Squirrel Madness

Maine, 2016

I think we're getting to the point in the summer where the children have staged a coup and are running the show. These wild squirrels are having a ball.

Ahoy

Maine, 2015

We have made our great escape from the city and so far it's been lovely. Every time I arrive after a spell away I am sort of stunned by how beautiful it is, seven hours in the car aside.

Oscar turned sixteen months old on Thursday and is such a little imp...I think today he truly believed he was in charge of the boat. After one wobbly day Axel is in heaven too and very very chatty.

Summer Solstice

Vietnam, 2011

You know it's hot when the electricity company calls you to tell you there have been brownouts in the neighborhood and to "conserve energy." I am happy to report I am doing just that, drinking coconut water and staying inside. It's 94 degrees out with no sign of a break until late Friday. I guess it's an appropriate start to summer? 50 days or 7 weeks to go (plus or minus a few) until our Leo baby is here. 

In Bloom

New York, 2010

I felt like I was in an ad for the New York Times Sunday paper today...supping an iced skim latte, outside for the very first time this year (reading the Home section of the paper.) It was heaven.

New York, 2010

I'm also 18 weeks pregnant today. Depending on which site you check, this is either bell pepper week or sweet potato week. It feels really good to have reached this point in the pregnancy, and to feel spring on the doorstep.

As much as being heavily pregnant in August makes me a tad nervous (New York tends to be especially vile then), I see millions of advantages to being pregnant in the spring and summer. Flip flops, sundresses, and blue skies, for one. A lot of my flowy-er clothes will work fine for quite some time. Plus, it can be easy to get a bit down and overwhelmed when you're expecting, but my mood is almost instantly changed by a day like today. And there's the fact that when we have a newborn and a very little baby, it won't be frigid out, so getting out of the house will be a little bit easier.

Today, spring fever has hit the city in a big way. Suddenly, like the tulips, babies are everywhere. In strollers down by the waterfront...peeking out of baby slings, doing their baby things outside. Supping my latte, it was fun to start visualizing what life will be like come August. I am really looking forward to having a little buddy for my daytime strolls.