August is here
last year on August 8th, we spent the night up at Dartmouth in the ‘Koala Suite’ – a special room in the ICN where parents room in with their babies for a night before they are discharged. a test for the parents, for sure. thankfully, they did this 2 days before Justin was allowed to come home with us (so we could get a good nights sleep in between).
we have entered week six of strict at-home bedrest for Carrie, and today marks week 31 for Lincoln. his older brother Justin is doing well, starting to tentatively take his hands off of whatever he’s standing up with. learning how to plunk down onto his bottom or if he falls forward, to catch himself with his hands.
hai 2 u 2
this is Lincoln. Lincoln Mercury, to be more precise. (this will not be his real name). but he’s definitely en-route. pictured above, he’s at 27 weeks & 1 day. he’s measuring about a week ahead of his big brother. it’s looking like he will arrive ahead of schedule also, but not as early as Justin. [...]
first
three first birthdays. carrie’s: mike’s: justin’s:
happy easter
happy easter everyone!
a roast
in addition to a myriad of other things today, i was finally able to roast some coffee again. i hadn’t done it since the middle of winter, where it takes a bit longer to roast (but it cools down faster!) i got started roasting when carrie gave me an assortment of green coffee beans and [...]
water in the woods
taking a look at the snowpack melt/runoff in our woods. thankfully it runs sideways and drains into the ditch on the far edge of our property.
what we’re up to
yep, it’s been almost a full quarter of a year since i updated. life is busy, as you could imagine. i hope you’ll forgive me if i offer up a photo: justin is now 10 months old, and at his last neonatal follow-up he weighed 16lbs, 2.5oz. and he’s a hoot.
look out, new year!
look out, new year – here comes Justin! Happy New Year to all. thank you for following along with us on our adventure in 2009. it’s had ups and downs. but we made it! we’re looking forward to a 2010 with many more ups.
busy and visit
as most new parents can relate, our house has been a bit of a mess. and by a bit, i mean completely. we’d spent the three months prior to bringing Justin home, driving up to Dartmouth and back. and spent the first three months of having him home, trying to get the necessities done and [...]
baby’s first halloween
enough said, right? unfortunately,20-30mph winds and rain kept the trick-or-treater volume low this year. next year we’ll be taking Justin out in our neighborhood!
as autumn approaches
“the chilly nights are a clear sign: summer is over. the school bus now makes its rounds at 8:15 and 3:45. windows closed, extra blanket back on the bed. and our first fall season as a family.” a status report as summer ends and fall arrives.
the family at home
“Justin came home from the ICN this past Monday! he was in the hospital for ninety-three days after being born.” an update about his homecoming and how we’re doing.