Category: Kids

Yesterday, at two months and three days of age, Lucy received her first injections. I’m not sure who cried more, Mama or Baby. Continue reading “Lucy gets the needle”

No, we haven’t yet received our first gentleman caller to wait upon Miss Lucy (though I’m sure he will be upon us before we know it). But Ann and I had _our_ first date since Lucy’s birth. Continue reading “First date”

One of my dearest hopes as a mother is that I would be a good listener. The best way is to start now by “reading” Lucy’s cries and expressions in order to be able to meet her needs well. However, this is easier said than done. Continue reading “Scrying”

So many people (including “many of you”:/news/2006/youd-be-cranky-too/#comment-442) have pointed out a family resemblance in Lucy. That is quite a compliment, since we think she is quite a beauty. But frankly, I often have a hard time seeing the resemblance, especially to either Jon or myself. Continue reading “Look-alike?”

Yesterday was one of those setbacks in our gradually smoother string of days with Lucy. She woke up demanding her first feeding at 3:10 AM (several hours earlier than usual), and then didn’t want to go back to sleep as she usually does. And it was more of the same all day long. Why, oh why, was she so cranky? Continue reading “You’d be cranky, too”