~this moment~

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~a friday ritual~

a photo capturing a moment from the week.

a simple, special moment.

a moment i want to pause, savor and remember.

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~this moment~

new birdsong

a friday ritual. a photo capturing a moment from the week. a simple, special moment. a moment i want to pause, savor and remember.

inspired by soulemama

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celebrating babywearing

in the pea pod

happy international babywearing week!

our earliest bw picture- age 2 weeks

our most recent bw photo- age 36 months, though we have been at it for 43 months now! gangly 3 year old boys sometimes need to check that attachment with mama, too, if only briefly. (time . . . → Read More: celebrating babywearing

~this moment~ bike trailering babywearing gardening boy

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borrowing this ritual from other mama blogs i stalk…. i don’t know who originally came up with it, but i am grateful to them for the inspiration.

A Friday ritual. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and . . . → Read More: ~this moment~ bike trailering babywearing gardening boy

quinn’s eighth month

7 months 4 nap

9/24-9/30

we had susan, ro and gryph over for bread-baking lessons. Mmm. Gryphon is so sweet with Quinn, gives him hugs and kisses. Gryph also appears to like me- calls me “Mawy” and asked to sit on my lap when Quinn was napping in the other room. Ro just turned . . . → Read More: quinn’s eighth month

quinn’s seventh month

6 months 1 half birthday pjs

8/24-8/30

Quinn’s food repertoire continues to grow. He is still having one solid food meal a day, in the evening around our dinnertime. He has decided he likes apples after all. Also, he now eats pears, peaches and sweet potatoes.

I did not get much sleep this week; Quinn has had a very . . . → Read More: quinn’s seventh month

quinn’s sixth month

5 months 19 moss

7/24-7/31

i finally got to talk to mary ellen this week and it was so much fun to hear about life with her twin baby girls- their similarities (catelyn has magic marker on her toenail because they are so identical) and differences (catelyn prefers bottles, ellie prefers breastfeeding.) i can’t wait to see photos . . . → Read More: quinn’s sixth month

quinn’s fifth month

4 months 11 oregon country fair

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quinn is such an amazing little person. he is so much fun to have conversations with. he is experimenting lately with his whole range of volume, testing out screeches and squeals on one end of the spectrum, and practicing whispering at the other end. at least i think he’s whispering- mostly it sounds . . . → Read More: quinn’s fifth month