milestones

But the highlight of our VBS experience this year was Ellis had his first personal ASL interpreter that the church hired for him. It was like night and day for him. He was excited, engaged. This picture makes me nearly choke up. He's ...

Blog entry - diber - 07/13/2010 - 15:44 - 2 comments

Today Ellis is four!!! We've been having Big Birthday Weekend. I'll write more about that soon. I just can't believe how BIG Ellis has gotten. My little baby who was born a month early weighing six pounds, now is so big he wears 5T ...

Blog entry - diber - 06/15/2009 - 08:44 - 4 comments

I have a couple of Marlowe posts. First, his birthday party!!! Which was over two weeks ago. Marlowe turned one on May 25, Memorial Day. Or, you could say, he turned Uno. I made him a first birthday Tshirt with a freezer paper stencil. I ...

Blog entry - diber - 06/10/2009 - 23:10 - 2 comments

This bit of news warrants its own post arising from unintentional blogging hiatus. So this morning I woke up and Ellis was in bed next to me, naked from the waist down. Hmm--a little background. Since he decided that he was potty trained a ...

Blog entry - diber - 05/28/2009 - 11:35 - 2 comments

Can you believe that today my baby turns one-year-old!? A year ago today Marlowe was born If I didn't have a calendar I would know it's time: the peonies are blooming. Poor baby was a bit sick (or teething, still not ...

Blog entry - diber - 05/25/2009 - 22:21 - 8 comments

Dare I say it? But I think Ellis might have achieved that which had seemed impossible, that which belongs to all humans who have advanced beyond infanthood, that feat of taking himself and his bodily functions to the toilet! A week ago today, ...

Blog entry - diber - 05/05/2009 - 22:19 - 8 comments

At the tender age of 9.5 mos, Marlowe took his first steps at FAO Schwarz in NYC a few weeks ago. He's gradually been building confidence. I took this little clip about 5 days ago, and he's even more confident since then. Just ...

Blog entry - admin - 04/03/2009 - 14:05 - 0 comments

We have been making liberal use of our new membership to the children's museum. We even went twice in one week not too long ago. Marlowe is *this* close to walking, and when he does, I think he'll have even more fun! While I was making ...

Blog entry - diber - 03/02/2009 - 23:45 - 2 comments

In the past week or so both Ellis and Marlowe have attained new accomplishments. Isn't that the life of a kid? Always moving to the next level and striving to get there. I could learn something from them. Ellis (3 1/2) * of his own volition, ...

Blog entry - diber - 02/23/2009 - 22:41 - 1 comment

Here's my little 6mo Marlowe-y standing proudly. Over the week, he's gotten a little more sure. And every day he crawls more confidently and sits up to play. In the past couple of days, he's started to reach into to his toys or books and pull ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/17/2008 - 21:40 - 7 comments

Look closely, because this is the last picture where you will see a toothless grin emanating from Marlowe's twinkling face. Yes, no more gummy pictures for us. The baby has two teeth. I tried to tell him that he had to wait for Santa Claus to ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/05/2008 - 14:38 - 2 comments