Category: holden
holden
Four weeks!
Poor newborns. As soon as they come out, their skin totally goes to shit. Holden’s got a case of pizzaface and his skin has been peeling all over. Plus he’s got a goopy eye thanks to a tear duct that doesn’t want to drain (despite my massaging it and, yes, giving it a squirt or two of breastmilk). All that is perfectly normal newborn stuff but it’s still pretty weird to watch, and just to…
holden holidays
Thanksgiving
Our first Thanksgiving. Holden donned his fanciest tuxedo onesie and napped while the grown-ups feasted: turkey, mac ‘n’ cheese, potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, stuffing, green beans ‘n’ bacon, sparkling grape juice we used to toast our new family. Then it was football and naps and lazy Sundaylike thoughts. Low key. Lovely.
holden
Monster baby
Originally we were trying to figure out if this child is a zombie or a vampire. When his daddy holds him, he rares his head back and bobs around, mouth agape, around Daddy’s clavicle and face, trying to devour him. So, one point for zombie. And he looooves to suck. And suck and suck and suck. So, one point for vampire. But then we thought maybe he’s got a streak of werewolf in him, because…
holden the family
Holden meets The Clampetts
My family was here days and days ago but it’s taken me this long to post pictures! My sister and nephews are hopefully coming up this week to meet the beebs, so that should be fun. My dad was already talking about getting the boy into Civil War re-enacting. I was like, Dad, he can’t even hold his head up yet! So we have quite a battle ahead of us.
You must be logged in to post a comment.