Corin’s latest trick is crawling. Well, his version of crawling. It’s a cross between an army crawl and a crab walk - scooting around on his belly at an angle. What’s most impressive about this fun new skill is the speed at which he can travel across the floor. Corin says “hands and knees are for babies!” The added advantage for Edward and Deirdre is that their kid is cleaning the floor, thus eliminating the need for a housekeeper.

I’m extremely lucky to have a great relationship with my brother. It wasn’t always like this. We’re two years apart, and we shared a lot of the activities when we were young - swim team, music lessons, playing with the neighbors. In our teen years, our paths still crossed, but like most siblings we had our fair share of disagreements. These days though, my little brother is one of my best friends. We chat all the time via instant message, email, text, phone, and almost every weekend on video chat. He has a lovely home, an amazing wife, and the cutest little baby around. I am a proud big sis, and I wish him a very happy birthday today! Happy birthday Edward!

(Edward, circa 1976)

Today during our Sunday chat, Corin surprised us all with his new trick. He started clapping on his own, and then with some prompting and encouragement from Mommy, Daddy and Auntie Jen (live, from New York!), he kept doing it! I had planned to teach him during the holidays, but he wasn’t feeling it then. Today, however, he’s quite proud of himself. Hopefully he’ll be able to perform for everyone when he’s at Tai Pau Pau’s this afternoon for his first Chinese New Year celebration! Yaaayyy!

Corin called to wish me a Happy Chinese New Year and a Happy Valentine’s Day. This grin just melts my heart… he’s my favorite Valentine!

Corin’s first Super Bowl! He called to show me how he’s going to scream and yell at the TV, like the big boys do. Aaaaah!