I was reading Fox in Socks to Lila and she was counting everything in the book. When she finished counting all the fish on one page, I explained to her that a group of fish is called a “school of fish.” She repeated the phrase. Her eyebrows tightened a little, looking the picture over again.…

I’m trying to get back in the swing of updating this blog more often. So, when I’m too tired to think of anything to write about (a cop-out, I know), I’ll try to at least post an image. So, here’s one of Eva looking particularly little.

Okay, so as parents we have to deal with the unpleasantness of our babies’ constipation. This particular episode, though, had our six month old daughter Eva taking on interesting positions. Here is one. Interestingly to me, Eva was being very vocal during this episode. It reminds me of women in labor who are being vocal.…

Click on any pic for a larger version. The last one is from last Sunday. We had a little picnic in one of the gardens at Michigan State University, and Lila kept walking around the edge of the fountain. I got her to stop for a photo.

All the pictures below can be clicked on for larger versions.

Once labor started in earnest, it went fast. Two hours, maybe. Chey was in the bathtub, at home, breathing hard. We called the midwives, and while Gera was talking with Chey on the phone, I was talking with Chey’s mother, Lahine, about coming over to stay and make sure Lila would be alright. That was…

A couple days ago, Chey and Lila went to the Ingham County Fair with our friends Martin and Stacey Wilder. Here are some great pics! Click on these thumbnails to see larger versions.

When Lila goes to take a nap, she usually fights it, sometimes never actually falling asleep. This time it looks like she got in a wrestling match with her fluffy bumblebee, and it won. You can’t see it so well, but she is holding both legs around her neck while sleeping.

This file is 680KB, so it may take a little time to load. (You also need Flash Player 6 to view it. You can get the free player at Macromedia.com.) You can imagine Chey’s reaction when I showed her this! 😉

We comb Lila’s hair. Really. To no avail. Also, note the devotion with which Ethan sucks down his drink. Or maybe it’s brain-freeze, I’m not sure.