Raine turned 5 on Friday. It seems like a bigger milestone than some of her other birthdays, probably because of the whole old enough for kindergarten thing, though that also probably didn't spring from the ether. She seems somehow more grown-up now, truly a big kid in a way that she wasn't when she turned four ( Read more... )

I want to write a post gushing about my little boy on his first birthday. The changes in the first year are just amazing. A year ago he had a lot in common with a doll. Now he's cruising and signing, and stacking blocks. He weighed 26 pounds at his 12 month check-up, and didn't even flinch when getting his shot. He has opinions and desires ( Read more... )

I turned 30 yesterday, and it feels a little surreal. It seems like it should be significant and life altering, after all I do remember when thirty was old. But I also had friends in their thirties before I hit twenty, and they were just friends, not all that old at all. (Though I want to say that the two people who I knew were over thirty were ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday maxemulien!

Raine turned one today, and all I can say is that it has been an amazing year.

( look how you've grown )

Happy Birthday maxemulien!

May your next 30 years be full of laughter, love and joy.