Two Years

Hearts full of...

gratitude
(Fall 2009)

love
(November 28, 2009)

joy
(Summer 2010)

hope
(Summer 2011)

gratitude, love, joy and hope
(August 10, 2011)

The past two years have brought exciting (and challenging!) changes.  I can't wait to see what the next 58 years hold (that's right, I'm hoping for 60 years of marriage...at least)!  

crewcuts

Crewcuts, the children's line at J.Crew, now has baby clothing.  Even though I think it's silly to spend an arm and a leg on baby clothing (Henry has plenty of things he grew out of before he even had a chance to wear them!), there are few things that may be hard to resist...

Oeuf Lucien stripe baby jumper

Oeuf Eiffel Tower (obviously something I need)

 

Nature Baby booties



Student: You're so much cooler now that you have a baby!

Me:  I thought you thought that I was pretty cool before!

Student: You were, but you're even better now.

I love the affirmation that comes from working with high school students.  I am officially cooler than I was before.

In other news, Nate and I are getting ready to go grocery shopping for the week.  We are prepared to fight off the hoards of hungry shoppers who have visions of turkey and stuffing dancing in their heads.  As evidenced below, we won't be needing a turkey this year.

He puts the legs of even the finest turkey to shame.

Three Months!

Henry reached the three month mark this past week.  He has turned into such a delightful, happy little fellow and we are thankful each day that we get to be his parents.

At three months, Henry likes to play with Sophie the Giraffe, smile and coo, "read" books, gaze at himself in the mirror, snuggle, and take long walks. 

Sauter, c'est magnifique!



Story time

 Somewhere around week 9, Henry started to become a much better nighttime sleeper.  I spent the summer reading everything I could about infant sleep, only to be shocked when I ended up with an acutely alert baby who was not particularly interested in following the patterns of theoretical babies in books.  Surprise, surprise!  Wake to feed?  Never an issue.  Put down drowsy but awake?  Please!  Those sleepless nights (and days) are becoming a thing of the past and, now that he only eats once during the night, I actually enjoy that quiet bit of cuddle time.  When my students tell me about their weekend escapades, I am reminded that I will again have sleepless nights wondering where Henry is and what he is doing (unless he takes after me!).  For  now, I am happy to be awake, knowing that he is nestled safely in my arms.