Seven months ago, Isaac shocked us by teaching himself to write words on his magnadoodle. Today, 6 weeks shy of his 4th birthday, he surpri...

El nombre de Isaac significa risa y no llanto.   The name Isaac means laughter, not weeping. That's what my abuelito told me when ...

Today, when our morning rest time was over, Isaac sat up in his bed, smiled at me, and exclaimed, "Hewo, Mommy!" Today, as I was...

If you'd asked me yesterday, I would have told you that Dahlia knows about 10 letters of the alphabet. Last night, however, Tia Harriet ...

Almost every time Jude tells us that he needs to go potty, he follows up his request with a perfect imitation of the "Dora the Explorer...

We may not know our alphabet yet, but at least Lucy and Jude have a handle on some of the more important stuff:

It's no secret that Ted and I love the Beatles. Like any good fan, we listen to Beatles music on a daily basis, we often wear Beatles T-...

This is the last post in a walk down memory lane, Facebook style. You can read the entire series here . The last month of the year was by ...

I'm taking a walk down memory lane, Facebook style. You can read the entire series here . Life with the Fab Four ramped up during the ...

I'm taking a walk down memory lane, Facebook style. You can read the entire series here . As summer turned to fall, the kids started e...

I make a habit of reading four books simultaneously, several times a day. And I'm not gonna lie: Keeping everything straight can get a l...

Yesterday I looked through my kitchen notebooks and made official lists of what the Fab Four are saying (and signing) these days. I was alr...

For quite a while now, the Fab Four have been exhibiting varying degrees of separation anxiety when either Ted or I leave the house (or some...

Today Ted and I marked our 10th wedding anniversary. It was a quiet day (well, as quiet as a houseful of toddlers could make it), just like ...

Remember how, once upon a time, I was sure that my babies were geniuses ? Well, more than a year later, I am still not convinced otherwise. ...

When the Fab Four dropped their morning nap a few months ago, I started showing them sign language videos in the late morning to keep them ...

Newsflash: "Baby" is no longer the most popular word around here. I'll give you one guess as to what has taken its place:

The Fab Four have been steadily increasing their vocabulary during the last couple of months: Lucy currently knows 29 words and 15 signs, Ju...

A lot has happened since I wrote the 13-month update nearly 2 months ago. Here are some highlights: As I'd hoped, we abandoned formula a...

When people ask me what I think the babies' first word will be, I invariably answer, "Pepper." The babies are absolutely fasci...