Life
This is our life. The nitty-gritty, day-to-day story of what we’re doing and our adventures as a family. Sometimes detailed, often mostly a photo journal, filled with lots of pictures of cute little people and occasional longer reflections on Hinds family happenings.
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Some January Thankfulness
Today was Nora’s first dentist appointment. She was a rock star: super brave and happy to let him do everything he needed for a brief tooth counting and cleaning session. Being able to truly communicate with her does wonders; whereas a year ago an unknown man talking to her or a strange place with new…
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The End of Denial
It’s official and there is no more pretending it isn’t happening: Our house is beginning to resemble a warehouse more than a home. We are packing. We are moving…away from my favorite place, 30 miles out to sea, where I thought we would live forever. I want to cry — except I have the perfect,…
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Two Weeks
Apparently, time files when you’re loving on delicious baby toes and teeny-tiny fingers, because we blinked and our little bundle is two weeks old. Despite having to get back to work on websites much sooner than originally intended, I’ve been trying my hardest to have a little time that is just for Zara. There are…
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Snow Day
Today, Nantucket awoke to a blanket of white. We only get about one or two snows each year and generally not much more than a dusting, so when we get more than an inch or two and it is enough for sledding most of the island gets excited. All day, photos of sweet little faces…
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Report Card, One Week Out
I remember being amazed after Nora’s birth by just how little time it took for me to feel like she had always been there and by how quickly I forgot what life was like before Nora. Really, what did I do with myself before I had kids? It seems so much less than what I…
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Zara and Me
Chris and I were marveling at how different Zara looks from Nora as a baby, and then my mom sent over a picture of me from the hospital. Now we know where all that black hair and those chubby cheeks came from!
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Perfection
I’m still working on Miss Zara’s birth story, but I wanted to share a quick update on how we’re doing. And, honestly, the title of this post says it all. I couldn’t imagine a better beginning to our little entry into the world. Everything about this experience, from the birth to the past two days…
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Introducing…
Zara Beatrix Hinds Born at home this afternoon, January 6th, at 12:48 p.m. 7lbs 10oz, 19.5″ long We are resting and doing well after a beautiful and speedy birth. More to come in the next few days; thank you all for your loving words and thoughts.
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2013 Resolutions
I woke up this morning to a little voice asking, “Is it January?” We have spent a long while talking up January, and in the last few days January and New Years Eve is all Nora has been hearing about, from story and craft at the library to the concert she danced her way through…
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I think I Might Be Nesting
I hope all of you who celebrate Christmas had a wonderful little break. I’ve been working away trying to get websites finished, several of which are behind schedule despite my best efforts. I’m still glad I did my pre-baby special (I got some really great clients and projects out of it), but I also learned…
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Winter Solstice + Giveaway Winners!!
Happy Solstice! Nora missed the memo about today being the shortest day and was up bright and early (far before the sun) out of sheer excitement about opening presents. We managed to hold her off for a while with an episode of Caillou on my laptop before having to acknowledge morning and let her at…
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Keep Calm and Love…Wyoming
If you have been following my new Instagram account, you have been getting little hints that something big is in the works for us. There were pictures of us dropping Chris off at the airport and, of course yesterday’s blog post had photos of us picking him up with Nora’s adorable handwritten sign. (She told…
