schuyler gets bored of her little world sometimes ("the porch AGAIN, Dad!?") and sometimes she makes us remember how much we really need to get out and see the world a bit more. However, there are days like today when the world of the porch (and Dad's shoulders) are enough to keep even the youngest minds alight with interest. She loves the shoulder ride. Daddy likes it so long as she keeps her bladder in check.

under the weather

Dealing with the advent of a seventh tooth can be hard on the 14 month soul but she manages to keep chilled with her legs crossed, bottle in hand and Mama tucked around her.

tall ships 2009

In honour of Bermuda's 400th year of settlement, the tallships came to Bermuda to decorate the harbour with scenes of old. Of course, Schuyler will likely not remember the visit of these majestic vessels but at least we have some proof that she was there.

http://www.tallshipsbermuda.com/

schuyler escapes from guantanamo

Attempting the old bedsheets-tied-together-to-form-a-rope trick. Nice try, little bear!

She has a habit of 'hooding' herself in cell

She exhorted freedom loving governments to support her cause.

Upon hearing that friends of hers have been sent to Bermuda for resettlement from the real Guantanamo. At least tourism arrivals will be up this month!

[Side note:] We came home tonight to find that 75% of the island's power was out, including our house, and came to realise just how much water a baby takes up each day. Try feeding a 13 month old dinner and having no water to clean up. It's a challenge. It is also a beautiful remind of how nice real quietude is. Fortunately, we got some ice to put in the breast milk freezer so we didn't lose any of that and now (at 9pm) the power has come back on and all is well.

luvbug

Fifteen more years before her license.

don't drink the water... no matter how inviting it looks

Schuyler's Dad, like any sane Bermudian, he sees fit to stay on dry land until such time as the water reaches about 90 degrees. However, as luck would have it, today was a particularly scorching, sticky humid day and he would have loved to have been the one stopping the little bear from drinking up all the chlorine but alas the toe must stay dry for another couple of days (not to mention, it is supposed to be immobile). Darn toe! Being a children's birthday party, he also got to experience what happens when the birthday girl herself takes an interest in the white bandage around the toe and whacks it with her petite, cute and painful hands.

josephine's first birthday party

Parties can be difficult if you don't know anyone. Maybe Schuyler's parents can learn something from her nonchalant zen charm.

our little fish