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in non-Katherine news

Cornell recently announced that they were no longer going to provide webspace for faculty and students, among other services that universities standardly provide but that Cornell is going to cut. So I’ve had to find a new home for my … Continue reading

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All hands on deck

We’ve had a really good time during my parents’ visit this past week.  We appear to have a baby who, although very healthy and reasonably easy, doesn’t like to be put down.  As in, that crib has seen maybe 20 … Continue reading

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Adventures at the office

At Katherine’s check-up today the assistant asked us to strip her down, diaper and all.  I, of course, was enamoured: so nice to see all that cute baby skin!  But then the assistant asked me to carry our naked baby … Continue reading

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fingers and toes

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Life in the homebody lane

Mom and Dad are here, helping us tackle such momentous projects as getting Katherine used to noise, getting her to be okay with lying down in the crib on occasion, and figuring out how to get baby poop out of … Continue reading

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Briefs

Our little girl is still changing from one day to the next, but she’s proving to be a big feeder.  Frequency and duration are really picking up.  I need to learn how to duct-tape her to me 🙂  At a … Continue reading

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more of Katherine

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Thank You

We’re home 🙂 This is the first of what I expect will be many one-handed posts!  I just wanted to say thank you for all of the congratulations.    We’ll do our best to get in touch with you all as … Continue reading

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Katherine Birdsong Penner

Born April 10, 2009 at 6:13 in the morning. Weight: 8 lbs., 4 1/2 ozs. The parents think that sleep is undervalued.

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Good reads

“That the man and woman were husband and wife, and the parents of the girl in arms, there could be little doubt.  No other than such relationship would have accounted for the atmosphere of stale familiarity which the trio carried … Continue reading

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