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It was a hectic sort of day and I called my friend who also had that same type of day and this was how our conversation ended. Her three year old responded “No,” but honestly, between you and me, I think she probably was serious. At that exact moment, my husband arrived at the house [...]
A little politics here, but I have to vent, so if you don’t want to feel threatened, skip this post. I feel like the French government opposing head scarves here, but worse, because I just flat-out oppose cutting babies to change their private parts, or little boys, or little girls. I don’t like circumcision of [...]
I often think of my child’s development in evolutionary terms. What is the purpose of this? What is the purpose of that? I’ve recently concluded that the attachment phase that develops after 6 months is a reward and acknowledgment of the mother for all the hours she put in raising a helpless baby and a [...]
I mean a perfectly imperfect, made with love, thought and excitement special kind of present? Let me know – I’d be happy to help. I recently made these which should have arrived in Windsor Terrace this afternoon for little Cecilia Mae, five days old. Happy Birthday little girl! I can’t wait to meet you! I [...]
I read, and searched and printed and read, then searched and read some more. It sounds as if 6-12 months, depending on your child’s personal development, is just a time of upheaval for them (teething, sitting, falling, head bumping, more head bumping, belly crawling, real knee-to-knee crawling, sticking your booty in the air trying to [...]
I am determined not to buy or borrow a crib. This is a much firmer resolve than when I woke up this morning, or rather, when I was woken up this morning, at 2-something, 4-something, and 6-something. I simply cannot be a reasonable person in my world when I’m on a torture-like sleep schedule. Anymore [...]
Rome is the kind of child that will keep moving and moving and moving until he collapses. He is a very happy baby, everyone remarks about it, but part of that is dependent upon the fact that he is allowed to keep moving and exploring all his waking hours. It turns out, I realize now [...]
Good News: It sounds as if Rome is now saying Ma and Mama Bad News: Ma and Mama both seem to clearly mean “I’m in pain, help me!” Is that a commentary on motherhood or what?
If I had a facebook account, it would say, status update: God, I just miss everybody! I spent a bit of my early lunch hour browsing my mom’s site – It’s better to pop in on facebook than use it regularly – Just to look up everyone at once – But its kind of overwhelming [...]
8:45 a.m. Coffee in hand. Baby asleep (he practically begged to be put to bed, crawled into his bed whilst I was still fixing it – that gifted boy). Laundry making the washer squeak in cyclical fashion. I even showered and listened to a bit of NPR. See my new link for more info on [...]
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