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Birthday Man
During your first birthday as a husband, we waited for Into the Woods to begin at Shakespeare in the Park at Central Park in New York City. We sat there while it poured rain until a couple behind us...
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Four Months
Dear Zinger, How much longer is motherhood going to feel surreal? I can feel your breath on my cheek. I can hear your cries getting stronger and your giggles getting more high-pitched. I can see and...
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Five Months
Dear Zinger, A certain fierceness accompanies motherhood that I have never really experienced before. When family members or friends feel threatened or bullied, I want to defend them. I want to stand...
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Six Months
Dear Zinger, Last week for my informatics class we talked about quantum computing. There are computers capable of factoring a buncha-bunch of numbers at the same time. And this is all for managing and...
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Seven Months
Dearest Zinger, The above photo perfectly captures your attitude about life. You’re such an inspiration. Let me recount a few experiences from the past few weeks. One day I set you on the living room...
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Eight Months
Dear Zinger, It was about a month ago. I didn’t see the actual collision. The four-door sedan, driver’s side crumpled, in a slow spin. The 4X4 truck, front end smashed, bleeding oil from the grill. The...
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Nine Months
Dear Zinger, It’s a pretty chilly morning, and I’m thinking about how you’ve been in the world for as long as I carried you in my tummy. That totally blows my mind. Christmas was especially generous to...
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Ten Months
Dear Zinger, I hold my finger down to you, and I say, “Let’s go for a walk.” You take my finger. You start walking. I wonder where you’ll lead me. This is one of my favorite things about you right now....
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Eleven Months
Dear Zinger, Eleven months. E-leven. E-leaven. Like electronically baking bread. This is blowing my mind. I can’t even wrap my head around next month, when you’ll be a whole year old, so I’ll try my...
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(Mostly from Instagram) Perspective shifts. Broadens and deepens. We also celebrate nine years of marriage today. Nine years are a big deal because it’s right before 10, which is always a big deal. And...
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