Ike's Holiday Lookbook 2010

Despite my oft recounted holidayphobia, I actually put up a tiny tree this year. There are even Christmas lights securely stapled to the front of our house. Thoughtful (I hope) gifts have already been wrapped in pretty paper and mailed off to our beloved recipients -- days in advance, I might add. I'm sure you're thinking, what the bleep has gotten into you, Erin?

Friends, it's not what got into me. It's what came out of me. Behold the reason for the season.

And would you look at that? Like mother, like son.

I'm a pretty lazy photographer, but I try to capture the milestone moments of my handsome little dude's life. This time, though, I think I may have gone overboard. A little.

It's been a long, beautiful year, but all good things must come to an end. And so, Ike and I wish you a very Merry Chrismukkah and a fabulously Happy New Year. The annual DC holiday blogcation is officially in effect, but not to fear. We'll be back next year with more! Of everything! Including Karly!!! Hooray!

So mark your calendars for Monday, January 3. Sure, I may stumble into work a little hungover, but I'll be here.

I hope you'll be here, too.

Quick! Which Children's Chair Do You Like?

Because I know you aren't at all busy with your mountainous holiday to-do lists, please please please look at these kid's chairs and tell me which one is the cutest, comfiest, and best suited for my little prince's sweet cheeks (I'm rolling my own eyes at that, don't worry).

#1: The Panton Junior Chair, $99 including shipping.

This one certainly looks cool, and apparently it's springloaded.

#2. The Ikea ROFYLLD (I feel like that must be short for something...?) kid's rocking chair, $39.99 + a torture trip to Ikea.

#3. The vintage Hitchcock kid's rocker, $50 + all the fun and adventure that goes with Craigslist.

Sorry the picture is so dingy, but you've seen this sucker before so you know what it looks like.

Now take an egg nog break and vote for numero uno, dos, or (wtf is Spanish for "or"?) tres.

Muchas Gracias!

UPDATE!

I just found another one. I promise I'm going to lay off the martinis and speed soon... well, as soon as Christmas is over. Anyway, may I present:

#4. Wicker kid's chair, $40 shipped via Ebay.

Will this be impossible for a toddler to climb into? I don't know, but it's cute.

I'm still undecided. Help. I promise I won't throw any more wrenches into the process, so vote with confidence. Or abandon. I'm ok either way.

Mystery Pants Revealed!

When Karly and I started this blog eight million years ago, we were two ladies who enjoyed nothing more than boozy good times spent laughing hysterically genteelly discussing the finer points of art and interior design. Then I got knocked up and things changed -- namely the boozy part. Then I squeezed out Sweet Baby Ike and things changed even more -- namely the having time to do anything part.

And now it's Karly's turn. Congratulations and welcome to the dark side, my friend.

Behold Eero Gore Miller Hand, born early Friday morning on October 29, 2010.

Now, he might look like a regular day old baby, but Eero popped out weighing 9lbs 10oz and measuring 22 inches long. In other words, he is already bigger than Ike. And I'm pretty sure that when I saw him he was trying to walk out of his bassinet, much like a baby giraffe.

Next week he will probably have to start shaving, and if nicely asked Eero might even do your taxes. Because he is advanced like that.

Hopefully he will take over the blog in a month or two so Karly and I can have a celebratory drink.

Who am I kidding? Babies are even better than booze and free time, and they might even be better than craigslist.

Seriously, who could resist that face?

But don't worry, we'll still be here to talk story about fabrics and furniture and good art. And of course sometimes we will also talk about our babies.

Because that's what we do now. Change is good.