After a slow start to the holiday season, Christmas 2010 is in full effect at our house, and little L is reveling in every minute of it.
She requests carols four or five times a day (“Jingle Bells” and “Frosty” are her favorites, though she also likes “Santa Baby”). She plays with the stockings every [...]

Powergirl and I like to extol our little baby for her mysterious good-natured approach to life. She hardly ever cries. She’s more agreeable than most grown-ups. And she can adapt to pretty much any new situation.
Imagine our surprise, then, when she couldn’t get to sleep Christmas Eve (at my inlaws’ house), and proceeded to cry [...]

It’s pretty clear from L’s expressions during walks outside that she loves trees.
She stares up at them, mouth slightly open, and watches in amazement as branches and leaves sway in the wind. Occasionally, joy overcomes her, and she lets out a guttural squeal. Other times, she’ll look up at a tree and giggle, glancing back [...]