by Monica Wiant | Jul 14, 2008 | Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago, while hiding from potential buyers who wished to tour our house, we took Evie to lunch at Red Robin, where she got a red helium balloon. She fell head over heels for that balloon, tugging on the string, squealing, and talking to it in her...
by Monica Wiant | May 18, 2008 | Uncategorized
Hi Friends,I’ve learned a lot of things in my year. Last spring, I could barely hold up my own head. Now, I’m walking, feeding crackers to my parents, and saying such words as “Uh oh,” “Thanks,” and “Dad dad.”I...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 17, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s official. My 20s are over, and my 30s have begun.It’s been a fairly ordinary way to begin a decade, waking up against the backdrop of competing interests: The childlike desire to open presents before breakfast, juxtaposed against my overwhelming need...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
Dear Evie,Happy Birthday!You can’t read this yet, but I have so much that I want to say to you.It doesn’t seem like a year ago that you came into this world, but I must have blinked, because you’re turning one.I remember all the surprises that came with your arrival....
by Monica Wiant | Feb 16, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s amazing, the rate at which a little person grows.Today, I watched Evie realize that when she waved at me, and I waved at her, there was a connection between the two gestures. She had waved at me before, but it wasn’t until this morning that she...
