Several weeks ago, Eloïse and I were playing a very giggly round of jumping around on mommy's bed, when she suggested that we play "tomb." She would hide under the cover and be dead...
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I spent many summers and Christmases in this small town Tennessee home...
Read MoreI should be careful how I begin this post. Princesses weren’t as much of a craze during my childhood as they are for 4-8 year olds today, but I, too, was captured by their allure.
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Today I dropped Eloïse off at her new preschool. I put on a brave smile, as if my heart wasn't stuck in my throat. Armed this time with pull-ups and a bento box, Eloïse is transitioning into the next level of her pint-sized education...
Read MoreOn 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 MoreWhen finished with dinner, Eloïse hands us each piece of her place setting, announcing, "All done da fork....all done da milk....all done da plate..." It is our responsibility to receive and acknowledge each item in turn...
Read MoreThis afternoon, Eloïse handed me a book and said, "Here you go." It was plain as day—a full sentence (though perhaps not the most impressive grammatically). It almost made up for the fact that she still can't quite figure out how to put the books back on the shelf by herself...
Read MoreThe last of my monthly posts, and it continues to amaze me how quickly the time flies. Not even a year ago, I was taking daily walks around my neighborhood with a tiny bundle, strapped into a car seat, clipped into my stroller...
Read MoreDid we miss Eloïse's 8-month marker? Wasn't that over a week ago? (Cue Charlie Brown music). Here's a very quick look at the milestones for the last month and change...
Read MoreSleep is elusive at the Casa del Storrs. I'm just over seven months into mommy-hood, and still waking about three times a night to feed my little angel. I thought for sure I'd start eliminating feedings here and there as she got older and began to rely on food more, but I find myself actually adding in daytime feedings (and unintentionally adding them at night as well) to account for her growth and development. Like most women, I had a rocky start with breastfeeding...
Read MoreI can't believe we are on the downhill side of year one. This month has been a very busy one for our little munchkin. Here are some new things that month seven brought... FOOD! Eloïse likes carrots, avocado, asparagus, spinach, and beans. She does not like applesauce and rice. Not sure about pineapple. But she definitely enjoys the skin benefits of turning her dinner into an impromptu homeopathic face mask...
Read MoreI waited a few days on this post so that I could include some official measurements. On Saturday, we celebrated Eloïse's half-birthday in Storrs traditional fashion by making her a half cake. (OK not really...instead, we enjoyed a fruit tart on her behalf.) She is now 13 pounds, 12 ounces and 25 inches long...
Read MoreAll week Phil and I have been singing Christmas hymns to Eloïse before we put her to bed at night. With Advent just around the corner, I can think of nothing more wonderful than having this season of relative stillness to help me meditate on the profound impact of Jesus' birth. Who but parents of young children spends 15 - 30 minutes every night rocking their little one to the sound of hymns about the coming King? When I look down at our peacefully sleeping baby, I can hardly believe that Jesus was also a baby so small...
Read MoreYesterday was Eloïse's one month birthday, and so it seems only appropriate for me to offer some reflections on her first 31 days of life...
Read MoreOn Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 3:44 am, God brought Eloïse Opal Storrs into our family completely according to His own plan and timing...
Read MoreAbout three weeks ago I went in to see a specialist for a routine ultrasound. He was checking that our little one has all her fingers and toes, and in the process noticed that she is a little small for her age...
Read MoreAs I say goodbye to the 2nd Trimester this week, I thought now would be a nice time for a little pregnancy reflection...
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