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A very rainy day. We got a brief dry window when my parents were driving Tanya and I back to Brooklyn, so I got to stay dry and my Dad could walk with Tanya in her stroller a little while I did chores like cleaning the bathroom, but otherwise a very rainy day.

Otherwise, a very ordinary day. My parents stayed until 1pm. They got pizza and desert from an Italian bakery and Mama made salad. Tanya, played, napped, played, napped etc in repetition. She had another teaspoon of rice cereal and she does like eating from a spoon - she is getting a hang of it. I'm still paranoid that she would get a reaction from it - the cheeks are a little pink - but that can be from the heat of the apartment.

I downloaded a few more apps for my phone: I figure they should be mostly useful not silly. I did get Solitaire but I also got TED talks, NASA, Star charts, Piano Teacher and Biblical Hebrew lessons. I already listened to Gladwell's TED talk - it was pretty fun.

Milestone noticed: Tanya hold her head up if you pull her from the floor by her hands. Before this her head lingered back.
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I'm typing this from my new phone. It is still very weird and awkward to type. Still, it is convenient.

Features I like: livejournal app I can use to read my friends page and I easily read all new RS Small Gifts stories and I can easily comment; checking Tumblr is easier (I only check one account all the time which aggregates fanfic and news about a show); reading Kindle; seeing that my yahoo mail and Gmail came in and what about without going on the Internet; transportation apps and weather apps; ability to use Google chat without going to my computer; Skype; attaching pictures to text messages; taking pictures if my camera is not handy.

Don't like: need to recharge often; new memory card didn't work so I have to wait to get my music on it; typing is awkward at times and autocorrect is silly.

My mom bought a crockpot on sale at Costco and we tried it out today. Mama made a whole chicken with some veggies. 6 hours, plug it into the outlet and out comes very tender and delicious chicken. I do wonder how much energy it is using but it is very promising and many recommend it.

This week we were trying to start Tanya on some solid foods since she is 4 months already. Just a little, to get her to learn how. Her main meal is still my milk, although every 4 hours now, instead of every 2 it was in the beginning. Plus twice at night.

Anyway, we are going slowly. Starting with rice cereal mixed in my milk as doctor recommended. On wed we tried giving her 1 tbsp with 2oz in a bottle but she wouldn't have it. Just milk she can take from the bottle just fine. We didn't push.

Yesterday we gave 1/2 teaspoon with 2oz with a little silver spoon and she ate it. But I'm not sure if rice agrees with her since she was super gassy and a little red cheaked. We are going to wait a bit and then try her on a little oatmeal cereal. We got organic brand for both. She stares at us as we eat in fascination when we eat, so she is ready for a bit. Today we also gave her a little water in a spoon. Again she wouldn't have it in a bottle. Still new things. She is 14 pounds 8 Oz now and 65cm or 25in or so.
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For this holiday season my parents decided to get me a smartphone. Before this week, I just had a regular phone with a keyboard that I could pull out to type text message. It made calls, had a calculator for tipping and otherwise, did text messages. That's about it. And I really didn't want to upgrade. But I'm also not looking a gift horse in the mouth so I now have Galaxy S5. I was looking forward the most to having a transportation app so I can see when the next bus or train could be.

My Mom brought it over today when she came for the day. Tomorrow, Bear, Tanya and I are heading to Bear's parent's house for Thanksgiving for a few days and Mama wanted to pack Tanya' things herself and to give Tanya a bath. And it was easier for me, especially since I had to bake my annual cranberry muffin bread. I made my Mom muffins too - 6 chocolate chip and 6 cranberry. And Tanya got two stroller naps - one in the morning with my Mom and the afternoon one with me. She is a happy baby except if she is tired or can't nap well.

Back to smartphone - it was super creepy when I went to put some appointments into my Calendar and discovered that the phone automatically included the University academic schedule. I'm on leave this semester and going back part time next semester (most likely, if I don't find something else). I guess the phone figured out where I work? Or something? It's just creepy. Typing text messages is also more awkward on the smartphone, the autocorrect is annoying but there is a feature where you can speak the text message.

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