Author Archives: Erin

For the past two years, I have been in an education fellowship program – the Broad Residency – with 40 other folks from across the country. We graduated in NOLA this week and my mom and Elliott joined me. Representing … Continue reading →

We visited our friends, Taylor (almost 2) and Hailey (5.5 weeks old, 8 days younger than Elliott) for a Friday afternoon play date. (A little different Friday afternoon than their mom Kate, one of my college roommates senior year, and … Continue reading →

Elliott and I studied up on letters, Eric Carle style, this morning. He was inspired by his big sister’s love for letters. (See end of post for a video of some her favs.). no, E stands for Elliott – not … Continue reading →

I have 25 more variations for anyone who is interested!

No surprise, but Elliott is off the charts in weight, height and head circumference. Good news is that he is very proportional. Weight: 13 lbs, 10 oz. (98th percentile) – compared to Natalie who was 10 lbs, 13 oz (67th … Continue reading →

Natalie’s friend Hannah just became a big sister too! Her Dad (my boss) is on paternity leave so we have has two fun-filled, but hectic, play dates this week. Natalie was having some trouble sharing Mama so we talked about … Continue reading →

Happy 1-Month Elliott! (Okay, it was really on Friday the 19th, but Natalie was unexpectedly home after an Arctic Parade at school – it was freezing and she was crying – and an expectedly busy Saturday.) Although it has been … Continue reading →

Although we’ve stopped the monthly updates on Natalie, I have to say, Natalie seems so much bigger than she was at her 2-year birthday!  So, I thought all these changes deserved an update too – even if its just for … Continue reading →

To celebrate the Week of the Young Child, Natalie’s class had mystery readers. I read one of Natalie’s favorites: ZooBorns Baby Animals from Around the World. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1442412720/ref=mw_dp_sim_ps2?pi=SL500_SY125 A friend from Kellogg – Andrew Bleiman – is one of the authors … Continue reading →

Sure Mom. I promise I will sleep through the night (wink, wink)