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Three Months

by James Finley

Charlotte

How is this li’l person three months old already? In the last month we’ve laughed, smiled, and looked at trees. Lots of trees. She kind of likes trees. And she was a princess, a pumpkin, and Supergirl for Halloween. Saturday mornings now involve a half hour of Curious…

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Fallin’ with Charlotte

by James Finley

Charlotte, Charlotte Photos

It’s Autumn. Trees are changing colors, leaves are fallin’, and Charlotte is growing. Our li’l girl is almost 3 months old (Nov 8th) and is enjoying the outdoors, trying to grab things, and sticking both hands in her mouth at the same time. So to celebrate Fall, we…

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Charlotte Goes to Starved Rock

by James Finley

We took Charlotte out to Starved Rock to look at trees. Well, we went to get some fresh air. She just wanted to look at tree. Written by James Finley…

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Naming a Human

by James Finley

Charlotte, Parenthood

God: And what about this one? Adam: Aardvark. No, with two A’s. There’s something weird about naming a human. We had both a boy and a girl name picked out ahead of time. Then she was born. Charlotte Meara. Like the spider. And like the wife of Aquaman.…

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Two Months

by James Finley

Charlotte

Two months old! Crying less, but now with tears. She has many more sounds in her vocabulary now. She smiles, but I don't think it is fully intentional yet. On Sunday she woke up happy. Well, happy and hungry, but content enough to hang with Dad for 15 minutes before…

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Out With a Bang

by James Finley

Charlotte

“Go home, grab your stuff, get some lunch, and come back to the hospital in a couple hours.” On Thursday, August 7th our doctor sent us to be induced a week before our due date. We didn’t expect it or really plan for it. A day and a half…

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