Recently I’ve been sharing excerpts from my letters to my daughter, Reese. In the new year, and post adoption finalization last month, I’ve been inspired […]
Defying Gravity
May it never stop washing over me. Drying you off after the bath each night and I remember all those lines of poetry waiting, wilting, […]
7 Months
You are making tracks And melting hearts with that smile Growing every day With Love, Natalie
Purees
Apple carrot squash in a little pouch. More goes on her chin than her mouth until she wants to drink it like a bottle and […]
Workday D&D
I play D&D from 11:30 to 12:30 in the middle of the workday and it feels like getting away with something. It also feels like […]
Daycare Reports
You’ve discovered your tongue, your teachers say — but I already knew that. Wagging it around all weekend. They also say you’ve gotten great at […]
Mover
Every power strip looks like a playground to her. Time to baby proof. With Love,Natalie
Ideas on Graph Paper
Lovely Family Day: We dream up house plans and make chocolate chip cookies. With Love, Natalie
Hip to hip
You stick your tongue outAnd put on a smile for the cameraBut you whimpered at me most of the morningUntil I picked you up and […]
Favorite Bedtime Story
I know all the words She sits, rapt, through Goodnight Moon We love the classics With Love, Natalie