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Lillian turned six months old last Friday, which means we only have six more before her first birthday! She’s been really active lately; she loves to sit, roll over and reach for objects out of arms-length. There’s lots of laughter … Continue reading →

Chicago got a bit of snow yesterday, which had the happy side effect of James getting to leave work at 2 p.m.—just enough time to build a snowman with Mathias in the backyard!

Lori had Lillian pose in her Storm T-shirt (courtesy of James) on some X-Men back issues (also courtesy of James) for her five-month shot! Our little mutant is still a cheerful baby, although a lot of drooling and a little … Continue reading →

Some play in our apartment tonight…it’s all fun and games until Mathias spills the wine! (You can see on the couch that Lillian had her own spit-up accident earlier.)

We’re still catching up on our holiday updates, but this photo is too cute not to share! Lillian turned 4 months old on January 1 (which she spent with her oma, who came up from Florida to babysit for us). … Continue reading →

Lori snapped this tie-dyed shot of little Lillian at three months!

A couple shots from tonight at our apartment. Finally, here’s a video of Mathias trying on his mama’s boots. (That sounds like a country song, but not one Merle Haggard would necessarily sing.)

After a good stretch of visiting Florida for turkey day, we decided to stay in Chicago for Thanksgiving this year. But we still had plenty of family fun, as Lori’s family came in to visit us! Despite the wall of … Continue reading →

Lillian turned two months old on November 1, and she’s happily graduated from a tiny little newborn to a sturdy, sleeping through the night baby. Lori took her in for her two-month appointment last week, and our little girl weighed … Continue reading →

Ours was pretty quiet this year, but we did make it out the Sunday before for a bout of trick-or-treating in a nearby business district. It was chilly, so we just left Lillian in warm clothes, but the three of … Continue reading →