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• Burgers in Park Slope

  

  Just a few shots of our afternoon in Park Slope...After our second (and last) prenatal appointment at the hospital the other day, it was just about nap time... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 DIARIES, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• These Days...

  

  These days, its been hard for me to live completely in the present. I find myself daydreaming about life a month down the road, a few months, a year... I am... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Biet

  

  ,Next week you will be 17 months old. Before I had babies, I used to think it that it was ridiculous to measure your children's ages in months. I would think,... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Miles & Biet

  

  Biet headed up to Astoria for the day to celebrate the second birthday of her baby friend Miles. I wondered how she would play with a more developed little one... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Twenty Weeks

  

  Half done. This pregnancy is half over, and it feels absolutely surreal. Just as the cool winds and rains blew in outside, ushering in autumn, I feel as though ... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pop up Shop

  

  The other day, we made our way across the island in search of a tiny little pop up shop. In a brick and glass storefront hidden under the beautifully overgrown... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Biet's First Kiss

  

  Their eyes met through the glass. He stumbled closer, raising his hand to the window as he neared her. Her two hands were pressed to the glass as she peered... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Great Balancing Act

  

  These past few weeks have flown by so quickly, with so much living crammed into each hour of each day. And yet as I rush and work and grow, and watch everythin... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bank Street is for Lovers

  

  The West Village. Those winding alleyways. The brick townhouses and ancient schoolhouses and funny little buildings crammed in between. The bakery aromas waftin... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• His Birthday Morning

  

  It wasn't as tedious as usual for me to get out of bed on that early morning. Biet and her father were still asleep, snoring lightly next to one another in our... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The City Heals Me

  

  The rush of musty hot air as the subway car approaches; the cobblestones lumped together into the most uneven walking/strolling surface in urban existence; the... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cha Cha Cha Cha Changes

  

  Right now, at this very moment of this very hour, we were supposed to be on a plane flying through the air to Buenos Aires. We were to arrive tomorrow, on Gaby'... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• These Days...

  

  These days, we've been relishing the last traces of warmth and sun making the park a daily destination (and I'm afraid that the summer heat is finally gone... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• At the Chelsea Market

  

  Gaby and I unexpectedly found ourselves in Chelsea the other night with nowhere to be and no one to see and with an entire evening just waiting to be seized.... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fifteen Weeks

  

  At only 15 weeks in, I am already in perpetual awe of what this body of mine is capable of. My belly popped one day (a few weeks ago, actually) and seemingly... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Doing the Tourist Thing (and Loving It)

  

  We took a few days off from regular life to spend time with our dear friends who were visiting from Canada. They had quite a long wish list of places to see in... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Imagine...

  

  Dear Biet,This week, you journeyed to strawberry fields in Central Park for the very first time. You sat in the middle of the Imagine mosaic and smiled as peopl... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Girl and Her Dog

  

  Biet wakes up in the morning and kisses us. Then she fervently searches for Nico (who is usually sleeping at our feet under the covers), squeals with... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• This Makes for a Happy Mama in the Afternoon

  

  I realized that I had just finished an entire magazine article without being interrupted, and I knew that something was up. The house was silent. Calm. So I... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• She Took Her Firt Step

  

  There we were, tuckered out, deliriously happy at what a full and satisfying day we'd had, sitting on a bench in our favorite Manhattan playground while our bab... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION