Shona Sorensen
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Nov 26
Emrick’s (and now Holly’s!) Annual Photoshoot
When Emrick turned one year old two years ago, we took him to a local studio for some professional portraits. He’d never been professionally photographed before and it seemed that his first birthday was the right occasion to finally get that done. Because of his shyness, that shoot yielded only a few really good pictures. …
Nov 06
Holly is Two Months Old
Today Holly is two months old. Tomorrow she has her second appointment with the pediatrician and will receive her first round of vaccinations. They will also weigh her and measure her length. I am very curious to see what measurement they come up with for her length because something strange happened at her two-week check-up …
Oct 27
Look Who’s Smiling!
Our little Holly Belle is now a smiling girl! Like most babies, she’s been doing the sleeping/half-sleeping smile since the day she was born, but on Friday the 18th, when she was exactly six weeks old, she gave me what was her first, unmistakable, fully awake “social smile“. We were on the sofa together …
Oct 21
One Year Ago Today
Last October, Marcus and Emrick and I went for a Sunday drive. That’s something that Marcus and I used to do pretty frequently before we had kids. When I first moved here, I enjoyed those drives because I wanted to explore the neighborhoods around here and generally get acquainted with the area. Plus, there was …
Oct 17
My Little Tiny Babies
I promised a while ago to blog about how Emrick is adjusting to the new baby, and I still haven’t done that. But it occurs to me now that maybe I should be writing about how I’m adjusting. When I was pregnant with Holly I had vague but persistent anxieties about the challenges of handling …
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