Apparently, I haven’t updated our family blog since late September, at which time Amy, Dashiell, and I were patiently awaiting the arrival of Eleanor. Well, in case you hadn’t heard, she’s here, and has been for nearly four months. Surprise!
Those four months have of course been very, very full. I completed my first semester of law school, not only surviving but managing respectable grades. Then the holiday season arrived, and we all had a great time building up Dashiell’s anticipation of Christmas, seeing lots of family, and of course celebrating Christmas itself. If you haven’t done Christmas with a 4-year-old, I highly recommend it.
Eleanor has developed beautifully. As you probably know, she spent the first three months of her life in a “hip harness,” a sort of all-body cloth-and-velcro thing that held her knees up and out to the side, so as to allow her apparently loose hip ligaments (or is it tendons?) to tighten up, so as to prevent her hips from slipping in and out of their sockets so easily. The harness has now been off for a few weeks, the hips seem fine, and Eleanor still hasn’t gotten over the thrill of just kicking her legs over and over again.
Dashiell remains an exemplary big brother, helping his mother and me immensely by entertaining Eleanor while we cook or clean, and entertaining himself when we’re too occupied with Eleanor to be much fun. He really is amazing, and (so far) we’ve experienced none of the jealousy, anger, etc., that we’re told often accompany the arrival of a new baby.
Apart from the brother thing, Dash continues to enjoy school. Actually, that’s a huge understatement. Some days, he literally jumps for joy when the morning bell rings and his teacher opens the classroom door. He simply loves it. And his teachers seem to love him, though they worry that they’re not stimulating him enough, mainly because of the reading thing. He, however, seems perfectly content with everything, so we see no need to worry about it just yet.
Speaking of school, Amy has returned to her Library Science program, and is taking two classes this quarter. As one might imagine, this does complicate our scheduling a bit, but we’re managing -- thanks to the incredibly generous babysitting time being provided every week by my mother and by Amy’s cousin Nicole. And of course the less regular, but no less appreciated, services of Amy’s parents and Tresa and Dave. They all are truly life savers.
As for me, I’m about two weeks into my second semester, studying Contracts and Criminal Law (plus that Lawyering Process class where I learn how to do legal research and writing). So far, Contracts is occasionally interesting, but mostly pretty dry, and Criminal Law is fascinating.
I think that’s about everything. I’ll post another batch of pictures sometime in the next week.
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