January 2012
20 posts
Life with Two
I think the most common question I’ve received since having Matilda has been “how is life with two?”
The fact that I have been meaning to write this post for the past month and am just getting to it now should give you part of the answer. And more:
Some people say that the reduction of free time makes them focus and able to complete tasks more efficiently - for me, I am so...
Looking for Mary Poppins
With 6 weeks of maternity leave under my belt, and only 6 more to go, Nanny Hunt 2012 is officially on. We have two interviews scheduled tomorrow, one Friday, two Saturday, and on and on. Its basically a second full time job for both of us (luckily my current CEO takes a few naps a day).
It feels like a more complicated search this time around - like there is more at stake. That sounds so...
Day 2: A sweet moment with all 3 kids. Poor Lincoln has been knocked down another ring on the family ladder, but he still holds a special place in our hearts as our first kid.
My 365 project
I’ve decided to post to this blog every day this year. Maybe a photo, maybe a few sentences, or maybe something more. I want to do this for my girls, but also for me. I want a record of our days and of this time together. It’s already flying by so quickly, and even though i have days that I can’t wait for their bedtimes, mostly I wish time would slow down. There are errands...
December 2011
4 posts
Olive decorates her first gingerbread house
November 2011
5 posts
A father is someone who carries pictures where his money used to be.
– Lion (via pbsparents)
October 2011
5 posts
Olive: Rain rain, go away, come again to eat today.
Me: What does rain eat?...
And we’ll all go out to beat her when she comes.
– Olive, on the 3rd verse of “She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain”
just over 5 weeks until we are a family of four
I realized today that I haven’t posted much (read: at all) about my pregnancy this time around. I’m sure its due to a combination of work/life balance issues, and the fact that I generally have not had as much time to focus on being pregnant this time around. There are hours and hours that go by during the day when I actually forget that we’re adding another little one to our...
September 2011
11 posts
August 2011
9 posts
Olive-ism's
Today, while eating a granola bar with almonds, she picked out each almond, gave them back to me and announced, “I don’t want to eat the pits.”
Ollie and Asher hang out →
On breakfast bagel spreads
Olive: “I want peanut butter on my bagel… No, Daddy! I want the white peanut butter!”
Geoffrey: “You mean cream cheese?”
“Yes.”