I always enjoy Samuel and rarely write about him.  His little baby moments pass by so fleetingly; I can hardly believe he'll be a year old next Saturday.  The past few days, he's developed the sweetest habit of softly stroking me while he nurses.  His tiny hands are ever so gentle in their movements ( Read more... )

Last night Elise & Matt dropped by for a visit on their way home from Corpus Christi.  We ate take out Mexican food and talked for roughly an hour and a half, then the too-short visit ended when they hopped in the car to keep heading home.  I lost track of how many times we exchanged yawns during the course of the evening.  We were all quite tired.

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Earlier tonight as I drove Alex to our house after Vespers, I noticed the low, gigantic, deep orange moon perched in the sky just above the horizon.  Now, as I type these words and look out our kitchen window through the trees, I see a bright white, smallish circle in the night sky.  In just two hours it has changed so much.

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A couple of nights ago, Samuel had a fever.  He also nursed about once and hour, in thirty minute stretches, all night long.  He also sounded like someone trudging through a bog in his attempts to breathe.  Me, being my ever unruffled self, rode with the punches.  I didn't even think to give him any medicine.  After all, why should he get medicine ( Read more... )

Today Samuel went swimming for the first time.  Isaac's still not a swimmer, but he loves playing in the water.  Samuel came into the pool with me and hardly even raised an eyebrow.  This kid is mellow, real mellow.  Nothing phases him.  I guess he liked it.  I mean, he didn't protest.  We played at the pool and neighboring park for nearly two ( Read more... )

Three related stories:

1.  Samuel Aidan Michaelis was baptized and chrismated this morning.  Joe (AKA Reader Patrick) held him through the service like an old pro, causing many of the older ladies in the parish to note that he had the talents of a natural father.  After spitting on Satan and making the baptismal vows of a godparent, Joe even passed ( Read more... )

I love my new block quote feature. Seeing it there on the screen inspires me to find quotation worthy lines just so I can use it. It makes the quotes look like tidy presents, neatly wrapped up and waiting to be opened. Especially appropriate for poetry, don't you think?

From one of my newly purchased volumes of poetry, I present Emily Bronte's " ( Read more... )

I love my new house.  I don't know if I've written that in my journal yet, but it's true.  I'm going to borrow Alex's camera and take some pictures within the next few days as our rooms come together.  Everything's unpacked, but not put in permanent "homes" yet.  There's not much to do, and I'm finally starting to feel motivated to make it happen ( Read more... )

When God created the heavens and the earth, he worked for six days and rested on the seventh.  This is why we honor the seventh day as the Sabbath day of rest.  I've been told that I spent forty weeks doing the work of creation without breaks or rests when I was pregnant with Samuel.  Hence, I'm given a day of rest for each week I worked.  Forty ( Read more... )

Jill came to see us on her whirlwind trip through Texas before leaving for her missionary trip.  She took pictures!  So, I finally have a picture of Samuel Aidan to share!


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