Sixteen Weeks

December 13, 2004 - Sixteen Weeks

Lovely Gifts

December 11, 2004

Yesterday this super cool sweater arrived by post for Satchel. His cousin Katie knitted it for him. THANK YOU, KATIE!

Coincidentally, the "rockin' baby sling" that I would like to get for Satchel is turqouis with (brown faux suede) stars. I want to carry him in this pouch in front of my belly like a marsupial for as long as I can.

I would also like to thank our friends and family members for their complimentary emails regarding our son's name. I applaud those who figured out how I came up with the name "Satchel" before I even posted the explanation.

Pre-Loved Clothing

December 7, 2004

A very sincere thank you to Renee, Andrew, Kenedi, Jace and Madison for sending Satchel the enormous box of clothes that Jace outgrew. I think Satchel would be thrilled to know that his clothing is infused with so much love! I think I feel him smiling.

 (Renee recently gave birth to beautiful twins, Jace and Madison)

*Make that TWO boxes!!! Another box filled with all sorts of baby gear arrived on Friday. Thank you all so very much!!!

A Wish For My Child

December 3, 2004:

A wish for my child Dear Satchel,

May you live your life fully with wisdom, passion and humor.

May you base your decisions on knowledge and personal conviction and not be swayed by popular opinion or media hype.

May you have the strength not to accept, but to question that which doesn't make sense (regardless of it's source), and form your own conclusions.

If you witness an injustice, may you have the courage to act, speak your mind, and stand up for what you believe in.

May you have compassion for all living beings regardless of race, gender or species.

May you laugh loudly and often.

May you always feel loved.

He Has a Name

December 2, 2004

We have chosen a name for our son: Satchel Cooper

We wanted a name that wasn't widely used, one that we associated some sort of goodness...or "goodliness" as we like to say. I thought of "Satchel" because of "Satchel Paige" who once said, "Work like you don't need the money...dance like nobody's watching...love like you've never been hurt"....very wise words about living life to the fullest (Maybe his last name should have been "Sage" instead of "Paige). When I mentioned the name to Robert he really liked it.

The middle name "Cooper" just felt good to us and the only Cooper I know is my friend Cooper Bates of "Hint Mints" whom I feel, is a truly good human.

Cooper and I met (figuratively) when he launched Hint Mints. I discovered a tin while wandering through Barnes & Noble. I loved that they contained NO animal products (unlike Altoids which contain gelatin) and I loved the design of the tin. What I didn't like was that the tin was co-branded with the Barnes & Noble logo, therefore I wouldn't buy it. So....I wrote to the vice president of Hint Mint (Cooper) and told him all this.

He wrote back AND sent me a six pack of hint mints without any advertising on them. He also told me that Hint Mint would no longer offer advertising space on their tins. This pleased me greatly. We nearly met (physically) when he came to the Javitz Center for a trade show...testing his chocolate Hint Mints (which I love), but our schedules got wonky and we (Robert and I) were unable to meet him for dinner.

So I have good associations with our son's name.