first year

  • Eight-Month-Old Roman James

    Dena January 7, 2014

    The months are flying by now. It feels like I just did our seven-month post, and here we are at eight. I suppose that’s how it goes. Sigh. There are two big changes of late and they both begin with the letter A — activity…

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  • Seven-Month-Old Roman James

    Dena December 9, 2013

    What a difference a month makes! The differences in Roman’s abilities from six-months to seven-months have been the most profound yet. On December 1st, he started sitting up on his own. On December 7th, he started pushing himself up into a “crawl” position. And the…

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  • Six-Month-Old Roman James

    Dena November 7, 2013

    “Promise me you’ll always remember: you are braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” –Christopher Robin to Pooh Bear My baby boy is six-months-old. We are halfway to a year. It’s crazy & it’s beautiful. The past month…

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  • Five-Month-Old Roman James

    Dena October 9, 2013

    On Monday, my sweet boy turned five-months-old. It’s pretty extraordinary. In life, I’ve always found that there are days & hours that go slow but that the months & years always fly by. Never has this been more true than since I have become a…

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  • Four-Month-Old Roman James

    Dena September 9, 2013

    Yesterday my sweet boy turned four-months-old. He is a little cherub. I hear him let out a little sigh in the morning and I know that he’s awake. Tired though I may be, I am so excited to get out of bed, walk to his…

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  • Three-Month-Old Roman James

    Dena July 31, 2013

    Yesterday my little Roman James turned three-months-old. And just like that, my “4th trimester” is over. My baby boy is the sweetest thing. He is so big already — sixteen pounds, so pudgy! His vocabulary (goo’s, gah’s, moo’s and mah’s) is expanding every day. He…

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  • Two-Month-Old Roman James

    Dena July 2, 2013

    “There really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.” — Anne Lamott Our Roman James is two-months-old today. What a magical & intense eight weeks it has been. I wouldn’t know where to start to try and…

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  • One-Month-Old Roman James

    Dena June 4, 2013

    Our little Roman James is one-month-old today. The past four weeks have been the most challenging, the most amazing, and the most love-filled weeks that I could have ever imagined. I am so excited to find out what’s next. What an extraordinary adventure motherhood is…

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