Heidi called and asked if I’d come give p.j. a bath in a bowl. Oh my goodness, yes absolutely. I would love to. It’s been six years though, since I bathed a newborn. julia There’s a way to do it so they don’t fall apart and wail, and it has to do with keeping them […]
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Okay, I just went looking for kids to kiss goodnight. I found a bunch. All good. Then I asked where Tim was? How about Julia? They’re sleeping with the legos. Oh, puh-leeze. Really? Yeah. So it’s all quiet as I cross the dark family room and head downstairs–and encounter Tim standing in the dim light
Not sure, but it’s gone. It was daylight savings, gotta spring ahead, you know? Which means all at once Saturday Night Live was over and it was 1:17am. And I had to get up for an appointment in the morning. Okay, that’ll scare you. Get in bed! Now! Quick! It’s tomorrow already! Anyway, we had
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Okay, last night when I got home, there were Tim and Julia asleep in the bed in Tim’s room. Asleep! Since Heidi and Joe went back home, they’ve been camping in their room–that big room below the family room. I hear them at 1 am still laughing and building legos. They’re eating snacks, watching Nickelodeon,
Had to even check the spelling on that. Fourteen. Fourteen YEARS of him. Lucky, lucky us. Thank you Jimmy for everything you bring to life around this damned house, for your good nerves, your patience, kindness, and sense of humor. As happy as we were to meet you, we are happy to know you still.
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Today the address is 4820 Babyland, it’s true. Here we’ve got this guy spending the day. He watched PBS, loves that super-duper obnoxious Sid the Science Kid, and super-adorable Curious George, and then took a nap on Couch Potato Uncle James. He ate a Moo Jr. pausing at each bite to throw his head back
This little girl was born yesterday, late in the afternoon. Here she and Maria are, checking each other out. See how Maria’s holding her face to face, copying the baby’s expression? There’s a name for that, though I can’t remember. It’s wired into how we relate to babies, and I love that. They both know
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Finally, yesterday was the long-awaited birthday party for t.c. and l.c. and Julia was thrilled. They host it in a place that’s like a gym on one side and a kitchen and dining area on the other. There were a LOT of sweaty kids, but this is that cooped up time of winter when it
Okay, this is the picture of the Heidi lips I was looking for. And the Heidi hair. John said it looked like a fish fin. The pic was out of the album, taken for another purpose, and turned up by surprise later. There she is, high in the air, three months old. At the time,
Last weekend I sewed baby blankets, and this is the note Little Olive’s grandpa sent me today. I KNOW SHE THANKED YOU FOR THE HAND MADE BLANKETS. IT WAS SO NICE OF YOU TO PUT YOUR HEART AND SPIRIT INTO THAT. IT WILL COVER A LITTLE CHILD. THANKS FOR BEING OUR FRIENDS–YOU AN JAY ARE
