I almost can’t talk about Liam — at church, anyway — without having someone try to soothe my feelings. (No matter how happy I am.) About 3 weeks ago he developed stranger anxiety. Although not all babies ever start freaking when a stranger is near (or picks them up), it’s a sign that they are [...]
Reassurance
January 22nd, 2010
Art critic
September 7th, 2009
We took Liam to First Fridays, a display of local art talent (complete with punch and snacks, of course). I expected him to show no interest. I was really surprised at his reliable reaction in one gallery, full of colorful expressionist urban landscapes and abstract paintings. I’d put him up to one of those huge [...]
Smile Week
August 24th, 2009
Good times could make boring reading . . . but maybe not boring pictures? After a worrisome April, May and June, due to his infantile spasms, and a long time with no laughing, because of the medication . . . Liam has had a very happy week. It’s been delightful. (And in addition to all [...]
"Best Feeling You’ll Ever Have in Your Life … Just Become a Parent and You’ll Find Out Why"
February 6th, 2009
(Hat tip: HotAir via Creative Minority Report) Embedded video from CNN Video
My nerves of steel, with sharp ragged edges
January 22nd, 2009
He’s discovered his lungs. When he whimpers and cries over and over while Marisa is feeding him, taking the nipple out of his mouth so he can complain how hungry he is, crying in the car seat, crying when he’s being held, and, yes, screaming bloody murder when I’m changing him, because he wanted food [...]
Eugenics
January 1st, 2009
This Sunday Times article caused a sort of stir. It shows what radically different world views there are. This is a truism, but in this case, it’s a frightening one. Writer Minette Marrin argues that the quality of life of a Down’s adult, and the effect on society, is awful enough that abortion is a [...]
