• She is a little love.  Just writing Mae’s name makes me smile.  She has her moments–times when she is fussy and requires attention or bouncing, but they are few and she is never inconsolable.  I have realized that THIS is why people love babies so much.  I have always loved […]

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  • As a new mother, it is a wonderful gift to have a good friend who is one step ahead of you in raising children.  I was blessed with that gift in Birmingham in my friend Lauren Brooks.  Her oldest daughter–Caroline, is a couple of years older than Pace, and her […]

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  • She is a funny little thing.  Quiet but exploding with personality.  Loving but reticent to show love.  Mary Aplin is a wonderful mystery. For a long time (as in the first several years of her life) we thought she didn’t like us very much.  Most little kids thrive on their […]

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