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Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at

Toby becomes a New Yorker.

We were taking a cab across the Brooklyn Bridge the other night, and Alex and I were feeling winter blues-y. We looked at the Manhattan skyline, which usually inspires us, but instead we just jokingly sighed a Debbie-Downer-ish "Wah waah." One minute later...that's all Toby would say. Babies don't miss a thing.

Here, Toby reenacts his skills the following evening:
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108 comments:

  1. I've never thought about babies in a cab before! How does that work exactly?

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  2. that is so cute! i am currently nannying three kids, and one is a little over one year old and on the verge of walking and talking. i will have to be *especially* careful of the things i say - especially since the older kids already remember my words like little elephants. nothing gets past them!

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  3. Aww lol :) Nothing like the City's skyline. I'v lived here all my life and still love it.
    xx
    Daisy


    blooomingdaisies.blogspot.com

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  4. Glenda12:26 PM

    His squeaky voice...his rosey cheeks! <3

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  5. Oh gosh! Thank you so much for sharing such an intimate/cute moment!

    http://cafesocietyxxi.blogspot.com/

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  6. So precious! Being from Texas and having only been in NYC pre-kids, I'm curious how you take a cab with your baby? Do you schlep to car seat down and wait for some kind cabbie to let you install & uninstall it? Are there cabs with car seats already in them you can call ahead for? I can't imagine how it works?

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  9. Jo, you have mentioned the "winter blues" several times on your blog...do you ever dream of moving to sunny California? Have you and Alex ever seriously thought about it?

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  10. oh my gosh! make my heart melt a little bit more why don't ya!? what a cutie!!

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  11. adorable!

    my 2 year old is a seasoned new yorker as well, as the moment we step out of our building he stretches out his little hand and screams TAZZIIII!! LOL

    xoxo, Paula

    http://www.treschicmama.com

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  12. Love those sweet rosey cheeks and little voice! You two are the ultimate cool parents, Toby is one lucky fella!

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  13. Toby is the cutest!
    His little wah-wah is adorable : )

    & the sun will be out soon ~ I promise.

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  14. That's adorable!!

    ~Sara
    sarastrauss.blogspot.com

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  15. So cute, but I'm sure it won't be so cute if he catches on to something rude!

    peaas.blogspot.com

    x

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  16. I bunch of teachers at my school are heading to NYC today...I am jealous...Waahh Waa...

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  17. Anonymous12:43 PM

    your laugh is ADORABLE and I absolutly love your voice!!! and tobys little whisper to too cute!

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  18. rosy cheeks:) what a sweetie!

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  19. That is so cute!! I love your laugh. And his proud little grin. x

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  20. Joanna! I loved hearing your voice! Now I feel even more connected to your blog :). And I can totally relate to your winter blues. These constant grey skies in the city are getting me down!

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  21. Morgan12:59 PM

    Too cute! He really is adorable. flyfromthehighestswing.blogspot.com

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  22. joanna!! (: i featured you on my blog yesterdaay!!

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  24. you have such a beautiful voice! you could have a radio show :)

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  25. he has such beautifull long eyelashes! How cute

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  27. this made me smile all the way through! i love it.

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  29. so cute! Toby's such a smarty pants :)

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  31. So cute - and love those rosy cheeks!!

    I can't ever imagine feeling blue about that beautiful skyline tho ;)
    Hopefully sunny days are coming soon :)

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  33. that's awesome! 2 Christmases ago I did a (very very quiet) "waah waaaah" in church when the pastor made a really bad joke, and my then 3-year-old niece repeated it *really loud*! All the old people around us snickered.

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  34. this is the best thing i have ever seen. what a little new yorker :) babies truly don't miss a beat, thank goodness he's so adorable!!

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  35. He's so cute... I love this!

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  36. How cute!! Thanks for sharing =)

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  37. The thing that struck me the most about this was hearing your voice! Charming and adorable!

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  38. Haha! Now he can watch Archer and cue the Wamp-wamp!

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  39. oh goodness, he's such a little grown-up! an adorable, rosy cheeked grown up :) you and alex are very lucky :)

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  40. So cute! I loved hearing your voices, too. It made me feel like I know you, Alex, and Toby a lot better!

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  41. this is such a sweet family moment! our baby girl is five months old now, and I can't wait for her to start picking up words... toby's tender little voice! I love it...

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  42. That is awesome. he is so cute. Honestly, one of the best parts of parenting is when your kids start using your slang/phrases, like when my 4 year old says 'Bring it' or my 7 year old 'Fo Shizzle!' HA!

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  43. You speak to him like hes a grown up, its too cute !

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  44. Adorable! My husband is coming to visit me in New York tomorrow! Can't wait to see him!

    Erin
    ErinAndrewEverAfter.com

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  45. He is the sweetest little thing ever! Such a cutie!

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  46. aww his rosy little cheeks are adorable!

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  47. Before you know it, he'll be hailing the cab!

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  48. he is so adorable!! with his little red cheeks

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  49. Awww, Toby! He is truly the cutest! And you guys are such great parents! Adorable!

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  50. Is it weird that I imagined your voice to be just like that? Not that I have secret conversations with you or anything... Still weird, I know.

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  51. Hilarious! My toddler picked that up too- it's in one of his french Petit Ours Brun videos!! Last time we pointed to the skyline when we were driving back into the city, Roman said " I love NY" (and we've only been here 6 months!!) So I guess he's a true New Yorker now too!

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  52. your voice! I love you!

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  53. he is soo cute!!

    but that could be my baby fever talking...?

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  55. He is a cutie pie!!

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  57. tooo stinking cute! I say this "wha wha" all the time, especially after a corny joke or tweet I write.

    I love how they are like little parrots and repeat these things back to us. the other day the husband and I were eating lunch with our 16 month old and one of us said "buuuutt" to which she laughed a bashful little giggle and said her version of butt. then we kept repeating it to make her laugh, to make all of us laugh, and then we realized that maybe this isn't the best thing to encourage her to say!

    I'm sure I'll be the cause of phone calls coming home from school! (say it with me!- Wha, whaaaa! ) ; )

    abigail

    aka @GrayDayShop and tiptoethrough.blogspot

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  58. Ok, that was adorable! :)

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  59. GOSH he is so cute :)
    Your are such a sweet little family :)

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  60. He's such a cutie!

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  62. TOBS! Love that little man. his cheeks are oh, so rosey~

    xo the egg out west.

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  63. This is too cute Joanna! And I always wondered what your voice sounded like! Haha

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  64. It's pretty awesome to read your blog, then actually hear your voice/accent :-) and oh my goodness, Toby is so cute!!!!

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  65. Gentiana4:16 PM

    Toby has the voice of an angel Joanna. He's such a love!!!! Thank you for sharing :-)

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  66. Carly, we just lug around our car seat! :) kind of a drag, but obviously worth it.

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  67. this is too cute.. it made me smile (:

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  68. Christian, yeah, the cabs have to wait for you to install the seat (which takes about a minute). sometimes you can tell that cabs aren't stopping for you because they see your baby and the car seat! once toby and i hid behind a light post and alex flagged the cab...then we popped out and were like, Here we are with a baby and all our gear!! :)

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  69. paige, yes! i get the WORST winter blues and we have thought about moving to california. it would all come down to alex's job. since he works for the nytimes, he would have to leave his position and find another job. kind of scary! but it's definitely a daydream we have...

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  70. funny thing i just realized, after following your blog for 2+ years, if I've never heard your voice. but as i read your posts, there is definitely a sound in my head? kinda silly. but i feel like a voice is such a strong trait in someone. with everything online now, I've started to think about other people's voices (like i imagine joy from ohjoy! to have a higher pitch, ha). anyway a funny thing to think about. like do people's voices go with their perceived persona?

    loved the video! proud parents, I'm sure! =)

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  71. Lisa, that is hilarious!! thanks for all these really sweet comments:):)

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  72. aw, these comments made my day! thank you!!

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  73. Adorable! And I love that his wah-wah comes with a smile. Love his rosy cheeks btw.

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  74. Good lord, thats the cutest thing! He obviously hasn't picked up the new york grouch face.

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  75. Anonymous5:40 PM

    Toby is such a gem. Your voice is gorgeous. i am going to be thinking wah wah and smiling all night.

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  76. Jennifer_NJ6:08 PM

    Too cute - Toby and the whole family!

    And he's losing the "baby baby look" if you know what I mean. Looks like a little boy now! Goes by fast!

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  78. How Cute! I love how quickly they catch on!

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  79. So stinking cute. I just posted a video of mine taking his first steps this week (at 15 months!) I watched the Toby video in front of him and he pointed at Toby and tried to mimic him. :)

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  81. He is so cute!!! Wah Wahhh hahahaha

    x
    Cindie
    nocigarmagazine.com/cindiemindie

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  82. This is too cute. What an adorable family you have!

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  83. so cute!!! and the cab story is funny. sometimes you have to be clever. :)

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  84. Adorable -- my son copied his older sister today by saying, "oh wow" while we were shopping together.
    5 year old, 'oh wow..this is so cute.'
    1 year old, 'oooo...woooow.'

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  85. Toby's eyelashes and rosy cheeks - so cute! And Joanna, I love your voice!

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  86. SOOO cute.
    Love, Leigh

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  87. LOL!!

    Best,
    Amanda

    Check out my blog:
    http://amandagrisham.blogspot.com/

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  89. joanna,
    i stumbled upon your blog a few days ago and i enjoy reading the story of your life! thank you for sharing it with the blogosphere! :)

    katy
    orlando, FL

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  90. i totally needed this little ray of sunshine tonight. :) so adorable!

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  91. oh he is just precious!!!

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  92. Love a bit of Debbie Downer ... too cute, Toby!

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  94. So so cute!! I love his little tiny voice!
    Clari

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  96. I feel like a member of the family. Thank you for sharing that sweet moment with us. He's a pretty cute little Official New Yorker.

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  97. You have a beautiful voice! Haha. That sounds kind of weird but it is just interesting to have a voice to put to your writing (if that even makes sense).
    Char xo
    www.itsacharmlife.blogspot.com

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  98. omg. this is too cute. Lucia likes to say "oh oh" for pretty much everything.
    Does Toby like cabs? Lucia LOVES them. Mostly bc she's not chained into her car seat and I hold her tight while she stares at the window calling out all the random things she sees:)

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  99. Anonymous8:42 PM

    Adorable! And you have a beautiful voice Joanna!

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  100. It is really a new experience I am seeing here. His cheeks are red as Rose really very cute baby.

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  101. Anonymous3:03 AM

    Aww, he seems so shy! What a cutie.

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  102. cute! i'm learning the american accent for acting class and i totally want your voice jo!

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  103. Your baby is the cutest! ♥

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  104. Love this! Toby is such a cutie!

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  105. That is so adorable! He's such a precious baby!!!

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  106. ahhh, he has the sweetest, tiniest, feathery-est voice. :)

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  107. How did I miss this?! lOVE it! I should teach my 18 month this, Zayn would love it. xx

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  108. He is so cute and sweet child,
    I just love this cutie.

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