I can’t believe it’s been more than 6 weeks since this moment……and of course I’ve had this post *almost* done for probably three weeks now. A third child means I am three times as slow (and patient) right? It’s an adjustment. Speaking of adjustments, I have been so pleased to see how Dylan has adjusted to becoming a BIG brother. Perhaps 3 1/2 years...
On Father’s Day I posted some recent pictures of Tyler in his daddy-element on Facebook. As I was collecting the pictures I was struck (again) with how lucky I am and how lucky my kids are to have Tyler. He’s such a wonderful match for each of us. I wanted to put pictures here on the blog, too, to remember this season (all from...
I can’t believe we are already celebrating one week with Leslie! I am surprising myself with how much I am adoring the newborn phase. Yes, we are feeding constantly, or so it seems. Yes, I’m tired (what else is new?). But she is so soft! I can’t stop rubbing my face on and kissing her soft hair and cheeks. And she smells so good....
Friends. It’s already June! My intentions have fallen way behind the draw to lay lumpish on the couch every mid-afternoon. I’m playing the “baby is waiting for…” game and when not collapsing into the cushions I’ve been working hard to get all the possible things crossed off baby’s list….we’ve talked hours over names, patched holes in the wall of the future nursery, washed and...
We’ve logged some good family time in the past two weeks…some with friends visiting and also just the four (and almost five!) of us around home. Last week we adventured much more than usual with our friends from out of town. We picnicked in view of the Golden Gate… Walked on the beautiful bridge. And in general just took our time playing and enjoying...
It’s seed time. A few weeks ago, my little garden helper was thrilled to “help” me plant some flats. Whitney helped a little, too, but was a little more interested in the hammock than the miracle of seed growing. I have a collection of seeds…some of them getting old now. It’s hard for me to handle seed packs made to plant a whole farm...
I think of it as THE wedding because it was like none other. A month later and I am still moved as I go through images and memories thinking of what to share here. As tempted as I am to share all the tiny details of Nick and Victoria’s day, I realize that much of my experience was privileged. Being both sister-in-law-helper and...
This is what a ginormous 3 year old looks like: This is the first birthday I’d say he “gets it” that it’s his special day. He went to school (his 3rd day) and they sang and gave him a birthday bag to take home. He was proud of the cookies he brought to share. Then he went on a man-adventure with daddy that involved...
First Day of School — for the fashionably late. Because we were in Denver for almost two months, the kids only just started school this week. Whitney was so excited she put on her backpack and shoes with her pajamas and barely agreed to eat breakfast and put real clothes on. She rode the bus like a champ and came home and clearly pronounced...
One of the hardest things about coming to Denver was that Whitney would be missing school. We love Whitney’s teacher at her public Pre-K program. Whitney likes going to school and we really saw her development progress throughout the year last year. She has an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) with goals in various developmental areas. Some of her cognitive goals are about recognizing colors/shapes/letters,...
It’s no question (or surprise for me) that Daddy is absolutely adored by our two munchkins. He works from a home office every day but one during the week and on that one day it is so noticeable that something’s missing form our home. Last week on daddy’s day “in the city office” I was having breakfast with the kids and Whitney says “I...
After much anticipation (and years of jumping on the bed), Whitney has finally reached the JUMP milestone. Yay! For those of you who might not have the opportunity to witness the many little steps that make up something like jumping (since most often a kid hits a certain point and you say “jump” and he just does it, right?) here’s what it looked like...