When Dave, Carly, and I had dinner with some friends for Xmas, he was annoyed that I was completely and unabashedly jealous of the adorable daughter of two of our closest friends. After all, she — two months older than Carly — is communicating with both her parents and strangers at a level much [...]
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Jealousy
Posted in babies, bi-racial families, family, life, motherhood, parenting, tagged Children, jealousy, Parenthood, parenting, perfect children on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In Five Days…
Posted in family, tagged adoption, family, kids, life, parenting on October 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
…the little, nameless girl we held in the hospital less than a day after she was born will turn one.
…the small bundle I held on my lap while being wheeled from the hospital after she’d been discharged — despite the fact that I’ve never given birth — will turn one.
…the peanut that fit into her [...]
She’s Gonna Be a Menace!
Posted in family, tagged Children, family, life, parenting, random on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, I got out Carly’s little red wagon that she’s (until now) pushed across the room while “walking” on her knees. I thought, maybe she’ll start walking. After all, she’s got to do it someday, right? So I got the wagon off the fireplace hearth and set it down. She crawled right over to it, [...]
Happy 11th Month, Carly!
Posted in family, tagged birthdays, family, kids, life, teaching on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In exactly one month, Carly will be a whole year old! Wow!
I can’t imagine life without her — except for the sleeping-in part.
But for now, that’s all, as I have seven more letters of recommendation to write for my students, and starting tomorrow, I’ll have to grade and comment on my seniors’ college essays so [...]
Good Thoughts
Posted in family, life, tagged family, Friendship, Good Stuff, life, Love, Marriage on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dave and I were acquaintances, then friends, then good friends; then it seemed like all of a sudden we were buying a house, getting married, and adopting a baby.
We were stranded New Year’s Day in the Portland airport and started chatting. Soon after, we started skiing together and hanging out just about every chance we [...]
Learning to Share
Posted in babies, family, life, parenting, tagged babies, Dogs, family, Sharing on September 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This morning it was my turn to get up early with the little girl — 6 a.m.
The dogs decided to get up with us. It’s not unusual for Luke, the cattle-dog mutley, to come down and warily watch her play, but Fezzik, the husky, stays away most of the time. He can’t be bothered by [...]
Is one enough?
Posted in babies, family, parenting, tagged babies, Children, family, Parenthood on September 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Our daughter is now 10 1/2 months old. I can see 1 bearing down on us. The past year has brought us many changes — 90% of which have been positive. So now that Carly’s almost a year old — and Dave and I are soon becoming another year older, as well — we’re contemplating [...]
The Bearded Guy
Posted in family, life on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night we had Cincinnati-style chili over spaghetti (which is how you’re supposed to eat it, I guess), and Dave was so happy that he did a little dance in his chair. We had leftovers from Chili Fest — an annual party that friends of ours throw. Even Carly got into it — she liked [...]
Today, 6 p.m.-ish
Posted in babies, family, life, motherhood, parenting on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes I feel like a horrible mom, even though I know I’m a really good one. But life can get really boring being home with Carly.
She doesn’t quite crawl yet — something I’m trying to deal with, as it’s hard not to compare her with all her baby-friends — so there’s not tons of stuff [...]
