Author: MrsEm

Lymington is a seaside town in Hampshire on the south coast of England, facing across the Solent to the Isle of Wight. It is a very quiet spot, popular with retirees and nearby locals “on holiday” at the nearby New Forest (which was declared “new” in the year 1079). It is the home of our good…

The upside of a spouse who works for an international non-profit is that you get to travel a lot for his work. The downside is you sometimes have to get there on your own, with a baby in tow. Lucy and I flew to London last Friday to meet Rob for this latest European trip. I planned…

Our sweet girl! Your eigth month was full of big mobility and personality developments. You have four teeth now, a taste for blackberries and a love for lift-the-flap books. You are now very fast at “army crawling” – where you drag yourself around on your belly with your legs kicking behind you fruitlessly. It must be exhausting.…

You are working so hard to become your own person! It is so fun watching you watch the world. There were so many big “firsts” this month: first beach, first swimming, first “mama,” first skiing, first camping! We started this month in San Luis Obispo while your Dad was in Boston for work. Always nice…

Oh, my sweet girl! We got a letter this month from our terrific health insurance company stating that the hospital charges for your delivery added up to almost $500,000. You are such as a happy, easy-going baby. Worth every penny! Your personality is starting to shine this month.  You appear to be a real “observer”…

Our spring travel plans are coming together! We’ll be in Europe for five weeks in total, with stops in London and Geneva for work/visiting with friends. I am most excited about visiting Lisbon, Portugal for a couple weeks in the middle. Have you been before? Any advice? This will be our first long trip with…

Six months?! You’re half a year old. It doesn’t seem possible! You started the new year by moving from your bassinet to the crib. You also traded sleeping for two bottom teeth and a healthy appreciation of all foods. Actually, you seem to sleep okay – it is me and your father who are woken…

This was such a cheery and fun month! You hit a new apex of cuteness just in time for a wave of holiday party dress-up opportunities. I took easily thousands of photos of you this month. You’re now eating food! I was fretting about the best “technique” and looking up recipes for feeding babies…when you…

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. You started the month dressed up in a gorgeous silk dress at a fancy party celebrating the 10th birthday of our friend Jordan’s company. You reached a new pinnacle of cuteness the next week, right as the 2016 election results came in. Rob…

Reykjavik is a lovely small city, but we wanted to spend the second half of our week in Iceland out in the countryside. Via Airbnb, I found a brand new country house in the Borgarfjordur region. We stayed in a small town called Bifrost, with a population of 700 in the winter that includes students…