On Monday, I took Eloïse and Anderson to their two-year and two-month check ups, respectively. Probably not the best way to spend her birthday, getting shots, but Eloïse was a trooper. Now that we are a couple of months in to being parents of two, I feel like I am getting a real sense of Anderson's personality and the dynamic between the kids...
Read MoreLittle chubbers now clocks in at 10 lbs 1 oz and 21.5 inches long. His eyes are that deep navy blue that Eloïse had so we think they may turn out blue after all...
Read MoreAnderson Columbus Storrs was born on August 4, 2014 at 1:49 p.m. He weighed 7 pounds and 6 ounces and measured 19 and a half inches long. He was exactly 2 pounds larger, yet only a half-inch longer, than his sister, but there was a world of difference between their stories...
Read MoreWhen Phil and I went to Mexico on our honeymoon, we were surprised and a little naively flattered when we walked through the market to catcalls of "Newlyweds! Newlyweds..." Each vendor seemed to know we were just married and offered jewelry and candies just for "the special couple." We must have exuded that doe-eyed romantic glow. It wasn't until the second time we went to Mexico, a year later with some friends of ours, that we realized "Newlyweds!" was a ploy they use on any couple under fifty. Probably also on any particularly happy-looking geriatric couple. The flattery makes you feel looser with your wallet. A second pregnancy has some of the same amusing revelations...
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