• 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…

  • 3 Weeks Old

    I’m sleepy because of you, my darling, so I’m not even going to attempt to be prosy or cutesy or structured. Stream of consciousness, here we go! Your birth story I’ve detailed elsewhere,…