Though newborn Henry is different from newborn Jacob, there are some things that are simply part of life with a newborn. The most challenging, for me, is reminding myself that being a mom is enough. I had a trouble with this for a long time with Jacob—I was about to leave my job and launch […]

New Year’s resolutions are notorious for not lasting longer than the month of January. That said, I have a couple of my own that I think are reasonable, among them, reading Anna Karenina and working through my yarn stash. Hmm, maybe “reasonable” isn’t the right word there.   In the meantime, though, remember that other […]

When Henry was first born, I didn’t think he looked like anyone in our family. The next day, I realized he looked almost exactly like Jacob at that age. I don’t think it will stay that way for too long. There are some differentiating characteristics, but for now, they’re rather subtle.   What do you […]