I watched the Harvey Karp video long before we became parents because I was so scared of the sleepless nights that I wanted to know months in advance that we would be able to cope with a fussy baby. In his video, he lays out the 5 Ss:
Swaddle
Suck
Side
Swing
Shush
I highly recommend this video with a couple […]
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A note to all new parents: Our early two week experience has shown that the sling is an immediate way to soothe a screaming baby. Our Lawrence has taken to the sling so well that I’m almost affraid that we will have to ween him off of it some day. At any rate, if you […]
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How did we arrive at our son’s name?
Lawrence was an obvious choice knowing how important Lawrence Ferlinghetti is to my wife. What everyone might not know is this was my father’s name who also had a strong influence on my life. We honor both of these men with one name. Easy.
Escher is a derivative of […]
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Some more pictures for the folk can be found at:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=7hxb6wk9.5h3w2twp&x=0&y=5w99qw
Check it out!
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If you have any suggestions then please leave them as a comment below. Here are the ones we’ve thought of none of which are terribly endearing, but then endearment happens over time, right?
Sir Stinkalot- It’s a play on the nights of the round table mixed with the way his butt smells after a good poop
Dirk […]
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Our Baby announcement for Lawrence Escher will be on its way very soon. In the mean time, here’s a preview of the little guy. Leave a comment and let us know what you think.
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