Surfing in the Rain

As I type this I’m watching The Office with Amanda as she’s feeding Milly, who slept fine early in the night but woke up a lot later on, in the early morning.  From about 6:00 to 9:00 this morning she and I were downstairs.  I carried her down there and we napped on the couch.  […]

Milly’s Belly Button

Milly lost her umbilical cord tonight.  Karen and I were changing her and handed her off to Amanda in the bedroom, and after we had Karen noticed she had something stuck to her hand.  It turned out to be the shriveled remains of Milly’s umbilical cord.  Now she has a cute little belly button. Backing […]

Milly’s First Trip to the Mall

Wow, we actually had a pretty good night of sleep last night! Today’s Milly’s First was Milly’s first trip to the mall.  Any time Amanda’s grandparents are in town they treat us to a meal at the food court, so that’s what we were there for.  Michael was there too, along with all the ladies […]

Pregnancy, 40 Weeks (Milly’s Due Date)

In the past I wrote about the specifics of what’s going on in the pregnancy for the week as a separate entry, but since today was the due date, the day itself was inextricably tied to expectations of a delivery.  I think that until she gets here, I’m going to write directly to Milly.  Here […]

Hannah Frazelle’s 20th Birthday Party

Amanda and I went to church this morning, as we generally do on Sunday mornings, then did a little running around.  First we went to Target to look at a rug she thought about getting yesterday.  We really need something to break up all the space in the nursery but I didn’t want to spend […]