Ever since Eric’s parents bought a condo in Virginia Beach last year, I’ve been begging to visit the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center. I had been there for field trips when I was in school, but I hadn’t been back in over ten years despite telling Eric that I love it every time that
Dash is the happiest baby that I’ve ever seen. He does have bouts of crying every now and then, and I admit that sometimes we can’t figure out how to console him. We think that he is teething. But when he is happy (which is most of the time), he is genuinely jubilant.
Every morning, I wake up to the sound of Dash cooing in his crib. He is usually wide awake and gazing at his dragon mobile when I check on him. Lately, I’ve even found him playing on his belly after putting him to sleep on his back the previous night. He smiles when he sees
Dash is over five months old now, and I haven’t found time to write an update for over two months. We were so busy from February to April! We helped throw a huge surprise party for my grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary, and we went to a They Might Be Giants concert for our 4th wedding
A few weeks ago, we took Dash to Maymont for the first time. Maymont is a gorgeous park on an old estate in Richmond, overlooking the James River, and it’s where Eric and I went for an epic walk on the day before Dash was born to try to induce labor. Eric’s mom and her
Last night, BOSSY stopped in Richmond on her (No) Book Tour – a six-week road trip around the country to meet other bloggers and her adoring fans (me!). While I had the privilege of working with the gorgeous and genius bodacious girl on designing and then maintaining Bossy’s stellar blog for the past two years,
While we were in Boston last week attending PAX East, we stayed with our friend John in Jamaica Plain. At John’s apartment, Dash played percussion on the kitchen utensils.
Lauren Newman lives in Richmond, Virginia. She majored in urban planning, married her high school sweetheart, and dreams about moving to Mexico. More »
