Author Archives: Erin

Happy Mother’s Day to me!  Jordan and Natalie teamed up to make this a very special first official* Mother’s Day for me.  With naps interspersed between, we walked to brunch and went to church.  Jordan picked out a really neat … Continue reading →

What a busy Saturday!  First, we went to the park with Nils (age 4) and Elsa (age 14 mo), along with their mom, Sophia (who I used to work with at Bain).  Nils showed us how to play hopscotch (kinda – it involved … Continue reading →

Saturday was a special day for us – the 1-year anniversary of when we found out about “Lentil” (our nickname for Natalie before we knew she was a Natalie – we figured she was probably the size of a lentil … Continue reading →

On April 19, Natalie turned 4 months old!  Its been a busy few weeks (when is it not?), so once again, here’s a belated “bday” post. Weight / Height: 16.5 lbs (96th percentile), 24 inches (43rd percentile).  For those of you who … Continue reading →

We are so lucky – Nana and Pop have make the trek up from NC and/or FL for the 4th time this winter season (Thanksgiving since I couldn’t travel, New Year’s, baptism in Feb and Easter)!  We can thank little … Continue reading →

Here’s ND’s chunkiest cheerleader! (Jordan prefers to say its a tennis outfit, in which case, she’d probably be the chunkiest tennis player too.  However, since the outfit is from her Aunt Sandy, a former cheerleader and cheer coach, whose daughter … Continue reading →

On Saturday, Natalie and I attended her first party!  (I know we had some football parties earlier on, but that was before Natalie could actually stay awake for more than 10 min, so they don’t count.)  We celebrated little Freddie’s … Continue reading →

I wish I could take credit for this adorable picture, but as we know, its often the person behind the camera (rather than the adult in the pic) that can make kids smile so big.  (My mom has often jokingly … Continue reading →

Message from Natalie, since Mom has a cold and doesn’t want to blog. What’s not to love about a Saturday?  I get to play with Mom and Dad.  AND, because I’ve been sick, Mom and Dad got sick, so guess … Continue reading →

For 3 of the last 4 weeks, Natalie has been sick.  This last week has been the worse.  I took her to the doc’s on Tues, and she has bronchiolitis, which basically means a cold with wheezing: http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/bronchiolitis.html. She HATED … Continue reading →