It’s summer, which means in a normal context that I’m off from work and have tons of free time on my hands.
This year, this has yet to be the case, but at least there’s no more papers around waiting to be corrected. Which means there’s more time for the little things, like dancing around in […]

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Since your last update, things have changed. A lot.
Liam gained a dozen teeth. He learned to crawl, then walk, then run. He said Mama and Papa, then added on another 20-or-so words, which vary in volume from happy sigh to ear-piercing screech. He played with rattles, balls, and now cars and trucks which he pushes […]

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Liam is now a whopping half a year old!
 Are you looking for the five month post? Yes, I’ve already failed at these updates. Apparently,  the combination of taking care of a little guy, writing an intensive 100-page research paper, and lots of new classes to prepare resulted in a lot of things falling to the […]

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As a little girl, I was a big reader. Having learned to sound things out rather young (a feat for which my mother credits The Electric Company), I would correct the preschool teacher when she would skip over a word while reading aloud to the class. Oh yes, already obnoxious at such a young age.
 Liam and […]

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As of Friday, Liam has been mooching off us for four months. I hear this can last for years, with only an occasional pencil-holder-made-from-a-can-of-peaches as repayment. We are rethinking our arrangement.
This past month has been a challenge, although if I were being completely honest, certainly moreso for us than for you, little guy. You have […]

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I know our kid is destined to be quite French.  Other than his dad being French, we live in France.  His friends will, most likely, be French.  He may even end up smoking gauloises in his teenage rebellious years, much to his mother’s dismay.  I even played a role in the acquisition of his first beret […]

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I thought it was all getting better.  Easier.  David had been repeatedly telling me that it would get better, it would get easier, for months now.  It had become my mantra.  It will get better.  It will get easier.  I found myself saying it through my clenched teeth during those really difficult moments.
Then it happened.  […]

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As of yesterday, Liam is a whopping three months young.  Is it getting any easier?  “Yes” would be a lie.
 This isn’t to say it’s getting harder either.  Rather, I think I have completely given up any and all expectations.  Just because he can sleep through until six am, as he has proven before, doesn’t mean […]

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Two and a half weeks ago, on a Saturday afternoon, Liam had his first fever.  However, giving him medicine brought it down, so we waited it out and things seemed to pass.  I went and saw the pediatrician that Monday as he still seemed a bit off — I mean, he was sleeping!  He took […]

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Last week marked the conclusion of Liam’s second month of life, and for the most part, I say good riddance!
 The fight against colic has continued, and while the battle has been long and hard, I think we are finally starting to win.  There have been a few key moments.  The baby sling-tying class was a […]

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