Archive for December, 2007

Fresh photos

Monday, December 31st, 2007

We finally got around to uploading a batch of photos to the Gilbert Gallery so that we may all meditate appropriately on the many moods of Gilbert. We've added three new albums, of which I've included a few images below, though there are more in the full galleries. Gallery links ...

Latvian Mexican?

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Some family members may be wondering where the name 'Gilbert Abols Kirby Lovell' came from. We just liked the name Gilbert. It means 'bright promise', which is a nice thought. The Spanish version is Gilberto, with the nickname of Beto. We call him Gilbert, Gilberto, Gilly, G, Beto ...

Favourite Things at 5 and a Half Weeks

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Gilbert is now 5 and a half weeks old. Here is a list of the things he currently likes the most: Warm Milk Smiling at and 'talking' with people Falling asleep on Mom or Dad's chest Staring at the Bright Starts Clip On Friends mobile that hangs over his Moses basket. He ...

Sweet Soothing Harvest Moon

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

We subject Gilbert to lots of different music, and there's nothing like a bit of dancing to calm Mr Fussypants. Yesterday I managed to install the Jinzora media server on my computer and convince the Wii to stream music from it, thus granting Gilbert access to all of the music ...

A farewell to Little Monsters

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

The first blog post concerning the adventures of our little fella is, I'm afraid, an occasion marked by more than a little sadness. Tonight, you see, might well mark the last night that he gets to wear one of his most popular numbers, his Little Monster sleeper. I was able ...