My brother, who turns 23 today, sent me a text this morning asking “Hey. Are you in labor?” It was almost two years to the minute from the day I called him, on his 21st birthday, to wish him happy birthday and tell him he was an uncle to a sweet little 8lb, 3…
Bits and Bobs
This article on Pioneer Woman has me drooling, dying, crying for a garden. Even though the last thing I need is something else to take care of. I broke a plate last night, with a spectacular crash. 4 years since our wedding, our first lost plate. Not bad! Exams! I did register for next term….
Initial Post
30 weeks, dear son, and my my my are you a mover and a shaker! At this very moment you are stretching straight out, pushing hard on my belly in several places. You’re a strong boy – every time I go to the midwives, they comment on the strength of your heartbeat. I wonder what…
Nearly Two
You dance constantly, at any hint of a beat. You just this past week or two finally started mimicking most of what we say. It isn’t the clearest, but you are clearly trying to say what we say, and it is welcome! A couple of days ago you couldn’t see me at the park, and…
City Mouse and Country Mouse, Part II
This morning, we woke at a reasonable hour, put on decent clothes, and walked twenty minutes to church. Last night, The Professor fancied a beer and we had none in the house, so he walked three minutes to Whole Foods to pick up a 12-pack of Red Stripe. A couple of days ago we had…