Quiet Journal
baslow — 12/11/25, 8:38 AM
This is intended as a "time capsule" for the soon-to-arrive new family member.
baslow — 12/15/25, 8:13 AM
First portrait!
baslow — 12/15/25, 8:16 AM
Exterior view
bevsolow — 12/15/25, 8:26 AM
bevsolow — 12/15/25, 5:40 PM
My afternoon in Queens
I met Cathy Genna for lunch, gave her some cookies and she gave me some breastfeeding supplies and a beautiful yellow hoodie she knit for the baby. It's size 6-12 mos so she won't wear it for a while. Then I took Joel a tin of cookies for his coworkers.
bevsolow — 12/31/25, 12:01 PM
Dec 30, 2025
baslow — 12/31/25, 7:18 PM
You Are Born!
At around 6:00 pm, December 31, 2025, we all learned that you were born and crying.
Welcome to the world, baby!
baslow — 12/31/25, 7:26 PM
As It Happened...
baslow — 12/31/25, 9:29 PM
New papa
baslow — 12/31/25, 9:31 PM
Mother and child
baslow — 12/31/25, 9:31 PM
Child and mother
baslow — 12/31/25, 9:32 PM
Ruth informs us that the baby has already fed several times
baslow — 1/1/26, 3:58 PM
I will be referring to my new granddaughter as "The Kid" until I learn her official name.
baslow — 1/1/26, 4:04 PM
In Which We Learn The Baby's Name
Mike: "We have named the baby Ayla Mae Guethle-Solow"
baslow — 1/2/26, 8:19 AM
While Mama Ruth Gets Some Sleep Grandma Bev Takes Care of Baby Ayla
baslow — 1/2/26, 10:32 AM
Leaving the Hospital
baslow — 1/3/26, 6:56 AM
On January 2, 2026 The New Family Headed Home
baslow — 1/3/26, 6:58 AM
First Night Home For The New Family
baslow — 1/3/26, 7:08 AM
First Morning Home
Text from Grandma Bev:
They are "crushing it" as Mike has said!
Text from Grandma Bev:
Omg, we're both smiling!
bevsolow — 1/3/26, 9:17 AM
Missed the inauguration, but this more than made up for it!
bevsolow — 1/3/26, 9:24 AM
bevsolow — 1/3/26, 9:26 AM
View from the glider/recliner, complete with chickadees and titmouse zooming in to the birdfeeder.
baslow — 1/3/26, 11:58 AM
Daily Life Begins...
baslow — 1/3/26, 12:00 PM
Glam Baby
baslow — 1/4/26, 8:35 AM
Ayla Mae In Repose
baslow — 1/4/26, 10:05 AM
Baby Ayla Mae Right After a Feeding
baslow — 1/4/26, 4:47 PM
Cousin Nate Meets the Baby
bevsolow — 1/5/26, 5:34 AM
Nana and Ayla both wearing flannel (and layers)
bevsolow — 1/5/26, 7:01 AM
Last night Mike and I untrimmed the Christmas tree. It was lovely and I got to see all the ornaments, one by one. The space reclaimed by removing the tree is needed for new, different things this year!
baslow — 1/5/26, 2:20 PM
Ayla Mae Is Growing Into Life Outside The Womb
Illustration: "Nana and Ayla both wearing flannel (and layers)"
bevsolow — 1/6/26, 10:28 AM
Last night I had a dream about talking to someone about Ayla. My last remark before waking up was " I love her more now than I did 15 minutes ago."
bevsolow — 1/6/26, 10:31 AM
Past her birth wgt by her due date!
bevsolow — 1/7/26, 9:11 PM
Me and my shadow...at one whole week old!
bevsolow — 1/10/26, 6:07 AM
Slow TV at 6am
bevsolow — 1/10/26, 5:02 PM
That was a yawn!
bevsolow — 1/10/26, 5:02 PM
bevsolow — 1/13/26, 6:37 AM
Very appropriate for quiet journal, as sunrise approaches
bevsolow — 1/13/26, 6:37 AM
