Mary and Lillian have been in Atlanta all week, schmoozing it up at the American Public Health Association convention. It’s been pretty hard, not for any practical reason — things have gone very smoothly for me and Laura so far — but because I love them both so much and like having them around. Laura, [...]
Lillian is so ready to walk, in her own view at least. She spent most of the evening yesterday practicing the trick of doing various unrelated things while standing up unaided, like brandishing a pen or applauding herself. Her feet still stay planted, although at especially bold moments she will try a step or two [...]
“If we really want our girls to be safe, then we should start right now to TRUST HER and build up her strength and savvy — the very things that will best serve her in protecting herself. Withholding our trust in her undermines her trust in herself, and makes it that much more difficult for [...]
I haven’t spent much space on Lillian’s exploits lately, and they have been coming very fast, so I’ll have to just catch up with the latest ones. Her research on the physics of small objects recently yielded the insight that many things move on their own when held up and released, and further, that they [...]
People argue over the real point of school – teach kids stuff, or just keep them off the street? – but I know what it is. School is a stock exchange for germs. Anywhere kids get together more than a couple of days in a row, their multiple diseases put on a big derivative trading [...]
Speaking of baseball. Lillian went to her first ballgame last night with Mary and me, using our neighbor Cy’s season tickets. Lillian was able to stay awake until about 10, not a record but an impressive performance anyway. Sadly, she fell asleep just before the streaker, so she missed out on the most exciting on-field [...]
Lillian and Laura and Mary and I went to inspect their new twin cousins this weekend, on the same floor of the same hospital where Laura was born, and they (the cousins) look great. Oliver and Jack. Auntie Frances needed some rest after the delivery but was doing quite well when we saw her and [...]
You liked the book, you’ll love the band. Thanks to my connections in the Judicial Branch, I am now the president of the Jue-Kuster Household Chapter of the Trout Fishing in America Fan Club. Laura is the vice-president and power behind the throne, and Mary, because she’s not quite as crazy about them as me [...]
I vaguely remember spending a lot of nights rocking Laura to sleep when she was a baby. I don’t do it nearly as much with Lillian. Either she sleeps more soundly, or we are better at figuring out what she needs. Still, there are some nights when I do need to walk her. It usually [...]
Lillian’s very favorite thing to do is grab your two forefingers and let herself be pulled to her feet from a sitting position. Once upright, she will stand there gripping your fingers, wobbling from her middle and occasionally trying to jump up off your lap. She can do this for quite a while. She has [...]
Lillian arrived with a minimum of fuss on December 9, at 7:45 in the morning. Laura was awake instantly when I put her in the car at about 1:30 am, and she didn’t go to sleep until 1:30 that afternoon when the whole thing was in the bag. Judy Tinkelenberg, RN, MAM (Most Awesome Midwife) [...]