Lena started clapping, and will even (sometimes) clap on cue if we clap first, or if we say “yay!” She also loves pointing at things and saying “DA!” as if she is bringing something very important to our attention. In my eyes, this makes her seem very advanced for her age. She is communicating with…
Month: December 2019
November 2019 Update / We Shouldn’t Have Bought a House
Dear Reader, I finished this post in January, but I didn’t like the thought of publishing November’s happenings in a different year, let alone a different month. So, I changed the publish date. I hope that’s ok with you. Dilly November’s major events included: Improvements in Lena’s mobility (crawling!) Teeth! A visit with the Ohio…
I frequently worry that I will have an existential crisis before I turn 30 resulting in a tattoo.
The thought of getting a tattoo used to be repellent to me. I never understood why people would put something so permanent on their skin, and inevitably end up regretting it. I have always been a rule follower. That’s why I did so well in school as a kid. I did exactly as the teachers…
October 2019 Update
Hello, Everyone (i.e. Chelsea). Thanks for checking in for October’s installment of “poorly written descriptions of things we do on the weekends.” After thinking about it for 20 seconds, here’s how I decided to organize the headlines for the month: Lena’s baptism Photo session Halloween party Grandpa Stiles birthday visit Lena found Jesus! 75% of…