We meet Zoe!

Here are some initial pictures from the big event in our lives last week - meeting our niece / cousin Zoe Bay Hochman! As you can see, she is teeny tiny beautiful, and Will is ginormous.

It took Billy a few hours to work up the courage to hold the little peanut:

And then everyone got in to matching bear suits and we went out for a walk!

This gorgeous girl is clearly a ham, just like her cousin Will. :-)

Local Wildlife asks Will for help...

Hedgehog asks Will for Help from William Wright on Vimeo.

This video was shot 2 days before the Larry King interview with MoveOn.org and Ashley Judd. We had the story first...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Bol2by4J0

Why I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.

1. Things we've missed over the last two weeks include Meeting Zoe Bay, and smothering her with kisses; celebrating Yasmine's 2nd Birthday, and playing with our new neighbor Baby Shea.

2. I'm running through tissues like it's my job, and so of course, Will is obsessed with the tissue box. I'm constantly torn between having them close by and keeping them out of reach.

3. I still can't take anything fun to make me feel better or sleep better. I can't even take anything NOT fun besides Tylenol.

The battle of March 3rd

Well, there's irony, and there's this situation. You over do it when you go food shopping, anticipating a snow day or two, and lots of home-cooked goodness. Then the baby gets a stomach virus, which is short lived. Then Mom & Dad gets the stomach virus at the same time, and no one is eating anything. All we needed was Gatorade and soda, neither of which we had of course, until Ramona and Katherine delivered to our doorstep. We then had to call in the only babysitter we could get on short notice, our 4 year old neighbor Isobel. The stomach virus already worked its way through their house, so Isobel and her assistants, mom Lara and little brother Gio, took baby Will for a few hours so we could sleep and work up the strength to carry Will. With almost 2 years of experience in caring for baby boys, Isobel does an excellent job of feeding and cuddling:




















We are eternally grateful to them for their help and these awesome pictures of their adventure.

Welcome Zoe Bay

We are so proud to announce the arrival of our niece, Zoe Bay Hochman, who arrived February 25, 2009 at 12:57 pm, weighing in at 6 lbs., 2 oz., and at 19" long.

Yes folks, she is a beauty. Now Will is usually pretty gracious, but as of late, he's developed what you might call a "personality." While he is super excited to have a playmate, he may be feeling ambivalent about having to share the spotlight he's been enjoying as the first grandchild. He's managed to be sick two weekends in a row - thus preventing a trip to NY to meet the newest addition to our family. Coincidence?

We're sure he'll be over it soon enough, and then he'll show Zoe the ropes of owning her Grandparents and her Auntie and Uncle. She's already well on her way!