Today is Monday, and on Wednesday Benjamin will be four weeks old. Remarkable! He and I are enjoying our time at home; I think his favorite part is eating. Breakfast number one, breakfast…

Last Friday, Phoebe stayed home from school to play with Grammie. We woke up to snow on the deck! Baby Ben had his first bath that day. He was pretty grimy, since he…

On Monday Dave stayed home from work to go to the pediatrician’s appointment. Baby Ben is doing really well…he weighs 5 lbs, 12 oz. We suspect that he’s gained a bit of weight…

Day two (Thursday) we spent in the hospital, making some phone calls; being checked upon by nurses, a midwife, and a pediatrician; and seeing friends who stopped by. I was feeling pretty good,…

Well, it seems like a good idea to write a final all-Phoebe post before we’re ready to introduce the Noodle, whoever he or she is! The Noodle has been in a breech position…

May 23, I left for a work conference in San Francisco. I had all day to walk around the city! At the end of May, Phoebe decided to try wearing her water backpack…

Lest you think that only Mom gets to enjoy a camping trip on her special day, rest assured that we made it out camping on Father’s Day weekend too. Phoebe couldn’t wait; we…

In mid-May, our friends the Johnsons came to town for a visit. They moved to Minnesota two years ago, so we’ve only seen them once since then. We had a great time! On…