Madeleine's big adventure

Like another famous Madeleine, in the middle of the night, we turned on our light and said "something is not right". Sure enough, little Maddy had a fever (which can be serious in an infant). After spending the day at in the ER at Cambridge hospital for testing, little Maddy was sent on a stretcher to Mass General hospital via ambulance (picture #1, unfortunately, they didn't let her ring the siren;-)) where she spent 2 days for observation with mommy (picture #2). Fortunately it was not serious (she just had a little cold) and is back at home with her mommy, daddy and big brother David. And back to her own little bed in her own little room (picture #3)

Daddy's little girl

Girl meets cat

and cat doesn't seem too interested...

Family resemblance?

David:






































Madeleine:

Nothing like a tall cold one after a long day...

David's fatherly nature

David doesn't seem to be annoyed by the presence of a younger sibbling - contrary to a cousin of his who shall remain anonymous. We caught him trying to feed his baby sister with his legendary gentleness (see pictures #1 and #2). And no, it was not even staged! David by himself took his sister's bottle and shoved it in her mouth.

So we were not surprised to see he was glad to take a more fatherly role with a baby of his own (pictures #3 and #4). A baby he can feed, nurture... or drop if his ADHD-prone mind focuses on something else.

But the remaining question is: who the heck did he knock up? Considering he's a little flirt and can't keep his diapers on - let alone his pants - the list of potential mothers is quite large. We've nevertheless narrowed it down to the following list:

- one of his play mates at day care
- a 2 year old baby girl from Turkey he kissed at a restaurant when his Russell grandparents were in town (no, I'm not making that up)
- Steven's girlfriend

The Saphire Room

Following the same premise of the movie The Emerald Forest, David was abducted by a non-existing tribe living in his bedroom. We found him the next morning going native (figuratively and literally - a diapers was added before the picture was taken). He had climbed on his own mount Drass-Hah and painted his face with war patterns. He also adopted a new name, "gawa gawa" which means "the one with no cloths."

The similarities with the 1985 movie stopped here however (this is real life, not Hollywood). Because there is no rainforest in the bedroom, his parents were able to spot him immediately and bring him back to civilization before breakfast. David didn't particularly appreciate the "re-civilizing rite" which included wiping the diaper cream off his face and torturing him with eye drops. But now he's back to normal, aside from an occasional full stripping in the middle of the night. Let's just hope he doesn't try to grow a rainforest in his bedroom using "home made fertilizer."

Crime in Cambridge

Crime has struck again in Cambridge, MA.

A local resident, Mr. Potato Head, has been found on the ground the other night, his teeth all knocked out, as shows Picture #1. Picture #2 is an undated photo showing the victim before the crime happened.

A suspect has been apprehended (picture #3). However, sources close to the case acknowledge it will be difficult to prosecute the case. Questioning the suspect has been everything but fruitful. "He just speaks gibberish" said a detective who was part of the questioning. Because the suspect seems to have a very small mental age, it might be difficult to press charges. To makes matters worse, the victim himself has been very silent (even after having his set of teeth back) and "didn't tell us a word when we asked him what happened" acknowledged a police official.