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
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Full Circle: My Mother’s Name at Her Death and Your Birth
January 16, 2026 Dear Sophia, I was looking at you today and I imagined calling you by the term of endearment a few people in
All the Versions I Will Not Know
January 16, 2026 Dear Sophia, You’re three days old today. Even smaller than when you were residing inside of another human. (Still learning to latch
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
The Waiting Game, as So Many Journeys Converge
January 9, 2026 Dear Sophia, Got up a bit late, holding your mother, talking to her, feeling grateful to be with her. Everything happening now
Episode 7 – A Dream I Never Knew I Had
Episode 7: A Dream I Never Knew I Had January 2026 Dear Sophia, You’re just days away from your birth and I still have to