Audrey Makes Two

The hardest thing so far

People often ask me how I can manage with you as a single woman.

Sometimes they’re wondering about the logistics of shopping, cleaning, etc. without an extra pair of helping hands.  Our neighbors Heidi and Nick told me just yesterday that sometimes it’s all they can do to keep up with Dylan (who is just 5 weeks older than you) for just one evening when one of them is sick or out of town. While I admit that it’s been a challenge to come up with a routine and stay organized (just ask Grandma and Grandpa about all of the different things I’ve tried!), you’re a very forgiving baby and I just keep trying new ways of getting things done.  The Moby wrap and a lightweight stroller have been helpful for shopping, and I tackle things in the house one step at a time… and often just leave them dirty!

Sometimes the people who ask are wondering about how I manage financially.  more…

You became a person for me today

I haven’t been blogging much since you were born, but that doesn’t mean things have been boring– far from it!  In the past four and a half months I’ve been busy learning how to take care of you, both physically and emotionally.  It’s amazing how much can happen in such a short period of time, and my head spins a bit thinking back on it all.  Fortunately I took lots of photos and shot lots of video to help remember everything, and of course I’ve been keeping track of all of your milestones from the very beginning, so you’ll always have a rich record of what happened when.  But what I want to write about tonight is something that isn’t on paper or in a computer file… it’s about how you’ve become a real person to me.

That might sound funny or strange, but you have to understand that a newborn is hard to think of as a person, at least for me.  more…