Category Archives: Parenthood

Little Victor Update | Victori spolia

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Gabriel

. For a lot of reasons this is the first update on my son in almost two months. Mostly the lack of updates is because I’ve been spending more time with Victor, which means less time for writing… or sleeping, … Continue reading →

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Little Victor Update | The finger

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Gabriel

. My son has learned the eternal and universal symbol for the concept of “I want”… he has learned to point, which he does a lot now. Pointing is quickly followed by him looking up at you with his huge … Continue reading →

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Little Victor Update | Time for a walk

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Gabriel

. Victor has decided he’d like to go for a walk. It’s possible this could be a simple youthful phase he’ll eventually work himself through, like wanting to learn Latin or voting for the NDP, but so far he seems … Continue reading →

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Little Victor Update | One year ago today

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Gabriel

. Victor finally has an age. He is a full year old. His original due date was January 10, 2010, and his original name would have been Victor Binary Landriault… so his being premature might have been a good thing. … Continue reading →

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Little Victor Update | Victor Bieber makes his own beats

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Gabriel

. Victor is getting sick. We’re pretty sure it’s a cold, whatever it has been coming on slowly for the past two days. We’ve spent most of the night trying to coax him to sleep, but whenever we leave he … Continue reading →

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Little Victor Quick Update | He can crawl

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Gabriel

. On Thursday evening, November 11, 2010, Victor decided it was time to start crawling forwards. This, of course, means nearly everything I’ve learnt about raising a child over the past eleven months is out the window. I tried changing … Continue reading →

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