Playing Catch-Up

Hi there. We have hundreds of pictures of Margot doing exactly the same thing and we thought it was time to share some with you.

Margot is now about 10 days old and is growing accustomed to her home. During the day she's a real snooze-hound. At night, she isn't really sleeping that much which means we aren't really sleeping that much which means we're in about the shape you might expect for parents of a 10-day-old.

Luckily for us, we've been surrounded by generous mothers who are making it possible for us to focus on Margot for a bit before we take off the training wheels and square off as an official family of four.

Arriving home.



Mood swing.


Why am I on the floor?


Who cares. I'm going to sleep.

The day we brought Margot home was also her big Sister's birthday. Everyone tells you that the second child arrives way in advance of the due date so, for a foolish second, we actually thought of throwing Harper a birthday party on May 2 thinking that would have allowed plenty of time for an early arrival and getting home and settled, etc.

We decided to bump it a week because we remembered we're not stupid which is good considering the original plan would have had a mess of kids and their handlers in the backyard the day we got home from the hospital. So we planned Harper's birthday party for May 9, in the middle of what is apparently Nashville's rainy season. For a party scheduled to take place in the backyard and with no real plan B for a move inside, the scattered T-Storms that were predicted were worrisome.

Miraculously, the clouds parted, the crowd partied, and we all enjoyed the first sunny afternoon since before Harper's real birthday. It was right on time. Much love and Happy Mother's Day to everyone.