I figured I’d better post a few pictures of little Addie, since that’s why some of you even visit this blog. I’ve seen people take photos of babies every month next to a stuffed animal to measure how they grow. And since Grandpa Knight gave me a Snoopy stuffed toy for Christmas (I assumed it [...]
Running. Literally. Two or three of my dreams in the last week have been about running. Before any dream analysts say that means I must want to escape my life, I’ll say that these aren’t the kind of dreams where I’m trying to run but can’t. It’s that exhilarating feeling of my shoes hitting the [...]
This little cutie is four weeks old! Things I’ve learned in the last four weeks: Addie does not like chocolate. Addie loves the sound of my blow dryer. Addie hates being scrubbed in the tub, but loves having warm water poured on her. Addie loves her daddy, and finds his commentary about his work in the basement fascinating. Addies loves driving in the [...]
To the new dad: Jesse. Jesse will tell you that he was looking forward to having his own family since he was 12. (At least, he always tells me that he’s been “looking for me” since he was 12.) And now he’s a dad, and he’s loving it. He’s been so excited to do all [...]
I spend my mornings quite lazily with Addie. She usually gets up between 6 and 7 to eat, then passes out again…at which point, I usually keep her either in my room or on my bed, and I drift in and out of sleep or watch a DVD on my computer. This past weekend, we [...]
This is what Addie looks like most of the time. Except for yesterday, when she screamed for a few hours, and wouldn’t sleep (unless she was on my lap). When I was at my wits’ end, I remembered this story I read where this woman had a screaming baby, and she finally discovered that he [...]