Sophie Time


Karen and Tim have had a full, tiring, but very rewarding first week and a half. I find it quite interesting the way Sophie has affected their approach to marking time. Usually we mark time in months or years. With Sophie the time period is compressed to minutes, days and weeks. Typical statements are, “If we can just get 10 minutes more before we feed her”; “She has to be fed every 2 hours”; “She slept 4 hours”; “She’s supposed to go through a growth spurt after 1 week”; “She pooped 3 times this afternoon”. Because Sophie is changing from day to day Tim and Karen are living these first weeks to the fullest – keeping track of every minute and cherishing her as she grows.


Penny and I are doing less each day for them. Tim goes back to work next week and they need to set up their new “normal” routine. Karen will be taking a total of 8 weeks off work and will have Sophie all to herself every day.


Penny and I feel extremely fortunate sharing Sophie’s first weeks with Karen and Tim. We haven’t been around a newborn for this amount of time in ages and it brings back memories. Where did we get the energy? I think we’ve helped K&T without much tension or issues. Penny especially has kept us well fed and jumped in to hold Sophie when the parents needed a respite or just to be nice. Penny is good at this stuff and I’m proud of her.

Penny - Taking Care of Business

Soon Sophie time will get to be the normal months and years. Once again the years will begin to speed by and K&T will experience all the joys, trials and fulfillment that raising a child brings.