Dear Jamie,
Last night I put a very overly tired baby Reagan to bed and as is the norm, I thought of you the whole time. As I was feeding Reags her bottle and rocking and singing to her, I stared up at the pink puffs on the ceiling and quietly cried thinking of you. I cried, like I do most nights that I put her to bed, thinking how proud you would be of this little girl; I think of the quotes on the wall that I had to put up without you; I think about how I hope that I put them up the way you wanted; I hope that the framed fabric pieces are hung in an arrangement you’d like; We still need to get a mirror with a white frame to go to the right of her crib, because that’s what you wanted; I wish I didn’t insist that you couldn’t see the bed skirt I was making until it was finished. I wish I at least showed you the fabric, because you would have loved it. The bed skirt on the other hand, well let’s just say that I clearly have not yet mastered the art of sewing. Continue Reading →
The very first weekend of June was spent up in Philadelphia for Paul, Kat, Dan, Maureen, and The Adorables. To make things a little “easier,” we divided and conquered; Reagan rode up with Grandma and Grandpa and John and Larkin rode up with Kat and Paul. According to her grandparents, Reagan was beyond amazing for the entire car ride, even with the famously horrible DC traffic. John and Larkin were amazing in the car as well. Although, no matter how good they behave, managing two toddlers, especially two toddlers who are potty training for a 7 (or turned out 9) hour car ride gets quite exhausting. The kids talked about the big tunnel (through Baltimore) constantly, read books with Ki, colored in their coloring books, ate lunch/snacks, and when Ki and Paul needed a short break, they watched a kids music DVD, which turned out to be a life saver (although I think we had those songs stuck in our heads for weeks after the trip). Continue Reading →
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