Dec 30
Last year we spent Christmas in California with my parents and brother, and — perhaps because the big road trip to CA made Christmas seem like an extra big deal — we really indulged Emrick that year. He got lots of cute and special toys, including a rocking moose, a shopping cart with pretend …
Nov 26
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. …
Oct 21
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
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 …
Sep 19
Boy. I meant to get this up on Monday — you know, on Emrick’s actual birthday — but you know how it is, what with the toddler and the newborn and the sleep deprivation and whatnot. Emrick’s birthday was pretty low-key this year. For the first time, we didn’t have any family in town celebrating …
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