Aug
13
Dear Ashden: Month Eleven
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Dear Ash,
You’re 11 months old today! HOLY COW. This has been a crazy month, one where the focus was mostly on your father and I- who tied the knot. I’d been planning our wedding for about four months during your naps and when you go to bed for the night, and the day […]
Jun
9
Dear Ashden: Month Nine
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Dear Ash,
You’re 3/4 of a year old! This month has been great. You’ve slept better than you ever have before, you took your first plane ride (or six) and you did phenomenally, and you cut FOUR teeth in the last half of the month. But wait, I’m getting ahead of myself…
We took a trip to […]
May
9
Dear Ashden: Month Eight
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Dear Ashden,
Holy camoli, you’re eight months old today! Have I mentioned yet that you’re amazing? Let’s start of this newsletter by telling you how fantastic you are. YOU ARE FANTASTIC! AMAZING! THE BEST PERSON ON THE ENTIRE PLANET!
You’re a talking machine, my little friend. You said your first word this month, and it just happened […]
Apr
9
Dear Ashden: Month Seven
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Dear Ash,
You’re seven months old today! You are one busy, busy little man. Non-stop moving, and I know this is just the beginning. You’re still not crawling regularly, just a few steps here and there, but that army crawl of yours gets you from one side of the room to another or one room to […]
Mar
9
Dear Ashden: Month Six
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Dear Ash,
You’re SIX MONTHS OLD! That’s half a year!! HAPPY HALF-BIRTHDAY! Let’s party! And we did!
This month has flown by. You and I have worked ourselves into a little schedule and the hours of the days of the weeks just slip by, and I have a hard time remembering any of it. […]
Feb
9
Dear Ashden: Month Five
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Dear Ashden,
This month you giggled for the first time. I was snorting you on your neck, and suddenly you giggled and I’d never heard a sound more beautiful. You’ve been limiting the giggles ever since, and what works one minute won’t even make you smile the next. Sometimes when I’m making you giggle […]
Jan
9
Dear Ashden: Month Four
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Dear Ashden,
Today you turn four months old. You have developed a love affair with your fingers. It is comparable to your love of the boob, and I say this only because there have been a couple of occasions lately when you’re nursing and suddenly I hear a sluuuurp suuucchhh noise, and it’s because you want […]
Dec
9
Dear Ashden: Month Three
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Dear Ash,
Today you turn three months old! A couple of days after you were born someone said to me, “The first 3 months will feel like some strange sleep deprived acid trip, but they’ll be gone before you know it and you’ll be pining for the newborn days,” and nothing, NOTHING, could be more true. […]
Nov
9
Dear Ashden: Month Two
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Dear Ashden,
Today you turn two months old. You’re a completely different baby than you were last month. I’m happy to report you’re much less of a bump on a log! Don’t get me wrong, you still flail your arms and legs around without much control, but your coordination is improving, and you’re able to […]
Oct
9
Dear Ashden: Month One
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Dear Ash,
Today you turn one month old. Never has a month gone by so quickly for me. Each day you become more and more beautiful.
Even though you’re brand new, you’ve got some very obvious likes and dislikes:
Nothing calms you down faster than water. You absolutely love the bath. You had your first […]