Author Archives: Erin

We’ve been in quarantine mode for the past month or so, with each successful playgroup or playground endeavor followed by another wave of cold or flu or toddler bug.  After this run of mild but incessant illnesses, we are hoping … Continue reading →

Yesterday Nathaniel took the two round lids from the biscuit tins we use for toy boxes, banged them together, and looked up at us with a wicked grin.  Great, my son has discovered cymbals.  Since then, he’s been all about … Continue reading →

This past week has seen us draped over the couch a great deal.  Both kids and Sydney got a cold that seems to be going around, one that lasts longer than usual and is accompanied by a desire to do … Continue reading →

Two weeks ago I took away Nathaniel’s pacifier.  He was already sleeping pretty restlessly (as in, after a few rough nights I figured we had nothing to lose), and we were tired of having to hunt up the pacifier when … Continue reading →

On the evening of Nathaniel’s birthday we heard him say his first word: “ball.”  Of course, being a little guy, it sounds pretty much like “baa.”  But he says it consistently when he’s asked to go get a ball, or … Continue reading →

Late last night, as I was staring down yet another bad night of sleep with busy little Nathaniel, I decided it was time to wean him from his pacifier, as a first step to getting him to sleep on his … Continue reading →

Our Valentine’s Day (or series of days) was pretty low-key.  Sydney is the holiday humbug in the family, but there is something about being surrounded by slow-moving PDA couples (this is a college town, after all) on the street that … Continue reading →

I often get asked for directions when I’m out walking with the kids, so I’ve gotten used to being approached by strange people with cameras.  This one had me stumped, though: Young Asian woman: “Can you direct me to Oxford … Continue reading →

Exactly one year ago, I was crawling up the stairs to get Sydney so that we could go to the hospital, from which we’d just returned (via a lovely walk through the parks) after a checkup.  I was, frankly, quite … Continue reading →

What color are my eyes?  Please use the picture from the previous post, as best you can what with the swollen eyelid and all. Sydney and I have had a lot of disagreements over color in our relationship, and we … Continue reading →