It’s so hard to imagine that it has already been a week since my littlest nephew was born. Ana and I were both needing a baby fix so we headed to the coast for the day. Silas (Darcie and Jake are planning to call him by his middle name) has already changed so much in […]
Entries from March 2009
One Week Old Already
March 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment
My Little Gardener
March 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment
We had a break in the weather the other day and Ana and I decided to do a little gardening. I do not have a “green thumb” by any means, but I don’t want to let that prevent Ana from experiencing the magic of watching things bloom around her. I took Ana with me to […]
It’s a boy!
March 24th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Introducing my newest nephew, Justin Silas Shirk.
Justin was born today, March 24th, 2009. Darcie’s water broke at home at 9:30pm last night and he was born almost exactly 12 hours later at at 9:38am. He was delivered via c-section after his heartbeat started to drop and they decided to get him out fast. Good thing […]
A Letter: Twenty-Seven Months
March 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Dear Ana,
Today you turn twenty-seven months old. It has been such an amazing month that I sit back and marvel at how much you have grown, matured. Sure, as I write this I can hear you upstairs in your crib singing and talking to your stuffed animals, but I blame the sleeplessness on daylight […]
Ana sings her ABC’s
March 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment
Ana has been very interested in singing lately. Her repertoire generally includes “Twinkle, Twinkle,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and an assortment of songs we sing at Gymboree. I pretty much hear singing during each of her every waking hours. She took a liking to the ABC’s awhile back, but generally got as far as “A, […]