Monthly Archives: February 2011

Thank you

One of my favorite activities over the past two weeks has been writing replies to the many, many emails, cards, and letters of congratulation that arrived after Nathaniel was born.  I love corresponding with friends and family, and I’ve had … Continue reading

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Feb. 26, 2011

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Katherine’s words

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

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Reminders

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

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The sleep wall

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

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civilization’s fall

“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

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Another healthy appetite

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

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Keeping us hopping

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

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Katherine and Nathaniel

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

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Today

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

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