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Monthly Archives: June 2010

Guess Who

June 30, 2010 – 10:30 pm

The first one is Sophie. The second one? Owen. “A sister is both your mirror—and your opposite.” —Elizabeth Fishel

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Our New House

June 29, 2010 – 9:32 pm

Today we did the final walk-through of what will be our new house, as of tomorrow. The last time I saw it, I was on bed rest, and if you asked my doctor she probably would have said I wasn’t supposed to be walking at all, much less through houses. Andy and I tend to […]

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Bringing Home James

June 27, 2010 – 11:37 pm

June 4 Andy called me from the NICU (he often visited James on his lunch break) with good, surprising news—James was ready to come home. We had thought he needed to be 4 pounds to be allowed home—but he was close and the NICU doctors determined our little warrior was ready. Here Andy’s giving James […]

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Owen’s First (at Home) Bath

June 27, 2010 – 11:31 pm

Sophie was so excited to help us with Owen’s first at-home bath. She eagerly gathered a hooded towel, washcloth and baby wash. Owen did pretty well. Sophie kept telling him not to cry and was very concerned that he’d roll his head into the water. (She hates when water gets in her eyes.) Nice and […]

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Owen’s First Swing Ride

June 27, 2010 – 11:26 pm

“But Fidgety PhilHe won’t sit still;He wrigglesAnd giggles,and then, I declare,Swings backwards and forwards,And tilts up his chair.” —Heinrich Hoffman

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Sophie and Rashmi

June 27, 2010 – 11:20 pm

My good friend Shruti also was in town Memorial Day weekend so she, her husband Arun and their daughter Rashmi, along with my good friend Aimee and her husband Jon stopped by to meet Owen. Sophie and Rashmi enjoyed a tea party (or bowls of applesauce) … and pushing strollers around. I so wish they […]

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Sisterly Love

June 27, 2010 – 10:59 pm

Sophie holding Owen for the first time “Is solace anywhere more comforting than in the arms of a sister.” —Alice Walker

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Three Siblings

June 27, 2010 – 7:05 pm

Memorial Day weekend Katy and Tom visited from North Carolina, and Kyle visited from New York. It’s rare for all of us to be together outside of a holiday. I love that there were three of us growing up, and now I have three of my own—and for one weekend, we were all together (with […]

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Our Little Warrior

June 20, 2010 – 11:21 pm

We chose the middle name Orion for several reasons. We love stars. We liked how it sounded. Like Oscar and Olivia, it starts with O. Little did we know, though, how fitting it would be. Orion often is depicted as a hunter and warrior. James was very much a warrior in the NICU. Daily he […]

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Bringing Home Owen

June 20, 2010 – 11:18 pm

We had so hoped Sophie would have been able to meet her brothers in the NICU, but she battled a virus too long—so in the meantime, pictures on the computer had to do. But finally Owen was able to come home, Thursday, May 27. He weighed X. Here’s our last picture of Owen and James […]

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