When DD was two, we bought her her first 24-piece puzzle. But that wasn’t until I’d gone to multiple stores to find the most suitable puzzles (fruitlessly, as I was being a perfectionist) — hoping to find 14-piece puzzles, wholesome themes, etc. .
Yes, I am retentive sometimes.
So we sat her down and did a puzzle [...]
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I’m Such a Dork
Posted in Children, Educating the Whippersnappers, Parenting on August 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Baby Carrying
Posted in Parenting on August 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This is a Mei Tai. It sure makes baby-carrying handy. In fact it makes cooking or gardening in the evening very baby-friendly too.
The one situation that it doesn’t seem to work too well for is sitting. Oliver gets irritated being stuck in one place, where as he is often lulled into a stupor by being this close [...]
Updates for the Family
Posted in Mama Journals, Photos for Grandparents on June 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Kate’s favorite dress right now is M’s old girl scout t-shirt.
Charm and decorum are things we encourage and actively cultivate around here.
I have no idea how she took this, but I like it.
My Little Tomato
Posted in Parenting on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is this tomato staking? Kate thought it was totally cool that Armstrong had pink tomato cages and promptly tried them on. If only she knew!
The Following Post is Not About What You Think
Posted in Children, Parenting on June 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It used to be “p0rn” and “hot p0rn”.
We would drive by Target where Kate clearly remembers getting the slushy-popcorn special and she would yell out, “Buy p0rn!”; She’ll never know how she made us laugh.
Yesterday it became “pap0rn”.
Today it is “papap0rn”. And I know that soon she’ll get it right and say, “popcorn”.
While sometimes we [...]
Nap Time
Posted in Parenting on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
About once a week, I do a long slow nap prep. I thow Kate into bed, Oliver into a play crib, and turn on taped stories that I get from the library. Kate is allowed to play in bed in a calm, getting ready for bed way.
Then the puttering begins. I sanitize her potty; I put [...]
I Have Seen The Enemy And It Is Me
Posted in Being a Wife, Children, Parenting on May 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
You know how I’m all exhausted because my son doesn’t sleep at night? You know how I’m not even functioning because my son keeps waking up time and time again at night to nurse? You know how Kate isn’t getting proper parenting and the house is a HUGE mess because DS wakes up sometimes six [...]
Why Are We Teaching Kids About Romantic Love?
Posted in Parenting on May 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Why do we let our kids watch princess movies? They’re essentially all love stories, and not the kind of love that any three year old has any business thinking about anyhow. So why do we do it? Is it just because they are classics? Is it because it’s easy?
Disney essentially espouses the Greco-Roman understanding of [...]
Shovelling Quality Into Our Kids
Posted in Parenting on April 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
You know how as a parent you’re always trying to squeeze the very best stuff into your child? You work to gently tuck the word of God into their hearts; you read them poetry, the classics of childrens literature; you sing them the musical ‘greats’ of your faith.
I recite Gerard Manley Hopkins poetry to Kate. [...]
WAHM Delusions
Posted in Parenting on April 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When my boss first gave me his offer of 20 hours of work per week from home, I thought, “There’s no way that’s going to work. Where would I fit it in?” I talked it over with DH, fully anticipating saying ‘adios’ to a great company; the DH changed my mind. Then, I thought I [...]
