Author Archives: fustianist

Can you tell what kinds of words we’ve been working on?  Katherine can’t say her own name, but she does know: – “caw-caw” (birds of all kinds) – “goo” (goose) – “quack quack” (duck) – “waaaaan” (swan) – “guuuuuw” (gull) … Continue reading →

Sydney looked back through our blog posts to remind me that, yes, Katherine woke this frequently, too, when she was new.  And, as he pointed out, I couldn’t do any cooking (or, for that matter, walking) for a good three … Continue reading →

We’re only a week in and we’re already having trouble fighting off the zombie state.  We’re trying to do things differently this time, making sleep a priority so that we don’t walk around in a haze for months . . … Continue reading →

“If you’re looking for substantive conversation, you turn to blogs.” According to a recent NYTimes article, people are leaving blogs and turning to Twitter and Facebook instead. But I guess if you’re one of those really serious types who wants … Continue reading →

The midwife just paid us a visit and weighed Nathaniel in at just over 9 pounds.  In the week since he was born he’s regained everything he lost early on and added another three ounces.  As my dad said, speaking … Continue reading →

We’re just getting an inkling of what life holds when the kids equal or outnumber the adults.  I was changing Katherine this afternoon when Sydney came up the stairs, holding Nathaniel and standing in line until the changing table was … Continue reading →

We’ve been keeping an eye on Katherine as she adjusts to the new arrival.  She was excited to discover he has feet when I uncovered them the other day, since that gave her another thing to name about him.  And … Continue reading →

Mom and Dad left for the airport in the wee hours of the morning today (somewhere around Nathaniel’s fourth nighttime meal), beginning what will be a long, long, long day’s journey back to Iowa.  I am really going to miss … Continue reading →