From the Days of Pacing to the Greatest Joys
April 12, 2026 Dear Little Sophia, Where did the time go? Of course, it doesn’t make sense to ask you a question like that: you’ll
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To Have a Child Late in Life Is a Joyful Act Pregnant With Sadness
February 11, 2026 Dear Sophia, I know I shouldn’t anthropomorphize you, but sometimes I think you are almost like a human and you know very
You’re Still My Baby: Aunt Erin, Grilled Cheese, and This Version of You That Won’t Last
February 3, 2026 Dear Sophia, I didn’t sleep well last night. You were struggling, apparently with gas, poor thing. You woke up frequently, between struggling
Our Winter Slumber Party. An End to Working Alone.
February 1, 2026 Dear Sophia, You were born just before a great snowstorm, in the middle of the coldest month of the year. The temperatures
Gas Wars. “My Old Ass.” To Love at All Is to Be Vulnerable.
January 31, 2026 Dear Sophia, You are apparently in your gassy stage, and your struggles are every bit as epic as those of the great
January 30, 2026
January 30, 2026 Dear Sophia, Catherine O’Hara just died. She was a comedic genius and by all accounts a wonderful person. She had many great
The Part of Herself That Comforts You Isn’t Available to Comfort Her
January 29, 2026 Dear Sophia, When your mother was pregnant, she confronted fears that once she had you, she would in some sense become invisible.
An Improbably Tiny Butt. A Terrible Yowl. A Human Gyroscope.
January 27, 2026 Dear Sophia, You made a sound tonight that is one of the worst sounds I have ever heard. I have heard something
Who Knew a Baby’s Sleep Was Like an Inventory of Evolution?
January 24, 2026 Dear Sophia, The babiarchy is upon us. Leah got decent sleep last night, she said, in spite of our noisome lass. From
This Dad Has a New Purpose. You Have … Nicknames. Lots of Them
January 20, 2026 Dear Sophia, Since you were born I have had a pep in my step. I wondered if this might be temporary, an