Baby Girl

Between two doors

May 19, 2011

I tuck the baby into bed 25 minutes after his big sister.  Chessa spends those 25 minutes chattering away in her crib, playing with the soother, talking to her stuffed animals and occasionally yelling for her daddy.  Cole spends those 25 minutes curled up in my arms, sleepily drinking his last bottle of the night.  [...]

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Memo to my babies

May 2, 2011

Dear Chessa and Cole, For the first time in eight weeks (Cole for the first time in your life) I left you all day long.  From 7:45 in the morning until 5:15 this afternoon, I turned your care and well being over to your Nauni and I went to work.  It was crushing for me.  [...]

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Copious amounts of cute

March 30, 2011

There are few things I love more in the world than good pictures.  And good pictures of my family… photos that capture that moment, the one right there that you want to hold onto for a lifetime, are at the top of my list.  Even beating out nice shoes and handbags.  When Cole was 11 [...]

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512 Day Letter

February 24, 2011

Dear C, Next week, you will be 17 months old and some time in the next 10 days, your life is going to change dramatically.  I don’t know how to prepare you for it. I worry about how you will adjust and what your little mind will think when we bring your little brother or [...]

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Dear Baby

January 19, 2011

Dear Baby, I can’t believe in less than two months we will get to stare into your sweet little face.  Some days it seems like only yesterday that we found out you would be joining our family and other days it seems like you’ve been a very real part of me forever.   I know your [...]

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Little things

November 3, 2010

Dear C, There are so many things I want you to know about your first few years.  Things you’ll read in your baby book or stories you’ll hear over and over from your daddy and I or your grandparents. Things like when you took your first steps or when you said your first words.  Memories [...]

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First Birthday Party

October 4, 2010

Um… guys?!  I may have gone a wee bit overboard with the birthday party.  The guest list was long, the decorations were a plenty and the amount of sugar offered out of control.  I should also remind you all that I’m not crafty or stylish, so while, yes, there were handmade decorations they came from wonderful [...]

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One-year letter

September 29, 2010

Dear C, Tonight, only moments after I put you to bed, I sit with my computer and think about what I want to say to you tomorrow on your first birthday.  And it seems I am at a loss for words.  In my mind I have fleeting memories of our last year together and glimpses [...]

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Almost a year

September 20, 2010

We started practicing for C’s birthday this week.  Meaning when you say to her, “How old are you going to be?”  She answers by holding up a finger and flashing you a cheesy grin.  And, when you start singing the first few words of Happy Birthday she starts bouncing and waving her arms like an [...]

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11-Month Letter

August 30, 2010

Dear C, 11 months old.  One month shy of a year since we met you and became proud parents of a beautiful little girl.  While we have been proud of you since you were minutes old and wrapping your hand around Daddy’s finger and our hearts around your pinkie, it has only been in the [...]

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