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Apparently the usual locus of worry for parents of newborns is whether the baby is gaining enough weight.  They track feeding times and diaper changes like the latest stock quotes, all in hopes of going to checkups and finding out … Continue reading →

Although I still spend most of my days on the couch, yesterday I gained a whole new level of freedom (and things will only get better when I’m really up and about).  I got a baby backpack.  Or, more accurately, … Continue reading →

Since Erin is still too busy gloating to type a post, let me just note that Katherine weighs 10 lbs and 8 ozs today. As in, she’s gaining 2 ozs per day, which apparently is twice the average rate. Anybody … Continue reading →

. . . with how wonderful people are. Since we came home from the hospital friends have been dropping by to bring us dinner three times a week.  If you’re keeping track, we came home from the hospital three weeks … Continue reading →

If I stay up into the wee hours with you, you should feel loved.  I don’t mean out and about, laughing and riding a people-high.  I mean one-on-one time in those cold, dark, pre-dawn hours. I certainly spent those hours … Continue reading →

Tomorrow afternoon I will drop Sydney off on campus so that he can catch a ride to a weekend conference on Augustine in Massachusetts.  It will be quite a different world for him from the baby-filled schedule he’s been leading … Continue reading →

Since keeping Katherine fed is currently an all-day, every day affair, Sydney and I thought we might have a bit of fun with this whole breastfeeding thing.  Apparently some kids turn up their noses at milk if the mother had … Continue reading →

Last night I decided to test my stamina by whipping up dinner.  First time I tried doing any real cooking after Katherine was born, and perhaps not best tackled after our night of no sleep. I started early and was … Continue reading →

Is that why you ate all night long and then tried to eat the blanket when Daddy picked you up? Erin