Despite all the craziness that has been our life lately, I’m still committed to creating a scrapbook of Tate’s first year, as well as an ongoing family scrapbook. However, because of the aforementioned craziness, I’m even more committed to simplifying the process (did you even think it was possible, given the fact that the current version is simply photos taped to card stock, stuffed in sheet protectors, and clipped into a binder?). 

Well, yes. This post is about how the process got even simpler: enter Instagram. 

Instead of lugging out our camera, snapping photos, putting the SD card in the computer, importing photos, editing photos, and sending photos to be

Last week I was invited to speak to one of the Teach For America national teams. I said that I would gladly come, but I let them know that I was still on maternity leave and would need to bring my baby with me. I asked if I could come at 11:15, which I knew would be the start of Tate’s morning nap.

 

I woke Tate up from his first nap at 10am and breastfed him. Then I gathered our stuff and drove downtown. Once we got there, I put Tate in the Moby, gave him a pacifier, and gently swayed him to sleep while I spoke to the

Dear Tate,

 

We’re so lucky to have had another amazing month with you. You are pure joy!

 

The transition between one and two months was so clear. Around six weeks, it’s as if you woke up and suddenly became an active, vibrant, joyful little being.

You love interacting with people. I have fun imitating your noises, and I love when you show off that wide smile of yours. My heart melts when you giggle. It’s the sweetest thing.

 

You and I spend our days in a calm rhythm: eat, play, sleep. I’m able to get a ton of work done for my school–thank you very much! During