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The Story About the Baby, Volume 26.

ByspidwebSep 28, 20207 min read

My baby Cordelia just turned six months old. Six months is a half a year. That’s a lot of time in baby-days. She is a completely different creature than she…

The Story About the Baby, Volume 25.

ByspidwebSep 28, 20207 min read

My baby daughter, Cordelia, is rounding out her sixth month of life with a series of small accomplishments. She can now sit up unassisted for several seconds at a time,…

The Story About the Baby, Volume 24.

ByspidwebSep 28, 20208 min read

Our mighty nation has just celebrated Independence Day, which, for this new parent, means one thing. I got to take my five month old daughter Cordelia and let her listen…

The Story About the Baby, Volume 23.

ByspidwebSep 28, 20206 min read

My daughter Cordelia, the cutest little pudge biscuit in the whole wide world, my little cutey wootie pootie bootie happy slappy hugger booger boo, is about five and a half…

The Story About the Baby, Volume 22.

ByspidwebSep 28, 20208 min read

Being the parent of the world’s cutest child is a difficult and sobering experience. (Yes, I’m afraid my child is cuter than your child. If you don’t believe me, check…

The Story About the Baby, Volume 21.

ByspidwebSep 28, 20207 min read

It has now been five months since my daughter Cordelia came out of my wife and into our hearts. She’s come a long way since her first fragile moments. She’s…

The Story About the Baby, Volume 20.

ByspidwebSep 28, 20207 min read

Our four-month-plus-a-little old girl, Cordelia, is a creature of wild mood swings. One week, she is a sleepless, finger gnawing little terror. The next, she is a little angel. Not…

The Story About the Baby, Volume 19.

ByspidwebSep 28, 20207 min read

As I help raise my little four month old, Cordelia, I sometimes think wistfully back to the time when she wasn’t awful. Once, she was a quiet, happy, burbling baby,…

The Story About the Baby, Volume 18.

ByspidwebSep 28, 20208 min read

Our little girl, Cordelia, is well into her fourth month, and I can fully see the reason to become a parent. If I hadn’t gotten a kid, the last four…