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Mother’s Day Here’s my Mother’s Day gift from Shawn: Lia’s hand- and footprints preserved for posterity. Lia’s gift was sleeping in until eight o’clock! Family Photo Session One hour. Multiple wardrobe changes. Three sweating adults trying to get a one-year-old to smile. We’re very happy with the results. Weekend in the Golden Horseshoe Drove to […]

In honour of Lia’s thirteen-month birthday, here is a quick and dirty rundown of the latest developments: Lia is walking very steadily now, negotiating 360 degree turns, and doing circles around the cat. Just yesterday she began getting up from the floor onto her feet without any assistance! She’s lost interest in her toys and […]

You may have picked up on a little word in Shawn’s last post: “walking.” Yep, the princess is motoring on two feet, and she loves it. So for your viewing pleasure, we present “Lia Learns to Walk.” A few days before her birthday, Shawn and I caught her very first unassisted steps on tape. You […]

I’m on the bus today with Lia on our way to her second appointment at the Children’s Hospital. Three young guys get on and sit next to us, jostling each other and generally being rather rowdy. Lia loves all the action, and when one of the guys takes out his phone and starts playing gansta […]

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