Category Archives: Dear Livia

Beauty Girl

Posted on 10/09/2012 by chick

Dear Livia, Sometimes I call you Beauty Girl. That’s because you really are a beauty, inside and out. Even when you’re throwing one of your extreme head-banging, feet-kicking, nose-running tantrums, which you do often these days, I still think you’re … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk

Posted on 09/05/2012 by chick

Dear Children, Some people hold their parents responsible for any difficulties they have with language. I suppose that is fair, to a point. Life is certainly simpler if you learn to speak correctly from the get-go. It’s best to have … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Child

Posted on 07/21/2012 by chick

Dear Children, Your father sometimes accuses me of favoring one of you. If he was consistent about which one of you was the supposed favorite, I’d probably get mad at him. He isn’t, though. Sometimes he says Marshall is my … Continue reading →

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You Go, Girl!

Posted on 05/25/2012 by chick

Dear Livia, You are a little over 16 months now. Here’s what you’ve been up to. You’re quite tall for your age. At your last checkup the doctors told us that your height is off the charts. Your tallness makes … Continue reading →

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Lost Post

Posted on 04/17/2012 by chick

Dear Livia, I wrote this post 10/18/2012 in a journal and forgot to transfer it to the blog. Until now. When I was pregnant with you, people asked me if I had bought all sorts of cute baby clothes for … Continue reading →

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Dada!

Posted on 04/09/2012 by chick

Dear Livia, Sometimes you are a lot like your brother. You do so many of the same things he did at your age, from throwing unwanted food off your tray, to shredding books, to climbing on the table, and on … Continue reading →

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Pressure

Posted on 02/25/2012 by chick

Dear Kids, I never realized how inappropriate most music is for kids, not until I had kids and wanted to give them music to which to listen. I’m surprised at how many of my favorites songs contain swears and references … Continue reading →

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One Year

Posted on 01/12/2012 by chick

Dear Livia, You are a year old now. It’s hard to believe it, but the calendar doesn’t lie. One year ago today, it was snowing hard. I was in the hospital, first in labor and then taking care of my … Continue reading →

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Labor of Love

Posted on 01/02/2012 by chick

My husband likes 60 Minutes, and sometimes I watch it with him. I wouldn’t necessarily consider the broadcasts memorable, but I remember Andy Rooney once saying something like this: “The good [columns] take an hour [to write]. The bad ones … Continue reading →

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Quick Like Lightning

Posted on 12/21/2011 by chick

Dear Livia, You’re our second child, so a lot of your stuff is second-hand. Even some of your songs are. For example, I borrowed “Who’s the Cutest Baby?” from Marshall and changed it to “Who’s the Sweetest Baby?” for you. … Continue reading →

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