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    and now we get to celebrate that one…

      Miss L learned that “Happy Birthday” was a fun thing for people to say to you… and started giggling every time she heard it yesterday. And today, she gets to celebrate with cake and family and friends! Her cake…

  • family

    you are one today…

      I’m really not quite sure you ever fit in your dad’s arms like this. It seems like I just dreamed it… and a year ago was just a memory of fantasy. You’ve been a wonderful baby, and we’ve loved…

  • family

    baby buys: the top 5 list

    I sat down to write a list at 3 months of what baby gear had been working for us, and then I abruptly stopped. If I wasn’t sleeping in more than 4 hour intervals, I definitely couldn’t tell you what…

  • family

    what I wish I knew before the baby

    Someone asked for a list of things I wish I knew before Baby M ever came around, or things I wish someone had told me. Here’s my thinking list… (disclosure: this is my personal list of wishes… and totally not…

  • lovely

    an adult version of letter days?

    I was a “sorority girl” for 60% of my college life (insert a chorus of I love the crescent moon…shining in the sky here). You know, I lived in one of those pretty 11,000 sq ft. mansions with 48 other…