Liam

  • Golden

    He gives me the side-eye, a sneaky wicked grin.  I am in for it.  A few seconds later, he makes a beeline for my chair, sloshing most of the water out of his…

  • He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother

    Jack asked to hold the baby today.  And then my heart exploded. He did really well.  God knows why he wanted to do it suddenly today, but he kept insisting “Hold baby, hold…

  • The Faded Yellow Pajamas

    There are just a handful of baby clothes that I will not be handing down to one of my siblings when one of them has a boy.  (Odds are in my favor.  I…

  • Summer

    This morning Liam slept on my chest.  I watched his uneven newborn breathing – now fast, now slow.  Squeak, sigh, groan – flail the arms, relax.  He waved one arm around violently until…

  • Parents of Multiples – I Salute You

    We’ve finally begun to venture forth, now that Li-Li (the goopy name I seem to like calling him) is approaching a month old.  Each outing requires a pack of competent adults to just…