so, it's September.

unposted from September 2:

So, it suddenly feels like Fall but I'm still pregnant. How did September start with this baby still unborn?

we made another one

Welcome Filomena Ruth Broughton!

Born September 4, 2015, and 9:56am.

She came on her own terms: born at home, 2 weeks late; I went into labor 3 hours before we would have left for the scheduled induction at the hospital. She spent the extra two weeks carbo-loading: she weighed in at 10lbs, 15oz; 22 inches long; and she came out with an elbow in front of her face.

how oscar tells lucy to stop interrupting him

"You messed up my voice!"

benefits of having children (according to Lucy)

We were talking in the car about some friends of ours that haven't yet decided whether they are going to have children, and Lucy asked if I had told them how awesome it was. Then she proceeded to list out what she sees as the prime benefits:

1. You get so many snuggles, all the time.
2. You get to go to the zoo.
3. You get someone to talk to in the morning when Daddy sleeps late.

did you see her face?

Lucy goes to a gymnastics/trapeze class and I asked her which of the teachers was her favorite and she said Wendy. She said, because "her face is so smiling and welcoming."

I thought that was maybe the best compliment ever, and then after class that day as we were walking home we ran into Wendy and Lucy said hi and then she turned to me and said, in her loud and jubilant way, "Did you see her face?!? Now do you understand why I like her so much?"