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James
Oct 20
lulu letters: this is four
This is what four years old looks like: a business-savvy, life-of-the-party, passionate spirit. Watch out.
James
Jul 18
lulu letters: spring & summer 2024
You've somehow shifted from toddler to girl—and I keep forgetting you're only three.
James
Apr 10
lulu letters: winter 2024
The winter of three (and a half) years old—and I'm already ruining your life.
James
Jan 8
lulu letters: happy new year
Happy New Year, my sweet. "What's happenin'," you ask? Here it goes.
James
Oct 16, 2023
lulu letters: now we are three
Welcome to the era of the threenager.
James
Sep 18, 2023
lulu letters: month 35
Dear Lulu...You started school, and we've officially decided to call this place home. What a month.
James
Aug 16, 2023
lulu letters: month 34
Dear Lulu...Eloquence, potty conquering...bedtime? Can't win 'em all.
James
Jul 23, 2023
lulu letters: month 33
Summer fun and NYC!!!! What an introduction.
James
Jun 22, 2023
lulu letters: month 32
Dear Lulu...Where the heck is Glinda?! My face hurts from trying to contain all the joy. Living the dream of you.
James
May 16, 2023
lulu letters: month 31
Dear Lulu...I want to freeze this moment and keep you at this age for so much longer than time will allow.
James
Apr 16, 2023
lulu letters: month 30
Dear Lulu...Sweetness and sass and 14-word sentences: This is 2 1/2.
James
Mar 15, 2023
lulu letters: month 29
Dear Lulu...Who says you can't reason with toddlers? I think you're way too smart for all of us.
James
Feb 20, 2023
lulu letters: month 28
Dear Lulu...Words are the #1 theme this month, and one word in particular: OWN!
James
Jan 16, 2023
lulu letters: month 27
Dear Lulu...You're a linguist, you count to 10, and you shriek as emphatically as you snuggle. Two is pretty fantastic.
James
Dec 18, 2022
lulu letters: month 26
Dear Lulu...You've started talking in full sentences, and every day is the epitome of fun, even with that two-year-old spunk.
James
Nov 16, 2022
lulu letters: month 25
Dear Lulu...Surprise! Yup, still here. You're just too darn astounding to stop writing about. At least for now.
James
Oct 16, 2022
lulu letters: two years
Dear Lulu...You are two years old, and all of my memories of you will never be memories of yours. This is why I write.
James
Sep 15, 2022
lulu letters: month 23
Dear Lulu...Month 23 was full of spirit, sass, curiosity, empathy, and adjustment to a new family reality.
James
Aug 15, 2022
lulu letters: month 22
Dear Lulu...Month 22 birthed our first real glimpse of "real" toddlerhood, and it's the greatest game ever.
James
Jul 14, 2022
lulu letters: month 21
Dear Lulu...Who knew that month 21 would be a developmental earthquake?! Here's how you shake our world...
James
Jun 14, 2022
lulu letters: month 20
Dear Lulu...You are my brilliant, curious, nature-loving, independent little woman...and words have arrived!
James
May 19, 2022
lulu letters: month 19
Dear Lulu...You understand everything, you make your wants known, and you are a little lady in all your greatness.
James
Apr 18, 2022
lulu letters: month 18
Dear Lulu...We've been breathing the same air for 18 months. I don't think I'll ever catch my breath again.
James
Mar 15, 2022
lulu letters: month 17
Dear Lulu...You are light, you are levity, you remind us to keep gratitude close. In your words, "Wowa."
James
Feb 14, 2022
lulu letters: month 16
Dear Lulu...You remain a tall force of nature who maintains a questionable relationship with sleep...and who finally has some words.
James
Jan 17, 2022
lulu letters: month 15
Dear Lulu...Christmas + COVID: This month is brought to you by the letter "C."
James
Dec 16, 2021
lulu letters: month 14
Dear Lulu...Some serious earthshaking happened this month, and you’re suddenly a little woman.
James
Nov 16, 2021
lulu letters: now we are one
You're a wild woman who knows what she wants, you understand basically everything...and you're only one.
James
Oct 15, 2021
lulu letters: one year
Dear Lulu...You are one year old, and I have no idea where to begin.
James
Oct 15, 2021
lulu letters: month 12
Dear Lulu...We made it one full year. At the tender age of one, you're somehow already a fully formed human.
James
Sep 16, 2021
lulu letters: month 11
Dear Lulu...You are a standing, clapping, flower monster, and everything is just around the corner.
James
Aug 16, 2021
lulu letters: month 10
Dear Lulu...You are officially a person: full of heart, spunk, courage, curiosity, and all kinds of passion.
James
Jul 18, 2021
lulu letters: month 9
Dear Lulu...You in a word? Dynamo. A nonstop bundle of wonder. Your Papa's energy and my independence. Look out.
James
Jun 15, 2021
lulu letters: month 8
Dear Lulu...You have changed so much this month. It's hard to capture everything in our fast-paced world!
James
May 16, 2021
lulu letters: month 7
Dear Lulu...You are everything. Okay, okay. I’ll be more specific.
James
Apr 15, 2021
lulu letters: month 6
Dear Lulu...You have been in this world for half a year, and I have to say: way to go, us.
James
Mar 15, 2021
lulu letters: month 5
Dear Lulu...We have ventured into new territories, and it has finally hit: I'm your Mama.
James
Feb 15, 2021
lulu letters: month 4
Dear Lulu...You are becoming a little person, so spirited, so strong, and with a smile that breaks me.
James
Jan 17, 2021
lulu letters: month 3, part 2
Dear Lulu...You are growing and changing so much. It's tough to keep up when everything is a "first!"
James
Jan 3, 2021
lulu letters: month 3, part 1
My love, This was a very exciting month, it being your first Christmas and all. So, let's start there...
James
Dec 15, 2020
lulu letters: month 2
Dear Lulu...We've journeyed through Month 2! And we're all feeling a little more human.
James
Nov 30, 2020
lulu letters: month 1
Dear Lulu...Month 1 was a whirlwind, but we made it! Thank goodness I took some notes, because it's all a blur...
James
Nov 20, 2020
lulu letters: birth story
Dear Baby...Your name is Emmylou. Our little Lulu. Let's begin with the story of your birth...
James
Oct 7, 2020
baby letters, week 38
Dear Baby...Let me tell you a tale of two emotions. Okay, really, it’s a tale of raging hormones. But it's mostly about joy.
James
Sep 27, 2020
baby letters, week 37
Life is a great big canvas, Baby. Some days call for throwing, and some days call for flowing. We do the best we can.
James
Sep 20, 2020
baby letters, week 36
Dear Baby...I've been been thinking about spirituality, and I can't wait to watch you find your own way.
James
Sep 13, 2020
baby letters, week 35
Dear Baby...In a time when everything feels discombobulated, you've been a constant connection to life...
James
Sep 6, 2020
baby letters, week 34
Dear Baby...Let me tell you about your grandmothers.
James
Aug 2, 2020
baby letters, wk 29
Enter the third trimester: a reminder that anything can be.
James
Jul 19, 2020
baby letters, wk 27
Even in this new world of uncertainty, beauty abounds and the deepest truths remain.
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