Yesterday was Jake’s second birthday. Finally, when asked how old he is, his favorite answer, “Two!” will be right. We went on a special just Mommy-Daddy-Jakey date for dinner and dessert. Baby Nate spent the entire evening sleeping in the company of Dam-ma who caught-up on her Japanese natural and…
We are super excited to let everyone know… Baby Nathaniel James (Nate) is finally here! Yes, he arrived 5 days late, but squeaked in fast and furious at 11:45pm on March 1st. As is typically reported, he was 7 lbs. 13 oz. and 20 inches long. His big brother Jake…
A few weeks ago James says something along the lines of… if this baby is late, it’s definitely a Purnell. My surname’s reputation for timeliness was irreparably damaged when my closest relations missed our pre-wedding photography… NINE years ago. As my mom would say, “That James!” I just rolled my…
So, it’s February 24th… D-day. I mean B-day! Supposedly. I guess we’ll see soon enough. They assure me that you can’t stay pregnant forever. So say the “experts.” BabyCenter.com abandons produce metaphors next week… probably because there seems to be almost no end to how big a pumpkin can get……
In high school, my friend Alesia and I spent a summer in Mexico living with host families and practicing our Spanish. One conversation I’ll never forget was with our dear friend Yayo. Yayo had a new girlfriend who had signed a note to him, “xoxo.” “What does “soak-so” mean?” he…
For at least a year, Jakey’s favorite word has been “no.” It used to be the response to just about everything. “More cereal?” “No.” “Do you want a cookie?” “No.” “Do you want a million dollars?” “No.” Then a few months ago he started to mix it up with “nope”…
Mini watermelon?! Instead of thinking about produce I’m trying to focus on how excited we are to finally find out who Baby Cillo is. I’m back on the fence about whether it’s a boy or a girl. I just can’t tell this time. It’s definitely not Baby Jake. But it…
Somehow leek week passed me by in a blur. I have to say that leek was a much better mental labor image than…
On January 31st, James and I had our first joint parent teacher conference with Miss Dulce. It was very positive and she said Jakey is getting ready for literacy. I’m assuming this means correctly identifying letters given his current penmanship? He’s also started transitioning to the next “big boy” classroom…
Jakey has been saying some pretty cute things these days. A list of my favorites: “Up or down. Up or down.” (Clearly he wants up, but for some reason he’s added this second option, as though he’s giving us a choice.) “Seat down, Mama. Seat down.” (This week in the…