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Archive: December 2009

Fruit

Waking up from nap is hard. Sophie was fussing as is her wont. Bella was chattering about Ben’s dirty diaper and asking why people poop and talking about eating fruit. Sophie took up the last word as a chant. Want some. Want some fruit. Fine...

Babies

I resisted. I held out for a long time. I wasn’t interested in some movie about Babies whose trailer had gone viral and was infecting everyone I know. But when Amy raved I gave in and hit play. And in the very first seconds it won me over. I...

To-Do List? What To-Do List?

It seems like everywhere I go these days on the internet I see mothers rushing, mothers stressed, mothers with too much to do before Christmas. I sort of feel like I’m on a different planet. Like one of my British friends reading about our...

A Couple of Catholic Board Books

An old review from the archives that somehow never got posted. I’d add a few books that we’ve fond since I wrote this if I were going to be completist; but i’d rather jsut post it and move on. Where is God? He must be playing hide...

Stoic Sophie

This morning we ventured to CVS to buy some desperately needed toothpaste and diaper cream. Not having the sling, I put Ben’s carrier in the shopping cart and let Sophie walk along with Bella. She’s not used to walking around in stores...

Visitation

It occurred to me this morning at breakfast as I listened to Bella telling me about how Bella is recovering from being home from the hospital and how she (Mary) came to help while Bella is not feeling well, it occurred to me that what I was hearing...

Friday in Pictures

I just discovered that somehow this never got posted. Pictures from the day after Thanksgiving. Better late than never, eh? On Friday we were all feeling well enough to notice our cabin fever. So we decided to brave the rain and go for a drive...

Joyfully Ever After

I just had this flash, a moment of insight, an epiphany if you will. I was standing at my kitchen sink washing the Desitin off my hands after changing Ben’s diaper, preparatory to serving Sophie a bowl of yogurt and suddenly I saw my life here...

Sophia-Nyms

Words that sound the same in Sophia-speak: Benny and bunny Is she talking about her favorite stuffed rabbit or her baby brother? Sometimes it’s hard to tell. Dolly and jelly As in peanut butter and jelly. I always think she’s looking for...

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