We flew into Puerto Rico on Thursday and spent the day Friday in El Yunque, both hiking and then finishing out the afternoon with an engagement session. Saturday was our only day that was completely free of other obligations so we started the morning by finding a parking spot in Old San Juan (bless, we […]

Seven months ago to the day, you became a father. I remember when Henry was born, we both looked at him, then at each other, then back at him, and you said, “He’s perfect. He’s absolutely perfect.” And while my love for our son has no limits and the weight of it is sometimes overwhelming, you […]

n our six years of marriage, this past year has brought about the biggest change. (He goes by Henry.) We found out I was pregnant last year, just a few days before our fifth wedding anniversary. Your surprise trip to Chicago ended up with a lot of vomiting and a lot of napping in the […]

“And she loved a little boy very very much–even more than she loved herself.” (Shel Silverstein)

ime is this funny thing. You know that every second is the same length as the second before it and after it. The same with minutes, hours, days, months, and years. But time is tricky in this way: it seems like it goes both fast and slow, but never exactly the same. It’s been five […]

y little brother moved into his first apartment. My mom was so worried that he will starve to death because she won’t be cooking for him every day. To remedy this, she donated a bunch of dishes, pots, pans, and cooking utensils to him. I hadn’t had a chance to visit him until recently and […]