Archive | January, 2008
Presents from Iowa

Presents from Iowa

Hannah got some presents from her Aunt Suzy and Grandma Reed yesterday. She is modeling them for you in the photo below. You can get a full shot of the entire quilt here on my sister’s blog. The hat mom knitted is great! And it fits her perfectly.

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Deb’s Ah-Ha Moment

Minutes ago Deb had an important revelation about her daughter (while eating the birthday cake we made to celebrate Hannah’s birth for breakfast)… I’ll quote her.
“So she went from being a parasite inside me to being a leech on me?”

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Sunday Sunday

Sunday Sunday

Everyone spent this past Sunday doing some of their favorite things. Colin, Grandma and I went to the New York Aquarium at Coney Island for some shark action! Hannah spent the better part of the day sleeping. Now, a dollar and a lollipop to anyone who can get Hannah to spend the better part of [...]

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Boy Meets Girl—The Introduction

Boy Meets Girl—The Introduction

One of the coolest things about the birth of Hannah was introducing her to her proud big brother. The morning after Hannah was born at 6:22pm on January 23rd, I went home to pick up Colin and his grandmother to come and visit Debra and the new baby in the hospital where the initial introductions [...]

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The Homecoming

The Homecoming

Not even 48 hours after Debra gave birth to Hannah Lenore, the two of them were cleared to come home.

Colin was excited to have his mother home, but I think his greeting his new sister with a shark in his hand was his way of letting Hannah know who was boss. Hannah was [...]

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Which is Which?

Which is Which?

You tell me…

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Seven and Seven—A Birth Story

Seven and Seven—A Birth Story

No, not that Seven and Seven, I’m talking about the birth of our second child—Hannah* Lenore** Ellsworth***. Deb and I couldn’t be more blessed to have welcomed her on January 23, 2008 after only 28 hours of labor and not even 30 minutes of pushing. I’m allowed to say “only” even though I also said [...]

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Colin’s Message

Right before I left Colin in the capable hands of his nanny and our friends Sandra and Charles on Tuesday, January 22nd, this was the message Colin recorded for his mother to keep her motivated during the next—as it turned out—28 hours.

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Colin was, of course, making mommy feel [...]

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