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
Category: The Newborn
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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
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
Baby Goes Thump: The Most Expensive Nap Ever Taken
January 21, 2026 Dear Sophia, I just took the most expensive nap I’ve ever taken. I don’t know if I woke up first from the
Changing, Swaddling, and Tender Nonsense
Wednesday January 14, 2026 Dear Sophia, We woke about three times last night and got you up. We consulted ChatGPT about whether to get you
You’re Such a Good Girl
January 13, 2026 Dear Sophia, You’ve got a tag on your foot, which I believe means you’re on parole. “Her heart rate is perfectly regular,”
Like the Labors of Hercules: The Birth of Sophia
January 13, 2026 Dear Sophia, At about 1:30am on January 10, early Saturday morning, your mom awoke me and said she thought her water might
When the Levee Breaks (The Clock Starts)
January 10, 2026 Dear Sophia, It’s still dark in the early morning, and with my hand palming your mother’s belly like a basketball, I can