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    Organizing August’s Books

    August is really into books lately. We used to keep all of his baby board books in a box on…
    March 4, 2013
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    A Striped Rug for August’s Room

    So, I bought this striped rug for August's room. It was on sale, 50% off (still is), and I was…
    February 27, 2013
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    Twenty Four Months Old (August’s Last Monthly Photo)

    I took a photo of August sitting in the Eames rocker and wearing his pin each month until he turned…
    February 8, 2013
  • Twenty Three Months Old (August's Monthly Photo)

    Twenty Three Months Old (August’s Monthly Photo)

    I’ll be taking a photo of August sitting in the Eames rocker and wearing his pin each month until he’s…
    January 8, 2013
  • Twenty Two Months Old (August's Monthly Photo)

    Twenty Two Months Old (August’s Monthly Photo)

    August is 22 months old. Soon he'll be two, and I'll have to stop thinking of him as a baby.…
    December 17, 2012
  • Twenty One Months Old (August's Monthly Photo)

    Twenty One Months Old (August’s Monthly Photo)

    I’ll be taking a photo of August sitting in the Eames rocker and wearing his pin each month until he’s…
    November 12, 2012
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  • Kids' Books

    Organizing August’s Books

    August is really into books lately. We used to keep all of his baby board books in a box on the floor, between the glider…

    March 4, 201324 commentsAugust's Room
  • Dwell Studio Draper Ink Striped Rug

    A Striped Rug for August’s Room

    So, I bought this striped rug for August’s room. It was on sale, 50% off (still is), and I was blinded by a sense of…

    February 27, 201329 comments'R' for Rugs, August's Room
  • Two Years of Monthly Baby Photos

    Twenty Four Months Old (August’s Last Monthly Photo)

    I took a photo of August sitting in the Eames rocker and wearing his pin each month until he turned two years old. I also…

    February 8, 201316 commentsParenting
  • Twenty Three Months Old (August's Monthly Photo)

    Twenty Three Months Old (August’s Monthly Photo)

    I’ll be taking a photo of August sitting in the Eames rocker and wearing his pin each month until he’s two years old. I also…

    January 8, 201311 commentsMy Life, Parenting
  • Twenty Two Months Old (August's Monthly Photo)

    Twenty Two Months Old (August’s Monthly Photo)

    August is 22 months old. Soon he’ll be two, and I’ll have to stop thinking of him as a baby. (But I will still call…

    December 17, 201218 commentsMy Life, Parenting
  • Twenty One Months Old (August's Monthly Photo)

    Twenty One Months Old (August’s Monthly Photo)

    I’ll be taking a photo of August sitting in the Eames rocker and wearing his pin each month until he’s two years old. I also…

    November 12, 201222 commentsParenting
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