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Letters to Jack: Month 4
My dear Jack, Tomorrow, on the day you turn four months old, we’ll be moving into our new house. You’ll have no memory of this place we’ve called home for the last six years – the home to which we … Continue reading
Letters to Jack: Month 1
Well, hello there, my sweet boy. Welcome to your first letter. You’ve been in our lives for one month, and what a fantastic month it has been. Oh, there have been difficult moments, but your Dad and I seem more level-headed … Continue reading
Jack’s Birth Story
Somehow, I was able to catalogue Charlie’s birth story only a week after he was born. Today, Jack is three weeks old. I guess having two children triples the time it takes to do anything. If I were to summarize Charlie’s birth … Continue reading
Letters to Charlie: Month 26
My boy, Recently I’ve found myself wondering how and when you got so big. I barely remember the tiny baby who learned to grasp a block, sign “milk,” and say Mommy. You’ve replaced him with a talkative, stair-climbing, independent, inquisitive 2-year-old. … Continue reading
Pre-Dawn Mental Acrobatics with a Neurotic Mom
Time: 4:06 a.m Setting: Throughout the night, Charlie has inexplicably awoken every hour crying, falling back asleep only after we rock him in the crib. We moved the clocks back several days ago, and he still won’t sleep in past … Continue reading
Letters to Charlie: Month 16.5
Dearest Charlie, Right now, you are upstairs sleeping on our last night in Sweden. We’ve spent the last 2.5 weeks here visiting Jerri and Hans, who are dear, dear, dear friends of our family. We’ve had so many adventures, which … Continue reading
Letters to Charlie: Month 15
Dear Charlie, A look at my Google search history offers a glimpse of the challenges we faced this month: – Get toddler to eat vegetables – Why don’t children like vegetables – Toddler throw food on floor – 15-month-old tantrums … Continue reading
Letters to Charlie: Month 14 1/2-ish
My boy, The call from Grandma Z came at work. She was watching you that day, so I figured she wanted to give me an update on your adventures. “Jea?,” she said, her voice wavering. “Charlie had an accident….” OMG. … Continue reading
Charlie’s First Birthday
Through the fog of sleep, I heard it: A tap-tap-tapping, just on the edge of consciousness. I opened my eyes to a pre-dawn, dark bedroom. Tap-tap-tap, it went again. What the heck…? And then, realization. Fuck. It’s raining. I turned … Continue reading
Hour 23 