Happy New Year and three-month-birthday, Petra
In some ways, it’s hard to believe that Petra is already three months old, and in others, it’s hard to believe it’s only been three months. She completes our family, and I can hardly imagine us...
View ArticlePetra is four months old
It’s been a busy month, and apparently I haven’t had the camera out much. Petra slept through the night, hit her four-month sleep regression, got through it, and started working hard on her bottom...
View ArticlePetra is 35!
…April Fool. But, seriously, she’s six months old. I’m noticing, at this age, a very sudden development of her will. It’s some combination of being able to reach for a particular thing and actually...
View Article7 Months!
Seven months old… I told JC that I can’t believe Petra is seven months old already. Silas’ first year seemed to last forever, but Petra’s is scooting along. “We have Silas to distract us this time...
View ArticlePetra is 8 months old!
Number 8 made out of granite chunks with quartz banding, on the concrete slab by the river at Riven Rock Park. If you look closely, you can see that her feet are in the river. At eight months, Petra is...
View ArticleNine Months of Petra
JC celebrated Petra’s nine-month birthday by hosting a D&D game. You’re never too young, right? I’ve been wondering when we’d have a rough month with this baby–it’s all been so smooth, so far–and...
View ArticlePetra is 10 months old!
Can you spot the 10? Double digits! I feel like I start every post saying, “It’s hard to believe it’s only been x months…It’s hard to believe it’s been x months already!” but that’s how it is. Petra is...
View ArticlePetra is eleven months old!
Eleven months! Yes, I know this is late. Before anyone gets all “Boohoo the poor neglected second child” on me, I’d just like to point out that eleven months was also when I sort of dropped the ball...
View ArticleSilas is Three!
“What am I, Mama?” Good question. Height: 37.25″ Weight: 34 lbs (according to the Wii) Vocabulary: Enormous. I literally have no idea how many words this child knows. He pulls out new ones all the time...
View ArticlePetra is a year old!
That face!! What a long, strange year it has been. I can hardly believe that I saw that face for the first time a year ago. Women told me, when I was pregnant with Silas, that I would feel like I...
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Day 1 I just…can’t get my mind around Silas being 4. Day 1460 In some ways, it seems like he’s been “almost 4″ for a long time. He’s such a bright guy, I sometimes forget that he’s still so young. He...
View ArticlePetra’s 2!
Hard to believe my little baby is two already. How did that happen? Petra is such a total delight. I mean, she’s two, so she throws fits and wastes food and messes with me. She’s still not-quite...
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