Author Archives: fustianist

Each day for the past week or so I’ve awoken in the night to find that Katherine needed changing: diaper, clothes, everything.  But when I reached for clean clothes we ran into a snag.  I put one outfit on only … Continue reading →

I think these mashed potatoes are rather attractive: Sydney

As you can tell from our recent posts, life around here has been moving rather slowly. Or rather, our little one has been growing and growing, and we’ve let much of the rest of life fall away as we watch … Continue reading →

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In the past few days we’ve been testing out the whole living-with-a-baby thing.  On Sunday we went to church, where Erin realized that mothers of young children don’t listen to sermons, but rather sit outside, feeding wriggly little ones and … Continue reading →

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 →