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Sleep Position

May 29, 2008 – 11:44 am

Sometimes I sleep with my arms in the air. It’s comfortable, really! “In dreams, we enter a world that’s entirely our own.” —Steven Kloves

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Welcome Home, Dad

May 28, 2008 – 8:49 pm

Sophie is all smiles now when Andy comes home from work. “You will always be your child’s favorite toy.” —Vicki Lansky

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Tucker’s New Friend

May 28, 2008 – 8:38 pm

Monday Jen brought over her new puppy, Joey (short for Josephine), to play with Tucker. Here Tucker and Joey are meeting for the first time. They share very well. Jen got some Sophie holding time, too. “Happiness is a warm puppy.” —Charles M. Schulz

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For Maria

May 25, 2008 – 11:05 pm

A pretty dress and a pretty smile. “The dress must not hang on the body but follow its lines. It must accompany its wearer and when a woman smiles the dress must smile with her.” —Madeleine Vionnet

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Quilts

May 25, 2008 – 10:30 pm

Earlier this month Kyle, my dad, Sophie and I went to a quilt dedication at Creekside Elementary, where my mom teaches kindergarten. To create the quilt you see here, my mom’s students used a lot of the philosophies of the Reggio Emilia Approach (which my mom studied in Italy earlier this year). They sold homemade […]

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Finally, Sleep

May 22, 2008 – 9:58 am

Sophie slept from midnight to 5:45 this morning, then again from 6:30 to 8:30. Life is good. “Oh sleep! it is a gentle thing,Beloved from pole to pole.” —Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Election Day

May 21, 2008 – 8:26 pm

Yesterday Sophie learned all about voting, mainly, that you get a sticker. “It’s not just enough to change the players. We’ve gotta change the game.” —Barack Obama

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Last Bruises Are Fading

May 20, 2008 – 2:29 pm

Last week I finally finished my shots. Because of a possible Protein C deficiency, I had to give myself two injections of Lovenox daily, throughout the pregnancy. Starting at 36 weeks I switched to two injections of Heparin, and continued the Heparin for six weeks after Sophie was born. That’s 544 shots. And we still […]

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Brooklyn Baby

May 20, 2008 – 2:21 pm

When Uncle Kyle and Christina came to visit, Sophie wore a onesie Uncle Kyle bought for her in Brooklyn, before she was born. It was made by a Brooklyn artist and has a cool screen print of the Brooklyn Bridge on front and says “Brooklyn Baby” on back. Sophie loves it. “When Charles first saw […]

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And a Visit From Christina

May 20, 2008 – 2:10 pm

Kyle’s girlfriend, Christina, seemed to be much more experienced with baby holding. She also offered to babysit, which Andy and I will be sure to take advantage of in the future! And Sophie wasn’t fussy everytime Uncle Kyle held her.

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