My Genius Little Mute

Background information: She’s 21 months. She has a vocabulary of maybe 10 words.Actual, true, honest-to-goodness story: Olivia noticed I had gathered all our movies to return to the library. “Ooooh,” she says, as she begins to throw them all to the...

Twenty-Three

Guess what that number means. Go on. Why should I be blogging about twenty-three? Why is it important, exciting, significant?I got weighed on Thursday.In one week, I had lost twenty-three pounds.

Benjamin Pictures!

You’d be surprised how many things in a hospital can entertain a toddler. Sorry for the crookedness of the shot, I was holding a newborn at the same time. But you were looking for Benjamin pictures, weren’t you?Here is Daddy, Benjamin, and big sister...

The Timeline

This was me at 8-9 cm dilated, probably around 4:45-5:00pm. The common reaction to this picture is: “You sure don’t look like you’re in labor!” To which I respond, “I wasn’t having a contraction when it was taken!” That was...

Benjamin David

We were released from the hospital at 5:55pm yesterday and waited just that long to fill out the birth certificate information. We are so decisive like that. The middle name comes from Josh’s dad, which we thought made sense due to the fact Benjamin was born on...