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murbot · Nov 8, 2001, 09:32 PM

Hey, I took this picture of my 9 month old daughter a few minutes ago. She just finished making a playlist in iTunes 2, and now she's rocking to her music and enjoying the visuals...

You should see her write an Apple Script.

[ 11-08-2001: Message edited by: murbot ]

killgore trout · Nov 8, 2001, 09:35 PM

Great pic and cute kid Murbot.

Steve · Nov 8, 2001, 09:49 PM

That could be an Apple ad murbot.

Nice picture. Save that for when you're old.

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nonhuman · Nov 8, 2001, 09:55 PM

*sigh* I wish I had had cool toys like that when I was little. All I had was my dad's 128k Mac, and that wasn't till I was 15 months old.

Cute kid, keep givin' her Macs to play with!

cdhostage · Nov 8, 2001, 09:59 PM

Dude, aren't you afraid she's going to throw up on your Powerbook?

fulmer · Nov 9, 2001, 12:22 AM

you're using the puck mouse? You definitely need something better for that 'Book. I've used the puck a lot and despise it.

Mac Guru · Nov 9, 2001, 01:15 AM

Hell yeah! My daughter is -2.5 months (still in mommy) but rest assured she will be on an iBook as SOON as possible...

Gotta get em on the best as early as possible.

Mac Guru

VRL · Nov 9, 2001, 07:22 AM

Adorable!

EmAn · Nov 9, 2001, 07:43 AM

Cute pic and kid, mrubot.

sek929 · Nov 9, 2001, 08:11 AM

<In stewie voice from Family Guy>

Blast this infernal adding machine!!

Hehe, cute kid Murbot.

dav · Nov 9, 2001, 08:33 AM

woah, trippin' to barney.

(great picture)

daimoni · 03:54 AM

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ThisGuy · Nov 9, 2001, 11:35 AM

Very cute kid!

Can any of you recommend some good software for young (3-5) kids. I am looking for something more educational than entertaining.

maxelson · Nov 9, 2001, 11:36 AM

Originally posted by murbot:
Hey, I took this picture of my 9 month old daughter a few minutes ago. She just finished making a playlist in iTunes 2, and now she's rocking to her music and enjoying the visuals...

You should see her write an Apple Script.

[ 11-08-2001: Message edited by: murbot ]

HEY! I got me one of those! 9 months! Girl! When did you get yours? Did you go to the same sale at Target?

Actually, mine is not yet up to AppleScripting, but she absolutely LOVES running fsck. Claps with glee when the machine returns the old "File system has been modified". No passwords, though. I don't need here screwing around with my NetInfo.

DBursey · Nov 9, 2001, 11:51 AM

Mine's ten months old. She goes absolutely nuts with the mouse and keyboard. Amazing how much damage can be done with just a few haphazardously placed key strokes!

Couldn't resist posting this one.

daimoni · 03:55 AM

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murbot · Nov 9, 2001, 01:23 PM

Hey DBursey, cute kid! Nice set of teeth she's got there. We're still in the teething stage here, last night was particularly bad. I think out longest stretch of uninterrupted sleep was 20 minutes. Just takes some kids a long time to cut those babies - we have friends with a year old daughter with no teeth, and others who have an 8 month old with 7 teeth!

And yes fulmer, I plan on replacing the mouse. I actually do like the small mouse, but it does make things a little slower because I'm always twisting it into position a little, and it seems to get stuck an awful lot. I'm just trying to decide between an Apple Pro Mouse and something with a few buttons.

And cdhostage I'm not too worried about her spitting up on the PowerBook - that's the wonder of breast fed babies. They rarely barf up at all - I think Amy has done that maybe twice ever. There are other benefits as well - I can't get up in the night to feed (my little nipples just won't cut it), the money we save on formula can go to my Mac addiction, and my wife gets a free boob job! Too bad we only have a couple more months of this....

I haven't really given much thought to educational software yet, she's a bit young, but I'm sure we'll get cracking in the spring. Makes me wonder what computers are going to be like in 5 years, when she's really able to use them. Amazing compared to what I had when I was young. Man, was I born in the wrong generation or what?!

Jamie · Nov 9, 2001, 01:30 PM

Awwww, I want a baby!! I have a godchild on the way, I suppose that's the next best thing.

More "cute baby with Mac" pics please!

Jamie

maxelson · Nov 9, 2001, 01:35 PM

Originally posted by murbot:
Hey DBursey,

And cdhostage I'm not too worried about her spitting up on the PowerBook - that's the wonder of breast fed babies. They rarely barf up at all - I think Amy has done that maybe twice ever. There are other benefits as well - I can't get up in the night to feed (my little nipples just won't cut it), the money we save on formula can go to my Mac addiction, and my wife gets a free boob job! Too bad we only have a couple more months of this....

You're lucky. Mine started cutting teeth at 5 mos. We now have a total of 8 sharp little pearlies. Shaaaarp. Mommy turned off the tap at 6 months after the little weasle decided that what we were eating was more interesting. Good benifit: the milk factory has been returned to it's rightful owner (me) and purpose (never you mind). I don't think I ever heard my wife describe breast feeding as a "boob job". What she did say was that the feeling was confusing. You know, they WERE being used for one thing, NOW they are used for something else, the action is the same (more or less) but the result is very different (one would hope).

murbot · Nov 9, 2001, 01:44 PM

I didn't mean that the feeding was a boob job, I mean that it was like getting a free "boob job". With my wife anyway, it added atleast a cup size to the factory!

Jamie · Nov 9, 2001, 01:48 PM

Originally posted by murbot:
With my wife anyway, it added atleast a cup size to the factory!

Wow, did they stay like that or shrink after a while?

J

maxelson · Nov 9, 2001, 01:57 PM

Originally posted by jambo:


Wow, did they stay like that or shrink after a while?

J

THEY SHRINK. Thaaaat's right, they shrink. So, it's true. My wife added somewhere in the neighborhood of a cup size (a bit more) and who's it for? Well, not for me, I'll tell ya.
Now it seems we're down a pint.
I have heard tell, however, that they return to normal, maybe slightly bigger after the second child.
Any input on that one?

DBursey · Nov 9, 2001, 02:16 PM

It's true about breast-fed babies not spitting up much ... Sara is, and she doesn't.

She's had eight teeth since she was about 8 months old. We discovered the trick to discourage her from nipping on mom's oh-so-sensitive nips. When she bites, mom should 'flick' her on the cheek with her finger to administer a mild sting. Sara caught on quickly, and at 10 months she's still breast feeding (as Dad looks on enviously

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You guys are right on the mark regarding the boob job. A whole cup size!

Daimoni: I'm interested to hear about the Huggies promo thing. Do you have a link by chance?

Also; how long before the body fully acclimatizes to constant sleep-deprivation? Sara co-sleeps with us (very convenient with the breast-feeding) but she still wakes us at least a half dozen times or so on a bad night.

Robert Jung · Nov 9, 2001, 03:02 PM

My almost-two-year-old son can't go through a day without trying to wail away at my iMac. I shudder to think what's going to happen once we buy him some educational software so he has a reason to hijack Dad's computer!

And yes, he does recognize the Apple logo and will say "Apple!" when he sees it.

daimoni · 03:54 AM

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PowerBookDude · Nov 9, 2001, 03:17 PM

Originally posted by Robert Jung:

And yes, he does recognize the Apple logo and will say "Apple!" when he sees it.

Awesome kid!

BTW Murbot and DBursey you both have very cute kids. Congrats.

maxelson · Nov 9, 2001, 03:19 PM

Originally posted by DBursey:

Also; how long before the body fully acclimatizes to constant sleep-deprivation? Sara co-sleeps with us (very convenient with the breast-feeding) but she still wakes us at least a half dozen times or so on a bad night.

See, now, on this point, my wife and I KNOW how DAMNED lucky we are. Since she was 2 1/2 mos old, Maari was sleeping 7pm to 7am, with exceptions for a cold and first night in the new/old house (last weekend). We fully expect our good luck to slam into reverse for the next one (which is not really even in the planning stages yet- as discussed before, we are actively "trying" to "not try"). We'll have some karma to burn off.
OK, so does anyone else find it really funny to (gently) bounce cheerios off of your child's forehead? If you have not tried it, I recommend it. Of course, the dogs help to clean up the shrapnel.

LeftWingLock · Nov 9, 2001, 05:06 PM

The Jump Start series is great. My three year old loves Jump Start Toddler and is now starting to poke around in Jump Start Pre-School. When we start up the computer he waits and waits until the Happy Mac Face pops up and then he laughs and jumps with joy. He is learning mousing, buttons, links as well as shapes, sounds, and colors. He also finds the songs he wants in iTunes, knows how to plug in the stereo and cranks it up and dances away.

My six year old has used the Toddler, Pre-School, Pre-K, Kindergarden, and now First Grade with great success and we have been very happy with all of them.

LeftWingLock · Nov 9, 2001, 05:16 PM

The Jump Start series is great. My three year old loves Jump Start Toddler and is now starting to poke around in Jump Start Pre-School. When we start up the computer he waits and waits until the Happy Mac Face pops up and then he laughs and jumps with joy. He is learning mousing, buttons, links as well as shapes, sounds, and colors. He also finds the songs he wants in iTunes, knows how to plug in the stereo and cranks it up and dances away.

My six year old has used the Toddler, Pre-School, Pre-K, Kindergarden, and now First Grade with great success and we have been very happy with all of them.