The Stories of our Lives

This is our family blog. We use it to share glimpses of our family life, everyday anecdotes and reflexions, and we archive the kids' growth. In Québec, Canada.

Orléane Orléane is now...
10 months!

Xavier Xavier is now...
2.4 years!

...and there's also their parents. Émilie writes most posts (including the children's) and handles the design, while François makes sure all the blog clockwork is running smoothly. To contact us: EMAIL.

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Archive for the month of September, 2008

C’est bon d’avoir de l’ambition

Transl. “Ambition can be a good thing”
I turned 7-months-old last week, and here’s my score sheet:

70% = Sitting upright without support
100% = Crawling on my belly
100% = Standing on all 4
20% = Moving on all 4
90% = Climbing and getting on my knees
30% = Climbing to a standing position
00% = Moving around using the furniture
00% […]


RT&CC 6 : En voiture

F - Don’t eat all the cookies, leave some for your son.
E - I’m only eating the parts with chocolate chips, because the heat in the car melted them all, and I don’t want him to get chocolate all over himself.
F - Ah… So, then, you’re really sacrificing yourself to eat all this chocolate.
E - […]


Everyday fare

Orly discovering something new. A baby’s every day fare is wonderful.