About two months ago, Charlotte came to me with a book in her hand.  She handed it to me, then held open her arms for me to pluck her up on my lap.  And then she began to flip the pages →MORE...

It is morning and we are laying in bed, falling in love.  Where’s Charlotte?, I ask as I throw a sheet over her body.  She pulls it down, flashing a triumphant grin, and we laugh.  Again, she signs, again. Then we →MORE...

An unforeseen side effect of super-cute baby chub?  Dirty neck rolls.  An unforeseen side effect of army crawling?  Dirty onesies.  An unforeseen side effect of crawling on all fours?  Dirty knees.  An unforeseen side effect of walking?  Dirty feet.  An unforeseen →MORE...

Dear Charlotte, This last month with you has been outstanding! When we first brought you home from the hospital, your Daddy and I could not believe the learning curve.  Our brains had never, NOT EVER, worked so hard as they did →MORE...

A couple months ago, Charlotte suddenly developed depth perception and this entire family breathed an enormous sigh of relief.  For weeks, she had been crawling off the bed, head-butting the coffee table, sitting up on the edge of the couch, and →MORE...