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Dear Jacob XXV

Dear Jacob,   You are three years old, and funnier, sweeter every day. You are also looking to stand your ground when you can, which, quite frankly, is exhausting. Some days are twelve hours of a power struggle, but you find ways, intentionally or not, to make me smile in the midst of it. A […]

October 23, 2013

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Dear Henry XIII

Dear Henry,   Today you are ten months old. I can see your babyness starting to melt away, and it is bittersweet. On the one hand, I love where you are right now. You pull up to stand, chew on, or pull up to stand and then chew on everything that comes your way. Seriously, […]

October 22, 2013

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Moving Takes Two Months

This week I finally put the camera and the USB cord together and went to upload photos to my computer. When I did, I was surprised to see it was the first time I’d done so in two months! Two months!   Moving house—when I say it this way, it sounds like more fun than […]

August 16, 2013

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