From the monthly archives:

November 2009

There is Someone Violet Would Like You to Meet.

November 30, 2009

With the lapse of the old blog, and the delay in the launch of the new, I never managed to make an official announcement. So most of you know this already, but . . . we’re having another baby! I’m just about 30 weeks along now, so we’re in the homestretch already. Unlike my pregnancy [...]

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Wordless Wednesday (It’s Back!)

November 25, 2009
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Two Years, Three Months, and Two Weeks

November 21, 2009

I nursed Violet every day of it. Some almost every hour, and others – especially recently – only once. Until two days ago, when for the first time, she didn’t nurse at all. Neither of us was ready, but complications with my current pregnancy didn’t leave us much choice. Following a diagnosis of complete placenta [...]

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It’s a Girl! And a Boy!

November 18, 2009

For friends and family who may not have heard the news yet, Kristin and Mat’s babies have arrived! Hazel Sophia and Ellis Oliver were born at 4:49 and 5:00 pm, respectively, on Saturday, November 14. Kristin was 32 weeks along when these kiddos insisted on making their appearance, so they’re tiny, but both doing amazingly [...]

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Ava’s Rule.

November 13, 2009

It shouldn’t happen to anybody, but it does. And it happened to someone I know. Sheye Rosemeyer is an artist, a renowned portrait photographer, and most importantly, a mother. Almost three years ago, Sheye lost her beautiful little girl, Ava, when three-year-old Ava wandered into the family’s parked car on a hot, sunny day. We [...]

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Howl-oween

November 9, 2009

October seemed to scream by, but we made sure to pack in the standard Halloween-associated activities: a trip to the pumpkin patch, pumpkin carving, a Halloween parade and party, and of course, trick-or-treating. We didn’t linger long at the pumpkin patch this year. Unlike the smaller, organic farm we visited last year, the “patch” we [...]

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Welcome!

November 6, 2009

We’ve been out of touch for a while! Longer than I’d planned, longer than I would have liked, but we’re finally up and running here at our new (and permanent) home at www.postcardsfromtheeastend – an address that’s hopefully a little easier to remember. (And if you don’t want to have to try to remember, just [...]

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